{"1": {"fulltext": "ill", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "OO^\\nrV\\n-^r\\ny -Vi*-\\nrf-\\nM\\n.0- A-:!-\\nN V ^_ tf 1 A\\naN\\n.S:\\nA\\nv-^\\nV- v^\\nvx\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0f.\\no", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "S-\\nx^^:-^\\ns\\n,0 0^\\nV\\naV^\\nV\\no.\\n,V V\\n.A^\\n.0*^\\n-7*,\\n0\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0J-\\nf\\nA y\\nC^\\\\\\n4\\nxO^.\\n-X -c-w\\n.,v^^\\no\\\\\\n,XN^^\\n,:v\\\\^\\noo\\nxO\\n.V-\\nh.^\\nh^\\n^,0\\n-.X\\n^V--\\nc-\\n-e..\\nr^\\n^%o\\nij\\ni\\nf/-\\nv*^\\n-x^\\nx^-^.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0x^\\n.x\\\\^\\n,A", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "8\u00c2\u00ae\u00c2\u00bb-^ X 7^^^-ft \u00c2\u00bb$C5 \u00c2\u00bbX\u00c2\u00bb- g\u00c2\u00ae?\u00c2\u00bb-\u00c2\u00bb\\nPKICE,\\nO CEIVTS.\\nBi.\\nILLUSTRATED\\nPUBLISHED BY\\nPublisher of THE ROYAL HERALD,\\nOFFICIAL JOURNAL OF CARNIVAL COURT,\\nEntered according to Act of Congress by J. CURTIS WALDO, in the year 1^79, in the C.ffice c f the I.ibr.rian of Congress at W.shington.\\nI\\niAi)\\n^^BX^^E ^G^-^\\ni\\n.c/ C^,\\n(ro\\n1\\nG^^\\nL. Graham, Printer, 1-:J7 Gravier street, N. O.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION.\\nNew Orleans Daily Democrat.\\nr I\\nThe Young est, Most Popular and Influential Paper\\nin New Orleans^\\nAnd the only one which has consistently and uncompromisingly stood by the pledges\\nof the Democratic Party given at THE BATON ROUGE CONVENTION, to\\noppose and destroy all Rings and Monopolies created by Radical\\nLegislation and now grinding the people.\\nTHE DEMOCRAT IS THE ORGAN OF THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY,\\nAnd is recognized tbrougbout the United Sfates as the representative of the Property-Holding\\nand Industrial Classes, as opposed to the rings and monopolies, which the INDEPENDENT\\nPRESS has permitted, without remonstrance, to be fastened on the State by corrupt legislation.\\nIt is therefore THE ORGAN OF THE PEOPLE, and is more widely quoted than any other\\nJournal in New Orleans.\\nDaily\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One Year, $12.00; Six nionths, $6.00 Three months, $3.00; Or^e month, $1.00.\\ni^^Payable invariably in advance.\\nWeekly\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One year, $l.BO Six months, 7Se. Two months, 50e.\\nPostage twenty cents;\\nA. BURKi:, Managing Editor.\\nOFFICE, 109 GRAVIER STREET,\\nSUCCESSOR TO\\nHAY MKHLE,\\nFor the Purchase, Sale, Forwarding and Shipment of\\nBEESTVAX, TALLOW and TANNING MATERIALS,\\nOFFICE, 112 114 SOUTH PETERS (Formerly New Levee) Street, 1st District,\\nNew Orleans Brancli\\nX3XES\u00c2\u00a3SC ZjiI3\\nSafe and Lock Co.,\\n27 CANAL STREET.\\nriie largest aud mostcompleteassortmoutof Safes ever exhibited South, at prices to suit the times.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "^^,.\\\\U3\\nws;\\\\ ^W\\nWMW\\nANJ3\\n1\u00c2\u00aeS \u00e2\u0082\u00aclaml\u00c2\u00aeff\u00c2\u00ae Itt\u00c2\u00ae M\u00c2\u00a9w \u00c2\u00a5\u00c2\u00ae\u00c2\u00bbfc\\n^f)\\nCUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS,\\nIRON, NAILS, TIN,\\nAnd LEADEDPLATES, METALS, OILS,\\nPAINTS, CORDAGE,\\nAGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "^AND=#2\\n9, 11 13 Tchoupitoulas Street\\n52, 54, 56 and 58 COMMON STREET,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "M\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0O\\nP^\\nP^\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a005\\np::\\np^\\nS3\\nl-H\\np^\\npp\\nOP\\np:?\\nO\\nH\\nS p^\\no\\no\\nH\\nPh\\nP^\\nEH\\nO\\nH\\np:?\\n5^\\nt*\\nS\\no\\no w\\np^\\np:?\\nO\\nC5\\nG.H.MUMM CO. S\\nImportation in 1878, 35,906 Cases;\\nor 16,270 Cases more than any other Brand in\\nthe United States.\\nFOR SALE BY\\nSCHMIDT ZIEGLER\\n49 anil 55 SOUTH PETERS STREET.\\nU\\no\\nD\\no\\no\\nL\\nu", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "H. DUDLEY COLEMAN BRO.\\nfrntrnf\\nA\\n1^ _OP- .S\\nCOIN MILLS,\\nWHEAT MILLS,\\nMill Stones Irons,\\nSaw Mlll\u00c2\u00ae\u00c2\u00ab\\nCOTTONSEEDCARRIERS\\nCOTTON PRESSES,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094FOR\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSTEilH.WATEl\\niiiite St8,\\nSTEAM ENGINES,\\nStationary and Portable\\nCOTTON GIN FEEDERS\\nAND\\nCONDENSERS,\\nCANE MILLS,\\nAND\\nE VA PORA TORS,\\nPumps, Pipes, Shafting,\\nNo. 12 Union St., Wareroom, No. 9 Perdido St.,\\nm\\nm\\nm^ wr^Li\\nA lot of CISTERNS, from 1000 to 20,000 gallous capacity, made of the best\\nmaterial and workmanship, kept constantly on hand and for sale at\\nPRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.\\nHIGHEST PBlMroMS AW AMID\\nAt the Gulf States 3lechanicaly AffricuJtural and Industrial Ex-\\n2)osition of 1879y the Southern States Agricultural and Industrial\\nExposition of 1S7(*, and all the Louisiana State Fairs since 1S71.\\nSip House M Disiery Cisterns M Tanls inafle to Drier anfl Repalrei\\nORDERS RESPECTFULL Y SOLICITED AND PROMPTL Y A TTENDED TO.\\nSEND FOR r\u00c2\u00bbrtICE LIST.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "ssTABHsxe^^Oi rr wsiTTY-sxx FssikSis.\\nlil^\\nlomaeoiatljir ||ariac2,\\n152 J-UHniJL. STi^EET.\\nWl^^\\nA Complete Stock of Pure and Reliable\\nIMPORTED DIRECT FROM EUROPE AND THE ^WEST.\\nMEDICINE CASES AND BOOKS FOR PHYSICANS AND FAMILY USE,\\nAnd .all other Articles used in Homooopathic Practice, such as\\nPorous, A rnica, Corn Bunion Plasters, A mica Oil, Hamamelis Extract and Cerate for Piles, etc,\\n\\\\-XrWJ\\\\ fXr i^DATUIIO C^r\\\\C^C\\\\ agreeable substitute for TEA and COFFEE,\\nn vyiVIVJCiV^r A^ I mv/ \\\\^\\\\J\\\\^\\\\^ r^^ Dj speptlc persons and invalids can driuk it freely.\\nPrices as low as in New York, Pbiladelpia, St. Louis or any other place.\\nREFERENCES BY PERMISSION:\\nDr. W. H. Holcombe,\\nDr. Walter Bailey, Sr.\\nDr. Walter Bailey, Jr.\\nDr. G. S. Schurioht,\\nOffice, No. 288 St. Charles St.\\nNo. 269 Camp Street.\\nNo. 2G9 Camp Street.\\nNo. ISO Canal Street.\\nDr. S. M. ADgell,\\nDr. E. A. Murphy, Office, No. 229 Camp Street.\\nDr. J. G. Bplden, No. 132 Canal Street.\\nDr. B. de Villeneuve, No. 132 Canal Street.\\nDr. R. Angell, No. I.i2 Julia Street.\\nOffice, No. 184 Julia Street.\\nCASH OR CITY BEFERENCES MUST ACC03II ANY ALT. ORDERS.\\nM. T. DUCROS,\\nNOTARY PUBLIC,\\nAND\\n^ammissianer af ffecdst\\nNo. 18 ROYAL ST., Up-stairs, (Room No. 9\\nISrE^v\\\\^ OPILE-A.NS,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "^;mEifir^\\nGORWBXi\\n\u00c2\u00abiaii iiiiiif\\nISTE^W ORLEAIsrS,\\n1 OT lie\\nORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY 6AREFULLY ATTENDED TO\\nAND DELIVERED TO BOAT OR DEPOT FREE OF DRAYAGE.\\nOF EVKRY BRAISII3 AL\\\\\\\\^AYS ON HAND.\\nmim\\nSend f yr Catalogue and Price lAst to\\nJOHN K. RENAUD CO.,\\nCamp, corner of Julia.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "BRANCH OF THE OLDEST HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACY IN THE UNITED STATES.\\n(ESTABLISHED IN 1835.)\\nAnd the ONLY COMPLETE Establishment of the kind IN THE SOUTH.\\nBOEB.ICKE fe TAFEL,\\n130 CANAL STREET.\\nBet. St. Chillies OaroiulelH, KBW \u00c2\u00a9KI.BAN8, lA.\\n1 1 \u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00abw,^i^4-o c+cpTr nf nnre and reliable medicines: medicine\\nKeep ^-nstant y on hancl complete stock^of g^^^^ jf |^^,i,l, Professional,\\nSTmeX S Ve^Jinary at Taud eirything else p.rtaiui.,, to the Homoeopathic Practice.\\nMake a specialty of:\\nMedicine Chests for Families,\\nMedicine Chests for Asylums,\\nMedicine Chests for Travelers,\\nMedicine Chests for Planters,\\nMedicine Chests for Stock-owners,\\nMedicine Chests for Ships,\\nWith the accon.p..n.vi..g books, givinR directious as to iho .,se of Homceopathic remedies in simple\\nTl lnstnted Descriptive Catalnjrnes and Price Lists fnrnishcd free upon application.\\noXsbvmai receive prompt and careful attention and are executed with dis-\\npatch Tood^ Ta^kllypacLd and forwarded by Mail, ixpress, Rail, Steamboat or\\nnT;r:\u00c2\u00b0 bOERICKE T AFEL,\\nNEW ORLEANS, LA.\\nB T received the ONLY Prize Medal and Diploma awarded for HomcBopathic Medicinal\\nPreparations at the Ce^^t. u ial Expositia. at Philad, Iphia.\\nThe School Book Headquarters i Southwest.\\n..\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,/*\\\\,**k/\\nALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS\\nAs adopted by the\\nState Board of Eduoation,\\nAs well as the Books used in\\nThroughout this section, constantly on hand and supplied at Eastern prices.\\nOrders from dealers and schools promptly attended to, and books sent by mail\\nwhen desired.\\nAI3I3K.ESS\\nLATHROP WILKINS,\\n113 CAMP ST., New Orleans, La:", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "SHELDON \\\\V. CLARK.\\nfi\\nHERMAN MEADER.\\nm\\nmmbm\\nIMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN\\nFAXTC7 AXTD STAPLE\\nPURE, PARCHED AND GROUND COFFEES,\\n(/\\\\/0 CHARGE FOR PACKING OR SHIPPING)\\nBfeA^CH STORE, cor. St. Charles and Napoleon Avenues.\\nJKJc^^\\n^^i^TAl STREET^.\\nTo Order in the most Artistic Manner.\\nIN THE LATEST STYLE.\\nAll the Latest BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, Received Promptly.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iiiiliirtere f \u00c2\u00aer iiftttl ittis I Iil\u00c2\u00aee8 Siiii\u00c2\u00aeiir|\u00c2\u00ab\\nJ. C. EYRICH, 130 Canal Street.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "ST\\nGovernor\\n||^l^^^l|HE first attempt of the Freu(;h to iustall a colony in Louisiana,\\n^l^j^^^ll was made by the brave and cliivah ous La Salle, who left France\\nwith all requisites for the establishment of a settlement, but the\\nexi)edition was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico, and the leader,\\nafter escaping with a few of his followers, was murdered by them\\nfor some fancied wrong.\\nIberville, very justly teriued the T^ ather of Louisiana, arrived\\nat Cat Island in 1( 98, an l soon afterwards a settlement was made at\\nthe now favorite lake shore summer resort, Biloxi.\\nSouville was appointed the first (xovernor, aud Bienville, Lieutenant-\\nIn 1701 Souville died, and was succeeded by Bienville, who retained\\nthe chief office until 1710, wlieu he was rein(\u00c2\u00bbved and De Muys and the Baron\\n1 Artaquette assumed the\\ncharge of the destmies of\\nthe young colony.\\nThe settlement at Biloxi\\nwas surrounded with many\\ndifliculties ;iiid perils, and\\naltiiough frequently aided\\nby supplies, and strength-\\nened with new emigrants\\nfrom France, did not pros-\\n)er.\\nIn 1717, the famous com-\\nl)any, of which the Scotch\\nfinancier. Law, was the rul-\\ning spirit, was foriiied, and\\nreceived from the King of\\nFrance, Louis Fourteenth,\\nextraordinary and absolute\\nl) \u00c2\u00bbwer in the new colony.\\nIn 1718 Bienville was re\\nai)pointed Governor, and,\\nhis first act Avas to seek a\\nmore suitable locality for\\nthe chief settlement of the\\nprovince. Sailing along\\nOld Citizens Bank. Lake Pontcliartrain, just as", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "10 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nnifilit was overtakiug his company, the Grovernor discovered a small stream lead-\\ning 111 wards, and proceeding np this water irntil he found a high place, suitable\\nfor a cam]), lie halted and built his fires for the night, near where now stand the\\nboathoiises of the St. John and Pelican Eowing Clubs, at Bayou Bridge, on the\\nBavou St. John, the name given to the small stream he had been ascending.\\nThus the first step towards the foundation of the new city, whose commerce\\nin the future shall extend to the utmost limits of the globe, and whose people\\nalready ri^-al in beauty, fashion and chivalry, Paris itself, was made on the spot\\nwherej in our day, the fairest of the fair gather to witness the strength and\\nswiftness of the Knights of the Oar, and myriads of lights, on festal occasions,\\nplay on the waters where first were mirrored the beacon fires of the future Queen\\nof the South, the beautiful New Orleans, so named after the Duke of Orleans.\\nBieuvdle left fifty men to clear the ground and erect the necessary buildings,\\nwhich, for the accommodation of the commerce of the province, were placed on\\nthe banks of the Mississippi.\\nThe first overflow that we find recorded, occurred in 1719, one year after the\\nsettlement was planned. The river rose to an extraordinary height, and as the\\n(Company was as yet unable to protect themselves by dykes, the place was for a\\ntime deserted.\\nThe i)rincipal offices and establishments of the province were removed from\\nBiloxi to New Orleans, in November, 1722. In the follomng year, we are told by\\nCharlevoix, who came from Canada by way of the river, that the city then con-\\nsisted of one hundred cabins, very irregularly placed, a large wooden warehouse,\\ntwo or three dwellings, a poor store-house, which was also used as* a chapel, a\\nshed being converted into the house of prayer. The population did not exceed\\ntwo hundred persons.\\nHistorians mention as an important fact, that in this yeai-, 1723, a party of\\nemigrants from Germany, who had crossed the ocean to settle on lands in\\nAi kansas, granted to them by the celebrated Law, being disappointed in theii-\\noriginal intention, descended the river to New Orleans, hoping to obtain a passage\\nback to France. This the government was unable to furnish, but small tracts of\\nland were given to them on both sides of the river about thirty miles above New\\nOrleans, at what is known as the German Coast, where they settled and engaged\\nin agricultural pmsuits, supplying the city wath vegetables and garden products.\\nThis was the commencement of the German element in the population of our city,\\nand the descendants of these earlj settlers, augmented by thousands of others from\\nthe Fatherland, make one of the most industrious, reliable, prosperous and honor-\\nable classes of our miscellaneous community. In the fall of this year the town\\nwas visited by a terrific cyclone, which swept before it the church, hospital, and\\nabout one-third of the residences of the inhabitants. This disaster, which was also\\nvery destructive to the crops, seriously iu(*lined many of the x)eoi)le to abandon\\nthe settlement.\\nThe Jesuit Fathers first arrived in the summer of 1727, and located on a tract\\nof land in the Faubourg St. Mary, now known as the First District, in which they\\nmade great improvements erecting imposing and valuable buildings.\\nThe ITrsuliiK^ Nuns also came to the city in this year, and first lived in a house\\ncorner of Bienville and Chartres streets. In 1730 thej removed to their convent,\\ncorner of Conde, now Chartres, and UrsuUnes streets. This building, with the\\nlarge grounds around it, about three squares in size, was occupied by them for\\nnearly a century. The growth of the city, and consequent rise in real estafe, made\\nthis property veiy valuable, and the Nuns disposed of the greater part of it, and\\nerected tlieir new (ionvent near where the Barracks now stands, and removed to it\\nin 1824.\\nIn 1728 the city extended from Customhouse street to Barracks street, and\\nfrom the river to Claiborne street. It was very regularly laid out, but the houses\\nwere scatteied and few. The inhabitants probably had no more idea that their\\nlittle settlement would one day be a city of the magnitude and importance of the\\nNew Orleans of to-day, than \\\\fQ have of the enterprise, wealth and power our city\\nwill hold twenty-five or even ten years hence.\\nIn 1703 the Jesuits were compelled to leave Louisiana, they having been", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "TEE PAST.\\n11\\nexpelled, by a decree of Clement 13tli, from the dominions of the Kings of France.\\nSpain and Naples. Their property in New Orleans was seized and sold for abont\\none hundred and eighty thousand dollars property which to-day is worth many\\nmillions, embracing, as it did, by far the most valuable portion of the First\\nDistrict.\\nCommerce with Great Britain began in 1764, during which year the first\\nBritish vessels visited the Misssissippi. Coming up the river they would make fast\\nto a tree opposite the now beautiful and flourishing Fourth District, and there\\ncarry on a profitable traffic with the citizens and inhabitants of the neighborhood.\\nIn the year 1769, the colony of Louisiana was, much against the wishes of the\\ncolonists, ceded to Spain, and the capital was taken possession of by General Alex-\\nander O Reilly, one of the most distinguished officers of the Spanish army. The\\ntransfer of the colony was attended with great pomp and show of power. General\\nO Reilly being accompanied by a large force, for the purpose of overawing those\\nwho had joined in the insurrection during the preceding year against the authority\\nof Spain.\\nThe first appearance of that much dreaded disease, Yellow Fever, was in the\\nRodriguez s House Jackson s Supposed Headquarters.\\nsummer of this year. It was imported, as all authorities agree, in a British vessel\\nwhich arrived from the coast of Africa, with a cargo of slaves. Although the\\ncity has since been visited by many terrible epidemics of this scourge, it is\\nnot regarded by our native citizens or those who have lived here long enough to\\nbecome acquainted with the true nature of the disease, with that dread usually\\nentertained for it by strangers. In fact it has often been observed that its ravages\\nhave been principally among those who either could not, or would not take proper\\ncare of themselves. Our experienced nurses generally regard it with less appre-\\nhension than many diseases prevalent in other sections of the Union,\\nIn the year of 1770 the city was visited by an intensely cold spell, during\\nwhich the river was frozen for several yards on both sides, the only instance of\\nthe kind that we find recorded.\\nThe population of New Orleans steadily increased from this time forward,\\nalthough very slowly at first. In 1770 the city had 3190 residents, and in 1785,\\n4980, exclusive of the surrounding settlements.\\nThe commerce of the place was greatly retarded for several years by the\\nrestrictions and onerous exactions of the Spanish authorities, but a more liberal\\npolicy having been inaugurated in 1778, the drooping fortunes of the place revived.\\nIn 1785, the Americans began that trade from the West to New Orleans,\\nwhich has ever since been an important element in the industries of the place.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "12 XEW OR LEAN is ILLUSTRATED.\\nAbout the same time many merchaots came from Fiarce ard tstabli^ljed them\\nselves here. British vessels raA igated the Mississippi, trading with the citizens\\nand planters, taking produce in payment for their mercliandise or giving long\\ncredits. At this period the Philadel])hians opened a brisk business with this city.\\nOn Good Friday of 1788 a very destructive conflagration occurred. It com-\\nmenced in the chapel of a Spaniard on Chartres stieet, about three o clock in the\\nafternoon, and it being a very boisterous and windy day, about nine hundred\\nhouses were destroyed before the flames could be subdued. The loss in money\\nwas estimated at two and a half million dollars. The citizens of our day, protected\\nby a gallant corps of men, organized into one of the most effective Fire Depart-\\nments ever known to the world, and amply su])i)]ied with steam fire engines, and\\nBabcock Extinguishers, read of such desolation with astonishment.\\nIt was in 1788 that General Wilkinson flrst procured permission to send\\nlaunches from Kentucky loaded with tobacco, thus oi^ening trade in an article for\\nwhich New Orleans has since become a leading mart.\\nThe flrst settlements of Americans that we lind mentioned took place in 1789,\\nand their numbers and influence have grown T\\\\ith each year since.\\nThe first company of French comedians arrived in New Orleans in 1791, having\\nescaped from a revolt of the slaves at Cape Franyois.\\nThe Baron Carondelet arrived in 179U and took charge of the colony as\\nGovernor. He at once took measures for the im})rovement of the city, among\\nwhich were lighting the streets and the employment of watchmen.\\nThe revenues of the city, which then amounted to about seven thousand dollars\\nper annum, not being sufficient to pay these expenses, a tax of one dollar and\\ntwelve and a half cents was laid on each chimney. Barim Oaroudelet erected new\\nfortifications; a fort was constructed below \\\\\\\\\\\\q city on the site of theiiresent\\nUnited States Mint, and another at the upper confines, loot of Canal street, and a\\nstrong redoubt at each angle of the city, and on Ham part street. He also opened\\na canal to connect the city with Lake Pontchartrain by way of Bayou St. John.\\nThis was completed in 1795 and has always been km wn as Canal Carondelet.\\nHe likewise caused the militia to be trained. There were at the time five com\\n]ianies of volunteers, oue of artillery and two of riflemen, each of one hundred\\nmen.\\nThe first newspaper published in this city was commenced in 1791, and was\\ncalled Le Moniteur de la Louisiane The Loriisiana Monitor.\\nEvan Jones, the first consul of the TTnited States was delegated in 1799, the\\ncommerce with the Republic having become sufficiently important, at that date, to\\ninduce the President to make the ajipointment.\\nOn the 21st March, 1801, Louisiana was ceded to the French Republic, and in\\nthe same year Daniel Clark was appointed Consul of the United States. He was\\nthe father of that courageous and persevering woman Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines,\\nwhose indefatigable efforts to establish her claims to the property of her father\\nhave made her a national fame.\\nNapoleon, as First Consul of France, ceded the province of Louisiana to the\\nUnited States on the 30th of April, 1803, and formal possession was taken on the\\n30th of November following, Just seventy-six years ago.\\nWhat momentous changes have taken i)lace in that short time The popula-\\ntion of the city then was not quite 8100, while that of all of what is now known as\\nLouisiana, was but 42,000. The receii)ts of the Custom-House for 1802, amounted\\nto 1117,515, and the revenues of the city only $19,278.\\nThe annual produce of the entire i)rovince was estimated at 3(K)n)S. indigo;\\n20,000 bales cotton, of 300njs. each 5000 hogsheads of sugar, and 5000 casks of\\nmolasses.\\nNaturally enough the transfer to the United States caused great dissatisfac-\\ntion with the peo})le of the province, but American energy and enterprise soon\\ngave new life to the place. New coinage and modes of business were intro-\\nduced, the judiciary was remodeled and the general machinery of the govern\\nment completely changed. The restless and progressive spirit of Americans has\\nmade great innovations on the manneis and customs of the place, aud although", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "THE PAST.\\nLS\\nthe old peculiarities of the French yet remain to some degfree, in the lower part\\nof the city, they are fast disappearing before the progressive energy of our age.\\nThe first olticers of the city under the change, were Bore, Mayor, with whom\\nwere associated Destrehan and Sauve. The council was composed of Livaudais,\\nPetit Cavelier, Yillere, Jones, Fortier, Douahlson, Faurie, Alard, Tureaud, and\\nWatkins. Derbiguy, was secretary and Labatut, treasurer.\\nIn 1804, the city of New Orleans was made a port of entry and delivery, and\\nthe Bayou St. John a i)ort of delivery.\\nNew Orleans was first incorporated as a city by the Legislative Council of the\\nTerritory in 1805, and the ofticers were Mayor, Eecorder, fourteen Aldermen and\\none Treasurer. A branch of the United States Bank was this year established in\\nNew Orleans.\\nTTuder the new administration of aifairs, the population of the city trebled in\\nseven years, and in 1810 amounted to 24,552.\\nAt that time, what is now known as the First District, in which are located the\\nfinest buildings and the most extensive stores and warehouses of the city, was\\nmostly use l as a plantation. It was the property of a wealthy citizen named\\nGravier, and one of our ])rincipal streets running tlirough this district now bears\\nhis name.\\nWith the exception of here and there a villa on the levee, the city extended\\nno furthei doAvn than Fsplauade street, nor above Canal street, except an occm-\\nsiona.l house.\\nThere were a few dwellings on Canal\\nand Magazine streets and the Polar\\nStar Lodge, situated at the corner of\\nCamp and Gravier streets was consid-\\nered as being in the country. There\\nwere no paved streets in the city, and\\nwhen some time later, the first attempt\\nat such an improvement Avas made by\\nv. Eillieux and Benjamin Morgan, they\\nwere looked u])on as dreaming s])ecu-\\nlators.\\nThe first steamboat The New Or-\\nleans that ever made the i^assage of\\nthe Mississippi Kiver, landed at our\\nwharf on the 10th of January, 1812,\\nhaving made thetrii) in 220 hours, from\\nFort du (^uesne, now Pittsburg. Hei-\\npresence aroused an immense euthu\\nsiasm, iov already the success of the\\nexperiment had been deuKmstrated,\\nand it was looked to as the greatest\\nagent for the devel()i)ment of the coun-\\ntry. This ])ioneer steam vessel, was\\nsoon followed by fieets of steamers,\\ngiving increased facilities and cheap\\nrates for the tiansportation of passen-\\ngers ini l freights, inducing an immense\\nemigral on from the older States and\\n5ss=i- ^s.^iJ Europe, and developiTig the unbounded\\nresources of the great West and South.\\nJackson Monument.\\nThis craft, wliiclrexcited vast interest in New Orleans, was nothing in com-\\nparison to the present day fioating palaces on our rivers, and wonderful creations\\nof mechanical genius and suiterior intelligence, yet in proportion to the exj\u00c2\u00bber\\nimeuts of that relic of the i)ast, there is nothing we know of, frauglit with so mucli\\ninterest to the human welfare of the age. Its successful trip inaugurated all the\\nvast machinery and tremendous appliances that make the rich and fertile West pop-", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "14 XFW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATET).\\nfiious, and ever steadily progressive in the march of improvement and greatness.\\nIn it was the germ of a colossal enterprise that has developed all the utilitarian\\ngreatness of this wonderful century of incomparable excellence in mechanical arts\\nand contrivances. We wonder now if the perfection of human genius has culmin-\\nated, as much as those astonished people did when they saw the first steamer.\\nGenera] Andrew Jackson arrived in I^ew Orleans, December 1st, 1812, and im-\\nmediately l)egan preparation for the defense of the city. On the 8th of January\\nthe famous battle of IS^ew (Jrleans was fought, culminating in a victory which\\ngave undying glory to the name of the sturdy old hero. On the 23d of January,\\n1815, the success of the Americans was solemnized by a period of thanksgiving in\\nthe Cathedral. The most gorgeous and impressive ceremonies of the church,\\nadded to the grand military display, made the occasion one of the most memor-\\nable cek^brations ever known in ^ew Orleans.\\nGeneral Lafayette visited New Orleans in 1825. The demonstrations of wel-\\ncome and kindly gratitude expressed by the people to the famous patriot and\\nsoldier, who generously es|)Oused the cause of our country in its severest moment of\\ntrial, were of the most brilliant character, and fully in consonance with the princely\\nhospitality and refined culture of the brave and generous people of this section.\\nIn 1828, General Jackson niade a short stay in our city, and was the recipient of\\nthe most lavish attention from citizens of all classes every one striving to do him\\nhonor. The old hero visited the field ot Chalmette, rendered famous in song and\\nstory by his own skill and the bi-avery of his troops. His visit was one grand\\novation, alike due to his high merit as a soldier and statesman, an l the people s\\nown feelings of love and gratitude.\\nNew Orleans owes much to the energy, courage and perseverance of James H.\\n(^aldw\u00c2\u00ab^ll, whose name for a long period of years was coniiect\u00c2\u00abMl with every enter\\nlirise for the advancement and improvement of the ])lace.\\nIn 1823-4, Mr. Caldwell erected the American Theatre, on (lamp street, which\\nwas for a longtime approachable only over Hatboat gunwales. This building was\\nsubsequently known as the Arniorj^ Hall, and is still in a good state of preservation,\\nbeing at the i^resent time in use as an auction mart. Mr. Caldwell s venture was\\nregarded as a very ridiculous move, but others followed his example, and the\\nimmediate neighborhood of his theatre soon became the most prosperous part of\\nthe city.\\nSpeaking of this improvement, and the upward growth of the city, N orman in\\nhis Guide Book, issued in 1845, relates the following anecdote:\\nSome of the old Frenchmen in the city proper, who have rarely trusted\\nthemselves three squares beyond their favorite cabaret, are very incredulous of the\\nreported progress and improvement in the Faubourg St. Mary. A few years since,\\na gentleman of the second numicipality, asked the old cabaret keeper, who has\\nmade himself illustrious and wealthy by vending to the habitues of the lower\\nmarket, a drink of his own compounding, called Pi// and Whistle, why he did\\nnot come u] into the Faubourg St. Mary, and see the buildings At the same\\ntime describing the St. Charles Exchange, the Theatre, the Verandah, Bank s\\nArcade, the magniticent stores, etc. The old Frenchman listened in doubting\\nwonder for some time, at last, however, his faith and his gravity both gave way\\nand he burst into a laugh, exclaiming Oh monsieur F dat is too much You\\nvon varry funny fellow 1 no believe vat you say its only one grand vat you call\\nit vere de mud, de alligator, and de bulT frog live. Von grand grand mud\\nswamp, vei e you say is one gi uid city, 1 no believ it!\\nGas was introduced into Xew Orleans by Mr. Caldwell in 1834, he ha\\\\ang\\nlighted his theatre with it several years previous. The works are, we believe, the\\nbest arranged in the United States.\\nThe growth of the city progressed favorably for many years, but little of inter-\\nest occurring, beyond the gra lual widening of the limits of brick and mortar,\\nthe increase in our imports and exports, and the consequent additional wealth of\\nour (citizens. The fearful panic of 1837 exerted for a time a baleful influence, but\\nrecovering from this, enterprise and prosperity went hand in hand again.\\nThe writer of this sketch arrived in New Orleans on the 3d of December\\n1847, a date indellibly fixed in his mmd from the fa\u00c2\u00abt, that on the day following,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "THE OLD CITIZENS BANK. 15\\nGreD Zachary Taylor, arrived iu the city, ou lii\u00c2\u00ab return from Mexico, and was\\nreceived with grand Diilitarj^ and civic honors, the procession which escorted him\\nbeing one of the most imposing parades ever witnessed here.\\nOn the evening- of February U4, l.SoT (Mardi Gras), the Mistick Krewe of\\nComus made their first appearance on the streets of ]Sew Orleans. Their brilliant\\npageants which have followed e\\\\ ery year since, except 18(52, 18( 3, 11S()4 and 1865,\\nwhen the fierce spirit of war stalked through the land 1874, which was luarked\\nby threatening j^oliticai troubled, and this present year when they withheld their\\ndisplay, ont of respect to the mauy mourners made by the yellow fever epidemic\\nof last snmmer.\\nWe have heard from the best authority, that Comns will marshal his merry\\nkrewe on the coming Mardi Gras, February 10, 1880, and present to onr citizens\\nand visitors a display which in taste and magniticence will outiival any of his\\nformer efforts.\\nTo record the varions inci lents wliich occurred in oiu- city during the Great\\nStruggle, or the misfortunes which followed in its wake, is not, we think, within\\nour province. The history of those events cannot be recalled by the one side, or\\nread by the other, with either interest or profit.\\nImpressively eloquent are the voiceless memories that come to us from the\\nglorious past. The sons of New Orleans have stood in the front of every well con-\\ntested field of battle, with a courage and daring that challenged the admiration of\\nboth friends and foes, and at the downfall of the cause they loved so well, resumed\\ntheir peaceful avocations, accepting the verdict of fate, with a resignation and\\ntruth to their jjlighted faith, no less honorbale than their record on the blood-\\nstained field of war.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S^p ^f5 ^\\\\X\\\\\\\\m% ^PanL-^\\n^:^JL^^\\nj(k^ N Toulouse street, between Chartres and Royal, SoutJi dde^ is to be\\n^^ImV found as satisfactory a ruin as one can hope to see in a ;ity stretch\\n^\\\\l^ ing along the earth not iuite 102 years.\\n^r The sketch on a preceding page is, indeed, one of an absolute corpse\\nfv of a house still lacking, by eight years, its half century of existence.\\nA For the building is all that remains of the famous Citizens\\nBank. In 1830, it w^as designed by M. de Pouilly, an eminent archi-\\ntect. In 1837, it was built and dedicated. It owed its existence to the Improve-\\nment Bank, which erected it for its own use. It owes its main reputation to\\nThe Citizens Bank, which occupied it for many years.\\nl^ow to the building. That is a classic fa^wle. The figures on it are most\\nproper, too. He who runs may trace, even now, the familiar grouj)\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Agriculture,\\nCommerce and Plenty, with her horn. But see how the group is broken\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cheated\\nout of its fair proportions. Look, how upon the roof grows that sickly grass that\\nsprings only from earth, blessed by ifature, and deserted by man. Then, follows\\nthe broken cornice, with the unplastered brick springing out like monitions, from", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "16 KEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe grave, of Deciay. The.se .same cieei) down, ghastly, to the buihlmg itself;\\nwhile they gather arouml and about the six Romau-Coriuthiau columus, which\\nare yet strong enough to support the useless shell which they once bore so stoutly.\\nShell yes That is the true name to be given, in this modern Christening,\\nto the proud home, which, once, under honored names, gave the law as a Viceroy\\nof Capital from Toulouse street.\\nA shell in all save the front which is, after all, but a classic ruin. A ruin\\ngloomy in the .sunslune ghostly, in the moonlight but through all, giving, some-\\nhow, a remembrance of older temples and pagan shrines.\\nA shell: in those enlarged lamp-flanu s, that, in this silence of desolation, are\\nas sightless as the eyes of the dead.\\nA shell: in that big iron door, no\\\\v closed forever, through which have so\\noften passed, with heads high, capitalists with money within their close purses\\nand suppliants, with heads bent low, and nothing in their pocket-books save\\npromi.ses-to-pay. Read that closed iron door aright And who will not see in\\nit a great fall\\nNothing is behind that classic shell, save Nothingness.\\nTry to peep behind the fagade the allegorical pediment the broken frieze;\\nthe rounded, yet now .shattered, columns; the useless big iron door and the big\\nclamped iron windows; the steps, so often ascended in the the brave days of Civic\\n}ind Banking Prosperity, now cropping out, each with scrub grass and dry weeds,\\nusurping every plaice from the ground to the vestibule it.self. If there be any\\ndoubt of utter loneliness in a brand-new city, 1, for my i\u00c2\u00bbart, cease to be sceptical\\nwhen I look at this same scrub grass and those same sickly weeds.\\nLooking through the shabby wooden fence, covered with current dramatic\\nadvertisements, but black, in itself, as a mourning gallery to a Chamber of Death,\\nyou will not fail to observe how closely the Old Bank is joined to the old St. Louis\\nHotel now the State House. Passing beyoml the fence, you are able to cast a\\nlook into the dark vaults, which underlie the Bank. These vaults are, all, left\\nunguarded now. They have no treasure not they save the \\\\ilest refuse. They\\nhave no accujnulatious not they save those of dirt and ashes. They have no\\nbrightness not they save that golden light that streams down into their foul\\ndepths from that ragged roof, above them, which lets in each in its season the\\nbrightness of the sunshine, and the blackness of the night.\\nIn .short, thay are empty vault.s nothing more. All is death about this Ruin\\non Toulouse street. Shall we not leave our Bank classic even in its decay I Shall\\nwe not so leave it; believing it to be a lit tomb of that Finance, which, once so\\nstrong in that quartier that, in the older days, knew but French, has already,\\npractically, winged its golden flight to that quarter, which loves Lindley Murray\\nbetter than Noel et Ghapsal f john dimitby.\\n-The 4 Supposed i- Jackson Headquarters.\\n|0R years, the house, seen on page 11, and now the shabbiest of ruins,\\nhas been known as the Jack.son Headquarters. 1 have never Uked,\\nMalay fashion, to run-a-nuick against poinilai faith. I must do so, now,\\nhowever, beciiuse by an authority i)otent in the knowledge of Louisi-\\nana tradition.s I am told that there is a mistake in the national name so long\\nborne by this house, once called the Rodriguez Mansion.\\nWhat mistake I ask, respectfully, of my informant. Gen. John L, Lewis.\\nThis house was not the Jackson Headquarters, in 1814, at all, replies", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "THE REAL JACKJSON EEADQUARTERIS. 17\\nGeneral Lewis, with that suavity which so becouies his honorable life and his\\nwhite hairs.\\nWhy General\\nBecause, my dear sir, the real Headquarters are to be found at the planta-\\ntion just above.\\nWho owned this house in 1814- 15\\nAn old Spanish lawyer named Rodriguez.\\nWhat did Rodriguez do in those days\\nHe spoke broken English, and practised, with notable success, civil law.\\nWhat became of him, afterwards\\nHe died still speaking broken English on his own place.\\nWho owns. General, at this time, the property that was the real Jackson\\nHeadquarters I\\nDr. M. F. Bonzano, of the U. S. Mint.\\nI bow before my venerated friend. Like Horace, I believe that the memory\\nof the old is the surest safeguard of tradition.\\nJOHN DDOTRY.\\nNow as to\\n-^^Tlie Real Jackson Headquarters, V\\nAt the beginning of this ceutuiy, the chosen suiuiner-places of our fashion-\\nables were not met with, as now, along the Mississippi Sound. Between a front\\nredolent with the odor of orange blossoms, and a rear, glistening with the green\\nof sugar-canes while back, like a great belt of gloom lowered the cypress swamp\\ndid our richards of that day take their pleasaunce from April unto November.\\nAmong those who sought their Capua below the Barracks, I note the families\\nof Hon. Joshua Lewis, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Orleans\\n(father, by the way, of General John L. Lewis) of Martin Gordon of Thomas\\nKennedy; and of Wm. M. Montgomery, the last being the owner of the Head-\\nquarters of Jackson, in the days when halmette, from the river to the swamps,\\nanswered to the roll-call at 9 o clock on the morning of the Eighth of January,\\n1815, by a single ringing word Vk;torv\\n1 learn from both our well-kuo^\\\\^l fellow-citizens. Dr. M. F. Bonzano, and\\nGenl. Lewis, that the former has the honor of being the possessor of a spot that\\nwill always be held sacred to History. Dr. Bouzano s mansion looks like a bran-\\nnew one, to-day. Nevertheless, it hath a romantic tale of its own to tell, did it so\\nincline. Before the time when Patriotism made it its home, there were whisper.s\\nof a jealous husband, of a covetously-guarded wife, dearly loved by that husband,\\nof rarely-embellished gardens, where, often at the dusk, the two were wont to\\npromenade and of the broad and open levee, where, less frequently, the couple\\nmight be seen together when the sun had set, and the darkness had cast, into a\\nblack shadow, the tawny waters of our great River. No tragedy followed these\\nwhispers. For this Desdemona of the Lower Coast was as pure as she was lovely.\\nAnd the Othello, as loving as he was jealous, played the play without the Fifth\\nAct For he was as the tale runs cured of the shadows that had fallen upon\\nhis love.\\nSo much for an unnamed gossipry of the past. To come to nearer times, Mr.\\nMontgomery, a wealthy merchant, was honored by receiving General Jackson, in\\nhis house, when the sharp little fight of December 23d, 1814, bad determined the\\ngreat soldier to form his line-of- lefence nearer to the city. With this object. In-\\nmoved back to RodrigTiez Canal. There he stood until the last historic gun was\\nfired the last historic corpse was buried and the last word was written to the\\nproud story of a gallant people s militia defence against the odds of veterans,\\ntrained in Napoleonic wars.\\nFrom that Montgomery House, General Jackson moved to the old Marigny Man\\nsion, on Victory street, where he awaited like a victorious Roman General a call", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "18\\nNHW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nto the w aitiug iimltitudes to the triumplial entry to the priests who blessed him\\nto the meu who shouted for him 5 to the women who wept around him to the\\noung- girls who lavished, iu the path of the grim hero s war-horse, the garlands\\nand tiowers that spoke, in perfume, of a State s gratitude to him.\\nDr. Bonzano s pleasant home has gained, by the way, a later interest from\\nanother historical episode. I allude to the well-known visit of General Lafayette,\\nto this city, in 1825. The General landed, first, helow the city. He was escorted\\nby Mr. Ducros (father of Hon. E. V. Ducros) to the i)resent Bonzano Mansion, as\\nbeing, at that time, the finest in the locality. Again did the old house become\\nawaiting-ground for the large-hearted, if small-brained. Frenchman, as it had been,\\nten years before, for the big-minded, and large-hearted American.\\nDoes the Bonzano Mansion find a chance to present any memorials of the Mont-\\ngomery s of 1815? In other words, does it show upon its surface such scars as\\nveteran soldiers love to bear Ask Dr. Bonzano himself, who will satisfy you upon\\nthat point. For, while repairing the house, a few years ago. Tie found imbedded in\\nthe walls and the wood-work, grim and rusty cannon-bails, tired by skilless British\\ncannoneers, standing sighting, with blackened faces, a mile and a-half-off, at foes\\nnot a half-mile from them.\\nFortunately for the building, the Red Coats got no nearer than the Chakuette\\nLines. It is not the first time in History that a defeated army has thrown its\\nheaviest balls beyond the ground which its flaunting colors could hold.\\ni^or, indeed, 1 dare say will it prove to be the last time in those long annals,\\nduring which there have been wars, that the world shall dedicate, as it hath\\ndedicated upon that awful altar, defying. Babel-like, the skies its sacrifice of\\nbloody corpses, unto Mars, BeUona and the Furies.\\nJOHN DIMITBY,\\nThe Jackson Monument.\\nO reach the Monument, take the Levee and Barracks Cars, opposite\\nthe United States Customhouse, on Canal Street.\\nYou leave the cars just above the Slaughter House. If you be rich\\nenough to hire a carriage, you can ride down the river road. If not rich\\nenough, use your own stout legs, and make the trip for yourself. Keep\\nlooking, alw^ays, towards your left. The Monument has not grown to be\\na big boy, yet and you may miss it, if not sharp. But, with good eyes,\\nand using them well, after a mile and a half or so, you will see a white shaft\\ngleaming through the trees. That shaft is Jackson s Monument.\\nHow many of our citizens know, I wonder, the exact locality of our Monu-\\nment How many of those who do know, have taken that dusty country road\\nthat leads to it The ingratitude of Eepublics is a i^roverb among men. Not less\\nso is that of States. Washington is ignored in that unsightly marvel hard by the\\nPotomac. Jackson is ignored in that near by the Mississippi.\\nTouching the condition of the latter, 1 trust to speak by the card. For,\\nthree times, have 1 footed the dreary country road opened one rickety gate gone", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "THE JACKkSOK monument. 19\\npast a ruined house passed througli what had once been a whole gate, but is now\\nonly a half-one and stood face to face with this superb type of Louisiana s\\nforgetfulness.\\nCast a glance at the Monltment, as you see it on page 13. Fairly shapeful,\\nis it not? Compact; with right proper angles; proportions, which promise, in\\ntheir squareness, something better than oblivion Our Monument gives proof\\nof that. In itself, it is not bad-looking, even as it is. Only, it looks forlorn.\\nSuppose that we are at the base. That base is a support of brick for a shaft\\nof brick, faced with marble. In the picture, the bricks seem to be steps of a fair\\nwidth. Xo greater mistake than this. They are, in reality, nothing biit a prop\\nthe steps themselves making a projection of but half-a-brick. It needs patience\\nnot to speak of muscle to mount them to that Mycenean door, which is in full\\nsight. We are passing through it now. We find, easily enough, where the brick,\\nin the circular inside, rei)laces the glaring marble outside. Fretted iron-steps\\ncome close to the door. While mounting them, let us count them. There are\\nonly ninety-eight (0^) of them, when there should be, for History s sake, full two\\nhundred (200). Then comes the wooden roof which tells us that the slate is tired\\nof paying the noble debt of Honor to the great soldier who, sixty -four years ago,\\nsaved hers.\\nAs we ascend, counting the ste])s as we go, we cannot help seeing everywhere,\\non the bricks around us, the scrawls of venturous souls, who hope to make their\\nnames as immortal as Jackson s. From the city and the State come these\\nnames citizens of repute students full of zeal planters full of cash loungers\\non a lark; high-toned women on a jaunt; pilgrims, in short, of both sexes, from\\neverywhere. From the army, too, they come. We can see that there are signs\\nof brave regiments, that fought under the Blue and the Gray, Perhaps, the\\ngallant writers deemed that there was insi^iration to be got from even this wretched\\npile in honor of an embodied American Mars. Some are names seen faintly. Some\\nare dented deeply. Others, again, are cut so fiercely, that they tell of a story of\\nambition, carved in brick. Truly, there are differences among men. But the whole\\nof this scribbling represents clearly enough our American fashion of whittling.\\nBetAveen whittling a stick, and scratching the heart out of a brick there is\\nInit little to choose, I fancy.\\nAt last, we have reached the top. There we find the rain-stained, sun-\\nscorched, wooden roof. Time, and wind, and rain, and the seasons, have played\\na scurvy trick with it. It is, indeed, no roof; but a poor fragmentary covering of\\nrotten boards. From this elevation remember, only IKS steps instead of 200 we\\ncan look toward Chalmette.\\nHad we imagination, wc might easily fancy gallant aids riding post-haste to\\nour great Commander here; receiving his sharj), crisp orders; and sjieeding back\\nto the field where the red coats were to yield to jeans, and British regulars to\\nraw militia-men. A place of danger for these aids Surely. A long ride for\\nthem Hardly, for Chalmette Plain is not a quarter of a mile from where we\\nstand.\\nHad we imagination, too, we could till with fighting battalions that scene, now\\nso peaceful, with cattle browzing lazily, and fiehls innocent of all sav^e a l^ature\\ngone-to-sleep.\\nLooking beyond the cattle, we catch sight of a long, low wall which encloses\\nthose quiet sleepers, Avhose wars are hap])ily over. There is a tender sort of beauty\\nin the view. It is a beauty born of rest of that rest that comes ever after strife.\\nAmerican soldiers could never have, I think, a grander resting-])lace than a field\\nmade through the long lines of Time glorious forever, by the valor of their\\ncountrymen. No foreign flag has ever sought the winds here, save droopingly.\\nSo rural is this scene, that we forget the rotten roof, and that unpardonable\\nblunder of this neglected shaft. In descending the steps in glancing once more\\nat the autographs and in remembering how their writers can boast of a great\\nmodel in Washington striking deep his name upon the highest stones of the\\nNatural Bridge, we have time to notice that the dimmest of light is given by", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "20\\nXE W OR LEA XS J JX rSTRA TE D.\\ncertain loop-holes, placed, at iDtervals, in the wall.\\nMonument. Let us count tbem as we hurry down\\n3 loop-holes toward the river,\\n3 the batle-ground,\\n3 the swamps,\\n4 the city,\\nThese are the eyes of our\\n3 eyes,\\n3\\n3\\n4\\n13 eyes in all.\\nAnd, as we see the larger number that look city-ward, we cannot well help think-\\ning that the extra eye is one of perpetual appeal to New Orleans calling upon\\nthe city that was saved to do what the State has so long neglected to do.\\nThe good times always come for those patient enough to wait for them. In\\nthat happy time, when Louisiana shall be really redeemed when she shall feel\\nher power, alike of vindication and of reward and when she shall turn, with love,\\nto the men who have enobled her; she A\\\\ill remember that her honor is involved\\nin that debt, so long protested at the Bank of History, which she owes to a great\\nsoldier, who, on one historic day, made her free, and himself immortal.\\nI have been favored by my venerable and honored friend, General John L.\\nLewis, with these brief notes concerning the Monttment\\nThe Monument was begun between 1830 and 1840. The Legislature of the\\nState authorized the erection, and made an ap])ropriati m sufficient to cover the\\nfirst expenses. Like all monuments from States to heroes, the appropriation was\\nnot long renewed. Then, the work ceased in what year, 1 am not quite certain.\\nThus spoke a gallant veteran, whom we all honor in his ripe and stately old\\nage. Perhaps, the Louisiana of the Future will be more grateful to her savior at\\nha.lmette than that State which, in the Past, has persistently put him aside.\\nJOHN DTMITKV.\\nn-\\n(yi\\n^vf;o\\nCN\\nThis\\nHEX the city proper was bounded by the spacious streets, Canal,\\nllami)art, Esplanade and Champs Klysees, 1320 yards along the river\\nand 700 wide backwards towards the swamp, we are told that there\\nwere several large Public Squares, one of which, the Place of Arms,\\n350 feet on the Levee, by 330 in depth to Chartres street, is very hand-\\nsome, being planted with trees, and enclosed \\\\nth an iron palisade, hav-\\ning beautiful ornamental gateways of the same metal. The expense of\\nfitting this place up, amounted to $20,000.\\nwas in 1823, over half a centtiry ago, when the ;ity s limits were in\\nsignificant as above stated when the yearly revenue, from all sources, amounted", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC SQUABES. 21\\nto but $130,000, a population of 29,000 including- whites and blacks, slaves and\\nfree, and in the whole S70o houses of every description. Now, in the year of\\nour Lord 1879, when ]Kew Orleans has a river front of nearly twelve miles, and a\\nwidth of six and a half; when her revenues are counted by the million, and her\\npopulation by hundreds of thousands in speaking of our Public Squares, we can\\nsay little more than was said by John Adams Paxton, fifty-six years ago for\\nalthough several beautiful localities have been set apart from time to time as\\nPublic Squares for the pleasure of the people, and to beautify the city, with\\nthe exception of fencing in, and the planting of a few trees, the majority of these\\nplaces presents very scanty improvements, no attempts whatever in the beautify-\\ning line, and are standing reproaches to all whom it may concern. Yet, as\\nNature has done so much that man has neglected to do, and as most of the Public\\nSquares have beautiful surroundings, and many of them an interesting history,\\nan inspection of them will well repay the visitor.\\nJACKBO l BQ:UABE,.\\nThis beautiful pleasure gTOund which is bounded by Ohartres. Decatur or Old\\nLevee, St. Anne and St. Peter streets, is the oldest Pul)lic Square in New Orleans,\\nand is interesting, as well on ac(;ount of its ai)pearance as for its historical sur\\nroundings. This square was formerly called the PLACE D AIIMS, but being\\nselected as the site of the statute of General Jackson, the old veteran s name was\\nbestowed on it, while its former cognomen was transferred to another of our\\nancient parks.\\nThe splendid rows of the Pontalba buildings, with their imposing fronts and\\nbroad verandas, overlook the square from the jSTorth and South, the Cathedral and\\nCourt Houses on the West, while the mighty Father of Waters uuiy be seen on the\\nEast. A massive paling of iron set in granite encloses this ])eculiar square, which\\nis European in design, and almost purely tropical in productions.\\nA bronze equestrian statue of (leneral -Fackson, the most conspicuous object\\niu the square, stands in the centre, on ground slightly elevated, based on an\\nenormous block of granite, and protected by a tasteful iron railing. The statue\\nrepresents the stern old hero in the full dress uniform of his day, lifting his mill\\ntary hat in salute, his ponderous sword hauging from his belt and his left hand\\ngrasping the reins of his war steed. The horse is represented in the act of rearing,\\nand stands balanced on his hind legs. It is a faithful and spirited copy from bfe,\\nand reflects the highest credit on the artist who designed it, and the workers who\\ncarried out his intentions.\\nDiverging from the statue in all directions, are beautifully graded walks, bor\\ndered with the choicest flowers of the South, luxuriant vines and evergreens, which\\nat all seasons of the yeai present a i)leasing picture to the eye. Magnificent\\norange trees with their golden wealth of fruit iu autumn, stately magnolias, clus-\\ntering bananas under their shade of gigantic leaves, l\u00c2\u00bbirds ol rare plumage, the\\nnotes of the mocking bird mingling with the merry voices of happy children, the\\ntread of pedestrians, the rattle of cars and carriages, the sonorous breathing of\\nvSteamers and locomotives, and the warning echoes of the old catliedral clock,\\nwhose strokes have sounded in the ears of generations forever passed away,\\nrender this one of the most interesting places in tlie land of sun and flowers.\\nThe historical reminiscences of the old s |uare, would of themselves make a\\nlarge volume, while the tender romances, begun, matured or consummated undei\\nthe favoring shade of its trees, would form more thrilling tales than were ever con-\\nceived in the brain of the most vivid writer of fiction. Languishing Spanish beau-\\nties, pi(iuant French belles, swc^et-faced daughters from lassic Italy or storied\\nGreece, the women of every clime, have in this spot listened to the witching tale\\nthey love to hear. Soldiers have been drilled, arms stacked or distributed to the\\ndefenders of their ain firesides, iu fact all the phases of human joy or woe,\\nhonor or disgrace, hope or fear, have been enacted and experienced in the historic\\nJackson Square.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "22\\niVJE^TT ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nWAwm.\\nThe place which now bears this name, but better known as Congo Square,\\nis a large and pleasantly situated promenade ground, between Rampart, St. Claude,\\nSt. Peter and St. Anne streets. It was in old times called the Circus Public\\nSquare.\\nLAFAYITTI SQWikBl.\\nIs consideied by many the handsomest in the\\nFranklin Statue, Lafayette Square.\\nthejspleiidid pjirnfUs ottlic King of the Cfirnivnl.\\ncity, and has two of the\\nmost prominent streets,\\nCamp and St. Charles, in\\nits front and rear, and sever\\n;il of our finest public build-\\nings in its immediate vicin\\nity.\\nIt is enclosed by an iron\\nrailing, is well laid off in\\nbroad regular walks, and\\nlas a great many beautiful\\nwell -grown trees, beneath\\nwhich the seeker of ease\\nma}^ recline in the shade, at\\nany hour of even the most\\nsunny day. Here is placed\\na statue of the philosopher,\\nBenjamin Franklin, in white\\nmarble, executed by the ta-\\nmous Hiram Power, which\\nwas presented to the city by\\nthat ])ublic spirited, liberal\\ngentleman, Mr. Charles A.\\nWeed, formerly i)ro])rietor\\nof the Kew Orleans Times.\\nThis square is often used\\nfor public meetings, and was\\nfor many years chosen by\\nthe Mistick Krewe as the\\nplace of their first appear\\nance. It is now a favoiite\\nstand m Mardi Gras, with\\nthose who wish to witness\\nINNUI^TIATIOIT SQTIAEE.\\nTnis, tlie largest and among the best situated public squares of the city, is in\\nthe upper part of the First District. Orange and TJace streets b mnd it north and\\nsouth, and facing it are many very beautiful i)rivate residences, and St. Michael\\n(Catholic) Church and school house.\\nlEW CITY FARi:.\\nSome years ago the city purchased a tract of land, containing two hundred\\nand sixty-five acres, situated almost six squares above Nashville Avenue, and\\nextending from St. Charles street to the river bank. It is splendidly located for\\na park, but as yet no steps have been taken t-owards its improvement.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC SQUARES.\\n\u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a5eLAS BQ)\u00c2\u00a5AB1.\\n23\\nWas enclosed iu 1864:, and is tastefully laid out, well planted, and cared for.\\nIt is rich in an irregular luxurieut growth of trees, shrubs and flowers. Bounded\\nby Washington Avenue, George, Second and Freret streets.\\nTHl CITY PAEl.\\nOver twenty years ago the late John McDonough bequeathed to the city, foi-\\na Public Park, a tract of ground contaiiung an area of about half of a square mile,\\nfronting on the Metairie lload, between the old and new canals. The ground is\\nhigh and well adapted to the purpose for which it was intended. It is famous for\\nthe live-oak trees that grow within its limits, some of which spread out their\\nbranches on all sides to an incredible extent, and give a dense shade. No at-\\ntempts have yet been made to lay out or adorn the Park, but, as the city is\\nspreading fast in that direction, it is presumable that work will be commenced on\\nit within a few years.\\nIts numerous natural advantages as a jjleasure ground make it a favorite\\nresort for picnics and other sociable excursions.\\nLll PLACE.\\nThis central spot, intersection of St. Charles and Delord, formerly known as\\nTivoli Circle, has been selected as the site of the Lee Monument, a work of art\\nwhich the Lee Monumental Association has iu charge, and is completing as\\nrapidly as possible.\\nr\\nLee Place.\\nThe other public grounds, Coliseum Place, Clay, Washington and Lawrence\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baSquares present uo noticable features.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "24\\nI^ ^EW OULEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nLEASURE EXCURSIONS.\\nThe euviioiis of New Orleans afford inauy agreeable retreatis, a\\nvisit to any one of which will repay the pleasui e seeker.\\nCaRI^OLLTON pAi\\\\DENS.\\nThe trip to Carrollton is deservedly one of the most popular excursions in the\\nneighborhood of our city. The green cars from the corner of Canal and Baronne\\nstreets, only a short distance from the principal hotels and boarding houses, take\\nAwiif^octi Wt\\nCarrollton Hotel.\\npassengers through one of the pleasantest avenues, lined by palatial residences\\nand smiling gardens to that suburban district of New Orleans. Here are situated\\nthe OaiTollton (lardens, which for many years have been a favorite resort with\\nour people, and a place much admired by strangers. These gardens were pur-\\nchased by the late Mr. F. -onrad, who spared neither trouble or expense to\\nimprove them. The spacious walks are lined with the choicest flowers, whose\\nbloom and fragrance are especially attractive to those who come from the North,\\nwhere snow and ice greet the eye on every hand. Instead of snowballs the visitor\\nmay obtain an exquisitely arranged bouquet or the rarest of plants, and in place of\\nsleet and ice, he will see a verdure most pleasing to the senses. Connected with\\nthe gardens there is a spacious building, with large, aiiy and comfoitable rooms,\\nwhich Mr. Conrad kept as a private family hotel, on the Eiu opean plan, with a\\nrestaurant, where the most inviting meals, with all the substantials and delicacies\\nafforded by our markets may be obtained as heretofore, the business being con\\ntinued by Mrs. Conrad.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "PLEASURE EXCURSIONS\\n26\\nCarrollton Gardens,\\nDinner parties, weddings, etc., will be accommodated iu the best of style, and\\nthe gardens may be rented, on application to Mrs. C. F. Conrad, for private parties,\\npicnics, etc.\\nCarrolltou Gardens.\\nNo visitor to our city should fail to go to the\\nJ^.\\nalf-Way House,\\nsituated Just over the bridge at the intersection of Canal street and the New Ca-\\nnal, and accessible by the Canal street cars, fare five cencs each way. The housi^", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a226 N-EW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nis kept in tir-st class style, and lefreseineuts of tlie best kiud may be had at mod-\\nerate prices. In the near neighborhood are the Metaire, Greenwood and other\\nbeautiful cemeteries.\\nUnited States Baf\\\\i\\\\acks.\\nA trip to the Barracks is considered one of the pleasantest excursious in the\\nneighborhood of New Orleans. The distance from Canal street is about three and\\nthree-quarter miles, and the whole distance may be accomplished by the street\\ncars at an expense of five cents each way. The buildings used by the French\\nGovernment, and afterwards by the Federal authorities, as a barracks, were located\\non Chartres street, just below the present residence of Archbishop Perche. The\\npresent site was well chosen and the arrangements of the place are perfect and\\ncomplete.\\nMiLNEBURG,\\nor, as it is more popularly known, the Old Lake End, is the terminus of the\\nPontchartrain Railroad. It is directly on the banks of the Old Lake, and the cool\\nair always prevailing, the sails, fishing and bathing to be enjoyed, make it a favor-\\nite resort with all wlio wish to enjoy a day away from the brick and mortar of the\\nOresceut City.\\nMagnolia Gai^dens,\\nsituated on the Bayou St. John, is a pleasant resort. Here is located the park\\nof the\\nNew Orleans Rifle Club,\\nan old and favorite organization devoted to the now national pastime of rifle\\nshooting, numbering among its members many of the leading gentlemen of our\\ncity. All who may feel disposed to visit their park may rest assured of a cour-\\nteous and kind reception.\\nSpanish Fort.\\nThis has always been a point of interest, owing to its historical associations,\\nand may be reached by the New Orleans, Spanish Fort and Lake RaUroad depot\\ncorner Canal and Basin streets.\\nNew Lake End,\\nIs one of the most frequented resorts on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain,\\nand may be reached by the New Shell Road, a favorite drive, or by the steam\\ntraina of the New Orleans City Railroad Company.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "mMimmiBM^M:\\n^^^i^^^i^,\\n^{^(mw^ -^p^iwr^w ^mw^ws^\\nF New Orleans has fewer houses of jjublic entertainment than other cities\\nwhich may be dignified with the name of Hotels, the excellent care with\\nwhich those she has are managed, and their consequent wide popularity,\\nmay justly be a matter of pride to Orleauiaus. In addition to the four\\nleading houses, of which we jireseut excellent illustrations to our readers,\\nthere are a number of first class restaurants wlich also aflbrd lodgings, and in\\nother cities would be styled Hotels on the European Plan, besides many well-\\nkept boarding houses. When all these are counted in we have abundant accom-\\nmodations, clean, comfortable and pleasant, even for a great Mardi Gras rush.\\niM^mm\\n;jc*.\\nThis house, which fronts on St. Charles street, and occupies about three-\\nquarters of the large square bounded by St. Charles, Carondelet, Common and\\nGravier streets, is one of the handsomest hotel structures in America. Those who\\nhave traveled much assert that the front, with its massive columns, majiy win-\\ndows and imposing cornice, is unequalled for beauty and grandeur by any in this\\ncountry. The magnificent furniture, commodious rooms, and sumptuous table of\\nthe Su. Charles enjoyed a wide reputation in ante-bellum days, which has been\\nwell maintained since the war, under the able management of Col. Eobert E.\\nRivers.