, 1877-09-14
LOCAL POLITICS.


Ut New Orleans.
LOCAL POLITICS.
y MOTLEY crowd.
The Village of Lenlnnt was made 1Iyetv ves-
tcrlny by visitation of thu oil Board Ut anpcr~
visors-thc H,ani III ls;1-who few weeks ago
resolved 10 gather there all l'asc days rccrc-
attni1. The rTcpasntion for tho atfatr was large.
4 tpecial tratn lad bccn hired AMI Invitations
hal been tae,csl tn quite nutnhcr, and the af.
far promised To le one to l'c long remembered
not only as rcytvinG tic dead past, but rs nn
oscss,on Of great Interest III 1oral pnfittcs.
II was very evident lung fsforo tile lmrty en-
larkeh for tho !" Ctr of Stunc" that The an.
pcrstsors would have very little to do with the
festivities, Of he real enjoyment Of the day, fur
numerically t,Ioy were as one to ten, n1h!, as u
matter Ut faet, werc III a,!ynnrc absorbed by
pcrsons who fsal an Innate ttesire to rcryt
4;s. :hs t'sa: nNhlie r mss: sny sasty.
of In connection With tho coming elc.:tIots, at,.1
all were E0!ng into tic country fr day for
fresh air. To talk rnlitc: or party was to insult
.hrm [9f apon sf hapRr ras!o a ,d in
knew neither rarty !!nr creed. They were wf!at
had been knowu nt Republicans an Democrats.
hut nnnc were Extensively 3D. for By. E"tnc In
srrnta0fc means tic most lntc,!so pastlsas were
reform stood ,lnnn The kan,t general platform.
outside vi the Old Supervisors It is safc, then,
tU ear tint everybody was candidate for o!lcr,
and Tho reporter failed to find single pcrs"t.
S' y oss ss's' party Te'Asf f tse IL III sser 'sfssS
since tlry 10 carly eano to thu front
there Ia 10 orasionn fol. delay ~ introducing
them. They were fne-fook!ig lot Ut gentle
men, aud there was enalEh Ut ttlc1M to
SERVE THE nEaR rEnptE
for tho next t.aif century. TlIpy were: For
tJn.tgca,-t,ot particular wllera they prrsitlr,-
Henry $. Austin, Ira ". l!ueli. undC. Il. VII
for Probate Clerk, ". 3. Zuuug, Jr., .. I. liam.
cllett, md ". =. eerlhncr; for Cut,nsy Clcrk
Hermann Dc1'zc, EtIas slipmar, tlcn. Lirb, F.
for Superintendent VI Schools, g. y. liant ai,t
lIessing anil Davi,l i. Hammond iii uf thv
ot',crs wcrc cnn!hiatcs fur County Conmisstui'-
er, II they could gct notlllhg better excepting.
rs tho Hon. Lurenz 1'fenano, A. G.. lIcsfng, tho
| reporters, antl others.
Thu excursion party left TIL. city at o:3o, and
reAchetl i.etnont about II o'clock. They were
met ut the tlepot by han'l Of music Intended
us oil escort to gFDvo nrar by, hut the tcnpfn-
tfuns around were ton great, atNl Tic promised
| procession fnilcd. Tho grove, however, was
finally reached, an1 ut oncc It was apparent TINT
extensive preparations hal l'etr snnlc. There
Nus p1atior1n for tho distinguished "extitcts'
Oh tho ene hand, n hsr..tan!i for tho multitude
On tho other. nt,d still back i, tho Erore wns o
table laden With choice cdlbless for tho hungry.
Everything was complete, aDd tho onJoYIncnt
which followed was commensurate with tbs cx-
tcnsivc preparations:
| The iirst or1cr of btstness waa the calling Of
tho gathering 70 oninr BY tho late President ui
tho ltuard, O.: W. Waite, and the SELECTION of q
,ncmber, u. ". Clark, .Jr., ~ Clerk. N. j.
ltruwll, wlu had doIntvd tho iiso 1f tho grove,
was then called uputl asil delivered M address
Ut welsome-Huch Oh address as only surh Il
gentleman could deliver uf1cr such lnsptrfttnu
+ circumstances. lie said liz wns proud to sec
| such distinguished ,eseniblago. a.la 80 much
Ut Chteugu's tulcllt hul1 business enterprise rep
rcscnteI. HI Hoped tll1Y would hayo Co01
tin,c, a,l
mo HOME ruLt-n
| which elected considerable npptluto and caused
| tho audience tu cast Euleo towari the source
of lullhcss near hy. Lcuiont, he said, WIT
tne Uar,tcn VI Eien, created by Coz
4almfghty.-tho Fl Dorado Of the WORLD
| wlluru ,nct nsAl wotItun seldom grew Oil mt
lnorg sctttatn died. Tllo DID gentlc.larl's lseart
WIS in Ills aAbJeet. n1ui hu cl,scl nv proposing
tllrla. clcnrs Tor thu "iand of protltsc." whirf
t'Io audience, looking iu another direction
fai!cd to givu.
CaLt. keough followed In q Tow ronarkAs In