New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29
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NEw-ORLEANs, June Is The Governor has
signed the death warrants of Kendrich Holland,
coored. and Victor Elvia, white, confined in. the
parish prison of this city They were both con-
demned for killing women. Holland, on August II
last melted by jealousy murdered his mistress IN
a ballroom. Elyia. also inspired by jealousy. cut
his wife to death on the public street The crime
was committed on MaIli Gras. Day. So. The UNI
fortunate woman was waiting to see the Rex pro-
ces,Ion which was passing two blocks away when
Elya met and killed her. The two men will be ex-
cuted in the parish prison on the same gallows on
July 20.
The Hon. P. b. s. Pinchback is ont in fcard crit
icsing the address Of the Republican state Central
Committee issued several days ago. The committee
declares that the following resolution, Resolved
that the state Central Committee be and is hereby
authorized to appoint after the nomination of Pres
idcnt and Vice-Presdent at Chicago the Prcsiden-
tial Electors" was adopted by the last State Con-
vention which chose delegates to Chicago, and an
nounces that in accordance with these instructions
the Central COMMITTEES will present at the proper
time the names of eight Blaine and Logan PreSiden-
tal Electors for the sufrages of the Republican and
Conservative voters of Louisiana. Mr.. Plnchback
declares that the resolution never passed by and
indeed was never submitted to the convention, and
intmates that he intends to appeal from the action
of the committee to the voters of the party.
A committee of members of the City Council and
citizens of Philadelphia have been here this week
inspecting the gas works and examining the process
Of manufacture I his city for coupleofmonh s has
been us,uU Watrr Gas. Opinions are divided as to
its merits ami qualities compared with coal gas.
On Monday night ST. Johns Eve. there was a
regular old.timc VOudoO celebration on the lake
shore There was dance around boiling caudron
by hall-clad frantic black wonen, with "lld and
I Il Irt.IF NJ FT-f
dance of the kind that has taken place IN many
years and was participated in 10y but small num-
Der OF persons aud they were among the most
ignorant OF their class.
The big S5OO0OO fire on Thursday night gave an
opportanitv for display of that spirit of enterprise
which has taken possession OF this community.
Several Of the largest wholesale furniture stores IN
the city and of the largest grocery establish
ments were destroyed. and while the buildings were
burning the prOprictors were making arranSencntS
for other stores. and yesterday morning they all
announced themselves ready for business at Now
stands
George W. Gable. the novelist, has never been
popular with the Crco!es. whose CHARACTERISTICS.
he understands them, lac loves TO portray. One OF
the papeis here Ou Wednesday contained com
munlcatiOn, embodylng a severe criticism OF ms
works, and a rather violent attack on him.; The
writer, who signed himself "OId Creole SAID
Among other things: lie has attained certain
degree of celebrity among certain class OF people
in the North. who are rather too eager to Judge
CTeolcs on the sayings OF men IKE VI CaOe. mat
-
profound ignorance of the French language in his
writings. which pretend TO give portraits OF the
Creole class. lie wants to be known 5 keen oh
server, when he has probably CLEANED tho material
for his sketches among the lower and ignorant
classes If by 'Creoles' Mr.. Cable means negroes.
let him say 50 frankly "Od Creole" thus sum
marizes: I've are more civilized than Mr.
Cable. We are sufficiently intelligent to judge
Of fools 3-We possess French poteness and cour-
tesy, the equal Of the American. lin many I'M
portant public functions, CreOles are preferred. .
No one has yet challenged the Croole's courage. e.
If Mr. Cable DOUBTS the fifth proposition he IS given
a. free field The attack has created great deal
of merriment in literary circles. On Thursday Mr.
Gable again subjected TO public attack. this
time on the floor of the State Senate. y. bill to
annul the penItenJaTY lease was under cOnsidera-
ton, and Senator Parlange supporting 1t quoted
from lecture delivered by Mr. Cable before the
Prison and Asylum Association at its last meeting
in Louisville. 1hereupOn Senator Carlisle took the
floor and referring to senator PaTangcs quotations
from Mr.. Gable spoke severelyof that gentleman's
alleged INSTRUMENTATION of the people of Louis
ana lie spoke of him rs Quixotic moral re-
former, who, mounted upon the ass OF public
creduty, rode against the iInmoyable windmills of
fixed institutions"