\\nDuring the summer and fall of 1878 this house was completely renovated,\\nremodelled, painted throughout, new furniture added and all the modern improve-\\nments, including a steam elevator, introduced. The hotel was re-opened in\\nNovember, 1878, under the management of Messrs. Kivers Bartels, Colonel\\nLMvers having associated with him Mr. J. O. Bartels.\\nNo public house in the country can otter superior accommodations, or is more\\ndeserving of favor with the traveling public than the San Carlos, as it is\\nfamiliarly styled by our gracious sovereign the King of the Carnival.\\n(^)JW\\nmwm^.\\nIs situated on the corner of Camp and Common streets, in the very heart of\\nthe business part of our city, and consequently in conv ^nieut proximity to all the\\nleading stores, as well as all places of public resort and amusement. Under the\\ncareful proprietorship of Mr. 11. S. Morse, whose reputation as a landlord was\\nnational, the Jity Hotel became one of the most popular houses in the country.\\nMr. Morse was succeeded by the present i)roprietors, Messrs. Mumford Watson,\\nwho had long been identified with the house. They are both young men of energy\\nand capacity, punctual in attending to the comfort of their guests, and pleasing\\nand courteous in manner.\\nThe City enjoys a large mercantile patronage, and is especially popular with\\nour friends of Texas and North Louisiana. The accommodations are first class\\nthroughout, and from the spacious dining-room to the highest sleeping apartment\\neverything is kept clean and in perfect order.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "30\\nJOJTT 0BLEAW8 ILLUSTRATED.\\nThis is a comparatively new structure but stands on ground hallowed by many\\na bright memory to the older members of the traveling public. It was here\\nthat the Old Arcade, of Joyous olden tioies stood, a hotel that in its day was\\namongst the most popular in the country. The St. James is on Magazine, between\\nGravier and Natchez streets, a convenient location for business men and pleasure\\nseekers. Although it does not present so large a front as the two houses already\\nmentioned, its extension towards the river gives it a large number of rooms, every\\none of theui light, airy and comfortable. It is under the management of Messrs.\\nflames R. Leake and Philip .1. Cai-raher, two of the best hotel men in the country.\\nMr. Leake is known far and wide as a competent ottice man, affable and\\npleasant in manner, an agreeable conversationalist, and a host whose courteous\\nbearing makes every guest within his walls feel at home.\\nMr. Carrahei- is a hotel man of a quarter of a century s experience. He knows\\nwhat a hotel should be from the kitchen to the roof, and nothing escapes his care-\\nful supervision.\\nUnder the combined eftbrts of these gentlemen, the St. James has become, and\\nwill ever remain, one of the leading houses of the South.\\nPerry House.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "St. James Hotel.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "32 iO/TT ORL\u00c2\u00a3]ANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThis popular house is located ou the Corner of Caual and Baronne streets, a\\nposition convenient to both business and amusements, and especiaUy well located\\nfor strangers visiting our city to witness Mardi Gras and other parades, as all pro-\\ncessions pass this house and* may be viewed from its spacious galleries.\\nThe rooms are well furnished, plenty of light and air, and every thing bears a\\nlook of cleanliness and home comfort. The table is supplied with all the substan-\\ntials and delicacifis of the season, served in the best style, and a corps of polite\\nwaiters are always on hand to attend to the wants of guests.\\nMrs. C. Perry, since she took charge of the house, some four years ago, has\\nimproved it in every particular and extended its popularity throughout oui^ adjoin-\\ning country.\\nSPANISH FORT.\\nl^l^E of the most interesting localities in the neighborhood of New Orleans, is\\nthe old Spainsh Fort, situated at the mouth of Bayou St. John, at the point\\nwhere the gallant Bienville, seeking a suitable location for the cajjital of\\nthe infant colony of Louisiana, turned from the shores of Lake Pontchartraiu,\\nand proceeded up the little stream, seeking a place for a night s encampment.\\nThe foundation of the old fort remains, and from its frowning battlements now\\novergrown with grass, on pleasant evenings groups of gaily dressed ladies and\\ntheir attentive escorts, look tbrth upon the rippling waters of the lake, while\\nbevies of innocent children thoughtlessly run about the green or play with the old\\ncannon, now half embedded in the earth, relics of the days when this was consid-\\nered an important outpost of the province. Common looking affairs these two\\ncannon are, and in our day, when the art of the destroying demon of war has\\nreached such an advanced stage of perfection, they seem like harmless things, yet\\nthey possess an historic interest and were no doubt considered formidable affairs\\nby the warlike hidalgos of old Spain.\\nAs the shadows of evening steal (jver the scene, standing amid the ruins,\\nflowers and orange trees, one can in imagination, see that adventurous band, led\\nby Bienville, as they cautiously move their boats up the winding bayou, to plant\\nthe Lilies of France on the spot since made memorable, and found a city on the\\nshores of the great Father of Waters, which in time, should rival in the beauty,\\nvirtue and refinement of its women, and the chivalry, fortitude and courtly man-\\nners of its men, in the brilliancy, generosity and hospitality of its society, the\\nfamed capital of their own loved France.\\nThis place which will always be an object of curious study to those who\\ncontemplate the early history of our city and State, is destined also to be here-\\nafter a favorite resort ft r those who seek to escape for a few hours from the heat,\\nbustle and turmoil of crowded bricks and mortar.\\nA railroad was constructed some years ago, to carry passengers to the Span-\\nish Fort, but it was rapidly going to destruction, when rescued by the public spirit,\\nliberality and enterprise of Messrs. M. Schwartz Bro. These gentlemen bought\\nthe track and equipments, and organized a new company, of which Mr. Moses\\nSchwartz, one of our most successful young merchants, was elected President.\\nA new track was laid, the rolling stock repaired, new and comfortable passenger\\ncars built, and in fact every dei^artment placed on a good footing.\\nThe grounds at Spanish Fort have been greatly improved, bath houses erected,\\npaviliions put up, and other arrangements made for the conifort and pleasure of", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "SPAN-ISH FORT.\\n33\\nvisitors. A series of optu air concerts luive been inaugurated, and tlie result is\\nthat tliousauds of people now spend their leisure hours at Spanish Fort, on the\\nshores of Lake Pontcliartrain. It has become the liivorite family resort, and\\ntroops of children and ladies may be seen every evening along the wharves, on\\nthe balconies of the hotel, or walking around the handsome grounds. The hotel\\njs kept in excellent order, and refreshments of the best kind, from a splendid fish\\ndinner, to a cooling glass of lemonade, can be had at reasonable prices.\\nMr. Schwartz, the President of the road, gives his personal attention to all\\nimprovements, and in all his eftbrts is ably seconded by the Superintendent, Capt.\\nT. S. Williams, formerly of the Great Jackson Route, and one of the most capable\\nmanagers in the country.\\nThe cars run every hour in the forenoon, and every half hour in the afternoon,\\nand the price for the round trip is only fifteen cents.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "THE CUSTOMHOUSE,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baHIRTY years ago, the First Municipality of New Orleans offered the\\nUnited States its choice ot several squares, to be conveyed in fee simple,\\nprovided a Customhouse, worthy of the growing commerce of the city,\\nt would be erected on the ground chosen. The United States accepting\\nthe proposition, the Secretary of the Treasury selected the Custom-\\nhouse Square as the most eligible of those offered, and in a short\\ntime thereafter the plans of A. T. Wood were adopted, November 22d,\\n1847, and the work commenced October 23d, 1848. A thirty years review of how\\nthe work has been conducted on this St. Peters of New Orleans, would be alto-\\ngether incompatible with the space or business of a guide book suffice it that\\nthe work umn carried on with greater or less expedition, according to the means at\\ndisposal, till the war, when, for a time, it was entirely suspended. When work\\nwas recommenced, under Colonel Morse, the buiJtliug was literally filled with\\nrubbish of all sorts. To remove this and finish the portion now used as the Post\\nOffice was the first task of this gentleman and his skilled assistants. How well\\nthey have performed their labors can easily be seen by a visit to the building.\\nNext the completion of the\\nBUSINESS ROOM\\nengrossed their attention.\\nA glance at this beautiful room, the finest business room in the world, is all that\\nwe can give. The size of the entire room is 125 x 95 feet the height from floor\\nto glass dome or ceiling fifty-four feet. Fourteen lofty columns are placed so as\\nto give the central part of the room, a space of 45 x 05 feet, for the use of the\\ngeneral public, and outside of that for the accommodation of the ofl cers and clerks.\\nThe columns are of the Corinthian order with attic bases; the lower portion of the\\nshafts plain and polished the capitals varied to allow designs indicative of the\\npurposes of the room. At the top of each capital is a basso relievo of Juno, and\\nanother of JVIercury, and designs of cotton and tobacco plants. These are so\\narranged that each faces its opposite on every column, and by looking at foui\\ncapitals from any ijosition, all the designs can be comprehended at a glance. The\\nfloor is laid out, in imttern, of black and white marble, in tiles, each two feet\\nsquare, with borders in black marble from column to column. Sixteen light holes\\nare cut in the floor, foiu feet six inches in diameter, floored with glass one inch\\nthick, cast on a hammered surface to break the rays of light, and ground to a\\nsmooth surface, preseutijig the appearance of green marble. Each plate is the\\ncentre of a star, handsomely inlaid with black marble. The room is heated by\\nsteam, the steam coils being suspended in the floor from the arches, and shielded\\nby hexagon i)edestals with marble tops.\\nAltogetlier, the room is a wonderful triumph of the art and genius of man, and\\nmust be seen to be understood or appreciated.\\nTo Mr. John J. Hannan, former Superintendent, much praise is deservedly\\ngiven for the able manner in which lie conducted the finishing of the Post Office\\ndepartment of the building, and also for the work done on the magnificent room\\nwhich is the subject of our sketch.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC BUILDINGS.\\nSTATE HOUSE,\\n60\\nFormerly known throughout the country as the St. Louis Hotel, was built in\\n1841, and was for many years one of the most famous hotels in the South. It was\\nwithin the walls of this magnificent structure that the people of New Orleans\\nentertained Henry Clay in the winter of 1842, in a style commensurate with the\\nwealth and refinement of the then prosperous and hopeful Crescent City, and iii\\nits famous ball room, the Convention to frame a new State Constitution met in\\n1843, which embraced almost every man of influence and talent in Louisiana\\nJohn E. Grimes, Pierre Soule, Roman, Downs, Eustis, Brent, Marigny, Conrad,\\nand such other distinguished gentlemen, scholars, statesmen and patriots. Its\\nelegant rotunda was used as a Chamber of Commerce, Board of Brokers and\\nCotton Exchange room, as well as for the political meetings of the Whig and", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "36\\nJSrUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nDemocratic parties, or for those of charitable or other purposes. This time-\\nhonored building-, around which so many ennobling- and pleasing memories cluster,\\nhas for several years been used as a State House. The building- is on St. Louis\\nstreet, between Ohartres and Eoyal.\\nCITY HALL.\\nCorner of St. Charles and Lafayette streets, contains the different municipal\\nbusiness rooms, Treasiu-er s office, Lyceum and Library, etc. It is a large, commo-\\nCity Hall.\\ndious and handsome structure of brick, marble and stone. The front is of the\\nGrreciau Doric order, and rCmarkable^for the graceful beauty of its stately columns.\\nNEW MASONIC HALL,\\nof which the foundation and corner stone alone are laid, will,\\n(Hie of the tiuest and most beautiful in our city. It will front\\njust above Lee Place, and be of large dimensions, having\\nde])th 92 feet, and two wings 38 feet wide by 84 feet deep.\\nThe corner stone was laid on Febru^iry 15, 1872, witli all\\n[)osing rites of Masonic ceremonies. It is a beautiful block\\nmountains of (leorgia, and a present from the Grand Lodge\\nMasonic (irand l)odies, and many of the Lodges, occupy the\\nSt. Charles street, opposite Commercial Pla(;e.\\nST. PA TRICK S HA LL.\\nwhen completed, be\\non St. Charles street,\\na front of 147 feet,\\nthe solemn and im-\\nof granite from the\\nof that State. The\\nold Masonic Hall on\\nCorner of Camp and Lafayette streets, built for the St. I*atrick s Hall Associa-\\ntion, was added to the tine buildings of our city, witliin the last few years, the\\ncorner stone being laid March 17, 1874. Tlie building, which is the result of the\\nenergy and i)nblic s])irit of a few well known citizens, is one of the most elegant\\nand spacious in the South, and is Justly a matter of pride to the projectors of the\\nenterj)rise. The lofty and spacious concert room is one of the finest in the United\\nStates, and has already achieved an extensive fame for the magnitude and beauty\\nof its proportions.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC BUILDINGS.\\n37\\nTHE PAR IS It PRISOXS.\\nThese editices, which are three stories hioh and built of brick, at a cost of\\nabout |!200,00( are situated between 8t. Ann and Orleiins streets, occupying 123\\nfeet on each, and a space of 139 feet between thein. They are two in number,\\ndivided by a wide passage way. The main buihling lias its principal entrance on\\nOrleans street, which is closed by strouff iron doors. Tiie lower story is used as\\nofaces and apartments of the jailor. The second and third stories are used for\\nprisoners, and are divided into large rooms. 4 he building i surmounted by a\\npa\\\\illion with an alarm bell.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "38\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTBATUI).\\nGBUNEWALD HALL.\\nThis palatial structure, one of the happiest design^s of the deceased architect,\\nHillyer, is situated on Baronne, between Canal and Common streets, a central\\nlocation which makes it convenient to the leading hotels of the city, and to all the\\nstreet railway lines.\\nIt is of extensive proportions, having- a front on Baronne street of 103 feet by\\na depth of 160 feet, and was built by that prominent and enterprising merchant,\\nMr. Louis Grunewald, in 1873.\\nThe entrance to the upper stories of the building is in the centre of the front,\\na spacious stairway of easy ascent leading to the vestibule, parlors, dressing-rooms,\\nthe now famous concert hall, and other rooms. The walls throughout are finished\\nin elegant style. Those of the principal hall, the concert room, a spacious apartment\\n100x51 feet, being superbly frescoed, and decorated with portraits of the ancient\\nand modern leading musicians of the world. It has a seating capacity of 1000, and\\nGrunewald Rail.\\nhas been ijronounced by De Murska, Wilhelmj, Hans von Bulow, and others com-\\npetent to give an opinion, to have the most perfect acoustics of any hall in\\nAmerica.\\nThe extensive lower tloors, ISTos. 18, 20 and 1!2 Baronne street, are occupied by\\nthe proprietor as a music store, and show rooms for his very large stock of pianos,\\norgans, and wind and string musical instruments, and even this large space is often\\ncrowded, as Mr, Grunewald represents and has the exclusive general agency of", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC BUILDINGS.\\n39\\nthe renowned pianos of Stein way Sous, W. Kuabe Co., and the great Paris\\nmanufacturers, Pleyel, Wolff Co. Keeps all styles of parlor, cabinet, upright,\\nand graud pianos of other celebrated uiakes, the organs of Clough Warren, and\\nPelonbet, Pelton Co., instruments which have taken the lead in the market for\\nyears. German and French accordeons, instruments for brass bands, banjos,\\nguitars, flutes, clarionets, drums, music boxes, standard and popular sheet and\\nbound music, and all and everything else which is (comprised in a leading music\\nemporium.\\nMECHANICS INSTITUTE.\\nThis substantial and stately building is on the east side of Dryades street,\\nnear Canal, and is one of the finest in the city. On the lower floor is the library\\nMechanics Institute,\\nand committee room of the Kew Orleans Mechanics Society. It was in tliis edifice\\nthat the State Senate and House of Eepresentatives, met pre\\\\ious to the selection\\nof the St. Louis Hotel for a State House.\\nNEW OBLEANS GAS WORKS.\\nThe first gas used in this city was in the Camp Street Theatre, owned by the\\nlate James H. Caldwell, to whose energy and enterprise New Orleans is much\\nindebted. The first gas company was formed in 1829, but did not succeed, and", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "40\\nJ^EW OKLEAKS ILLUSTRATED.\\ngas wa\u00c2\u00ab not regularly iutroduced into the city until LSo4, when, by Mr. Caldwell s\\nefforts, a eimipany was formed, whieh lias ever since been one of the most prosper-\\nous corporations of our city.\\nThe works, which are said to be the best constructed of their kind in tliis\\ncountry, are about a mile from the river and occupy the whole of the square\\nbounded by Gravier, Perdido, Magnolia and Locust streets.\\nThe offices of the comi)any are in the elegant building corner of Common and\\nBaronne streets, one of the most costly and showy structures of which our city can\\nboast.\\nThe present officers of the company are: James Jackson, President; Theo.\\nForstall, General Superintendent Victor Vallois, Secretary F. E. Richmond,\\nTreasurer.\\nODD FELLOWS HALL.\\nThis building, on Camp, between Lafayette and Poydras, is, as its name indi-\\ncates, the temple of the I. O. O. F., in our city, and is of national fame, on account\\nof its use, and for the many brilliant assemblages that have graced its spacious\\nOdd Fellows Hall.\\nand beautifully linished ball rciom. The Lodge rooms are said to be withtmt equals\\nlor arrangements and ai)pointments, and this rapidly increasing Order iniiy well\\ncougratulate itseli* on giving to New Orleans one of the chief ornaments among\\nthe public buildings.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "PUBLIC BUILD TKG(^.\\n41\\nGas OfBce, Corner of Baronne aud Common Streets.\\nEXPOSITION BUILDING,\\nThis elegaut building, situated\\nbetweeii Julia and Girod streets,\\nhas a front of 85 feet on both St.\\nCharles and Caroudelet streets,\\nand runs through the square by\\nstraight lines 341 feet. Besides\\nother large well finished rooms\\nfor various purposes, it has a con-\\ncert hall 1 70x81, with a 41 foot\\nceiling, in which the King of the\\nCarnival giv^es his receptions and\\nballs on Mardi Gras. This is\\ndecidedly the handsomest room\\nof tlip kind in the South.\\nKxpoaition Buildiiie.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": ".E have no lofty mountains, towering in majestic proportions to the skies,\\nno vales lingering between snow-capped hills, no musical streams mean-\\ndering over rocks and cliffs to the ever surging sea. But we have broad\\nsa\\\\ annas, and fertile i)lains bearing the richest wealth of the world. On these are\\nthe most exquisite foliage and most beautifid tlowers, enriching the air with\\ntheir perfume. The sweetest zephyrs float gently through the leaves bringing\\ncalm delight to all true lovers of the beautiful in nature.\\nThe favorite drive for the majority of visitors is on the\\nSHELL ROAD\\nto the New Lake End, via Canal street. Another most enjoyable drive is by\\nWASHINGTON AVENUE,\\ngoing up St. Charles street, passing Lee Place, and some of the most palatial resi\\ndences of the city, till the Avenue is reached.\\nCARROLLTON.\\nThe route is directly up St. Charles street, through the pleasautest vicinities\\nin the city. Another very pleasant drive to CarroUton is, to follow St. Chnrles\\nstreet as far as Napoleon Avenue, through that street and up the river bank.\\nOne of the most rural in surroundings of our drives, is that over the old\\nMETAIRIE RIDGE ROAD,\\nOut Canal street to the Half- Way House; to the right, pass directly forward\\nbetween the house and the Metairie Cemetery, down to the bridge. Here take the\\nroad towards the city, which leads through beautiful scenes to the rear of and\\nabove CarroUton. Down the river bank to Napoleon Avenue, thence to St.\\nharles street.\\nGENTIL.LY ROAD.\\nCanal to Claiborne street, down that street to Esplanade, thence to Ceiitilly\\nLoad and along the road for about three miles, passing the Fair Grounds and\\n.Jockey Club Park.\\nA most interesting drive is\\nDOWN THE RIVER BANK,\\npassing immense cotton presses, all in full working order. The United States\\nBarracks and the Ursuline Convent can both be visited by this route. Tlie stu-\\ndent of history will naturally wish to visit the\\nBATTLE GROUND,\\nwhere glorious Ohl Hickory and his men, achieved their victory. Chalmette is\\nabout live and thre quarter miles below the city, and a very pleasant method of\\nreaching it is by a drive down the river bank.\\nAmong the many ways of reaching the\\nFAIR GROUNDS,\\nis that of driving out Canal street to Broad, thence to Esplanade, and down the\\nlatter street to this delightfid resort. Broad is a shell road and is ui excellent con-\\ndition, while Esplanade is one of the most spacious and elegant avenues in the city.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "_ _, s(^!s^^ 1\\nHJUHE markets of New Orleans form a distinctive feature in its customs, and the\\n\u00c2\u00a7H stranger who fails to visit theiu during hours of sale, misses a variety in\\ntrading that cannot be found elsewhere.\\nFRENCH MARKET,\\nThis, the pioneer of public markets in New Orleans, was located during the\\nSpanish supremacy. The first building, on the site of the present meat market,\\nwas destroyed by the hurricane of 1812. The present oue was built in the follow-\\ning year, according to the designs of J. Piernas, City Surveyor, at a cost of about\\n$30,000.\\nThe French Market, taken as a unity, is of an irregular ground plan, having\\nbeen constructed at different periods, and may be described, in general terms, as a\\nvery plain specimen of the Roman Doric order, supported by brick pillars, plas-\\ntered, and covered with a slate roof.\\nFi-ench Market.\\nThere are three distinct and separate market places comprised in this one\\nmart, the Meat Market, the Vegetable Markets, and between these, the Bazaar\\nMarket. The first is what its name implies, a place where meats are exposed for\\nsale. In the second, vegetables of all kinds, and fish, game, fruit and flowers,\\nhave each their separate departments, while in the Bazaar, every possible article in\\nthe dry goods line may be procured. Each market is separated from the other by\\na street, and these spaces are, during market hours, literally covered with stands\\non which every conceivable nic-nac is offered for sale. Then such a confusion of", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "44 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\ntuugues; Fieiich, Italiau, Spauisli, Butch, German, aud scores of other foreign\\nuiarchauds, extolling, each in his native patois, the quality and cheapness of his\\narticle of trade, or, perhaps, in disgust at your ignorance of foreign dialects, try-\\ning to tell you the merits of their wares, in English that bids utter defiance to\\netymology.\\nTo see the French Market in its glory one must go there on a Sunday morn-\\ning between five and ten o clock, and, if at all sensitive, put his corns in the best\\norder, his temper ditto, then there is no fear. An hour spent in this modern\\nBabel will fiu-nish the visitor, particularly if he be a stranger, with odd sounds\\nand scenes enough to supply subjects for speculation aud amusement, for many a\\nday at least. By all means visit the French Market.\\nPOYDRAS MARKET.\\nThis smaller and second edition of the old time markets, was built in 1837\\non ground ceded by the Carrollton Railroad Company, for the accommodation\\nof the inhabitants in the rear of the second municipality. Now buildings extend\\nfor miles in the rear of the market, while in its immediate neighborhood are some\\nof the best business locations in the city.\\nST. MARY S MARKET.\\nThis market derived its name from the fact of having been built for the con-\\nvenience of the residents of the Suburb St. Mary and was, for quite a number\\nof years after it erection, considered very far up town. It is a very extensive\\nbuilding, but owing to the rapid spreading of the city in the up river direction, and\\nthe consequent removal of families, not over two-thirds of the space is now occu-\\npied newer and more central markets taking the lead. Among these the\\nMAGAZINE STREET MARKET,\\nsituated between St. Mary aud St. Andrew streets. Magazine and Old Camp\\nstreets, is one of the best supplied and patronized.\\nKELLER MARKET.\\nThis l)uilding, the result of the private enterprise of the gentleman whose\\nname it bears, is situated in the rear of the upper part of the Fourth District,\\nbetween Felicity and St. Andrew, Locust and Magnolia streets, and is a great\\nconvenience to the residents of that locality.\\nBesides these leading market-places, there are many others; those of most\\nimportance are\\nSECOND STREET MARKET.\\nCorner Dryades and Second streets.\\nNINTH STREET MARKET.\\nMagazine, between Ninth and Harmony.\\nCLAIBORNE MARKET,\\nC laiborne, between Gasquet and Common.\\nCARROLLTON MARKET.\\nJ )ublin, corner Second, Seventh District.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "HERE is not, perhaps, another city in the United States that has so many\\nbenevolent institntions as New Orleans, in proportion to its popnlation.\\nWe are absolutely certain that it has not an ecpial on the face of the\\nglobe in charities supported by voluntary contributions. As there are\\nnearly one hundred of these institntions, we can subjoin but a partial list.\\nThe Poydras Female Orphan Asylum is oue of the oldest establishments\\nof the kind in New Orleans. Endowed by Julien Poydras, it possesses revenues\\nfrom improved real estate and other sources.\\nPoydras Female Uipiian Asymm.\\nFemale Orphan Asylum, intersection of Camp and Prytania, directed by. the\\nSisters of Charity, and supported entirely by the pew rents of St. Theresa s Church,\\nand voluntary contributions. There are nearly three hundred children at present\\nin the institution.\\nSt. Elizabeth Asylum, Napoleon Avenue, corner Prytania, Sister Angelica,\\nSuperioress, for girls. In this Asylum the girls are taught trades dressmaking,\\netc., needlework of all kinds, washing, ironing and cooking, and are thus enabled\\nto earn a support after leaving the Institution.\\nJewish Widows and Orphans Asylum, Jackson street, corner Chippewa,\\nLevi Shoenburg, Superintendent. One of the best conducted and supported insti-\\ntutions in the city.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "46\\nNIJW ORLEANS ILLU8TBATEI).\\nGrerman Protestant Asylum, State, betweeu Oamp and Chestnut. A visit to\\nthis AsyhiiJi will afford pleasure to all who lov\u00c2\u00ab to see evidences of health, con-\\ntentment and industry.\\nLittle Sisters of the Poor, Laharpe, between North Prieur and North\\nJohnson, Sister Marie Claire, Superioress. This admirable institution is devoted\\nto the care of the helpless aged and infirm of both sexes, and is one of the most\\ndeserving asylums in our midst, having for its wards those whom\\nAge and want, oh ill-matched pair,\\nhave left dependant on the charities of others.\\nCouvent of the Good Shepherd, Bienville, near Broad, Sister Mary Kose,\\nSuperioress. This house of refuge is intended for those unfortunates who are, it\\nwould seem sometimes, alike disclaimed by beaven and earth. There are many\\nindustries jiracticed in the institution for the support of its inmates, and many\\ncontributions sent by the charitable, yet, owing to the large numbers that are\\nreceived in the house, the means at disposal are not equal to the demand.\\nSt. Anna s Asylum.\\nSt. Ann s Asylum, for indigent females, corner St. Mary and Prytania\\nstreets.\\nProtestant Episcopal Church Home for Children, Jackson, between -hip-\\npewa and St. Thomas.\\nIndustrial School and Model Farm of Our Lady of the Holy Cross, Refinery\\nand Levee, near Convent.\\nAsylum for Destitute Orphan Boys, South side St. Charles, between Valmont\\nand Dufossat, Sixth District.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "ASYLUMS.\\n47\\nProvidence Asylum for Colored Female Childreu, Hospital, corner North\\nTonti.\\nHome for the Aged and Infirm, Annunciation, southwest corner Calliope,\\nMrs. Eleanor Stokes, matron.\\nSt. Vincent Asylum. This institution, better known as the Baby Asylum,\\nis situated at the corner of Race and Magazine streets. It is under the direction\\nof Sisters of Charity, and is devoted to the care of little girls, wholly or partial\\norphans.\\nSt. Vincent. Aavliim.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "l^M^ .=^*5!=.4^r^=r^^^r=:=r^4..z^)f?^ f^\\nY\\n[Y \u00c2\u00aeF MUSIC\\nhis place of amusement is deservedly popular witli all who find themselves\\nwithin our gates. Its name is never mentioned by our citizens except\\nwith a smile and exi)ections of pleasure, and especially is this so with ladies\\nand children, to whom the Academy Matinees are always enjoyable\\nevents.\\nThe building was erected in 1853, by George C. Lawrason, Esq., for its x)resent\\nproprietor, Mr. David Bidwell, and was opened as an amphitheatre by the well-\\nknown circus man, Dan Rice.\\nEn 1854 it was changed to a regular theatre, and as such has held a front rank\\never since. The interior arrangements are admirable. Neat and convenient recep-\\ntion aud dressing rooms are provided for ladies and children. An elaborate steam\\napparatus supplies the auditorium with hot or cold air, according to the season.\\nThe seats are comfortable and the decorations elegant and attractive. Every\\narrangement has been made for the safety aud comfort of guests.\\nThe i)ast season, notwithstanding the cry of dull times, was one of the most\\nX)rosperous in the story of this popular resort. Since the doors were closed on\\nthe overflowing house of the last night, the theatre has been thoroughly recon-\\nstructed. The entrance has been enlarged aud beautified, the interior repainted,\\na new drop curtain adorns the front of the stage, and when, early in September,\\nthis veteran manager throws open his doors, everything will be new, pleasing and\\nattractive.\\nMr. Bidwell takes great pride in the i)rofessiou, and superintends in person\\nthe entire business of his whole theatre.\\nA series of entertainments are given which embrace the leading artists in all\\ndepartments of the histrionic art, i)resenting a round of amusements which never\\nfail to draw crowded houses, and give entire satisfaction to the patrous of the\\ntheatre. From the an^angements made, we have no doubt the coming season will\\nbe one of the most brilliant ever known in the history of the Academy, and a visit\\nthere cannot fail to be productive of much pleasure and enjoyment.\\nITAmiETIBg TMBATKIS.\\nThis gem of a theatre, on the north side of Canal street, between Dauphine\\nand Burgundy, is the successor of the famed old Gaiety, afterwards Variety\\nTheatre, which was situated on Gravier, between Oarondelet aed Baronne, where\\nthe elegant building of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange now stands. The old\\nVariety was destroyed by fire in 1854, and again a few years ago, when the Asso-\\nciation concluded to locate their new building in a more ]irominent jiosition. The\\npresent site was selected, and soon the New Varieties Theatre sprang into\\nexistence.\\nThis Association, formed of the leading men of New Orleans, has spared no\\nexpense in the construction of this favorite place of amusement, which is elegant\\nand complete in all its ax^pointments, aud has the finest entrance of any theatre\\non the continent. The Gaiety, under the management of Tom Placide, gained an\\nextensive and enviable reputation, and it would seem as if the New Varieties was", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "50\\niVEW OHLEAiViS ILLUSTRATED.\\nto rival its predecessor in this respect, as it has, so far, been particularly favored\\nin its representations and management.\\nMr. Thos. A. Hall, who has been lessee and manager of the Varieties for the\\npast two seasons, is one of the best directors of amnsements in the country. His\\nselections of combinations have given to the i^atrons of the Varieties, a series of\\nentertainments which have firmly ostablished him in the favor of our people. We\\nunderstand that he has made arrangements for a brilliant season, which will\\nprobably commence about the 1st of (5ctober.\\ncha:\\nTMBATl\\nSt. Charles street, between Commercial Place and Poydras streets, is an old time\\nlandmark, and favorite with the people of JSTew Orleans. It is a spacious and\\ncommodious building, well arranged, and has a national reputation as an histrionic\\ntemijle.\\n-/fVwCHx\\nOpera House.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "DAVID BIDWULL. 51\\nThis spacious structure was erected in 1859, under the auspices of the Opera\\nHouse Company.\\nIt is situated on the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse streets, having a very\\nelegant front on the former, and is considered one of the finest iDuildings of the\\nsort in the United States.\\nThe interior is arranged and sui)plied with all the care and convenience\\nrequired in a first class Temple of the Muses, tae spacious stage, and scenic\\napparatus being particularly appreciated and noted by artists and visitors.\\nDAVID BIDWELL.\\nThe subject of this sketch, whose name is familiar from Maine to California,\\nwas born in June, 182 in the town of Stuy vesant, on the Hudson river, in the\\nState of New York.\\nHis father commanded one of the magnificent steamers of the Hudson Eiver\\nAssociation, at that time the largest combination of steamboats in the world, and\\nat the age of foiu-teen years young Bidweil accepted a berth on his father s boat.\\nThis life he followed for eight years, plying between New York and Albany or\\nTroy. This was an excellent school for one who was destined to cater for the\\npublic, and his knowledge thus gained for through it he met all classes, rich\\nand poor, proud and lowly, the educated and refined, and the rough and ready\\nhas served him in later years, enabling him to gather success in a business where\\nso many have failed.\\nWhen he left the river Mr. Bidweil opened a restaurant on Nassau street,\\nopposite the Post Office, in New York, which he conducted successfully for about\\neighteen months.\\nAfter this he fitted up the famous Empire House, named after a favorite\\nsteamboat of the day. This house became the headquarters of the celebrities of\\nthat time, and from it originated the Empire Club, of which Mr. Bidweil was first\\nsecretary, and to which was due, in a large measure, the election of President\\nPolk.\\nMr. Bidweil came to New Orleans in November, 184( and engaged in the ship\\nchandlery business, in the Triangle Buildings, with his brother Mr. Harry Bid-\\nwell, the firm being H. Bidweil Co. The firm did a large and successful busi-\\nness, having, besides a good trade from ordinary sources, the supplying of the\\nGovernment transports for the Mexican war. In 1850 they bought what is now so\\nwell known and widely popular as the Pluenix House, and in 1852 Mr. David\\nBidweil withdrew from the firm, and with the late Mr. John Daniels refitted and\\nfurnished the Phoenix. Mr. Daniels soon retired, and Mr. Bidweil continued the\\nbusiness alone. In 1855 he bought the proi)erty.\\nThe original Academy of Music was built in 1 853, and until 1855 was conducted\\nas an amphitheatre, and then as a theatre, Mr. Bidweil always being the leading\\nspirit connected with it. In 1850, Mr. Bidweil formed a coi)artnership with Dr.\\nG. R. Spauldina- and Mr. Charles J. Rogers, the tirm benig Spaulding, Rogers\\nBidweil, and the Academy became one of the regular theatres of the city, soon\\nwinning its way to popularity under this excellent management. Mr. Rogers\\nwithdrew from the firm at the close of the war.\\nMessrs. Spaulding and Bidweil now bought the ground and built the Olympic\\nTheatre in St. Louis, one of the finest theatres hi the West, and having leased the\\ntheatres in Memphis and Mobile, they rebuilt and remodelled them. These four\\ntheatres New Orleans, St. Louis, Memphis and Mobile made a circuit, and their\\ncompanies played alternately, two or three weeks at a time in each place, making\\nthe first theatrical circuit ever established, and inaugurating the system of\\ntraveling combinations which has since become so popular throughout the country.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "52 K:E}W ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nIn 1867, three men, Mr. Bidwell, Dr. Spaulding and Mr. Avery Smith, pro-\\njected one of the most extensive amusement enterprises ever undertaken. We\\nrefer to the great American Champion Circus, which went to the World s Exposition\\nheld in Paris in 1807, in the i)almy days of the second Empire. Each partner con-\\ntributed fifty thousand dollars, and Mr. Bidwell was chosen to accompany the\\nshow that was to astonish the Old World. I reparations were made on a grand\\nscale. An immense amphitheatre was built in Albany, New York, to be transported\\nacross the water. The best talent in every line and the best horses were selected.\\nCircus men everywhere in the couutry took an interest, not financially, but in\\nsi)irit, in the enterj)rise, and they were given the pick and choice of everything in\\nthe business.\\nThey chartered the steamship Guiding Star, and with the building, parapher-\\nnalia, over one hundred people, forty horses, the famous buffalo and other fine\\nanimals, Mr. Bidwell started for the French capital.\\nHere difticulties and disappointmeuts awaited him. The site first assigned him\\nwas too small for his building, the second he was obliged to leave on account of\\nthe objections of some of the French nobility, and after several weeks of delay,\\nduring which the enormous expenses of the enterprise were running on, he located\\nin the Theatre du Prince Imperial, which he was obliged to remodel at a great out-\\nlay of money. But for these ol)Structious and delays, the venture would have been\\nan immense financial success. After the opening, for three months, the average\\ndaily attendance was over four thousand people. Paris was taken by storm.\\nThere was not room enough in the great theatre to accommodate the crowds.\\nEverybody connected with the enterprise gained a satisfactory amount of glory.\\nJt was the champion circus, and the jjerformers were all decoiated with medals,\\ntestifying their superiority in their several specialties. They played ten months\\nin Paris and then went to r^ondon where they appeared in the amphitheatre at.\\nJloburn Hill. During the foui- months that they were there, there never was\\nroom enough in the house to hold all the people who wanted to attend. Here\\nMl Bidwell met with more misfortune in the loss of health. He was sick for two\\nmonths, during four weeks of which time his life was despaired of. This comijelled\\nthe abandonment of the balance of their European tour, which undoubtedly would\\nhave been a round of grand successes. Mr, Bidwell returned home and resumed\\nhis management of our Acadejuy.\\nAt this time, 1807- ()8, Messrs. Spaulding isi Bidwell had six theatres New\\n)ileiins, St. Louis, Memphis, Mobile, Paris and Havana all in successful opera-\\n(ion at the same time.\\nIn 1871 the firm was dissolved and Mr. Bidwell in the division of property\\nretained the Academy of Music- in this city. This he has conducted with marked\\nsuccess and constantly increasing popularity, notwithstanding the depreciation in\\nproi^erty and the depression in business.\\nThis success is due to the fact that he always gives the public the worth of\\ntheir money. His house, the first to open and last to close, is always supplied\\nwith the best of talent. He is enabled to present these attractions, because he has\\nalways acted justly and honorably with the companies who have appeared on his\\nboards. This has given him a high stand in the profession, which enables him to\\nl)ick and choose the combinations f()r each season.\\nAniong his fellow-citizens, Mr. Bidwell is esteemed for integrity, liberality and\\nenterjuise. Socially he is the best of companions, and in business his w^ord is as\\ngood as his bond.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "-^GRESGENT 4 GITY 4 RIFLE 4 GLUB.\\nH-v\\nJ^MONG the pastimes to which the gentlemeu ot our city devote their leisure\\nI hours, none is more popular than that of riiie shooting. A few years since a\\nnumber of the admirers of this sport, wishing to have a place where long\\nrange practice could be had, resolved to form a new Riiie Club, and from this\\nresolution sprang the Association whose name heads this article. The charter is\\ndated 31st July, 1875, and recorded on the 21st of September following, the original\\nCrescfent City Rifle Clnb.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "54\\nyEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nbeing signed b.y the following well known and popular gentlemen William J*\\nBehan, W. T. Vandry, Jolni Glynn, Jr., Wm. H. Eenand, Samuel Mullen, R. M.\\nFauquier and James Buckley.\\nWith their usual promptness and energy these gentlemen proceeded with the\\nwork of organization, securing and fitting uj) a park. The ground selected is on\\nBayou St. John, Just beyond the long bridge, where ample room for any desired\\nrange is found. Here a handsome Club House was built, and supidied with all\\nappurtenances for the enjoyment of this invigorating and healthful sport.\\nThe Club has three batteries, two hundred, five hundred and one thousand\\nyards each, the position of the batteries being well chosen, so as to give to the\\nmarksmen the best possible light for good practice. The park was formerly a\\nplantation, one of the first under cultivation in our State. A legend is told to the\\neffect that its ancient owner, to secure his treasures from the prying eyes of the\\nworld, buried a fabulous sum of gold, in a leather trunk, among the grand old\\ncedars which fill the park on the left of the Club House. Whether this be true or\\nnot, the cedars are there, ranged in rows, and interspersed with full grown orange\\ntrees, making delightfully shaded avenues, Just the place for a family pic-uic, or\\na quiet ramble in flood company.\\nRnuud and round the rowan tree, out upon the green,\\nDarting- here and there about, merry 8i)irits are seen.\\nWhat is that to you or I Nouh the wiser we,\\nIt fairy elf, or fairy fay, sport upon the lea.\\nNo spirituous or malt liquors are allowed on the grounds, and all betting is\\nstrictly prohibited.\\nThe Club now numbers about two huudred members, among whom are some\\ngentlemen who have been prominent as rifiemen for twenty-five years. Wednes-\\ndays and Sundays are jiractice days, and on eithei of these days some excellent\\nshooting may be witnessed.\\nOur visitors should not fail to take a trip to this delightful sylvan retreat,\\nwhere they will be courteously received.\\nThe officers of the Club are: W. .1. Behan, President; W. T. Vaudry, Vice\\nPresident; Jno. Glynn, -Ir., Secretary; J. K. Renaud, Treasurer.\\nRESIDENCES.\\nTHE homes of the Crescent City, although neither so lofty nor elegant in\\nappearance as those in many other large cities, are, as a rule, spaxdous and\\nconvenient, well ventiliiled and thoroughly a(la[)tc(l to comfort, in a climate, where,\\nflowers bloimi all the year round in tlie gardens, and for nine months of the twelve,\\nopen windows and fans are necessities.\\nThe houses are, generally, two stories high, witli wi le halls, high ceilings,\\nlarge windows and extensive galleries or verandas, which are considered almost\\nindispensable in this latitude.\\nThere is a noticeable absence of that sameness in ai^pearance so prevalent in\\nthe cities of colder localities, blocks or rows of houses all built according to the\\nsame plan, tne number alone distinguishing one residence from another, are almost\\nunknoAvn in New Orleans. Few of the dwelling houses are without some space\\nfor a gar len, a large majority have handsomely laid out grounds, many occupying\\na quarter, or half, aiul. among the wealthy, more frequently an entire square.\\nStatuary is not seen so often on the lawns, as in the North and West,\\nbut of rare flowers, at all seasons of the year, beautiful shrubbery and splendid shade", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "RESIBENGEkS.\\n55\\ntrees there is an abundance. This separation of dwellings has often been com-\\nmented on by strangers who have, at first, thought the resident portion of our\\ncity too scattered looking, while, on the other hand, Orleanians visiting- Phila-\\ndelphia, or other orderly cities, have been bewildered and oppressed by the, to\\nthem, seemingly endless stretches of fac-similies in brick and mortar, mortar and\\nmarble, windows all of a size, with shades of the same pattern and colors, and\\nfront doors of exactly the same type, with the same number of steps to each, pre-\\ncisely of the same design.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "56\\nKEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nWe have a semi-tropieal climate, aud ie(iuire air, au uuliinited, unobstructed\\nsupply of air, so move off from oue another in order to secure it. Our cousins in\\ncolder latitudes are, hygieuically, not so necessitously situated, and can live com-\\nfortably shoulder to shoulder with tlieir neighbors, so we build differently to them,\\nthey to us.\\nWhile handsome dwellings may be found m all parts of our city, the streets con-,\\nsidered the most desirable for residences are Coliseum street, Prytania street, St.\\nCharles Avenue, Jackson and the surrounding streets. Esplanade and Rampart\\nstreets, and Canal street from Claiborne toward the swamp.\\nIn all these avenues there are yet many desirable locations, that may be pur-\\nchased by those who wish to establish themselves in the Crescent City.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "RESIDENCES.\\n57", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "to)\\n3ii\u00c2\u00a3^ M:0:i)icfS^Mi:i\\nC6\\n(st\\nNTIL witliin the past few years, we did very little in in an iifac taring- goods\\nof any kind for lioine consnnii)tioii, reljing ui)on the products of our fertile\\nsoil and genial climate, for the sources of wealth and prosperity. Lately,\\nhowever, much attention has been given to the manufacture, in New\\nOrleans and throughout the State, of articles of necessity, ornameut or luxury,\\nand ere many years we shall, no doubt, hear the sounds made by thousands\\nof operatives in every branch of this most desirable adjunct to the commercial\\n])0wer of any city. State or county.\\nTake the morning train by the Jackson Railroad if you wish to enjoy a pleas-\\nant excursion. In comfoi table cars, over a smooth road, past the flourishing town\\nof Keuner, through the long prauie swamp, over the splendid iron bridge at\\nManchac, and then out into the pine lands, sixty-seven miles from New Orleans,\\nvon will come to the station, which is put down on the Time Tables as\\nGULLETT S.\\nTwelve years ago this was a plain forest, Uke the miles you have just passed,\\nhaving very little in its appearance that was inviting, and giving no promise of the\\nbusy hum of industry, skill and enterprise that now mark it. The energy of one\\nman has made a prosperous village here, built and furnished a large factory, turned\\nthe forest trees into valuable ])lantation machinery, and added tens of thousands\\nof dollars to the manufactured values of our State.\\nAs you step oft the cars, you see him standing there on the platform, one of\\nthe old time men, tall and tirmly built, erect of form, with a kindly, pleasant face,\\nhair and beard whitened witli the toil of many mnters. This is Mr. B. D. (Ii llett,\\nthe inventor and manufacturer of the celebrated (hdlett Cotton (iin. Condenser\\nand Feeder. You state that you have come to visit the factoiy and look around,\\nand are cordially received.\\nThe first place that you enter is\\nGULLETT S GIN FACTORY,\\na view of which we present to our readers. The building is two stories high, with\\na skylight above, which we term the Texas, an addition that gives to the factory\\nboth air and light, besides making a very handsome finish for the exterior view.\\nIn the rear or ell of the factory is situated the foundry, for it must be remem-\\nbered that (xullett s Gins, Feeders, Condensers and Presses, are entirely home\\nmade, in this foundry the castings for these machines are made from a su})erior\\niron obtained tjom the mines of Alabama and Georgia.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "ROM E I XT) L\\\\S TRIES.\\nm", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "60\\nJSrUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nIt will probably be a novelty to the visitor to see them make the saws. These\\nare made from steel which is bought in sheets, cnt into proper sizes, and then by a\\nvery simple but ingenious machine, while the steel revolves, the teeth are cut, and\\nafterwards by another machine they are sharpened.\\nThe lumber which composes the wood-work of the machines is of the native\\npine and magnolia which grow in sight of the works.\\nFrom eight to ten machines are made per day, the gins averaging about\\nseventy saws each, and from eighty to one hundred hands axe employed.\\nGuUett s Magnolia Gin, with its latest improved attachments, consisting of the\\nSelf Feeder and Condenser, has been tested by practical men in all the cotton\\ngrowing States, and every where received the highest endorsements. It turns out\\nsmoother and cleaner cotton, with less nap and consequently worth more money,\\nthan any other gin known. That cotton is most valuable which can be spun with\\nthe least waste and trouble, and it is siicli cotton that the Gullett Gin turns out.\\nPlanters should bear these facts in mind, and make money by saving money,\\nthat is, by using machinery which will enable them to send their cotton to market\\nin the best possible condition.\\nDown the side street, about the distance of a long square in the city, stands\\nGULLETT S SCHOOL HOUSE,\\nof which we here present a\\ncorrect picture. It is well\\narranged for the purpose for\\nwhich it was intended. Four\\nrooms, supplied with conve-\\nnient desks and all the neces-\\nsary ai)] liaiices for the in-\\nstruction of the children of\\nthe ncighborliofxl, arc well\\nlighted and ventilated, doors\\nand windows being ininierous.\\nThese rooms are comfortably\\ntilled, and the bright, happy\\nfaces of the children telL the\\nstory of a well regulated\\nschool, conducted with jnsti(^e\\nto all.\\nThe school house was built\\nand furnished by Mr. Gullett,\\nwho employs and pays the\\ncompetent teachers who conduct the institution.\\nx\\\\.s soon as his factory began to flourish, Mr. Gullett commenced this school\\nfor the benefit of the (children of the workmen in his employ. As business\\ndeveloped and the immber of em])loyees increased, the number of scholars grew\\nlai ger, and to these were added the children of such of the other citizens of the\\nplace, not em])loye(l in the factory, as saw tit to take advantage of the facilities\\nfor education ottered hy the school.\\nThe numl)er of children here instructed in all the leading branches of English\\nis about one huiulred and seventy.\\nA flimri.shing school, Mr. Gullett, we remarked.\\nYes, it has grown wonderfully, and the children are making tin\u00c2\u00a9 progress.\\nIt must be a heavy expense to you.\\nWhy, yes, it is, he replied, and then with a pleasant smile he added, but,\\ndo you know of any better way in which I could spend tlie money\\nWe acknowledged that we did not.\\nOn this same side vstreet, but nearer the depot you can see it from the win\\ndows of the cars stands", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "HOME INDUSTRIES,\\n61\\nME. GULLETT S EESIDENCE,\\na handsome structure, of\\nwhich our artist has made an\\nadmirable illustration. The\\nhouse is two stories, with a\\nbroad gallery in front, and a\\nwide hall running- through the\\ncentre, at the end of which is\\ntlie spacious and well-arranged\\ndining room.\\nAs you enter, on the left,\\nyou are ushered into a large\\nparlor, handsomely lurnished,\\nand containing evidences of\\ncultivation and refined tastes.\\nIt would be beyond our\\nprovince to enter into a de-\\ntailed description of the dif-\\nferent apartments. The house\\nis large and roomy, it has a\\ncomfortable, home-like atmos-\\nphere, and the inmates make a contented, happy family circle. Here Mv. Gnllett,\\nwith his estimable wife and children, enjoy the fruits of a well-spent life. Theii-\\nfriends are cordially received and bountitully entertained, without ostentation or\\nrigid ceremony, but with a uiet dignity and earnest courtesy which gives assur-\\nance that the invitation to make yourself at home comes from the heart, and\\nis really what is meant.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "62 NJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nB. D. GULLETT.\\nIll pieseiitiiig a sketch of the life of this gentleman, the President of the\\n(iullett Gin Maiiiifactiiriiig- Company, of Amite City, we do so because, through\\nit, we trust to make evident the truth, as old as human energy itself, that a clear\\nmind, a firm will, a business capacity of high order, marked by directness of pur-\\npose, and recognized integrity in all the relations of life with a little seasoning of\\ngood luck are bound, sooner or later, to win in the great struggle of the world.\\nB. D. Gullett ])ossesses all these. In his success, he has proved what these\\n(|ualities have been worth to make hi in what he is to-day.\\nHe was born in Wilkes County, i^Torth Carohna, on Ai ril 14th, 1815. When\\nhe was between five and six years of age, his father removed from Wilkes County\\nto Georgia, in what is called the Cherokee Nation. There he remained until he\\nwas nineteen, when there was another removal, this time to Green County, South\\nAlabama. This Avas in 1835. Mr. Gullett s])eaks of this period of nine years as\\nbeing the real coinmencement of his business life. It was during this time that he\\nstarted although so young a man in the business of building. At that time he\\nwas a contractor for building a store-house, with, five hands under him. What a\\ncontrast, now, in his sixty-fifth year, ])ossessing an assured capital, with a high\\nand extended reputation with immense factories with an array of workmen\\nand preparing machinery for the x^rogressive cotton planters of the South, and,\\nthrough such aids benefiting, more than indirectly, the highest interests of that\\nsection\\nIn 1843 Mr. Gullett removed to Aberdeen, Mississippi, where he followed the\\nsame business of building until 1851. But in that year he began to dream of the\\nincreased usefulness and wealth which the Future was to bring to him. For it\\nwas on October 9th that, at the same place, he established his Cotton Gin manu-\\nfactory. In 1857 he removed to New Orleans, where he remained until the mili-\\ntary fall of that city, in 18G2. He was not among the lucky, because he was not\\namong the riident, of those dark days. Burdened ^vith letters to Confederate\\nofficers from loving mothers, wives and sisters, he tried, one day in July, to jiass\\nthe Federal lines. He was arrested was tried was sentenced to 12 months hard\\nlabor, ball and chain, at Fort Jackson. Through the intluence of his Masonic\\nfriends he himself being a Alason specially among whom was Captain Thornton,\\nof the I2th Maine Begiinent, he was fjivored with a new hearing, and was\\ndischargetl.\\nWhen the war closed, Mr. Gullett settled at Amite City. His fortunes were\\nl)roken. His earnings were gone. Not for this, however, did he lose heart. He\\nhad a family. That sharpened his energies. He set to hauling lumber from Dr.\\nTaylor s mill to Amite City. His capital was not famous it consisted of one\\nwagon and two yoke of oxen. As was to be expected, this was not a paying occu-\\nl)ation; and so Mr. Gullett went North, where his talents soom procnred him the\\ncharge, as (Teueral Manager, of the Mystic River Hardware ^lanufacturing Com-\\npany, at Mystic Eiver, Connecticut. He returned in IsG!* to Amite City this\\ntime armed with such machinery as was destined to i)rove useful in the manufac-\\nturing of machinery, such as that which he is sending from his factory at this\\ntime. In his present business, Mr. (hillett (;aii claim that he has started unaided\\nby any capital save his own, su])plemented by that strength of character which,\\nin him, seems instructive, and which does not know how to recognize im])ediments.\\nWe need but refer to the work whi(;h comes mt of this establishment. It\\nembra(;es all the varieties of cotton machinery cotton gins, cotton gin feeders,\\ncotton gin condensers, and cotton gin presses. His business has constantly been\\nincreasing. For the year 1878, which was a good one, the number of such\\nmachines turned out was 900. In 1879, up to June, the number actually delivered\\nhas amounted to 440, with 370 orders ahead in other words, fully two months\\nahca l of its immediate capacity to supply them.\\nTo day, a colony of workmen is employed in this factory, The control held\\no\\\\er them is one which while being firm, is almost patriarchal in its kindliness and", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "ROME INDUSTRIE tS.\\n63\\nlirect supervision. Mr. GuUett assists the iiiajoiity of them in building good com-\\nfortable houses, which they now own.\\nTwelve or fourteen tenements in a village, which might well be called, in the\\nfuture, Gullettsville, are owned by hinj, and rented to the poorer laborers at\\nmoderate rates.\\nWe have spoken of Mr. (inllett as a practical man. To this it may be well to\\nadd a few words of him as a friend of popiUar education, as a philanthroi)ist in the\\ntruest sense. Seeing that the children of his workmen could not, about three\\nyears ago, secure any elementary instruction, he established a school for them.\\nHe appointed a capable lady teacher, Mrs. Aby, to whom he gave a salary of $155\\na month. He built a school house for the first comers. That did not long suffice\\nfor the children flocking to its desks. He built other school houses of varying\\ndimensions to correspond with the increasing number of the applicants. Now, he\\nproposes to build a school house of 40x70 feet, out of his own pocket. His\\nexpenses for 1870, for this school alone, have amounted to $1,300.\\nIf there be a counterpart to this noble record of a successful business man, out\\nof his own means, affording school advantages to the children of his employes, we\\ndo not know of it.\\nIt has thus been seen, that by a native energy, a thoughtful experience, an\\nhonesty beyond reproach, a wise administration of his own resources, and a com-\\nprehensive insight into the mechanical wants of southern planters, that Mr.\\nGullett has been al)le to change his humble beginnings int j the broad system of\\nwhich he is the director, sending out, splendid engines, with the imprint of his\\nfactory upon them, at once to his own honor, and to the i)rosperity of the State,\\nof which he is one of the most useful and philanthropic citizens, wliom in the\\npresent crisis of her fate, she can least afford to lose.\\nAnother notable enterprise is that of Mr. Kei.ler, who has a wide-spread repu-\\ntation as a manufactm^er of soaps. The history of this energetic and liberal\\nminded merchant, is an encouraging example of the results which may be won by\\nperseverance, industry and strict integrity. Mr. Keller commenced making soaps\\nin 1849, previous to which time, all good soap for the wholesale trade was imported\\nfrom the JSTorth and Eiuope, and thus many hundred thousands of dollars were\\ntaken away from our city, which is now kept in circulation among our business\\nmen.\\nr\\n4 ^:K", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "04 ^:ew okleans illustrated.\\nKELLER SOAP FACTORY,\\nis situated ou tlie s iuare bouuded by Howard, Freret, Josephine aud St. Andrew\\nstreets, New Orleans. The main building is situated on Freret, reaching from Jo-\\nsephine to Sr. Andrew, and is 152 feet long by 57 feet wide, and 33^ feet high,\\ngiving two high doors with large attic above. This building and its extensions,\\nreaching 235 feet on Josephine street is covered with a tine slate roof, and is put\\ni\\\\\\\\)on a very well laid and substantial foundation, the whole constructed with the\\nhardest paving brick, laid in water lime cement, giving the walls the strength of\\nsolid granite.\\nThe Smoke Stack\\nis laid upon a separate foundation, and is seventeen by seventeen feet at its base,\\nand eighty-five feet high, at its side stand two boilers, each twenty-eight feet long-\\nby forty-two inches in diameter, which are used to generate the steam necessary\\nfor boiling the soap, and furnish the power for the engine. At the side of each\\nboiler stands a large w^-ought iron\\nWater Tank,\\nwhich is thirty feet high, by six and a half feet in diameter, made of half-inch\\nl oiler iron, into which the i ipes from the city water works are run, and thus is\\nkept always full of water to supply the boilers. The escape pipes from the soa|\\nkettles are run into this cistern, to keep the water continually warm and ready to\\nbe at once injected into the boilers. Leading oft from the main building is the\\nSouth Wing\\non Josephine street side, consisting of a one-story brick and wooden building,\\ncovered with sheet iron roof. This is sub-divided into five departments the first\\none, and next to the boilers and water tank, is the wood house, then comes a store\\nhouse, next a blacksmith shop, then the stables for the horses and mules, which is\\nfollowed by the carriage house and granary. The building is about 200 feet long.\\nOpposite this, aud on the St. Andrew street side of the square, is the\\nNorth Wing,\\nwhich is a substantial one-story brick building covered with sheet iron roof, and\\nis used for cutting, drying, boxing and storing soap. In the centre of the square\\nis a very neat wooden structure, 45 by DO feet, covered with a sheet iron roof, which\\ngives shed room for the wagons and fioats, used by the establishment in hauling\\nmaterial and soap to and from the factory. The northwest corner of this building\\nhas in it the carpenter shop, where all the boxes tliat are used, together with other\\nwoodwork needed in the factory, are manufactured. These buildings are, how-\\never, only auxiliaries to the main bnilding, in which the process of m:inufacturing\\nsoap is carried on. An idea can be formed, from the following, of\\nThe Capacity of the Factory.\\nThe largest of the three main kettles has a capacity of 175,000 pounds, the\\nsecond of 120,000 pounds, and the third of ()0,000 pounds in which, after making\\na liberal allowance for swelling of material when in the process of boiling, some-\\nthing like a batch of 300,000 pounds of soap can be made at one time. Aside\\nfrom these boilers, there are some six or eight smaller ones, ranging from 25,000\\npounds down to 100( pounds, some of which are used in renielting the scraps, and\\nothers for the use of Castile and Fancy soaps. The large kettles are from fourteen\\nto eighteen feet high, and from twelve to sixteen feet in diameter. All are oper-\\nated by steam, furnished by the boilers, which stand outside of the main building,\\naud brought into the kettles by pipes, under the complete control of the operator.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "SOME INDUSTRIES. 65\\nThe Very Best Materials and Chemioals\\nouly are used, embracing vegetable oil, pure tallow, rosiu, etc. Formerly, Mr. Keller\\nprepared Iiis own tallow, but the great demand for bis soap Las obliged him to\\nleave that branch to other parties, and occupy his whole space and force in the\\nmanufacture of soap.