The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-09
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an invitation to go to the lake.
-. There is considerable Of stir amongst
the teachers over the resolution of the School
Board, ending their contracts August 81.
-. The Governor did not put in an ap-
pearance at the State. House yesterday, and in
consequence small fry politicians were
miserable.
80. The New Orleans Sanitary and Excava-
ting Company, it is probable, will get into
the courts It is rumored that Billy Vigers
is going for them.
-. Capt. Lawler took her in. He said he
was going to put = stop to this "pining
back" business at least in his district. Let
the ladies take notice.
=. Memphis must be jolly place for
local reporter. The Associated Press man
always has something and never anything
less than first. class stabbing ARRAY.
=. The City Council meets at noon to-day
to consider the condition of the city as it was,
as it is, and as it may be. Speeches will be
in order. The reporters are resigned.
80. If one wants to truly appreciate what
kind Of weather we are having just now, let
him visit the lobby of Magistrate Staes's court.
Three hundred colored visitors will assist
him in forming an opinion.
-. Alex. Newton, convicted of murder of
J. Bourdounay, was brought to the Superior
Criminal Court Wednesday to receive sem
tence, but as his counsel had not been mott
fed, sentence was deferred until to-day.
-. If Major Burke wants to tackle any
thing this warm weather, let him wrestle with
that eight foot stump on Columbus street, be-
tween Rampant and St. Claude. Lst him have
it cut up and repair the wharves with it.
-. The attention of owners of stock is
called to Calliope street, between Carondelet
and Dryades streets. It affords fine pastur
age for cattle. 1t has been in an impossible
condition for so long time that it has become
overgrown with grass.
-. Professor Chevelier's balloon must be
going to have a very large basket, for we
have heard of some score or two who are de-
sirous of going up. They can rest assured
OF one thing and that is, they will all come
down, faster or slow er.
-. Col. Dan says he knows it was his
father who built the Natural Bridge Of Vir-
ginia, because he was there himself and bossed
the job. He proposes to celebrate his centen-
NAL shortly on this monument to his fathers
architectural and engineering capacity.
AS will be seen by reference to our
court reports, Columbus H. Allen, Eq has
been acquitted of the charge Of perjury which
has been proceeding against him for some
time past before the Superior Criminal Court.
The result of the trial will be gratifying to
the many friends Of Mr.. Allen, and it will be
satisfaction to them to know that the only
foundation for the charge, as established by
the evidence, was m alice.
I'VE ere requested to notify all local
clubs that purpose entering for the grand re-
gatta to be given under the auspices of the
st. John Rowing Club on the 18th of July, that
entries for all the races, excepting the skiff
race, will close on Saturday, July 10th, at
o'clock, at the office of E. B. Musgrove, Cap
tain, No. 60 Baronns street, or at Denechaud's
Hotel, Milneburg, at 8 o'clock on the same
evening. Entries for the skiff race will close
at the same hours and places on the 18th inst
-. The moral courage possessed by our
City Administrators is something to be won
dered at and admired. It's sublimity is only
equaled by its quantity for, considering the
bankrupt condition Of the city, as proclaimed
by themselves, the Administrators must have
possessed an extraordinary amount of moral
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salaries and SO rapidly step to the Captains
Office for settlement. 1t must have taken
much more moral courage to do this than to
reduce the salaries of the employees.
The Keeper of the Court 3use
started; the old colored woman who dis
penses to small boys rations of beer and
ginger cake in front Of the Cathedral swal-
lowed q cork, and Luminais and Richards
both made false entries on the dockets, so
astonished were they. About II o'clock the
ruptured, and sweet tenor voice echoed and
re echoed through the corridors, warbling out
a tender love plant. Such thing was never
known there before, and it upset the decorum
of the gentlemanly deputies.
-. The condition of the street running
from Canal to the sugar sheds and just back
of the depot of the Mobile road, is in a
terrible condition, and almost daily the same
annoyance is experienced by drivers who are
compelled to pass through it. Yesterday
a large float while endeavoring to cross the
railroad track at the corner of Wells and Gus
tomhouse streets, was stuck fast in the
mud, the wheels sinking to the hubs.
At the time q train Of freight cars
were about starting off but were delayed by
this accident for some time; fully dozen men
were required to raise the float and get it from
out of the way Of the cars. The street here
was formerly plank road but some time ago
il became impossible on account of the terri
BILE holes in it. The holes we're, however,
filled with ballast, and for time were good
anouoh Init now it has again become almost