Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-24
NEW L E LETTER.

Prospects OF the Two RiVai sSnsh.
ern Cftfes-fhe Political Cauldron
-LOuisiana state Conventions.
NEW ORLEANS. June q, 1875.
To the Editor Of the Ledger;
Your correspondent was fortunate in
selecting SO comfortable, elegant and
home like beat as the Illinois on which
to journey as far as Vicksburg on his
trip to the Crescent City. Captain Geo.
W. Cheek is a prince among good fellows,
takes every care oil his guests, and is
admirably seconded by Joe Spears, the
gentlemanly clerk Of his fine boat. At
Vicksburg 1 took the fine steamer Katie,
and was safely landed here Sunday
morning.
NEW ORLEANS
has been the center of many excite
ments during the past few weeks, which
have relieved the monotony of dull
times" and given the residents fruitful
topics for conversation and speculation.
Every man, woman and child has been
interested in one or the other of these
subjects, and wherever one goes the
whisky ring, crooked cotton, contraband
cigars, or the political nominations,
supply a fund for conversation in which
the average 0rleanian never tires. The
city has not proved dull to me, you may
judge from this, and indeed between
picnies, amateur theatricals and the
kind attentions of friends, / have spent
a very pleasant week. But New Orleans
is not as thriving, busting, goa. head
place as our own Memphis. The stores
are not blessed with as many customers
as ours, they are not visited by as many
strangers who mean business, and in
respect to improvements and public
spirit they are far behind us. Perhaps
the latter is owing to their corrupt gov
eminent and dishonest ~ofice-holders.
In regard to the latter, the State Regis
ter, a Republican paper published here,
says that they stop at nothing to serve
their " ends, and it boldly states that
the interest on the State debt, due in
July, cannot be met, except by taking
money specially appropriated for other
purposes. This, it says, they will do to
make their administration appear sue
c%essful, when it is really a disgraceful
failure. This is strong language from a
Republican journal about it's own party
leaders. This leads me to say a word
about the
CINCINNATI NOMINATIONS,
which, upon the whole, l believe give
general satisfaction to the industrial and
business classes, OF course politicians
are dissatisfied. Some Republicans are
SO because they cannot hope to retain
their places under Hayes and Wheeler,
and the Democrats because everybody
says it is a ticket which it will be hard to
beat. But the bone and sinew are satis-
fed. They say if a good man is put up
at st. Louis, and we can elect him, we'll
and good, but if we are defeated Hayes
will be an improvement on Grant.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE u
created quite an excitement for awhile,
but it is generally thought that beyond
uncovering some very dirty work, and
creating a hope that more rascals would
be brought to grief, their mission was
unsuccessful. To be sure there was
something said about contraband cigars,
but | have been able to purchase more
than my usual assortment, and at lower
prices, so that | can supply all who want
fragrant twenty cent cigars for five cents
a piece. The report on the Coushatta
outrage will do much good, and if the
committee had done nothing else, this
one document, in relieving the decent
people of this State from odium, would
be we'll worth all their trouble.
H POLITICAL oAULDRoY
begins to get hot down here. A Cover
nor and other State officers are to be
elected in November, and politicians are
busy making up their states" On the
Republican side Ex-Governor H. C. War
mouth, United States Marshal Packard,
Colonel George Williamson and Judge
Ludeling are among those named for the
position of Governor. OF these it is
said that Ex-Governor Yarmouth has the
best chance of getting the regular nomi-
nation. Among the Democrats Hon.
John MeEnery, Hon. Davidson B. Penn.
Hon. R. H. Mari, General F. N. Ogden,
Hon. Michael Ryan and Hon. Louis
Texada are talked about for Governor,
with a decided leaning toward Mr.. Penn.
The Radical State Convention meets in
this city on the 9th inst, and the Dem
ocratic State Convention in Baton Rouge
on the Oath of July.
subscribe myself, very respectfully,
Sol COLEMAN.
The Descendants of Josephine,
The late Sultan of Turkey is said