\\nAfter a batch of soap is boiled, a process that takes from three to six days, it\\nis allowed to cool for awhile, when it is drawn off into large frames, having a\\ncai^acity of 1200 pounds each, of which the factory has about 300, which are con-\\ntinually kept in use, as it takes from one to six days to cool a frame ready for cut-\\nting according to the kind of frame and the state of the weather. Mr. Keller has\\nrecently invented, patented and manufactured, a very\\nValuable Soap Fkame,\\nthat enables him to cool the soap in it in two days, while its advantages to the\\nworkman are from 100 to 200 per cent, over the old style.\\nThe CuTTiNa of the Soap into Bars\\nis done very quickly and neatly. A large block of soa]), the contents of a frame,\\nwhich is fixed on rollers, is rolled from the main building into the north wing,\\nwhere the frame is stripped from it, when the block is squared on top, and the\\nprocess of cutting (commenced. This is done by wires fixed into wooden frames,\\nat the required distance to give the requisite thickness to the bars. The block is\\ncommenced on the top, a slab, say two inches in thickness, is cut off, which is\\ncarried to another cutting frame, where it receives the cross cut by a number of\\nwires fixed at exact distances to give each bar a uniform breadth and as the wires\\npass down through it, the bars drop on to a diying frame, upon which they are\\nseparated, so as to expose them to the air until\\nDry Enough to Box.\\nThis process is also very rapid. The long bars are laid upon a table as wide\\nas a bar of soap is long, one edge of which has a strip projecting abov it, against\\nwhich the square ends of the soap are placed across the middle of the table\\nis a frame high enough from the table to admit of a bar of soap passing under, the\\ntable forming a part of the frame. In this frame are two or more wires, the bars\\nbeing stamiied with the name of the factory, and thus slid along the table or\\nthrough i;he bridge, w^hich brings the soap in contact with the wires and cuts it\\ninto the desired length necessary for the boxes. Soap is generally put up in 45,\\n60, 75 and 90 bars to the box of 00 pounds the capacity for cutting and boxing\\nis from 25,000 to 30,000 pounds per day. As fast as the soap is boxed, it is nailed\\nup and is ready for delivery to the consumer. The box sui)posed to contain GO\\npounds generally contains more when the soap is fresh, so that it will be full\\nweight when dry.\\nFancy and Toilet Soaps.\\nAside from the vast quantities of family soaps, embracing several qualities in\\nvariously-sized bars, there is attached to the factory a dei)artment for the manu-\\nfacture of Castile, fancy and toilet soaps, which are made from the finest mate-\\nrials embracing in their composition coc^oa oil, palm oil, lard, tallow, vegetable\\noil, and the various essential oils used in perfuming them. The ])rocess of manu-\\nfacturing is more of a chemical operation than the making of plain soap, and is\\ndone in much shorter time, from the fact that a batch is much smaller, as only\\none color or one flavor can be made at a time. The process of drying and cutting\\nis the same as in the plain soap, but to give it the finishing touches, it is necessary-\\nthat each cake be pressed into a mould, Avhicli imi)rints the name of the soap and\\nthat of the manufacturer, and gives a neat, finished shape and appearance to each\\ncake, as well as making it hard and firm. Various sizes, dies, patterns, and presses\\nare employed in this branch, as a very large variety aiul many styles are made,\\nranging from a five to a twenty-five cent cake.\\n9", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "(JO NJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThroughout the factory there are some thirty patentable improvements\\ninvented and applied to practical use in the various departments. These are the\\ndiscoveries of Mr. Keller in his past twenty-eight years of active application to the\\nbusiness. The building has in it a hoisting elevator, run by steam, two stationary\\nand movable platform scales, steam pipes running to every kettle some twelve\\nin number, and gas and water throughout.\\nMr. Keller intends to build a second story to the north wing of the factory, for\\nthe purpose of adding\\nA Candle Factory\\nto his establishment, and then increase his working force, giving employment to\\nmany more hands, and so keep the material and money in this city which is now\\nsent abroad.\\nOn the west end of the square is the fine residence of the proprietor, in the\\nbasement of which is the chief office, which overlooks the whole factory, and the\\nbuildings are so constructed that nothing can come into or go out of the square,\\nunless it passes right by the office door, and by day time from the office, and night\\ntime from his sleeping room, Mr. Keller always has a complete view of his whole\\nworks.\\nThe City Office,\\nsituated on the corner of Gravier street and Bank Place, is used for the reception\\nand booking of all orders for city wholesale and retail houses, and country ship-\\nments J a small supply of soaps is also kept stored at tins office for immediate\\ntilling of small orders the heavy orders and shi^jments being made direct from the\\nfactory. The city office and factory are connected by telephone. This depart-\\nment is presided over by Mr. Henry Haag, son-in-law of Mr. Keller, who superin-\\ntends the business affiiirs of the establishment, in which he is assisted by Mr.\\nGeorge Kostmeyer, a nephew of Mr. Keller s. Both of these gentlemen are well\\nknown to the merchants of New Orleans for their polite attention and business\\ndeportment, and relieve Mr. Keller from a great deal of labor, which enables him\\nto give his whole attention to the factory and such other matters as may require\\nhis supervision.\\nMr. D. E. Pursell is also connected with this establishment as traveling\\nsalesman. He \\\\dsits all the neighboring stores, securing orders for all their\\nvarious lines of goods, of which a large variety is made, from the commonest\\nwashing soap to the finest toilet.\\nJ. H. KELLER.\\nThis opulent and public-spirited citizen, a native of Zurich, Switzerland, came\\nto our country and city a little over thirty years ago, then a mere youth, without\\nmoney, friends, or possessions except that indomitable will, energy, and wholesome\\neconomy, possessed by the Swiss in general, but which qualities Mr. Keller seems\\nto have intierited in a superior and extraordinary degree.\\nAmong the mountains, and by the snug liresides of his native land, he had\\nlearned of the great Western World, far across the sea, and of its institutions, as\\na country where honesty, frugaUty and industry, were rewarded with esteem,\\nwealth and position, and he determined to try his fortune in the sphere where so\\nmuch was promised. He took passage on the ship Oregon, from Antwerp, and\\nwhen, with many other emigrants, he landed on the levee of New Orleans in 1848,\\na stranger, and unfamiliar with the language of the country where he had deter-\\nmined to make his home, relying alone on his sincerity of purpose, and the strength\\nand capacities with which nature had liberally endowed him, he at once began to\\nlook for work.\\nAfter some delay he obtained employment with a countryman of his, then\\nengaged in the manufacture of soap in Ereedow, now the Seventh District of the", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "HOMH INDUSTRIES. 67\\ncity, with whom he remained for several months, and where he probably formed\\nthe plans which he has since so snccessfully carried out,\\nMr. Keller then went into another establishment in the same business, on this\\nside of the river, and applying himself to master the trade he had engaged in, he\\nsoon became thoroughly acquainted with it in every branch and detail.\\nAt no other jjeriod of his life, perhaps, has the ardent, hopefid and persevering-\\nspirit which has always marked Mr. Keller s character, asserted itself with greater\\nforce than at this interval, when, avoiding all the temptations and inducements to\\ndissipation ever oi)en to the young man, he pursued his upward way, steadily\\ngaining each day respect, and a better o^union from his employers and fellow-work-\\nmen, and laying the foundation of future prosperity and wealth.\\nIn 1850, having saved a considerable sum of money, he bought a small tract\\nof land, near where Felicity Eoad and Magnolia street cross, in what was then\\nan unhealthy and unsightly swamp, but which is now, owing chiefly to Mr.\\nKeller, one of the most populous, flourishing and progressive sections of the city.\\nHere he commenced business for himself, and struggled and toiled unhelped\\nand unaided. But eacli year added to his store, spread the fame of his goods\\nfarther and farther, and procured a ready market for them. The uni^retentious\\nmaiuifactory in a short time became inadequate to sui)ply the demand for Keller s\\nSoaps, and a new one was built of large dimensions and capacities. A splendid\\nresidence took the place of the humbler one grounds were laid out and planted\\nwith shade and ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers; a large and beautiful market\\nwas built entirely at Mr. Keller s expense houses singly and in rows were put\\nup near it for the accomodation of the market marchands, and the many families\\nemploj^ed by Mr. Keller, or those who, for other reasons, were fast seeking homes\\nin the neighborhood and what had been but a dreary swamp a few years before,\\nwas through the energy of one man, converted into a perfect garden of loveliness,\\nand an active business locality.\\nThe city, too, drew nearer to the Keller Settlement, spread around it and\\nbeyond, till now Mr. Keller s spacious and well-appointed mansion, factory and\\nmarket, lie far inside the line of city limits.\\nMr. Keller is still in the very prime of life, and as active in mind and body as\\nwhen he began his clearing in the swamp nearly thirty years ago. His industry\\nand perseverance never flags, nor does the great wealth he has amassed make him\\nless a friend to the working man than when he, too, toiled for daily bread.\\nRich through his own exertions, he enjoys the good things of life with a zest\\nborn of independence is ever among the first in advancing or carrying out any\\nproject for the common benefit, particularly in that section of the city he has been\\nso signally instrumental in improving and lives in princely style, surrounded by\\nhis estimable and refined family circle, beloved, honored and respected.\\nTHE MORSE COTTON COMPRESS.\\nWe present an excellent view of this marvel of strength, rapidity and\\nsimplicity.\\nIt is the largest and most powerful cotton press in the world, and has steam\\ncylinders of eighty to ninety inches in diameter. Much time and study has been\\nspent on its mechanism, and it has been perfected to meet every requirement. It\\ncan be constructed with capacity for doubling bales, and has compressed without\\nthe advantage of the hand-iudler 1100 pounds of cotton into twenty-eight cubic\\nfeet, measured out of the press. Fifteen of these j)resses have been put into oper-\\nation in the last few months. They may be seen in the following warehouses in this\\ncity: Orleans, Factors Woods, Penn s, Louisiana, Planters, Liverpool; and in\\nthe cities of Galveston, Houston, Memphis, Mobile, Wilmington, IsT. C, Rome, Ga.,\\nVicksburg and Shreveport.\\nThey have the endorsement of the best mechanical engineers and pressmen,\\nas wonders of power, simi licity, strength, durability and economy.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00ab8 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThey have the capacity to load 4^ bales of single bale compressing and 5^ to\\n6 bales of double bales to each ton of ship measuremeDt.\\nAbout 400,000 jwunds of iroi;, of the first quality known, are used in each of\\nthese presses. They have a speed of 00 to 00 bales per hour. They are built to\\nlast for fifty years. No business in the country is so safe and profitable as com-\\npressing cotton with a Morse Press. A handsoiiie income has been realized where\\neven as much as 20,000 bales have been secured. Tliose Avho wish full ])articulars\\nin regard to this important invention, sliould address Messrs. S. B. Steers Co.,\\nNo. 185 Gravier street, New Orleans.\\nMorae Cotton Compress.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "hom:e imjdustbijes.\\nG J\\nJOSEPH SCHWARTZ CO.\\nThis is one of tbe pioneer houses in the mauutacturing business of our city,\\nhaving been established tv\\\\enty-eigbt years ago. The hrin is composed of\\nMessrs. Josepli Schwartz and Owen E. Sullivan, both of whom have had loug\\npractical experience in their business. The carriage maiuifacturing interest has\\ntaken rapid strides in our city within the i)ast few years, anil much of this is due\\nto the energy and enter])rise of Messrs. Joseph Schwartz Co.\\nTheir extensive factory is situated at Nos. -11, 43, 4; and 47 Terdido street,\\nand is a handsome structure, of which our artist has piesented a very correct\\npicture. They manufacture family carriages and buggies equal to any made in the\\nUnited States. Their s[)ring wagous are in use by many of the largest houses in\\nthis city, Shreve])ort, Galveston, Mobile and other places, and are everywhere", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "70 IfEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\npronounced marvels of beauty, strength and lightness. They have all the latest\\nimprovements for the rai)id and satisfactory conduct of their business, and in their\\nfactory employ about sixty skilled workmen. In addition to their manufacturing\\nof all wheeled vehicles, they carry a large stock of wagon, carriage and cart mate-\\nrials, and do an extensive trade in supplying other makers with such articles as\\nthey require.\\nIn all their relations they enjoy an enviable reputation for high integrity,\\nability and lil)erality qualities that have l)rought them an extensive and con-\\nstantly increasing business.\\nBROOM MANUFACTORY.\\nAmong, the industries that have assumed importance during the past few\\nyears, the manufacture of Brooms may be mentioned. We have quite a number\\nof establishments devoted to this business, one of the most successful of which is\\nthat of\\nDUNCAN McSTRAVrCK,\\nNo. 105 Tchoupitoulas sti-eet. Mr. McStravick lias 1\u00c2\u00bbeen many years iu the busi-\\nness, and has learned its every detail by practical experience. At his well ordered\\nfactory he keeps a large number of hands in constant employment, and turns out\\nbrooms of all styles, superior in quality and at lower i)rices than can be obtained\\nin Northern and A\u00c2\u00a5estern Markets. He is a young man of energy and persever-\\nance, and we are glad to chronicle that his efforts are meeting with success. Many\\nof the largest dealers in this and adjacent cities, now procure their entire supply\\nof him.\\nCISTERN MAKING.\\nIn this important branch of home manufacture, Mr. P. A. Murray, No. 191\\nMagazine street, is the leading sjtirit. His factory is supx)lied with every con-\\nvenience for the l)usiness, and a full corps of competent and experienced hands\\nare always employed. Mr, Murray is himself a i)ractical workman, and under-\\nstanding his business thoroughly is able to turn out work that will stand the test\\nof time. Mr. Murray has prepared a very comprehensive circular and price list,\\nwhich he will send to any address on application made to him.\\nH. DUDLEY COLEMAN.\\nThis gentleman, who was born in this city in 3845, is one of the most enter-\\nprising and public sjurited young business men of New Orleans.\\nWhen only sixteen, he enlisted as a private in the Washington Artillery,\\nGen. Lee s Army, and served honorably during- the entire war, till Lee s surrender\\nat Ai)pomattox Court House.\\nHis father, the late Willis P. Coleman, was the inventor of the celebrated\\nColeman s Undulatory Corn and Flouring Mills, for the manufacturing of which he\\ncommenced an establishment in this city in 1850.\\nMr. H. Dudley Coleman worked in his father s factory, before and after\\nthe war, and succeeded to the business, on the death of the latter, in 1868.\\nEight years afterwards he associated with himself, his brother, Mr, WOl. H.\\nColeman, the firm then becoming H. Dudley Coleman Bro.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "HOMB INDUSTBIFjt^.\\n71\\nTheir father had confined himself !to the manufacture of Corn and Wheat\\nMills, but the sons added to the productions of the factory, by making Saw Mills\\nand Presses for the baling of cotton, hay, moss and hides.\\nAppreciating the importance and advantages of being able to supply custom-\\ners with complete outfits in machinery, they hav e gradually, and step by step,\\ndeveloped into the general machinery business, for the sale of portable and station-\\nary steam engines and boilers, cotton gins, shafting, pulleys, and such other\\narticles of machinery as are used for ginning, grinding, or sawing by steam, water,\\nor animal power.\\nTo those interested in the improvement of machinery, or who may feel a pride\\nin the progress of home industries, a visit to the general depot of the Coleman\\nBrothers, No. 12 Union street, their extensive warerooms, No. 9 Perdido street,\\nor to their extensive factory (recently purchased) corner Magnolia and Erato\\nstreets, will afford entertainment and satisfaction.\\n^^^-Ccno^c^yy^/\\nIt is a noticeable and encouraging fact to these young men, that their firm has\\nprogressed steadily during all the panics, e]iidemics and other depressing vicissi-\\ntudes, through which the people of Louisiana have passed in the last ten years,\\na result secured alone by the closest application to business and unflagging, perse-\\nvering energy.\\nMr. H. Dudley Coleman is the inventor and patentee of several valuable im-\\nprovements relating to his work, and is an intelligent, close observer and student,\\nof the practical requirements of the business in which he is engaged.\\nIn the reorganization of the Washington Artillery he took an active part, and\\nis now a member of the veteran corps of that famous and esteemed command.\\nThrough habits of economy and industry, he has secured for himself a pleas-\\nant and tasteful residence, where, when the labors of the day are over, he enjoys\\nthe pleasures of a happy home, where loving hearts and childrens j^rattle comfort\\nby their pleasing contrast with the fatigues of a busy day s toil.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "HOME IWBUSTRIBS. 73\\nIn all relatious of life, Mr. H. Dudley Coleuiau is liiyiily (esteemed for his\\nurbane and conrteous manners, and fine social qualities, which united to his talent\\nas a recitationist, often shown in private and at public entertainments for chari-\\ntable purposes, make him a favorite wherever he goes.\\nCOLEMAN S NEW FACTORY.\\nThe growth of their business, the result of the superior merits of their manu-\\nfactures, and their enterprise, courtesy and high integrity combined, required that\\nMessrs. H. Dudley C^oleman Brother should have more room and additional\\nfacilities at their factory. To secure these points, the have purchased the property\\ncorner of Erato and Magnolia streets, formerly the foundry of ]\\\\Iessrs. Bennett\\nLurgess.\\nHere they have ample room, and will make their own castings, as well as the\\nwood- work, of their celebrated Corn and Wheat Mills, Cotton Presses, and other\\nimjiortant plantation machinery.\\nTheir office is No. 9 Perdido street.\\nLouisiana Steam Sash, Blind and Door Factory.\\nNos, 299 to 307 GRAVIEB STREET.\\nThis is one of the most important manufacturing establishmenta in our city,\\ndoing a large and widely extended business, and turning out work, which in\\niuality, is not only satisfactory to their many customers, but creditable to the\\ntaste and skill of the mechanics of our State.\\nThe factory was started in ISoO by Mr. Robert Roberts, in connection with\\nJames A. Bass and William Waterman, under the firm name of Waterman Co.\\nIn ISaO Mr. Bass retired from the firm, and Mr. John Brownlee was admitted, thus\\nconsolidating the oldest and youngest factories in the city. Mr. Brownlee died in\\n1800 and Mr. Waterman in 1805.\\nThis brought about the formation of the present widely known and highly\\nesteemed firm of Roberts Co., com])osed of Mr. Robert Roberts and the widows\\nof his late partners, who retain the interests of their deceased husbands, in the\\nbusiness.\\nMr. Roberts has conducted his concerns with marked success, and has made\\nhis factory one of the largest of the kind in the South.\\nAt all our State Fairs he has carried off the highest premiums for the\\nsuperior excellence of his work. Visitors to these exhibitio!ts cannot have failed\\nto admire the displays made by this firm, and especially the elegant work produced\\nfrom Louisiana woods.\\nNot satisfied with these triumphs at home, Mr. Roberts has exhibited at\\nforeign fairs, meeting there the same high praise as at the industrial exhibitions\\nin his own city.\\nAt the great Paris Exposition in 1807, this factory furnished all the material\\nfor the celebrated Louisiana Cottage, to which was awarded, to the (Tnited\\nStates a silver medal, and a bronze medal to the State of Louisiaua.\\nTheir doors, newels, c., made of Louisiana cypress, were one of the principal\\nfeatures of attention from the United States at the Hamburg and Altoona\\n(Glermany) Exhibitions in September, 180{ they being the only exhibitors in their\\nline from this country. They also received honorable mention at the Faris Exhibi-\\ntion held in 1878, for their-display of cypress doors, newels, balusters, c.\\nMessrs. Roberts Co. well deserve the praise thus bestowed uj)on them, as\\nthey are prompt and correct in all business transactions, and are always amongst\\nthe first in energy, enterprise and industry.\\nThe great forests of fine woods so common throughout almost every section\\nof our Stat(% and the facilities which exist for getting their products to market,\\ninvite intelligent labor and give large returns to well directed capital. No man\\nhas done more to demonstrate these facts, and make them known to the public,\\nthan Mr. Robert Roberts.\\n10", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "7 4 N v^ oulea:s s ill juste a tub.\\nMr. ThoDias H. -Tones, a geiitleiuau widely known for his energy and business\\ncapacity, lias been connected witli lioberts Co. for several years. His\\n])ronii)tness and courtesy have made him a host of friends throughout our city and\\nadjacent country, and contribnted largely to the popularity of the Louisiana Sash\\nFactory.\\nThe bnilding, or rather, bnildings of the Ixmisiana Steam Sash, Slind and\\nDoor Factory, occupy an entire square of ground, and in the establishment, which\\nis furnished with allthe latest improvements and ai i)liances, about one hundred\\npersons hud employment. Orders for home consumi)tion and shipment to distant\\nplaces are received constantly, and executed with such promptness aud\\ncare, that the close of each twelve months sees the business more extended aud\\nprosperous than it was at the beginning of the year.\\nROBEKT EOBEETS.\\nThis gentleman, who is one of the pioneers in the manufacturing interests of\\nour city, was born in liverpool, on the l(3th of August, 1823, and came to this\\ncountry when but eight years of age, landing tirst in Charleston, and afterwards\\nliving for tive or six years in New York State.\\nHe arrived in New Orleans in 183!). He commenced life here as a house\\ncarpenter, working in the Bienville Iron Works as a pattern maker, and afterwards\\nwith James A. Bass, as a ship joiner, and with whom he subsequently formed a co-\\npartnership and established a Steam Planing and Sawing Mill.\\nIn 1801 Mr. lioberts married Miss Eliza Hammond, of Algiers. His resi-\\ndence, corner of St. liarles and Conery streets, is one of the handsomest places\\nin the Fourth District, a section of our city justly famed for the number of its ele-\\ngant homes.\\nMr. Roberts has labored zealously for the increase and development of the\\nmanufacturing resources of our State. As President of the Mechanics and Dealers\\nExchange, and a Director in the Mechanics Society, he has been active and ener-\\ngetic in })romoting the interests aud enlarging the sphere of usefulness of those\\nsocieties.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "HOME INDUSTRIES.\\n75.\\nIn 1851 he organized the Pelican, the first fire company in Algiers. Besides\\nbeing one of the oldest members of the fire department of the city, Mr. Roberts is\\nalso a Mason and an Odd-Fellow. Mr. Eoberts is the head of that staunch and\\nrepnted firm Roberts Co., i)ro]nnetors of the Lonisiana Steam Sash, Blind and\\nDoor Factory, Nos. 299 to 307 Gravier street.\\nMr. Roberts is a man of liberal views, highly esteemed in social life for his\\nmany excellent qualities. Kind and generons in natnre, he is ever willing to help\\nin good works. Being now but in the mid-day of life, we may hope that a long\\nand bright future awaits this useful and enterprising citizen.\\nHORACE T, HILL.\\nThis gentleman, wiio is one of onr oldest merchants and manufacturers, was\\nborn in Hamilton, Madison County, ISTew York, in 1825.\\nAt the age of twenty years he left his home, and going to Kew Bedford,\\nConn., from where he ship])ed on a whaling vessel, on which he cruised about\\nBehring s Straits, the Sandwich Islands and other points. He left this ship at\\nthe Sandwich Islands, and joined a free trader to go up Behring s Straits.\\nAfter this he joined the United State Marine Service, and was on board the\\nfrigate Constitution, uiuler Cai)tain Jolm Perceval. The frigate returned to the\\nCharlestown il^avy Yard in 1S47, when young Hill left the service, and at once\\ncame to New Orleans.\\nOn his arrival here Mr. Hill entered the establishment of Mr. F. A. Conant,\\nwho was, at that time, the leading manufacturer of soda water, mead, etc.\\nAfter six years of service Mr. Hill succeeded Mr. Conant in the business,\\nvviiich he has since carried on IVn- his own account. About this time, 1853, Mr.\\nHill married Miss Mary A. Weaver.\\nThrough all the ups and downs of business in our city, Mr. HiU has quietly,\\nbut energetically and perseveringly, continued in the manufacture of Soda Water,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "76\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nMead, and the popular Mineral Waters, increasing his business by his courtesy\\nand fair dealing, recognized by all as a useful and worthy citizen. He now occu-\\npies the handsome premises, which was the arsenal of that famous corps, the\\nWashington Artillery, before the war, on (lirod street, between St. Charles and\\nCarondelet streets.\\nmmm.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB PARK. 77\\nLOUISIANA ICE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.\\nIn our climate, ice may be classed among the necessary articles of life. From\\nMa} to November, with the i)Oor as well as the rich, the healthy as well as the\\ninvalid, ice is an important article of daily consumption.\\nFor many years it was imported from the cold climate of the North, and any\\nextra demand for it was sure to create a heavy advance in price, and often ji com-\\nplete famine. During- the epidemic of 1853 the scarcity of this couimodity was\\nseverelj felt, and for many weeks it was almost impossible to obtain it at any price.\\nWhen these facts are consideied, the great boon conferred upon this community,\\nby the enterprise so successfully conducted by the Louisiana Ice Manufacturing-\\nCompany, will at once be seen. At their extensive factory, on Tchoupitoulas\\nstreet near Louisiana Avenue, ice is manufactured ecjual in ]uality to that pro-\\nduced by nature. A visit to the works will repay the trouble.\\nLOOISIANA JOCKEY CLUB PARK,\\nADJOINING the Fair Grounds, is the fine property belonging to this now\\nfamous club, which they ijurchased from Mr. Luling for $00,000. It has a\\nfront of 500 feet on Esplanade street, by a depth of 2,500; an area of about 30\\nacres, situated on the Metairie Kidge, and consequently exemi)t from overflow.\\nThe grounds are planted in choice shrubbery, and well arranged in all respects.\\nThe family mansion, which has been converted into a (;lub house, is a handsome\\nthree story brick edifice, with a. gallery around each story, and is exclusively for\\nthe social enjoyment of the members of the club. The rooms are lofty, large and\\nairy; all handsomely furnished, and emxjloyed as restaurants, billiard and dining\\nrooms, parlors, library, reading and reception rooms. On the premises are also a\\nbowling alley, kitchen, etc., and fine stables, with room for a large nundier of\\nhorses.\\nThe gardens contain a rare and extensive *()lle( tion*of plants. In the centre\\nof the i)ark is a lake surrounding a miniature ishiud.\\nThe Olub was chartered in May, 1871, with the purpose of establishing a race\\ncourse for the promotion of racing, and improAement of the breed of horses. By\\nagreement with the Fair (irounds Association, the Club has the exclusive use of rhe\\nracecourse during tlieir Spring and Fall Meetings for twenty years, for which jirivi-\\nlege they erected the public stand, which is to revert to the Association, without\\nmcumbrance, at the expiration of tlie lease.\\nFor the information of visitors to onr ,ity, we vo\\\\)\\\\ the following from the\\nRules of the Club House, Article 13: The Presi lent, the Vice-Presidents and\\nBoard of Directors, by vote, nmy extend to any distinguished stranger the privi-\\nlege of the Club House during his stay in the city.\\nAny member of the lub may invite to the privileges of the Club House,\\nany non-resident, lor one day only, to be accompanied at all times by the member.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "78\\nNEW 0RLEAN8 ILLUSTRATED.\\nPf/T ^T/TPF\\nOWING to its central location and its artistic merits, this is one of the most\\nfamiliar sights of New Orleans. Canal street is the great artery of the city,\\nthrough which the crowd of business men, pleasure seekers and fashionable\\nprouienaders circulate, and Clay Statne, standing in the most prominent jiart of\\nthis popular avenue, is naturally a ])oint of interest and rendezvous.\\nThe statue was nncovered on the 12th of April. 1850. during the administra-\\ntion of Gerard Stitli, as M lyor of our city. Col. J. B. Walton, of Washington\\nArtillery fame, was Grand Marshal on the occasion, and Col. J. O. Nixon, First\\nAssistant Marshal. The artist, Joel T. Hart, of Kentucky, was present; Wm. H.\\nHunt, Esq., was orator of the day, and J. Q, A. Fellows, Esq., as Grand Master,\\nled the Masonic bodies. The inauguration occasioned one of the largest and most\\nenthnsiastic public gatherings ever witnessed in our city. It was at the base of\\nthis statue that the ])eople met on the now historic Fourteenth of September,\\n1874, and called u] on the usurpers to surrender the ])lac.es aiul power they had so\\nlong held by force. Like the Tea Party oi Boston, this action struck a\\nsympathetic chord in the hearts of freemen everywhere, and made the Clay Statue\\nof New Orleans a point of interest throughout the civilized world.\\nCla Statue\\njcty^iao f uht/,!.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "CEMETERIES.\\n79\\nD\\ni?^\\n1\\ni.iiii^ A-\\nLt.-^lA- l g.^\\nou federate Mouiiuieut.\\n^3^^\\n||rWwi]SrG to the extreme moisture of the groimd iu and around the city, all ex-\\ncavations beyond two or tliree feet in depth are soon tilled with water. On\\nthis account it is not practicable to bury under the ground in most localities\\nand the dead are, therefore, generally enclosed in vaults or tombs.\\nWe do not think it necessary to give a list of all the cemeteries and their\\nlocations, but will refer strangers to those containing tombs which are of general\\ninterest.\\nWashinciton Cemetery\\ncorner of Prytania street and Washington avenue, contains many beautiful souve-\\nnirs of the Confederate dead, and the monument erected by the people of Louisiana\\nin memory of their beloved friend and G-overnor, Henry W. Allen.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "80\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nFiremen s,\\none of the Metaiiie Kidge Cemeteries, at the end of Canal street, (outaius a mou-\\nuiiieut of Irad Ferry, the lirst tlreniaii of this city who was killed w liik^ discharging\\nhis duty at a lire the society tombs of many of the tire companies, and other beau-\\ntiful crypts.\\nGreenwood,\\nAt the end of Canal street. Here is located the Confederate Monument, erected\\nby the ladies of New Orleans in memory of the\\nBrave wbo foiiglit aud fell.\\nA magniticent work of love, which the sculptor has aided by his tinest efforts.\\nMet AIR IE RiDfiE.\\nAt the head of Canal street, across the canal. This burial ground has l)een laid\\nout but a few years, yet\u00c2\u00ab ontains many tine toiubs, and splendid alUs and drives.\\nOld St, Louis,\\nBetween Conti and 8t. Louis streets. The burial ground of our oldest creole\\nfamilies. It contains many beautiful tombs and is the oldest cenu tery iu the city.\\nSt. Lot is, 1, 2 and 3,\\nBetween Customh mse and St. Louis streets. Contains some magniticent mauso-\\nleums. No. L holds the monument of -John Milne, The friend of the )ri\u00c2\u00bblian. No.\\n1 is exclusively for colored persons.\\nThe Protestant L])iscopal (Girod Street), at the foot of (Urod street, on\\nLil)ertv. Tlie oldest l*rotestant burial ground in the city. Has many tine tombs.\\nThe National\\nl)ei)ai tment, V S.\\nCemetery\\nA., Major\\n/ctymoo n^iu Bna\\nClIALMETTE.\\nat Chalmette is in charge of the Quartermaster s\\nH. W. Fowler, Superintendent.\\nThis beautiful resting place of the dead, is situated\\non the left bank of the Mississii)pi l^i^( r, a little over\\none mile below the Jackson Barracks. The ground\\nwas donated by the city in 1865, aud was laid out\\nby Captain Chas. Barnard.\\nThere are 12,192 graves 6,91o of these are\\nclassed as Known, and 5,279 are marked Cnknown.\\nThe following named States twenty-three in\\nnumber have contributed their quota to swell the\\ngrand aggregate: Maine 631, New Hami sbire 120,\\nVermont 294, Massachusetts 446, Rhode Island 69,\\nConnecticut 223, New York 626, New Jersey 8,\\nPennsylvania 41, Maryland 24, Ohio 168, Indiana 265,\\nIllinois 293, Iowa 149, Michigan 226, Wisconsin 240,\\nMinnesota 14, Kentucky 22, Tennessee 14, Missoim\\n151, Kansas 3, Louisiana 330, and Texas 19.\\nThe Regular Army 396, Navy 233, mi rterm aster s\\nDepartment 64, Commissioned Oilicers 67, TJ. S.\\nArmy 1,670, colored. Miscellaneous Known 167.\\nThe Monument in course of construction is a gift\\nfrom the Joseph A. Mower Post No. 1, G. A. R.,\\nThe Building Committee being Col. Wm. Wright,\\nProposed Moniuuent at Chalniette.\\nDepartment of Ijouisiana.\\n(^ol. Wm. Roy, and Major James R. Howell\\nThe beautiful custom of decorating the Soldiers Graves, takes place annually\\nou the 30th day of May.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "OUR HOLIDAYS.\\n81\\nReceiving Vault at Chalmette Cemetery.\\nThe last decoratiou brought to life a\\nspirit of friendship of a true soldierly\\noharacter the blue and the gray com-\\nmingling.\\nThe Veterans of the Army of Northern\\nVirginia, the Orleans Battalion of Artil-\\nlery and the Continental Guards, pre-\\nsented with the Veterans of Mexico, a\\nsoldiers tribute to the memory of the\\ndead Heroes, who rest beneath the green\\nmounds of Jackson s celebrated battle-\\nheld.\\nTTTE have often heard it remarked, by those who devote all their time and\\nVV energies to the acquirement of the almighty dollar, that ISTew Orleans has\\nmore holidays than any other city in the Union. This is very true, and they\\nmight as truthfully add: And its i)eoi)le enter into their observance with a\\ngreater vim and zest, than would any other eoinmunity on the continent.\\nIf ever any of our celebrations ha T lacked in euthu! !iasm, or been postponed\\nor omitted altogether, business has not seemed to gain any by the circumstance,\\nand soon, even the most matter of fact of our citizens, began to reason that there\\nis a time for laughter, which should be im^jroved and enjoyed pro^^ng that\\nA little folly, now and then,\\nIs relished by the wisest men.\\nThe greatest of our fetes the one that has attracted most attention at home\\nand abroad is that one best known by its French name,\\nMARDI GRAS,\\nor Fat Tuesday, the day pr.xeding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent a\\nseason which is kept very strictly by our Catholic and Episcopalian citizens, yiul\\nis, in some degree, observed by certain other Christian denominatious.\\nThis ancient holiday is now famous thi-oughout the length and breadth of the\\nlaud. Its observance in New Orleans, as a day of masking and making gay, is\\na custom we owe to the chivalrous knights and geutlemen who founded our city\\nand to the leal Orleanian, it is dear as one of the most cherished usages of his\\nancestors.\\nIt would be impossible, iu a work like this, to give even a faint idea of how\\nMardi Gras is kept in the Crescent City. It is a day of general hilarity, pomp,\\npleasure and display the culmination of months of thought and planning of\\n11", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "82\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nartists working and inventing- uiodistes thoughtful ingenuity and devising of\\ngrown-u]) people s wildest dreams of mirth, and the children s realization of fun\\nand frolic. Crowds of maskers throng the streets from an early hour, and are\\nfinally marshalled in the procession of his Majesty Eex, the King of the Carnival,\\nand form the rear-guard of that most imposing display, which has of late years\\nbeen grand artistic, elegant, refined, and gorgeous beyond description; the sub-\\njects chosen for illustration being the conce] tions of genius, embellished by art,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "OUR HOLIDAYS. 83\\nand are the results of consultation, time, money and labor, expended by gentlemen\\nof taste and ability, in order to present a pageant worty of the occasion.\\nAfter the Kiug s processiou, the maskers go about the streets in whatever\\norder or disorder they please, but are, of course, subject to restrictions and the\\nlaw, as on other days.\\nTo portray half the characters seen on this day,\\nFantastic, grotesque, classic, solemn or gay,\\nWould be just such a hopeless and intricate task,\\nAs to tell who the persons are under the masks.\\nHere are kings, queens and princess in gorgeous attire,\\nKnights, pages, -and Cupids with hearts all a fire;\\nAnd birds of che air, and fish of the deep,\\nProsperines, Plutos, Robin Hood s, and Bo-Peeps.\\nPompous Sambos and Dinahs without stint or limit,\\nUgly imps with long tails, which they whisk every minute\\nRound somebody s limbs, and then laugh in their glee.\\nAs the Fates or the Fairies in wonderment flee.\\nThere are Tantalus, Minoture, Cerberus, Charon,\\nChinese with long cues, and the Pride of the Harem,\\nGods, mortals and angels, monks, nuns and Minervas,\\nImmediately followed by hosts of infernals.\\nBoys in petticoats mimicing pert little belles.\\nGirls in pants, whose bold strutting their sex at once tells.\\nDear old Mother Goose with her silly son jack.\\nAnd the Man of the Moon with the sticks on his back,\\nEvening Stars, and Auroras, Hate, Hope and Hypocrisy,\\nAnd a cod s head burlesques the Fish Aristocracy.\\nIndeed there is nothing the mind can invent.\\nFrom above or below, that they don t represent\\nAnd in groups or processions, one by one or in dozens.\\nThey pass and astonish our dear country cousins.\\nWho ve come in on a visit, in crowds not a few,\\nTo see all the shows, and the grand Mistick Krewe,\\nWhich for long years has been to the sight of this day.\\nThe crown and the glory of pageants, all gay\\nAnd whether they represent history or chance.\\nThe Vices or Virtues, common facts or romance.\\nTheir tastes and conceptions are faultless and true\\nAnd there s only one drawback between me and you\\nTo their festivals, chaste as fire worshippers flames;\\nNone know where they come from, and none know their names;\\nAnd whither they go we cannot even guess;\\nBut there is a sly rumor mong members of press,\\nThat they re not men at all, but wonderfuj sprites\\nWho visit us yearly on Mardi Gras nights.\\nTo show us how even a masquerade rout\\nMay be polished, by those who know what they re about.\\nWe do not pretend to dispute with these sages,\\nAs newspaper men have been truthful for ages.\\nAnd laid down to people what should be the law.\\nAnd of course tney are posted about Mardi Gras.\\nAt night the far-famed Mistick Krewe of Comus give a torch-light processiou\\nillustrating some well chosen subject, making a spectacle which a leading Boston\\njournal pronounced worth crossing a continent to see. The festivities end with\\na grand ball by the Krewe, and a State reception and ball by the King, which are\\nattended by brilliant assemblies, and generally last until the gray dawn of day\\nIhe next Mardi Gras comes on the lOth of February, 1880, and the most elaborate", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "1884.\\n.Feb y 26\\n1888.\\nFeb y 14\\n1885..\\n.Feb y 17\\n1889.\\nMarch 5\\n1880.\\n..March U\\n1890..\\n..Feb y 18\\n1887..\\n..Feb y 22\\n84 J^HJW OBLEANIS ILLUSTRATED.\\npreparations are now being made for its celebration. We append a table show-\\ning the dates on which this festival occurs up to the year 1S90\\n1880 Feb y 10\\n1881 March 1\\n1882 Feb y 21\\n1883 Feb y\\nThe Thursday previous to Mardi Gras, will be marked by the grand proces-\\nsion^of\\nTHE KNIGHTS OF MOMUS,\\nwhich was formerly held on the uigLt of the 31st oi December, but has been\\nchanged to the Thursday before Mardi Gras, to give additional attractions to visi-\\ntors who come to enjoy that festival. These pageaDts, like those of the Krewe s,\\ntake place at night, are brilliantly iliumiuateil, and arranged with consummate\\nskill and taste. Of course, we cannot give the subject of the aj)j)roaching display,\\nbut our readers may rest assured that it will be well worthy of the festal time, and\\nof the fame of Momus and his followers.\\nFOUETH OF MAKCH,\\nthe anniversary of our gallant Fire Uei^artment. On this day each company\\nappears, with every man in ranks, engines burnished until they shine like gold\\nand silver, and decorated with ribbons in the most i rofnse and artistic arrange-\\nment, each society vieing with the other, in friendly rivalry, in theii^ efforts to\\ndelight the crowds of people who throng the streets to witness their turn-out.\\nWe are proud of our Fire Department, and those who have ever witnessed\\ntheir daring and self-devotion while on duty, or their gallant beaiing when on\\nparade, celebrating the Fourth of March, acknowledge that we have just\\ncause for our pride. The day closes with bauipiets, balls and other lestivities, at\\nwhich mirth and good fellowship reign supreme. The grea^ American holiday, the\\nFOUETH OF JULY\\ncoming, as it does, during our summer solstice, is not marked by that uproarous\\ndemonstration which characterizes it in some other cities of the Union. Yet it is\\ngenerally observed, and is a day which thousands of our citizens de^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ote to recrea-\\ntion and amusement. The grand festivals of that worthy organization, the Clerks\\nBenevolent Association, given on the Fair Grounds, always occur on the 4 ourth\\nof Jvdy, and aie attended by an immense number of our citizens. They are now\\nso much a i)art of the day s entertainment that anything which unght take place\\nto i)revent them, would cause serious disappointment to thousands of our people.\\nCHEISTMAS\\nis with us a home day, a day when all the family gather around the tireside, and\\nenjoy the spirit of love and charity which is so appropriate to the season. It has\\nof late years received new charms, for the childien of New Orleans, from the\\nmatinees given at the Academy of Music, at which that genial gentleman and\\njovial friend of the young, David i idwell, Esq., enacts the role of Santa Glaus,\\nand gives each little visitor a Christmas present.\\nNEW YEARS DAY\\nis very generally observed by the gentlemen in making calls upon their lady\\nfriends, who keep open house, and receive them with that graceful hospitality\\nfor which the ladies of New Orleans are so justly celebrated.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "CHURCHES.\\nGOOD FEIDAY\\n85\\nis a church holiday, and l y the laws of our State, a dies noii. It is very rigidly\\nkept by the Episcopaliaus and Catholics, and is observed in a greater or less\\ndegree by other Christian denominations. The ceremony among Catholics of\\nvisiting the churches, which is very generally participated in, forms an interesting\\nfeature of the day.\\nFIRST OF NOVEMBER.\\nOn this day the several cemeteries are visited and the tombs decorated with\\ngarlands, evergreens and floral oflerings. It is observed by nearly all our j)eople,\\nof every religious denomination, and the cities of the dead are thronged from\\nearly morning until night. A beautiful custom which marks the day, is the giv-\\ning of alms in aid of the different Orphan Asylums, to receive which, delej;atious\\nfrom these institutions sit at the different cemetery gates, and attract the atten-\\ntion of visitors by their continuous rapping on their collection plates. Many\\nelegant toml)s are to be seen in our burying grounds, which are, on this day,\\nespecially worthy of a visit.\\nThere are other holidays, of recent creation, but they would present few\\ninteresting features to strangers.\\nHERE are few cities in the Union that can boast of so great a number of\\nmagnificent churches as New Orleans.\\nAll denominations of Christians vie with each other in their efforts to\\nmake their houses of worship beautiful, stately edifices, worthy of their\\nsacred purposes, while those of the faith of Abraham, show their devotion\\nto the ancient religion of their fathers, in the profuse and chaste ornament-\\nation of its temples.\\nSettled under the auspices of Catholics, the first church ever erected within\\nthe limits of Louisiana was a Catholic church, the old\\nCATHEDRAL ST. LOUIS.\\nFronting on Jackson Square, this ancient, sacred edifice stands a link between\\nthe far past and the present time, an object alike of veneration and curiosity.\\nThis famous building is the third erected on the same site. The first Cathe-\\ndral, a wooden and adobe structure, was built sometime between the years\\n1718, the date of the establishment of New Orleans, and 1723, as in the\\nlatter year, the fearful hurricane that swept over the city spreading desolation\\nin its path, destroyed the Cathedral and many other buildings of great worth\\nand value.\\nThe second edifice was built of brick about 1724 or 25, and was the place\\nwhere the worshippers gathered till 1788. On (lood Friday, March 21st, of that\\nyear, the sacred house was again destroyed this time by fire. As in the former", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "86\\nNIJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\ncase, the Cathedral fell amid the almost general ruin of the city, for the conflagra-\\ntion whi(;h reduced it to ashes, destroyed nearly nine hundred houses, residences\\nand public buildinjSfs, almost the entire city of New Orleans.\\nFor many months mass was celebrated in a temporary building erected for the\\npurpose, and, as during this time no steps were taken toward the reconstruction\\nof the church, we infer that the unfortunate circumstances of the fire, must have\\nreduced the priests and the majority of the people, to the very verge of extreme\\npoverty.\\nTo Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, a Spanish noble and colonel of the\\npro^incial troops, New Orleans is indebted for the resurrection of their favorite\\nchurch, as at the personal expense of that sentleman, the present massive struc-\\nture was erected in 1704, as were also a little later, the two buildings which stand\\none on either side of the Cathedral, now occupied by the courts, but originally in-\\ntended for the use of the priests of this Church of St. Louis.\\nAlthough of irregular architecture, the exterior of the Cathedral is of majestic", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "(mURGHES. 87\\nappearance, while the interior is at once grand, solemn, rich and artistic in its\\nconstrnction and adornments.\\nThe altars, three in number, the main altar, the altar of Our Lady of Lourdes,\\nand that of St. Francis, of Assiessium, are master])ieces of religious expression in\\ntheir design, and are, particularly the iiiaiii altar, enriched and beautified Math the\\ngifts of generations, and that chaste taste in arrangement of color and shade, that\\nhas ever distinguished the Creoles of this city. The ceiling is frescoed in the\\nhighest artistic style. The centre picture represents the Transfiguration, and\\naround it at either side, and at the ends, are the Evangelists, the Holy Family,\\nand scenes illustrative of different passages in the Apocal^q^se.\\nBehind and above the main altar, is a grand semi-historical i)icture of large\\ndimensions and exquisite coloring, which at once rivets the attention of all who\\npass the massive doors of this church. It is a most artistic and poetic represen-\\ntation of St. Louis counselling the first rusaders, and presenting them with the\\nblessed banner of the cross, every figure ami face in which is most beautifully\\ndefined and expressive, and speaks highly in i)raise of the young artist, Bumbracht,\\nwho executed it.\\nIn front of the shrine of St. Francis, in a vault l)eneath the marble ]\u00c2\u00bbavement,\\nthe founder of the church lies buried; a marble slab, set on the level of the tioor,\\nbears the following inscri] tion in Spanish\\nHere rests the body of Don Andres Almonester y Koxas, a native of May-\\nrena, in the Kingdom of Andalusia, died in the city of Xew Orleans, on the 2(jth f\\nApril, 1798, at the age of 74 .years. Cavalier of the distinguished order of Charles\\nthe Third, of Spain, Colonel of the militia of the provincial Sj)auish Troops;\\nfounder and donator of his church and of the St. Charles Hospital founder of\\nthe Hospital of the Lazarines; founder of the Ursuline Convent; founder of the\\n(lirl s School, and founder of the Presbetary, all of whicli he built in this city at\\nhis expense. Eest in Peace. In front of the altar of Our Lady of Lourdes lie\\nthree of the Marigny de Mandeville ftimily, and set in the walls, to the left side of\\nthe main altar, are memorial tablets, on which are inscribed the names of some\\nof the Bishops who have ruled over the Diocese .of New Orleans, among them that\\nof Arcbishoj) Blanc, the memory of whose good deeds and kind manner, are still\\nfresh in the minds of many in New Orleans. Indeed, connected with the St. Louis\\nCathedral are numberless recollections, which, like its beauties, are indescribable.\\nHere, for generations, have chimes been rung for marriages and funerals; hope,\\njoy, woe, victory, defeat, have all had their celebrations within this venerable pile.\\nBefore its altars fair brides have knelt on the very spot where their mothers and\\ngrandmothers had pledged their vows, and were in time carried to receive the last\\nrites of the church. Here that staunch old hero, Oeneral Andrew Jackson, bowed\\nthe head and bent the knee amid his veterans, as the Te Deiim ascended in thanks-\\ngiving for the victory of our country over a foreign foe. Here, in our own day,\\nbanners have been blessed, which, although they were furled in defeat, were never\\ndishonored by the grasp of a coward, or stained by the disgrace of an avoidable\\nsurrender. Here, later day heroes assembled in commemoration of dead comrades,\\nwhose blood was shed for our liberties. Indeed, the Cathedral seems to be the\\nHouse of Prayer which all denominations, irrespective of religious prejudice, choose\\nas a i^lace in which to ofier public petition or hymn of praise, in all cases where\\ncommon calamities or successes, constrain devotion to the Great Director of\\nhuman affairs.\\nNAPOLEON JOSEPH PERCHl^:,\\nARCHBISHOP OF NEW ORLEANS.\\nThis venerable and honored dignitary of the Catholic church, was born at\\nAngers, the capital of the Department of Maerie-et-Soire, formerly called Anjou,\\non the 10th of January, 1805.\\nHe was educated in the city of his birth and in the colleges of the vicinity.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "88\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATE]).\\nThe development of bis ijowerfiil intellect was begun at a very early period of\\nhis life. At the age of four years, he read the French language with facility. At\\nfifteen, he studied philosophy with so much enthusiam and success, that at\\neighteen he was promoted to a professorship of it, and wore its mantle with the\\nsame grace and humility which he shows in his Bishop s robes.\\nHe was ordained a priest in 18:i9 5 came to the ITuited States in 1837 was\\nfour years in the Missions of Kentucky came to New Orleans in January, 1842\\nwas Chax)lain to the Ursuline Nuns till 1870, when he was appointed coadjutor to\\nArchbishop Odin, M?/i/Mr^ \u00c2\u00abM(:;cmo\u00c2\u00aby s; was consecrated on the 1st of May of the\\nsame year, and succeeded to the Archbishopric on the death of the good Arch-\\nbishop Odin.\\nHe received the palliHm from his Holiness, Pope Pius IX, in December, 1870.\\nThough a Frenchman by nati\\\\ity, he is thoroughly identified and sympathetic\\nwith America and American institutions, and has attained a pure, forcible and\\nelegant Enghsh style, which places him in the front rank of American writers.\\nNothing can be nun-e finished than the Archiepiscopal letters, which he from time\\nto time, communicates to the parishes of his diocese, and which, by all liberal and\\ndiscriminating men outside of the CathoUc church, as well as those within its\\ncircles, are nearly equally admired, not only for their literary execution, but for\\nthe genial, benevolent and apostohc tone which pervades them.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "CHURCHES. 89\\nWe do uot know for which to adtaire this unostentatious great man most,\\nthe paternal love which he displays in the sphere of parochial and diocesan duties,\\nor the zeal he exhibits in the conduct of his theological arguments. The charac-\\nteristic traits of his genius are amenity and force.\\nHe thinks for a whole community, and his affections are as diffusive as his\\nthoughts.\\nHe understands the power exerted, in a free country, by the press as well as\\nthe pulpit, and has, for many years, been at the head of a Catholic press in this\\ncity, Le Propagateur GatJiolique, which is his own property, and which has exerted\\nimmense influence.\\nHe is a charming conversationalist, always bringing wit, learning, good humor,\\na knowledge of the world, and a varied experience to embellish his discourse.\\nIn looking through the annals of this time-honored church for representative\\nmen, we find that there is one individual whom Archbishop Perche strongly\\nresembles we allude to Pope Leo Tenth, who, to the manner and refinement of a\\npolished gentleman, added the impressive carriage of a dignified ecclesiastic,\\nequally cognizant of the affairs of the world and of the Church.\\nHis Grace is on terms of excellent understanding with Leo Thirteenth, the\\nCatholic head of Christendom, whom he visited at Rome lately, and there is no\\nBishop of the Church in the United States in whom his Holiness places more entire\\nconfidence for upholding its integrity, maintaining its honor unsullied, and securing\\nits triumphs over all obstacles and enemies, than Archbishop Perche.\\nHis Grace is in France at present, on business connected with the church,\\nand to visit his native city.\\nCHRIST CHURCH.\\nThis pioneer of Protestant churches in New Orleans is situated on the corner\\nof Canal and Dauphiue streets, facing on Canal, and is one of the most imposing\\nand elegant structures in the city. It is built of brick, stuccoed and painted to\\nimitate stone, and is of the Gothic style in architecture. Approaching the city\\nfrom any direction, the high graceful spire of this edifice is among the first to\\nmeet the eye.\\nA brief history of this church may prove interesting to some of our visitors.\\nWe regret that space forbids our tracing in detail its success from its beginning\\ntill the present hour. In January, 1805, the Protestant citizens of New Orleans,\\nfeeling the need of a church in which to hold Divine service, met in the house of\\nMadame Fourage, with a view of taking pxcliminary steps to obtain the minis-\\ntrations of a Protestant clergyman, and to secure a suitable site on which to erect\\na house of worship. A committee was appointed to procure subscriptions, etc.\\nOn the 9th and 16th of the June following, meetings were held, at which the\\nreport of the committee above referred to was received. At the meeting of June\\n16th, an election to decide the denomination of the clergyman was held, and\\nresulted in a majority for the Episcopalians. The ballot was as follows Episco-\\npalians, 45 votes Presbyterians, 7 Metliodist, 1. Total, 53 votes. On Novem-\\nber 16th of the same yearly a meeting was held, at which two wardens and thirteen\\nvestrymen were elected, and a salary of two thousand dollars a year voted to the\\nRev. Philander Chase, who, at the recommendation of the Right Rev. Bishop\\nMoore and others, had come to take charge of this germ congregation.\\nBy resolutions passed at a meeting held April 2d, 1806, the Rector was placed\\nunder the ecclesiastical government of the Bishop and convention of New York,\\nuntil a diocese should be organized in the Territory of Louisiana.\\nMr. Chase resigned in 1811, and was succeeded by the Rev. J. F. Hull, not\\nthen an ordained minister, who officiated till the December of 1832, having taken\\norders about 1816. When Mr. Hull retired, a stipend of twelve hundred dollars\\nper year was settled on him during his life.\\nThis revered and beloved clergyman died in June, 1833.\\nRev. Mr. Barlow served as rector for a short time.\\n12", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "90\\nN:EW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nUuiiiig the winter of 1834, Bishop Brownell, of Connecticut, officiated, as also\\nduring- the winters of 1836 and 1837. In January, 1835, a new church was com-\\nmenced on the north side of Canal street, corner of Bourbon, and a fine building-\\nof ionic form, costing $ls,(R)(), was erected, and consecrated by Bishop Brownell\\non the 20th of March, 1837. On April 20th, 1838, Rev. I)r. Wheaton assumed the\\nduties of Rector of Christ Church, and officiated till May, 1844, when he was suc-\\nceeded by Rev. Mr. Ramsey, in the summer of the same year. In 1845, Dr.\\nFrancis L. Hawkes was tendered the rectorship, which he accepted, entering on\\nhis pastoral duty, January 7th, 1845.\\nThe rapid influx of the Americans into the city, and consequent increase of\\nProtestants, compelled the erection of a larger church by the Episcopalians. In\\nUC^i^OO. r^ajs^t\\n(yhrist Climcli.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "CHURCHES. 91\\nMay, 1846, the present church, corner of Canal and Danphine streets, was com-\\nmenced under the direction of Mr. James Galier, and the noble structure which is\\nsuch an ornament to our city, soon\\nRaised its graceful spire on high.\\nIn December, 1847, James Grimshaw, Esq., presented a beautiful Baptismal\\nFount to the church, and it is pleasant to record that the venerable gentleman\\nlived to see the children of the children who were first carried to this fount for\\nbaptism.\\nIn 1849, Dr. Hawkes resigned, and arrangements were made with the Eev.\\nDr. Camj) to ofliciate temporarily.\\nIn 1850, Dr. Neville assumed the rectorship, and served till April, 1852, when\\nhe resigned.\\nIn June, 1852, the Eev. Dr. Leacock was invited to the rectorship, which he\\naccepted, took charge in the fall of that year, and still continues his labors in\\nChrist Church.\\nThis venerable and liighly esteemed gentleman is now old and fidl of days,\\nhaving begun life in tlie first days of this present century yet is still an earnest\\nand zealous worker in the cause to which he. early in life, devoted his energies.\\nHis a|)]iearance is venerable and commanding, his manner a touching blending\\nof fatherly kindness and becoming dignity his style logical, laconic, suggestive\\nand persuasive his sernums are a most happy combination of the sympathetic\\nand intellectual, and appeal to the head and to the heart; his infiuence is\\nunbounded in the circle in which he moves and daily prayers ascend, that when\\nthe Rector of Christ s Church will, by reason of more strength, have attained\\nfour score years, that many days may still be added to his life of usefulness\\nMcGEHEE CHURCH,\\nMethodist Episcopal. The first church belonging to this congregation was situated\\nat the corner of Poydras and /arondelet streets, but fell in the disastrous fire of\\nJanuary, 1851. Almost immediately after its destruction, the work of erecting a suc-\\ncessor commenced, aud soon this beautiful structure was completed. The McGehee\\nchur(;h, located on Carondelet street, between Lafayette and Girod streets, a little\\nsouth of the old church site, is of the Grecian Doric order, bold and original\\nin design, cond)ining great grandeur of beauty, with simplicity and elegance in\\narrangement. This is the oldest Methodist congregation in the city, and one of\\nthe most refined and mfiuential of all the denominations of Christians.\\nFIKST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.\\nIs a beautiful large Gothic structure, situated to the south of Lafayette Square,\\non South street, between Camp aud St. Charles streets. It is one of the most\\ngraceful and time honored in our city.\\nIt is a brick edifice 75 x 90 feet, and 42 feet in ceiling. The tower and steeple\\nfrom foundation to pinnacle, together measure 219 feet. The body of the church\\nis admirably arranged, and capable of seating 1311 j)ersons. There are also lofty\\nand commodious galleries on a level with the organ loft.\\nThe pulpit is slightly raised above the pews on the first fioor, and is elegantly\\ndesigned and finished.\\nThroughout the entire church, great taste and care are shown in all the fui\\nnishings, which are rich, but in strict accordance with the grave and impressive\\nworship of the Presbyterian Cliurch.\\nAttached to the church is a lecture room 75 x 25 feet, with lofty ceiling and\\nevery convenience for the purposes to which the room is dedicated. There is also\\na school room of the same size as the lecture room, and a library and two session\\nrooms.\\nThe first Presbyterian pastor in this city was thjp Rev. Sylvester Larned, who\\ndied on the 31st of August, 1820, at the early age of 24 years, much and deservedly", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "92\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nregretted. The pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church seems to have been the\\nspecial favorite of eloquence and erudition from its dedication, as the ministers\\nwho have in succession held it, have all been wonderfully gifted as public\\nspeakers, and men of most liberal education.\\nThe present pastor, Benjamin Morgan Palmer, D.I)., LL.D., took charge in\\n1856, and is conceded by all to be one of the most eloquent men on the Continent,\\nas well as one of the most profound scholars in theological and secular lore. His\\nlarge, wealthy and intelligent congregation, regard him with the most enthusiastic\\ndevotion.\\nFirst Presbyterian Church.\\nST. ALPHOI^SUS CHUECH,\\nIs situated on Constance street, between St. Andrew and Josephine streets,\\nFourth District, one square from the.lacksoii and Baronne streetcars, and two from\\nthe Annunciation street line. It is built in the Kenaissance style and is exceedingly\\nspacious and elegant in design 70 x 150 feet, and capable of seating 2,500 persons.\\nThe front is very beautiful, having two lofty towers, on which it is intended to\\nraise steeples. The interior of the church is especially rich and elaborate, having", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "CHURCHES.\\n93\\nthree magnificent altars, carved by Mr. Boucher, of Chicago, and costing $8,000.\\nThe pulpit and altar rails are also of wood richly carved, and of most exquisite\\nworkmanship. There is, behind the main altar, a very chaste picture, executed\\nin Eome, representing the patron saint of the church, in life size, which judges\\npronounce a gem of art.\\nThe ceiling and wall are frescoed and gilded in the most elaborate and artistic\\nmanner by Canova, a nephew of the celebrated sculptor. The frescoes on the ceil-\\ning represent the Holy Family, the Twelve Apostles, the Evangelist, the Mysteries\\nof Religion, the Ascension of our Lord, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, and\\nthe Coronation of St. Alphonsus in HeaA^en, all admired as rare masterpieces. A\\ndeep toned, beautifully built organ, of German manufacture, graces the organ\\nloft indeed the whole church is comx)iete in all its appointments artistic in finish\\nand lovliness and is justly an object of veneration and pride to its large and\\ndevoted congregation.\\nSt. Alphonsus Church.\\nThe building Avas commenced Ai)ril 21st, 1855, blessed August 2d, 1857,\\nconsecrated April 25th, 1858, and the interior finished 18(i(!