St. Landry democrat., 1882-01-21
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.


DULL BUSINESS IN NEW oRLEANs-MER-
CHANTS CoMpLAINING-- Y she MODERN
sTATEsMEN-A PUBLIC OFFICIAL IN
TRoUBLE-THE PRIZE FIGHT-AN Ole
sTINATE PARENT DRIVES A YOUNG
GIRL TO sUICIDE-ELECTRICL LIGHT ON
CANAL STREET.-THE COPPEDGE MUIR
DER CAsE-CANDIDATEs FOR THE GAL
LoWs-M. f. CHURCH CONFERENCE
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB-TIIE PIC AND
THE DOG FIGHT-THE NEW ORLEANS
PACIFIC RAIL ROAD.
New ORLEANS Jan. 10th, 1882.
The Crescent city is at present ENJOY
ing an unparalleled business lull oW-
ing most likely to the shortage OF the
crops. Never before have the retail
dealers complained OF such dull busl-
ness which they say is duller this WIN
ter than tt has been for many years.
The fact is plain, disagreable as it is to
saw so that there are less strangers III
New Orleans this winter than there
were last OF since the last twelve years.
And the best evidence OF the duhaess
of business is evidenced by the TACT
that the attendance at the theatres is
not at all satisfactory to theatrical
managers who unhesitatingly declare
that they are losing money and that
New Orleans is losing its reputation as
!. "show town. The Opera troupe
now playing ut the French Opera house
on Bourbon street is greeted by small iiu-
diences and their manager sometime
ago declared that he had given up all
hopes of reaping financial harvest
from his New Orleans engagement.
Another patent proof presents Itself IN
the fact that the bar room ana saloon
keepers are loud in their complaints
that business is dull, and when this
class of the business community COM
plains Of the stringency of the money
market there is no doubt OF the TACT
chat business is duller than it has been
since fifteen years, all representations
10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
The adjournment of the Legislature
il about the Wisest act to be credited
to that assemblage OF representatives
of the people. The departure OF these
modern Statesmen causes no regret TO
the people OF New Orleans on the con-
trary sigh of relief was heard through,
out the city when the words siae dte fell
from the lips OF the speaker OF the
house and the president OF the Senate;
The legislature it is true, IS composed
in part Of some of the ablest men In
the Staten who could have been OF I'M
mense benefit to the State had they
not been in minority, but as 1t IS, 5helr +
abilities amount to naught alongside or
the corn-feld hand and ward hummer.
IF the people understand what is
best for the public good they will keep
their legislators at home where they
will be out of harms way, and the
State will be benefited. :.
Despite the vigilance OF the commit
tee OF public safety and the police
another flagrant insult to the law has
heen perpetrated and this time, again a
uublic Official is the malefactor. The
transgressor is no less parsonage than
the captain Of the parish prison an otfl-
Ger OF great responsibility. 1t seems
that this official and a Mr.. Wlntz CEN
tered their affections on woman OF the
tlemi-monde and that the struggle. for
supremacy between the two was long
and fierce and fnally resulted III favor
of Wintz who glutted over his victory
The captain OF the parish prison De
termined upon revenge ana one day
last week set out on the war path. lie
1nnl, with him as a companion prisoner
ana set out in search OF Wintz. lie
visited the latter's house where ne
inaugurated reign of anarchy assisted
by his friend the prisoner. Not hndine
Wintz home they ranlsacked the rooms
af the house, broke open armolrs and
bureaus cut up clothing and spread
general devastation around. The noise
made by these two maranders OF course
extracted the neighborseand others who
cnngregated to ascertain the cause OF
tile uproar. The festive captain ano
his prisoner friend welcomed them Will
nOinted revolvers and escaped aftel
shooting aud wounding an innocent
snectator to their midnight .Rranks
Probably the matter never would nave
been made public had not one OF the
Drowlers assaulted aprlvate detective
whom he believed was working uI
the ease.r The committee OF puDlle
safety have taken the proper steps te
bring the miscreants to justice ana IL II
TO be hoped that they will succeed;
After the dog fight comes the Ryan
Sullivan fight which VIII take piacs as
= the recognized champion boxer o1
America but Sullivan's hackers conf
Jantiv believe that the coming figh
will deprive him of the honor and tina
Sullivan will win. Ryan halls iron
TROY and Sullivan from Boston.
4 Young unmarried woman namet
Amaiia Ellen Bollinger committed SUI
ciae IN hanging, on Sunday the Sth IN
stants Ii il said that she hung hersel
hacamse her mother refused her permls
sian to marry the man she loved. IN
mother denies that her daughter was II
love with any man.. a,ooass
The Brush Electric light was success
fully inaugurated in this city on pa aatIr L,
day last. The electric Iignt y useu :.
ali large establishments. "a :,
The Coppedge murder case camv ca non y
for prelinaaIye 3 chssgea vi with d
10y s.s.,yrdar If his wife being charged wit
ala..;nn % held his adopted sons nan.