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THfio WASHINGTON GAZETTI VOI,. XX. THE FRENCH QUARTER. HOW THE CREOLES LIVE IN THE CRESCENT OITT. Their Outward Customs- A Visit to the Orsols Shops In New Orleans— Absinths Saloons. A correspondcnt'df thb Ifew York Telegram, writing front New Orleans, says: The first object of interest the Northman or the wise visitor from the East asks to he ahowu is the “French quarter,” and a great many have taken rooms in that antiquated por tion of the city. under the hallucina tion that they will learn French purely by absorption. But there are no pesple more exclusive lliati the Creoles, even to III* lodging-house keeper*, who lei rooms as a regular business and never invite you to be come one of the family. They naturally auppeso that you have your own circle ot acquaintances and friends, and that you do net amount to much if you do not. The visitor only sees the outward customs of Creole life, just as he views the quaint dwellings and curiosity shops of the “native foreig ners” who refuse to become Ameri canized, even to the extent of learning language. Their lack of industry and enterprise his measurably retard ed the growth ot the city, but more especially their “section.” lam told by a city official that the entire real estate property in the French anarter has decreased in value from filly to sixty per cent within tlie past fifly years. Their shops somewhat resemble country stores in the matte* of the variety of articles kept. For instance, in a jewelry store the keeper repairs jewelry, soils jcwslry, and iu addition takes jewelry on pawn and buys old gold and silver. On entering these “jewelry-store-pawn-shops” the eye rests upon a large placard, -Ladies’ and children's ears punched a special ty.” Next door lo onq of these mixed shops is a waiter-girl saloon, kept by an cx-oinmitting magistrate, where undoubtedly head-punching is a specialty. A notion store admits a portion of the truth in a sign that articles can be bought “dear orcheap.’ The second-hand bookstores refused purchasing, a few tgeeka-ago, at any price. They all t#ll the same story—, over-supplied. Their shelves are Actually betiding beueath the weight of story volumes anu even entire libraries, sold by people who have experienced more prosperous days The work are mainly French, of course, and were sold at about what the postage or transportation cost the owners, ralume after volume of fiction can here be found, as well as the torn and tattered filcss ot,the Parisian story pa pc*, The “voting blood,” though clinging to his ances trv and the traditions of his fathers is Americanized to the extent that he cares little for the romance or history of a country he has never seen yet, which he cads his own. So io a tiudmTal strait he sells the library of his sire to a second-hand dealer and drops a tear to his memory as he pockets the proceeds and heads for the Royal or St. Charles street to tempt the fickle goddess at his favor ite rouge-et-noir er perhaps to play baccarat in the hack room of an “ab sinthe mill.” There are saloons were absinthe is lmade a specialty and which are main ly Irpquenlod by absinthe ■ drinkers who never patronized whiskey sa loons as they, drink nothing but ab sinthe except at meals when their favorite claret is a part of the menu The sign “Absinthe Saloons” causes the visitor to stop and curiously peer in to see what kind of an establish ment {t is. But It is to the French man what the “cafTee saloon” was to the American years ago when whis ky saloons were known by that de ceptive title. A frw of these land marks’still exist, and coflee and cakes are sold at one and of the rickety counter by a decrepit, veteran-looking -woman. On the narrow streets lacing the old St. Loats cathedral are little shops resembling an undertaker’s where coffins, wreaths, holy candles, crucifixes from an inch to three feet high, and ail Imaginary church reliq uaries are sold. Holy candles are 'kept burning as long as iho shop re* mains open, and a quietness prevails which gircs the place of barter a solemn aspect, in addition to its half weird and mournful appearance and surroundings. The patron is awid into the subjection of removing his hat, bartering is conducted in an undertone and the proper change Landed over in a solemn and dignified manner. But the chink of the coin, the high prices paid and occassional misrepresentations no doubt remind the purchaser that, notwithstanding the'solemnity of the places, they are of the “earth earthly,” and are after the dollar of our daddies. Adjoining the ancient cathedral is the old state arsenal, where the “flower and pridc”ofthe State were mustered into the Confederate service, many of whom never returned. On the next block is a “blood and thund er” variety theatre, where the chief qualification of an actor is shooting, scalping; imaginary Indians ami rob bing stage banks. As the