-07.\\nThe first pastors were the Rev. Father McGrane, who still lives, and the Rev.\\nFather Duffy, who died a few years ago, and rests in front of the altar where he\\nofficiated for so many seasons. His memory is lo^ed and cherished in the hearts\\nof thousands, to whom he was, father, counsellor, friend.\\nCANAL STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.\\nThis church is situated corner of Canal anl Derbigny streets, and is a hand-\\nsome frame building which was completed last spring. It is very neatly finished,\\nand will seat between four and five hundred persons. The seats are free.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "94\\nNiJM^ ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nCOLISEUM PLACE CHUEOH,\\nl aptist. This fine church, situated at the\\ncorner of Camp and Terpsichore streets,\\nfacing Coliseum Square, is a beautiful edifice,\\nwell located, and has a very large, devout\\nand intelligent congregation.\\nCHUECH OF THE MESSIAH.\\nThis church, which is one of the most\\nelegant edifices of the kind in the city, was\\nbuilt, on St. Charles street near Julia, in\\n1854-5, to replace the one formerly used by\\nt]ie congregation, which was destroyed by\\nfire in 1851, and which was known as Dr.\\nlapp s church. The congregation, for years\\no]ie of the nuist infiucntial and extensive in\\nthe city, is the only one of the Unitarian\\ndenomination in New Orleans.\\nDISI^EESED OF JUDEA.\\nA beautiful synagogue, on Carondelet\\nstreet, between Julia and St. Joseph streets.\\nIt is the immediate successor of the oldest\\n.Jewish house of worship in New Orleans.\\nThe first temple, formerly a church edifice,\\ncorner of Canal and Bourbon streets, was\\npresented to the congregation by the late\\nJudah Touro, in, we believe, 1847. A few\\nyears later, the building needing extensive\\nrepairs, it was determined to pull it down\\nand build further up town. In i)ursuance of this resolution, this edifice was built.\\nThe mode of service is according to the Shepardic ritual somewhat modern-\\nized, llev. Joseph H. M. Chumaceiro, Rabbi.\\nTRINITY CHURCH,\\nEi)iscopalian. This edifice, corner Jackson and Coliseum streets, Fourth District,\\nis one of the nu st graceful buildings in the country, and noted far and wide for\\nthe chaste beauty of its adornments, particularly its beautiful chancel, and chancel\\nwindow. The imin-essions imparted to the beliolder on entering this church are\\nthose of simple grandiMir and beauty of finish, M hich charm the senses and exalt\\nthe imagination. Tlie anti pie, magniticent memorial window, Erected for the\\nglory of God, and in memory of Leonidas Polk, D. D., first Bisho]) of Louisiana,\\nby the Ladies of the Bishop Polk Society, is the only one of the kind on the Conti-\\nnent. The art of ])roducing such work as this window was known in the Middle\\nAges, but lost for centuries, and has but quite recently been restored. We have\\nneither the information nor the space to do more than briefly refer to this surpass-\\ningly beautiful creation of art and genius.\\nTwo scenes from the passion of our Saviour, and one of His triumphs are\\nrepresented. The Last Supi)er, The Crucifixion, and The Ascension. In the first\\nnamed scene, the Lord is represented, as usual, in the act of breaking and distribut-\\ning the bread of life to his disciples, John, the beloved, leaning on his blessed\\nMaster, the other apostles sitting or reclining in reverently attentive positions,\\neach face expressing in its own style wonder, love, devotion the apostate only\\nshowing fear. The Crucifixion tells the wonderful tale that can only be told in\\none way. The cross and vic^tim, the soldiers, the three Marys, and the multitude\\nafar ofi The Ascension shows the Glorified ascending from their midst into\\n(Joliseiira Place Baptist (Jlinrch.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "CHURCHES.\\n95\\nheaven, surroimded by angelic forms. These scenes have all been represented,\\ntimes innumerable, in paintings, painted on glass, and aD other ways of representa-\\ntion, and in the medijieval ages, as they are here, in stained glass glass into which\\nthe colors have been wrought. This is the art secret of the work, and when we\\ncontemplate the wonderful coloring, eqnaling the finest of the old masters the\\nclear and correct outlines of every figure the ditterent expressions of love, hate,\\nfear, agony, tenderness, compassion, sympathy, suffering, or glory delineated on\\nthe different faces in the pictures, and reflect that it is wrought by combinations\\nmade by the hand in glass, a, faint idea of the artistic excellence, and the beauty of\\nthis master-piece of creative art and ingenuity may be arrived at.\\nAs the church is open many hours of each day, and any one permitted to enter,\\nvisitors will find no difficulty in seeing this quaint and surprising production of\\nhuman skill. The Baronne and Jackson street cars ])ass the church on their way\\nup or down.\\nTEMPLE SINAI,\\nJewish. This graceful and most imposing structure is situated on Carondelet,\\nbetween Delord and Calliope streets, and is, without doubt, the most beautiful\\nedifice of the kind in the United States, combining graudeur with siiupUcity, so\\nappropriately that the beholder is at once charmed and edified. The temples of\\nthese ancient chosen people have always given testimony \u00c2\u00bbf their de\\\\( tiou to\\nthe faith of their fathers by the liberality and richness of their decorations, and\\nthe Temple Sinai shows that they still delight in honoring God by beautifying\\nTemple Sinai.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "96\\nNjaW 0RLEAN8 ILLVSTEATED.\\nHis lioly places. The interior appointments of the clinrch are a blending of the\\nsame characteristics as mark the exterior, simple grandeur, accuracy of proportion\\nand beauty of finish. The forms of worshij) are those adopted by the Reformed\\nJews, to which body this temple belongs. Eev. J. K. Gutheim, Rabbi.\\nNOTRE DAME DE BON SECOURS,\\nFrench. This gem of a chapel is on Jackson street, near Constance, and is also\\nunder the care of the Redemptorists. It was built in 1858.\\nIt seems to many in New Orleans, but as yesterday, since the places now\\noccupied by the churches, schools and convents of St. Alphonsus parish was a\\nwaste of marshy, unimproved ground, uninviting and unpleasing to the eye, giving\\nno promise of its present beauty or value.\\nSo great is the change effected in a quarter of a century, that the mind is\\nalmost bewildered at its proportions, and dazzled by its magnificence. To the\\nunswerving efforts, and persevering labors of the Redemptorist priests, the Fourth\\nDistrict is largely indebted for many of its most beautiful and valuable improve-\\nments.\\nI\\nST. JOHN S CHURCH.\\nThis superb church, situated on Dryades\\nstreet, between Clio and Calliope streets,\\nis built in the Renaissance style, and is\\nof imposing grandeur, and lofty propor-\\ntions, measuring 172 x 75 feet. The ceil-\\ning, grained and arched, is fifty-five feet\\nin height from the fioor, the groins sup-\\nported by massive and graceful columns.\\nThe pews, 180 in number, are built of\\nbla k walnut with mahogany trimmings.\\nThe organ was made in New York, and is\\nof powerful and rich tone.\\nAll the decorations of the church are in\\nthe beautiful Renaissance style, but are\\nnot yet quite completed. The altars are\\nto be of pure white Italian, and green and\\ngold Irish marble. All of the surround-\\nings of this magnificent church are of\\nsim])le yet elegant grandeur, and call\\nforth the most exalted and tender emo-\\ntions of the beholder.\\nTlie corner stone was laid in October,\\n]8()l and the church dedicated in Janu-\\nary, 1872.\\nST. PATRICK S CHURCH.\\nThis old time church, situated on Camp\\nstreet, between Julia and Girod streets, is\\na triumiih worthy of the genius of Gothic\\nArchitecture, whether the dimensions or\\nthe splendor of the structure be consid-\\nered. The style, taken from the famed\\nYork Minster Cathedral, is lofty and\\nimi)osing, and is regarded as the finest effort in this style of architecture in the\\nUnited States. It is built of brick, roughcast, and colored brown, giving the idea\\nof uncut stone. Exteriorly the building is impressive and solemn the tower mas-\\nsive, lofty and majestic, is considered one of the most beautiful on the Continent,\\nSt. .Tolm a :iiiircli", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "GHUBGHE8.\\n1)7\\nand being of great height from its summit, which is accessible by a spiral stairway\\nin the interior, commands a complete view of the city, and suburbs for miles\\naround. In grave and quiet grandeur, the inside of the church is in perfect accord\\nwith its outward appearance the altars and their appointments being rich and\\nelegant, but not showy. Behind the main altar is a very large and speaking-\\npicture of the Transfiguration; at tlie right side, of the same altar, there is\\none of St. Peter walking on the waves to meet his indulgent Master, who is\\nrepresented in life size, extending his right hand to ihe doubting apostle, when,\\nhis faith failing, he exclaimed, Lord save me. To the left side is one represent-\\ning St. Patrick baptizing the Queens of Ireland in ihe famed Halls of Tara. In\\nSt. Patrick s ChuvcL.\\ndelineating this historic scene, the inspirations of the painter were most glowing,\\nand powerfully descriptive, seeming to have imparted the coloring and expression\\nof life to his touch. Every figure is a study, every face a history of tlie voluntary\\nsubmission of the haughty Pagan soul to the self-denying, yet ennobling doctrine of\\nChristianity. These pictures, as works of art, have received hundreds of compli-\\nmentary criticisms from strangers of all lauds and religious creeds, who have\\nsojourned among us from time to time but to the children of the old country, this\\none picture of the Royal Baptisms is more than a work of art it is a touching-\\nrecital of the days when their sea-girt home was emancipated from the power of\\noppressing heathenism, through the teaching of their patron saint, and recalls\\nwhole volumes of the history of their nation in its early glory,\\nEre the emerald gem of the western world\\nWas set in the crown of a stranger.\\nST. MARY S OF THE ASSUMPTION,\\nGerman. This elegant structure, in the Renaissance style, 130 x 75 feet, is situated\\ncorner of Josephine and Constance streets, nearly opposite St. Alphonsus Church,\\n13", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "98\\nNUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nof which it, in elegauce aud finish, is an almost equal rival. It was built in 1860.\\nThe ceiling, beautifully arched, is considered by many without a rival in America,\\nfor simple grandeur and beauty. The altars were imported from Munich, at a cost\\nof $10,000; and a tower in the rear contains four bells, brought from France,\\nwhich are noted for their sweetness and purity of tone. The statuary of this\\nchurch is conceded to be among the finest on the Continent.\\nST. CHARLES AA ENUE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.\\nThis beautiful place of Divine worship was built in 1875, mainly through the\\nenergy and liberality of the late Mr. If. ^V. Rayne. Rev. John Matthews at present\\noccupies the pulpit of this church.\\nSt. Charles Avenne M. E. Church South.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "NEW OELJEANi l FIRE DEPARTMENT. t)9\\nCHUECH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.\\nThis elegant chuicL, wbicb is situated ou the east side of Baronne street, near\\nCaual, and under the direction of the Jesuit Fathers, is one of the most noted in\\nNew Orleans, for its beaut. of architecture and quanitness of design, and has for\\nyears enjoyed the distinction of having one of the best choirs in the country,\\nalways employing first class artists as organists and singers; while the rei)utation\\nof its pastors, for eloquence and learning is national.\\nThe Jackson and Baronne cais pass the church.\\n-^NEW 4 ORLEANS 4 FIRE DEPARTMENT^-\\nOLDS a cons])icaous place among the honored institutions of our city.\\nInaugurated in 1834, it has steadily enlarged its resources, and now\\nstands unrivaled in its sphere of usefulness, practice and experience\\ncombining with the Jealous enthusiasm of its members to render it the\\nmost complete and etfective Fire Department extant, and a living monu-\\nment to the credit of its gentlemanly and efficient officers.\\nFIKEMEN S CHAEITABLE ASSOCIATION,\\nOffice No. 24, City Hall. L N. Marks, President Geo. H. Braughn, Vice-President 5\\nIjeon Bertoli, Secretary W. J. Chevallier, Treasurer.\\nOFFICERS\\nThos. O Connor, Chief Engineer M. Kay, 1st Assistant M. Muller, 2nd Assist-\\nant; J. Boyce, 3rd Assistant; P. Carroll, 4th Assistant.\\nThe companies are located as follows\\nVolunteer, No. 1 Steam. Hunter street, between St. Peter and Tchoupitoulas.\\nMibieburg, No. 1 Hand, Pontcharti-ain Bailroad Depot, Milneburg.\\nSt. Bernard, No. 1 Steam. N. Peters street, near city limits.\\nLafayette Hooh and Ladder No. 1. Jackson between St. Thomas and\\nRousseau streets.\\nMississippi, No. 2 Steam. Magazine, between Lafayette and Girod streets.\\nAmerican Hool- and Ladder No. 2. Giiod, between St. Charles and\\n-arondelet streets.\\nVigilant, No. 3 Steam. Esplanade, corner North GaJvez street.\\nHope Hook and Ladder No. 3. Corner North Peters and ]\\\\Iarigny streets.\\nPelican Hool and Ladder No. 4. No. 77^ North Basin street.\\nColumbia, No. 5 Steam Girod, between St. Charles and Carondelet streets.\\nMech((iiics\\\\ No. Steam. Corner St. Joseph and Commerce streets.\\nLouisiana Hose Compani/ Steam. Corner Perdido and Carondelet streets.\\nRagle, No. 7 Steam. Dauphine, between Custondiouse and Bienville streets.\\nPJueniv, No. 8 Steam. Decatur, between Mariguy and Mandeville streets.\\nCreole, No. I) Steam. Esplanade, between Decatur and Frenchman streets.\\nLouisiana, No. 10 Steam. Dumaiue, between North Rampart and St. Claude\\nstreets.\\nTrad Ferry, No. 12 Steam. Tchoupitoulas, between Race and Orange streets.\\nPersevera7ice, No. 13 Steam. No. 12 Perdido street.\\nPhiladelphia, No. 14 Steam. Common, between Liberty and Howard streets.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "100 NUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nlarkHon^ No. 18 Steam. Calliope, l)etweeu St. Charles and Oaroudelet streets.\\nWa.shimjton, No. liO Steam. Tlialia, between Jiaronue aud Dryades streets.\\nOrleans, No. 21 Steam Corner St Peter and North Claiborne streets.\\nJefferson, No. 2li Steam. No. 783 Tchoupitoulas street.\\n(JhaJmette, No. 23 Steam. Washington, between Camp aud Magazine streets.\\nCreseent, No. 24 Steam. Dauphine, near Port street.\\nFIFTH DISTRICT DEPARTMENT.\\nfiremen s charitable association.\\nDaniel Hartnett, President; L. J. Peterson, Secretary; Timothy Daly, Jr.,\\nChief Engineer.\\nPelican, No. 1 Steam. Corner Peter and Lavergne streets.\\nWashington HooJc and Ladder, No. 1. Corner Alix and Verret streets.\\nBrooMyn, No. 2 Steam. Bourny, near Peter street.\\nMorgan, No. 3 Steam. Thayre street, near Atlantic AA^enue.\\nSIXTH DISTRICT DEPARTMENT.\\nfiremen s charitable association.\\nOffice, Pioneer Hall, Magazine, between Milan and Berlin streets. Eugene\\nMay, President R. W. Young. Vice-President Geo. Weiss, Treasurer John\\nPertsdorflf, Secretary H P. Philips, Chief Engineer.\\nPioneer, No. 1 Steam. Magazine, between Berlin and Milan streets.\\nRome Hool- and Ladder, No. 1. Marengo, near Magazine street.\\nFrotector, No, 2 Steam. Coruei Pitt street and Napoleou Avenue.\\nYoung America, No. 3 Hand. Magazine, near Cadiz street.\\nSEVENTH DISTRICT DEPARTMENT.\\nfiremen s charitable association.\\np. Mitchel, President; (t. Hurley, Vice President; George Geier, Secretary;\\nH. Ijochte, Treasurer; J. I iper, Chief Engineer.\\nCarroUton, No. 1 Dublin, between Second and Hampson streets.\\nStar Hook and Ladder Coinpani/, No. 1 Madison, between Hampson and\\nSecond streets.\\nIndependent Company, No. 2 Leonidas, between Burthe and Third streets.\\nVigilant Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2 Hampson, between Adams and\\nBurdette streets.\\nFriendship Company, No. 3 Hampson, between Adams and Burdette streets.\\nUNDERWRITERS CORPS.\\nC. W. Grandjean, Captain of Babcocks; Ed. Ryan, Assistant; Office: 11\\nSouth Rampart street.\\nFirst Uistrict Babcock Engine 11 South Rampart street.\\nSecond District Babcock Engine Claiborne, corner Toulouse street.\\nThird District Babcock Engine Washington, between Royal and Dauphine\\nstreets.\\nFourth District Babcock Engine First, between Magazine and Camp streets.\\nFifth District Babcock Engine I^apeyrouse, corner Claiborne street.\\nSixth District Babcock Engine Magazine, between Jena and Cadiz streets.\\nSalvage Station No. 1 162 Julia street. A. Kalinski, Captain.\\nSalvage Station No. 2 liOiusa, between Royal and Moreau streets. Joseph\\nBulger, Captain.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "f^^EW ORLEANS has a number of ably-coiulncted lu^wspapers aud periodicals-\\n2\\\\. Like all otlier brandies of business life, the Press has its ups and downs, its\\nstrong- points, and its failures but as a rnle, no city in the Union can boast of a\\nmore enterprising, fearless and honorable journalistic corps than the Crescent\\nCity. For the information of our readeis, we here a{)i)eiid a list of the ])nblica-\\ntions which we can cordiallv recommend to both readers an l advertisers.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "102\\nNUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\n^h ee 6i|lrlre^i.\\nSemi weekly, Wednesdays and Saturdays Louis J. Bright Co., editors and\\nproprietors. This journal is devoted to the eommercial interests of New Orleans,\\nand on all (luestions relating to its special department, is acknowledged through-\\nout the country as a thoroughly reliable and competent authority. It was es-\\ntablished in 1822, and its present proprietxu-s maintain the high reputation which\\nthis journal has always borne. The typographical appearance of the paper is as\\ncreditable as its contents, and the tout ensemhle presented is justly popular with\\na wide circle of patrons.\\n(THE BEE.)\\nEvery Morniug except Monday, and weekly, Saturdays Dulbur Limet,\\neditors and publishers. Was established in 1827, and is the oldest paper in the\\nState is conducted with a consistent adherence to principles which command the\\nesteem of all classes. It is Democratic in politics, and being published in French,\\nit is very naturally the accepted organ of the French and Creole classes of the\\npox)ulation. It has four pages 29 x 4.),", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "THE PRESS. 103\\nEvery morning, and weekly, Saturday Established in 1836. Xicholson\\n(Jo., proprietors. The oldest English Journal in the State. Conservative in politics,\\nemploys a corps of talented writers and is a favorite family paper, having a wide\\ncirculation in New Orleans, and throughout the South and Southwest.\\nEvery day except Monday, and weekly, Thursdays. This ably conducted\\nGerman paper was established in liil, and is very i)opular with the large and\\ninfluential class of our people who speak that language. Jacob Hassinger is\\neditor and proprietor.\\n6l]h3ti^\u00c2\u00bb/ Mboo^ie.\\nWeekly, Thursday; the organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.\\nEstablished in 1851. Has a large circulation throughout the South and Southwest.\\n(t. T. Lathroj), publisher, 112 Caiup street.\\nJl^c^^\\nEvery morning, and weekly, Saturdays Stoutenieyer \u00c2\u00bbS: Judson, proprietors.\\nA live, progressive and ably conducted newspaper, conservative in ])olitics, and\\ndiscussing with ability all leading topics of the day. Its wide circulation, popu-\\nlarity and influence, may very justly be a matter of pride to all connected with it.\\n^lroj) 4g^iei|lr 6^ti]oliqqe.\\nWeekly, Saturdays Is a large and abl\\\\ conducted journal in Erench, devoted\\nto the interests of the Catiiolic faith. A. Liitton is editor and publisher.\\nWeekly, Sundays The only English Catholic journal in the city. Contains\\nthe latest foreign and domestic religions and secular news. Is highly esteemed as\\na family newspapei-, and enjoys a wide circnlation both in our own and neighbor-\\nins; States.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0(Teb) 01rle 4^3 Jehioelr^i.\\nDaily and Weekly The official organ of the democratic party in Louisiana,\\nand an acknowledged authority throughout the South. HokLs as high rank as a\\ncommercial and family paper. E. A. Burke, editor.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "104 yEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nPublished every evening. A sprightly, readable paper, having a large circu-\\nlation, and an especial favorite in families. M. F. Bigney, editor, 30 Natchez\\nstreet.\\nWeeklj^ Rev. J. C. Hartzell, editor, 39 Natchez street.\\nSoqtbtoe^ielr^ ^Irc^bijielri^i].\\nWeekly, Thursdays Established in 18fi9. Subscription $2 .50. Rev. Henry\\nM. Smith, editor.\\nSemi-monthly Rev. A. M. Newman, editor, 70 Gravier street.\\nBi-weekly, German. Published at $1 a year, by J. H. A. Ahrens.\\nMonthly, German Published by .1. B. A. Ahrens. Subscription 25 cents.\\nIt)e jetoisli Soiiil).\\nEstablished October 1st, 1877. IMiblished at New Orleans, La., and at\\nAtlanta, 7 a. Eight pages, weekly; juice |2 per annum. .lewish South Publish-\\ning Company, proprietors. Rev. J. H. Chumaceiro, Hon. Ch. Wessolowsky, Her-\\nman Jacobs, editors.\\nWeekly, Saturdays Republican in politics. 1*. B. S. Piuchback, editor and\\nproprietor. Is the organ of the colored Republicans of the city.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "THE PRESS. 105\\nIelfi()j)eir^i)e.e St^boc^fe.\\nDevoted to the cause of temperance weekly. J. Bennett Hinton, editor and\\nproprietor, 12 Commercial Place.\\nI^o^^i i^ei^^lS.\\nOfficial Journal ol Carnival Court. Published as an avanf vouricr ol the\\nCarnival, the tirst number being issued in November and the last on Mardi Gras\\nday. J. Curtis Waldo, publisher, 26 Camp street.\\nIl)e Soii^iKi ili^ifoh\\nA weekly journal in English and French, devoted to the interests of both\\nfarmers and merchants. Conducted with accuracy and energy. A. Meynier, Jr.,\\neditor and proprietor, 77 Decatur street.\\nA monthly magazine of one hundred pages. It is under the editorial manage-\\nment of Drs. S. M. Bemiss, W. H. Watkius and S. S. Herrick. The magazine\\npresents a neat tyi^ographical appearance, and contains scientific and literary\\narticles of the highest ordei- of merit, Subscviption, $.5. L. Graham is the\\npublisher.\\nAnnual L. Hoards Co., publishers, 5 (commercial Place.\\nAnnual. Alcee Bouchereau, proprietor. .30 Decatur street.\\nD. Webster, proprietor. A handsomely gotten up pamphlet; issued in Janu-\\nary and July.\\n14", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "IMPORTANT POINTS,\\nFERRIES.\\nFirst Distrief. Xew Orleans and Algiers Ferry landing. Canal street.\\nt^econd District. New Orleans and Algiers Ferry lauding, St, Ann street.\\nThird District. New Orleans and Algiers Ferri^ landing, Elysian Fields\\nstreet.\\nFourth District. New Orleans and Gretna Ferry landing, Jackson street.\\nMorganh Louisiana tO Texas Railroad Ferry from foot of St. Ann street to\\nrailroad depot, Algiers.\\nISlaughterhouse Companyh F\\\\rry from and to Slaughterhouse, Algiers.\\nLouisiana Avenue Ferry :to Harvey s Canal; starts from foot of Louisiana\\nAvenue.\\nUpper Line Ferry from foot of Uppei- Line street to Gretna.\\nEXPRESS COMPANIES.\\nySouthern Fxpress Company. 104 Gra%der and 15 Union, between St. harles\\nand Carondelet streets. Thomas M. Wescoat, Manager.\\nBaldwin s American and European Flupress. 169 Gravier street. 1j. A. Four-\\n]iier. Agent.\\nMmris FJuropean Express. 185 Graviei street. Minor Pinekard, Agents.\\nTELEGRAPH COMPANIES.\\nAmerican District Telegrapli Company. 47 Camp street. W. H. Boliuger,\\nPresident; W. W. Huck, Secretary and Treasurer.\\nAtlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company. St. Charles street, southwest corner\\nCommon. E. Leloup, Manager.\\nGold and Stock Telegraph Company. Office, room 4, No. 187 Gravier street.\\nGood Intent Telegraph (formerly Belize). 35 Carondelet street.\\nNew Orleans Local Telegraph Company. 47 Camp street.\\nWestern Union Telegraph Company. 51 St. Charles street. J. T. Allen,\\nManager.\\nRAILROAD OFFICES.\\nChicago, *S Louis and New Orleans R. B. Great Jackson Route Main Office,\\n226 St. -harles street. Ticket Office, 22 Camp street J. C. Clarke, Vice Presi-\\ndent and Manager; F. Chandler, General Passenger Agent; A. D. Sheldon,\\nTicket Agent.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "THE GREAT JACKSON ROUTE. 107\\nNew Orleans and Mobile R. R. Office aud Freight Depot, foot of (jrirocl street.\\nTicket Office, 24 Camp street.\\nNew Orleans and Texas R. R. 31 Camp street.\\nMorgan^s Louisiana and Texas R. R. and S. 8. Company. Office, Magazine\\nstreet, southwest corner Natchez.\\nNew Orleans Pacijic Railway Company. HO Camp street. E. B. Wheehrck\\nPresident; E. L. Ranlett, Secretary.\\nPost Office. In Customhouse Building, Decatur street, between Canal and\\nCustomhouse.\\nNew Orleans Chamber of Commerce. 120 Common street.\\nNerr Orleans Cotton Exchange. 187 Gravier street.\\nNeio Orleans School of Medicine. Corner (Common and Villere streets.\\nIJnimrsity Buildings. oruer -ommon and Baronne streets.\\nMechanics and Dealers Exchange. Corner St. Charles and Gravier streets.\\nCRESCENT CITY POLICE.\\nCentral Department. Davidson s Court, Carondelet street, between Poydras\\nand Lafayette. Thomas N. Boylan, Chief.\\n^J J\u00c2\u00ab^\\nra\\nHE first important railroad constructed from this point was the Chicago,\\nSt. Louis and New Orleans, which has always been popularly known\\nas the CtEBAt Jackson Route, forming a direct line from New Orleans\\nto Cairo, Illinois, and thence to all of the great cities and rich granaries\\norchards and manufactories of the West and North.\\nThe road was built in 18o!\u00c2\u00bb, and witli its many connections and\\nbranches is of incalculable value to the commerce of our city. Now\\nequii)ped with new and powerful locomotives, the latest improvements in freight\\ncars, and elegant coaches for passenger travel, every effort is made to increase its\\npopularity and extend its usefulness. The track has recently been almost entirely\\nrelaid mostly with steel rails and the new iron draw bridge at Pass Manchac,\\nwill long stand an evidence of the enterprise and public spirit of the managers of\\nthe route.\\nThe work shops at McComb City give employment to hundreds of hands, aud\\nmake a Southern industry, and keeps thousands of dollars at home, which would\\notherwise be sent abroad.\\nThe road has been greatly improved in all particulars during the past year\\nand is now inferior to none in the south. 35,000 tons of steel rails and 250,000 new\\nties have been put in the track, besides rebuilding bridges, and the entire equip\\nment thoroughly overhauled and rebuilt. The passenger trains are fitted with all\\nthe modern inventions for safety and comfprt. Fastt^r time than ever is now made\\nto all northern points.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "108\\nKBW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThe lauds along the road are adapted to cotton, sngar, fruit, grapes and\\nvegetables. For the transportation of these to market, every facility is provided\\nby the Great Jackson Route. In the culture of early and choice vegetables alone.\\n;in in liistrious farmer who settles on this line, will find, not only h](lependenc\u00c2\u00ab\\nbut a sure road to fortune, while on the lands near the road we have seen as fine\\nsugar cane as could be found anywhere in the State. This road annually moves", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "THE GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.\\n109\\nabout 950,000,000 pounds of freight, and carries 350,000 passengers. As a great\\nhighway for passenger trafie it is the leading road of the Soutli the transit being\\nrapid, safe and comfortable, the coaches sumptuous, the conductors and other\\nattaches prompt, courteous and thoroughly capable. At Water Valley and\\nMilan, where trains stop for meals, the dining halls are large and conveniently\\nlocated, and the cooking exceptionally good. A new and costly hotel for the ac-\\ncommodation of passengers has been built at Milan, the junction of the L. N.\\nG. S. E. K.\\nAlihui Uulcl.\\nThe connections made by this Great Trunk Line are of vast imi)ortauce to our\\nbusiness community. It is crossed at Jackson, Miss., \\\\)j the Vicksburg and\\nMeridian Road it has a branch from Duraut to Kosciusko, Miss. at Grenada,\\nMiss,, it connects with the Mississippi and Tennessee Koad to Memphis, a distance\\nof 100 miles; at Grand Junction it is crossed by the Memphis and Charleston\\nTload at Jackson, Tenn., it is crossed by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Milan\\nit is crossed by the Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern Railroad, running\\nsouthwest to Memphis, 93 miles, and east to Nashville, via Mclienzie, 139 miles;\\nand northeast to Louisville, 1^84 miles.\\nRecent arrangements nuxde with the LooKor r Mointain Line, makes the\\nGreat Jaokson the favorite route to the\\nVIRGINIA SPRINGS,\\ngiving the quickest and most delightful trip to the mountains of Alabama and\\nTennessee. This is the only line on which the new style Palace Sleepers is run.\\nThe great advantage of these sleepers is that there are no upper berths, a peculiar-\\nity that will be appreciated by the traveling public, and make them the favorite\\ncoaches, especially during the heated summer term. Another favorable point is the\\nfact that on the return trip these sleepers start from Lynchburg, in the heart of\\nthe Virginia Mountains, and berths can be secured there, while by other Unes, the", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "110 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nsojouruer at the Virginia Springs, must engage his berth hundreds of miles north\\nor run the risk of not getting accommodations, when the train reaches his starting\\nj)oint.\\nAt Cincinnati the Great Jackson connects with the\\nGREAT PAN HA:f ^DLE ROUTE,\\npronounced by travelers to be the most comfortable and most delightful route\\nbetween the Empire City and the Queen City of the West.\\nThis popular and celebrated fast Mail Tjine to Columbus, Pittsburg, Harris-\\nburg, Baltimore, Washington, Philadel]^hia, Kew York and Boston, via Cincinnati\\nfrom the South, is not only the safest but the speediest to all points designated.\\nEvery train or car is supplied with all the new approved appliances for safety\\nand comfort. The double tracks are laid with steel rail on scientific principles,\\nwhich obviates the jarring and swinging motion, which is a source of suffering to\\nmany. Drawing Room and Pullman Palace cars on all trains.\\nPassengers leaving New Orleans, and other Southern cities, have but (me\\nchange to Philadelphia or New York, and that is made in daylight in the depot at\\nColumbus, O. There are no omnibus transfers as by other lines, and trains reach\\nPhiladelphia or New York hours in advance of all rivals.\\nThe Great Jackson Route is crossed at Fulton, Ky., by the Paducah and\\nMemphis Road, .30 miles to Paducah; at Martin, Tenn,, it is crossed by the Nash-\\nville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Road, 141* miles southeast to Nashville, and at\\nCairo, Illinois, it connects with the\\nCAIRO AND ST. LOUIS SHORT LINE,\\nthus making the Great Trunk Line between the North, South and West, run\\nalmost due North and South, and land passengers in St Louis without deten-\\ntion. Sumptuous Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are run from our city to St. Louis\\nwithout change or delay. The Cairo Short Line is skirted by flourishing farms,\\ndotted with many prosperous villages, which give to it a traffic requiring a large\\nnumber of trains daily, both for freight and passengers, By recent arrangements,\\nprompt and close connections are made, thus saving much time and annoyance to\\ntravelers.\\nAt the same point, Cairo, 111., the Great Jackson Route connects with the\\nILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD,\\nrunning almost due North to Chicago, 3 i5 miles, with innumerable connections,\\nforming a net-work of rails, reaching out in every direction. The Illinois Central\\nhas always been famed for the energy, foresight and enterprise of its management,\\nwhich has made it one of the most successful, as well as most popular corporations\\non this side of the Atlantic. Passengers from New Orleans can take the Pullman\\nPalace Sleeping Cars through to Chicago without change, and travel surrounded\\nby all the comlbrts of a well appointed home.\\nIn the summer, the Great Jackson Route has on sale Excursion Tickets over\\nthe Illinois Central Ilailroa l to the justly famous watering places and resorts of\\nthe Northwest Waukesha, renowned for its health-giving springs; (^conomowoc,\\nthe centre of the beautiful Lake District of Wisconsin Green Lake, St. Paul,\\nGrand Haven, Niagara Falls, Putin-Bay, and numerous other points, all most\\ndelightful places to spend the months in which the heat is most irksome in\\nthe South.\\nIt is said that corporations have no souls, but during the epidemic of 1878\\nit was proved that the Great Jackson Route was under the management of liberal,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUi^INESS HOUSES.\\nIll\\nl^ublic spirited. ivIiole-.soKled meu. Besides large c-outribiitious iu uiouey to the\\nfund for tlie aid of the sick, they furnished car load after car load of lime to our\\ncitj authorities to aid in cleansing and disinfecting our city, and carried free of\\ncharge, physicians, nurses, medicines and supplies, from point to point as they\\nwere needed. Their geuerous aid, spontaneously given, will not soon be forgotten.\\nIt proved that they had sentiments and feeliugs above the pursuit of the almighty\\ndollar, and were worthy of the hearty support of the people all along their exten-\\nsive lines.\\nn-\\n^fe\\n^.z^^(^:z:.\\n^ii^4^(^^\\nIN the commerce of the country, New Orleans occupies a prominent position.\\nHer cotton, rice and sugar make an immense business in themselves, while her\\njjosition as the natural depot of the great Mississippi Valley, gives her a vast\\nimportance to the rapidly developing country of the West.\\nRailroad conmiunication with Texas, now assured within the coming six\\nmonths, will not only restore the greatei- portion of the trade of that section now\\ndiverted to other cities, but will open up fresh fields and bring new connections,\\nthat will ere long place our city in the foremost rank of the commercial cities of the\\nworld.\\nWe have many old and influential Arms that have a national fame, and many\\nothers, younger in years, who are worthy of note for their energy, enterprise and\\nhigh integrity. Among the honored names that have i)lace in the connnercial his-\\ntory of New Orleans, none hold a higher rank, at home and abroad, than that of\\nSCHMIDT ZIEGLER,\\nof whose extensive establishment, Nos. 41 51, io and 55 South Peters street, oui-\\nartist has presented an animated ^^ew. The house is one of the oldest in our city,\\nhaving been established in 1845. Energy and ability marked its youngest days\\nlong before the war it had an establisbed name and reputation and the years as\\nthey have rolled on, have brought it more prominently before the people of the\\nSouth and Southwest, gathering friends and extending its influence. The seniors\\nof the firm, Messrs. Wm. B. Schmidt and F. M. Ziegler, are everj^where known for\\ntheir enlightened views, liberality, enterprise and public spirit. Everj^ movement\\nfor the benefit of our city, for the development of her resources, or the extension\\nof her commerce, is certain of their support in both time and money. Their name\\nis a tower of strength, and is always sure to be on the side of enterprise and\\nadvancement.\\nThe spacious buildings occupied by them are filled with an iumiense stock\\nembracing every article known to the Wholesale Grocery business. They emplo,y\\nin every department men of known ability, all of them prompt, reliable and\\ncourteous.\\nTheir orders come from the city and all sections of the neighboring States,\\nand keep their large corps of employes busy packing, marking and shipping. It\\nis dull times, indeed, when the store of Schmidt Ziegler does not resemble a bee\\nhive in its bustle and activity. They handle immense quantities of sugar,\\nmolasses and rice, and buy and sell coffee by the cargo. They are sole agents for", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "112\\n\u00c2\u00a5]SW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe State of Louisiana for G. H. Muinin Co. s Chainpajiues, Fremiuet s Tisaue\\nde Champague, Ofaid, Diii^iiy Co. s Brandies, Sei^iiouret Freres Fine Wines,\\n.lules Rol)in Co. s Cognac Brandies, Marie Brizard Boger s Cordials, and\\nlienedietine Cordial. Tlie.v liandle also n large stock of the oldest and pnrest whis-\\nkies, and receive direct from San Francisco large quantities of pure wines, red\\nand white, and fruits in cans, in which their trade is very extensive they also\\nimport direct from England, Bass iV: Co. and Allsopp s Pale Ales and Guiness\\nStout, and from Germany the celebrated natural mineral waters of the Apollinaris,\\nHunyadi Janos and Seltzer Waters.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT lilTsrNKSS IlOrsES.\\nSTAUFFER, MACREADY GO.\\nii.j\\nd laudmarks awaken pleasant nieinurie.s of the past, and there is no name\\naround which brighter recollections gather, than that which heads this article\\nihis mammoth hardware house is old\u00e2\u0080\u0094 established in 1824 -but not moss\\novergrown there are no marks of rust and decay: on the contrary it is as brisht\\nand lustrous as m the days of our boyhood there is the same energy, activity and", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "114 NIJW ORLEANS ILL U8TBA TED.\\nenterprise, as we noted in our eaily mauliood, and to-day, it gives proudse of being\\nas familiar as household words to our children s children.\\nWhat a lesson is contained in the history of such an establishment, for the\\nyoung American, ambitious of commercial renown What an incentive to energy,\\nindustry and integrity to the yonth who will pause to consider the long and\\nhonorable career of this house It has existed, although under different styles of\\ntirms, through an unbroken period of over half a century, meeting all engagements\\n])romptly, keeping old friends and customers and gathering new ones, by an un-\\nswerving attention to duty and right. The house was established in 1824, by Mr.\\nAugustus Whiting, who died a short time ago, and the late Robert Slark, and was\\nthen known as Whiting Slark. In 184G, Mr. Whiting retired Irom the firm,\\nwhich had gained, under the management of himself and his esteemed partner,\\nan enviable reputation throughout the south and the southwest.\\nThe venerable Robert Slark died in 18()8, lamented by all who knew him,\\nleaving as rich inheritance to his issue, a spotless record of integrity and worth.\\nSuch men do honor to humanity, their history illustrates the elevated character\\nand wide scope of the true merchant s career.\\nOur highly esteemed fellow-citizens, Mr. James I. Day and Mr. Isaac H.\\nStauifei, were admitted to partnership in the original firm in 1840, under the style\\nof Slark,- Day, Stautfer Co., both having previously served the firm as salesmen.\\nMr. Day withdi ew in 1855, when the firm became Slark, Stauflter Co. Mr.\\nWilliam A. Kent who entered the employ of the house in 1844, was admitted a\\npartner in 1852 and died in 187.\\nMr. Charles Macready who came to the house in 1847, was admitted to a part-\\nnership in 1858, and Mr. Benjamin F. Eshlenian, whose connection began in 1851,\\nbecame a partner in 1808.\\nThe present firm, which succeeded Stautter, Kent\u00c2\u00bbS: Co., in 187. is composed (tf\\nMessrs. Isaac H. Staufter, Cliarles Macready, and Benjanun F. Eshleman.\\nIt will be seen that every succeeding member of the firm has been chosen from\\nthe corps of able emploj^ees with which the house has always been well supplied.\\nTo reach so j)rominent and influential a ])ositiou as partner in one of the first\\nand oldest commercial firms, not only of the south, l ut of the United States, is an\\nobject well calculated to stinuilate to the utmost the abilities of an ambitious young\\nmau, and when so honorable a position is finally attained, through liis own exer-\\ntions, it is such a distinguished mark of appreciation, and such an indisi)utable guar-\\nantee of the possession of those abilities, that the possessor may well be proud of it,\\nand he ueeds no other title to the confidence and respect of his feliow-(;itizens.\\nWe present to our readers a handsome picture of the store jf this well known\\nfirm, 71 Canal street, with their mammoth warehouses extending through to Cus\\ntomhouse street.\\nThey carry at all times an immense stock of foreign and domestic hardware,\\nagricultural implements, cutlery, iron, coi)per, zinc, tin, and their manufactured\\nderivations. Orders, however extensive, are filled with care and dispatch, and\\nwith that attention to fair and honorable dealing which has marked this house\\nfrom the hour when its doors were first thrown open, a course which has placed it\\nin the front rank, amongst the great commercial firms of America.\\nLOUIS GRUNEWALD.\\nThere are few names better known, or which command more respect, than the\\none which heads this article. Not alone in if ew Orleans, but throughout the entire\\nSouth and Southwest, is the business enterprise, punctuality, and unquestioned\\nintegrity of Mr. Grunewald understood and appreciated, while his urbane and\\ncourteous manner have given him a favored and honored place in social circles at\\nhome and abroad.\\nMr. Grunewald was born in Bavaria on the Rhine, in 1827, and came to New\\nOrleans in 1852. In 1854 he married Miss Maria Louisa Schindler, of Baden, the", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "PROMIXEKT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\nllo\\nadopted daughter of J. C. Deunies, Esq., the veteran commercial writer of the South,\\nwhose opinions and quotations have always been accepted as the highest authority.\\nIn 1850 Mr. Grunewald commenced business as a music dealer, near the Maga-\\nzine street Market. In 1858 he moved to Chartres street, and afterwards to Canal\\nstreet, where, for many years, his splendid store formed one of the greatest attrac-\\ntions of that famed thoroughfare. In 1873 he built Grunewald Hall, an archi-\\ntectural ornament to our city, and a lasting monument to his liberality, sagacity\\nand enterprise.\\n^:2 ^^i^^ Sii^^\\nBy his energy and perseverence, he has given the music business great pr mi-\\nuciuce in the trade of imr city, and made his own establishnuMit the leading business\\nhouse of the South. Mr. (Trnnewald is an eminently practical man, thoroughly\\nacquainted with the tastes and interests of our people, public spirited and reliable,\\none whose indorsement is a suflrtcient guarantee of whatever, or whomever, he\\nrecommends.\\nYALE BOWLING.\\nAmong the old, staunch and reliable firms, whose career of nearly half a cen-\\ntury has reflected honor and credit upon commercial life in New Orleans, none\\ndeserve a higher rank than the house whose title heads this article.\\nTheir extensive establishment, Nos. 17, ]1\u00c2\u00bb and 21 Magazine street, between\\nCommon and Gravier, is one of the best arranged and most convenient in the\\nSouth. The lower floors are thrown into one immense sales room, which during\\nthe busy season, presents a scene of animation and life pleasant to look upon.\\nThey carry at all times a heavy stock of fancy and staple dry goods, fancy\\ngoods and notions, which they sell by the package or piece, confinii g themselves\\nexclusively to a wholesale and jobbing trade. To keep this stock well up in all\\nthe difl erent lines appertaining to their business, requires every foot of space in", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "116\\nNEW 0RLEAJS8 ILLUSTRATED.\\ntbeir three buildings, the careful attention of competent and experienced\\nheads of departments, and the constant supervision of the members of the\\nfirm, who are veterans in their business. Throughout Louisiana, Alabama, Texas,\\nArkansas and Mississippi, they have customers in the leading cities and towns,\\nJ c. ir^LDO Phoi pr I\\nmany of whom have dealt with them season after season through the past quarter\\nof a century.\\nMessrs. Yale Bowling have also a very important Mexican and Central\\nAmerican trade, the merchants and dealers in those countries finding it more to", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "FEOMWJENT BUSINIJSIS HOUSES.\\nIll\\ntheir advantage to do business with such a house in the Crescent City, than to go\\nto the Northern markets for their goods.\\nWe have heard croakers say that New Orleans merchants couhl not compete\\nwith the West and North that they have neither the energy or facilities.\\nThe history of this old time house, dealing in goods in which the merchants\\nof the North are supposed to be especially strong, proves the falsity of this asser-\\ntion. Messrs. Yale Bowling have the capital and e.\\\\i)erience to conii)ete with all\\nhonorable and reliable competitors, and they possess the energy, entei prise and\\nperseverance necessary to place their advantages before those who want their\\nmerchandise. With such merchants New Orleans need fear no rivals give them\\nthe transportation and attendant opportunities, and they will do the business.\\nProminent amongst our millinerj^ and fancy goods houses, is that of\\nr. R. HARDON,\\nNos. 27 and 29 Chartres street, which at all seasons of the year, but especially in\\nthe fall and spring, when new styles are expected, is a favorite resort with the\\nelite Of our city. Here we ask our readers to observe the numbers, 27 and 29", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "118\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nCharties street, the latter being I ut one door from the corner of CnstomhoKse street.\\nMr. Hardon Las lieeii in Inisine^s in Xew Orleans for twenty-four years, over\\ntwenty of which have heen spent in his present location. Assisted by his wife, a\\nlady of cultivated and refined tastes, who has rare tact and judgment in the\\nselection and arrangement of articles so as to suit the different styles and com-\\nplexions of customers, he has established a business which annually grows larger.\\nIf our ladies desire something rare in shade, fine in texture, and elegant in finish,\\nthey go to Mrs. F. E. Hardon s. They know that what they get there will be\\nexactly what it is represented, and as cheap as a really good article can be afforded.\\nMrs. F. E. Hardon has a large custom in the country, orders that come by mail,\\nare filled with such care that each bonnet, hat or bridal trousseau sent out, is an\\nadvertisement for the house, and an inducement for all the neighbors of the fortu-\\nnate wearer to send their orders to the same reliable house.\\nXear the\\nhouse of\\nJAMES\\nMagazine Market is the popular business\\nKIRKPATRICK,\\nstore.\\na well stocked and handsomely arranged\\nNo. 010 Magazine street, where you can get school\\nbooks, fine stationery, prayer books, fancy articles, cro-\\n(]uet sets, blank books, music, and all other articles\\nusually found in a first class stationery establishment.\\nMr. Kiikpatrick is also prepared to do plain and fancy\\njob printing in the best style, and at as low prices as\\ncan be obtained anywhere in the city.\\n);je of the oldest establishments in New Orleans is\\nthat ot\\nJ. B. SOLAEI SONS,\\ncorner of Eoyal and (Customhouse streets, im|)orters and dealers in fancy and staple\\ngroceries, wines, ales, fine liquors, c. Messrs. Solari enjoy an enviable reputation\\nfor the excellence of the goods they sell no trash, nothing that is stale, or of an\\ninferior quality is allowed a i)lace in their well appointed store. It is known, too,\\nthat if you want some rare delicacy, a\\npotted meat or x reserve, something that\\nyou would not expect to get anywhere\\nshort of John Duncans Sons, New York,\\nyou will find it at Solari s. While they\\nsell only the hest of everything, their\\nprices are as low as any house in the\\ncity, and consequently they have a large\\nand satisfactory trade.\\nd\\nFor over thirty years the firm of\\nRICE, BORN CO.,\\n-Bf\\nrtfll\\nhas held a prominent and honored place\\nin our business community. While they have become famous as the Southern\\nAgents for the celebrated Charter Oak Cooking Stove, they deserve no less repu-\\ntation for the extent and variety of their stock of foreign and domestic hardware,\\ncutlery, agricultuial imiilenients, caipenters tools, c., c. They are emphati-", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSJ^JS.\\n119\\nally an euterprisiug, euergetic, go-aliciid tiriu, and their business is conducted with\\na regularity and system which enables them to till all orders proiuptly, and with\\nsatisfaction to their wide circle of customers. Their long experience and ani])le\\ncapital gives them tlie advantage of being able to purchase in all the markets of\\nthe world on the most favorable terms, and compete successfull.\\\\ with any other\\nlumse in their line of business throughout the Tnion.\\nWe present to our readers a handsome picture of the (Irii.vier street front of\\nthe mammoth dry goods house of\\nSAMUEL L. BOYD,\\nwho occupies the stores Nos. Wo, 105 and 107 (Iravier street, extending through\\nto Nos, 90 and 94 on Common street.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "120\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThe liou.sc was establi.sbed in 1S0 and rapidly ^icw in favor. Tbei] business\\nwas done in the spirit of this progressive age a full line of fancy and staple dry\\ngoods and notions, imported as well as domestic, was offered to their customers, at\\nsuch ])rices that it would not pay to go North or West to make purchases. This\\nfact soon became known and an extensive circle of customers was the result, a\\ncircle tlint lias been constantly widening and increasing ever since. Mr. Boyd is\\nnot only a ])ra(*tical dry goods man himself, but he has about him a large corps of\\ntlic most experienced men in the trade, many of them old New Orleans favorites,\\n^^(f.^^i%7 /^07V-SA/e. yy.or x", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\n121\\nwho have friends in all the adjacent country whose orders they have tilled season\\nafter season, for a long jieriod of years.\\nMr. Boyd carries an immense stock, requiring six stores of more than ordmary\\nsize each, all thrown into one, making one of the largest establishments in his line\\nSouth of New York. Under one roof, so to speak, dealers will find every article\\nthey require, a convenience which they will not fail to appreciate. With ex-\\nperienced buyers constantly in tlie markets, and ample capital to take advantage\\nof every favorable turn in prices, Mr. Boyd keeps his stock always fresh, and is\\nenabled to give his customers the benefit of all fluctuations, and place their\\norders as Iom as they could for themselves, if they visited the factories and depots\\nof the North and East.\\nMr. Boyd is a liberal and enterprising merchant, with whom it is a pleasure to\\ndeal. Such men contribute largely to the commercial popularity of a great city,\\nand fully merit the success which always attends their well guided efibrts.\\nThe name of\\nMME. ROSA REYNOIR,\\nwhose establishment is at No. 9 Chartres street, awakens at once thoughts of the\\nmost recherche and elegant hats, bonnets, ribbons, ball flowers, and other fine goods,\\nI steemed by ladies, and ad-\\nmired by the refined and\\ncultivated of the sterner sex.\\nAime. Reynoir is a modiste\\nof rare inventive genius, and\\ngreat taste and Judgment, a\\ncareful, painstaking lady,\\nwho s])ares no effort to\\nplease her customers. The\\nresult is seen in the con-\\nstantly increasing business.\\nShe selects her goods in\\nperson, and buys nothing\\nthat is old, or sli worn or\\ntrashy, no matter how cheap\\nit may appear to be. Her\\ncustomerjs know this and the\\npublic is becoming more and\\nmore aware of the important\\nfact. Therefore her open-\\nings are looked forward to\\nwith deep interest, and are\\nthronged with the elite of\\nour city, who know that there\\nthey will find the choicest\\nof new, novel and rich\\ngoods, in the milinery and\\nfancy goods line, appropri-\\nate to the season. We have\\nsaid that Mme. Reynoir en-\\njoys a large share of the\\npatronage of the best fami-\\nlies of our city, she also has\\nan extensive country trade,\\nmany ladies in the interior\\nsending their orders to her,\\nknowing that they will re-\\nceive as much care,^and\\nprobably be executed with better taste, than if they came in person to make their\\nselections. Mme. Reynoir has made ample preparations for the coming season.\\n16", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "122 yUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nOn page 78 we present a good view of the exterior of the popular store of\\nGEORGE E. STRONG,\\nNo. 115 Canal street, and here give a i)icture of its interior. This widely known\\njewelry emporium was established by the late Mr. E. A. Tyler, over thirty years\\nago, and has ever since enjoyed a high reputation throughout the South and South-\\nwest. Mr. Strong, who succeeded Mr. Tyler, has had an experience of over twenty-\\nfive years in the jewelry manufacturing business, and his yearly trips through this\\nand adjacent States have made his name familiar to our people. He brings to this\\nhome establishment, ability, energy and enterprise, and is esteemed as one of our\\nbest merchants and most worthy citizens. Having secured the services of Mr. B.\\nInterior View of George E, Strong s Establishment.\\nV. Wiggins, one of the best watchmakers in the country, that branch of the bu.si\\nuess will be skillfully attended to. Jewelry and medals of all kinds aie made by\\nthis house and all work guaranteed equal to that done anywhere in the North or\\nin Europe.\\nHe has a superior stock from which wedding and anniversary presents may be\\nselected, and orders for complete outfits will receive prompt attention. Mr.\\nStrong s long connection with manufacturers gives him advantages in bu.^ ing, which\\nenables him to compete favorably witli any house in the South.\\nWILLIAM MEHLE.\\nAmong the y mng business men of our city, who have made an enviable recoid\\nb^ their energy, tact and ability, none are more deservedly esteemed than\\nWilliam Mehle.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\n123\\nHe is a native of New Orleans, and a graduate of the Boys High School of\\nthis city.\\nHis business ideas, like those of most of our active American youths, were\\nearly developed, he having- been clerk and manager of the old Stock Yard, near\\nLouisiana Avenue, while yet a mere boy. In this position, however, he had\\nfrequent oi portunities for investments, and his speculations proved that he pos-\\nsessed business capacities and foresight far beyond his years. He made himself\\nfurther valuable by reporting the markets for the daily journals of our city. He\\nresigned his position in the Stock Yard to become book-keeper for the house of\\nBen Foster Co.\\nSoon after this he received j)ropositions from Mr. Alexander Hay, one of the\\noldest and most reliable merchants of our city, which after due consideration he\\naccepted, becoming- a silent partner in Mr. Hay s business.\\nLater on the firm of Hay Mehle was formed, Mr. Mehle being the junior\\npartner, and so continued until lately, when the partnership was dissolved, and\\nMr. Mehle took the business into his own hands. The house is extensivelv\\n^:^(^ry\\nengaged in the hide and tallow business, receiving large shipments from iVxjis\\nand the other stock raising localities, which are sold to the North and Eniopc,\\nmaking an important item in the commerce of our city.\\nMr. Mehle s frank, candid and courteous bearing have secured him a host of\\nfriends. He is an especial favorite at Carnival Court, where he stands next to\\nroyal Eex, and indeed is said on occasions to have stood in the very shoes of our\\naugust yet merry monarch the King- himself This we do not doubt. Pleasant\\nand genial in manner, he is a favorite in society, and always welcome amongst\\nthose who have gathered together for enjoyment.\\nUpon such generous and able men, the future development of the wealth and\\ncommerce of the Crescent City depends in a large degree, and, judging- from past\\nactions, we feel assured Mr. Mehle will, in that future, perform his part unhesi-\\ntatingly and well.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "J 24 NE W ORLEANS ILL USTBA TED.\\nAiuoii^ tlie most eneigetic of our young mercbaiits, is\\nF. M. NORMAN,\\n598 Magaziue street, between St. Andrew and Josephine,\\nBookseller, Stationer and Printer. His store is filled\\nwith the choicest juticles in liis line, all selected with\\nyreat care, and sold ;it temptingly low prices. Fine\\nalbums, writing desks, f;isliional)le papeterie, and other\\nline goods will be found at tins ()])ular store. Mr. Normau\\nIS prepared to do fancy and plain printing in all styles,\\nand those wishing visiting or business cards, bill heads,\\ncirculars, etc., will do well to give him a call.\\nAmongst the family grocery firms of our city, that of\\nCLARK HEADER\\nholds a high rank. One of the oldest houses in their line of business, they enjoy\\na patronage second to none, and have an enviable reputation as proinj)t, fair and\\ncourteous merchants, not only iu our own city, but through all tbe extensive\\ncountry whose supplies are purchased here. Their spacious store, Nos. 16 and 18\\nCarondelet street, convenient to the business centre, is stored with the best of\\nimported and domestic stai)le and fancy groceries, wines and liquors, and orders\\nare always attended to with dispatch. Their branch store, corner of St. Charles\\nand Napoleon Avenue, is deservedly popular with our citizens of the Sixth and\\nvSeventh Districts.\\nOne of the most honored names among the business houses of Ncm Orleans,\\nis that of\\nA. ROCHEREAU CO.,\\n]S^os. 10 and 18 St. Louis street, imi)orters of wines, brandies, vermouth, oils,\\nsardines, etc. They are sole agents for the sale of Krug Co. s Champagne, in\\nrelation to which we copy the following from the Xew York Dry Goods Bulletin\\nThe true champagne wine is produced only in that part of the Department\\nof the Marne (France) situated in the neighborhood of Reims and Epernay.\\nImitations of champagne wine are made in different countries, from inferior white\\nwines charged with carl)onic acid gas, but they liave neither the flavor nor the\\nvaluable medicinal qualities which distinguish the real champagne, and in many\\ncases are said, by the medical faculty, to be actually injurious. Reims must be\\nregarded as the veritable headcpiarters of the preparation of this delicious wine.\\nSome of the establishments in that city are on an immense scale and the process\\nemployed, from the time of gathering the grapes to the final packing- of the\\nbottles in baskets or cases, is so remarkable from its perfection and the minute\\n;are given to every separate operation as to merit description.\\nOne of the best known and most important houses engaged in the manufac-\\nture of champagne is that of Messrs. Krug- Co., No. 5 Coquebert street, Reims\\nand as some notable improvements in the preparation of the wine have been\\nadopted by the firm, a brief account of their method and the extent of theu-\\nestablishment will })rove useful and interesting to the wine trade, not only in the\\nUnited States but in most i)arts of the civilized world.\\nThe edifices comprising the factory and ofltices are constructed around a vast\\ncourt, which gives conv^euient entrance to the numerous trucks or drays employed\\nfor the expedition or shipment of the wine, which finds a market in most parts of", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES. 125\\nthe globe, even to those as remote as China and Japan. All the buildings are\\nconstructed in a most handsome and substantial manner, of colored brick and iron,\\nno wood being used with the exception of the oftice fittings and some other unim-\\nportant items, thus rendering the whole establishment as nearly fire-proof as\\npossible a point of great importance when the immense pmntit.y of wine stored\\nin the caves and cellers is taken into consideration. Tlie first room shown to the\\nvisitor contains an ample provision of corks of the best Spanisli growth. These\\nare twice the size of the necks of the bottles, and have to be compressed before\\nthey can be introduced. This is effected by ])utting them in hoUini) hot water and\\nsqueezing them in a machine designed for the i)urpose. This room also contains\\nenvelopes, made of straw, for protecting the bottles, and cardboard for wrapping\\nthem, as well as baskets and cases for packing theni in. Champague for the\\nUnited States is packed in baskets, for England and Russia in cases, while for\\nChina and Japan each bottle is surrounded ith the straw covering above men-\\ntioned.\\nThe principal i)oint of interest, however, is the caves or cellars for storing the\\nwine. These are immense, occiipying one hundred metres, or about 120 squaj-e\\nyards. They are situated under tlie courtyard and are constructed one below the\\nother, the lower one being 12 metres (about fourteen yards) below the surface of\\nthe ground. The caves are divided into comi)artments, known as herceanx, or\\ncradles, and are capable of containing three millions of bottles, which are stored\\non racks called las, holding from 10,000 to 20,000 bottles.\\nEach manufacturer of champagne has a process or system of his own, upon\\nwhich depends in a great measure the quality of the wine. That adopted by\\nMessrs. Krug Co. embraces many improvements, and will account for the high\\nreputation enjoyed by their wines all over the world. The main features charac-\\nterizing the preparation of wine by this establishment may be briefly stated as\\nfollows\\nThe culture of the grapes is the fiist essential point to be considered. About\\na quarter of the vineyard is planted with white grapes, and the other three-\\nquarters with red or black grapes, both of whi(;h are used in the making of white\\nwine, the juice of the black grapes having been sei)ar;ited, immediately after gath-\\nering, from the skin and the seeds, whicli alone produce flie red color when fer-\\nmenting with the liquid. Nevertheless, in good and piick years, when the black\\ngrapes have attained a high degree of maturity, the wine produced from them\\nretains a slightly i)ink color known as rose or taclie, which is an evidence of superior\\nquaUty. Wine made from black grapes has more body and hoiKjiiet than that made\\nfrom white grapes but on the other hand the latter has a finer flavor and pro-\\nduces more foam. The best growths or cms of black grapes are those of Ay,\\nMareuil, Champillon, Hautvilliers, Dizy, Epemay, Pierry, Cuinieres, and Aveiiay,\\nabove the river Marne and Bouzy, Verzenay, 8illery, Meilly, and Killy, in the\\nmountain of Reims. Those of white grai)es are, Cramant, Avize, Le Mesnil, Oger,\\nGrauves, and Cuis, situated to the south of Epernay. Special care is taken in the\\nvintage. The grapes are cut with great precaution, selected, skinned, and then\\ncrushed in the press each day. On leaving the press the wine is placed in ats\\ncontaining between three and four thousand gallons, where it commences to fer-\\nment in a few days. The red and white wines are usually mixed together; and on\\nthe selection of such wines as unite well m regard to boiKjuet and shade of color\\nmuch of the quality of the wine depends.\\nAfter the wine has been bottled a second fermentation takes place, producing\\na sediment, which must be carefully removed. This is effected by placing the\\nbottles with their necks downwards, causing the sediment to rest upon the cork.\\nWhen the proper time has arrived the corks are removed, and the gas ejects the\\nwhole of the sediment. The void thus created must be filled up with a syrup com-\\nposed of the finest sucrecandi (sugar) dissolved in wine. This is regulated to suit\\nthe taste of different countries. Champagne wine requires about three years from\\nthe pressing of the grapes till its maturity when kept in suitable caves. In this\\nrespect Messrs. Krug Co. have special advantages, their cellars being expressly\\nconstructed for the purpose, with every improvement that modern ingenuity can", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "126\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nsuggest. The great care taken by this house iu the manufacture of their wines is\\nfurther evidenced by the fact that every bottle is individually inspected before\\nleaving the premises, those showing signs of leakage at the corks being rigorously\\nrejected.