The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-08
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE,

NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE
NEW ORLEANS, |
July 4, l874.}
FRIEND DEMOCRAT
About the greatest humbug ever
tolerated in any place, is the made up
reports of
voUDoU FETEs
said to be held on St. Johns Eve and
St. Johns night, on the shore OF
Lake Pontchartrain. With several
friends I visited the Lake End on st.
Johns night, and found there be-
tween six and eight thousand people
looking for the Voudous. 1t was a
good natured crowd although badly
sold, and the majority found conso-
lation in a fish slipper with the usu-
al extras. 1t was q good thing for
the saloons, and the only wonder Is
that the proprietors of these lake re-
sorts, do not club together and hire
fifty or a hundred negroes to play
Voudou for those two nights. A
we'll conducted dance around or fire
| in the bushes, with the sacrifice Of
two or three black cats, and the broil-
ing of young alligator whole, a
mournful chaunt in gumbo French,
mixed with little of the original
African-making up a ceremony to
last from half-past eleven to halfpast
twelve o'clock would sufficiently
horrify the visitors to repay them
for their trouble, and their stories OF
the sights to be seen, would induce
thousands of others to 60 down
there. As it is there is positively
nothing to be seen, and people will
get tired by-and-by of going out
there on a wild goose chase. Con-
siderable excitement has been created
here over the
WHITE AND BLACK LEAGUES
which no doubt exist throughout the
State. It is said that the negroes
intended to have had grand parade
today, and on their march enforce
fheir ideas of social equality at all
the soda saloons and bar rooms they
might pass. If their demands were
n o t complied with, they were to
break and smash things generally
We had little sample ofthat sort Of
work on Decoration day, and but fol
the warning given by the Picayune
we probably would have had it on S
large scale to-day. I think there il
determination to be prepared for .
negro raid, and if it comes somebody
will get hurt. Ofcourse all true cit
liens hope that it will not come, but
at the same time they believe thai
the best way to prevent it is to b'
, prepared. The amount of bushes.
to be done in special articles, Cal
hardly be appreciated, but the fac
has been demonstrated that in
} TEAS AND CoFFEEs
alone, an immense trade can be sc
: cured. Mr.. J. J. Martin, of No. III
Canal street, by special care ant
strict attention to these two article
) h as secured q very large custom
which is constantly extending ant
: increasing. Mr.. Martin is young
2 energetic and honorable, and is care
: full that every article should be jus
( as represented. People have learn
i cd that they can go to him, or send
= and be sure of receiving good arti
Gle for their money. He fills order
: by boat or express, the bill to be col
lected on delivery, thus placing tn
, best of teas and cofees within reacl
Of persons residing in the country
and at just as low prices as if the,
, were here to make their own sc
, lections.
THE POLITICAL CAULDRON
e begins to bubble and boil quite fierce
< ly. The notes of preparation ma,
+ be heard on all hands, and as ha
q been the case for several election
p past, there are more than "six Rich
: monds in the field" Whether hal
f mony will come to the forces of tn
: decent people or not remains to b
J. SCENT is certainly "a consumms
/ ton devoutly to be wished" TIL
n address Of the Crescent City Whit
League is one of the most reasons
+ BILE, manly and patriotic document
e ever issued as campaign document
d I regret that space will not permi
: me to reproduce it here. The end {
O THE GRANT PARISH CASE
n caused great rejoicing here, and ev'