admission is only ten cents,' the ptafcc is nightly crowded. A few doors further and the visitor li?ars, "Eagle bird by chance!” followed by an indistinct w-h-i-r. lie knows what it is. But even Ihe roulette man has raised hit prices, or rather increased his percen tage. Poker roorn“are more nume rous even than faro banks, and the percentage they take is about on a par with the profit of stopping an ex press train or the flight of a bank cashier to Canada. In “seven up” each player in the game Is charged twenty—five cents aq hour. In poker one chip is laken out ofcach pot when the hand is called. The cheeks arc generally ten cents—sometimes twenty-five cents. At litis rate it is easy to figure how, r fter a night’s sitting, each player would retire loser and the “house” the only winner. Thesc“roonts are chiefly patronized by clerks and young men about town, who play small, or as long as possible on a little money, and are elated with small winnings. Faro and all bank games are a felony under the State law, but tacitly licensed by tho city authorities. A pronament-offleisi on belug asked by your correspondent bow the city officials could override a State law, he said; “Well, they don’t exactly do that. We give the proprietors ot these houses to under, stand if they will pay SIOO or |2OO a month according to the Standing of tneir hank,’ into the city treasury we will let them run. That money goes tolhe hospital fund. Might ai well do that as to lefthe police blackmail (he gamblers,” concluded tho official, in a matter of fact Way. o*lol* OF THE BAJH. REBELLION. In dealing with the present rebel lion in tho Canadian Northwest it is fair to ignore all the wild stories of Lonit Kiel’s seditious proclivitset, and to look directly et tho demands of (he half-breeds. In the first place it 1* not Manitoba that the dominion is called upen to fight, but the settlement running almost one thousand miles northwest of Winni peg on the Saskatchewan river beyond the Manitoban boundary. The pres ent outbreak is but a repetition of (he rebellion of 1860, which was mainly a land fight. All of the Canadian North west was governed up to that year by the Hudson* Bay Company, which sold out to the Canadian Government for 11,500,000. The rule among the half breeds was to locate their lands upon the rivers, the frontage being small, the farms ranningback in some case* several miles. When the Cana dian Government got control it sent out surveyor* to cut tlie country up into squire blocks, entirely ignoring the river frontage. This it will be re membered, was in tbe boundaries of Manitoba. The story of how the fiery handsome and educa ted Louis Riel put hig foot on the surveyor’s chair iiear Winnipeg and ordered him ’>• stop, is one of the pic tures of the rebellion of iB6O. A ris ing was ordered, and a bill of rights drawn. The result of the matter wss that Riel, was banished, anil, most of the demands for special provincial privileges were ignored, swards were made for disturbing the river fron tage by granting the half breeds each ‘MOacresof land. But thie law, passed in 1870, applied to Manitoba only. Now the Northwest is filling up, and the same frontage system it being ig nored. Tho present outbreak is there fore a repitition of the rebellion of 1860, led by the same man, with sub stantially the same demands. The French half-breeds want lo be put un der the land law of-l&70, and this ex plains the coolness of the French Can adians towards the Government in its efforts to suppress rebellion.—Spring field Rebuplican. WASHINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL It). 1885. A IUIXISTZB KNOCKED DOWX. A Temperance Sermon Vi Ballets that war* Hood for Two Draui. Thie city is worked up over a re-, ligio-political feud. A young man distributed religions tracts on the corner of Capitol Square last Satur day. On the same corner stood another young man distributing election tick ets. The religions young man gave the politician a tract and ,tl ■> politi cian gave in return a little cni'd say ing : "There, partner, take -this; you can get two drinks on it at any saloon in town.” The card read : “For City Clerk. John M. Niiekois, Jr,” The iractdistributor carried tho card lo Rev. W. H. Musgrove, pastor of the First M. E. Church, and explained lo him its alleged meaning. A lIOMU FROM THE PtTLPIT. The revereued gentleman said in his pulpit Sunday: “I hold in my hand a caixl which is good for two drinks in any saloon in Springfield. It reads: ‘For City Clerk. John M. Nuekols, Jr.’ ”He then dilated upon tho evils of intemperance and tho scandalous manner in which -candi dates for office obtained their end. Mr, Nuekols and his family called on Rav. Musgrove in the evening and de manded an explanation of tho publi city given, as it was an insult, iicv. Musgrove replisd that ho would not be threatened, and had no explanation to give. Afieralongconsulalion and some hot word Rev. Musgrove agreed to retract his words at the evening service in his church. AN ITNSATISPACTORY RETRACTION. Preceding a red hot leiuperance ser mon he said thst he wished to ex plain something he said at tho morn ing service. “I take hack nothing I stated,” said lie; “but I understand from Mr. Nuekols that this card is not good fortwo drinks erone drink/’ This retraction was not considered sufficient by Mr. Nuekols and his friends, and yesterday lrAwro:e-to the minister demanding a full and com plete denial of all lie said, and warn ing him that if ha did not make all the redress possible for the Insult neither his age, his higli social, posi tion, nor his holv railing, would ex cuse him from being held personally responsible lothe wriler. THE BLOW !*J TttE IYE. On his w*y to mail this lettar Mr. Nuekols mot Rev. Musgrove on the street. He handed him the letter and (old him to read it. Rev. Musgrove read it, and with flushed face replied that he had no retraction to make, and (hat under ibe same circumstan ces h* would repeat what he had al ready said. At this Mr. Nuekols struck the minister a severe blow in the eye, staggering him back into the krmsof a bystander. Friend* inter fered and no more prize ring cour tesies were exchanged. Rev. Mus grove is in tho prime oflife, and is a large, powerful man. He made no resistance to the blow, but put his hand to his face and walked away. Mr. Nuekols is a nephew of cx-Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri. The latest report says llftfl Rev. Musgrove is confined to his bed, and is delirious. ■ Paul Howes is a Georgia drum mer. He was recently travelling in South Corelina and with a fellow traveieV purchased a 1,000-mile ticket. The conductor refused to allow hut one of them to ride on the ticket, sav ing that while it could be Issued to two or more parlies only one person could be issued lo two or more parties only one person could ride on it at one time. Mr. Howes was put off the Lrain about four miles from Wades boro, and ho gave notice at ence that he would sne the road for damages. He employed an attorney, but it was not long before the authorities offered to compromise. The offer was -ac cepted and Mr. Hewes came off fl, OOObetteroff. His walk of fourmiles to Wadesboro netted him just 12.00 per mile. Ball’s Hair Reneiver renews cleanses, brightens, and lnvigerates the hair, and restores faded or gray hair lo Its youthful color and Instre. People with gr*r hair prefer to us* the Renewer, rather than proclaim to tbe world, through their bleached locks, thst they are becoming aged, passing on to decay. A close observer at the the theatre hat come to conclusion that there is not much difference between going out between the acts and coming ip between drinks. A TRIPTIIHOCOiI FLORIDA. Impressions a Greene County Young Mull Formed, Mr. Robort Ingram, of this county who left the fitter part of last year for a tour of inspect ion through Flori da, with a vlew-of settling there, re turned home last wook, and from the views he giveethe is thoroughly satis fied that Greene county is just a good wavs ahead of the word-painted Mec ca called the“ Land of Flowers,’’that is, so far a* the Igriniug interests go, “I am satisfied that the country is much, vary much overestimated," was Mr Ingram’s reply. “My own expec tations were in no wian realized. I traveled over* poor portion of the stale and base my opinions entirely upon wtiat I saw. ” “Is not the orange business profita ble ?” Think not. lam certain there is not the profit in the growth of thorn which is constantly represented. In the first placo the production u in ex cess ofthe demand, and the price runs down to a song, In a fuw years, from the fact that numbers of young groves in ail parts of the growing section, will come into market, the supply will be still further increased and the profit greater reduced. To say that Florida oftei-s any inducements to a poor man to accumulate anv thing is faulty.” “Why?’ “In the first place everything in tho line of mechanics and labor its over done. The gill pictures of wealth lias brought to Florida an influx of mechanics and laborers from every section. Carpimlers, blacksmiths, etc., are ail working on short time, and you find two men for every piece of work which ona man can do.” “Does the country offer any advan tages for cattle raising ?’’ “No. In only a faw localities ean rattle or stock bo raised at all. From this it eyaiont that farmers are compelled to buy most of their ‘ merit and pay high prices from they profits they make on their gardens or groves.” “Have tho majority of people who have located Ihcre made money ?” “By no mean*. But few engaged in legitimate truffle have made anything. Speculation lias becu rife, the north ern cap-’talili furnishing the money in moat lhitahriM out ef which the shrewd speculator ttttttle his Motley; Northearn capital hai fairly lottrftfcd in Florida. Hundreds of immense he* tels, the erection ef which involved large sums, are now almost lenanlless and in !om than ten years tho whole bottom will have fallen out!” “You are satisfied that the ceuntry wont do?” “I am most assuredly. Florida may be a very nice place for rich people lo spend their winters, but for a poor man-to ma%‘it his home with the view of becoming prosperous, it is the veriest folly. Wages are low, trades are overdone, prices of produce are ruinous and Florida is the last place to go to get rich. I find that Georgia stands the test better than Florida or Texas, and lam ofthe opinion that I shall bo content to live and die on Georgia soil.” —Greenesboro Herald. XUBDSBED BY HIE ELATE. Arrest of a Eeirro Charged with Killing His XaatST 23 Years ago. Twenty-three years ago Aintoad P. Ellington, a well-to-do farmer living near Rice’s Depot, on Prince Edward county, Y*., disappeared, and the only trace of him that could be dis covered wss hit hat floating on a mill pond i* the neighborhood of his bouse. Seven years later a negro while poking in a pile of decayed logs on the Ellington farm in search of a fugitive rabbit, discovered * skeleton, which was identified gs that r,f the missing man by means of a ring and a gold phi gib his teeth. A few weeks ago on the Southern border of Texas, a gentleman over heard three negroes talking. One of them, is relating hia story to his companions, said bo bad murdered a man in Prince Edward connty, Va., early ia the war. Hie knowledge of tire particulars induced the gentleman to write to the clerk of Prince Ed ward county about the matter. An investigation followed and a* its re sult the negro, Crawford Jeter, a runaway slave of Ellington, is under arrest and en route to Prince Ed ward counly to be tried for tho mur der of his master iu 1862. WHERE THEBE IS CAUSE FOB BXHOVAt. While certain Republican newspa pers are taking a lively interest in the subject of eivii service reform and are dicussing appointments and removal, it is well for them to bear in mind in office where the incum bent. The standard of Republi can office-holders in the South is very low, and tho application of civil service rules to them will necessitate a great many changes. Regarding South Carolina alone, tho Charleston News and Courier says : “It is safe to say that ninety-nine ontef every hundred Federal office holders in this State are ignorant, vicious or iintcruplousiy partisan. They are disreputable, contemptible and injurious, not because thoy vote the Republican ticket, but because they cheat, steal or lie in thoir official capacity. Such officers as these ought to bo removed at the earliest possible moment, not for the sake of the Democratic party alone, but for the sake of good government In gen eral and for the good name of the United States.” A similar state of things is said to prevail in other Southern States, no lably Louisiana where some Federal officials are regarded ns the embodi ment of political corruption. Tho scandals which wero unearthed in the departments at the close of the last administration show that a just ap plication of civil service rules calls for a practical application of the popular teying,‘ turn the rascals out.” Bureaus honeycombed with corrup tion demand heroic treatment to bring thorn Into accord with the new regime • f honesty and reform. The Repub lican organs which are preparing for a grand outburst of idignation at tho prospect of the removal of some of their cronies from the positions they have disgraced, shoul I not forgot that their retention iu office would ’• afi&l|,ab!e violation, . die ef civil service reform. Whan the various departments are thor oughly investigated it may ho found that there exits no Incmtaidorable body of office-holdera who gained their position* merely ** Rppiibll* ean partisans and hot as deserving and competent who acted imgroper ly in office whenever party ends wmt? he and who Cattrdt he allowed (o remain with •fit flistredit and injury to the gov* efjiftienh The people demind n upright and Intelligent administra tion ef all Federal officers and the indications are that they Will httv# it; When tbe Republican ok is gored it is in strict conformity with civil ser vice reform. Oar zealous Republi can friends should make a note of this in time to avoid stultifying them selves. OUEFBB AND THE OBAB. A SI. Simons’ fourteen-year aid darkey came to grief as follows: From a full-rigged fishing tackle he threw a well baited hook full length of the line into St. Simons river. Waiting a short while he felt a faint bile at the hook. Cautiously pulling it in he found to his Joy a large crab timidly and slowly fol lowing. When just below the sur face of the water fearing he might lose the very much desired crustacean he inadvaertntly slipped his hand under the hook and grab in order the morn certainly to secure the prize. No sooner dono than the crab with his largest and strongest claw closed in on Cuffee’s forefinger. This was a dilemma and Cufi’ee for cibly thought himselfeqnal'to the em ergency, (and acting upon the oft quoted saw, “everything if fair in war” caught the crab’s claw between his firm el teeth; At this time tbe crab fastened his other eiaw into Coffee’s flat nose. This state ef things So paralyzed him that he bel lowed loudly for help. His wail ings soon brought to bis assistance a kind-hearted gentleman passing by, who with some stonas crushed tho crab’s claw* thus relievi ig him from his predicament and pain. Coffee declares, “die -Rigger gwine crab Askin’ nairy nulher time artsv dat.”