\\nAll the oi)erations of this interesting manufacture are carried on upon the\\npremises, and equal care is bestowed ui^on the rinsing and corking of the bottles\\nas upon all the other parts of the process, by which means a wine Is produced\\nthat cannot be surpassed for purity and flavor.\\nTo those who can obtain the opi ortunity, a visit to the vast and well ordered\\nestablishment of this firm cannot fail to be a source of much interest and pleasure.\\nOne of the leading houses in the wholesale grocery business is that of\\nZUBERBIER BEHAN,\\ncorner of Tchonpitoulas and Common streets, composed of Mr. H. Zuberbier, Presi\\ndent of the Germania Insurance Comj)any, formerly of the house of Schneider\\nZuberbier, and Gen. Wm. J. Behan, rommander of our State Troops, previously\\nof the firm of Behan, Thorn \u00c2\u00ab.S: (Jo., both gentlemen of high, social and c^mimer-\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ial standing.\\nTheir spacious store has a fine front on Tchonpitoulas, and extends back on\\nComjuon street about one-third of the square. Here they have an immense stock\\nof all fan iy and staple goods embraced in their line, with the best brands of wines,\\nwhiskies, brandies, etc., both imported and domestic.\\nAmong their salesmen will be found several gentlemen who have long been\\nconnected with the grocery and western produce business of our city, men whose", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSIKEISS HOUSES.\\nVl i\\nsterling mtegrity, promptness and courtesy have won them friends throughout the\\nsection tributary to New Orleans. With such assistants to second their own able\\nand well directed efforts, it cannot be wondered, that Messrs. Zuberbier Behan,\\nhave a wide circle of correspondents, and that their business increases with each\\npassing year.\\nDealing largely in l^ox and can goods, fancy groceries, whiskies, wines and\\nliquors, which they are enabled to secure at the lowest prices, they also receive\\nheavy consiffnnients from the millers and packers of the West, wliich gives them\\nthe ability to supply their large list of customers at the lowest market rates,\\nwliile the large trade which they enjoy with all i)oints contigious to New Orleans\\nenables them to place to the best ad\\\\antage tiie goods consigned to then) by their\\ncorrespondents. With large capital, long experience and a th()r(mgh knowledge of\\nthe wants of the i)eo[)h of this section, tliis old and sul)stantial Iionse is doing its\\nfull share towards making New Orleans the most poi\u00c2\u00bbidar market of the South\\nwest.\\nNone of our friends sliouhi fail to visit the elegant art empoiinni of\\nW. E SEEBOLD,\\nNo. 160 Canal street, oppo\\nsite the Varieties Theatre.\\nMr. Seebold is not only an\\nenterprising and spirited\\nmerchant, but a gentleman\\nof rehned and artistic taste.\\nHe has made it a study to\\neombine in his establish\\nment the choicest orna-\\nnumts and gems of art, the\\nmost improved tools and\\nmaterials for artists, and\\nrichest articles in sta-\\ntionery; in fact to make\\nhis store an Art Emporium.\\nThat he has succeeded will\\nbe the verdi(;t of e\\\\-ery\\none who visits a is store.\\nMr. Seebold has a large\\nstock of paintings, chromos,\\nframes, mottoes, tine books,\\nwriting desks, artists ma-\\nterials, archery, r o i u e t\\nand other fancy goods. He\\npurchases in large quanti-\\nties, direct fiom headijuar-\\nters, and is therefore able\\nto sell at the lowest pos-\\nsible prices.\\nDealers wishing to re-\\nplenish their stocks will\\nfind here a complete assort-\\nment, and inducements\\nequal to those to be pro-\\ncured at any reliable establishment in the country.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "128\\nKDW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nQue of tlie old landmarks of Camp street is the mammoth clothing establish-\\nment of\\nWHEELER PIERSON,\\nNos. 13 and lo Camp street, opposite the City Hotel. Gentlemen seeking outhts\\nfor business or social occasions will find in their stock the latest styles and most\\ndesirable fabrics, all durably made and thoroughly tiuislied. TTp stairs they keep\\na very large assortment of clothing, underwear, shirts, etc., from which dealers\\nand merchants from the interior can select their stocks, and at prices as reasonable\\nas in the markets of the North or West. They keep no trash or auction goods,\\nbelieving that a poor article is dear at any i)rice, and that the only sure way to\\nbuild up a business is to so treat their customers that they will not only return\\nthemselves, but but bring or send their friends.\\nIn that magnificent structure, the Moresque building, comer of Camp and\\nPoydras streets, will be found the great Furniture Emporium of\\nR. M. B. J. MONTGOMERY.\\nFor over a third of a centuiy this house has occupied a high and honorable\\nposition in the business of our city. In their spacious store will be found the", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\n129\\nnewest styles of parlor and bed room sets, household furniture and office furniture,\\naU selected with great care from the leading factories of the country. Their ample\\ncapital, long experience and thorough business qualifications, give them advantages\\nenjoyed by few houses in their line in the South, and enable them to compete suc-\\ncessfully for the business of this section. Whether the piu chaser desires the finest\\nbrocatel sets, or durable articles for family and plantation use, he can be suppUed\\nwith all he wants by Messrs. K. M. B. J. Montgomery at satisfactory prices.\\n17", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "130\\nNJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nJOHN R. KENT.\\nThis enterprising- youug merchant was born in St. Helena parish in this State,\\non the 24th October, 1844.\\nYoung- Kent left school when eighteen years of age, to join the 5th Company\\nof the Washington Artillery, and served in that gallant crops throughout the war.\\nHe is now a member of the Veteran Corps of the Washington Aitillery.\\nIn December, 180(3, Mr. Kent came to ISTew Orleans and for some months was\\na clerk in the grocery business. He then became a salesman in the extensive\\nwestern produce commission house of J. L. Dunica Co., a position which he\\ntilled with credit to himself and the entire satisfaction of the firm for a period of\\nsix years.\\nIn 1873 Mr. Kent began business for himself as a member of the firm of\\nNewman Kent, commission merchants in flour, grain, provisions and western\\nproduce, which continued for about three years, when he j)urchased Mr. Newman s\\ninterest, and continued the business for his own accoujit under the firm name of\\nJ. R. Kent Co.\\nIn 1878 Mr. Kent married Miss Clara Gordon, a daughter of Mr. Wm. Gordon,\\nof the well known firm of Gordon Gomila.\\nMr. Kent s jjlace of business is at No. 45 Tchoupitoulas street, in the heart of\\nthe flour, grain and western produce district, and he may justly be said to be one\\nof the most successful men connected with this important branch of our city s com-\\nmerce.\\nMr. Kent has lately added to his business the agency of large manufacturers\\nof tobacco in North Carolina and Virginia, and has in store a full supply of the\\nbest brands. Having- ample facilities he is prepared to compete for a large share\\nof this important trade.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\n131\\nPossessed in a higli degree of that indomitable energy which, when gTiided by\\nintelligence always brings success, Mr. Kent is now well started on a career which\\nl)romises a bright future.\\nWe are confident that none of our readers can visit the Dry Goods store of\\nE. H. ADAMS BROTHER,\\n594 Magazine street, without admiring the neatness of its arrangements and the\\nconsummate taste evinced in the selection of stock. Hundreds of intelligent and\\nrefined ladies have commented enthusiastically upon the multitude of rich and\\nelegant fabrics there displayed, pronouncing it wholly unrivalled in this city. The\\nstanding of this house is so high, that they can purchase supplies at the lowest", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "132 NJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTBATEJD.\\nfigures; and as all their purchases are made direct, and the cost is therefore not\\naugmented by the tax of commissions, they can aflord to, and do, sell at lower\\nprices than theii- competitors generally. Their system ol marking the price in\\nfigures on each article, in no case deviating therefrom, thus enabling seekers to\\nascertain precisely what others have been paying, precludes all doubt of their\\nhonest intentions. Their dignified deportment, and careful avoidance of strata-\\ngems savoring of claptrap, are recognized by visitors as. evidence of their claim to\\nentire confidence. AU sensible persons must, of course, appreciate the advantage\\nof having no occasion for discussion relative to prices, and therefore of making\\ntheir purchases with entire satisfaction.\\nOrders are carefully filled at lowest cash prices, and freight paid on those\\nexceeding $10.\\nOne of the most popular stores of our city is that ot\\nGEORGE ELLIS BROTHER,\\nNo. 82 Camp street. Printers, Stationers and Blank Book Manufacturers. For\\nlo! these many years, our friend George Ellis has been connected with the\\nnews business of Is ew Orleans, always keeping the latest papers, magazines, peri-\\nodicals and books. His partners, Messrs. Lewis L. Ellis and Wm. A. Faiiche, are\\nactive and enterprising gentlemen, whose urbane and courteous manners have\\nadded largely to the esteem in which this worthy firm is held.\\nAll the popular literature of the day will be found on their counters as soon\\nas published. They have fine stationery, gold pens, and fancy articles in great\\nvariety, with a full and general assortment of goods belonging to their hue of\\nbusiness. We must also mention that great accoinniodaLion to their many Iriends\\nand customers, Ellis Circulating Library, the most complete collection of\\nstandard works and belles lettres in the South, the subscription to which is so\\nreasonable that no lover of reading can find any excuse for not gratifying his pro-\\npensities, and keeping up with the literature of the day.\\nThe house of\\nLATHROP WILKINS,\\nNo. 112 Camp street, offers special inducements to dealers, schools and acaxlcniies,\\nwishing supplies of school books. They purchase in large quantities direct from\\npublishers, and by the advantageous arrangements they have perfected, are\\nenabled to give the same prices and discounts as can be obtained in Northern\\ncities. They have also a large and well selected stock of stationery, blank books\\nand fancy goods, in all of which they can ofter superior inducements to purchasers.\\nWe present to our readers a handsome representation of the store of\\nA. BALDWIN CO.,\\nNo. 74 Canal street and 91 to 95 Common streets, importers of foreign hardware,\\ncutlery, iron, steel, etc., and dealers in plantation implements, carpenters\\ntools, etc.\\nThe house was established in 1822, and with the exception of the interruption", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES.\\n133\\ncaused by the war. has been in active operation ever since. For over half a cen-\\ntury it has occupied a leading position in our city, commanding the highest\\nrespect and esteem at home and abroad. Its ancient fame is well maintained,\\nand wherever known, tlie name of A. Baldwin Co. is a synonym of integrity,\\nenergy, liberality and enterpiise.\\nTheir stock is always Aery large, comprising all articles in the hardware busi-\\nness, which they can sell at as low price as any house in America.\\nTHEODORE LILIENTHAL.\\nLilienthal, the Phot()giai)her, is one of the progressive men of this community.\\nThe life of no citizen in New OrU^ans is richer than that of this gentleman in\\nthe victory gained over a, hard fortune, through persistent effort, maintained always\\nInmorably. In his native country, he started in life under fair commercial", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "134\\nNEW OR LEAN IS ILLUSTRATED.\\nauspices. On his arrival in this country, he was subjected while still very young\\nto those harsh, but useful, lessons taught by poverty. Now, in a profession\\nwhose honors are accessible only to talent, enterprise, industry and integrity, he\\nhas, atter a quarter of a century, assumed a place that cannot be safely assailed.\\nTheodore Lilienthal was born in Frankfort, Prussia, September 25th, 1829.\\nSent to one of those excellent schools which are in the reach of every German boy,\\nhe continued at his studies until the age of sixteen years. His family was, as\\nalready said, emphatically, a commercial one. The young student was ardent,\\neager and ambitious. He yearned for practical exertion in the field, which had\\nbeen planted and worked by generations of ancestors. He began his education, as\\na merchant, in one of the largest silk factories in the city of Berlin. Even then,\\nwhile a youth, there was a step higher to be taken. He solicited and secured\\nmembership in the Asso( iate l Mercliants Society a substantial advantage to\\na beginner in his nineteenth year.\\nIn 1848, a great storm of revolution swe])t over Europe. Thrones toppled.\\nMonarchical France fell. Republican France rose. Prussia was con\\\\ailsed. A\\nweak king was soon to abdicate, to be replaced by an iron and a heroic brother.\\nThe spirit of revolt made Berliu, for a time, crazy. Among the corporate sympa-\\nthisers in the Republican dream, were the Associated Merclmnt s Society. As\\nis well known, the government triumphed. It was not, as it happened, too severe\\nin the case of young Lilientlial, who had been conspicuous in the movement. He\\nwas ordered by the government to liis home, to report at the expiration of six\\nmonths. During these six months, he did not allow himself to be idle. He served\\nas book-keeper in a banking house. 1848 was followed by 1840. A people s un-\\nsuccessful revolution soon found a successor in a war of patriotism. Young\\nLilienthal was drafted in the war between Prussia and Austria, into the Second", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES. 135\\nRegimeut of Dragoons. Although he was wounded in the first year, he continued\\nin active ser\\\\ice until 1852. In that year, having reached the grade of non-com-\\nmissioned officer, he was finally discharged.\\nIn 1854, he arrived in New Orleans, with his parents and brothers and\\nsisters. To speak the truth, he was not\u00e2\u0080\u0094 for an ambitious youth over well\\nsituated. He had no means of his own. He was tweuty-fonr years old. He was\\nyoung, therefore hopeful. But he did not speak English. There was no succeeding,\\nunless he could speak it. He knew what he had to do. He began to learn English\\nas fast as possible. But while learning it, he tried to get work. He could find\\nnone. He went through, at this epoch, as many experiences of poverty, as might\\nfill a sensational novel under the inspiration of Beadle. At last, tired of being idle,\\nthe old military spirit came back to him. He Joined, without the knowletlge of\\nhis parents, comfortably settled in this city, the battalion that started in the\\ninterest of ill-stared Lopez, and kept its fiag dying for three weeks near the\\nMexican Gulf Depot on Lake Pontchartraiu. The expedition, for reasons sadly\\nknown to history, never left our shores. Perhaps, it may be well to say here that,\\nlater on, the same spirit awoke in the Lopez champion. In 18G1, he heard, once\\nmore, the drums that called to active service in the field. He who had been a\\npatriot in 1818, continued to be a patriot in lsG2. He entered the Twiggs Guard,\\nand served under the command of Col. JVIarshall J. Smith.\\nOn the young recruit s return from the Lopez Exi)edition, he took another\\nhard dose of poverty. At length, he was employed as an assistant in a daguerreo-\\ntype establishment.\\nIt was not long when, wise in experience, but very weak in purse, he began to\\nuse his eyes as intelligent organs of observation. He thought that he might find\\nin the business his future career. He started a business for himself. It was a\\nsmall one, but it was destined to grow bigger, Lilienthal s establishment at No.\\n121 Poydras street, kept there for several years, is as fandliar as that street itself,\\nonce a greater thoroughfare than it is now.\\nThis was in 1854. Twenty-five years have passed since then. They have\\nbeen years of eftbrt for Mr. Lilienthal. But they have also been years of progress\\nand triumph. He has risen ste]) by step, gaining increased patronage with each\\nstep, until, compelled to remove, he has now fixed his establishment, at its present\\nlocation, in the Touro Buildmg, No. 121 Canal street.\\nMr. Lilienthal s absorbing aim as a photographer, has been to reach perfection\\nin his art. No invention that has been announced since a quarter of a century\\nhas escaped his notice. No improvement that has justified itself in the outside\\nworld has not been made his own. Of the most mar\\\\ elous in our modern photo-\\ngTaphic art, he has at a large exi)euse, made himself the sole licensee for Louisiana\\nand Mississippi. We refer to the famous Lambertype I atent the greatest of all\\ninventions in the photographic world.\\nWhat is a Lambertype\\nThe explanation is easy enough. The Lambertype, in jjlain words, is a picture,\\ncomposed merely of India ink and gelatine. It is by no means although it might be\\nso regarded a new discovery. Quite thirty years ha^e passed since it was invented\\nand worked under the name of the Carbon Process. But its wonderful properties\\nlike those of all great inventions were slow in their progress to public favor. It\\nrose into fame and practical success in the North, some few years ago. Mr. Lilienthal s\\ntriumph in securing the license for this iState and Mississippi is that he is the only\\none, in this section of the country, who foresaw its future value in the interests of\\nArt. The great want of the age since Daguerre first gave his name to the art of\\nsolar reproduction, has been that the sun is an artist, whose works are more mortal\\nthan those of the famous painters and sculptors. The ambrotype improved the\\ndaguerreotype. It did not, however, meet the call for permanency. The photo-\\ngraph was an improvement on the ambrotype. It was no advance in durability.\\nThen came the Carbon Process now known as the Lambertype. It fills the want.\\nIt is emphatically permanent photography. What is claimed for the Lambertype is,\\nthat placed to-day in the hands of the sitter it will be as fresh, as strong, as natural,\\na ceutuiy hence, as it is now. A century after that, if the card board upon which", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "136 IfEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nit is taken be uot destroyed, its absolute truth to nature will not have changed.\\nIts permanence is assured by the very process itself. Photographs, under the old\\nmethod although executed in the best style of the art are perishable. The years\\ntake from their faces as surely as they do from those of the originals. In ten years\\nthey have mainly lost their clearness. In twenty years, they have lost their resem-\\nblance. Grand-children if left to the best photograph cannot, when they have\\nhearts to yearn, and eyes to judge, know their father s father and their mother s\\nmother. More than this, if a young girl secures the most highly-finished photo-\\ngraph of herself in the freshness of the beauty of her eighteen years, the young-\\nface will not be there, hiughing-, charming, si)arkling, to meet the same woman\\nlooking at it with the fading eyes half a century old.\\nIn introducing the Lambertype, Mr. Lilienthal has, at one bound, taken the\\nforemost place among our city photographers. He looks as he has always\\nlooked to progress. Progress in his profession is permanence. The Lambertype\\nassures this quality. Photographs must, sooner or later, fade. The Lambertype\\ncannot fade. It guards the picture of father and mother not only for the recog-\\nnition of their children, but for the affectionate reverence of generations, of which\\nthe originals, in their tombs, can know nothing.\\nLike all inventions that, by their success, lead to the general admission of their\\nsuperiority, the Lambertype has met, in this city, with its professional detractors and\\nrevilers. Mr. Lilienthal, in becoming the sole licensee of the Lambert patent, has\\nnot been without some harsh experiences of his own. But, in spite of every pull\\nbackward, the Lambertype s superiority has become fixed. It, and it alone, can,\\nby photograijhic art, realize for the faces of those loved, for the generations after\\nthem, the tender prayer of the bearded and be-rufted gentleman in the Haunted\\nMan Lord keep my memory greett\\nMr. Lilienthal claims still another advance in his art. So far as we know, no\\none denies that he is the introducer of the Artotype i*n New Orleans.\\nThe Artotype is a recent discovery but it is one that will revolutionize the\\nworld in the production of cheap pictures in a time not so far oft An Artotyj^e is\\na ijicture mechanically printed in printer s ink, on a common hand press, by the\\ncombination of a photographic process. It is but an infant now. It received its\\nbaptism of i)atenting only last September 19, 1878. An ordinary negative, such\\nas that used for the common photograph, serves as the basis. From that basis,\\nmay be taken either by day or by night, an unlimited number of prints. Perma-\\nnency and a selection of colors and toues, at the will of the sitter, are claimed for\\nthis remarkable discovery. What its chief \\\\alue is to be, howe\\\\er, must result from\\nthe i)ublic confidence in its cJieapness. That is something as Judged by the present\\nprices riding for pictures not better, not truer, not half so durable, since the Arto-\\ntype, as is claimed, is never fading, being printed with indelible ink. In large\\nnumbers, Artotypes can be furnished as cheaply as lithographs. lu brief, their\\npossibilities are enormous. Their excellence from specimens in Mr. Lilienthal s\\nstudio is undisputed.\\nWe have spoken of Mr. Lilienthal s studio. It is, more correctly speaking,\\nan Art Gallery. The latest photographic improvements are to be tstudied in it.\\nIt has that largest j)atronage, belonging to the greatest number of customers and\\nvisitors. A word more. No one who has seen the photographic establishments of\\nthe great Northern cities, can fail to recognize the marked superiority in admirable\\npictures and i)icturesque grouping, lining the walls in pleasant albums upon the\\ntables in elegant siuTOundiugs and in a real reverence for art, which is oft ered\\nby such a gallery as Lilienthal s.\\nMr. LiUenthal is an ardent Mason, of good standing. He is married; but,\\nhaving had no children, he has adopted a bo^ who, after receiving an education,\\nhas become a photographer, and, at this time, continues a useful member in his\\nestabhshment.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "PROMINENT BU SINE IS 8 HOUSES.\\nCAMILLE E. GIRARDEY.\\n137\\nActively engaged for mauy years as Auctioneer and Appraiser of Real Estate\\nand Securities, the subject of our sketch is one of our most popular and widely\\nknown citizens.\\nThe character and extent of his business, and the interests of his many clients,\\nhas combined to give him a prominence in his line not equalled by any of his\\ncolleagues or predecessors.\\nHe was born in France, in December, 1832, and emigrated with his parents\\nto this country in July, 1842.\\nHis father, the late Francois Jose ph Girardey, was a lawyer by in-ofession, in the\\npractice of which he contracted a pulmonary disease, necessitating its abandon-\\nment and a change of climate. He emigrated to this country with his wife, Mrs.\\nMarie Ann Girardey, nee Moroge, and their family of live children, viz Edward,\\nafterwards Dr. Girardey Isidor, afterwards Major Camille, afterwards Colonel\\nAngelique, afterwards Mrs. William J. Dougherty and Victor, afterwards General\\nGirardey to meet his brother, the late Dr. Edward Girardey, wlio was estab-\\nlished in this city, but who, it was ascertained, upon their arrival here, had died\\nduring the epidemic of 1833. Fatigued by the voyage, and attacked by his malady\\nwith greater \\\\irulence, he finally died in August, 1841:.\\nMr. Girardey is connected by marriage to one of Louisiana s most respected\\nfamilies. He was married in 1850, to Miss Emma L. Le Sueur, daughter of the\\nlate Dr. Isidor Le Sueur and Clotilde Conant, and granddaughter of the late Dr.\\nJoseph Conant and Therese Jourdan.\\nIn 1857 Mr. Girardey became a partner of the late Major Joseph A. Beard, in tlie\\nwidely known and popular firm of J. A. Beard Co. After the death of Major\\nBeard, Mr. Girardey continued the business for his own account, with his brother,\\nthe late Gen. Victor J. B. Girardey, under the firm name of C. E. Girardey Co.\\n18", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "138\\nN-EW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nWhen the troubles between tlie North and South reached an appeal to arms,\\nthe Girardey s were anionj the lirst to enter the Confederate army and served\\nthroughout the war with distinction and honor.\\nOn the cessation of hostilities Mr. Girardey returned to the city of his adop-\\ntion, and resumed business with increased popularity, and the same success\\nwhich attended him previously.\\nHis rare judgment as an appraiser of real estate, his faithful attention and\\ndevotion to the interests of those who placed their property in his hands, and the\\ncourteous and honorable treatment of clients and customers, have insured him a\\nvery large portion of the business of the city \\\\j\\\\ his specialty, and his adjudications\\nare widely quoted as giving a fair basis for estimates on real estate sold in our\\nmarket.\\nAs a citizen, Mr. Girardey is liberal, public spirited and enterjjrising. He was\\none of the principal jjrojectors and organizers of the Louisiana Ice Manufacturing\\nCompany, and the Orleans Cotton Seed Oil and Manufacturing Company, two of\\nthe most successful industries of our city and State.\\nIn social Life he is universally esteemed as a refined, cultivated and high-toned\\ngentleman.\\nftM6M\u00c2\u00a3lM6MfiMMilftMMilMMM\u00c2\u00ab^\\nwiws^ Wi imiW^miW^w^^\\ni|HIS is the most important article entering into the commerce of our city,\\nand for the handling of which New Orleans is acknowledged to be the best\\nmarket in America.\\nThe first mention of cotton by any Euroi)ean writer is made by\\nHerodotus, about the year 450 B. C. Its manufacture seems even then to\\nhave reached great perfection. It is probable that cotton goods were first\\nintroduced into Europe as articles of trafic by the expedition of Alexander the\\nGreat, 330 B. C, but we have no record of any manufactory of cotton in\\nEurope before the tenth century, and then, only by the Mohammedans in Spain.\\nIts chief mart was Barcelona, in the neighborhood of which the plant is still found\\ngrowing wild. The (piantity of cotton produced in China is enormous some\\nwriters estimate the crop annually, at twelve millions of our bales. Travelers who\\nhave penetrated into the interior of Africa, concur in showing that cotton is indi-\\ngenous to that continent, and that it is spun and woven into cloth, which is used\\nby the inhabitants of all classes for raiment. Columbus found cotton in use\\namong the natives of Hisi)aniola, but only in the most primitive form, while\\nCortez found the manufacture in a much more advanced state in Mexico. Cotton\\ngoods were first manufactured by the I^utch towards the end of the sixteenth\\ncentury.\\nIt is said that in 1536 the cotton plant was found growing in some of the\\ncountry bordering on the Mississippi, and in Texas but the year ir)21 is generally\\nconceded to have been the time of the commencement of its culture in the United\\nStates. The first mention of the manufacture of cotton cloth in England is in\\n1641, and of calico printing in 1676.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "COTTON.\\n139\\nIn this progressive age it soudcIs strange to hear that the introduction of these\\nfactories into that country met with tierce opx)osition, and that the most stringent\\nprohibitory laws were passed on the subject.\\nThe tirst regular exportation of cotton from this country was in 1785, and the\\nexports of the first six years aggregated 1,440 bags weighing about 210,150 pounds.\\nTo Louisiana belongs the honor of the introduction of the first cotton gin. In 1742,\\nM. Dubreuil, an enterprising planter of this State, invented a cotton gin for\\nseparating the fibre from the seed, which had previously been done by hand, and\\nwas, of course, a very tedious task. The roller gin was introduced a few years\\nlater, and in 1793 Eli Whitney invented the saw gin.\\nThe first manufacture of cotton goods in this country was in Philadelphia in\\n1775.\\nThe ravages of the cotton worm were first noticed in 1800, and have been a\\nserious draw back to the culture of this plant ever since.\\nWe are indebted to Henry G. Hester, Esq., the able and efficient Secretary of\\nthe New Orleans Cotton Exchange, for many courtesies, and valuable assistance\\nin our work.\\nAmong the many able and enterprising gentlemen connected with this branch\\nof the commerce of our city none are more prominent than\\nJOHN CHAFFE,\\nwho was born in Devonshire, England, on the 30th of April, 1815. His father, whose\\nname he bears, was one of the leading business men of his native place, and Mr.\\nChafte s first commercial experience was gained in the service of his father.\\nOn the 16th of June, 1836, he left a happy home for America, and arrived in\\nNew York on the 6th of August, bringing with him letters of introduction to\\nseveral leading merchants in that city, and a letter of credit from his father op", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "140 NEW ORLE AN tS ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe Bank of America for \u00c2\u00a3100, The latter he never used, but returned it to his\\nfather in the following December. Through the influence of his introductions he\\nwas emi)loyed by Joseph Lovell, of Korristown, New Jersey, who was engaged in\\nthe grocery business in New Orleans, by which he had made a handsome fortune.\\nSpending his summers North and his winters South, he left Mr. Chafle with his\\nfamily, and in full charge of his business interests, while away. His success in\\nNew Orleans led Mr. Chaffe, in 1839, to remove to this city. On his arrival he\\nentered the service of Messrs. Van Eensalear Co., successors to Joseph Lovell.\\nAt the end of about two years, both partners died within a short time of each\\nother, leaving the firm without a legal representative, when the creditors placed\\nMr. Chaife in charge of all the assets and stock, with full authority to wind up the\\nbusiness to the best advantage, showing their faith in his ability and integrity by\\nnot requiring any bond or security for the faithful discharge of his duty. His\\naction and devotion to this trust, so satisfactorily executed, made Mr. Chafle many\\nfriends among the business men of this city, and established his tact, honesty of\\npurpose, energy and ability, which gave him that high credit, which he has strictly\\nappreciated, guarded and eujoyed ever since.\\nIn April, 1843, Mr. Chafle commenced business on his own account in Minden,\\nLa., placing an agent in charge at that place, while he remained in New Orleans,\\noperating as his judgment dictated, aiitl resulting very successfully, so that in\\nJune, 1844 uniform economy being always his motto his financial strength had\\ngrown from less than $1000, when he arrivetl in New Orleans, 1839, to enough to\\noperate his own business and have money to lend.\\nIn November, 1844, Mr. Chafle married Miss Penelope A. Hamilton, daughter\\nof Major William Hamilton, of Milledgeville, Georgia. In the same year he settled\\nin Minden.\\nIn 1865, Mr. Chafle started the Cotton Factorage house of John Chafle\\nBrother in this city, and took up his residence here in ls(i(i. After a time Mr.\\nChafle took one of his sous into the business, when the style be ame John Cliafl e,\\nBrother Son, and, upon the retirement of his brother, Charley Chafle, John\\nChafle Sons, Mr. Chafle associating with him his two oldest sons, William H.\\nand Christopher Chafle. From its commencement this house has been (jue of the\\nleading houses connected with the cotton uiterests of our city, and enjoys through-\\nout the country a high reputation for strengtii, promptness and the equity of its\\ndealings.\\nMr. Chafle w^as oue of the founders of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, as also\\nof the Factors and Traders Insurance Com])any, of which staunch concern he is now\\nVice-President, and has been a member of its finance committee from its forma-\\ntion. He was one of the committee who framed the Constitution and By-Laws of\\nour National Cotton Exchange, and was a member of the State Constitutional\\nConvention which opened here on the 21st of April, 1879. In every position he\\nhas commamled the respect and esteem of his associates and fellow-citizens.\\nMr. Chafle lias passed through thirty-five years business with honor and credit,\\nhaving paid in full all liabilities as they matured, except those which, by reason\\nof the war, could not be reached, but these were all paid cent for cent in October,\\n1805, it being his first work to go in per.-on and i)ay all, uotAvithstanding he had\\npaid a large part of it previously to the Confederate Government during the war.\\nThose w^lio see Mr. Chafle hale, hearty and active, i)ursiiing his daily duties,\\nattending to the business of his firm in all its details, will pronounce him now, in\\nthe prime of life, an exemplary citizen, a successful merchant, a christian gentle-\\nman at home or abroad, a man from wliose long and instructive career our younger\\nmen may learn a useful lesson.\\nJULIUS WEIS.\\nThis gentleman, now so widely known and highly esteemed, was born in\\nBavaria, Germany, near the bank of the famed Khine, in the year 1820. He came to\\nthe IJnited States when only eighteen years of age and remained for a short time in", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "COTTON.\\n141\\nNatchez, Miss. He then removed to Fayette, Jefferson Co., Miss., where he was\\nin business from 1.S45 to 1857. In the latter year lie returned to Natchez and then\\nbecame a partner in the well known, ante-bellum Iiouse, of Meyer, Dentsch Weis,\\nwhich continued until tho breaking out of hostilities between the North and South.\\nDuring- the war Mr. Weis remained in the Confederacy, and at its close returned\\nto Natchez.\\nIn 1861, Mr. Weis was married to Miss Carolina Mayer, of Natchez, and soon\\nafter removed to New Orleans, when he embarked in the wholesale dry goods busi-\\nness, with his present partners, the firm being as now, Meyer, Weis Co. In\\nOctober, 1868, the firm disposed of their dry goods trade, and consolidated with\\nits cotton factorage business, whi(;h had for some years i)revious been established\\nand conducted by his ])artner Mr. Victor Meyer.\\nThroughout all of his commercial career, although sliaring the misfortunes\\nincident to wai-, panics and other troubles, Mr. Weis has maintained an unblem-\\nished credit, meeting every obligation, without extensions or favors. The firm of\\nwhich he is a member has increased its business year by year, and for the past\\nfour seasons, has handled as ntueh, if not more, of the great staple, than any other\\nhouse in the South. In business, Mr. W(m s is (clearheaded, i)rompt, energetic and\\nfar-seeing. His dealings are always marked by courtesy and thorough integrity.\\nHe has established and well maintains a re])utation which is the pride of a true\\nmerchant quick and correct in his views, just in all transactions, courteous to the\\nsuccessful, respectful and lenient to the unfortunate.\\nThe high esteem in which he is held, has been well demonstrated by the\\nmany positions of honor to which he has been called. He was for several years\\nPresident of the Congregation of Temple Sinai, for six or seven years President of\\nthe Hebrew Educational Society, and for many years he has been one of the most\\nuseful and active Directors of the Jewish Widows and Orphans Home. To all of", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "142 NHW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nthese positions he has given his time and talents, laboring assiduously to increase the\\ninfluence and usefnlness of the noble institutions with which he has been connected.\\nMr Weis is also a Director in the Sun Mutual Insurance Company.\\nMr. Weis was the only son of his parents, who had also four daughters. When\\nfortune began to smile on the son in America, his first care was to provide for the\\ncomfort of the loved ones in the old home near the banks of the Ehine. Three of\\nMr. Weis s sisters came to this country the other still remains in Bavaria.\\nMr. Weis has an elegant residence on Jackson street, in the Fourth District,\\nwhere, assisted by his accomplished wife, he dispenses the hospitalities of his\\nhome, making it a centre of attraction to all who are so fortunate as to be entitled\\nto the entre within its charming limits.\\nFive sons and two daughters complete the family circle.\\nNow in the prime of life, Mr. Weis is surrounded by the comforts and luxuries\\nof life, won by his own sagacity, energy and integrity, with a promise of many\\nyears of honor and usefulness before him.\\nNEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE.\\nIt may be safely asserted that this institution has been one of the most suc-\\ncessful of its kind in the country.\\nInaugurated for the purpose of combining the scattered elements of the cotton\\ntrade, so as to be effective in the enforcement of such rules and regulations as\\nwere necessary for the protection of all who dealt in the staple, it has, under the\\nwise and able administration of its ofticers, and with the hearty co-operation of all\\nin favor of justice and fair dealing, placed New Orleans as a cotton market ahead\\nof any city in the Union.\\nThe New Orleans Cotton Exchange was inaugurated in February, 1871, with\\na roll of lOO members, which, after dwindling down to about 80, increased, under\\na system of daily ncAvs concerning the staple, such as had never before been gotten\\nup in this country, and the deve]oi)ment of its wise rules and regulations, to up-\\nwards of 300.\\nThe success of this institution is one of the many legitimate results of the rapid\\nadvancement of the age in steam and telegraphy, which have completely eradicated\\nold ideas and overturned by-gone customs, rendering absolutely necessary a fund of\\ndaily information which ai few years back was not even dreamed of.\\nMore than \u00e2\u0080\u00a2foO,000 per annum is expended by the Cotton Exchange in obtain-\\ning and arranging niforiuation relative to the rauiitications of the great staple\\nand its collaterals, gold and exchange, throughout the world.\\nDaily telegrams are posted on its boards, giving the number of bales received,\\nshipped or sold, and liucjtuations in vahie, embracing every point of moment from\\nIndianola to Mobile on the Gulf, and thence along the Atlautic Ocean to Boston.\\nIts correspondents are at every point in the cotton belt, and the cotton movements\\nof Great Britain, France, the Continent, and even as far east as India, are made\\nas familiar to the humblest member as the local movement at New Orleans.\\nThe great principle of co-operation is here forcibly illustrated. Three hun-\\ndred merchants combine and, by payment of $100 each, have individually the benefit\\nof 130,000 worth of information so systematized that the slightest change in the\\ngreat markets of the world, either in favor of or against their interests in the staple,\\nis flashed to them with lightning speed, but a few moments intervening between its\\noccurrence and their receipt of the information.\\nG. W. SENTELL.\\nThe subject of this brief sketch, so long and favorably known in connection\\nwith the business interest of New Orleans, is a native of Walton County, Georgia.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "144\\nNUW ORLEANti ILLUSTRATED.\\nWheu still a child his family, iu 1830, moved to Marshal County, Miss., in the\\nneighborhood of Holly Springs, where he resided for ten years.\\nIn 1817 he came to this State and settled in Bos.sier Parish, where, in 1819, he\\nformed a merchandizing copartnership with Mr. J. B. (lilmer.\\nIn 1851, moved to ollinsburg, where he remained until 1800, wheu, at the\\nurgent request of many friends he sought a wider field for the operation of his\\nenterprises, by locating himself in New Orleans.\\nIn the JSTovember of the same year he associated himself in the commission busi-\\nness, with Mr. Pother, fonnding the well known house of Seutell Pother.\\nWhen the war came, necessitating a total or partial suspension of business\\npursuits with hnudreds of our forenn)st merchants, Mr. Seutell left the city and\\nbecame a resident of the northern part of Louisiana.\\nIn 1805 he returned to his chosen home, and resumed business with his former\\npartner, keeping the old firm name, Avhich so remained till July, 1809, when Mr.\\nB. Conyers was associated with the house and the name of the firm changed to\\nG. W. Seutell Co.\\nMr. Conyers retired 1st of July, 1871, but the firm name remains the same,\\nMr. N. W. Sentell being the Company.\\nMr. Sentell was married December 157th, 1853, to Miss Mildred Dickson, of\\nBossier Parish, Louisiana, and has been exceptionally ha^jpy in his domestic\\nrelations.\\nAs a citizen he is enterprising and liberal, public and private enterprises for\\nthe general good, all meet with his hearty support and substantial assistance,\\nwhilst his private and social character is that of a true friend and benefactor, an\\nupright and honorable man.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "COTTON. 145\\nCYRUS BUSSEY.\\nThis geutlemaii, whose energy, business ca-])acity, liberal views and public,\\nspirit, have given him a position in the front rank amongst the business men of\\nI^ew Orleans, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, October 5th, 1833. His father\\nwas a Methodist minister. A few months of each year at the ordinary schools of\\nthe towns where his father was stationed, and, when tAvelve years of age, six\\nmonths at a well regulated seminary in Columbus, Indiana, comprised his school\\ncareer, but he is self cultivated, possessing a mind well disciplined by thorough\\nand persistent study, a man of extensive general information, good literary acquire-\\nments, a fine public speaker, and a writer of easy and graceful style.\\nAt thirteen he entered a dry goods store as clerk, where he remained about\\nsix months, Avhen he was offered another situation at Dupont, Jefferson County,\\nIndiana, which he at once accepted. Here he worked for one or two years, per-\\nforming his duties so well, and giving such e\\\\ 1den(;es of superior business aj^titude,\\nthat he was encouraged to commence business on his own account, which he did,\\nalthough then only sixteen years old.\\nIn 1855, Mr. Bussey having married Miss Ellen, daughter of Dr. W. P. Kiser,\\nof Rockford, Indiana, removed to Bloomfleld, Davis County, Iowa, where he estab-\\nlished himself, and here the beginning of the war found him a successful and\\nthriving merchant.\\nUp to this time he had been an earnest and efticient Democrat. In 1858 he\\nwas elected to the State Senate, in which body he ranked as a leader of his i^arty.\\nIn 1860 he was a delegate to the Charleston Convention, which, re-assembling at\\nBaltimore in June, nominated Stephen A. Douglas for President, and this ticket\\nMr. Bussey suj)ported with all the zeal, energy and eloquence of youth.\\nThe war having been opened, Mr. Bussey took an active part on the Union\\nside, and was commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as aid-de-camp on his staff,\\nwith the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and assigned to the control of the militia of\\nthe southeast part of the State. His ability as a leader and commander attracted\\nthe notice of the Secretary of War, and on the 10th of August, 1861, he was com-\\nmissioned by the U. S. Oovernment, Colonel of the Third Iowa Cavalry, and on\\nthe 20th of the same month, only ten days later, had his regiment in rendezvous\\nready for service. His command was incorporated with the Army of the South-\\nwest, and Colonel Bussey himself was assigned to the command of a brigade of\\ncavalry.\\nHe participated in the marches and engagements of this division of the Union\\narmy, distinguishing himself in the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 6th, 7th\\nand 8th, 1862 was Chief of Cavalry at Vicksburg, rendering valuable services\\nwherever he went.\\nJanuary 5th, 1861, he was connnissioned Brigadier General U. S. V., for\\nspecial gallantry, and was assigned to the command of a division at Little Rock.\\nIn the winter of 1861 he was given a con)mand einbraxjing western Arkansas and\\nthe Indian Territory, and the 3d Division of the 7th Army Corps, numberiug about\\nten thousand men, stationed at the military posts of Fort Smith, Fort Gibson, Van\\nBuren and Fayetteville, and this over the heads of ten generals his seniors in rank.\\nAt this time corruption and disrider were prevalent in that district, and General\\nBussey s appointment was made with the view of restoring order and disci])line,\\nand breaking up the rings of speculators a compliment to his integrity as a man,\\nand administrative abilities as an officer.\\nIn this responsible and trying position. General Bussey accomplished all that\\nwas expected of him. Illicit and contraband trade was liroken up, order restored\\nin the army, and the people were encouraged to rebuild their fences and again\\ncultivate their fields. His affability of manner, his kindness, firmness and recti-\\ntude of charactei impressed all who came in contact with him, gained a marked\\ninfluence over citizens and soldiers, and secured him the confidence and good- will\\nof all.\\nGeneral Bussey was appointed Major General, by brevet, March 13th, 1865,\\n19", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "14G\\nNJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nand remained in couimaud of his district until 1st October of that year, when, the\\nwar being ended, he was mustered oat of service.\\nHe returned to his home in Iowa, but his health being impaired, he was\\nadvised to seek a milder climate. He settled in St. Louis, Mo., in December,\\n1865, and embarked in the commission business with branch houses engaged in\\ngeneral merchandise at Little Eock and Fort Smith, Arkansas. A few months\\nsufticed to build up a large trade. In order to extend his business, and engage in\\nthe cotton trade, he came to New Orleans in July, 18()G, and entered into active\\nbusiness bere.\\nWith that force of character and directness of purpose which has always\\nmarked his life, he at once identified himself with the interest of the city and sec-\\ntion of his adoption. For twelve years he has conducted the business of his firm,\\nand controlled the aifairs of his branch houses, including that at St. Louis, with\\nextraordinary success.\\nGen. Bussey has contributed as much, and probably more, than any other\\nman, to the improvement of the mouth of the river.\\nV^yu/y ^at^^r^ ^(^^yt^ y^ ^Ou^ey\\nIn May, 1869, as chairman of a committee from the Chamber of Commerce, he\\ncalled a commercial convention to consider the promptest and most efficient\\nmeans of removing the obstruction at the mouth of the Mississippi river, c. In\\nthe same month he was present at a similar convention, largely attended, at\\nMemphis, and in a forcible speech, urged the convention to adjourn to meet the\\nXew Orleans convention, which was done. Several hundred delegates met in New\\nOrleans and memorialized Congress to appropriate the money necessary to secure\\ndeep water at the mouth of the river.\\nCongress failed to act, and year after year the trade of New Orleans was being-\\ndiverted, until it seriously threatened to cease entirely, except the cotton trade,\\nwhich was oppressed by enormous freight and towing charges, which cost the\\nproducers large sums every year.\\nIn 1873 a convention of 200 members of the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives, and Governors of States, was called to meet in St. Louis with a view of visit-", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "COTTOK 147\\ning Texas and the Indian country. Here was an opportunity of urging our claim\\nfor river improvement, if we could induce the congressional representatives to\\nextend their trip to New Orleans. Gen. Bussey was appointed with others to go\\nto St. Louis, and, if possible, bring the convention to New Orleans. His speech\\nextending the invitation was pronounced the most effective argument that\\nhad been made, and did more to open the mouth of the Mississippi river than\\nanything that had yet been done. He accompanied the delegation to Galveston,\\nand with the steamer Josephine placed at the disposal of the committee, brought\\nthe delegation to New Orleans chartered the steamer Belle Lee, and took them to\\nSouthwest Pass, where several vessels were laying ou the bar. After the inspec-\\ntion was complete a meeting was organized in the cabin of the boat, and the\\nvarious delegations called by States. The responses all pledged, that apx ropria-\\ntions should be made to open the mouth of the river to the commerce of the world\\nat any cost. The result is known to the country. The jetties are a success, the\\ntrade of New Orleans is steadily growing, and the saving of freight on the com-\\nmerce passing through the jetties amounts to more than $3,000,000 annually.\\nGen. Bussey has been identified with every i)ublic measure inaugurated to\\ndevelope the commerce of New Orleans, imi rove the na^^gation of the rivers,\\nextend our railroads or rebuild the levees. As President of the Chamber of Com-\\nmerce, which position he has held by the successive unanimous election of its\\nmembers for four years, he has been active in every good work.\\nOn the -J5th of July, 1877, he went as a delegate to a postal convention which\\nassembled at Fortress Monroe, Va., and which was attended by over 300 delegates\\nre[)resentiug all the Southern States.\\nHe was elected president of the convention, and, at the close of the session,\\nwas appointed one of a committee to present the memorial of the convention to\\nCongress. He performed this duty on the 24th of January, in an able argument,\\nwhich was published in pamjihlet form and extensively circulated, and read bj^ all\\npersons interested in South American trade. Gen. Bussey spent several months\\nin Washington, during the two last sessions of Congress, as an accredited represen-\\ntative of the Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange, urging upon Congress\\nthe extension of American commerce with Brazil and other South American countries,\\nthe protection of the sugar interests of Louisiana, the levee and river improve-\\nments.\\nBy invitation, he appeared before the congressional committee apointed to\\ninquire into the causes for the dei)ression of labor, and made a very able and\\nelaborate argument, in which he discussed all the (piestions. In October of 1878,\\nby invitation of prominent citizens of Chicago, General Bussey visited that city,\\nand delivered an address on American Commerce, which attracted much notice\\nthroughout the country.\\nDuring the summer of 187r., when the yellow fever was raging in New Orleans\\nand other Southern cities, General Bussey went to New York, and attended the\\nfirst meeting called in that city to aid the yellow fever sufferers. His appeal in\\ntheir behalf was extensively published, and did much to inspire confidence in the\\nHoward and other associations organized for the relief of the sick. He also\\naddressed the Masonic bodies of New York, in the Grand Lodge Hall, on the same\\nsubject, and later, visited and addressed the relief committees of Philadelphia,\\nChicago and St. Louis. He was one of the signers of the a])]ieal asking $1,000,000,\\nwhich was published everywhere, and responded to witli more than the full\\namount.\\nWhen the Auxiliary Sanitary Association Avas organized. General Bussey\\ntook an active part, and was made chairman of the executive committee. In May,\\n1879, he attended the meeting of the S mitary Council of the Mississippi Valley,\\nwhich met in Memphis, and was elected temporary President, and rendered\\nefficient service in behalf of the people of New Orleans. His address before the\\nCouncil did much to inspire confidence in the good health and improved sani-\\ntary condition of New Orleans. Indeed in all things, and in every respect. General\\nBussey has been an interested, devoted and true friend to our city and people.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "148\\niOJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "COTTON. 149\\nWe present to our readers a handsome view of the\\nRow opposite the Cotton Exchange,\\none of the finest in our city. Here are the offices of some of our most worthy and\\ninfluential Cotton Factors. Amongst these, none deserve more honor tlian\\nJOHN PHELPS CO.,\\nNo. 192 Gravier street. This house receives the great staple from all sections of\\nthe cotton belt, and their careful attention to the interests of their correspondents,\\ntheir known ability in commercial matters, and their prompt and honorable deal-\\nings, have made them popular with both shippers and buyers. Mr. John Phelps\\nwas formerly President of the Cotton Exchange, and is one of its most useful and\\ninfluential members.\\nIn the same row, will be found\\nWELSHANS WOODS,\\nNo. 188 Gravier street, who are agents for some of the staunchest and most equit-\\nably managed marine, fire and river insurance companies in the country. Their\\narrangements are such that they can at any moment ])la e risks, however large,\\nin safe and reliable companies, and at the lowest jiossible rates.\\nCOTTON PRESSES.\\nThe immense amount of cotton annually received and shipped at our port,\\ngives to the cotton press interest an importance second to none iu the city. It is\\nestimated that the cotton press ])ro])iietors of our city represent fully seven mil-\\nlions of dollars worth of property. Tlie presses are all well and substantially built,\\nsupplied with the latest aud most approved machinery, and operated by steam.\\nThe first cotton press ever used iu this city was started about the year 1800,\\nby James Freret, father of that universally esteemed citizen, the late James P.\\nFreret. It was located on Eoyal street, and was worked by hand power.\\nMr. John Adams Paxton, in bis directory i)ublished in 1823, speaks of the\\nextensive fire proof cotton presses of Mr. V. Rillieux, erected in 1806, which were\\nlocated at the corner of Tchoupitoulas and I*oydras street, having fronts on both\\nstreets and on Magazine.\\nTo Mr. Rillieux belongs the honor of having put down the first street pave-\\nment ever laid in this city, he having, for the convenience of his business, paved\\nwith pebble stones the streets in front of his ])resses. In former years there\\nwas a cotton press on Carondelet street, between TTnion and Perdido, in the heart\\nof what is now the cotton market, the offices of the principal cotton factors and\\nbrokers being in that neighborhood.\\nJACOB C. VAN WICKLE.\\nThis gentleman affords a bright example of what may be accomplished by\\npatient industry, intelligent administration and conscientious adherence to the\\nline of duty.\\nMr. Van Wickle was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the 20th of\\n0 ;tobcr, 1805, and came to Louisiana when only twenty-two years of age. lie", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "150\\nNUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nsettled in the parish of Point Coupee in December, 1827. Young, energetic and\\nremarkably close in his attention to business, he soon won the confidence and\\nesteem of the people amongst whom he had cast his fortunes, and received the ap-\\npointment ofdei ut.y sheriff of the parish, a position which he filled to the satisfac-\\ntion of his constituents, from 1828 to 18. )3. He was then appointed sheritf by Gov.\\nWhite aud subsequently rea])pointed l)y Gov. Roman, filling this office from 1833\\nto 1812. In 1815 Mr. Van Wicklo was elected to the House of Representatives of\\nLouisiaua, where he served with zeal and fidelity.\\nHis political affiliations have always been with the Avhig party, of which he\\nwas a consistant and devoted member, without however allowing his judgment or\\nsense of duty to be warped by party interests. As a politician he has always been\\nknown as liberal, honorable and just.\\nBy careful management and close attention to business, Mr. Van Wickle\\naccumulated sufficient capital to i)urchase a sugar plantation in 1810, and from\\nthat date until 1859 he was engaged in the cultivation of sugar cane. In this he\\nwas eminently successful, and soon became a rich man. He surrounded his home\\nwith all the comforts and luxuries of life the cultivated and refined tastes of his\\nfamily made his mansion the favorite resort of the best people of his parish, and he\\ndispensed the hospitalities of his liome with a princely liberality. W^ith a kind\\nword for every one. always ready to give substantial aid to those in distress, he\\nwas m every walk of life an exemplary man.\\nIn 183r. Mr. Van Wickle married Miss Elezar Ledoux, the daughter of Mr.\\nValerien Ledoux, one of the most successful and respected planters in the State,\\nand becanuA the father of two daughters. The elder daughter, Julia, died at the\\nage of thiiteen years, Avhilst at school at Nazareth, Ky. The younger. Miss\\nAmanda, a lady of great intelligence, refinement and beauty, married Mr. Ogden", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "COTTON. 151\\nK. Dunniug-, of the house of McSteii, Yakie Co., of this city, aud after three\\nyears of hapi)y married life, became a widow, by the leath of her husband.\\nIn 1841 Mrs. Van Wiclvle died, and Mr. Van Wickle married the widow\\nDayries, also a member of the Ledoux family, a most excellent and charming\\nlady.\\nThis estimable lady, whose exemplary christian life made her the idol of a\\nhappy home, and the cherished friend of all who were so fortunate as to enjoy her\\nacquaintance, died recently, leaving to her family, as a rich inheritance!, the\\nmemory of her many noble virtues.\\nMr. Van Wickle, in common with a majority of the planters of the South,\\nsuffered severely by the ravages of the war, and at its close, finding planting sur-\\nrounded by many difficulties, sold his plantation and removed to New Orleans,\\nwhere he has since resided.\\nIn 1808 his name was prominently before the Democratic convention for\\nmayor he was defeated by two votes only. Subseciueutly his friends advocated\\nhis election by the legislature to the position of United States Senator, but his\\nname was withdrawn when it was found that the Republicans were strong enough\\nto elect Hon. W. P. Kellogg.\\nGovernor Warmoth appointed him, in 18()9, to represent the Second Levee\\nDistrict on the Board of Public Works, a position for which his long experience\\neminently qualified him. During his administration, and under his supervision,\\nGrand Levee, the largest in the State, was built. Through his energy and perse-\\nverance other levees were constructed, and a large area of land rescued from over-\\nflow. To these works he can point with pride and satisfaction in fact we can say,\\nthat in every official position that Mr. Van Wickle has filled, from 1828 to the\\npresent time, he has discharged his duties with unfailing energy, integrity and\\nintelligence, receiving and meriting the approbation of his fellow-citizens. For\\nover twenty-five years Mr. Van Wickle has been lessee of Woods Cotton Press,\\none of the largest institutions of the kind in the city, which, under his manage-\\nment, has averaged per annum seventy-five thousand bales of cotton compressed\\nfor shipment to New York and Liverpool. The press is the property of his sister,\\nMrs. Woods.\\nBesides being a real estate owner in this city, Mr. Van Wickle owns the old\\nhomestead Old Bridge, New Jersey, where he was born, where for many years\\npast he has spent his summers in quiet retirement.\\nR. W. RAYNE.\\nFor over a third of a century the late Kobert W. Rayne was a leading\\nmerchant in New Orleans. He was a man whose sterling integrity, high moral\\nand religious character, and quiet dignity of bearing, w on for him the respect and\\nhigh esteem of every class of his fellow-citizens.\\nHis successful lite, in which the smiles of fortune and the clouds of adversity\\nwere blended, affords a lesson, a bright example to the youth of our country,\\nseeking commercial eminence, tor through patient industry, careful economy and\\nrare mercantile abilities, he overcame all obstacles, and amassed two fortunes.\\nIn 1842 Mr. Rayne associated himself in the shoe business with Mr. Keen, and\\nfor three years the firm. Keen Rayne, was successful and flourishing. At the end\\nof that time Mr. Keen retired, to form, with Mr. C. C. Sampson, a new partnership,\\nSampson Keen, dealers in furniture, a firm w^hich was eminently successful for\\nover twenty-five years.\\nMr. Rayne united himself with Mr. Taylor and continued the shoe business till\\n1850, the firm being Taylor Rayne, when Mr. Rayne, who had acquired consider-\\nable property, sold his interest to Mr. Taylor. The business was continued under\\nthe title of David Taylor Co., Mr. Rayne remaining in charge as manager. The", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "152\\nNHW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nfirm soon after removed to a large and convenient store, No. 41 Magazine street,\\nand, owing chieflj to Mr. Kayne s courteous, prompt and just manner of transacting\\naffairs, no bouse south of J^oston did a larger business. Goods were sold through-\\nout the entire Southern country and Mexico, and Mr. Rayne s name was as familiar\\nto the merchants of Nashville, Paducah and all the other centers of trade as it was\\nin New Orleans.\\nDuring the war Mr. Rayne shared the too disastrous fortune of most of our\\nthe business men of the day, and at close of hostilities, had to commence the world\\nanew.\\nAfter some time spent in dealing in cotton he engaged in the sale of cotton\\nties, in the manufacture of which his son-in-law, Mr. McComb, was extensively\\nengaged.\\nInto this business Mr. Rayne brought the tact, energy and perseverance, that\\nhad made him successful years before in the shoe trade. He traveled with his\\nsamples from city to city, tinding, everywhere lie went, old friends and customers.\\nwho, knowing that his recommendation was unquestionable guarantee for any\\nmerchandise he would sell, aided him in introducing his new goods. The great\\nsuccess and wide popularity of the Arrow Tie are known wherever cotton is\\nhandled, and are undoubtedlj^ largely due to Mr. Rayne s personal exertions and\\nthe influence his high integrity gave hiui.\\nThrough a severe nervous shock in the death of his daughter, Mrs. McComb,\\nto whom he was devotedly attached, Mr. Rayne s eyesight sustained such injury\\nthat no human skill couhl control, for though otherwise in perfect health, that\\nprecious gift gradually failed until not one ray was left. This trying affliction Mr.\\nRayne sustained as he had done many others, Avith christian fortitude and resigna-\\ntion. Charitable, kind and benevolent, surrounded by a loving and lovable family,\\nhe enjoyed while yet on earth, the fruits of a life well spent. His good works here,\\nperformed without ostentation or display, were knowoi to few excepting those\\nbenefitted by them.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "COTTON. 15a\\nThat beautiful editice, the St. Charles Avenue Church, M. E. South, (jornei- of\\nSt Charles Avenue and General Taylor street, was erected through his iiillueiue\\nand almost entirely at his exi)ense. It was planned by Mr. Rayne, and all nuitters\\nrelating to its building management were largely controlled by his indnence.\\nIn every movement for the advancement of our city, and the development of\\nher trade, Mr. Rayne took a deep and active interest.\\nThe writer of this article, in conversation with him a few weeks previous to\\nhis death, learned that the Louisiana Western Rail Road, now being constructed\\nby his sou in-law, Mr. J. J. McComb. was a long cherished idea with Mr, Rayne\\nand one in which he had rendered valuable assistance. This road will fill the gap\\nbetween the Morgan and the Orange Roads, and give our city an all rail communi-\\ncation with Houston, Texas.\\nOn Monday, July 7th, 1879, while at his seashore residence, at Ocean Springs,\\nMr. Rayne quietly passed away from the earthly walks so long illuminated by his\\nmany christian virtues. His remains were brought to our city for interment, and\\nwere followed to their last resting place by a large number of those who had\\nenjoyed his acquaintance, all of whom felt that a sterling friend, a loving husband,\\na kind tatber, a worthy citizen, had rested from his labors.