American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-11
Letter From New Orleans.
CITY HOTEL, n. o., MAY 9th.

brightly L could but anticipate &
pleasant day all through, on which
L might luXuriate in the beautiful
scenery that lines the road from
Canton to the Crescent City; bu
imagine my disappointment wher
the cars reached jackson, to fine
the rain descending in torrents
| really pitIed the poor pedestrians
to be seen slOsning around without
umbrellas. AT Summit we found
the rain had done considerable
damage In washing down the en-
bankments below the city, and the
water being about IL inches over
the track. Our cautious careful and
clever conductor, Capt. Losey, car
ried us very slowly over that pOr-
ton of the road. The rain contin
ued all day without cessation and
should have been very lonely had
it not been for the companionship
of two very courteous and polite
gentlemen, the only passengers eX-
cept an occasional "get in and get
out" along the way. l allude to the
elder Mr.. Stadeker and Mr.. G. L.
Gross, both of whom were delegates
to the convention of the B'nal
Birth, now in session here, a part
of whose proceedings 1 copy from
the Picdyune
TIE proceedings of the General
Committee Of District Grand Lodge
No. Z, for the year 1877, were read
by the Secretary and adopted.
The statistical report was then
read. 1t appears that the number
of members at last report was 1854,
limitations 513, admission cards 81,
reinstated 81; total 1881. With>
draw n SO, suspended 55. deaths %,
expelled 3, and by revocation of
character 40; total 2OS. This is
the number up to January l, 1873,
Since that time there has been mi
tiated 81, and reinstated 10; total
2577. Withdrawn 0, suspended Is,
aud deaths 80. Present membership
of the Grand Lodge 2543.
The amount of the endowment
fund, S46,670 80. The amount paid
to the Jewish Home up to January
l, 1878 $3.50 O5. Amount to TOurO
luuTuidIy, S1OSf o..
Numerous other reports were
reap.
On motion Of Mr.. Strauss, the
different reports were received and
referred to appropriate committee.
The following committees we're
then appointed
Appeal-Frankel 81, BOurgoner
27S, Johnson 81, Stadeker LOG.
ws-Dlnkelsfied 1SS, Sturlng
90, Jung 1O3, Marshall. Wehmeyer.
Lodges-Schless 30, Lesser, Ralph.
ael, GOetz, Schiffnlan.
Ways and Means-Gross, Fried
en-, Tzohlechstein, Carpny. Friedel-
man.
Proceedings and Rules-S. We'll,
Kalisky, Munzenheiu,
General COMMUNICATIONS, Sax,
Phieffer Forcheimer, TIellman.
Finance - Myers, Lichtenstein,
Ernst, Marx Kastan.
/ find in the City Hotel the same
kind attention and urbanity from
the interchangeable messenger to the
head clerk, whose courtesy and
suartter in n,odO wins all hearts. The
house has good run of customers
and will always command them, for
hard times is neither seen or felt by
visitors, although the proprietors
admit that the money market is very
light. There is one thing in favor of
his popular hOtel-nO one who has
EVER stopped here once cares to 60
elsewhere when visiting the city.
This / know to be a fact, and it
speaks volumes for the house. The
avOrite actress, Katie Putnum, and
Ter mother. are stopping here.
earn that the Times has critisiZed
Katie quite severely, whether justly
10 l could not say. never having
een her perform. Mrs. Putnam
'eems to be very lady-like, intelli-
,ent person Katie is young in
ears, but appears carewOrn and
hin, like she needed a good long
est. 1 find here, also, j. q. Clarke
Prest. of the N. o., st. l. & CIR r.
md FAMILY, who reside in McComb
Jity, but visit here occasionally, al
Ways stopping in this house. Mrs.
)Iarke is of medium size, fine fea-
ares, loving eyes, and beautiful jet
lack, silky hair. To her two sons,
'Oys of about twelve and fourteen
ears of age, and to her manly,
handsome husband she is devoted.
1 celebrated my fifty>tirst births
lay Saturday, the 4th inst. by rising
arly and doing hard days work,
and talking, but, am sorry
O add, to very little benefit.
On Sunday morning 1 took the
ar for Felicity street church, and
'as well rewarded by hearing an
Ioquent sermon by the Rev. j. Il.
Walker, from the words, "Her ways
re ways of pleasantness," a par>
phrase of wisdom which he delinea-
ed from experience and observation.
Within the past two weeks he has
leld a regular daily prayer-meeting,
which resulted in twenty four acces
ions to the church, most of them
ecent converts. On Sunday morn
ng, after the sermon was delivered,
1r. Walker invited all the new
nembers around the altar to partake
f the sacrament, and it was indeed
lovely sight to behold. Twelve
Dung girls, all dressed in white, or
ight spring colOrs, the oldest not
bove eighteen and the youngest
bout twelve years. bowling at the
liar to receive the sacrament!