The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-09-02
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
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Especial Correspondence N. O. Demoernt1
ST. Louis, Any. 81, 1877.
''or.Dn BEN t,Is BAR,
as he WIS fttmliarly known In New Orleans
and st. Louis, WINS laid to rest In Be1lefoti-
taine Cemetery this afternoon, and his funeral
was the largest seen In st. Louis since Mayor
Barrett was buried. Ben De Bar was beloved
by everybody In ST. Louis. He had n
enemies here and in fact was not possessed
of characteristics calculated 10 provoke en-
nifty. He confined himself strictly 70 his
business managing a theatre. He never was
known to take any part In politics or metdle
with other peoples affairs. He was Il
celebrity and st. Louis claimed him US
her own, % claim that had to be partly
shared with New Orleans, however
He was popular with old and young, and 1t
can BIZ said with truth that none have been
more sincerely incurred In this city than
'tOld Benz He was genial, even jovial, In
his social intercourse and honorable and up
right In his transactions. Ben DeBar was
one Of
THE MOST CHARITABLE MEN
that ever lived. He possessed the true spirit
Of charity-that which performed the deed
and vatnted 1t not. His name was never
heralded through the press as Il liberal sub
scrtber to charity funds, and yet no man In
st, Louis gave more to that purpose than he
His heart was as tender as q child's, and his
whole sympathetic nature responded to q
story Of distress on afflietion. A leading citi-
zen OF this city engaged La the grocery busi-
I,a4 r,f. nnJ
traded with our house, and whenever
we saw an item iii the morning papers
stating that some family Or widow In u cer-
tain locality was In destitute circumstances
we calculated on visit from Ben DeBar, and
before the day passed he would called around
and order ten, fifteen or twenty dollars worth
Of groceries, or maybe more. In proportion to
the size of the family, sent to the address
mentioned. Just as sure as he ever saw any
thing Of that kind in the papers he sent them
something and always said they needn't
know swhere the things came from. Mr..
DeBar has paid our house thousands OF dol
lars during the last few years for goods sent
| to poor people"
HIS SOUTHERN SENTIMENTS.
| Another gentleman who has had an oppor-
tunity to know says Ben DeBar contributed
more to the support OF families Of Southern
| soldiers, during the civil war, than any other
one man In the city. Mr.. DeBar kept his
political opinions to himself and never engag-
ed In discussions on such subjects, but he was
known to be q warm sympnthizer with the
South. He made himself q sort OF guardian
for the wives and children left here by those
who went to fight for the South, and it Is said
he had sixty different families to watch ovar
at one time. If charity covers multitude OF
sins then the shortcomings Of Ben DeBar
will be buried SO far out Of sight by his benev-
olent acts that they will never appear against
him on the Day of Judgment.
| The funeral took place at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon, at Masonic Hall, where the body has
been lying in State since yesterday. The in
tention was to hold the funeral services at the
DeBar residence, but ii became apparent this
morning that the parlors could not contain a
fraction OF the people who would be present,
and 1t was decided to conduct the services ut
the hail. which IL one OF the largest In the
city. Rev. DIR. Berkley, rector Of st. kauls
Episcopal Church, preached the ftinert ber-
mon, and it was one of the finest efforts Of his
life. The funeral cortege stretched for
squares, and the streets were lined with men,
women and children. The sorrow at the loss
Of one who has contributed 50 much to the
amusementof all, was indicated In every face,
and when the clods ratified on the coffin at the
grave, tears stole from the eyes Of hundreds.
| DEBAE's OPERA HOUSE
will continue business under it's old name,
and will be managed by Mrs. DeBar, widow
Of Ben, George j. Jones, treasurer, and John
G. Priest, executor OF the estate, and intrust-
ed for many years past with the management
of Mr. DeBar's real estate business. Mr. De-
Bar had made all his arrangements for the
season prior to the attack which terminated In
his death He had re-engaged nearly all Of his
old stock connany, and made terms with
stars extending until late in the season.
Mr.. DeBar always entertained a warm re-
gard for New Orleans and its people. 1t was
among them he made his debut in America
and citizens Of New Orleans came to his aid
when he needed money to engage in business
for himself. His course during the wal
shows how devoted he was to the South, and
his most intimate and trusted friend l.
authority for the statement that Mr.. DeBar's
love for the South and her people was the
result Of the hospitality and kindness showT
him by the people OF New Orleans many
years ago.
A WAR OF WORDS.
The Globe Democrat and Republican are en-
gagged in another wordy war against each
other. Dictionaries Of billingsgate and slang
are ransacked to find expressions strong
enough to CONVEX the feelings Of one editor
to the other, but SO far the Globe has decided,
Iy the better Of the fight. These windy bat
ties between the two papers named have got
to be periodical They are usually begun by
the Republican, and in every encounter the
latter comes out badly worsted: But Hyde
scalping him. His every attack is artfulIly
turned against him until the public actually
criticise Mac for pursuing, defeated foe too
far and yet Hyde quotes his old paragraphs
over again under the delusion that they arc
, chuck jul of sarcastic dynamite
Happily for Hyde he never knows when HI
is whipped, but unhappily for the Republican
a reading public does.
| AN oFFsHooT OF THE WHISKY RING.
The animosity between the Globe Demo
o~ut ond RersuLlicnn iS result OF the whisky