\\nTHE TRIUMPH COTTON TIE.\\nOn no other subject has the inventive genius of man found a wider scope than\\nin tbat which relates to the banding and tieing of cotton bales.\\nFor so long a time in the i^ast, that the memory of man runneth not to the\\ncontrary, new inventions have been announced, which promised to meet all the\\nrequirements of the case.\\nThe proprietors of the Triumph Tie, after years of experiments, backed by the\\npractical experience of some of the largest planters in the South, present to planters\\nin this tie the means of bringing to market a sound, good bale of cotton, with the\\nbauds whole and in order, saving both the quality and weight of the cotton, and\\npresent to the factor a clean, regular bale of equal size, easily handled and in good\\norder.\\nThe buckle of the Triumph Tie has peculiar and distinct advantages, as at the\\nplantation press, by one motion only, all the slack is taken out of the bauds. It\\nis of one piece only, and is so plain and simple that the most ignorant and awk-\\nward field hand can be taught its use in a moment.\\nAll that is required in its use, is to [)lace the buckle in front of the bale, pass\\nthe band up on top of the bale, and around the bale, then pass the end through\\nthe buckle, which retains its hold upon the band at the exact point required, and\\nwhen the bale is taken from the press the buckle revolves, holding the bands as\\nexactly as drawn.\\nOne trial of the Triumph Cotton Tie will convince i)lanters that it is exactly\\nwhat is wanted. Samples can be seen at the office of the company, jSTo. 47 Caron-\\ndelet street, and all information required will be cheerfully given to those wlio\\napply in person or by letter.\\nThe Triumph Cotton Tie is companion to the\\nTRIUMPH BAND PULLER AND BUCKLER,\\na recent invention of Mr. F. M. Logue, of Vicksburg, Miss., which has been\\nthoroughly tested over and over again in this city, with so much success that it\\nhas been adopted by eighteen of our largest cotton presses, among them the fol-\\nlowing\\n20", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "154 NUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nOoiJimeicial Siiiitli \u00c2\u00abS: Goldsmith; Levee Steam J. 0. Denis, President;\\nLouisiana (two) Edward E.. Bryant Slii])pers Samuel Boyd Co.; Fire Proot^\\nJolin P.Moore; Alabama Sawyer Hay ward; Factors Sawyer Hayward Vir-\\nginia Lewis Lynd Jackson O Brien Co.; Union A. P. Mason Natchez\\nLevy Meyer; Planters Herndon \u00c2\u00ab1^ Kiimibharr; Cooper S. C. Coulon; At-\\nlantic M. J. Zunts Co.; Penii J. P. Parker Co. Also several compresses at\\nVi -ksbui g Mobile, Memphis and other cities.\\nThe object of this machine is to retain the bale in the smallest dimensions\\npossible to the comi ress, and all who have seen it in operation are of the oj)inion\\nthat the anticipations of the inventor have been fully reahzed.\\nThe Triumi)ii turns out a perfect bale, with great rai)idity, without regard to\\nsize, weight or shaj)e of the origiual bale, making a reduction of twenty-live per\\ncent, in storage, and proves, as well, an economy to the compress. We will give a\\nminute description of the different parts forming this ingenious invention\\nThe motor of the Band Puller is a double-acting inverted steam cylinder,\\n12 inches bore and 10 inches stroke, secured directly to the main beam of the com-\\npress engine. The piston of this cylinder carries two rods which are attached to\\na cross head, and are adjustable in the direction of their length. Movement of the\\npiston gives coincident vertical movement to the cross head.\\nImmediately under or below the cross head a wrought iron horizontal beam\\nspans the entire channel ways of the compress; secured to this beam are two\\nupright rods which are fastened to the cross head, these rods being capable of\\nadjustment in the direction of their length, so as to adjust the horizontal beam\\nwithin certain vertical limits. Tliis beam is guided in its movement by guide-rods\\nsecured to the compress. Attached to this beam by means of brackets, and one\\ncontinuous pin or bolt, is a series of buckle holders, which are pivoted on the pin,\\nand are movable to and from the bale of cotton. The number of these buckle\\nholders is uniform with the number of channel ways in the platens of the com-\\npress. Movement of the steam piston gives a like unilbrm movement to the\\nbuckle holder beaui, which is always in a vertical [)lane. On a line with the hori-\\nzontal centre of the steam cylinder, and oue on each side of the cylinder, is pivoted\\nan oscillating beam, the pivots being secured to the main beam of the comj)ress\\nengine. The ends of these oscillating beams next to the steam cylinder are con-\\nnected by means of adjustable connecting rods with fork joints and pins to the\\noi posite ends of the cross head. The ends of the oscillating beams most remote\\nfrom the steam cylinder are connected by means of adjustable connecting rods\\nwith fork joints and pins to another horizontal wrought iron beam spanning the\\npress front, supported at the ends by guide-rods, similar to those supporting the\\nbuckle holder beam. The movement of this outer beam is in a vertical plane, but\\nin an opposite direction to that of the buckle holder beam, a downward movement\\nof one causing an upward movement of the other.\\nSecured to this outer beam is a series of gripper-, uniform in number with\\nthe buckle holders, the gripi ers standing immediately in front of the buckle\\nholders and moving in the same vertical i^lane.\\nThis movement of the buciile holder beam is alwaj^s coincident with that of the\\nsteam piston, but the movement of the outer or gripj)er beam relative to that of\\nthe buckle holder beam, is dependent upon the relative distances of then- connect\\ning rods from the fulcrum or pivot of the oscillating beam, and can be altered at\\nwill, provision being made for this purpose on the oscillating beams. Steam is\\nadmitted to and exhausted from either end of the cylinder alternately, by means\\nof a balanced piston valve under easy and perfect control of the operator.\\nThe great and principal feature of this invention is its superiority over the\\nold mode of pulling bauds by hand. There is, as we are all aware, a vast difference\\nbetween mechanical and ijhysical strength, and viewing the difference manifest in\\nthe appearance of a bale i^ressed with the assistance of the Triumph Puller and\\noue by hand, we were forcibly stiuck with an idea of the immensity of good\\nderived from the apx)liauce of the Puller. Another great feature is that the\\nmachine does away with all slacking after compressing caused by the rebound, and\\nturns out a bale unilbrm, compact and as hard as a rock. The compress used in", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "COTTON, 155\\nthe last experiment that we witnessed was one of the Goldinji- pattern, To-inch\\ncylinder, and at the time carrying one hundred and twenty pounds of steam. Tlie\\noperation of the machine is as follows: steam is admitted to the cylinder and the\\nbeams brought to their proper relative position, the buckle holders being in a line\\nwith the channel ways. The baud is secured to the Triumph Buckler in the\\nordinary manner, the opposite end of the band is passed the channel way around\\nthe bale through the bottom channel way, the free end being taken by the ojierator,\\nwho has already placed the buckle in its position in the buckle holder. He then\\npasses the free end of the band through the buckle and gripper simultaneously\\nand after drawing all the hand slack out of the band, he touches a little trigger\\nwhich instantaneously fastens the grip on the band, holding it there with a force\\nmore than equal to the limit of the strength of the band. The entire number of\\nhands to a bale having been subjected to a similar operation, steam is admitted to\\nthe upper end of the cylinder which forces the piston down, carries with it the\\nbuckle holders and their buckles, while the gripper beam, moving it in an opposite\\ndirection, carries through the buckle the free end of the band until all the slack in\\nthe bands is simultaneously drawn out; a reverse movement of the piston reverses\\nthe movement of the beams, and the strain being taken off the bands is thrown on\\nthe buckle, which, holding the slack in its positive grip, immediately turns over,\\ncarrying the band with it and locking it beyond danger of slip or breakage. The\\nwhole operation is extremely simple and expeditious, occupying only a few seconds\\nof time.\\nThe force applied to drawing slack out of the bands is equal to the steam pres-\\nsure, into the area of the piston on its top side (the piston rods being on the lower\\nside) divided by the number of bands used, less the friction of the engine and\\nparts, which is not beyond the average.\\nThe great work will tend to revolutionize the compressing of cotton, prove a\\nvast beneiit to shipbrokers and owners and in the mode of handling the commodity.\\nThe owners of this invention are energetic and enterprising gentlemen, who will\\nplace the advantages of the Puller before the public. Mr. Lewis Johnston, one of\\nthe most skilled machinists, has the manufacturing of this Puller. This gentleman,\\nwho was present at the testing of the machine, was perfectly satisfied with the\\nsuccess of his workmanship, and considers it perfectly competent to bear an\\nenormous strain. This invention turns out 60 to 70 bales an hour. The company\\nhave up to date received orders for eighteen Pullers, and several have been aj^plied\\nto our city presses, as their proprietors perceive that this piece of me(;h;iiiism will\\nnot only lessen the labor re iuired to perform their work, but economize time, and,\\nin fact, fill a want long felt by the cotton country.\\nBales of cotton must not only be compressed to their smallest possible size,\\nbut they must be fastened and held there and in this impoitant work no device\\nyet developed can compare in efhciency with the Triumph Puller and Buck-\\nler. Applied to cotton bales on the plantation, its buckle euables the steaiid)oat\\nor railroad to bring ten bales to market where five were only possible before; and\\napplied at the city compresses, it doubles the carrying capacity of ships. Mr,\\nWm. P. Hunt, a wealthy and influential citizen of Boston, wlio has always taken\\na deep interest in the development of the industries of our section, imjtressed with\\nthe great facilities given to the handling and ship])ing of cotton by these inven-\\ntions, is president of the company, which, with large means and all recpiisite appli-\\nances, is now prepared to till all orders promptly.\\nCol. Thomas H. Hunt, who has been for many years identified with the cotton\\nbusiness of New Orleans, is manager of the company, flis long business experi-\\nence, well known ability and uniform courtesy, eminently qualil y him for this\\nresponsible position.\\nMr. J. J. Garrard, another of our old and highl^. esteemed citizens, is the\\nlocal agent.\\nThe office of the company is at No. 47 Carondelet street, where all desired\\ninformation will be cheerfiilly^given.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "ilSl\\nONLY the Medical, Law, and Agricultural Departments of the University have\\nbeen put in operation. The first was founded in 1834, under the title of\\nthe Medical College of Louisiana; but in 1845, the success and fame of the College\\ninduced the State Convention to establish, by the Constitution, a ITniversity in\\nNew Orleans, and to constitute the Medical College as then organized the Medical\\nDepartment of the University. The founders of the College, who also constituted\\nits lirst faculty, were\\nDr. Thomas Hunt, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology Dr. John Harrison,\\nAdjunct Demonstrations in Anatomy by Dr. Chas. A. Luzenburg, Professor of\\nSurgery Dr. J. Munroe Mackie, Professor of Practice Dr. T. Ingalls, Professor\\nof Chemistry Dr. Aug. H. Cenas, Professor of Obstetrics Dr. E. Bathurst Smith,\\nProfessor of Materia Medica.\\nProfessor Hunt, the Dean, delivered the tirst introductory lecture in the pres-\\nence of the friends of the undertaking and a few medical students. At the close\\nof the hrst session eleven students had matriculated, which was deemed a cause of\\ncongratulation. During the hrst session. Dr. Harrison was unable, on account of\\npersonal sickness, to perform his duties, and Dr. Warren Stone demonstrated\\nanatomy. Dr. E. H. Barton was substituted for Dr. Smith, who withdrew from the\\niaculty before the session began. Of these nine gentlemen, not one is left. Dr.\\nt!enas, who was the latest survivor, having died lately.\\nBy means of appropriations made by the State from time to time,, the institu-\\ntion is furnished with all the appliances necessary for thorough courses of instruc-\\ntion in all the branches taught. Its Medical Museum contains the only complete\\nset, in this country, of wax models, from the Academy of Anatomy at FJorence,\\nand has been recently enri(;hed by valuable additions in comparative anatomy ami\\nAmerican archaeology from the collections of Professor Joseph Jones, M.D.\\nThe three buildings belonging to these departments occujiy the entire\\nfronton the south side of Common street, between Baronne and Dryades, and\\niorm the handsomest group of public edifices in the city.\\nTiie i)resent organization is as follows\\nPresident of the University Hon. Kandell Hunt, LL.D.\\nAdministrators Ex-Oeficio F. T. Nicholls, Governor of Louisiana; lion.\\nT. Manning, Chief Justice of Louisiana; Hon. Isaac W. Pattou, Mayor of the\\ncity of New Orleans; Alfred Moulton, Thomas A. Adams, Hon. N. H. liigutor, W.\\nI*]. Seymour, 1). C. Labatt, John H. Kennard.\\nMedkae Faculty T. G. Eichardson, M.I)., Dean of the Faculty; Ernest\\nS. Lewis, M.D., Professor of General aud Clini(jal Obstetrics and Diseases of\\nWomen and Children T. G. Eichardson, M.D., Professor of General and Clinical\\nSurgery Samuel Logan, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Clinical Surgeiy\\nSamuel M. Bemiss, M.D,, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine and\\nClinical Medicnie; Stanford E. Chaille, M.D., Professor of Phj^siology and Patho-\\nlogical Anatomy John B. Elliot, M.D., Professor of Materia Medica, Therapeutics\\nand (Uinical Medicine; Joseph Jones, M.D., Professor of Chemistry; A. B. Miles,\\nMA)., Demonstrator of Anatomy Edward Harrison, M.D., Lecturer on Diseases\\nof the Eye.\\nLaw Department Carleton Hunt, Dean of the Faculty Hon. EandeU\\nHunt, Professor of Constitutional Law, Commercial Law and the Law of Evidence;\\nThomas J. Semmes, Professor of Civil Law Hon. Carleton Hunt, Professor of\\nAdmiralty and International Law William Francis Mellen, Professor of Comnuui\\nLaw and Equity Jurisprudence.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "PMYISICIAFIS.\\nDR, JOSEPH N. FOLWELL.\\n157\\nOne of the most untoward drawbacks to biographical literature is, that the\\npersons who figure in it most prominently are, usually, those who are the least\\nworthy of laudatory notice. The world s real benefactox s, those whose deeds are\\npurest and most deserving of commendation have, as a rule, a peculiar repugnance\\nto letting the public know the secrets and aims of their lives, and shun the admir-\\nation or observation of their fellow-men, as if it were an evil to be avoided.\\nTo this retiring, but truly illustrious class of men, the subject of this sketch\\nbelongs, and our short and imperfect notice of his career is attributable only to the\\nmodesty of Dr. Folwell, who is extremely reticent in speaking of himself.\\nThis very successful and eminent practitioner is a native of this city.\\nHis father was a Quaker of the fine old Pennsylvania stock, his mother of French\\norigin from the island of St. Thomas. The father died of yellow fever in 1829.\\nFrom his earliest youth Dr. I olwell liad all the advantages which well directed\\ninstruction an l daily intcrcouise witli an intelligent and refined home circle\\ncould give.\\nHe was liberally educated at Danville Centre College in Kentucky, an Alma\\nMater which has given to our country many men of note in tlie professions, letters,\\nand politics.\\nHe graduated in 184 from Jefferson Medical College, IMiiladelphia, an insti-\\ntution long before famous for the erudition and proficiency of its faculty, and\\nwhich has graduated more students than any other college of medicine in the coun-\\ntry. In the same year he commenced practice in his native city, and from the very\\nbeginning took the rank among his fellow-workers in the art of healing which he\\nnow holds, that of an honored and esteemed, trusted and competent physician.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "158\\nKEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nIn 1862, Dr. Folwell married Miss Kina Seraraes, daughter of Gen. B. B. Sem-\\nmes, a Sontliern lady of ^reat refinement and intelligence.\\nHe was elected to the ])ositiou of coroner on the Fusion ticket in 1872 and, it\\nis needless to say. fulfilled the dnries of that office with the capability and good\\njudgment which lie V)rlngs to bear on all his undertakings.\\nDr. Folwell s prominence in the pursuits of his profession, is so well known to\\nthe people of this city and State, that it would be an unmeaning compliment to\\ndwell upon it here. He has been through all the yellow fevei- epidemics since\\n1849, never having absented himself from the city during their terrible course, and\\nhas the satisfaction of knowing that he is oue of the few physicians who have been\\nnotably succsssful m the treatment of that dreaded disease, and that, his diagnosis\\nof any doubtful case under special consideraion, has always been accepted as\\nreliable.\\nFrom early influence, a comprehensive education, and a generous-minded na-\\nture. Dr. Folwell is expanded in his feelings, ;i liberal in his views, and thoroughly\\nrefined in all his habits and tastes; a gentleman who, in public and private life, is\\nsans peur. et sans reproche.\\nJAMES G. BELDEN, M D,\\nn the medical profession of our city, there is no name more favorably accepted\\nthat of this respected and trusted gentleiua-n, who ibr thirty-two years has\\nIn\\nthan that ot tins respec... ......^i^vi ^v...nv ....i-i,, \u00e2\u0080\u009e..w\\nministered among all classes and degrees of our people.\\nDr. Belden is of old revolutionary stock. His father was one of the earliest\\nsettlers of the State of New York, having moved to the Empire State when many", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "PHYSIGIAN^S. 159\\nof its DOW large cities were in their iufaucy, and there was not even a log cabin\\nwhere poi ulous and thriving Rochester now stands. He tells of a continned resi-\\ndence and possession on the part of his father s and mother s families not very otteu\\nmet with among Americans. They lived on and owned their respective farms for\\nover two hundred years.\\nDr. Belden was born in Moscow, New York, September li2d, 1822. He first\\nstudied medicine with Dr. Winslow Lewis, in Boston, afterwards with Dr. John A.\\nWhittaker, ot New York, and graduated from the College of Physicians and Sur-\\ngeons of that city, in 1846. He settled in Mobile, Alabama, in the fall of the same\\nyear, and in the following autumn, 1817, removed to New Orleans, where, with\\noccasional short absences, he has*resided ever since, employed in the active and\\narduous duties enjoined by his profession. A glance at the dates in this sketch,\\nwill tell that Dr. Belden has been in New Orleans during the periods of the worst\\nyellow fever epidemics, and the records of his long practice show that in the treat-\\nment of this disease, so terribly fraught with danger to the patient, and, from its\\ndiversity of symptoms, often so puzzling to the attending physician, he has been in a\\nvery unusual degree successful in savi ng life. He has a very extensive and lucrative\\ngeneral field of labor, numbering among his patients a great many of the wealthiest\\nand most refined families in our city. Among the i oor and middle classes. Dr.\\nBelden has made hosts of friends, not alone by the success which he has had as\\ntheir j)hysician, but also through that courteous and kind bearing which ever\\ndistinguishes the true gentleman.\\nAlthough, never an ardent i^olitician, he was elected State Treasnrer in 1864,\\nserved his full term and retired from office in the enjoyment of the same self-respect\\nand confidence of his constituents, which he possessed when he entered upon the\\nduties of his position, no charge of peculation being brought against him, although,\\nin those days, there was a million lying idle in the treasury. The doctor is still\\nin the prime of life, and apparently has many more years of usefulness before him.\\nHe is j)ossessed of an interesting and accomplished family, wife, two sons and\\nfour daughters, and has the pleasure of knowing that he is honored and esteemed\\nat home and abroad, as friend and counsellor, a worthy citizen and reliable med-\\nical practitioner.\\nS. M. ANGELL, M.D.\\nThis very successful hoinoiopathic practitioner, son of Dr. Itichard Angell,\\nlately deceased, and Honor Goodrich, was born in Jefferson county, Miss., August\\n2d, 1833.\\nHe began the study of medicine, under his father, in Huntsville, Alabama,\\nJanuary, 1853. Attended his first course of medical lectures in the Electical\\nMedical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, during the winter of 1854-5, and his second in\\nthe Medical Department of the University of Louisiana allopathic during the\\nsession of 1855-6. During the winter of 1856-7, Dr. Angell attended the Penn-\\nsylvania Homoeopathic Medical College in Philadel])hia, where he received the\\ndegree of Medical Doctor, March 1, 1857. He immediately returned to New Or-\\nleans and entered into the practice of his profession in connection with his eminent\\nfather, with whom he was associated for eighteen years, gaining daily, through his\\nsuccessful system of treatment, a wider and wider field of labor and a more exten-\\nded and enviable reputation.\\nDr. S. M. Angell s flame is now a well and favorably known one. He has had\\na large experience, especially in diseases of women and children, in the treatment\\nof which he has achieved an almost unparalleled success. He has had charge of\\nthe Seventh Street Protestant Orphans Home for twelve years. The books of this\\ninstitution show that in 1867, Dr. Angell had forty -four cases of yellow fever among", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "lt)0\\nN^IJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe children and adults of the home, not one of which 2)r on ed fatal, while the record\\nof his treatment of other diseases, is equally gratify in j\u00c2\u00bb\\nDr. Angell is still a severe and close student, givhig intelligent attention to\\nwhatever new is advanced, theoretic or i)ractical, in relation to the develojjment\\nof medicine. His habits are those of strict temperance, and unwearying observa-\\ntion which, combined with an earnest interest in all who seek him professionally,\\nand the happy facility which he i)ossesses of making his patients his friends, have\\nwon for him a widespread and desirable busiuess and social standing, and placed\\nDr. Angell, but now in the prime of life, far on the highway of success and fame.\\nWILLIAM COLE HARRISON, Ph. D.,\\nIs descended on the father s side from the Harrison family, of Virginia, of which\\nWm. Henry Harrison was an illustrious member, and his maternal grandfather,\\nJohn Q. Talbot was one of the seven Americans wounded at the battle of New\\nOrleans, which resulted in Jackson s brilliant victory. William Cole Harrison was\\nborn in East Feliciana parish, Louisiana, on the 15th of August, 184:1. He\\n(;ame to New Orleans in 185(5, and from that date until he joined the Southern\\narmy, he was a clerk with several of the leading drug houses of the city. He left\\nwith the Crescent Regiment for Shiloh, in answer to a call of G-en. Beauregard\\nfor troops. He was one of the ninety days men, but as he jokingly states the\\ncase, he lost about three years and a half fooling around Tennessee and Georgia,\\nfollowing the fortunes of G-ens. Beauregard, Bragg, Johnson and Hood a i)ortion\\nof this time he was an assistant to medical purveyor of Hardee s Corps.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "PHYSIGIAN^S.\\n161\\nOu the 14:tli of August, 1864, Mr. Harrison was married to Miss Lattuer, of\\nChattanooga, Tenn., at Tobotton, Ga.\\nHe was paroled at Macon, Ga., May 27, 1805, by Gen, Wilson s Cavalry, and\\nat the time was suffering from a severe wonnd received in front of Atlanta, some\\ntime previous.\\nOu his return to New Orleans in 18( 5, Mr. Harrison took a position as clerk\\nin Hasting s drug store, where he remained until February 1, 1800, when he suc-\\nceeded Mr. Thomas Clark in the drug store corner Magazine and Thalia streets.\\nIn March, 1809, he graduated at the New Orleans School of Medicine, with the\\ndegree of Doctor of Pharmacy. In 1871, he built his present store, which is on\\nthe corner of the same streets, opposite the store he bought from (31ark.\\nWith his usual luck, Harrison was caught in the July riot of 1806. He was\\npassing Mechanics Institute when the firing commenced, but fortunately escaped\\nwithout injurN In the White League movement, and all other efforts to obtain a\\ngovernment of the people for our State, he has taken an active part, serving on\\nthe memorable 14th September, L874, and during the four months in the begin-\\nning of 1877, which resulted in the establishment of the NichoUs government.\\nBy care, accuracy, promptness and strict attention to the purity of medicines\\ndispensed, he has secured the confidence of the leading physicians and the public\\nin general, and through fair dealing has accumulated considerable of the goods\\nof this world, and may be said to be well fixed. The future is full of promise\\nfor him, and he has the best wishes of a host of friends that his brightest prospects\\nmay be fully realized.\\n21", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "BANKS AND BANKERS,\\nNEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.\\nThis institution was organized for business June 1st, 1872, and, although the\\nproject was not at first re(;eived with favor, its admirable workings have demon-\\nstrated its usefulness, and at present, every banking institution in the city, with\\none exception, belongs to it.\\nPreviously, tlie exchanges were made by the banks individually, the messen-\\ngers going from bank to bank, thus consuming much valuable time, besides run-\\nning risks of loss from delay and other causes. The clearings amount, daily, on an\\naverage the year round, to about one and a half millions of dollars, while the\\nbalances are less than two hundred thousand dollars. By the aid of the Clearing\\nHouse, the exchanges are all completed before ten o clock, and each bank knows\\nexactlj?^ where it stands at the commencement of the day s business.\\nMr. Isaac JST. Maynard is the manager of the Clearing House, and was its\\noriginal projector. He is an old and highly-esteemed citizen, and combines in a\\nhigh degree the sterling qualities necessary in so responsible a position. The offi-\\ncers of the Clearing House are: President, Jos. H. Oglesby, President Louisiana\\nNational Bank A ice-President, Samuel H. Kennedy, President State National\\nBank; Manager, Isaac N. Maynard; Committee of Management, Carl Kohn,\\nPresident Union Bank John C. Morris, President C^anal Bank E. L. Carriere,\\nPresident Citizens Bank.\\nThe following is a list of the banks of our city\\nN. O. Caual and Banking Company, capital $1,000,000\\nLouisiana National Bank, 1,000,000\\nState National Bank, u 425,000\\nNew Orleans National Bank. 200,000\\nGermania National Bank, 300,00(i\\nUnion National Bank, 250,000\\nMutual National Bank, 300,000\\nHibernian National Bank, 400,000\\nCitizens Bank, 1,500,000\\nPeople s Bank, 300,000\\nSAMUEL H. KENNEDY.\\nFor over a quarter of a century no name has stood higher in our commercial\\nand monied interests, or been more highly esteemed in social life, than that which\\nheads this article. Mr. Kennedy comes from an old and intellectual New England\\nstock, having been born in Massachusetts in the year 1816. A farmer s son, he\\nreceived in early youth the training common to most farmers sons, going to school\\nduring the winter months, and assisting in tilling the soil during the summer.\\nHis aptitude in the studies of his village school induced his father to promise to\\nfultill the dream of those early days by sending him to Harvard College, at Cam-\\nbridge, where his oldest brother graduated in 1820. But the death of his parents\\ndestroyed this hope, and at the age of sixteen years he left school, and became\\nthereafter the architect of his own fortunes how well he has performed his\\npart, his fellow-citizens of New Orleans will testify. Conscientious devotion to the\\nwork before him, economy and close imnlitiation, with a strict adherence to one", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "BAJ^KS AND BANKERS.\\n163\\nrule a maxim that always brings success to confine his private expenses to an\\namonnt within his income have brought a well-merited reward, both in a stock\\nof worldly goods, and the confidence and esteem of those who know him,\\nMr, Kennedy s first business experience was in a wholesale grocery in Boston,\\nwhere he remained until 1835, when he turned his steps westward, arriving- in\\nAlton, 111,, in December of that year. Here for two years he filled the position of\\nbook-keeper in a dry goods store, and then embarked in the wholesale grocery\\nbusiness, A threatened pulmonary disease warned him to seek a wanner climate,\\nand in 1843 he commenced bnsiness in New Orleans, as a member of the firm of\\nKennedy Foster, Western Comnn ssion and E^roduce merchants. This firm was\\ndissolved in 1850 by the death of Mr, Foster, and continued under the title of S, H.\\nKennedy Co, for 21 years, AVe doubt if any other firm in onr city has con-\\ntinued so long under one name, Mr. Kennedy tlien resolved to devote his capital\\nto the cotton interests, and the present well known and highly esteemed firm of\\nPayne, Kennedy Co, was formed, sncceeding and continuing the business of one\\nof the oldest and most influential cotton factorage houses in our city.\\nBefore the war, the Louisiana State Bank wms one of the leading monied insti-\\ntutions of the Union, and for many years Mr, Keiniedy was one of the most active\\nand attentive of its Directors. TJie disasters of the war were severely felt by this\\ninstitution, but under able management all its liabilities were i)aid. In 1870,\\nwhen the bank was in such a cripi)led condition that a li([uidation of its aftairs\\nseemed inevitable, at the urgent recpiest of the sto(;kholders, Mr. Keiniedy became\\nits President and took charge of its affairs. The name of the institution was\\nchanged to the State National Bank, and under the jndicions administration of Mr,\\nKennedy, it has regained its old renown as one of the most conservative, solid and\\nleliable banks of the country.\\nMr, Kennedy has been one of the most active members of the Chamber of\\nCommerce of New Orleans, and was its Pressident for several years. In all move-\\nments tor the public good, whereby the prosperity and influence of our city may\\nbe advanced, he is a willing and active cooperator.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "164\\nN UW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nCARL KOHN.\\nThis gentleman is president of that staunch fiscal institution, the Union\\nNational Bank.\\nHe is a financier of great ability, and under his management the Union\\nNational Bank has met with marked success, and gained a high standard of\\npopularity and confidence with our leading merchants.\\nMr. Kohn possesses nuh fatigable indnstry and assidnity, combine l witli\\nnative politeness and c()nrtc(ms demeanor, which qnalitics have rendered him a\\nuniversal favorite in the commercial and social circle in wiiicli he moves, and made\\nhis name a synonym of all those qnalities of head and heart which belong to the\\ntrue gentleman.\\nISAAC N. MAYNARD.\\nThe subject of this notice was born in the town of Guilford, 8tate of Connecticut,\\non the 24th of September, 1(S12. His family, removing while he was yet an infant,\\nto the headwaters of the Left Fork of the Niantic river, situated in the town of\\nWaterford, New London county, the seat of his maternal ancestry, (the Beck-\\nwiths his early reminiscences are confined to that locality until he had attained\\nhis 18th year.\\nAt that time he visited New York and commenced his mercantile life with the\\nfirm of Roman, Watson Co., a branch of the large wholesale dry goods firm of\\nBabcock, Gardiner Co., Chartres street. New Orleans. His education was\\nobtained in the common schools of his native town. His fathers family were dis-\\ntinguished for their literars^ attainments and knowledge of music, and on the", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "BAWK8 AKD BANKERS.\\n165\\nmaternal side for their enterprise and mechanical skill in the art of shipbuilding,\\nthe head-waters (both forks) of the Niantic being famous for the shipyards of\\nthe Beckwith s, as early as the commencement of the present century.\\nFour of his uncles (Beckwiths) in the prime of life, emigrated to Louisville,\\nKy., and there became the pioneers of steamboat building, and commanding\\ntheir own boats in the trade between that city and Xew Orleans. Their memories\\nare held in deserved esteem by old residents in both cities to this day.\\nOur young aspiran t, for a life of adventure, remained four years with his\\nemployers in New York. But yearning for the glorious West and South, the\\nhome of his adventurous uncles, in the spring of 1834, he accepted a position as\\nbook-keeper in the country store of Burne \u00c2\u00bbJc Burnside, situated in tlie town of\\nUnion, Monroe county, Va. With them he remained till December, 1834, and\\nthen took his departure for the Ohio river, en route to Louisville, Ky., and\\nIsTew Orleans, arriving in the latter city on the 1st of January, 1835.\\nIn the commercial house of his brother (Calvin) he remained, until the spring of\\n1837, when the Virginia house of Burne Burnside (John Burnside being the\\nresident active partner), removed to New Orleans, in tlu fall of 183G, when he again\\nentered their servi(;e as book-keeper, and so remained for the space of four years.\\nIn 1841, he was elected general book-keeper of the Bank of Louisiana, and, in\\n1842, cashier of the branch of that bank at St. Francisville, La. He married in\\n1846, the eldest daughter of Dr. Henry Baines (Mary E. Baines). Eight children\\nwere born to them, but only three survive at this writing (July, 1879), two sons\\nand a daughter.\\nThe branches of the Bank of Louisiana, having been withdrawn hj consent of\\nthe Legislature of Louisiana, and liquidated in 1850, he turned his entire atten-\\ntion to cotton and sugar planting in the Parish of West Feliciana, pursuing the\\ncalling with his wonted energy and never-flagging industry. The seasons proving", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "166 N^EW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nunpropitious on the uplands, for sugar-cane especially, he removed to the Parish of\\nIberville (Bayou Marangoiu) in the fall of 1800, and settled a plantation in the\\nmidst of the primeval forests of cane-brake and towering oaks.\\nIn the spring of 1801, the cival war broke out, and in 1862 the whole of the\\nwest side of the Mississippi was under water for four successive years, destroying\\nevery vestige of the most promising crops of cane, cotton and corn.\\nThese calamities, together with the final loss of all his slave property (in 1805)\\ninduced him to remove his family back to the Parish of West Feliciana, La., and\\ntry his luck again at cotton planting under the new system of hired labor. One\\nyear satisfied him there was no money in it, and he quit. Lying on his oars, he\\nbegan to sing his thoughts in verse, ior the first hme, and having nothing else to\\ndo, continued his song-writing until the spring of 1872, off and on, as time and\\nthe spirit moved.\\nIn March, 72, he visited New Orleans for employment, and finding a general\\nexpression among bankers, favorable to the establishment of a Clearing House\\nto facilitate the daily exchanges between them, he was solicited to undertake the\\ntask of its creation and organization. This he accomplished by dint of intelligence\\nand industry, and on the Ist June, 1872, the New Orleans Clearing House was\\nfirst opened to business with Isaac N. Maynard as its first manager. He is still its\\nmanager.\\nMr. Maynard is the author of the charter of the Factor s Warehouse Bank, an\\ninstitution the success of which will be of vast assistance to the commerce of New\\nOrleans.\\nAt the age of 00 years, he still looks as if he were good for a decade or two\\nyet, as his portrait testifies, of energy and usefulness to his family, and to his fellow-\\nmen.\\nHis poetical works number more than tiventy volumes (manuscri])t) many of\\nhis poems have been published in the journals of the day, andhave met with warm and\\nwell merited praise. The peculiarity of his writings (poetry) and hence their popu-\\nlarity, lies in the power with which he touches the tenderest and most sacred emo-\\ntions of the human heart. We hope that some day, not tar distant, his works\\nmay be given to the world, a living history of the times and trials endured, and the\\nyearnings and hopes and fears of every trne Southern heart, during the years that\\ntried men s souls, in the gallant but unfortunate South. He has sung her woes,\\nhe has sung her joys, may he live long to sing her glory and renown.\\nMICHAEL FRANK.\\nThis well known citizen was born in the town of Shultz, Alsace, France, and\\ncame to Louisiana when quite young, embarking in business in Ouachita Parish.\\nIn 1848 Mr. Frank was married to Miss Moses, of this city, and afterwards\\nsettled in Clinton, where he was in business until 1804. In this year Mr. Frank\\nremoved to New Orleans, and at once became one of our most enterprising, ener-\\ngetic and public-spirited merchants. He i)urchased the stock and good-will of the\\nwell known crockery and queensware house of Bowles Judson.\\nThis business he conducted with marked ability and success until 1872, when\\nhe disposed of his interest to Messrs Stratton Mayer, and became the President\\nof the Metropolitan Bank.\\nThe present flourishing condition of this bank is mainly due to the careful\\nmanagement, long business experience, and great financial capacity of Mr. Frank.\\nIts dividends have been large and regular since he assumed control of its affairs,\\nand as a consequence, the stock is seldom offered for sale, but when offered,\\nreadily commands a handsome premium.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "NEW ORLEANS DENTAL COLLEGE.\\n167\\nMr. Frank was President of the Congregation of Temple Sinai from 1872 to\\n1874, and was again elected to that intinential position in 1877, and has been\\nreelected every year since. He has taken an active j)art in the gnidance and\\nmaintenance of those most charitable institutions, the Jewish Widows and\\n^4cA^c .je^^\\nOrphans Home and the Touro Infirmary. Mr. Frank is esteemed as a man of\\nsterling- integrity, liberal and enlightened views, cautious yet enterprising in busi-\\nness, and generous in all worthy charitable movements attributes that haxe\\ngained him the respect and esteem of all classes of his fellow-citizens.\\nNEW ORLEANS DENTAL COLLEGE.\\nFor the advancement of science in their i^rofessiou, and to give to young men\\ndesiring to enter it, an opportunity for study and improvement, a number of the\\nleading dental surgeons of our city, combined and established the Xew Orleans\\nDental College. The institution has been admirably conducted, and meets in a\\nlarge degree the designs of its founders.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "168\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLU8TBATEJD.\\nJ. R WALKER, D. D S\\nDr. J. K. Walker was boru in the beautiful valley of Crroton, Thompkins\\ncounty, Xew York, August 7, 1830, of parents who were of families distinguished\\nfor intelligence, learning and integrity. Several of his relations have been emi-\\nnent as teachers, others as ministers, legislators, physicians and authors. The\\nfather s family being one of the oldest and largest in the South, of old Maryland\\nstock, while the mother s family were among the early settlers of New England,\\nboth coming over in the sixteenth century.\\nIn 1834, the family moved to the State of Michigan, where the son early man-\\nifesting a strong desire for knowledge, and becoming a devoted student, acquired\\nthe rudiments of a good education, for which the excellent schools of the city of\\nFlint lurnished ample facilities.\\nHis 17th year was spent in teaching and studying in Illinois. Here also he\\nbegan the study of dentistry, which he continued the following year at Albion,\\nMich., while attending the academy at that place.\\n^^^^7^, /v^^i^^^C^^^Sr^\\nThe next year he took a finishing course with Dr. Foster, of Jackson, Mich.,\\nwho was one of the best dentists of that day. Although prc\u00c2\u00bbnounced competent to\\npractice, his disposition to be as thorough as possible, led him to visit the Eastern\\ncities, where, becoming accpiainted with the best operators of that day, he was\\nable to familiarize himself with the latest improvements in the jirogressive pro-\\nfession which he had chosen.\\nIn order to improve himself in general science and literature, he entered ui)on\\na course of study at Antioch College, Ohio whence, in 1854, he went to the State of\\nTexas, where he enjoyed four years of lucrative practice.\\nComing to New Orleans in 1858, he soon took rank among the first operators\\nof this city in both departments of his profession a position which he has steadily\\nmaintained.\\nAt the outbreak of war between the States, he was among the earliest to vol-", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "DENTISTS. 1(10\\nunteer bis services as a Confederate soldier, serving the canse with his character-\\nistic zeal to the last hour of the conflict, and gaining the reputation of a cool, daring\\nand reliable scout.\\nBeing paroled at Jackson, Miss., after the surrender of Gen. Lee, he returned\\nto New Orleans and resumed the practice of his profession.\\nJn May, 1861, Dr. Walker married Miss Camille Viavant, a highly accom-\\nplished and most excellent lady of this city, whose death occurred a few mouths\\nlater, w hile he was absent on duty as a soldier.\\nAugust 7, 1865, he married Miss Jeanie Mort, a lady of English parentage, of\\nrefinement and education. Mrs. Walker is well-known, in literary circles, as a\\nforcible and fluent waiter of well-considered essays and contributions, showing\\nmuch study and research also as an able and ready book-reviewer. She is the au-\\nthor of the life of the brave and heroic Capt. Joseph Fry. Five interesting and\\npromising children are the fruits of their union.\\nOutside of his profession. Dr. Walker s favorite i)ursuit is that of science. In\\n1806 he was elected a Fellow of the New Orleans Academy of Sciences, and in\\n869 accomi)anied Professor Hilyard in making a Geological Eeconnoissance of the\\nState of Louisiana, under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences. In 1870 he\\nbecame a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,\\nand in 1875 a Fellow of tJie same body, in whose annual meetings he takes great\\ninterest. As an occasional lecturer and writer of articles on professional or other\\nsubjects, his productions have been uiarked by a vein of strong common sense,\\nthat commanded the attention of hearers and readers.\\nThe esteem in which Dr. Walker is held by his confr\u00c2\u00ab res in the den al pro-\\nfession, is best evidenced by the numerous positions of responsibility and honor\\nwhich he has occupied.\\nIn 1857 he became a member of the Mississippi Valley Dental Association in\\nl. 70 and 1871 he was Vice-President of the American Dental Association; in 1875\\nhe was President of the Southern Dental Association. He has been one of the\\nRegents of the Maryland Dental College since the foundation of that institution.\\nIn 1876 he Avas elected Professor of Operative Dental Surgery in the New Orleans\\nDental College. His lectures, always extempore, rarely even using notes, are\\neminently practical and to the point thoroughly systematic, lucid and clear, ami his\\ninstructions command the unwearied attention of his class, in whose memories\\nthey are indelibly fixed.\\nFor more than a decade Dr. Walker has generally represented the dental pro-\\nfession of New Orleans in the various national associations, and by this frequent\\nintercourse with the leading dentists of the whole country, has kept himself\\nthoroughly posted in all that is new and valuable, enabling him to be always\\namong the first to introduce in New Orleans the recent improvements in methods,\\nmaterials and appliances.\\nFor a number of years i)ast he has taken strong grounds against the destruc-\\ntive use of the file in separating teeth, and was one of the earliest to introduce the\\nstyle of contour-fillings, with gold or other materials, and restoring the natural\\nform of the tooth. Always opposed to the extraction of teeth where there is any\\nchance of saving them, and, early devoting his serious attention to the sul)je(;t of\\ntreating and restoring dead and ulcerated teeth, he has met with the most com-\\nplete success in this specialty.\\nIn 1866, Dr. Walker became a member of Merchants Lodge, of the I. O. O. F.,\\nand soon after joined Hobah Encampment. Passing rapidly through the official\\nchairs of the Order, he became the Grand Patriarch of the State of Louisiana in 1871.\\nToo closely devoted to his profession to take an active interest in politics,\\nthough a bitter enemy to fraud and corruption, and voting always to the best of\\nhis knowledge for the right man in the right place, regardless of politics or\\ncreed deeply interested in all matters pertaining to science and literature, and .i\\npersistent advocate of hygienic and sanitary reform liberal in his religious views\\ncourteous and genial in his manners Dr. Walker is a general favorite with all who\\nknow him, and, with his esteemed and accomplished wife, is a welcome guest in\\nsocial and literary circles.\\n22", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "170\\nJOJTT ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nCHARLES P. ANGELL, D D. S.\\nThis gentleman, a sou ot the ]ate Dr. Eicliard Aiigell, was horn in Louisville,\\nKy., on the 25tli of July, 1848.\\nHe came to this city in 1855. After a thorough course of studies, he gradu-\\nated as a dentist in 1871.\\nWM\\nHe was associated with his brother. Gen. John G. Angell, and upon the death\\nof that eminent soldier-citizen, succeeded him in business as a dental surgeon.\\nDr. Chas. P. Angell is one of the most scientific members of his profession,\\nand enjoys a large and coustantly-growing i)ractice.\\nJAMES SPENCER KNAPP, D. D. S.\\nThe subject of this sketch has attained an enviable reputation as a prac-\\ntitioner and a teacher of the dental profession, so that his opinion of diseased con-\\nditions of the mouth and teeth is held in high esteem by those who pursue the\\ndental art.\\nHis ancestry shows that he is a mixture of German, French and Scotch.\\nHis father. Dr. Colby Knapj), i)ractised medicine till ripe old age in Guilford\\nCentre, Chenango County, New York, at which place this gentleman, his son, was\\nborn, ]Jecend)er 4th, 1824. His mother, Lucinda Murray, was a direct descendant\\nfrom a titled lady of France, whose maiden name was Julie De Cavalrie. Her\\nfather, Elihu Murray, held a captain s (commission in the Anunicau army under\\nits great leader, General Washington, to whom, in tigure and face, he is said to\\nhave borne a striking resemblance.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "BUNTISTS.\\n171\\nThe part of couutry in which Dr. Knapp s boyhood was passed is one of\\nremarkably beautiful and picturesque scenery. Here he obtained a good educa-\\ntion, and had some experience in teachini;^, which he found of great service to him\\nwhen, after practising- dentistry in Kew Orleans for a period of years, he became\\nProfessor of Theory and Practice in the New Orleaus Dental College. He was\\none of the founders of this institution, of which he was the dean for eight years.\\nHis style of lecturing to the dental classes, is marked as being easy and compre-\\nhensible, well adapted to bringing the difficult subjects of dental i^hysiology within\\nthe scope of their understanding.\\nHaving pursued a partial course of medicine with his father, and then having\\nacquired an excellent knowledge of dentistry, in which he has been a methodical\\nreader and investigator, and being i assessed of a high degree of manipulative\\nskill, he has undoubtedly well earned the reputation whi(;li his confreres readily\\naccord to him in the active i)ractice of his favorite profession, in which he occupies\\nhis daily life. The poor are never turned away from his office their lack of means\\nto pay for operations never being taken into consideration by the doctor, who\\nalways serves them professionally^ with courtesy and consideration.\\nHis practice among the rich and refined classes is extensive and lucrative.\\nHe came to New Orleaus in the fall of 1845, where he has ever since resided.\\nIn 1849 he married Miss Emily A. Scott, an accomplished and beautiful lady\\nof his native county in New York a lady of excellent mind, and whose literary\\ntastes and abilities are unquestioned by those who were so fortunate as to know\\nher.\\nThere are six living children, the fruits of this marriage. Two of his sons,\\nDrs. James Rollo Knapp and Colby Dickinson Knapp, are now practising den-\\ntistry in this city.\\nDr. James S. Knapp, of whom we write, was, for the usual term of one year.\\nPresident of the Southern Dental Association, also for the same period President", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0179.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "172\\nNJ^W ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nof the New Orleans ])eiital Association, and is now President of the Louisiana\\nfc5rate Dental Society. and has always been forward to promote anything tending-\\nto tlie elevation or improvement of his profession.\\nFREDERICK HOPKINS KNAPP, D. D. S.\\nThe subject of this sketch was born May 17, 1815, in Guilford, Cheuango\\ncounty, N^ew York. From his earliest youth, he had unusually good advantages\\nfor securing a line education, and exhibited remarkable facility for ac(]uiring the\\ndead languages, in which he became an adept. His studj^ was in the law office of\\nhis brother-in-law, the lamous United States Senator, Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson,\\nand from the books of the fine and extensive library of this gentleman, as well as\\nfrom associations with famous people who visited the statesman, he gathered a\\nvast fund of knowledge and acquaintance that has served him well in the career\\nthat has given him fortune and fame.\\n^^y7/^ yt^c^^,^^\\nAt the age of fourteen, his attention was directed to the science of dental\\nsurgery, which profession was then in its infancy, and from the zeal he displayed\\nto become proficient in its detail, and the success which attended his operations,\\nwhile he was yet a school boy, he attracted much attention.\\nHis father being a prominent physician, imparted to the son nnich informa-\\ntion that proved very advantageous to him. In this connection, and to perfect\\nhimself as much as possible in the medical and surgical knowledge and practice\\nwhich he thought necessary to his profession, in 1h34 he attended lectures in the\\nMedical College of New York.\\nIn 1835 he located in Baltimore and remained until 1810, during which time\\nlie was a very successful practitioner. In the latter year, he married and removed", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0180.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "DENTISTtS.\\n173\\nto New Orleans, where he quickly gained a large and lucrative practice and well\\ndeserved honors.\\nIn 1842, he went to Havana, and presented himself before the medical profes\\nsors of the Eoyal University of Havana for examiuation and received diploma-\\nIn 1814, he returned to New Orleans, aud though also engaged successfully in\\nplanting, yet he devoted himself specially to his profession, and has continued to\\nenjoy a tine practice that for success and the genius he has displayed, made his\\nname famous throughout every portion of this country.\\nHe is now one of the oldest dental i ractitioners in the Houth, and enjoys the\\nhonorable distinction of being the President of the New Orleans Dental College.\\nThe specific knowledge that this practitioner has of medicine aud surgery tends\\nto make him remarkably skillful in the treatment of diseases incident to dentistry.\\nIn tills particular, he has made a most amiable reputation for his success in saving\\nteeth, and the bone structures involved iu practical operations in this science. As\\na mark of his superiority in this, as well as the mechanical department of his pro-\\nfession, he has the pleasure of i)ossessing testimonials of his skill and excellence\\nfrom Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Johnson and other\\ncelebrated persons, with whom the doctor was on intimate terms of social as well\\nas professional relationship. His popularity at the present time indicates that he\\nretains those peculiar traits of excellence that has given him fame and splendid\\ncharacter in the past.\\nDr. FREDERICK J. KNAPP.\\nThis gentleman, son of Hr. F. H. Rna[)p, was born in Baltimore, Md,, July\\n8th, ISl. while his mother was temporarily visiting that city. Being an only son,\\n2\u00c2\u00ab^^\\nand the only living child of his parents, he had all the educational advantages\\nthat could be lavished on him by devoted, intelligent and wealthy parents.\\nAfter a thorough course of study in Europe, where he acquired a fine literary", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0181.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "174 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nand scientific education, he returned to his home in New Orleans in 1864, when at\\nthe age ot eighteen he was emancipated, and began business.\\nBeing in delicate health, he applied himself to planting, in which i^ursuit he\\ncontinued until 1872, and his name became widely known for the interest he took\\nin the cultivation of Ramie. During this period he also filled, with singular ability\\nand success, several important public offices, the principal one of which was that\\nof U. S. Pension Agent for this military district. He was appointed to the posi-\\ntion by President Johnson in 1865, but failing to support Grant, he was retired by\\nthe latter President in March, 1867. As no other appointee could, however, give\\nthe necessary security of $1(K),0U0, and fill the position so satisfactorily, this\\nbrilliant young surgeon and very comi)etent business man was requested by the\\ngovernment officials to retain the place until 1871. During his official career he\\ndisbursed over a half million of dollars, and when his accounts were audited, he\\nhad the satisfaction of being notified that there was a balance due him from the\\nU. S. Treasury.\\nFrom his earliest boyhood, he had been familiarized to the science by seeing\\nand taking part with his father in the practical details of dentistry, and thus\\nliterally grew into the profession by study and experience of the most valuable\\ncharacter. Finding that his life as a planter had served to place him in robust\\nhealth and strength, he devoted himself exclusively to the practice of dentistry in\\n1872, since which time he has had a most singularly successful career.\\nThe artistic skill with which he operates, the merits and durability of his works,\\nthe gentleness of his treatment, the affability of his manners and the intelligence he\\ndisplays, as well as intimate knowledge of all the improvements in his profession,\\nhave made him deciledly popular, and won him a host of friends.\\niifieHlktiiiL\\nThe history of New Orleans is replete with evidences to prove that the cause\\nof schools for the instruction of the young. received early attention from the\\nfounders and first settlers of the city, and that, notwithstanding assertions to the\\ncontrary by persons ignorant of our institutions, the development of the mind by\\nmeans of liberal education, has ever been a cherished and well supported scheme\\nby the people of the Crescent City.\\nOur public schools are models of excellence. The teachers, chosen from the\\nmost competent instructors of our city, are, many of them, persons of long experi-\\nence and great ability in the instruction and control of pupils. The school houses\\nare roomy, light and well ventilated.\\nWe have, also, a large number of private institutions of learning, some of\\nwhich have, and very justly too, as high a reputation as the best colleges of the\\nNorth.\\nURSULINE CONVENT.\\nThe school of the Ursuline Nuns, who arrived herein 1727, five years after the\\nsettlement of the city, was the first we find mentioned, and was in reality the first\\nestablished here. For almost a century, till 1824, their labors were continued at\\ntheir old convent, at the corner of Conde, now Chartres, and Ursuline streets,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0182.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "EDUCATIONAL. 175\\nwhen they remov^ed to their present spacious one near the Barracks, where they\\nare still engaged in the admirable cause of which they were the pioneers in\\nthis city.\\nA complete history of this institution would be too lengthy for a work like\\nthe present, nor is it necessary the [Jrsuliue Convent has a national, indeed\\nwider reputation, as an institution where all the accomplishmenrs and branches of\\na thorough education are imparted to girls, and all the graces of tlie mind and\\nheart cultivated and fostered.\\nThe subjoined extract shows in what light this time-honored schoool has ever\\nbeen regarded for the description is as applicable to its working- at the present\\ntime, as to the near or remote past, with tliis exception, that its influence and\\npatronage is now more extended.\\nIn a private letter to President Jefferson, Dec. 27, 1803, Gov. Claiborne writes\\nI yesterday paid a visit of ceremony to the TTrsuline Convent, and returned\\ndeeply impressed with its value and importance. There is a Lady Abbess or\\nSuperior and eleven nuns, who devote themselves to the education of girls. They,\\nat present, accommodate seventy-three boarders and a hundred schohirs. The\\nchildren of the opulent of Louisiana, and a number from Mississippi, here receive\\ninstructions, nor do they close their doors on the poor. Many are here received\\ngratuitously and treated with the utmost kindness by these benevolent women.\\nThe society was under the Spanish dominion, much larger, but many of the nuns,\\non the transfer of Louisiana to France, shocked by the incidents of the French\\nrevolution, sought an asylum in Havana. A number of these, I am informed, will\\nsoon return, confiding in the protection of our (lovernment.\\nROBERT MILLS LUSHER\\nwas born in Charleston, South Carolina. After having attended private school in\\nhis native city, he was sent, when still a lad, to Washington City, where he entered\\nthe office of his uucle, Robert Mills, the distinguished (lovernment Architect.\\nHere, he gave assurance of attaining, in time, a special power in that profession.\\nFortunately, however, for the interests of that Education, of which he was des\\ntined, later on, to become so eminent a champion, he was induced to enter\\nGeorgetown College. In that admirable Institution, he remained during the years\\n1811 and 1812. In those two years, he did double scholastic work. He gained, in\\nthat space of time, honors that less intelligent and less enthusiastic pupils wouhl\\nhave taken four or five ye.us to win. Reaching New Orleans in company with the\\nfamily of Professor Alexander Dimitiy, his kinsman by marriage, lie, for some\\nyears, actively engaged in teaching. So positive were the intellectual traits which\\nhe displayed in that duty, that, in 1817, he was tlie recipient of the high compli-\\nment of being called to the editorial chair of the LoniHinna Courier. He secured,\\nfrom the outset, a notable position among the wiiters of a city then famous for the\\nability of its Journalists. It was about tiiis i)eriod that he began to develope that\\ndevotion to matters connected with Public Education in Louisiana, which must\\nremain inseparably associated with his name. His was no spasmodic devotion\\nquickly born, as quickly dying. It rose and strengthened through successive\\ngrades of employment, gratuitously filled, in the public schools ol the city of New\\nOrleans.\\nAfter the war, Mr. Lusher, to whom during its continuance, had been confided\\nimportant aud delicate trusts by the Confederate Government, returned to the\\nfield which had been left, ungarnered.\\nIn 18()5, he was elected State Superintendent of Public Education by the\\npeople, who recognized his civic virtues aud his exalted fitness for the personal\\nsupervision of a great and wide-spreading system of poj)ular schools. In Novem-\\nber, 1807, he was removed by General Mower, as being an impediment to Recon-\\nstruction. General Hancock, assuming charge of the Military Department,\\nrestored him.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0183.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "176\\nNIJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nMeeting, later, Eev. Barnas Sears, the enlightened and venerable General\\nAgent of the Peabody Fund, he was offered the position ot Agent for Louisiana.\\nWith this nieetiijg, began that earnest, unseltivsh, interest which Mr. Lusher has\\never since taken in the effectual ai)plieation of that Fund to the educational\\nadvancement of this State. Mr. Peabody s bequest represents one great philan-\\nthroiiy. Mr. Liusher s untiring devotion to its success may not impropt-rly be\\nclassed as another. In 1808, he declined a re-nomination as State Superintendent.\\nIn 1872, the i)eople, never tii-ed of doing honor to a faithful servant, re-nominated\\nhim. This nomination was not declined. He Avas elected; but from political\\nreasons, too well known he did not, except for a few days, exercise the functions\\nof the otitice. Again, in 1876, the people wanted hiin. They again elected him.\\nThis election, fortunately, was tinal and, at last, after a delay of eight years, the\\neducational interests of the State are maintained by one whose life has been a\\nunit in its fidelity to them.\\nAmong her many patriotic citizens, whom a brighter political destiny has\\nbrought once more into prominence, Louisiana, redeemed, has none who, through\\na career of active and honorable effort, has been truer to her glory; truer to his\\nown dignity truer to the maintenance of great principles, than Robert Mills\\nLusher.\\nPEABODY HIGH SCHOOL\\nThis excellent Young Ladies Academy, No. 304 St. Andrew street, is under\\nthe direction and supervision of Mrs. Kate R. Shaw, whose name has long been\\nfamiliar to all interested in the cause of education. All the branches of a thorough\\nEnglish education, with French, German, Music, are taught by a corps of teachers\\ncarefully selected for their erudition, refinement and ability.\\nMrs. Shaw is a judicious disciplinarian, thoroughly fitted by both education\\nand experience for her arduous duties, and the wide popularity of her school is am-\\nple evidence of her ability and success.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0184.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "EDUCATIONAL. 177\\nALEXANDER DIMITRY, L L.D.\\nAlexander Dimitry was bom in tliis city, on tlie Ttli of Fobrnnry, 1805. He\\ncomes from a stock both trnly classic and trnly American. The ancient blood of\\nGreece and the abori^^inal blood of America run par.illel in his veins. His .ui^antic\\nmind had its cradle, from the old classi(;al days, alon.i;- the sliores of the JE.nean.\\nThe cradle of his robust body had once s\\\\vnn;; on tlie banks of the Alabama liivcr.\\nThis combination may well serve to explain the elements, otherwise antagonistic,\\nin the organization of this remarkable iinin.\\nAlexander Dimitry was born of parents not lacking the np])liances of Avoalth.\\nHis first lessons were received in his father s house. Hf subsequently attended\\nthe school of Henry P. Nugent, an Irish patriot of !)8. After two years there, he\\nbecame a stndent of the Academy of Rev. James J. Hnll, noted in that day. When\\n15 years of age, already a marked scholar, trained by careful teachers, he was sent\\nto that famous seminary, Georgetown College now known as tlui University of\\nGeorgetown. There, his future glory was pres;iged. The lute Alfred Hennen had\\nsent out, with his departure from New Orleans, an auspicious wonl of prophec.y.