The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-16
An AFFAIR ON CANAL STREET,

| There was considerable excitement on Canal
street yesterday afternoon, caused by an affair
growing out of the late school war. 1t ap-
pears that number of girls Of the Upper
High School stated that it was not Boothby
who had insulted them the day before, hut
Mr. Adams, Of the Republican. They said
they had received rude treatment in tie Re
publican office, and that this was the person,
and they described him accurately.
Acting on this Mr.. B. A. McDonogh at
once started for down town with the avowed
purpose OF furnishing Mr.. Adams for this act,
and after waiting for a considerable time
around the Republican office started down to
the Courthouse to find him. Not being able
to see Mr. Adams there, he strolled back to
| Canal street, when he came accidentally across
the party he was in search Of After a few in
cuiries as to whether Adams was con-
nected with the Republican newspaper,
Mr.. McDonogh drew a cowhide and began
applying it vigorously. Retreating, Adams
tried to protect himself, and after some little
time they were separated, a number Of friends
leading off Mr.. McDonogh. There Was very
large crowd gathered, and on the boulevard
it was the topic Of conversation.
| We last night called on Nh. Adams, and
learned from him that he was the victim OF
some mistake He said that not only had he
not insulted any lady whatever, but that he
had never seen the young ladies who visited
the Republican, being absent the whole day at
tending to his outside duties.
He denied knowing anything about the
disturbance in the school, and could not
comprehend how his name could have been
used by the girls as he had not met any of
them, and was profoundly ignorant Of their
visit to the Republican. From this it seems
there is some mistake in regard to the indi-
viduality Of the person who insulted the
young ladies, and MIR, Adams has unfortu-
nately received what was intended for the
guilty party only.
MEMORIAL OF THE ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS
EXCHANGE AND BOARD OF TRADE.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Is. The Merchants Ex-
change and the Board of Trade of this city
have united in a memorial praying Congress
to grant the aid desired by the Texas Pacific
urge that the completion of the roads is
necessary for the protection OF the Southern
frontier; that it will afford the only effective
protection against Indian raids to the set
! tiers and miners OF the Southern terrific
tories, and will save the Government
millions yearly in transporting supplies to
garrisons or troops operating against the In
dams in that region: that it will secure q
| competition in trans-continental traffic which
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route a larger share Of the commerce between
Europe and Asia; tina. it is but just to the
South, since the present line leaves to the
southwark the capitals and centers Of popu-
lation of twenty-five of thirty-tour States
of the Atlantic that it will stimulate
the production OF cotton; which already sJf-
fees. in six counties traversed by the Texas
Pacific to pay the interest on thirty millions of
foreign Indebtedness; that it will greatly in
crease the supply of cattle and cheaper food
to Eastern consumers; that it will develop
the sheep culture of New Mexico, and supply
the wool manufacturer the cheap qualities Of
wool, which are now imported at a cost of
over $50, 900, 900 yearly. Thus it will develop
the richest mineral regions Of this country and
Mexico, and may speedily double our produc.
ton OF precious metals; that it will prompt
another hoodtde OF immigration such as fol-
lowed the discovery of gold in California and
the opening of the Union Pacific, each Of
which brought to this country s15G 900, 600
in cash and added $4,000 600 to the yearly
products Of its industry: and that it will give
"A greatly needed stimulus to industry now
disheartened and prostrated, creating an i'm
mediate demand for 4G0 900 tons of iron
900, 600 tons of ore, 100000 tons Of coal
and labor in the manufacture OF iron and the
building of the roads.
1t is also urged that the capital required
will be drawn from abroad, if as proposed the
government guarantees the interest on the
bonds CT the company as Great Britain and
France have done SO successfully for the
development OF railways. A committee has
been appointed to take {. memorial to Wash
ington aud present it to Congress.