The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-11
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There's . divinity that shapes our
ends the shoemaker and the halter.
-. 1t appears man may lose the game
after holding both Bowers.-&. Louis Repub-
ucan-
Yes, but he did not hold both Bowers at the
same time.
-. Grant, like many Of our fire depart
ments, is Supposed to "Babcock exinguishers. :
-. The boys pronounce this "kite time, "
and have. consequently, discarded their tops
and marbles.
80. Nobody broke his neck yesterday down
the Custom. House stairs. We may expect
rain and sleet
When anyone speaks about whisky
prosecutions now, there is q general tut tm'n
heard.
TIL old gent who inquired yesterday
afternoon for Touch. or-pollute-her street,
was shown the way to rue Tchoupitoulaa.
The Palma Christi tree, in the rear OF
the st. Louis Cathedral, is said to be one OF
the most aged of that species in the South.
80. BEN Butler feels quite virtuous since
the recent developments at Washington,
although it is said that he looks little
"crooked" still
IA young man up town is so bashful
that he draws curtain before the mirror whilst
dressing. He is not q newspaper man, as was
limited.
-. The United States District Court is now
full of business and the heavy docket. the
accumulation Of more than year, is being
rapidly diminished.
-. Consumers complain that notwithstand-
ing our proximity to the piny woods, char
coal is held by retail dealers at very high
price.
-. In the year 1921 fatboatman was
drowned in q mud hole at the corner of Mag
azine and Delord streets, or rather where that
corner is now.
-. They say the crop Of oranges around
the city will be considerably diminished on
account Of the great demand during Carnival
week on the part Of our visitors for the bios
SONS
-. The unfortunate driver Of q Magazine
street oar, who got his mule into . trot yes.er-
day, has been sent to the Charity Hospital.
His lungs collapsed on account of the fearful
rspidity with which the vehicle rushed
through space.
....Our public squares are now carpeted
in an Administer of green, and on these de-
lightful afternoons they are crowded with
little ones romping about and enjoying their
short vacation from brick walls and crowded
back yards.
-. Everybody may not know it, in fact
everybody does not, and very few do, know
that there was an eclipse of the moon on
Thursday night It was an eclipse of about
one-third, and lasted from about 1915 o'clock
until 1:15 o'clock.
AT the last meeting of the Continental
Guards the following named commissioned
officers we're reelected Capt r. M. Mont
gomery, LIST Lieut.. VIM. Pierce, I'd Lieut.. Wat
son, 80 Lieut.. Perriloux. The command has
been invited to visit the Varieties Theatsr in
. body, and the invitation has been accepted.
=. After reading the glowing account Of
the diminutive feet of Mrs. Belknap, and that
she wore No. II slippers, We have received q
note Offering to wager the Washington CORE
spondent that that can be beaten down here.
Feet are tender subject in the Crescent City.
Somebody wants to know how that CORE
spondent knew Mrs. Belknap has the dainti-
est foo. il Washington. The sly rogue.
-. Senator Stamps and . few other colored
individuals prominent in politics, called on ,
certain militia officer . few days before the
defeat Of Pinchback, and made arrangements
with him to fire salute at the head Of Canal
street, as soon as Pinch took his seat in the
Senate. They had reliable information that
he would be seated and were anxious to have
matters arranged to give him "send off z
Tho officer was out Of ammunition and gave
Pinch's friends to understand that $12 was
needed to have the thing done in style. They
instructed "the captain to make the neces-
sary purchase and they would see the bill
paid. Some twelve or fourteen rounds pur-
chased are now lying at police headquarters,
and since Pinchback's defeat Stamps and the
rest have not shown up to foot the bill, which
they stated they would pay as soon as the am
munition was delivered. The officer made
the purchase in his own name, and it is more
than likely he will have to foot the bill.
Frank Leslies popular monthly is for sale
by Staub, the cheap newsdealer, for twenty
cents copy. Call and get one at Gold
thwaite's bookstore, No. So Canal street.
The President has appointed his son, Q. S.
Grant, Jr., as Private Secretary with salary
of $500. His other son, Lieut.. Fred. Grant,
is loafing around the White House drawing q
Colonel's pay on years leave Of absence, as
. patner with John Shermar's nephew in the
banking business. So we go. The Republic
can families are putting on royal airs, and
wh;la the reople are suffering these shoddy