\\nAfter six years of triumphant study, under the Jesuit Fathers of Georgetown, that\\nword was verified, by the high commendation of President John Qnincy Adams,\\nhimself a scholar. On the day of that verification, the highest honors accessible\\nin the college, were accorded to him.\\nReturning to his native city, Dimitry then a young man just having passed\\nhis majority studied law in conjunction with his friend Christian Roselius, in the\\nofiflce of Messrs. Workman and Davezac. There were hopes that he wouhl follow\\nthat noble i^rofession. But the stars spoke to him as clearly as Egeria s[\u00c2\u00bbo.ce to\\nNuma Pompilius. He had studied Law carefully ami conscientiously. But Dimitr3^\\ndid not find his vocation therein. His ambition turned to the honors and respon-\\nsibilities of teaching. He did not long Jack an opportunity to seize them.\\nThe college at Baton Rouge needed an instructor. Tiiey called upon our\\nyoung jurisconsult. He responded a lofty teacher of a type unknown at that\\nday, and, we fear, not to be found at this.\\nHere he stayed over two years. He had secured his object. Wise in Justi-\\nnian and in Blackstone, he sought the honors of Aristotle and Dr. Person.\\nWhile still at the college, an advantageous otter from Messrs. Bayon and\\nDelaup Proprietors of the venerable L^AlJtiUe dc la NoitvcUc-Oihaiis to buy a\\nshare in it was accepted. After his ui.ion with the paper, it was, for the first\\ntime, given an English face. Going actixely to work, the new ])artner, then but 27\\nyears of age, became the first English Editor of the Ucc. This makes him the\\nDean of the Editorial Fraternity of New Orleans.\\nRemoving to Washington, he married Miss I\\\\lary Mills, daughter of Robert\\nMills, Esq., the most eminent of American Architects.\\nIn 1835, upon a re-organization of the Post Office Departnicnt, Post Master\\nGeneral Kendall invited him to take the ])osition of ])rincJi)al clerk of a section of\\nmail contract in the South Western part of tlM^ Uiii ed States,\\nIn 1839, he was appointed the Se(;ret:n y of the Bilingual Commission to settle\\ncontested claims between the United States ami Mcxiiro. Here his woiiderftd grasp\\nof language became first known in the cai)itol of the country, ami from there it\\nspread throughout the limits of the Republic.\\nIn 1842 Mr. Dimitry returned to his native State, when he founded a college\\nin the Parish of St. Charles. From the quiet usefulness of that Institution, he\\nwas called upon to assume the position of Su])eriiitendent of Public Si-hools in the\\nold Third Municipality of New Orleans. In fultilling the duties of tinit position,\\nhe gave an impetus to Public Education in the chief city, wliich was soon echoed\\nin the State. The question became a leading one in the General Assembly. That\\nbody, upon a statement prepared by .Air. Dimitry, established a gener.d system, and\\nappointed that gentleman the fii st State Superintendent of Public Education for\\nLouisiana.\\nMr. Dimitry remained at the head of this system sufficiently long to establish\\nit upon a firm and beneficent basis. His labors were not without the best of\\n23", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0185.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "ns\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nfruit. When he left the State to visit Washington City, the tree of education\\n]\u00c2\u00bblanted by him was spreading- its branches wide over every Parish within its\\nlimits. It is, to this day, fresh and shade-giving, under the administration of his\\nable, patriotic and self-sacrificing successor, Robert M. Lusher.\\nCalled in 1854, to Washington City by Cov. Marcy then Secretary of State\\nto enter the State Department, Mr. Dimitry was, before he could assume his new\\nduties, unexpectedly offered by President Pierce the i^osition of a Commissioner\\nunder a resolution of the United States Senate, to examine and revise the deci-\\nsions and awards of the United States Commissioners, under the New Bchota\\nTreaty (including the removal of the Creeks and Choctaws from their old homes.)\\nThis proved a work of laborious investigation, requiring unwearying analyses,\\nwhich he performed with rare ability, equaled only by the care of a scholar and\\nthe accuracy of a statist. These labors ended, his old friend Gov. Marcy insisted\\nupon his compliance with his original request for his assistance in the State\\nDepartment. From 1855 to 1850, Mr. Dimitry took charge of a Bureau of Trans-\\n,,^^^2^%^\\nlation of the diplomatic correspondence of foreign Governments with that of the\\nUnited States. His Bureaushij) was held under the Administrations of President\\nPierce and Buchanan. The Translator had proved himself a statesman strong\\nin acumen, irresistible in precedent. He had discussed International Law with\\ntwo Secretaries of State the bluff, but powerful, Marcy the suave, but ingenious,\\nCass. He had charmed foreign Ministers, while amazing them, by his knowledge\\nof languages and of Courts. President Buchanan thought the mission of Central\\nAmerica opened a field for so rare a combination of diplomatic knowledge and\\nsocial ta ;t. In 1859, a dirty international washing rising from Gen. Walker s\\nill-considered worship for the American Eagle was still to be done and ironed.\\nMr. Dimitry was, ui)on the return of Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar, appointed by the\\nPresident as Minister Resident and Plenipotentiary ad hoc to -entral America.\\nMinister Dimitry returned to the United States at the beginning of the civil", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0186.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "EDUCATIONAL. 170\\nwar. His sympathies turned towards his native South. His love flowed out to\\nthose ranks of struggling heroes, which embraced, among tliem, sons and nephews.\\nDuring those four unhappy years, he accepted the position of Chief of the Finance\\nBureau of the Post Office Department of the Confederate States.\\nWith the war ended this office. For some years afterwards, he remained in\\nBrooklyn, New York. But Dimitry was already an old man. He yearned for the\\nSouthern air, which he had first inhaled in lungs, vigorous even then. He returned\\nwith his fiimily to New Orleans, where, with the exception of a residence of a few\\nyears at Pass Christian, he still remains.\\nWith this, ends a sketch of the events connected with the active life of a\\nchampion, in the highest sense, of Humanity.\\nIn one resj^ect, the reputation of Dimitry is national. As a philologist and a\\nlinguist, he is acknowledged to be su|)reme from the lumber grounds of Maine to\\nthe seal-rocks of the Pacific. To limit, however, such a man to these two powers\\nwould be to confine Art in ancient Kome to the Forum. Or, in ancient Athens, to\\nrestrict it to the Agora. Beyond the Forum rose the Pantheon. Above the ruins\\nof the Agora, are still to be seen the stately, although mutilated, columns of the\\nParthenon.\\nBeyond philology and the languages, Alexander Dimitry is one whom we\\nwould call, essentially, a worker among men. All his studies vast, as they have\\nbeen in compass vaster still, in the lessons of inestimable utility, which he has\\ndrawn from those studies have been consistently applied to a humanitarian end.\\nWhen still young, he had proposed to himself, as a mission, inferior in sacredness\\nonly to that of the Church, that which claims the exercise of the highest human\\npowers. His ground once taken, he never swerved. He asserted the lofty claims\\nof material Progress, mated with Education, in the journals; in the magazines;\\nin lectures in speeches. Better still, he put his own hand to the plough. He\\nshowed the people, clinging to obsolete methods, how the fields of Education could,\\nwith proper systematic plowing, be made to produce a crop of new ideas, that\\nwould make their cliildren better citizens than they had been, or were then. Dim\\nitry never learned that alphabet of mediocrity in Huiuanitariauism, which drones\\nout vaguely: go and do what you ought to do. He spoke out boldly, crisply do as\\nyou see me do. From him, men then clearly saw how that great work, which is to\\nbenefit their future generations, was to be done. Many of thein have not forgot-\\nten the lesson, to this day.\\nNot in Education alone, however, did Dimitry seek his Dordona oak, behind\\nwhich to utter truths, made oracular by the sjurit of prophecy.\\nOn the hustings, too, he found an opijortunity to instruct the people, whom he\\nhad so long loved, because he, more than others, had always understood the l)Ound-\\nless possibilities that belong to the people. It was during the hotly-contested\\npresidential campaign of 1848, that Dimitry rose to astonish his native city. The\\npeople knew of him as a scholar. But they did not know how profoundly that\\nscholar had gauged the mysteries of governments and the origins of races. They\\nspoke of him as a teacher. But no one had thought the master of books was,\\nalso, a master in the school of the Kichelieus, made brilliant by the crafty wisdom\\nof the Machiavellis. and crowned by a familiarity with the truest republican fore-\\ncastings of the Jeffersons.\\nA new voice was heard in New Orleans. A voice, it was, deep as it was\\nmajestic as majestic as it was electrical. A voice, too, it was that revealed the\\nsecrets of the forefathers of the world, in language so simple and direct, as to\\ntouch the hearts, and fortify the patriotism, of cotemporaries. None but born\\nTribunes, we take it, enthuse their own generations and arouse those succeeding.\\nDimitry is one of that lofty circle.\\nDemosthenes was what we may call a Tribune for Greece. Peter the Her-\\nmit was a Tribune for Christendom. Ilienzi, during his fitful reign, was a Roman\\nTribune, of the days when Rome had ceased to produce, save him, patriots. Mira-\\nbeaiT was a Tribune for a Kingdom, rotten with old age, after he had already been\\none for a Republic, diseased in its cradle. Dimitry may claim fraternity with them\\nall, in their best moments, inspired by their loftiest themes. Each in his style.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0187.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "180 KUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nseems reproduced in Louisiana s Orator. At Lis best, lie equals them all. He\\nimitates none.\\nMany-sided, llien, \\\\vonld seem to be the jiro^ier word to indicate our subject.\\nIf so, the indications are coirect. As iiill of varied ])owers as the Admirable\\nCricliton, lie lias not reached his ^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0encrab]e years without gaining- that wisdom,\\nwhich retired so coyly from that as])iring youth. He is a master in Logic, His-\\ntory, Politics, Law, IJcligion and IMctaiihysics, fitted to have drawn his sword in\\nCrichton s days at Padua, or before the gray-beards of Bologna. He wields a\\nsword of ridicule tliat, in a potent and broaclly-laughiiig good nature, has, through\\nhim, not died with Pabelais. He hurls a lance of sarcasm, poisoned and wither-\\ning, that he has caught from the hands of Voltaire. He is an antagonist to be\\navoided in debate, while he can charm a circle of diners, with a table talk, un-\\nhappily yet unwritten. Among us moderns, there are four great table-talkers.\\nEogers, Samuel Ta\\\\ lor Coleridge, and Sidney Smith have, each, provided his own\\nmemoirs of witticisms, jests, rejiartees that ha])py family that only, now and then,\\nsurvive tiie riots of the feast. Another Samuel a mighty man he had his Bos-\\nwell. The BosM ells are rare alter the tlagellatiou by Macaulay. Dimitry should\\nflagellate them anew into existence for the sake of a new table-eloquence.\\nA question may well be asked here: AVho among the world s professed table-\\ntalkers could rise from their scats to mass oysters with truffles or to higorrer\\nducks with oranges; or to boil hams in Madeira; or to fashion a Maccdoine (PAh-\\nricots or to finish oil those monuments to high Louisiana cookery, a Creole Gomho,\\nor a genuine Bl^qnef And, then returning from fire, and from smoke, to keep the\\ntable, amid the heavy wines toA^alds the end, amazed at the multiplications of\\npowers existing in a single man a talker equal to Chesterfield; a Grecian equal\\nto Bodley a statesman as wise as Calhoun and a cook, to practise the Art in a\\nstyle to have charmed Brillat Savarin himsell^ the immortal author of a Physi-\\nologic (le (jinil who, by the way, never cooked a dish.\\nHere, in a scene, at which few scholars can shine, we take our leave of a great\\nman, whose studies, more by night than by day, have dimmed the eyes, which once\\nwould have out-gazed the eagle s. The body, once as strong as Sampson s still re-\\nmains firm among us; and, happily, the mighty brain stands erect to forecast,\\nwith the eyes of patriotic prophecy, the future of Lis native State.\\nJOHN DIMITRY\\nIs the eldest son of Prof. Alexander Dimitry. He was born in Washington City,\\nI). C, December 27th. 1^35. He was educated by his distinguished father, and\\nthe Hon. P. JM. Lusher, both of whom are eminently able instructors.\\nAt 17 years of age, Mr. Dimitry obtained a ])osition in the ottice of the Attor-\\nney Geneial of the Uniteil States, which he resigned in 1859, to accompany as\\nSecretary of Legation, his father, the United States Minister to Central America.\\nMr. Dimitry returned to the United States in 1801, after the beginning of hostili-\\nties between the States. He crossea the lines; hastened to New Orleans; and\\njoined the Crescent Pegiment of Louisiana Volunteers. In April, 1862, he was\\nseriously wounded at the battle of Shiloh. Having been honorably discharged\\nfrom the army, he was api)ointed, in 1804, to the Chief Clerkship of the Confed-\\nerate Post Oltice Department.\\nAfter the war, j\\\\Ir. Dimitry resumed the struggle of life in New Orleans. He\\nwas, for a time, engaged in teaching. About the same period, he delivered a\\ncourse of brilliant lectures on English Literature at theLoequet Institute lectures\\nwhich, it is to be trusted, may yet be published in book form. Becoming, shortly\\nafter this, an Associate Editor of the New^ Orleans Times, his reputation as a\\ndramatic critic and a literary writer was Avidely disseminated. While connected\\nwith that journal, he visited Europe, during which trip he addressed a series of\\nletters to the Times, which gave evidence of enlightened observation and marked\\npowei s of desciiiJtiou.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0188.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "EDUCATIONAL.\\n181\\nBefore this (in ISGo) bad a])po{irod, nnoii.ymoiisly, an inscription placed npon\\nthe teniporaiy tomb of tlielatc Coii I. Albeil Sidney Johnston, in the St. Lonie\\nCemetery of this cily. ^\\\\y. Diinilry A\\\\as soon leco^nizi d as the anthor of ths\\nepitaph since become so famous. Tlie memorial uas cir(;ulated widely, both\\nNorth and South. It crossed the Atlantic and ^vas jmblished in pnnninent Eng-\\nlish journals. It was translated in French journals. It appears in Southern\\nMemorial volumes. And, alter those uandeiin.iis thioujLili which the words, des-\\ntined to live, are com])elled to pass, it has been classed by good judges as the\\nfinest piece of elegiac wiiting confessedly the most ditticult form of composition\\nextant in the English hingmige. Mr. Dimitiy s ei)itai)h on Stonewall Jackson\\npublished some years later might rest upon the same high plane. It displays\\nthe same i)ower of sketching, with a few strojig touches, the colossal proportions\\nof an heroic character. In this special line, Mr. Dimitry is admitted to be without\\nequal.\\nIn 1807, Mr. Dimitry was honored by Georgetown College with the degree of\\nMaster of Arts. In 1871, he was united in marriage with Miss A lelaide Stuart,\\nthe elder daughter of Col. O. J. E. Stuart, of Mississippi. In 1871 he removed to\\nNew York where he was, for a tiuK etlitorially associated with the press. The\\nfollowing year, he accei)t( d the i)rofcssorslii}) in the Colcfjio de iJaldas in South\\nAmerica. This ])osition, however, he was compelled to resign on account of the\\ndeleterious elfectof a tropical climate on the health of his wife.\\nReturning to New Orleans in 1 S7(), he enteied with vigor upon the execution\\nof a design, long contemi)lated and of great importance. Believing that the surest\\nfoundation of State greatness is State pride, which can be best developed by mak-\\ning the youth of each State familiar with its history, and that a series of histories\\nof the Southei n States was the crying Mant of tlieir rising generations, he de-\\ntieinjoji od to \u00c2\u00bbvqjply it. Mi-. Dimitiy luui boon tiio pioneer iu tliiij field.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0189.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "182\\nN EW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nHis History of Louisiana for the use of Schools is the first book, in Eng-\\nlish, upon the subject. Its publication Avas, in its^^lf, a revelation. It showed\\nhow closely a deeii thinker and a writer of singulaily literary and critical powers\\ncould so identify himself with children as to reach their level without effort in\\nother words, how he succeeded in making- to their minds an accurate history read,\\nin every page, like a story-book. Tlmt has been the success of this history. It\\nwill become as it is rapidly becoming\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the guule-book of Louisiana youth, both\\nin knoAvledge and ])atriotism.\\nMr. Dimitry s style as a writer is a rare cond ination of terseness and strength.\\nIn this terseness, marked by elegance, he is decidedly French. In a substantial\\nstrength, which enables him to grapple, successfully, with the formidable conden-\\nsations of the epitaph, an l witli the strong simplicity of History, he may be re-\\ngarded as thoroughly English.\\nMr. Dimitry is emphatically a rising author. He looks to the highest honors,\\nand he has already proved that he is capable of reaching them.\\nALBERT C. BABCOCK\\nAmong the quiet but hard-working and eminently useful members of the late\\nConstitutional Convention, maybe classed the gentleman, whose name heads this\\narticle.\\nAlbert C. Babcock is still a young man. Pie was born in Trenton, Oneida\\ncounty, in the State of New York. A\\\\ hen a child of seven years, his parents moved\\nto Wisconsin. There, in the broad spacer of^he West, he became, while still\\nyoung, practieally acquainted with farming. At the age of seventeen years; he", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0190.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "11\\nCOURTIS.\\n183\\nwas sent to Kilgore Uuiversity, situated at Madison, Wis. After closing his\\nstudies there, he resumed fanning. In this pursuit he showed at once zeal, energy\\nand intelligence. But the great civil war canity to call out all the young men on\\nboth sides of Mason and Dixon s line. Young Babcock scarcely of age respond-\\ned to the call. He enlisted as ])rirate in the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Infantry. He\\nserved throughout the war. When mustered out at Xew Orleans (to which point\\nhe had been ordered on detached service) he had been i)romoted from Private to\\nLieutenant.\\nIn October, 1865, Mr. Babcock received the appointment of Assistant Superin-\\ntendent of Education in the Freedman s Bureau.\\nIn 1867, he settled permanently in the Parish of St. John the Baptist, which\\nhe had, more than ojice, officially visited. He had become Deputy Clerk of the\\nDistrict Court. Under the Constitution of 18(\u00c2\u00bb8, he was elected by the people to\\nthe same position. In that office he has continued since 1867 a holding, as unin-\\nterrupted as it is honorable to any man, of full twelve years. In the same year,\\nMr. Babcock became connected with the Public Schools of the Parish. He was\\nthen and is still a Director of the Parish Scliool Board. Since the inauguration\\nof the i)resent Administration, he has filled, with ability and satisfaction, the\\nresponsible duties of the Secretaryship of the Board.\\nIn politics, Mr. Babcock is classed as a liberal Republican. He was elected,\\nwithout opposition, a Delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He is a\\nthoroughly useful and progressive citizen of St. John, and enjoys the confidence of\\nthe best elements of both parties.\\nUnited States Circuit Coukt W. B. Woods, Judge F. A. Woolfley,\\nClerk Custom House building.\\nUnited States Commissioners Court ^W. G, Lane, Judge Custom House\\nbuilding.\\nUnited States District Attorney Albert H. Leonard, Attorney; .1. W.\\nGurley, Assistant Attorney Custom House building.\\nUnited States District Court E, C. Billings, Judge John Devonshire,\\nClerk Custom House building.\\nUnited States Marshal .lack Wharton; Deputies, E. S. Wurzburger,\\nJesse Wharton, W. G. Elliot, B. C. Shortridge, C. R. Steele Messenger, Joseph\\nF. Gaiennie Custom House building.\\nUnited States Commissioners F. A. Wooltiey, K. Loen, F. B. Vinot, Em-\\nmet D. Craig, John Augustin, J. A. Quintero and W. G. Lane.\\nSupreme Court, State op Louisiana Courthouse, Chartres street oppo-\\nsite Jackson Square. Hon. T. C. Manning, Chief Justice Hons. R. H. Marr, W.\\nB. Spencer, Alcibiades DeBlanc, and Edward D. White, Associate Justices Al-\\nfred Roman, Clerk.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0191.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "184 N^UW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATE I).\\nSuperior Criminal Court Wnj. R. Whitaker, Jiid.ae Eiig. May, Clerk.\\nFirst District Court Edmund Abtdl, Jad^e; Jus. O Xeill, Clerk.\\nSecond District Court A. L. Tissnt, Jnd.ye Jiio. Herbert, Clerk.\\nThird District Court Frank A. Monroe, Judge; Benjamin Armbruster,\\nClerk.\\nFourth District Court W. T. Houston, Judge; John Curry, Clerk.\\nFifth District Court W, H. Rogers, Judge Tlionias Duffy, Clerk.\\nSixth District Court N. H. Rightor, Judge; J. V. Guillotte, Clerk.\\nSecond Judicial District Court, Parisli of Jefferson Carrollton Avenue,\\nbetween Hanipson and Second streets, Seventh District. Don A. Pardee, Judge;\\nW, G. McConnell, Clerk A. G. Price, District Attorney.\\nFirst Recorder s Court Ofitice Davidson s Court, Carondelet street. M.\\nJ. Sheehan, Judge A. Henriques, Clerk.\\nSecond Recorder s Court Office corner St. Peter and Chartres streets,\\nErnest Miltenberger, Judge Louis Aiiiauld, Clerk.\\nFirst Justice s Court 158 Julia street. W. J. McCall, Justice; John\\nFougo, Clerk John Hurley, Constable.\\nSecond Justice s Court 31 Commercial Place. Wynn Rogers, Justice\\nRobert Atkinson, Clerk; Robert Barnes, Constable.\\nThird Justice s Court 31 Exchange Place. Theodule Buisson, Justice\\nArthur Moreno, Cleik Stephen Kennair, Constable.\\nFourth Justice s Court 7 Fienchmen street. John Cain, Justice.\\nFifth Justice s Court Villere, between Seguin and Bartholomew streets,\\n5th District. William Sarrazin, Justice.\\nSixth Justice s Court\u00e2\u0080\u0094 570 Magazine street. P. Kenny, Justice; John\\nKrieger, Clerk; Jos. Krieger, Constable.\\nSeventh Justice s Court 008 Magazine street. Isaac W. Falls, Justice;\\nWm. Moylan, Clerk; Fred. Geis, Constable.\\nEighth Justice s Court Carrollton Courthouse, 7th District. Arthur J.\\nRoman, Justice Philip Mitchel, Constable.\\nROBERT HARDIN MARR.\\nThis gentleman, endeared to the i)eople of Louisiana, by his bold and manly\\ncjurse in opposition to the Kellogg usurpation, and his long and consistent eftbrts\\nto restore constitutional goveriruent to our State, was born in Clarksville, Mont-\\ngomery county, Tennessee, 29Mi October, 1810.\\nHis father was Peter Nicholas Marr, son of John Marr and Susan Perkins, of\\nHenry County, Virginia. His mother was Ann Goodloe Hinton, daughter of Kim-\\nbrough Hinton, of Wade Forest, North Carolina, and Letitia Harper, who was a\\nsister of Robert Goodloe Harper.\\nJudge Marr attended the school of his maternal uncle, Mr. John H. Hinton,\\nnear Clarksville, and afterwards entered the Junior class at the Nashville Univer-\\nsity, from which institution he took his d( gree in October, 1838.\\nHe immediately commenced the study of law, under the direction of his father,\\nwho though not a ])rofessional lawyer, was well re.ul in Elementary and Statute\\nlaw. From his father he inherited the most profound respect for the Constitution\\nof the United States, and admiration for the wise and patriotic men by whom it\\nwas framed.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0192.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "COURTS.\\n185\\nJudge Marr was admitted to the Bar early in 1S41, and ijracticed his profes-\\nsion first at Hicliman, and afterwards at Salein and Princeton, Ky.\\nHe took an activ^e part in the Presidential contest of 1844, as assistant elector\\nin his district, and edited the Princeton Examiner, advocating with ability and\\nzeal the candidature of Henry Olay.\\nHe removed to Louisiana in May, 1845, and was admitted to the Bar in Feb-\\nruary, 1846, by the Court over which Judge Martin presided.\\nIn February, 1850, he married Miss Mary Eliza Jane Marr, daughter of Wm. M.\\nMarr, his paternal uncle, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. He continued his residence in New\\nOrleans, practicing his profession, and took no part in politics, beyond an occa-\\nsional newspaper article, and voting at every election, until 1860, when he can-\\nvassed North Louisiana for Bell and Everett, Whig candidates for the Presidency\\nand Vice-Presidency.\\nHe was opposed to the separate secession of the States, and by his writing\\nand speeches favored what was termed Cooperation, but when Louisiana\\nseceeded, he went with his State. Born and educated in a Southern State, of\\nSouthern born parents, his every feeling and interest were with his fellow citizens,\\nand he gave his heartiest sympathies to the Confederate cause. Prevented by\\nfeeble health from taking au active part in the war, Judge Marr aided the South-\\nern cause by every influence iu his power. When the Federal forces took the\\ncity, with that fearless independence which has ev^er marked his course, when\\nbattling for that which he deemed riglit, he refused to take the Oath of Allegiance,\\nand in May, 1863, was expelled with the registered enemies.\\nAt the close of the war he returned to New Orleans, and resumed his i)rofes-\\nsional labors. In November, 1865, he went to Washington to attack the Law-\\nyer s Test Oath, by which Southern members of the Bar were excluded from\\npracticing in the Federal Courts. To his exertions, was largely due, the decision\\n24", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0193.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "186 NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nwhich was readered in -laiiuary, 1807, wliich opened the Bar of the Federal Courts\\nto Southern hiwyers.\\nJudge Marr took uo part in public affairs until 1872, when he supported the\\nMcEnery ticket. In August, 1S73, he was chosen chairman of the Couiuiittee of\\nSeventy, and in December of that year, went to Washington, where, in conjunc-\\ntion with Hon. H. N. Og den, uow Attorney General of Louisiana, he argued be-\\nfore the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, against the claims of P. B.\\nS. Pinchback, to a seat in the United States Senate. He remained in Washington\\nseveral months, endeavoring to have the McEnery Government recognized by the\\naction of the Senate.\\nOn his return, he took an active part in the trial of the Grant Parish pris-\\noners in the United States Circuit Court.\\nIn August, 1871, he was President of the Democratic and Conservative State\\nConvention which met at Baton Eouge, and as Chairman of the State Central\\nCommittee, took an active i)art in the canvass of that year. He was recognized\\nby the people as a bold, fearless and outspoken counsellor, and to his eloquent\\ndenunciations of the lawless usurpations of the Kellogg party, was due, in a large\\nmeasure, the uprising of the people on the 14th of September, 1874, and the con-\\nsequent overthrow of the Kellogg Government.\\nIn March, 1875, Judge Marr argued the case of the Grant Parish prisoners\\nbefore the Supreme Court of the United States.\\nIn 1876 he was a member of the National Conveution which nominated Hon.\\nS. J. Tilden, and he was Vice President of the State Convention that nominated\\nGeneral Francis T. Nicholls for Governor of Louisiana, and he took an active part\\nin the canvass which followed.\\nOn the inauguration of Governor Mcholls in January, 1877, he was appointed\\none of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, a position which he still\\ncontinues to fill with that refinement, dignity, ability and integrity, which have\\never marked his career, and have gained for him the unbounded confidence, and\\nwarmest respect and esteem, of all classes of his fellow-citizens.\\nWALTER HENRY ROGERS.\\nThis able lawyer, son of Owen Wynne Grey Rogers and Jane Eastman Car-\\nter, was born in New Orleans October 13th, 1843.\\nHe is of Irish descent by his father s side, English by his mother s, and num-\\nbers among his paternal ancestors many who were distinguished for valor and\\nhigh x^ositions in the military service of England.\\nJudge Eogers graduated from the High School of this city in 18()(), and soon\\nafterwards commenced the study of law, under the direction of Jas. McConnell,\\nEsquire.\\nIn 1866, he received the degree of L. L. B., from the University of Louisiana,\\nand at once commenced the practice of his profession, in which, although still a\\nyoung man, he has gained distinction as a logical and ijenetrative jurist, who\\nseldom fails in establishing a point for which he contends.\\nHe left this city for Confederate service, with the first company that left the\\nState, under command of Col. Chas. D. Dreux, who wag killed in Virginia, July\\n5th, 1861, and served in Virginia and in the Army of Tennessee, in the famous\\nFenner s Battery.\\nAfter the engagement at Jackson, Miss., Judge Rogers was appointed on the\\nMilitary Court attached to the staff of Gen. J. E. Johnston, and subsequently to\\nthose of Gf^ns. Polk, Stewart and Taylor, and followed the fortunes of the Con-\\nfederacy through four years of hope and depression, victory and defeat until the\\nstruggle for Southern independence became a lost cause, when he was paroled\\nat Meridian, Miss., May 10th, 1865.\\nIn 1867, Judge Rogers was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Goulet, of North\\nCarolina., a great granddaugther of Col. Edward Buncombe, celebrated as Colonel", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0194.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "COURTS.\\n187\\nof the 5th North Carolina Eegiment in the war of the Revolution, and who lost\\nhis life in the battle of Germantown.\\nFew lawyers of his years have ever presented greater claims to the confidence\\nand esteem of the Bar than has the subject of this sketch, while his acknowledged\\nhonor, integrity and ability have won for him the favor and reliance of his clients,\\nand the community at large; facts which have been testified to by the prominent\\npositions of trust and respectability he has been so often called to fill, in all of\\nwhich, he has discharged his duties with so much proficiency and singleness of\\npurpose as to gain, in each instance, a higher degree of respect and trust from his\\nassociates and constituents.\\nHe was called to the General Assembly in I860, and later, was as a member\\nof the Board of School Directors of this city, holding the responsible position of\\nChairman of the Committee on Teachers.\\nJudge Rogers is Democratic in ijolitics, and supports the policy of that\\nparty.\\nIn 1876 he was elected, by a fiattering majority, Judge of the Fifth District\\nCourt for a term of four years, which position he, at i)resent, fills with his usual\\nenergy and administrative ability.\\nJudge Rogers is a student by taste and habit, aiul has not allowed the rich\\nstores of his education to rust from neglect. He is the possessor of a fine law and\\nstandard library, and devotes the leisure hours of each day to library pursuits.\\nIn mind he is clear, orderly and didactic in conversation elevated and lofty,\\nwithout the slightest taint of pedenfcry or blatant demogogism in manner, pleasing\\nand dignified, leaning rather to the elegant courtesy of the old school gentleman,\\nthan the more demonstrative customs of the new in friendship he is reliable and\\nsincere while in social circles he is always a welcome and appreciated guest, one\\nwith whom all are glad to meet, but loth to part in fact Judge AValter Henry\\nRogers is fast achieving that success, socially and politically, which is sure to\\ncrown the labors of courageous and persevering men.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0195.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "188\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nGEORGE HORACE BRAUGHN.\\nThis well-known gentleuiaii aud able jurist, was bom in Cincinnati, Ohio, in\\n1837, and is an instructive example of what energy and perseverance, when ac-\\ncompanied by intellect and honorable ambition, may accomplish, although their\\npossessor may be placed in unfortuitous circumstances.\\nHe attended, for a short time, St. Joseph s College, in his native city, pre-\\nvious to his leaving for New Orleans in 1810. Like many others, who are the\\nbuilders of their own fortunes, Mr. Braughn was compelled to seek work at once,\\nand found employment in the house of McGregor, Alloway Co., and later, with\\nH. W. Reynolds Co.; and, as he had no time for study during the day, attended\\nschool at night,; pursuing his studies with the same earnestness and ardor which\\nhas ever characterized his undertakings. From 1858 till 1861, he read law under\\nJudge Mortimer M. Reynolds.\\nAmong the first to don the grey, when the tocsin of war alarmed the land,\\nwas young Braughn, who joined the Crescent Regiment as First Lieutenant of Com-\\npany G, and four weeks afterwards was made Captain of the company, in which\\ncapacity he served the Confederacy until the close of the war, contributing by his\\npatience, daring and bravery, his full quota to the enviable glory gained by the\\nCrescent Regiment, one of the best in the Southern army.\\nShortly after his return to New Orleans, Judge Braughn married an estimable\\nand accomplished lady of this city, a daughter of Edward Simon, formerly on the\\nsupreme bench with Judges Martin, ^Morphy, Rosr, Eustis and others.\\nIn 1865 he was admitted to the ]3ar of Louisiana, aud in 1866 was elected\\nJudge 6t th\u00c2\u00a9 8etwnd Justice s Coiirt^ a.ud^ in lbC8. tc th\u00c2\u00ab Stat\u00c2\u00a9 Senate^ bis term", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0196.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "COURTS, 189\\nexpiring in 1870. He was, for a time, Judge of the Superior Criminal Court, but\\nwas removed by Kellogg, in 1875, for refusing to act in harmony with the Kellogg\\nadministration, which act, on the part of the so-called Governor of the State of\\nLouisiana, was much commented on, and condemned by not only our local news-\\npapers but by the press throughout the entire country, as an arbitrary and spite-\\nful show of power, the high standing and well-known rectitude and ability of\\nJudge Braughu serving to make the removal even more obnoxious and unjust to the\\npeople than any of Kellogg s preceding actions in such matters.\\nJudge Braughu also held, for eighteen months, the j)osition of Assistant\\nAttorney General of Louisiana, and during the time of his service in that oftice,\\nbelieving that not to punish crime was to encourage it, procured more convictions\\nin capital cases, than any Attorney General ever had before.\\nHis business standing is among the highest, most trustworthy and best, the\\nmany honorable and responsible positions which he holds giving evidences of the\\nconfidence placed in his abilities. He is attorney of the Germania National Bank,\\nMetropolitan Bank, and Germania and the People s Insurance ComiJanies he has\\nfor years been President of the Young Men s Benevolent Association, one of our\\nbest and most successful charitable organizati :ns was for some years Vice-Presi-\\ndent of the Firemen s Charitable Association for seven years President of the\\nShakspeare Club, and, it is well known that much of the unbounded success of the\\ngrand and royal pageants of His Majesty, the King of the Carnival, is due to his\\nscholarly and refined taste and administrative action.\\nJudge Braughu is the senior partner of the law firm of Braughu, Buck\\nDinkelspiel. He is known as an eloquent speaker, an erudite and forcible advo-\\ncate, and is distinguished for his attention and devotion to the interests of his\\nmany clients.\\nJAMES LINGAN.\\nThis well-known member of the Louisiana Bar is a grandson of Gen. tlames\\nMcCiibbin Ivingan, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Shortly before his birth\\nhis parents removed from the District of Columbia to New York, where he was\\nborn. At au early age, loss of proj)erty and the death of his father threw the\\nsubject of this sketch on his own resources.\\nHe came to New Orleans in 1850 a boy in ronnd jacket. He studied law,\\nand was about to be admitted to practice when the war came on, and he joined\\nthe First Company Crescent Eifies, Captain, afterwards General Gladden, com-\\nmanding, and left for Peusacola. Tlie company soon went on to Virginia, and was\\nunder the command of General Magruder. After the skirmish on the 4th of July,\\n18G1, in which Col. Charles D. Dreaux was killed, young Lingau was detailed as\\none of the guard of honor sent home with the body of that lamented ofldcer.\\nWhile here, Lingau was elected 2d Lieutenant of the Cannon Guards, 11th Regi-\\nment, Col. S. F. Marks, which joined the Army ot Tennessee, under General Polk,\\nand was the first regiment to cross into Kentucky. After the battle of Belmont\\nhe became 1st Lieutenant of his com[)any, and was apponited Brigade Adjutant\\nby Colonel Marks, comnumding as Senior Colonel of Brigade. The 11th Regiment\\nwas disbanded prior to the Kentucky campaign, and a battalliou of sharp shooters\\nwas organized from men selected from this old regiment, and Lieutenant Lingan\\nbecame captain of one of the companies.\\nAfter the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, the army went into\\nquarters at Dalton, Ga. His company having suffered greatly and being reduced\\nin numbers, at Gen. Polk s request Capt. Lingan was relieved from that army\\ncorps by Gen Joe Johnston, and reported to Gen. Polk, who assigned him to duty\\nas Assistant Inspector General on his staff.\\nGeneral Polk on rejoining the army in the field was allowed only his personal\\nstaff, and Capt. Lingan remained on the staff of that Department, serving under\\nGenerals Dabney H. Maury, Stephen D. Lee and Richard Taylor, all of whom\\nrecommended hinij in the etixmgest terms, for permanent appointment on staff.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0197.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "190\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nAs no other staff appointineuts were being made, he was ordered to Eichmond\\nas bearer of dispatches, and while there was appointed by the Secretary of War\\nas Assistant Commissioner of Exchange at Kichinond, nuder Col. Robert Quid,\\nwhich position he tilled nntil the cessation of hostilities.\\nWhen he retnrned fioin the war, he recommenced his studies, and graduated\\nfrom the University of Louisiana in the class of 1860, and commenced the practice\\nof law in 1808.\\nMr. Lingan has always been an ardent advocate of the people s cause, acting\\nwith the Democratic party of which be is an useful and resjtected member. He\\nwas a delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1872, and\\nwas elected a member of the State Senate on the McEuery ticket.\\nHe was the leading spirit in organizing the Association of the Army of Ten-\\nnessee, of which Geueral Beauregard was elected President. After serving one\\nyear Gen. Beauregard retired from office and Mr. Lingan was elected to succeed\\nhim as President.\\nMr. Lingan brings energy and determination to any cause that he espouses,\\nand is therefore a valuable ally. He is a zealous advocate, careful of his client s\\ninterests, and by his ability and courtesy has gained an enviable jjosition as an\\nattorney one who bids fair in the future to earn a name worthy of inscriiition\\namongst the most illustrious members of the Louisiana Bar.\\nG. A. BREAUX.\\nAmong the many talented men whose erudition, eloquence and profund intel-\\nlects adorn the Bar of Louisiana, none are more respected and esteemed than\\nColonel Gus. A. Breaux, the senior of the well-known firm of Breaux, Feuner\\nHall.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0198.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "r\\nCOURTS.\\n191\\nAs a lawyer, lie is noted for his thorough knowledge of every branch of the\\nprofession, a constant reader, deep thinker, and carefnl logician as an advocate\\nfor prompt action and untiring devotion to the interests of his clients, and as a\\nspeaker, for extended learning, ready command of language, and an imi)ressive\\nand graceful delivery.\\nAlthough never prominent in politics, Colonel Breaux is an acknowledged\\nleader on all questions of public interests. He was one of the most prominent and\\nuseful members of the late Convention called together to frame a new Constitu-\\ntion for our State, and his opinions were delivered in a clear, forcible and concise\\nmanner, on all of the important subjects brought before that body.\\nIn social circles Colonel Breaux is a universal favorite. Of dignified and\\ncommanding presence, profound or vivacious in conversation as the occasion\\ndemands, courteous and pleasant in manners, he commands the respect and esteem\\nof all who enjoy his acquaintance.\\nHON. EDWARD SIMON,\\nDelegate from the Parish of St. Martin, to the State Convention called to frame a\\nnew Constitution, lately sitting in the city of I^ew Orleans, is one of the most\\nintellectual and honorable of the native sons of Louisiana.\\nHe is over six feet in height, of light complexion, blue eyes, has a somewhat\\nelongated but oval face (always closely shaven), and expressive of a kind and\\nbenevolent disposition and upon his erect figure he carries, well-poised, a large\\nand symmetrically formed head, covered with an ample suit of grey hair, and indi-\\ncative of great intellectual power.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0199.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "192\\nNJEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nThe subject of this brief sketch was born in the town of St. Martinsville, in\\n1826, and is still m the prime of life. His father, the late Hon. Edward Simon, a\\nnative of Belgium, was for many years one of the most eminent of the Justices of\\nthe Supeme bench of Louisiana. On his mother s side he is descended from a\\ndistinguished Philadelphia family, still holding a high social position in that city,\\nand one of the early French settlers ot Louisiana, his great grandfather on the\\nmaternal side, having been Commandant of Attakapas County in colonial times.\\nWith such an ancestry to inspire him with a noble ambition, and being- afforded\\nevery facility for acquiring a thorough classical and professional education suited\\nto a strong intellect and an acute moral seuse, he could scarcely fail to reach an\\nenviable distinction in his native State. His collegiate education commenced at\\nJefferson College, La., was continued at Georgetown College, D. C, and ended at\\nHarvard University, which he entered at eighteen years of age, and pui sued a\\nfour years course of law studies under Judge Story, Professors Greenleaf, and\\nWm. Kent, son of Chancellor Kent, at the same time pursuing a literary course, and\\nwhere he took his degrees with distinction.\\nHe was admitted to the Bar of Louisiana in 1848. and in 1853 was appointed\\nJudge of the Fourteenth Judicial District by Governor Walker in 1858 was elected\\nto the same office, re-elected in 18()L, and again re-elected in 1805, when, shortly\\nthereafter, he was displaced by the usurping Federal authorities; since which\\ntime he has pursued his professional duties atthe bar, taking little active part in\\npolitics. In 1872, he was promiueutly named by some of the leading journals of\\nthe State as a candidate for Governor, but he did not enter the contest for that\\nhonor.\\nAs a lawyer. Judge Simon is indefatigable in industry and in zeal for his\\nclient, in argument he is ingenious, earnest and forcible. As an advocate, he", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0200.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE. 193\\nhas a rich though simple vocabulary, which is made effective in speech by the\\ngraces of a flue fancy and a pleasing manner. As a District Judge, he had no\\nsuperior in the State, eitoer as regards sound legal learning, (conscientious research,\\nfirmness in maintaining his own matured convictions, or that ourteous bearing\\ntowards the members of the bar which so much becomes a Judge.\\nAs a member of !^he Constitutional Convention, .Judge Simon has shown him-\\nself a firm friend of the peoj^le of the State. In spite of his innate modesty bor-\\ndering on diftidence, Jiulge Simon has won the popular confidence by his firin and\\npatriotic course in the Convention, and it is saft^ to predict that there are still\\nhigher honors in store for him.\\nThe high reputation for promptness and integrity enjoyed by the merchants\\nof ]^ew^ Orleans may very justly be a source of pride to all classes of citizens.\\nTheir caution, prudence and good judgment are well known speculation seldom\\nhas a place on their books their transactions, however immense, are real, and\\nconsequently rest upon a firm and reliable basis. We believe that Xew Orleans\\nhas a bright commercial future, and that added to her natural advantages, the\\nenergy and enterprise of her merchants, will, eie long, place her in a proud posi-.\\ntion, as one of the leading business centres of America.\\nCRESCENT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.\\nWe give a fine ^iew of the Crescent Building, Nos. 07 and ;i Camp street\\nthe home of the oldest mutual insurance company in the State.\\nThe Crescent Mutual Insurance Company was incorporated in 1840, and con-\\nsequently is now in its thirty-first year.\\nIt has passed through the eventful years of the war, years of disastrous\\npanics, years of political trouble and turmoil, nu^eting punctually every claim and\\nalways paying its annual interests promptly.\\nThe history of this Company gives a record, of which its ofilicers and stock-\\nholders may well feel proud, reflecting as it does the highest credit on the com-\\nmercial integrity and administrative abilities of the merchants of our city who\\nhave served in its Boards of Trustees, and th(^ gentleman who have occupied its\\nexecutive offices.\\nNot only does the Crescent pay its interests promptly, and handsome d\\\\\\\\\\\\-\\ndends to its stockholders and mutual insurers, but it enjoys an enviable reputation\\nfor its prompt and equitable settlenient of losses, a course which it has pursued\\nsince its flrst organization, and which has gained for it the confldence and esteem\\nof our entire business conuuunity.\\nThe ofhcers of the Company are Mr. Thomas A. Adams, President Chas.\\nB. Eice, Secretary.\\n26", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0201.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "194 yUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nTrustees. Thos. A. Adams, Samuel B. Newman, Samuel H. Kennedy, John\\nPhelps, Adam Thomson, Henry Abraham, Victor Meyer, Joseph Bowling, Edw d\\nJ. Gay, Simon Hernsheim, Simon Foreheimer, Jos. B. Wolfe, R. B. Post, Edw d\\nC re.sceut Mutual lusuiaiice Coiupauy. Corner Camp Street and Coiumercial Place.\\nPilsbury, J no. E. King, Frederick Camerden, Joseph W. Stone, George Martin,\\nAlfred Moulton, L. C. Jurey, Edward Nalle, Geo. W. Sentell, Paul E. Mortimer,\\nJohn V. Moore, W. B. Conger, Henry M. Preston, Reuben G. Bush, Jno. M. Parker.\\nBLAYNEY TOWNLEY WALSHE\\nAmong the merchants of New Orleans, there are none better known or more\\nhighly esteemed than Capt. Walshe.\\nHe was born in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, June 11, 1840,\\nHis ancestors, in the families of both his parents, have been prominent in the\\narmy and the clinrch for over two hundred years names which have tended to\\nmake Irish liistory, and add to the Instre of British arms.\\nCai)t. Walshe came to New Orleans with liis parents in 1853. The commence-\\nment of the war between the North a,nd South found him engaged in the fchen", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0202.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE.\\n195\\npopular clothing house of N^orris, MauU Co., where he had every prospect of ad\\nvaucement and future i^rosperity. Like hosts of his countrymen, Cai)t. Walshe\\npromptly abandoned peaceful pursuits, forgot all personal interests, and tendered\\nhis services to his adopted State. In April, 18(31, he was mustered into the Con-\\nfederate States service for the war, as a private in the famous Washington\\nArtillery.\\nIn May of the same year, he was elected Lieutenant of Company A of the\\nIrish Brigade, afterwards becoming captain of his company by promotion, subse-\\nquently incorporated in the Sixth Louisiana Regiment, commanded by Col. I. G.\\nSeymour. In he record of this regiment froQi the first Manassas, made famous by\\nits bravery and eflflciency, and by its proud position in Hay s Brigade and Stone-\\nwall Jackson s Corps, he fully particij)ated in all it j glories until, during the seven\\ndays tight before Eichmond, at Gaines Mills, Captain Walshe was severely wounded\\nin the ankle.\\nHe was thus rendered unfit for duty in the field, and was api)ointed Chief of\\nthe Passport Office of the Department of Heurico, at Richmond. When able to\\ndispense with crutches, he was assigned to staff duty as Chief Prov^ost Marshal of\\nSouth Mississippi and East Louisiana, which position he tilled with ability and\\ntidelity until the close of the war.\\nIn October, 1868, Captain Walshe embarked in business on his own account,\\nopening at No. 110 Canal street, his Emporium of Gentlemen s Furnishing Goods\\nand Boys and Children s (Jlothing, which, through his careful and courteous atten-\\ntion to the wants of his patrons, his excellent business qualities and sterling integ-\\nrity, soon became known and popular, not only witU the citizens of New Orleans,\\nbut throughout the South. Some years ago he dropped the boys clothing branch\\nof his business, and devoted his attention to Men s Furnishing Goods, and to-day\\nhis is the leading establishment of our city and the whole Southwest, none being\\nmore widely known or patronized.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0203.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "1!\u00c2\u00bb NJiJW ORLEANtS ILLUSTRATED.\\nlu tlic various relations of life Capt. Walsbe is recognized by every one as\\nworthy of confidence, respect and esteem. He is one of our most public spirited,\\nenterprising, and liberal citizens. He has ever been amongst the first to give sup-\\nl)ort and substantial assistance to public works and enterprises for the general good.\\nHis social characer is that of an ui)right and honorable man, a generous bene\\nfactor, and a warm and true friend. He occupies positions of honor and trust in\\nmany of the various bodies commercial, charitable and social, of which he is a\\nmember. At present he is the Vice-President of the Young Men s Christian Asso-\\nciation, an organization which has so warm a hold on the hearts of the citizens of\\nXew Orleans, for its devoted attention to the fever stricken people during the epi-\\ndemic of 1878, during which trying time Capt. Walshe was one of the Relief\\nCommittee, and did his share of this labor of love for his fellow man.\\nAs one thoroughly identified with all the interests of New Orleans, coming from\\na foreign country and adopting this as a home, there is no better specimen of a\\nstranger possessing all the attributes of an exemplary and worthy citizen than\\nCapt. Walshe.\\nHe is an Episcopalian, Senior Warden of St. George s Church, located on the\\nsame square of ground as his residence, corner of St. Charles Avenue and Valence\\nstreet. Sixth District.\\nIn 186-S, Capt. Walshe married a most estimable lady of this city, and is now the\\nfather of seven interesting children. In his pleasant and tasteful home, he is sur-\\nrounded by all the pleasures which a devoted family and the fruits of an indus-\\ntrious and well spent life alone can procure.\\nCapt. Cannon, being absent from the city, we republish, from the Courier-\\nJournal of June 8, 1878, the following interview with that popular Mississippi\\nCommodore\\nJOHN W. CANNON\\nAfter examining the new John W. Cannon yesterday, we stepped out forward\\nupon the boiler-deck, and found, seated upon a carpenter s trestle, the veteran and\\nsuccessful commander for whom she was named and by whom she was built. Ap-\\nproaching him we asked\\nCapt. Cannon have you any objection to being interviewed\\nAbout what f\\nOh, about your life as a steamboatman and\\nGet out your pencil and paper, and I ll tell you all J can think of about\\nmyself. It might stimulate some of the young men of the present day to start out\\nin life as 1 did, and teach them a lesson that a man who will try to get along in\\nthis world will succeed. There s always room for eni somewhere.\\nYou see, my father moved from Maryland to Louisville in 1818, and lived\\ndown here in the Pond settlement two years. He then moved down to where\\nHawesville, Ky., now stands it was a corn-field then and settled two miles\\nabove there on the river. He bought a piece of land two miles back from the\\nriver, built a house, put in a crop and moved back there. In 1820 I was born on\\nthe river-place, Just before we moved back of Hawesville. I was raised back there\\non the farm until I was fifteen years and five months old, and had never been fifteen\\nmiles from home in my life, and never saw the inside of a school-house. I had a\\nbrother in Kew Orleans in December, bS.T); he wrote to me to come down there\\nand bring my sister with me. We went, and took with us, as a present from my\\nfather, two fine cows and a little pony. We went to the river and hailed the first\\nboat that came along, which was the Mediterranean, the biggest boat on the river\\nat that time. So we got aboard, my sister going in the cabin and I went on deck\\nto take care of the cows and the pony. 1 met an old friend on deck, and we\\nmessed together and was getting along first rate, when one morning I went up\\ninto the cabin to see my sister. There I met Capt. Jackson. Poor old man had a", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0204.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE.\\n197\\nheart in him as big as that tool-chest (pointing to one with his crutch). I asked\\npermission to go back and see my sister, and lie told me to go ahead, and asked\\nme my name. I told him .lohn W. Cannon, and he asked me if I was any kin to\\nElijah Cannon, the city marshal of New Orleans. 1 told him I was his brother,\\nand he called out to Hamilton McRea, the pilot of the boat, and told him who I\\nwas, said that Elijah was a friend of his. He and McRea went ba(;k into the\\ncabin with me, and I introduced them to my sister. He gave me a state-room in\\nthe cabin, and I tried to beg t)ft but it was no use, for he said No, sir I can\\nnever repay your brother for what he has done for me. 1 afterwards learned that\\nthe captain, pilot and mate of the boat got into a big light in Orleans with a lot\\nof Irish, and nearly killed a lot of them. Elijali inten^eded with the judge at their\\ntrial, went their bonds, and the case was tlirown out of court and the officers set at\\nliberty.\\n^^^^T-l^^^^t^^^^\\nWell, it didn t cost me a cent for passage down and back. My brother Elijah\\nwas terribly put out when he found out that I didn t know my A B C s. I stayed\\ndown there until March, when he sent me back to Kentucky to go to school and\\nlearn something. In the fall my sister-in-law and sister, bound for Orleans, got\\naboard the Rob Roy at Hawesville, and I stepped aboard too. There I found\\nHam McRae in the pilot-house on her I took hold of the wheel and went to\\nsteering for him, so that when 1 reached Orleans I could handle a wheel like a\\npilot could. I made one trip on her, when she was sold, and McRae went pilot\\non the Mountaineer but the captain on her had no use for a steersman so that\\nlet me out at New Orleans. My brother was so opposed to me going on the river\\nthat he wouldn t help me. So I had to have clothes and a little j ocket change.\\nI loafed about a while, when in March, 1838, 1 got on board the Diana. She was\\nommanded by Capt. Frank Carter he looked then as young as he does now\\nand I came up to Hawesville on her, and on deck. When I got there I went to\\nschool, and was getting along pretty well, when my brother, knowing I had a", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0205.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "198 N^UW ORLEANS ILLUSTEATUU.\\npiece of land, wrote to me to cut a load of hoop-poles off it and bring them to\\nNew Orleans, where I conld get a good price for them. I didn t have enough\\nmoney to buy an ax to cut em with so my father said if I wanted to cut the\\npoles and could get a boat to take em down in, he would give me what he had,\\nwhich was about $25. My brother-in-law went my security for $75, and 1 got a\\nboat and went to cutting hoop-poles, while my father hauled them to the boat at\\nthe riv^er, until the roads got so bad and the weather so cold that we had to quit.\\nI finished loading the boat with Hawesville coal, and 1 had a pilot. We started\\nSouth, but we hadn t been out thirty hours before that pilot stuck me on Three-\\nmile islands nearly high and dry. But 1 stuck to her until the river raised and\\nfloated me off. 1 ran into the mouth of Green river and waited there two\\nmonths for the ice to run out of the Ohio. This was in 1840. I cut loose from\\nthere and sold out most of my cargo aloug the coasts. What coal I bad left I re-\\ntailed out in New Orleans. 1 then shipped on the Velocipede as steersman with\\nOapt. Wright. She made a few trips up Red river, when I got the second pilot s\\nberth on the Teche down the Lafourche, but she laid up. In July, 1840, i came\\nto Kentucky to see my relatives and spend the summer. That fall I went down\\nto Orleans as a bow hand on a charcoal boat, and got $25 for that. I tried to get\\na job on boats, and onlj^ got a little to do now and then, but got no money for it.\\nAll my money was gone, my clothes seedy, and things began to look unpleasant,\\nbut I had courage and pluck, so I didu t give up, and I shipped as deck passenger\\non the Wm. French. My brother was wealthy, and he didn t exactly like the way\\nI was doing, and he wouldn t help me because he didu t want me to go on the\\nriver, and to keep me off he gave me a job of planing cistern or tank staves, in\\nOrleans, at |1 50 per day and board. After working up all the lumber he had, a\\ncity marshal, who had seized a vessel and a coffee house, gave me charge of them\\nat $3 per day. Before the vessel was sold I heard the captain say he was going\\nto run her up Red river. So I was in for the pilot s berth, and was recommended\\nby a young friend of mine, who kept a boat-store, as a Ouachita river pilot. Soon\\nas the other pilots around town found out i had the berth they went\\nto the captain and told him I was never up the Ouachita river\\nin my life, and I never had been but three times, but 1 learned as much those\\nthree trips as some of them learned in three years. 1 went on her, though, and\\nstayed there six months, and had plenty of money. got tired of her, and wanted\\nto get on a bigger boat. So I got a bogus letter, to quit her and go pilot on the\\nRjdolph. It was written by some pilots to get me off. The Rodol] h wanted no\\npilot, so I was out of a berth, with $600 in my pocket. Just then the Marshal\\nseized the Bunker Hill. 1 took charge of her for the Marshal, and the man who\\nbought her hired me to take her to the mouth of the White river as j)ilot. In 1842\\n1 spent the summer in Hawesville, and went back to Orleans in the fall. I got a\\nberth on the Levi Welsh, and stayed on her a month loaned the captain and boat\\nall my money, and came near losing it, but got it back when the boat was sold.\\nMy friend, John Bress, got me a job then on the President. Both pilots on her\\ngot into a fight and killed each other so 1 got a good berth on her, made money\\nand saved it. I went with the same man next season on the Republic, and did\\nfirst rate. In 44 and 45 1 went on the ^Etna, and then went on the big Louisiana\\nto St. Louis, and stayed on her till the fall of 46. I then went captain on the\\nCoati Joyous, in the White river trade, until I was put back on the Louisiana and\\nfinished out the season on her. I went to piloting on different boats then, and had\\nsaved about four thousand dollars, and bought four negroes with the most of it.\\nOne of them died and the other three ran off. That cured me of the negro busi-\\nness. 1 had some money left, and I went in with a young man named B. B. Mc-\\nMechan, and we bought a boat called the Dallas, and put her in the Ouachita\\ntrade, and then 1 came up here in 47 and 48, and built the Louisiana at Howard s\\nship-yard. She was a beautiful boat, and blew up at Orleans, killing nearly every-\\nbody on her, including my poor little partner, and came near killing me. This\\nleft me in debt $20,0()(), so I went back to piloting, and kept at it until I met a\\nfriend who said I must have a boat and he would aid me. 1 had an old pair\\nof engines, but they would not do for a new boat, so my friend advised me to come", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0206.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE. 199\\nto Louisville, which I did, and contracted for the S. W. Downs, paying $150 down\\non the contract. I then went to St. Louis and bought a nice pair of engines, but\\nhad no money to pay freight on them to Louisville, which was ^590, so T got on a\\nboat and came ahead of the one my engines were on to make arangements to raise\\nmoney to pay the freight. The boat I was on ran down twelve miles and laid up.\\nI was mad, and told the barkeeper that if I was a pilot on that boat she wouldn t\\nlay there long. So he told the captaiu, and he came to my room and told me he\\nhad two poor pilots that if I would get up and pilot his boat he would pay me\\nfor it, I told him I couldn t; that his pilots would go for me; but if he would\\nstart her out and tell his pilots 1 was posted, I would come up and steer for them.\\nI went up and took the wheel the captaiu and pilot both left and went to bed,\\nand 1 didn t see them any more until the next morning at eight o clock, after\\neverybody had done breakfast. The boat was 150 miles down the river. When\\nwe got here 1 told him that 1 thought my work was worth my passage, but he\\ninsisted upon paying me $100, and offered me more. He gave the other $150 to\\nhis other pilots they were to get $250 to bring the l)oat from St. Louis. I paid\\nthe freight on my engines when they came, and went on building the Downs. She\\ncost $17,000. I drew on my friend for $5000, and gave the builders my paper for\\nthe balance. She came out on the first of March, 1851, and ran up to the first\\nday of July, and made uj) to that time $11,000. Some parties then came up to\\nCincinnati to build a tine fast boat to run me out. Soon as 1 heard this I jumped\\non the first boat up, without ten dollars in the world, and borrowed $500 from my\\nbarkeeper. 1 came to Louisville and told the people that these parties had gone\\nto build a boat to run me out of my trade. Well, they told me to name the\\nkind of a boat I wanted, and they would join together and build one for me.\\nI contracted then with AVasb. Murray to build the boat aud paid my $500 down on\\nher when the contract was made. On my way here I met an old friend, who owned\\nan old boat, ;ind he took the money for the old boat and put it into my new one.\\nSo I was bolstered up now, and stood well with my creditors. She cost $41,000,\\nand was named the Bella Donna. The other parties who went to Cincinnati backed\\nout and didn t build. I ran the Bella Donna four months and sold her\\nand the Downs together and wound up all making $54,000 clear with the\\ntwo boats in sixteen months. I then bought the Eockaway for $40,000,\\nran her one season and made her clear. I came here then and built\\nthe McRae and W. W. Farmer for $17,900 and took them down to Orleans.