New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-20
NEV U ORLE1NS.
CASTE AT SUMMER RESORTS-THE PICK
WICK CLUB
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NEw-ORLEANs. July 19.-Peoplc here are await
ing with considerable interest the outcome of visit
to BIonnt Springs Alabama, very fashionable
watering place. by +. +. Alain, prominent colored
citizen office holder and politician of tins state
Mr. Allan secured letter to the proprctor5 of the
hotel at the Springs, signed by Governor >. d.
McEnery State Land Registrar j. l.. Lobdell, Sena-
tor A. Jumel, Lieutenant Governor Clay Knoblock,
and Commissioner of Agriculture William II. Harris
who wrote: d" We are acquainted with the Hon. T.
r. Allan of the Parish of Iberyllle and take pleas
ure to state that he is among the foremost of his
race in this State socially and politically, and if you
can find it convenient to establish an apartment
such as he requests to enjoy the waters of your
Springs, we feel that his manners Will be such rs
not to infringe upon you or yours socially" Mr.
Allan received an answer satisfactory as to terms
and the accommodation offered, and he left this city
Oh Tuesday last for the Springs. People here
manifostng considerable curiosity to tho effect
his appearance as guest of the hotel will have on
the white visitors there.
On Tuesday for the first time the new building of
the Pckwick Club was opened to the public. Stu
ated at the corner of Canal and Carondelet sts the
odifce is built in "Quoen Anne" style and cost
5000, 900 IT - four stories high, with mansaTd
roof and ninety eight feet eight inches high 1t
has sixty four feet front Canal-st and one hun
drcd and thirty Carondolct-st The entire build
ing is most taseuly decorated with pictures lifo
size marble statues and vases has been furnished
with new furniture, aud is undoubtedly ono of the
most elegant in the South. All the furniture of the
former building of tho Pickwick Club has been
donated 10 tho Soldiers Homo and the Shakespeare
Alm,housc.
Our Mexican Exchange has congratulated
General PorlirO DIaL upon his second election To-
the Presidential office The Exchange fired a salute
Of seventeen guns at noon Wednesday IN his honor
Dr. Joseph Holt president Of the Board of Health
ha, revoluti0nH ii tho process at dlsnrctIon which
has prevailed at quarantine stations IN TIN. state
for years lie has ordered the Immediate disrou-
the mcrcurc hichOrldc. The cost ~ about 80 per
cent IN favor of the latter The solution he has d-
rcctcd t. b used ~ ounces OF tins chemical with
four ounces Of the murIatC of ammonia Hs "a solvent
first dissolved ~ half gallon of water and added to
forty gallons of water, u little more than one part
IN 1000.
The refusal Of Archbishop Lcray tho Catholic
prclate 10 allow Father Hubert 10 take part m tho
religions exercises which had been included IN tine
ceremonies arranged for the uuNoluH of the statue
of Margaret lIauRhcTy laH week because % minister
Of nuOt urr denomination was 10 participate ~ them
WAS still being discussed whcn the Archbishop again
took notion which has excited much public cou
mrnt. lle refused Father Hubert PERMISSION to
bless u French Nag at the 18th Oi July lcto held
here hy our French Ctl/ous. MOusclRncur held
that this was purely civic ceremony. Tho fall of
the lasIllc had no connection, nor had II any sym
paihy with the Roman Catholic faith. The bless
ing of "A French Republican Nag by jesuit wnuld
not be- acceptable 10 the Catholics account of the
great aniagonlsm of the Republican red lag PRINCE
pies to the policy of the Church.