The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-16
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AZ the Fruit Growers Exhibition, Prof
Castro will to-day, at intervals, perform biz
latest composition, the " Pomona Waltz"
-. The average statesman from the parishes
is now in town. watching the settlement
of tax-collectors. Most of them are inter
ested.
-. Pools for the coming regatta will b.
sold on Saturday, at P. NJ, and on Sunday
.. 10 A. NJ, at Hitchcock & Moran's, Is.
Common street.
=. Judge Staes has again taken his place
on the bench of the Second Municipal Police
Court. If appearances tell anything, his trip
did him good.
-. There are more family carriages to be
seen on the Shell Road in the evening nova
days, than we remember to have seen for a
number Of years. This is a good sign, 70,
when people are very poor they confne them.
selves strictly to the use of that reliable old
animal, "Shankss mare"
Mat Hogan has come back and his
bondsmen are happy. His case before the
Superior Criminal Court has been fixed fol
trial to-day. 1t will, however, no doubt
go over until next term. Rich developments
regarding the workings Of the detective force
are expected.
-. The Council having determined to pro
coed with the lease to Ellerman, the interest
Of commerce demands that the wharves shall
be properly and promptly reconstructed and
repaired. The Administrator of Improve
ments will devote the same energy to securing
the city in this benefit that he did in op.
posing the lease-without offering any fac.
tious opposition to the will of the Council.
-. Those who remain in the city during
these pleasant evenings have no idea Of the
large number of persons who every evening
visit the Lake End Of the Pontchartrain Rail
road. Yesterday evening the little village Of
Milneburg and the long wharf were crowded
with pleasure seekers, who fairly revelled in the
strong south wind that blew the ladies' airy cos.
tunes pleasantly about and curled up the waves
on the lake into disagreeable proportions fol
the dainty little cockle.shells in which the
crews of the various rowing clubs we're en-.
deavoring to take their customary evening ex.
ercise. One of the long, light, narrow racing
shells, trying to mainta in its equilibrium in
an ordinary sea on the lake, reminds one Of
nothing 80 much as a modern fashionable
belle, decked out in Nepinchin costume,
trying to move gracefully on the street OF sit
down fairly in q car.
These boats were never constructed with q
view to waves, and women were never con-
structed with view to "Nepinchin." Which
cuts the more awkward or ridiculous figure it
would be difficult to determine. But whether
there be waves or Nepinchin at the Lake it is
q delightful place to visit on these summer
afternoons. The ride to and fro on the cars
is agreeable, and then if one be hungry there
is Migueps beautiful garden and magical re-
staurant where the cooks are all artists, and
where the most cultivated gourmet or fanciful
connoisseur cannot fail to be enchanted.
-. We were asked conundrum yesterday
which was too many guns for us, and we
therefore give other people chance "What
right has any body to charge twenty-five cents
for every carriage that passes the gate at the
Bayou Bridge on the old shell road ?" We
gave it up, chiefly because We had recently
driven over the road and found it in SO
wretched condition as to inperii carriage
springs, and we could not conceive it possible
that any body could legally demand pay for
permitting carriages to roll over such sar-
casm on drive as that.
For quite o half mile from the gate the
road, though ridiculously narrow. is pretty
good, but then come ruts and bog holes, ard
deep sand and rough places generally, so
that in driving over and through it, one is apt
TO conclude that to charge toll for such q
questionable privilege may be clever bit Of
irony. but can scarcely be called fair thing.
If the canal lessee has the right to collect
toll, he must also be under some obligation
to keep the road in repair, and if he fails to
perform his part of the contract, he has no
right to demand fulillment on the part Of
the State
We suspect the surest way to secure good
road on the Bayou will be for the city to con-
struct 4 carriage bridge over the Bayou at
Spanish Fort, which will enable the driving
public to flank the road altogether by either
taking the new Shell Road or the new and
fine dirt road along the Orleans Canal. While
on the subject Of roads we desire to call the
attention OF the city authorities again to the
shocking condition Of Canal street, which is
the only avenue now open by which it is pos
sible to reach the Lake or the suburbs. This
street should be kept in good order at all
events, and it is true economy to repair it
before it shall become utterly ruined.
GAIE1Y THEATER.-The variety combination
at this popular little theater continues to at
tract large and appreciative audiences. The
new stellar attractions have been very cor.
daily received and the old favorites are
treated nightly to lavish tokens Of approval.
To those who suffer from prickly heat, we
say use Marsden's Zarsaparilla. A sure cure.
Buy your carriages, buggies and baby
wagons Of L. T. Maddux, 35 Carondelet street