New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-11
NEU-ORLEANS.
ENCOURAGING IMNlIGRATION-A NEW PAPER
COMPANY-B BARONESS RIVERE.
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Nrw-ORLEANs. Nav 1O.-The gentlemen repre-
senting the various business exchanges of this city.
who have been charged with the matter of estab-
fishing a Bureau of immigration, met on Tuesday
evening and authorized the appointment OF an ex-
ccutive committee, with power to prepare plans Tor
the organization of permanent Bureau OF lmmlgra-
ton The plans to include act of incorporation
by tho Legislature of the State whereby the bureau
shall he constituted agents or commissioners of inn
migration on behalf of the State with full power
and authority to establish rules and regulations for
landing protecting and forwarding immigrants ar
irving at the Port of New-Orleans The act is also
to contain provisions to enable the bureau or
agents or commissioners Of immigration, 10 raise
funds by means of stock subscriptions. or otherwise
to bo applied to the expenses of the bureau and the
encouragement of immigration through the Port of
New Orleans. The movement is IN the hands of
practical, energetic men, and the Castle Garden of
the Crescent City is thing of the near future.
Colonel Thomas II. Hunt, a prominent and enter
prisng merchant of this city, and treasurer of tho
Worlds Exposition died on Tuesday last. Colonel
Hunt was born in Lexington, Kentucky. in 1915.
He served with the Confederate army during the
war; After the war he came to New-Orleans and
has since lived here. Immediately after his arrival
he went into the cotton factOrage business, having
associated himself with Nj. McCauley. the name of
the Hi1n OclnB lIuuI ~ SICSduIoy, anu was ALSO d
partner in the firm of r. A. Curb & Co., of Liver
pool, with which he did an extensive and profitable
business. Later on. his partners having died,
Colonel Hunt continued the commission business
alone He was called TO public office on several oc-
casions, but invariably declined, pIeferrng TO TO How
his commercial career.
On Wednesday evening company was formed III
this city to manufacture paper from bagasse."
The disposal of this refuse which comes from the
sugar mill, has been problem which has always
occupied the time and attention of planters 1t has
been found that It is possible to free the crushed
cane from the saccharinc matter which will remain
after il has passed through the rollers and that the
cane thus freed makes excellent pulp. from which a
superior quality of paper can be made. Samples of
this paper ranging in grade from wrapping 10
printing paper the latter having been on the types
were exhibited and pronounced excellent in quail
ity Tho company Will erect paper mill i'll or ear
this city.
By the steamship Harris, which reached this city
from Bordeaux on Tuesday last, there arrived the
Baroness Rivcrc. The lady il well remembered by
the old citizens here as Miss BlOunt. of Mobile, in
which city and New Orleans before her marriage
she rcigned belle in the highest society some
time before the war Her husband, an officer of the
French army, visited Mobile, and his handsome face
and dashng manners soon made him favorite with
all the daughters of the Gulf City So popular did he
become that he excited the jealousy of some of the
leading young men. Finally quarrel took place
between him aud Captain Harry Marry, OF the
Virginia Maurys, who was afterward a Brgadicr-
General in the Confederate army. A duel resulted
and Riyere was wounded. His marriage To Miss
Blount was opposed by the young ladys father
but sanctioned by her mother. Arunnway match
was arranged Miss Blount being accompanied by
her mother. The Baroness goes to Mobile to VISIT
her relatives there.