The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-09-10
NEW oRLHANs NEWS ITEMS.

worthy hands, and that it is a matter
of little consequence what action the
parish committee takes concerning the
canvass for city officers. can entirely
new organization" says the Picayune,
"independent of the parish commit
tee and without its control, can alone
assure the success of the people in the
campaign. That organization is al
ready crystalizing, and will make its
fight under its own rules, and with its
own leaders,"
Gov. Wilt, after an absence OF lit
tie over three and half months, spent
principally in Colorado and Minnesota,
returned to the capital on the 4th, his
health materially improved by the
trip. Lieut.. Gov. McEnery left New
Orleans the same day to join his fam
lily at Columbia, Tenn, where he will
spend few weeks and then return to
his home in Monroe. OF Lieut. Gov.
McEnery's course as acting Governor,
the States has the subjoined compliment.
airy notice
During his administration of the
executive Office Lieut.. Gov. McEnery
has distinguished himself by his devo-
ton to the public interest and his
courage and promptitudc in dealing
with some very vexed questions. 1t
! has been our misfortune to differ with
him as to some of his important acts,
but we have never ceased to entertain
for his opinions and his motives the
profoundest respect. He is especially
to be honored and thanked by. the
people for his appointments. The few
that it became necessary for him to
make are all gentlemen of the highest
character and standing-men who arc
credit to the offices they fill. Our
people will bid the Lieutenant Gov
ernor adieu with sincere regret.
ALI the city papers issued mann.
moth sheets and heavy editions on the
1st-the sheets varying in size from
eight to thirty pages. Tho Democrats
edition weighed over six tons, the
postage on which was in itself no small
item. Our mails have been flooded
with copies of the several papers, to
the no small discontinue of the post
masters, rickety mail hacks and sore
backed mail horses.
- Maj. III. B. Richardson has been
appointed Chief State Engineer vice
Maj. b. II. Greene resigned. The ap-
pointlnent is highly commended by
the metropolitan press. The engineers
are now engaged IN a survey of the
Mississippi levees.
-Ex-Gov. Nichols, with a portion
of his family, is on a visit of few
weeks at Green Lake, Wisconsin,. The
Governor has been spoken of as a suit
able man for the presidency of the
State University.
The published hotel arrivals in New
Orleans show steady increase of visi-
tors. The st. Charles will be open to
receive guests during the coming week,
the City and Cassidy's hotel being at
present the only hotels open.
j. s. Saunders, III Julia street,
advertises as tscollector of bad debts.''
Saunders can have fine collection by
applying at this Office.
The total receipts OF cotton at New
Orleans, from all sources for the past
commercial year, amounted to ass, $40
bales, of which 129, 45G bales came out
of the Ouachita. For the year pre-
ceeding the total receipts were ,174, 1874
bales, and for the year 1s77-7s, 1872
96O bales. The highest price, 13c, was
paid during the months of February
and March, the grade being middling,
and the lowest, 93c, during the months
of September and October. The total
value of the receipts is set down at
about seventy eight millions dollars,
an increase of over twenty millions in
twelve months. The increase in ex-
ports and imports is set down Mt so
per cont, Il growth not equaled since
the war.
The grain trade has swollen to the
value of $9,9lS,s99. The product of
the cotton seed oil mills sent abroad is
valued at 4,292, 465; these shipments
embracing 81 1858 tons of oil cake and
5,491 ,4S7 gallons of oil.
In tho line of imports coffee takes