The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-11
From New Orleans.
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NEW ORLEANS, December O
EdIiorsol the Iricllrencer:
AS promised you In my last, | will
try and give you n bfic account OF our
experience In this city.
On Tuesday morning tho ist inst, we
got our first glimpse Of the city by day.
light Twas beautiful day, and the
streets were filed with parties Of Knights,
marching 10 the general rendezvous on
Canal street. The gliIIering GCcoutre-
ments Of the Knights; the numerous
bands Of music, the banners Of every de-
scription hanging out from and In some
instances almost covering, nearly all the
public buildings, business houses and pri-
vate residences, made the scene q brilliant
one. New Orleans was built TO accom-
modale sghtseers Of pageanls, for al
most every house has two and three tiers
oil galleries, extending along the whole
front. These galleries and the sidewalks
beamGd with expGctant and happy faces.
Everything and everybody seemed TO have
"Welcome, Knights remplAr," written all
over them. About 10 o'clock, the differ
ent Communicates formed In line, and co.
corted the Grand EnC8mpment 10 Ma
sonic Hall, where they were met and
welcomed by tho NJ. W.. NJ Z. Grard
Grand Master Of Masons of Louisiana.
Sir James II. Hopkins, Of Pennsylvania,
made one Of the best.timed and neatest
responses II has ever been my pleasure TO
listen TO. These iormalities gone through
with, the Grand EnCampment proceeded
to It's work.
In rambling around the city was for
tunatC enough to fall in with Sir CaNlh-
era, who took me on board the "Robert
4 Lee" Captain VIM. Campbell, former.
y Of Wheeling, commanding The "Lee"
IS one OF the finest boats on the MisIis-
sippi, and also the fastest. On her pen
nant are boldly Haunted to the breeze the
words, "ThG Champion" and well she
deserves them. While on board Captain
Campbell introduced us to Jefferson D4.
vis late President Of the (wOuld bel Con-
iederacy. Jefferson looks q little weary
and worn, but his conversation was cheer.
full and his mind active. There was too
large crowd around him, so missed the
opportunity oil interviewing him on polili.
cal questions.
AT night the city was full OF balls and
receptions, and all the different Halls were
fairly ablaze with lluminalious. The three
different communicates OF New Orleans
had established headquarters, st which all
knight Templars were welcome OF all
hours, day aud night-the Indivisiblc
Friends No l, at Odd Fellows Hall; the
Jacques dc Molsy No. ., at Grunewald
Hsll, and the Orleans No. 3 atthc Expo
sition Building. 1t will be simply i'm
possible for me in this letter, 10 even at
temp! description Of the manner in
which the visitors were entertained al
these Halls. Sulllcien; TO say, that al
each OF them, on each night Of our stay, u
magnificent ball was given and u banquet
spread that could scarcely be excellcd.
NOtc-A special room was set apart al
each Hall, at which bations could be
drank in the purest OF wines and liquors,
but don't mention this
On Wednesday, q party Of US visited
the Custom. House, and were taken in
charge by Sirs Burbank and Sypher and
shown all through the building. The
work on this building was commenced
Oct, 81, 1877, and is yet in an unfinished
state. ltwss almost Immediately in front
OF the custom house, and extending down
Canal street 10 the leveG that the fight Of
September last occurred. WOrkmen are
busily engaged in finishing up the build
ing, and when completed il will be one Of
the handSomcst OF It's kind in the country
We afterwards, through the courtesy Of
the Officials, were PERMITTED TO go on top
Oithe building, and there obtained birds.
eye view Of the whole city, that amply
repaid us Tor the climbing.
In the afternoon, We took the street cars
and visited Jackson Barracks, where the
Sir Knights had been invited to witness
a review Of the troops StatiOped there.and
an exhibition OF the workings Of the Ga!lIn
gun.
Afterwards, Count Schmulbach, Sir
Knights Wightmsn and Wainwright, Of
Pittsburgh, and myself procured car
rage and took drive out the "SheIl-
road" There Is really nothing interest
ing on the drive, except the smCothness
OF the road, the houses along the route
bCluS haIuIg OCCupVu ny inc poorer
classes Of people. About three miles ont
We passed the Cemeteries, which are OBJ
jects OF interest to many visitors. We
did not stop, however, as VIC were on
pleasure trip, and did not care to have too
many grdrs thoughts intruding them /
selves, but continued our drive 10 Lake I
PontChartrain. This Is a very beautiful
little Lake, but not Of any considerable
This night was but q repetition of the
first. Indeed, one description will an.
swer for all. But before closing this letter
Unjust addmy testimony 10 the courteous
and almost oVerpOwering hospitality that ;
was shOwered on US on all sides, by cili-
2ens as well as Sir Knights. never ,
saw such people anywhere May they
live long and happily and may God bless
and prosper them in everything. l will
try aud finish the trip to morrow.
KIT.
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