The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-09
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-. Can't something be done for the Char
ity Hospital?
3. -. Plenty Of 10 in the city for this sum-
mer.
+; -. All mail matter intended for the Press
Club should be addressed care Lock-Box 95l.
The clerks of the United States courts
have now ample time for fishing, for these
tribunals have adjourned.
-. Already the library of the Press Club
has received from friends many valuable &C
QUESTIONS.
-. Fish breakfasts at the Lake are now in
vogue, and the intellectual condition of the
community is correspondingly improved.
-. Vic Ward, charged with extortion under
color of Office, was tried and acquitted yes
terday before the Superior Criminal Court.
=. Green corn is becoming more plentiful
in our markets, and small cantelope already
ornaments restaurant window on Common
street.
was yesterday sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment at hard labor on each of the four
counts on which he was convicted.
-. Already the Crescent Hall, at the cor
ner of st. Charles and Canal Streets begins
to loom up, and one can begin to appreciate
what an architectural ornament to our city it
will be when finished.
-. "A large party of our most prominent
merchants left on yesterday mornings train OF
the Mobile Road, bound for the North and
Europe They were escorted down by many
from the Cotton Exchange.
-. We return our thanks to Mr.. F. A.
Golden for an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the West Virginia
University, to be given June 18th. The affair
promises to be an enjoyable one.
-. The Custom House put on lively air
yesterday, and was quite crowded with
visitors. The large central hall nearly, COM
pleted. attracted many of the curious, and
many expressions of appreciation were heard.
In the various departments little was doing.
60. Our estimable young friend, Mr.. ANA
dee Chopin, leaves this afternoon by steamer
James Howard for Minnesota, whittier he goes
to spend the summer for the benefit Of his
health. He has, in this city and State, hun
dreds of warmly attached friends, who will
join US in the hope that he will come back
to us in the fall with his health and strength
entirely restored.
The weather for the last few days has
been extremely unreasonable and therefore
unhealthy. The wind has blown almost
steadily from the north or northeast, and SO
while the sun is scorching hot the wind is
uncomfortably chilly. The doctors note an
increase of sickness, such as colds, cholera
otherwise the city is unusually healthy and
bids fair so to remain. Too much care can
not be taken, however, to avoid sudden
checking of perspiration, the consequences
of which are always to be feared.
=. Gov. Stevens, of Florida, who arrived
in this city yesterday, paid q visit to the
State House in company with several gentle
men, who accompanied him thither and took
. look around. Marshall Packard acted as
guide, and pointed out the beauties of the
the beauties to call attention to them aud ex-
plain them. The Governor has not entirely
recovered from the effect of his ride with
Packard, and was not on hand to receive the
visitors. Kelly ushered them, however, and
Mr.. Clark, the Governors private secretary.
did the honors of the Office.
THE Young Mems Benevolent Associ.
alton will give their anniversary festival
on June 26th. After a short procession they
propose going to the Lake End and taking
possession of Denechaud's hotel and gar
dens. There will be a splendid dinner given
to guests, and ball in the evening will finish
the days pleasures. The gardens will be
beautifully decorated and Illuminated. and q
splendid band of music will be on hand.
The arrangements are in the hands Of Messrs.
e. Lalment, chairman; J. B. Jaeger, Chas.
Schenck, Jos. Bein, J. M. Coos, J. A. Stras-
ser, w. NJ. Rush, J. W. Bryant, L. A. Rich
ards, P. Tore, Jr., and A. Prados, Jr
IA paragraph having appeared in our
yesterday evenings BULLETIN, copied from
the Atlanta Herald, announcing that the esti-
mable widow of the great Stonewall jackson
was living in Charlotte, North Carolina, in
circumstances, our public
spirited and philanthropic young friend,
VIM. H. Deeves, of the firm Of Dseves, Hubbs
x Co., authorizes us to say that he will be
one of hundred gentlemen who will give
one hundred dollars each. or one of two hun
dred who will rive %vantv Ayo dollovc ooch
for the relief of Mrs. Jackson Those who
desire to respond to this proposition can leave
their names at the BULLETIN Office.