The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-03

It is very probable, however, tndI lie citiAoiir
will not be called on to respond to the appeal.
| Not that the unfortunate condition OF the people
does not meet with genuine sympathy on the part
of the citizens of St. Louis, but the prevailing
opinion with persons who have given the suo!ec'
any thought seems to sDe that 1eAas Is IL pe.oI.
| condition to care for the distress OF her people
| than St. Louis The crops in Texas are aoundant,
and there is no doubt but that the citizens OF the
State will afford the sufferers all the assistance
that will be required. However. II IeXas IS nor
| able to do this then st. Louis will come TO the
| rescue.
Whether the victims Of the cyclone starve
meantime or not, appears to interest the press
and rich people of ST. Louis very little. The
prompt and unsolicited donations from mag
unanimous Boston were in marked contrast
with the cold and selfish action of st.
Louis. Before the storm waves OF the
Gulf had subsidized and before the survivors
had time to count their wounded and dead
or to estimate the extent of their losses, aid
from generous Boston in money and in avalla-
BILE form was actually in the hands OF the re-
lief committee of Galveston. The good peo-
ole of Boston and their whole-souled almoner.
Mayor Samuel G. Cobb, did not stop to split
hairs about corporate authority, nor to con-
slider whether relief should come from abroad
or only from Texas. Their intelligence told
them what were the consequences to the poor
of the terrible visitation. That was all they
wanted to know. There was evidence of a
stupendous calamity and of great loss and
suffering; they knew that means of relief
we're wanting; they thought the want
vas one which Galveston could not
conveniently supply, and 50, in a
truly philanthropic spirit, the good men Of
Boston rendered help as soon as electro-mag-
netism could make known their offsr. The
Chicago Priest and the ST. Louis Levite passed
by on the other side, but the Boston Samari.
tan saw the sufferer, was moved with compass
sion, and ministered to his necessities
| All that Boston has given for the relief OF
suffering outside of her city limits in the past
twenty years may not amount to more than
two millions of dollars, but her benefactions
have been so prompt and 80 we'll timed that
the inhabitants of the entire continent have
learned to look upon Boston with respect,
admiration and love. We are proud of our
Southern Metropolis and of the culture,
chivalry and honor of her people. The citi-
zen of New York is proud of that great and
powerful center of commerce. The Califor-
MAN can boast of the @ 1een of the Pacific.
The native of Philadelphia may boast of his
pedigree and of the responsibility of his pro-
genitors. But in foreign country the aver
age American will still point to Boston as the
type aud symbol of Republican civilization,
and his love for the human race will always
be deepened by remembering that where
| mental culture and intellectual light shine
more brightly than any where else on the
green earth, there also beams forth the light
of philanthropy with broader ray than
from any other great city.
In this connection, We may quote appro.
priately some few words uttered by the New
York Herald, intended to influence the Mayor
of New York to act promptly in behalf of the
suffering Texans. The paragraph is as fol-
| lows:
Teras.-The movement to raise subscriptions
for the relief of the suffering Texans continues
under the best auspices. We trust that 1t will b:
attended with gratifying results. We regret thai
Mayor Wickham did not see his way toward taking
prominent part in this work. His announce
ment that he could do nothing officially is not sat
isfacto.y. II there is time when the Mayor OF
New York should act officially. it is in response
to the call of humanity. Mayor Hall Gid
not hesitate to do so when Chicago was burning
and the cry came from the west Tor instant
succor. Our Mayor could do graceful thing on
behalf of the city of New York by taking the
lead in this Texan movement, by initiating the
example of his brother, the Mayor of Boston
who promptly sent a dispatch to Texas announc-
ing that the people had subscribed large sun
of money for the relief of the sufferers. He gave
direction and Conference to the benevolent i'm
pulses of Boston. This is a much more impOr
tant function than receiving rifle teams and re-
viewing professions on st. Patrick's Day.
We can only rem ark that there are grea
many noble, generous men among the millior
inhabitants of New York city, and that il
their magnanimty on great occaaions shows
less than that of the wealthy people of othe
cities it is only because their philanthrop.
lacks head and proper organization. New
York has improved few and lost man.
golden opportunities to make her name re
vered for large hearted and open-handed lib
erality and the cause of thi, has been thai
her officials have been tine representatives o
parties rather than the organs and the agents
of the people.
Donations in causes that are worthy and
for the relief of actu Il distress are the bes
investments that a city can possibly make
Beginning at home, the starting point of al
true charity, nothing so adorns city as he
charitable Institutions; nothing adds so mucl
to her reputation as the philanthropic actor
of her citizens. But when her men of mean
are prompt to rescue the suffering in othe
cities, clused by sudden calamities and un
forseen misfortunes, their noble actions ar
as jewels in the civic crown.
PRIMARY, GRAMMAR AND HIGH ScHooL.-Mrs
J. W. Egan principal of Live Oak Girls Schoc
for the past niue years., assisted by professo