—Brunswick Advertiser. “Pa,” asked young Johnny Jar phyly. ‘-what is a defaulter ?” “Ha is a man who loses money that does not belong to him, my son/' replied Mr. Jarphly. *‘And what Is a finan cier?” ‘‘One who hangs on to it/' NO. 15 FOUR YEARN FROM HOME. Effect of Dime Novels upon a Young’ Man—Prodigal Returning Home. A few mornings since we saw a young man, a pleasant-faced fellow with hearty, robust form, but who seemed “rather the worso for wear,” and he wanted to chop some wood—do anything to earn something to eat. His fact! and manner of speaking suggested honesty t,aud that’s seldom found in a tramp) so he got a job at once. While eating wc drew from him a story which will not be uuinteresling to our readers, and we hope any boy who may bo tempted like he, will lako warning and profit by his folly, and that all parents win be careful in the sclectiou of literature for their boys. He gave his name as George Hun ter, said that his father and mother iived in Albany, and that four years ago he got to reading trashy literture which so infatuated him (hat he de cided to leave home and make a for tune. He went to Savannah and hound himself a sea captain for the term of four years, sailed away Iront his native soil, from all familiar faces, kind friends and loving parents, left all for foreign countries. During tho four yea,s he never heard a word from home, and worse than all he was treated vory rough and unkindly by the seamen. For four long years he had not set his foot on native soil, and had been a slave, as lie termed it, until the vessel reached Brunswick a few days ago, when he ran away from his employer, and had walked all the way from there here, and was on his way to Albany, to father and mother, from whom nothing but death, ho says, can ever separate him. He said hcwould’nt take thousands for his experience, Bad though it was, for now ho would go to work, fully convinced of, the truth iu those boau tilul words; “Beit ever se humble, there’s no place like homc.”-j fWay —w* ? PO'* : , y ■rainii.i7^~Up^g CASTELAtt ON WKN. LOUDON. Gordon, the Chinese, tho Egyptian tho Nubian, the Ajbysslnlan, the mer chant, the warrior, tho visionary, the clairvoyant,the strange being admired and marveled at for his great abilities and his extraodinary exploits, the grealest type of originality among the Saxon race. Casting my eyes b*ok over the heroes of Spain I men with whom I would rather coMpartf* him Utah any here of our mod el'll fiffies. 1 dff ndt fcsriipare hirti to our first discOvhrcrerJ of the iSTeW World, fn whom the bhafacler of the warrior predominates over any dfhef character; I would rather compare him to first Jesuit missionaries, and artrong them to the first explorers of India: anti China. The missionary and the explorer are with great felic ity Onited in the Pasha and tho Brit an, as they were United in the Jesuit —an incomprehensible mixtnro of as eertlcism and wordliilcss, vehement, clever, with prophetic prevision and mathematical calculation, an informal combination of individual sacrifice and mercantile egotism. Pure mor als, firm failh and a practical mind; those are the qualities recognized in the history'ot the Asiatic apostles, and such are the prominent charac teristics ef Gen. Gordon.—Tho Ma drid Dia. If the French Republic shall totter and fall it will be because of misman agement. It is said to be more or less of a fraud. A constitutional monar chy would, from all accounts, be pre ferable. The Ceurier-Journal, after due investigation, declares that the public debt amounts to 14,760,000,000, which is 1300,000,000, in round num bers greater than the debt of Great Britain, The annual revenue for 1883 amounted to $713,718,598 which ia $320,000,000 more than that of Great Britain, $666,718,598, which le $320,- 000,000 greater than that of Germany and $265,000,1X10 greater than that of Ru*ia. Mr*. Thinks—‘lt's a perfect outrage Mr. Wink*. The idea of inviting those gentlemen to dinner when yeu knew the bouse was full of company. Why, if will make thirteen at a ta ble. Mr. Winks—Bnrely you are not superstitious abont that. Having thir teen at a table won't worry me the least. Mrs. Winks—Well, it will whew you see what a small roast the butch er sent.