The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-20
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(. Kinsella has left for St. Louis.
.. Everything quiet and dull at the City

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tinue to thrive, and Franklin street, nea
Customhouse, is made lively every night.
....Columbia No. and Hope Il. and L
No. 3, on September -, will give CRANE
picnic at the Fair Grounds. The indication
are that it will be an enjoyable affair.
The steamer Marie, Capt Bassett, lef
last evening for Southwest Pass, to bring VI
the passengers from the steamship New Or
leans, now outside the bar and unable K
cross on account of low water.
-. There is to be a grand Regatta at Pas
Christian on Monday next, and another ex
cursion by the Mobile road is suggested Tht
indications are that the weather will be clear
and it is thought that an excursion would
pay.
| %. The steamer Carrie A. Thorn is to leave
to-day with 300 wheelbarrows, spades, SHOW
els, axes, Is, 900 feet lumber, and 80 days sup
plies for 300 men, for the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad at Alexandra, forwarded by Mr.. s.
L. James He will commence sending the
men on Saturday.
-. There is general indisposition on the
part of Republicans here about speaking of
the next State ticket on their side of the
house, but from what could be gathered here
and there, it is tolerably certain that from the
present outlook the fight will be between
Packard, Anderson and Ludeling. North
Louisiana Republicans are pulling strongly
for Ludeling, and demand that the country
shall name the gubernatorial candidate this
campaign.
-. There will be grand amateur boat
race on the river on Sunday, August 22d, at
s P. NJ. The start will be from the Third
District ferry landing, and the course will be
one mile and half down the river and re-
turn. Entries may be made at Fl. Levy's
coal Office, No. 40 Vaudeville street. The
judges will be Capt Ed Cope, Capt. NJ. Fin
negan and Hon. Joe Foster. The ladies of
the Third District have offered champion.
ship flag as prize for the winner.
49,. In the matter of corrupt practices in
the Assessment Board there are current
great many rumors, and there is an old adage
which says "where there is much smoke
there must be some fire." If there are peo-
pie who have been robbed of their money in
order to procure diminution of assessments,
let them now come forward and speak or else
must they be regarded as even worse than the
men who robbed them, for the man who
knows of public robber and fails to lodge
evidence against him becomes himself morally
responsible for the thefts committed.
Tine application of John Hook, pri-
vate market man, for writ of habeas corpus,
came on for hearing yesterday morning.
Hook was imprisoned on mittimus issued
by Judge Adams of the Fourth Municipal
Police Court He contends that his impris-
onment is illegal, inasmuch as he is now
under bonds to appear before the First Dis
trict Court and answer 10 the same charge,
illegally keeping q private market, on which
he was committed by Judge Adams.
After hearing argument of counsel, the
Judge released the prisoner, and stated that
parties sent before his court, under similar
would be protected, and in
timated that he would always sustain writ
of habeas corpus.
picnic of the Sports Social Club, Stephen
Bowling and William Wilkinson have both
sent to this Office written statements, setting
forth the part they played in the affair.
Bowling states that he was employed by the
railroad company and was detailed to go on the
picnic train. That on the way out the crowd
IN the cars became boisterous, cut the bell
:ope, broke windows, and used the candles |
md candlesticks of the cars to throw at each |
,ther.
After reaching Hammond, he was attracted |
% the paddle wheel by fuss, and approach
ng it he saw friend engaged in the fuss,
md went to the rescue that is, he went to
separate the parties, and was knitted by Usher,
whom he strickland that is all.
Bowling states that he was engaged on the
ocular train, as brakeman that he was
eft at Hammond accidentally; that he went
o enjoy himself among the picnickers that
10 was twice attacked-frst by the brother
# the Usher in question, and second, by
PARTIES not named, for unknown reasons, and
hat on both occasions he defended himself
o the best of his ability.
-. Around the corners of the old Court
'uilding people are telling ga good joke " on
=, of the Sheriff s ofice
G. is a temperance man, one of the kind
hat has periodical attacks of the temperance
ever, and swears off for given time. He is
hat way at the present time, and has been SO
mr. a week or more mast
The other day he was thirsty; water did not
atisfy him, and he went to Pratt's, and step
ing up to the counter he called for "a glass
milk if you please"
The waiter eyed him for minute, then
Iraightway made for a glass, stopped under
be counter, rose and handed our temperance I
,an ga glass of milk" G., after swallowing {
be contents of that glass with knowing !
winkle in his eye, remarked, Darn me if I
nat isn't the purest milk ever drank. You ,
now 1 am temperance disciple and drink !
o intoxicating liquors." At this outburst 8