The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-11
The Presidents Manifesto.

WASHINGTON, June O.-lle letter OF the
President to Senator Jones, defining the
new currency bill if it should be passed by
the two houses, has been the absorbing
theme of discussion among our public men
to-day. On all hands the manner of the
thing is condemned. Blaine, who has been
particularly active in working for compro-
mise, feels very sore. The ten dollar re-
sumption feature of the letter is much ridi-
culed. 1t certainly goes far to sustain the
assertion, telegraphed you some time since,
that Richardson had no policy of any sort,
but in all his official actions of this kind
was merely obeying the orders Of the Com
mander-in-C Chief, Grant. The Republicans
a sugar hogshead.
CROPs.-The Lake Charles (Calcasieu)
Echo Of the 9th inst. says: the prospects of
the crops in that parish are favorable, al
though rain is needed.
The Baton r ouge Adrocate Of the 9th says
In those portions Of the coast parishes
that escaped overflow, the cane, both plant
and stubble, is growing finely. The long
drOuth and the restriction of the area un-
der cultivation, has enabled planters to cul-
tivate their cane thoroughly. Those pOr-
tons of the plantations emerging from the
waters, are planted with corn and peas, and
in some instances cotton. The scattered
cane that survived the overflow will amount
to more than was at first expected, but upon
the whole, will not plant one-tenth of the
ground it stands upon.
The first planting of corn upon high land
and low land will not produce much, but
very large quantity of land has been
planted in late corn, with is grOwicng we'll.
Cotton on the highlands is all right, the
plant growing vigorously. Behind the
levees it is generally stunted and small.
Wonderful story from Africa: "A trump
eter Of a regiment stationed at the Cape Of
Good Hope drank SO much one night that he
could not stand up, and in this situation his
companions carried him out in the open air
and laid him down to get cool and sober.
He soon feel asleep, and wild beast think
ing him dead, lifted him up aud carried him
of, expecting to rave good meal of him
The fellow on awaking was hOrror-struck
to find himself in the power Of a ferOciOus
BEAST who was making off to the mountains
with him as fast as possible. But his fear
brought him to his senses, and Selling his
trumpet, which hung about his neck, he
sounded terrible blast, at which the beast,
thinking he had dead man to deal with,
became as muCh frightened as the man was
with his situation. The prey was dropped.
and captor and captive, equally alarmed
.campered in opposite directions" Moral
Blessed is the man who blows his own horn,
for the same shall be in good hope all his
lays.
As an illustration of the admirable organ
ization of the English post Office. CORES
pendent writes to the London Times, saying |
that with view to test the powers of the |
most Office clerks, he wrote post card to a
friend, and wrote both the contents and ad |
dress in shorthand. Within three hours OF
posting, the gentleman to whom 1t was ad- |
dressed received the card, the address hav-
ing been translated in red ink. Another |
time he wrote letter. and, after having
sealed the envelope, addressed it in short
hand to himself. By return of post he re-
,eived bis letter in perfect safety, the envel-
,pe had not been opened, and more still,
here was no mark of any kind on the en-
velope except the usual post-mark and the
,hort hand writing. This involved, Of
course, knowledge Of shorthand. not only /
~ the sorting clerk, but also by the letter
,arrier