\\nThe McEae cost $40,000. She and the McEae laid up one whole year, because\\nOuachita and Eed rivers didn t rise. The boats laid up in all eighteen months.\\nThis broke me fiat, and I took the pneumonia. only owed $3400, but the people\\nwere kind and one bank held all the notes. So they kept them until I could come\\nto a settlement, and then my credit was better than ever. 1 ran the boats one\\nmore season, sold them both, aud built the Vicksburg ran her two seasons and\\nbuilt the Gen. Quitman ran both one season. When the Confederates took the\\nVicksburg and made a gunboat of her, 1 yanked the Quitman up Red river\\nsaved her until after the war took her to St, Louis, repaired her, and ran her two\\nyears. I then built the first Eob t. E. Lee here she cost $223,000 ran her ten\\nyears then built the second Kob t. PI Lee, aud have now finished this one. You\\nfellows made me ashamed of myself by naming her after me. In the meantime I\\nhad an interest in the Magenta, and I ran the Katie two years and lost $54,000\\nwith her then turned her over to her owners. I now own an interest in the Eob t.\\nE. Lee, Thompson Dean, Yazoo alley, Ouachita Belle, Johu W. Cannon, and an\\ninterest in the new boat Katie now building by the Howards. While on a trip\\nfrom St. Louis to New Orleans, some time ago, 1 took pneumonia, which settled in\\nmy side and formed an abscess, and it broke inwurdly and has been for tour years\\na source of great annoyance to me. In the meantime, 1 have had both arms\\npulled out of their sockets, and to clap the climax, I fell down upon the wharf at\\nOrleans and broke my thigh. I am now on crutches, and will leave here\\nSaturday for New Orleans on this boat. How ll that do for the first interview\\nCome and see me. We thanked the monarch of the Mississippi, as he arose\\nupon his crutches and disappered into his magnifi.ceut cabin to tsee how the large", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0207.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "200\\nXEVr ORLEAN S ILLUSTRATED.\\nbody of men were progressing with their work. We left hiin with the impression\\nthat he was a remarkable man ~a man who by his untiring energy had made hinj-\\nself what he is a man who by his iron will and courage had attained a position\\nthat mantled him with fame and placed him as high upon the ladder as a steam-\\nboatman, owner and builder conhl get. If there is a- man in this country who de-\\nserves credit and i\u00c2\u00bbraise for lia\\\\ing promoted tlie marine interests of the great\\nvalley of tlie Mississii)i)i and building the finest and fastest steamboats afloat, that\\nman is none other than Capt. Jolm W. Cannon. Although time and age have\\ndealt kindly with him, we trust tliey wdl yet l)e good to him and make the remain-\\ning days of his useful life Joyous and hapi)y. Long nmy he live [Courier- Journal,\\nJune 8.\\nRICHARD ANGELL, Jr\\nThe next youngest son of that eminent i)hysi(;ian, Dr. Richard Augell, Sr.,\\nlately deceased, was born in Mississipjii on the Kith of March, 1843\\nThe first homoeopathic pharmacy established in this city was that of Dr. R. Au-\\ngell in 1853, at No. 152 .Julia street; and, of this w-ell su|)])lied and carefully con-\\ndm ted establishment, Richard Angell, Jr., has had the management for several\\nyears past. Tlie pharmacy is sui)])lied with fresh and reliable honuBopatic medi-\\ncines, medicine chests, and standard hoimeoiiathic books for })liysicians, families\\nand i)lantations.\\nThose wishing any article appertaining to the honneopathic system of medi-\\ncine, *an ])rocnre it of Richard Angell, Jr., at the pharmacy, 152 Julia street.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0208.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE.\\n201\\nWe present to our readers an excellent view of the Tulane Buildings, which\\nare among the handsomest of the edifices in the business part of our city.\\n6^r!* *\u00c2\u00abp\u00c2\u00bb 5\\n\\\\/,CM ^mai /woro-j;rs. jv.c^\\n^^nlrS^f^^W^.\\nTnlano Buildings.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Camp Street between Common and (iravier Stieets.\\n26", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0209.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "202 NUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nHere will be found the office of\\nI C. E. GIRARDEY,\\nwho for many years has been one of our most prominent auctioneers and\\nappraisers. Mr. Girardey was formerly a partner of the late Major J. A. Beard,\\nand his long experience aud constant devotion to business, especially the real\\nestate branch, have gained him a wide popularity, and madehim a high authority\\nin all matters pertaining to his department of the commerce of New Orleans.\\nIn the same building the\\nFIREMEN S INSURANCE COMPANY\\nis located. This Company, although young in years, is one of our staunchest\\ncorporations. Its affairs have been managed with such ability, tact aud\\nenergy, combined with justice and honorable dealing, that its popularity has\\nbeen firmly established. Its otBcers are all men of long standing and known\\nintegrity, and to their untiring efforts the splendid success of the Company\\nis mainly due. They are: President, I. N. Marks; Vice-President, T. Prud-\\nhomme; Secretary, R. H. Benners; Inspectors, James Boyce and W. E.\\nRoddy; Directors, Jacob Alexander, Leon Bertoli, H. H. Bierhorst, L. B. Cain,\\nC. Taylor Gauche, Charles Hemard, A. H. Isaacson, A. P. Kip]), E. S. Levy, I. N.\\nMarks, Wash. Marks, T. Prudhomme, Berry Russell, C. Sporl, John Fitzpatrick,\\nGeo. Waters, L. A. Wiltz, and Otto Thornian.\\nThat old and staunch fluancial institution, the\\nSTATE NATIONAL BANK\\noccupies a portion of the Tulane Buildings, havingan entrance on Camp street and\\nalso on Graxier street. This batdv was organized long before the war, as the\\nLouisiana State Bank, and was known throughout the country as one ot the best\\nconducted and most reliable financial institutions in the United States. Although\\nit met with hea^v losses during the years of strife and destruction, it passed\\nthrough all trials with credit unimpaired and an unblemished reputation. In 1870\\nit was re-organized as a National Bank, with its present title, the State National\\nBard c of New Orleans. Its affairs are under the management of the following\\ngentlemen, many of wiiom were connected with it in anti-bellum days\\nSamuel H. Kennedy, Alfred Moulton, Louis A Wiltz, J. B. Lafltte, P. Lan-\\naux, J. G. Parham, S. Hernshiem, J. Vairin.\\nEYRICH S\\nIs known throughout the South, aud no one ever visits New Orleans without\\ngoing there. It is a depot for fine stationery, the stock of which, in extent and\\nvariety, is not surpassed in the South. AVedding and visiting cards, and note-\\npapers of the richest aud most elegant styles may always be found at this emporium.\\nStamping monograms, crests and initials, will be made to order in the most artistic\\nmanner at short notice.\\nMenu and dinner cards, fancy articles, artistic panel pictures, all in great\\nvariety.\\nAll the latest books, magazines and newspapers are promptly received.\\nSchool books and school stationery at the lowest i)rices, aud all other articles ap-\\npertaining to a first class stationery, will be found at Eyrich s.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0210.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "GOMMEBCIAL LIFE.\\nTHOMAS WILSON BOTHICK.\\n203\\nThe gentleman, whose career is the subject of this sketch, was born in Som-\\nerset, County Derry, Ireland. His father was an architect of considerable repute\\nin his native place, but judging- that there were better chances for one of his pro-\\nfession across the channel, he removed to England, with his family, consisting of\\nhis wife, one daughter, and three sons, of whom Thomas W. was the youngest, at\\nthe time only three years of age. Mr. Bothick s anticipations were fully realized.\\nPossessing splendid architectural ideas and abilities, and great originality in his\\nplans and conceptions, he rapidly gained friends, and better still, lucrative busi-\\nness engagements, which brought him fame and competence.\\nAt an early age, young Tom Bothick, as he was usually called, was placed at\\na school in Manchester, w^hich he attended regularly till the sudden death of his\\nfather, from apoplexy. For a year or two young Bothick attended school at in-\\ntervals, but the afiairs of his deceased father had been placed in the hands of one\\nwho proved unfaithful to the trust, and who, through bad management or fraud,\\nwasted the handsome fortune left in his charge. This circumstance necessitated\\nexertion on the part of the family, and although then only thirteen\\nyears old, Thomas set out to support his mother and sister. He\\nfound employment in the large wire-working and drawing establishment of\\nMessrs. ISTaylor Brother, in Manchester. He appUed himself diligently and\\nsoon bpcame a favorite of his employers, who, at the expiration of four years, pro-\\nmoted him to traveling salesman. This position he filled with ability for three\\nyears. His sister had married in the meantime. Her husband had emigrated to\\nAmerica, and now, his prospects being good, wrote for his wife to join him. It\\nwas deemed, in those days, impossible for a lady to take such a journey alone.\\nThe result was that the whole family resolved to accompany her Thomas to go", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0211.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "204 NUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nwith thcin as escort. Naylor lirotlier had offered him flattering iuduceraents to\\nreturn to their eiuph)y, and he inteaded to do so, but when in I^^Tew York the\\nobjections and entreaties of his mother and the other members of the family,\\ninduced him to change his mind. He found a desirable situation in the work-shop\\nof Messrs. McChesney Moore, in New York, where he remained two years, and\\nthen removed to Wocester, Mass., to fill a more lucrative position in the wire\\nfactory of Washburn Co. Here he remained three years, when he encountered\\nan old school-mate who persuaded him to go to New Orleans. On arriving in New\\nOrleans, Mr. Bothick entered into a partnership with his friend, Mr. Edward\\nMcGrOvern, and they opened the Commercial Queen Hotel, which they conducted\\non such a liberal and popular style, that it soon became a favorite resort, and, as a\\nconsequence, a pecuniary success.\\nMr. McGrovern, in 1849, took what was then known as the California fever,\\nwhich carried him off to the Eldorado of the hour, and left Mr. Bothick out of\\nbusiness.\\nWith ami)le means at his command, Mr. Bothick looked around for a new in-\\nvestment. He ventured into the jewelry business with a friend who had no money,\\nbut great experience $25,000 was the amount invested a few months sufficed to\\ncompletely change the i^ositions of the members of the firm; the partner had the\\nmoney and Mr. Bothick the experience.\\nIn 1854, Mr Bothick again entered into business, this time as an Undertaker,\\nwhich he still continues at No. 271 Camp street. He was already convinced that there\\nwere opportunities for reform and improvement in the way such business was con-\\nducted, and to institute these changes and reforms was his ambition and determin-\\nation. His methods won immediate approval, and brought him patrons and success.\\nHis business constantly increased, and he soon took the rank of leading undertaker\\nin New Orleans and the South. For many years to his care and management has\\nbeen committed the obsequies of the wealthy and prominent people of the city and\\nenvirons. For several years his average of funerals has been five hundred annually\\nMr, Bothick has been for a long time an intelligent and curious student of\\nembalming processes, and his exi)erience in that particular department of his work\\nhas been eminently successful. Dr. Geo. W. Avery, an army surgeon, says I am\\ncognizant of the fact that Mr. Bothick is skilled in the art of embalming and that\\nhis process is exceedingly efficacious. Several other eminent surgeons of the V.\\nS. Army, who were located in New Orleans during the war, testify to his embalming\\nmaniiiulations as attended with the most satisfactory results, as do also hundreds\\nof our citizens.\\nKefiued in manner and appearance, kind, charitable and courteous, Mr. Both-\\nick has made hosts of friends, and is a useful, honored and esteemed member of\\nsociety, whether it be his business career or private character whiich is taken\\nunder consideration.\\nFACTORS AND TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY.\\nThis Company, located at No. 30 Carondelet street, commenced business on\\nthe 1st of September, 18GG, and since its organization has held a high place in the\\nconfidence of our business men. The capital stock is 11,000,000, divided into\\nshares of .f 100 each, and at the start three distinctive features Avere announced,\\nAvhich gave the Company popularity at once. These were\\n1st. The business of the Company was divided into two departments, i. e..\\nCapital Stock and Premium Departments. In the former an interest dividend\\nwas first guaranteed, after which the di\\\\idend in the Premium Department was\\ndeclared.\\n2d. The dividends in the Premium Department were declared in the strictest\\nsense upon the mutual plan, and to those stockholders only who were payers of\\npremiums.\\n3il. The dividends in both departments were on a cash basis and paid in cash,\\nwithout discbunt, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year. The rebate", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0212.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "(JOMMEBCIAL LIFE. 205\\nsystem was oftered to stockholders and the coiiununity in general, who would\\ninsure iu the Company.\\nThe first officers were Michel Musson, President Harmon Doane, Vice-\\nPresident, and Ed. A. Palfrey, Secretary, and the Board of Trustees was com-\\nposed of tbe following gentlemen, whose names will be recognized as amongst the\\nfirst merchants of our city Moses Greenwood, W. A. Johnson, John I. Noble,\\nJohn Chaffee, Hugh McCall, Marshall J. Smith, 1. Caultteld, Alf. S. Huntington,\\nL. H. Terry, J. 1). Blair, Richard Mdliken, Samuel E. Moore, Wm. H. Henning,\\nJames Hewitt, T. M. Scott, Wm. Ball, A. H. Isaacson, J. W. Carroll, J. W. Bur-\\nbridge, J. G. Brown, John Plielps, P. S. Wiltz, Kobt. Pitkin, H. McNeil Vance\\nand W. B. Tullis.\\nAt the annual meeting in June, 1870, Mr. Musson declined a re-election, and\\nHarmon Doane, Esq., was chosen President, which office he filled with fidelity and\\nability, until his death in February, 1875, when Col. Ed. A. Palfrey was elected to\\nfill the vacancy, and Major Thomas F. Walker was made Secretary.\\nThe admirable administrative abilities, courteous bearing, prompt business\\nqualities and high integrity of these gentlemen are well known. Under their\\nmanagement the Company- has not only maintained its hold upon our busmess\\ncommunity, but has constantly advanced its popularity and iufiuence. These facts\\nare evidenced by the immense business transacted by the Company during the thir-\\nteen years which closed with their last statement. May, 1879, they received gross\\npremiums amounting to $6,574,001.17, and paid out for losses $3,200,000.\\nThe course of the company has been marked by the prompt and equitable\\nsettlement of claims for losses their just and liberal conduct in this respect having\\ngained for them the confidence aiid esteem of all insurers. The present officers are\\nEd. A. Palfrey, President; John Chaiie, Vice President Thos. F. Walker, Sec-\\nretary with the following well-known merchants as a Board of Trustees\\nJohn I. Noble, B. F. Eshleman, John Chaffe, Wm. C. Black, Richard Millikeu,\\nCharles Chatte, J. 1. Warren, L. C. Jurey, Sam l. Friedlander, Wm. Hartwell, A.\\nA. Yates, C. J. Leeds, R. M. Walmsley, A. T. Jauiu, A. H. May, Jos. Bowling, T.\\nLytt Lytton, A. M. Bickham, Sam l. H. Boyd, Henry Abraham, ,Ios. McElroy,\\nLouis Bush, Wm. J. Behan, A. Brittin, G. W. Sentell.\\nJ. W. M. HARRIS.\\nThis gentleman, whose energy and skill in the cause of cotton compressing\\nhave made him so well known in our city, was born in Natchez, Miss., in 1828, and\\nreceived a liberal education both at home and al)road. He studied civil law under\\nthe late Christian Roselius and graduated from the University of Louisiana. He\\nwas adnutted to the bar of Louissana in 1850.\\nHe married and settled at Vicksburg, Miss., in 1853, and entered upon the\\npractice of common law in the same year.\\nHis learning and ability, coupled with a dignified and courteous manner, made\\nhim a popular member of the bar of Mississippi, and he was elected to the bench\\niu 1859. Upon the organization of that government he was appointed Auditor of\\nthe Confederate States, which position he filled until the Confederacy ceased to exist.\\nSince the war he has been connected with the leading events in Mississippi,\\nand has enjoyed a large and extended practice in connection with his brother. Gen.\\nN. H. Harris, who was a distinguished officer of Gen. Lee s army. Gen. Harris\\ncommanded a i)ortion of the ^Mississippi troops in Virginia, and was in command\\nat the celebrated defense of Battery Gregg in front of Petersburg.\\nJudge J. W. M. Harris is the founder of the Triumph Cotton Tie Company,\\nproprietors of the Triumph Cotton Tie, and the Triumph Cotton Band Puller and\\nBuckler.\\nIn 1872, Mr. F. M. Logue exhibited to Judge Hairis his patent. It was then in a\\ncrude and undeveloped state, but the quick perception of Judge Harris, whose\\nexperience as a planter, had made him familiar with the subject of baling and\\nhandling cotton, detected in it the germ of an invention which was destined to\\nrevolutionize the method of jDreparing the great staple for market.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0213.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "206\\nNUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nHe aided Mr. Logue with money aad advice, and months on months were\\nspent in experiments, Mr. Logne was sent to N^ew Orleans, and remained here an\\nentire season studying the art of compressing. Difficulties were encountered,\\nwhich would have disheartened a man of less courage and determination than\\nJudge Harris. Thousands of dollars were spent, and still other thousands were\\nfurnished to continue the investigations and make the machine perfect. During\\nthis time he was ably assisted and encouraged by his brother Gen. Harris. The\\nresult is a matter of history. The Triumph Cotton Tie Baud Puller and Buckler\\nhas been adopted by the largest compresses in New Orleans, Memphis, Mobile and\\nother cities, and the Triumph Cotton Tie has been introduced on hundreds of\\nplantations.\\nJudge Harris is a man of liberal and enlightened views, quiet and unostenta-\\ntious in manner, generous, kind hearted and social, qualities which make him a\\nworthy citizen and esteem friend with all who enjoy his acquaintance.\\nIn the year 1877,\\nBOERICKE TAFEL\\nopened a branch of their Homoeopathic Pharmacy at No. 130 Canal street, in this\\ncity. This house was established in H3o, and have now extensive laboratories\\nand stores in New York and [Philadelphia, with branches in many of the import-\\nant cities of the Union. Their medicines are all standard, and are known through-\\nout the world for their purity and uniform excellence in quality.\\nThe branch here is a complete Houueopathic Pharmacy, not only are the ordi-\\nnary medicines kept, but ererij remedy known to the practice will be found there,\\nand they can furnish physicians and dealers in the country with every thing\\nappertaining to the homoeopathic system of medicine, and all fresh and reliable.\\nThey make a specialty of books and medicine chests for family and planta-\\ntion use. All the standard works on Homoeopathy may be procured of them.\\nOrders and inquiries by mail will meet with prompt attention.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0214.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "OOMMERCIAL LIFE.\\nANDREW PATTON,\\n207\\nThe subject of this very brief sketch was born in Ramelton, Ireland, April\\n21st, 1848, came to New Orleans in 18(57, and at once entered into active business\\nlife. For several years he worked with the firm of A. Thomson Co., during\\nwhich time his courtesy of bearing and urbanity of manner gained him many\\nfriends. In May, 1870, he was elected 2d Vice-President of the Louisiana Equit-\\nable Life Insurance Company, and in January, 1879, to the position he now holds,\\nthat of Secretary.\\nAlthough quite a young man, Mr. I atton has obtained a firm foothold in the\\nfield of business life, and his prospects for the future are auspicious in a degree\\nseldom acquired by one of his years.\\nEDWARD J. SOUBY\\nIs a native of IS ew Orleans, having been born in this city on the 24th June, 1844.\\nHe attended the public schools, but having lost his parents at an early age, he\\nwas obliged to care for imsolf He commenced work when only eight years old,\\nworking during the day and attendnig school at night. At eleven years of age he\\nobtained employment in the i)hotograi)h gallery of Messrs. Morissenet Law, and\\nhaving a great taste for the fine arts, he made i-apid progress.\\nForegoing the prospect of a prosperous future, he entered the Confederate\\nArmy when only sixteen years old. Here he participated in those battles which\\nhave made historic ground of the Old Dominion. He was severely wounded in\\nthe fight at Mary s Heights, and was complimented on the field by Colonel Forno,\\nhis commanding officer, for devotion to duty and gallant conduct. He served\\nthrough the war, winning by his courage and bravery successive promotions to the\\nrank of captain.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0215.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "208\\nNUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED\\nOn bis return home he resumed his business as a photographer, but owing to\\nlimited means, was forced to be satisfied witli a modest establishment near the\\nMagazine Market.\\nHe was married in 1S()7, to Miss Nellie A. Murdoek.\\nPerseverance and industry, with careful attention to every detail of his art,\\nwon him friends and biought a natural increase of business. Mr. Souby is now\\none of the leading Photographers of our city. A natural ease and grace mark his\\n])ictures, and stamp him a s an artist of refined taste, rare judgment and great\\nability.\\nMr. Souby has gained coiisiderabU^ reputation as a writer of vivid imagina-\\ntion and an ingenious. groui)er of characters. His drama, Honor Lost and Honor\\nWon, founded on incidents of the late war, was presented to a large and appreci-\\native audience, for the benefit of the relief tomb fund of the Louisiana Division\\nA. N. Va., of which he is a member, and reci ived tlie flattering commendations of\\nthe critics of our city journals.\\nThe original plans of the Confederate Monument in Greenwood Cemetery\\nwere photographed by Mr. vSouby, and many of his suggestions adopted, to the\\ngreat imi)rovement of this memorial of Southeni heroes,\\nMr. Souby is a favoiite in social circles, and being now in the early prime of\\nmanhood, may confidently look forward to a bright and prosperous future.\\nISIDORE DANZIGER,\\nEldest son of the late Theodore Danziger, was born in Paris, France, in 1842, and\\ncame to New Orleans with his parents in 1S48.\\nHe was educated in this city. When the war between the States came on, he\\njoined the Orleans Guards, and, in that comitany, served the Confederacy in the\\nArmy of Tennessee.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0216.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL LIFE.\\n209\\nNearly his whole business life has heen identified with the store in which he is\\nnow the senior parti er, he having- entered the store as a clerk for his father, who\\ncommenced the dry goods business in 1848, at the corner of Orleans and Kobert-\\nson streets. In 1857, Mr. Theodore Danziger bought the property corner of Eoyal\\nand St. Peter streets, which became so famous as Danziger s Corner jiopular,\\nbecause good, reliable articles were sold at low prices, and all orders, whether\\nlarge or small, received the same i)rompt and courteous attention. In 1865 Mr.\\nDanziger removed to Canal street, and in the same year Mr. Isadore Danziger was\\nadmitted to a partnership. In 1873 Mr. David Danziger received the same favor\\nthe firm, becoming Theodore Danziger Sous.\\nUnpon the death of their father, in 1874, the brothers Isadore and David\\ncontinued the business, and the style of the house was changed to Theodore Dan-\\nziger s Sons, which it still continues to be.\\nEnergy, enterprise, promptness and strict integrity have always been charac-\\nteristics of this house. It has passed into a proverb, that those who want dress\\ngoods, staple goods, the tinest goods or heaviest ])lantation wear, laces or domes-\\ntics, have only to Go to Danziger s, to get just what they want, and always at\\nreasonable prices.\\nIn 1870, Mr. Isidore Danziger was married to Miss Amelia Dreyfons.\\nNow young in years, but old in business experience, a merchant of rare admin-\\nistrative ability, and indefatigable in his devotion to commercial ursuits, with\\nample capital and an enviable reputation, he may justly look forward to a future\\nfull of success and honorable renown. Socially Mr. Danziger is esteemed as a gen-\\ntleman of polished manners, quiet and retiring, yet sociable, kind and generous.\\nAlthough thoroughly devoted to American institutions, Mr. Danziger is a\\n27", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0217.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "210 JOJ W ORLEANS ILL U8TBA TED.\\nstaunch supporter of His Majesty, the King of the Carnival, who as a mark of his\\nesteem and in recognition of yalnable services rendered, lias conferred upon him\\nthe title of Duke de la Boulevard.\\nDIE BOLD SAFE AND LOCK COMPANY.\\nDuring the past fifteen years the safes of this company have constantly grown\\nin popular favor. Their entire reliability has been demonstrated in hundreds of\\nfires, in some ot which they have been exposed for several days to the most intense\\nheat. In our city and iu Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, the safes of the Diebokl\\nCompany enjoy an enviable poijularity.\\nThis is due not only to their intrinsic merit, but largely to the enterprise of\\nthe agent, Mr. A. Eoy, a pleasant and courteous gentleman, who condnnes\\nthe skill of a practical mechanic with the ability and energy of a merchant. The\\nheadquarters of these safes, in onr city, is at ^o. 11 Canal street.\\nTHE LOUISIANA EQUITABLE LIFE INSUEANCE COMPANY,\\n39 CAKONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS.\\nThis Company was organized under the General Incorporation law of Louis-\\niana, on the 25th day of March, 1879, its first Board of Directors being composed\\nof the following very prominent citizens, to wit: Messrs. John Pemberton, E. A.\\nTyler, C. H, Slocomb, Fred. Delbondio, George A. Fosdick, Wm. S. Pike, Joseph\\nW. Stone, Adam Thomson, Philip Meyer, Marshall J. Smith, W. B. Schmidt, Alex-\\nander Marks. C. E. Girardey, Edward Barnett, with Joseph Ellison, Esq., as Presi-\\ndent, and Mr. Wm. P. Haipcr as Secretary.\\nOf this list, Messrs. Ellison, Pemberton, Slocomb, Delbondio, Pike, Barnett,\\nTyler and Harper have departed this life, and Mr. Marks has removed to h^urope,\\nbut the vacancies thus caused have been filled by gentlemen of equal standing,\\nprominent among whom we tind Messrs. E. J. Hart, James I. Day, Henry J. Vose,\\nSamuel B. Newman, Charles Chafie, Henry Abraham, Samuel 31. Todd.\\nA prominent feature in this Company is its system of llegistered policies,\\nwhich requires every policy to be registered with the Auditor of the State, at its\\nissuance, and also requires the Keserve due on each policy to be tleijosited with\\nthe State Treasurer, thereby affording better security to the insured than is ottered\\nby any other Life Company doing business in Louisiana.\\nAlthough this law applies only to poliQies issued subsequent to Ajiril 2d,\\n1877, the Company has, with most commendable liberality, ottered its benefits to\\nall of its numerous holders of policies dated anterior to that time, and they are\\nrapidly availing themselves of the ijrivilege.\\nIn the adjustment of death claims, this Company has always been character-\\nized by as great liberality as was consistent with safety and justice, and when\\nadjusted, the amount of the claim has always been paid iu full, on the day of\\nmaturity, without discount.\\nSince its organization, it has disbursed in this community, for losses by\\ndeath alone, the enormous sum of $470,000, and has now a surplus as regards its\\nregistered policy holders of $200,000.\\nThis staunch institution has certainly very strong claims upon our life-insur-\\ning citizens. Thousands upon thousands of hard earned dollars have been sent\\nto the North and West for life insurance premiums, only to be be squandered in\\nstupendous pries of brick, gorgeous olfices, exorbitant salaries and extravagant", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0218.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "MILITARY.\\n211\\nliving-, which would be iu our city to-day, had the risks beeu placed in this our\\nI I Home Coni])any. Good authorities\\nestimate that $1,000,000 is less thau the\\namount thus lost.\\nThe following- gentlemen are the\\nofficers ot this Company E. B. Briggs,\\nPresident John Henderson, Vice-Pres-\\nident A. Patton, Secretary Dr.\\nJohn H.Pike, Medical Director; Breaux,\\nFenner and Hall, Counsel.\\nAmong the men of enterprise and\\nenergy in our city. Me may very justly\\ninclude\\nPETER BOEHM,\\nProprietor of the Crescent City Paper\\nWarehouse, Nos. 124 and 125 Chartres\\nstreet. Mr. Boehm always has on hand\\na large stock of wrapping, news and\\nwriting- papers, blank books, general\\nstationary and fancy articles, and as he\\nmakes his purchases for cash, he can\\ngive his customers the advantage of the\\nlowest possible prices.\\nI Iw,X T A\\nGen. G. T. Beauregard, Adjutant General, Adjutant General s Office, State\\nHouse.\\nMILITIJk.\\nW. J. Behau, General Commanding- 1st Brigade, 1st Division,\\nLouisiana Field Artillery Col. John Glynn, Jr., Commanding-.\\nOrleans Artillery Col. A. J. Bachemin, Commanding-.\\nCrescent City Battalion Infantry Lieut-Col. C. E. Fenner, Commanding.\\nRegiment Infantry Col. J. D. Hill, Commanding.\\nRegiment Infantry Coi. A. Meyer, Commanding.\\nIIDIPEIBIIT OlQ^MIl^TIOMS.\\nBattalion Washington Artillery Col. W. M. Owen, Commanding.\\nContinental Guards\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Capt. William Pierce, Commanding.\\nIrish Rifles Capt. John Fitzpatrick, Commanding.\\nMitchell Rifles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oapt. M. Coouey, Commanding.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0219.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "Ifl2\\nNEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nOld Headqnarters Washington Artillery.\\nGEN. WM. J. BEHAN\\nSome men are boru to be military leaders, wliile others are distiuguished in\\npeaceful pursuits. Few there are who have the genius, skill and ability, com-\\nbined with the perseverance and energy required to make their mark in every\\nwalk of life, where their interests or desires may lead them, but we may say\\nwith truth that Gen. Behau has shown the possession of a combination of these\\nqualities. Through a life of many changes he has never failed to stand among the\\ntirst, and can command the respect and esteem of all around him.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0220.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "MILITARY. 213\\nIn 18(31 Will. J. Behaii left with the Battahou Washington Artillery as First\\nSergeant of the Fonrth Company. Althongh bnt 20 years of age, Behan carried\\nin his pocket a Captain s coinmission from Gov. Moore, then Governor of Louisi-\\nana, but this he never used, preferring to remain with tlie company with which\\nhe had been identified in the days of peace.\\nFrom the hour the first gun of the war was fired until the Confederate flag\\nwas furled at Appomattox, Behan never missed a day from service. He partici-\\npated in every march, skirmish and battle of his battery, and in every campaign\\nof the grand old Army of Northern Virginia. He was promoted Second Lieuten-\\nant of his company in 1862. Behan had the honor of placing the last gun m i^osi-\\ntion at Appomattox, and was just in the act of firing it when one of Gen. Lee s\\nstaft* rode uj) and shouted Uon t fire those guns we have surrendered\\nAt the close of the war Gen. Behaii returned to his native city, and embarked\\nin commercial pursuits, winning, by his sagacity and enterprise, the confidence\\nand esteem of his fellow-citizens.\\nHe was prominent in the citizens organization which has become famous as\\nthe White League and, on the memorable 14th of September, 1874, was in\\ncommand on that portion of the line, wliere the fight between the Metropolitan\\nPolice and the citizens occurred. His presence of mind, courage and ability, con-\\ntributed largely to the success which attended the struggle of that day.\\nOn the establishment of the I^icholls government he was appointed by Gov.\\nMcholls Brigadier-General ?.f the First Brigade of State troops, and to his exam-\\nple and direction is due much of the esprit du corps which distinguishes this splen-\\ndid organization. Gen. Behan is now a member of the old and popular grocery\\nfirm of Zuberbier Behan.\\nCOL. WILLIAM MILLER OWEN.\\nThis honorable and esteemed gentleman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January\\n10th, 1834.\\nOn his mother s side he is a descendant of Edmond Meuillion, his great grand-\\nfather, a native of Normandy, Avho emigrated to Louisiana in 1781, when it be-\\nlonged to France.\\nHis grandfather, William Miller, who married Ursula Meuillion in 1800, was\\none of the earliest settlers of Rapides Parish, and a coteraporarj^ and intimate\\nfriend of Daniel Clark, Governor Hyams, and many others whose names are of\\nhivStoric interest in the annals of Louisiana.\\nHis father, Allison Owen, married Caroline Miller, at Cincinnati, in 1832, of\\nwhich city he was, for a long term of years, one of its most esteemed and success-\\nful merchants. He died in 1857.\\nCol. W. M. Owen received a liberal education at Kenyon College, Gambler,\\nOhio, from which institution he graduated with first honors and distinction.\\nSoon after leaving school his father took him as a business partner, and this\\nrelationship was continued till the death of the former, when Colonel Owen left\\nCincinnati and came to New Orleans in 1858.\\nHere he entered the well-known house of Messrs. George Connolly Co., cotton\\nfactors, Avhere he remained till he, two years later, became a partner in the firm of\\nJ. W. Champlin Co., cotton factors.\\nHe had joined that famous military organization, the Washington Artillery,\\nprevious to the outbreaking of hostilities between the North and South, and on\\nSunday morning. May 20th, 1861, was mustered, with the other members of the\\nBattalion, into the Confederate service, holding the position of Adjutant, and in\\na few days after left for Virginia, where, till that memorable surrender at Appo-\\nmattox Court House, as Adjutant in the Washington Artillery, and Major and\\nLt. Colonel of Artillery in other organizations in Virginia and Tennessee, he served\\nthe Confederacy in her great struggle for freedom.\\nThe compliment paid to this gallant soldier by his Colonel, J. B. Walton, in\\nhis dispatches after the second battle of Manasses, embodies, in a few words, the\\nenviable war record of Col. W. M. Owen, I am under obligations to Lieut. W.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0221.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "214\\nNIJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nM. Oweu, my always devoted aud brave Adjutant, for distinguished services uuder\\nfire, and Gen. R. E. Lee after the war took occasion to indorse upon a comph-\\nmentary farewell letter of Gen. Longstreet to Col. Owen, as follows:\\nThe commendation of Lieut-Gen. Longstreet of the conduct aud services of\\nOol. W. M. Owen, is fully concurred in. For liis gallantry and devotion he was\\ntwice selected for promotion and for the command of a battalion of artillery.\\nAfter the contention which ended so disastrously for the South, he returned\\nto New Orleans and engaged in the cotton business, which he still successfully\\ncontinues.\\nIn 1807, Col. Owen married Miss Caroline Zacharie, third daughter of J. W.\\nZacharie, Esq., who, at the time of his death, was recognized as one of the oldest\\nand most respected merchants in New Orleans.\\nWhen the Washington Artillery was reorganized, August Ith, 1875, Col.\\nOwen resumed his original ])ositiou of 1801, as Adjutant, and upon the retire-\\nment of Col. Walton, in May, 187(3, he was elected Colonel of the command and\\nhas since been unanimously re-elected he is now serving his second term as colonel.\\nIn giving a life sketch so short as a work like this necessitates, it is diflicult to\\ndo justice to the subject of it, especially when it is one so widely known and hon-\\nored as Col Owen, of whom it uiay be truly said that no man in the large commu-\\nnity of which he is so worthy a member, is more noted for exalted character in\\nprivate life and that his name is a synonym for honor, x)romptitude, efficiency\\naud enterprise.\\nADOLPHE MEYER.\\nThis gentleman, now so well known and universally esteemed in business aud\\nsocial circles of our city, spent his early years in Natchez, Miss., from whence\\nhe went to the University of Virginia, to (jomplete his education.\\nUpon the breaking out of the late civil war, the Governor of Mississippi sent\\nto young Meyer, who was still at college, a major s commission, which, however,\\nMr. Meyer did not use.\\nHe left the University to jom the army of the South, and served throughout", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0222.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "MILITARY.\\n216\\nthe struggle as an officer on the staff of Gen. John S. Williams, so well known as\\nCerro Gordo Williams,\\nThree years of this service was in Virginia, nnder Gens. Ewing and Breckin-\\nridge, and the remaindei with Gen. Johnson s army in the corps of Gen. Wheeler.\\nDuring this period, Mr. Meyer particii)ated in all the battles in which these com-\\nmands were engaged, acting with Judgment, courage and gallantry throughout.\\nAt the close of the war, Mr. Meyer engaged in commercial pursuits, and in\\n1808 became, and is now a member of the tirm of Meyer, Weis Co., one of the\\nmost wealthy and influential cotton factorage houses of our city. His career as a\\nmerchant has been marked by close atteution to business, energy and rare judg-\\nment, high integrity and unswerving devotion to the interests of his large circle\\nof correspondents. The transactions of the house have grown year by year,\\nuntil they have reached colossal proi)ortions. During a single season they have\\nreceived and sold over 50,000 bales of cotton, making a business which employs,\\nnot only the clear heads and active energies of the uieiubers of the tirm, but the\\nservices of a large luimber of employees, each one proficieutin the duties assigned\\nto him.\\nIn 1869, Mr. Meyer was married to Miss Rosa Jonas, daughter of Hon. Abram\\nJonas, a distinguished lawyer, and a, sister of that brilliant and talented young\\nLouisianian, Hon. B. F. Jonas.\\nUpon the establishment of the present State Jovernment, Mr. Meyer was\\ncommissioned bv Governor i^icholls. Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Infantry of\\nState troops, and to his energy and liberality is largely due the splendid ;;ersoM%ei\\nand esprit du corps of this tine body of our citizen soldiery.\\nCol. Meyer is a member of the Association of the Army of Tennessee, and of\\nsome of our ^leading social organizations, and is a gentleman of literary tastes and\\nwell stored mind.\\nAmong the young and enterprising men, upon whom rest, to a large extent,\\nthe future prosperity and greatness of our city, none give brighter promise than\\nAdolphe Meyer.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0223.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "Isaac W. Pattoii, Mayor; Alfred H. Isaacson, Amiiiistrator of Finance; John\\nGlynn, Jr., Admiuistrator of Accounts; Washington Marks, Administrator of As-\\nsessments; J. D. Houston, Administrator of Improvements; E, E. Chevalley, Ad-\\nministrator of Wat erAvorks and Public Buildings; J. Henry Behan, Administrator\\nof Commerce; P. Meallie, Administrator of Police; E. Howard McCaleb, City\\nAttorney H. C. Brown, City vSurveyor; Gustave LeGardeur, Jr., City Notary; John\\nFitzpatrick, Criminal Sheriff; Lionel Adams, Chief Deputy; J. E. Alcee Gauth-\\nreaux, Civil Sheriff William W^alsh, Chief Deputy.\\nALFRED HENRY ISAACSON,\\nThe present Administrator of Finance of the City of New Orleans, was born in\\nPhiladelphia, March 5th, 1833, his faiidly, residents of Louisiana, being then on a\\nvisit to that city.\\nHis early school days were passed in Covington, La., and his education com-\\npleted at Anderson s Collegiate Institution, at New Albany, Indiana.\\nWhen quite young his family left the State, but Mr. Isaacson elected to remain,\\nconfldently relying u]ion his own exertions to achieve success in the future.\\nHis early business occupations were varied and responsible, and of a character\\npeculiarly calculated to qualify him for the important role he was destined to fill.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0224.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "CITY GOVERNMENT. 217\\nSuccessively employed by Cliitteiuleu Dauieron, and other well known com-\\nmercial houses, and adding continually to his higli character, here and elsewhere.\\nPrevious to his election he was at the head of the tirm of Isaacson Sims, of this\\ncity.\\nIn 1855 Mr. Isaacson was married, in the Parish of St. Landry, to a daughter\\nof Judge John L. Daniel.\\nHe served as an officer in the Confederate Army in our great struggle.\\nMr. Isaacson has never actively participated in politics, though always a\\nstaunch and outspoken advocate of retrenchment and reform.\\nHis public civil service has been important and succesful. He was Chief Clerk\\nof the House of Representatives during the administrations of Governor Moore\\nand Governor Allen.\\nIn the cause of charity Mr. Isaacson has always been zealous, and has worthily\\nwon his title of Orphari s Friend. During the epidemic of 1878, he was one of the\\nmost zealous in nursing the sick and burying the dead, and in fact, undertook\\nalone the responsibility of managing the St. Vincent Infant Asylum and its 200\\nhelpless inmates.\\nHis election to administer the finances of this city by so large a majority of\\nhis fellow-citizens, attests the appreciation of this community for his enterprise,\\npublic spirit, charitj^, and devotion to the great interests of commerce.\\nJOHN GLYNN, Jr.\\nCol. Glynn, who is now 38 years old, came to New Orleans when only five\\nyears of age, and received his education in the public schools of our city.\\nHe then entered the counting house of Horrell, Gayle Co., and remained\\nwith that firm until the breaking out of the war between the States.\\nHe went into the Southern Army as a private in the Orleans Guard (Le-\\nGardeur s) battery, and was soon promoted to a Lieutenancy.\\nThrough all the battles, skirmishes and marches, he served uninterruptedly\\nwith this command until its surrender at Greensboro, IST. C, and never was absent\\na single day during his whole term of service.\\nOn his return, at the close of the war, he again became connected with the\\nold firm and with their successors, B. M. Horrell Co., finally succeeding to theii-\\nbusiness, which he (jontinued for his own account. Col. Glynn took an active part\\nin organizing the militia in Xew Orleans, and soon took command of Batter^ C of\\nthe Louisiana Field Artillery. On the ever memorable 14th of September, 1871,\\nhe took this company into action, and led the troops whose galantry won the day.\\nBeing in command on the extreme right of the line of the citizen soldiery, he was\\nconfronted by the Metropolitan Police, who opened fire on him without warning.\\nCol. Glynn jjromptly ordered his soldiers to charge, and himself directed the\\nmovement, which ended in the complete rout of tlie Metropolitans. To his prompt\\ndecision, coolness and bravery, the success of the people s cause, on that eventtul\\nday, is largely due.\\nThe Louisiana Field Artillery, which stands in the foremost rank of our mil-\\nitary organizations, on its reorganization after the 11th of Se[)tember, elected Col.\\nGlynn as its commanding ofiicer, and through his untiring efforts, that corps has\\nbeen brought to its present high state of efficiency.\\nHe received the nomination of the Democratic Convention for Administrator\\nof Public Accounts of our city and was elected by an overwhelming majority over\\ntwo very popular opponents. His thorough knowledge of accounts and his long-\\nbusiness experience, eminently fit him for his present position in our city govern-\\nment, the duties of which he discharges with much ability. Col. Glynn is an active\\npromoter of out-door sports. He is an excellent rifle shot, and captain of his regi-\\nmental team, the best in ISTew Orleans. He is also an expert at long range shooting.\\nHe was an active organizer among the pioneers of rowing the St. John Row-\\ning Club, one of the finest and richest clubs in the country. He has been elected\\nannually to the presidency of this club for the past five years.\\n28", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0225.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "218 i07W ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nIn 18G7, Col. Ulynii manied Miss Yignaud. daughter of the late Lucien Vig-\\nuaud, and sister of Mr. Henry Vignaud, Assistant Secretary of the American Le-\\ngation at Paris, and editor of the Memorial Diplomatique.\\nCol. Glynn is a man of sterling integrity, rare business qualifications, and\\nsocially a general favorite. He is amongst the foremost of those young representa-\\ntives on whose energy, enterprise and ability the future development and pros-\\nperity of the Crescent City largely depends.\\nJOHN HENRY BEHAN,\\nWas born in New Orleans, Sept. 22d, 1839, and is the second son of the late James\\nW. Behan, of the old firm of Behan Freelaud, who as proprietors of the Orleans\\nCotton Press, were the pioneers of the cotton press business in this city.\\nOn the 22d September, 1859, Mr. Behan married a daughter of the late Hon.\\nH. M. Summers. Mr. Behan has been in commercial pursuits, in the cotton press\\nbusiness principally, since 1857, and has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem\\nof all connected with him, and of our business community generally.\\nHe was for several years superintendent of the Natchez Cotton Press, one of the\\nlargest in our city, and by his close attention to his charge and fine administrative\\nabilities he rj^ised himself to prominence in the business.\\nDuring the late quarrel in our family of States, he served with credit in the\\nSouthern army. After a year and a half in Virginia as orderly sergeant of Com-\\npany F, DeSoto Rifles, of the 5th Louisiana Beginient, he was promoted by Presi-\\ndent Davis to a 1st Lieutenantcy in the Provisional Army, subsequently made a\\nCbptain and afterwards assigned to duty as Major anid A. C. S. on General\\nBuford s staff, Forrest s Cavalry, where he served uutil the end of the war and\\nwas known among comrades in arms as the Fighting Commissary.\\nMajor Behan took an active part in the people s movement which culminated", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0226.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "CITY G YERNMENT.\\n219\\non the memorable 14th of kSeptember, 1874, and 9th of January, and contributed\\nhis full share to the success of those days.\\nHis nomination by the Democratic Parish Convention was his advent in\\nl)olitics, and his election by a large majority evidenced the high appreciation of\\nhis abilities by his fellow citizens.\\nHis conscientious discharge of the duties of the responsible position of Ad-\\nministrator of Commerce, where his courtesy, promptness and energy have been\\nadmirably displayed, has thus far given entire satisfaction to our commercial com-\\nmunity, and especially to that large and influential class connected with the steam-\\nboat and other levee interests of our city.\\nSocially Major Behan is a general favorite, and his well stored mind has con-\\ntributed largely Jto the elegance and refinement of many of our past Carnival\\ndisplays.\\nJ. R ALCEE GAUTHREAUX\\nThe subject of this sketch presents a striking example of success compelled\\nby personal merit and exertions alone.\\nBorn in Assumption Parish, in this State, Oct. o, 1847, his youth was spent\\nupon the estate of his father.\\nAt the age of 15 he joined the Confederate Army was wounded several\\ntimes, from the effects of which he is still a sufferer. By conspicuous galantry and\\nstrict devotion to duty, he won the grade of Major at the age of 18.\\nEeturning to his home after the surrender, he devoted himself to the study of\\nlaw and the conduct of a newspaper.\\nMoving to New Orleans, he engaged in commercial pursuits and became an\\nactive i)articipant in the politics of the day.\\nHis indomitable energy and great administrative ability soon gave him a", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0227.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "220\\nyiJW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nforemost place among the prominent representative party men, and to his organi-\\nzation of the Bureau of Eegistration, and his conduct of the campaign work of\\n1874, 1876 and 1878, the Democratic party owes, in a great measure, its present\\ncontrol of our State.\\nHis appointment to an important trust by Gov. Nicholls, and his subsequent\\nelection as Civil Sheriff, illustrate the esteem in which he is held by our people.\\nG^. 4S^afl^\\nMajor Gauthreaux is eminently a representative and progressive man. In\\nthe full vigor of manhood, self-reliant, wariu and constant in his friendships, gen-\\nerous in ail his impulses, and with boundless pluck and energy, there are no civi\\nhonors to which he may not reasonably aspir(\\\\\\nSTATE GOVERNMENT.\\nFrancis T. Nicholls, Governor Louis A. Wiltz, Lieutenant Goveruor Wil-\\nliam A. Strong, Secretary of State; Allen Jumel, Auditor of Public Accounts;\\nEdward A. Burke, State Treasurer H. N. Ogden, Attorney General; Eobert M.\\nLusher, Superintendent of Public Education J. O. Landry, State Registrar of\\nVoters Major B. M. Harrod, State Engineer.\\nE. A. BURKE.\\nThe subject of this sketch, whose services iu restoring to Louisiana a gov^ern-\\nment ol the people, have made him a national reputation, was born in Louisville,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0228.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "STATE GOVERNMENT. 221\\nKy., in September, 1841. He comes of a fine Irish family his ancestors, for three\\nor four generations back, having been officers in the British army. His grand-\\nfather was attainted in the Irish rebellion and escaped to this country. His\\nfather was born in Boutecourt County, Virginia, and his mother in Culpepper.\\nAfter leaving school, Burke became interested in the railroad business, first\\naround Louisville, then in Louisiana, and afterwards in Texas, where the war\\nfound him. Abandoning a pursuit which was bringing him rapid advancement,\\nhe cast his lot with the Confederate army, although then but nineteen years of\\nage. He served through the war with distinction, securing the respect and esteem\\nof his officers, and the confidence of all with whom he came in contact.\\nHe came to New Orleans without money or friends, but seeking work with\\nthat persistent energy, characteristic of the man, he soon obtained employment in\\na marble yard and set to work clipping stone alongside of a colored brother.\\nDoing this, as he does everything, with a hearty good will and an honest desire to\\nexcel, he soon attracted attention, and secured advancement and increase of pay.\\nThe year 1872 found him in charge of the freight department of the Great\\nJackson Route, a position which he filled with marked abilit} protecting the in-\\nterests of the Comijany, at the same time that he secured the esteem of its patrons\\nby his prompt, just and equitable discharge of his duties.\\nIn this year Major Burke received the regular Democra.ic nomination for Ad-\\nministrator of Improvements, althougb, owing to the putting forward of an inde-\\npendent candidate in the person of General Beauregard, the Republican nominee\\nwas elected. Major Burke, however, received within 1300 votes of his distinguished\\ncorai^etitor of the total Conservative vote of 30,000.\\nAfter this Major Burke gradually became prominent in politics. In 1874 he\\nundertook and successfully conducted the arduous work of revising the registra-\\ntion. His conduct in this campaign stamped him as a man of tireless energj\\nprom\\\\)t decision, and unwavering devotion to the cause of the people.\\nThis was never more strikingly shown than by his part in the great coup of\\nthe 14th of September, from which event may be dated the train of events which\\nfinally emancipated the State from Radicalism.\\nOn the night of the 13tli it became known to General Ogdeu that troops had\\nbeen ordered from Holly Springs, and were expected to arrive by noon the next\\nday. Their arrival would defeat the plans of the leaders of the people, who had\\nresolved upon the overthrow of the Kellogg government, but were also determined\\nnot to be brought into conflict with the United States troops.\\nIn this dilemma Major Burke was consulted, and although he did not unfold\\nthem his plans were soon made. Before daybreak his messenger was flying up\\nthe Jackson railroad on a hand-car, giving orders to the dift erent foremen of the\\ngangs then employed in raising the road bed, and a few hours later the South\\nbound train with the soldiers on board was stopped by a gap of some hundred\\nyards, where the workmen had taken up the track and were industriously shovel-\\ning away at the embankment. There was some loud talk, expostulations and ex-\\nplanations, and after a delay of an hour, the track was relaid and the train pro-\\nceeded on its way. Two miles lower down another stoppage, two hundred yards\\nof track taken up, and the men very hard at work. There was more and louder\\ntalk, but after a delay of two hours the train shot off Southward again. About\\nthree miles lower down they came to another break of fully five hundred yards.\\nColonel Brook, who was in command of the troops, lost patience, and even\\ndrew his pistol and threatened to shoot a foreman. Burke s plot was a perfect\\nsuccess, and while the regular soldiers were building railroads up about Manchac,\\nthe citizen soldiers were thrashing Kellogg s Metropolitans and scattering his gov-\\nernment to the four winds of heaven. Everybody knew that the United States\\ntroops were coming, but no one knew why they did not arrive. Their delay was\\nworthy of the quick-witted, prompt and courageous man who planned it it was\\nthe stroke of a master mind, and to it may be ascribed the success of the move-\\nment of the Fourteenth of Septejnber.\\nThis year Major Burke obtained for the second time the regular nomination for\\nAdministrator of Improvements, and this time was triumphantly elected.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0229.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "222\\nyUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nHe filled this important office to the entire satisfaction of our citizens, and\\nretired at the end of his term, without one single supported complaint of misman-\\nagement, neglect or extra v^agance. It was universally conceded that his conduct\\nof the Bureau had been a model of accuracy, economy and efficiency that the city\\nhad expended less money and obtained greater results than under any preceding\\nadministration.\\nIn the campaign of ISTfi, Major liiirke took a prominent and leading part, and\\nby his untiring zeal, rare judgment, firm and unwavering fight for Justice and\\nright, politic and cautious councils, and his sterling integrity, he contributed more\\nthan any other leader to the final triumph of the peoi)le\\\\s government.\\nHaving served his State in this trying time with so much ability and fidelity,\\nit was natural and riglit that those whom he liad benefitted should seek to do him\\nhonor, and, consequently in 1878, his nomination for State Treasurer was received\\nwith enthusiasm, and his election followed, with a majority which, though a flat-\\ntering endorsement was a well merited com])liment and a just recognition of his\\nmerits.\\nMajor Burke is impidsive and generous by nature a man of rare conversa-\\ntional powers, a rapid thinker and pleasing speaker frank, straightforward and\\nmanly a man wno combines the qualities of a ])opular leader, a good citizen and\\nthe pride and honor of the home circle.\\nWILL. A STRONG\\nIs a son of Capt. Walcott A. Strong, of the United States army, who resigned his\\ncommission in the service in 1835, and removed to this State, where he engaged in\\nplanting, and took an active part in the events of his time. He was appointed by\\nGovernor Nicholls on his staff, with the rank of maior, and died in 1878, at the\\nage of 74 years.\\nHon. Will. A. S rong was born in Natchitoches Parish, La., on the 14th of\\nSeptember, 1847. He was attending St. Joseph s College in Natchitoches, when", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0230.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "ESTATE GOVERNMENT.\\n223\\nthe war commenced, and although then only in his fifteenth year, he left his\\nschool-books, and joined Co. D., 2d Louisiana Cavalry, as a private. He was a\\nparticipant in all the skirmishes and battles of the command, amongst which, was\\nthe important engagement at Mansfield, where General Bank s forces were so\\ncompletely routed. Young Strong was wounded at Caroncrow, in 1863, and again\\nat McNab s Hill, in 1864.\\nAt the close of the war, Mr. Strong engaged in planting and merchandising\\nin the parishes of Bienville and Winn. He was married in 1870, at Lewisville,\\nWinn Parish, to Miss IST. M. Sims, daughter of W. H. Sims and Sarah N. Stewart,\\nof Monroe County, Ga.\\nMr. Strong wa\\\\; elected a member of the House of Representatives, of Louis-\\niana, in 1872, at the time of the contest between rovernors McEnery and Kellogg.\\nBelieving that the Democratic cause had been largely triumphant, he refused to\\ntake his seat in the Legislature, organized by the Radicals, although his seat was\\nnot (Contested. He served in the Democratic House, which recognized the election\\nof Governor McEnery, as long as it met. He has remained a firm supporter of\\nthe people s cause, and has largely contributed to its final success, through the\\nestablishment of the Xicholls Government, in 1877.\\nWithout any solicitation on his part, he was nominated by the Democratic\\nConvention of 1876, for the office of Secretary of State, the news of his choice\\nwas the first information that he received on the subject. He was elected by an\\noverwhelming majority, and since his induction into office, has discharged his\\nduties with promptness and ability, combined with courtesy and amiability, giving\\nentire satisfaction to a wide constituency.\\nMr. Strong is such a man as our State requires in her public offices quick in\\ndecision, of high administrative ability, energetic and entherprisiug and of ster-\\nling integrity, he devotes himself entirely to the discharge of his duties, and the\\nservice of the State in whose prosperity and development he is so largely\\ninterested.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0231.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "224 IfUW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED.\\nBALTIMORE AND OHIO.\\nAmougst travelers no road is more familiar nor more popular than the Balti-\\nmore and Ohio Railroad, one of the most important connections of the great Jack-\\nsou Route. One of the oldest and best managed corporations in America, it has\\nits agents in every city of the Uuion, men of ability, character and standing, who\\nare not only capable but always ready and willing to give those who contem-\\nplate traveling valuable information, not only of their own road, but as to other\\npoints that may arise.\\nThe scenery along the Baltimore and Ohio is celebrated for its grandeur,\\nbeauty and diversity, now the massive and rugged Allegheny Mountains, and\\nagain the quiet, classic charms of the Potomac. To these attractions must be\\nadded those of the road itself, with its double-tracked line, its steel rails on stone\\nballast, magnificent iron bridges, its excellent hotels, replete with all modern im-\\nprovements, and its luxurious coaches.\\nThose who travel by the Baltimore and Obio have speed, safety, comfort and\\npleasure assured to them.\\nCol. R. G. Hulbert, whose affable and courteous manners make him a favorite\\nwith all who know bim is the Southern Agent of this route. He may be found at\\nthe office of the (rreat Jackson Route, under the City Hotel.\\nHOWARD ASSOCIATION\\nThis society, which was organized in August, 1837, has always held a fore-\\nmost rank among the benevolent associations of New Orleans. During seasons of\\nhealth and prosperity it is seldom heard of, but when pestilence and want stalk\\nabroad, the members buckle on their armor, and, with a self-abnegntion well\\nworthy of the memory of the great English philanthropist from whom the society\\ntakes its name, go forth to relieve the suffering and distress of their fellow-beings,\\nmaking no distinction on account of wealth or position in their ministrations.\\nThe widespread aid given by the Howards last year during the yellow fever\\nepidemic, has deservedly added to their good name, of their administrative abili-\\nties and the ready responses which came from all parts of the civilized world to\\ntheir appeal for funds, show that this association is trusted and respected abroad\\nas fully and implicitly as at home. J. M. Vandergriff, President; F. R. South-\\nmay de, Secretary; R. L. Robertson, Treasurer.\\nYOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION\\nThis excellent society, which has wielded a steady and extended iatlueuce for\\ngood in this city for over twenty-five years, is of more than local fame, through its\\ncharities, the activity of its members in aiding the needy at all times, procuring\\nwork for young men out of employment, and many other acts of sympathy and\\nassistance.\\nDuring the progress of the yellow fever epidemic of last summer, the\\naction of this Association was of the most liberal and self-sacrificing order.\\nFor over three months its members were found ministering night and day, in\\nall quarters of our pest-stricken city, with such devotion and judicious care as has\\nseldom been witnessed, never surpassed in the annals of benevolence. These\\ngentlemen disbursed 181,541 50, received in sums of varying amounts from a\\nthousand sources, and did so with such admirable system, that they were able to\\naccount for every cent distributed. They felt and discharged their obligations to\\nGod and their fellow-men with conscientious kindness and impartialitv.\\nOfficers, 1879-80\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. T. Hardie, President B. T. Walshe, Vice-President\\nChas. H. Disque, Treasurer E. E. Leland, Corresponding Secretary E. S. Upton,\\nRecording Secretary.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0232.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "liiidiB^r*?:\\nii TJ-^i\\n121 CANAL STREET, (Touro Buildings.)\\nSole Licensee for the Swan, Johnson and Lambert Patents for the States of Louisiana afid IVlississippi,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094FOR- ^fc^^^^^^^^^^\u00c2\u00bb*\u00c2\u00ab*^ c:\\\\tr\\nAnd\\nJ^ ever Fading\\n\\\\\\\\ii\\\\Q^^^\\\\%\\nIM @maml ^ita\\nD VloiLBIMQS,/\\nNo better likeuesses aud fiuer finished pictures are oroduced by any of the celeb ated Artists\\nin this or the old country all modern impr )veinents and advancements in the Art are introduced\\nin my Establishment in reality; beware of humbugs and false representations. I am the sole\\nLicensee of Lambert s and the Artotype patents. Call and see my specimens, compare with\\nothers and judge for yourself.\\n^FMICES REDUCED. THEODOEE LILIENTHAL,\\nARTIST.\\nJAS. D. DOLL.\\nJOHN H. POHLHATJS.\\nPOHJLHAUS DOLL,\\nMANUFACTURERS OF\\n11 y\\nAND DEALERS IN\\nFamily, Baksrs and Plantation Flour\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0MW \u00c2\u00a9PPl OH AiiiBMOl\\n(ESTASLISBED 1865.)\\nAmerican Foreign Patents, Trade Marks,\\nOO^lTRZCI^^^I S, ETC,\\nProcured by H. N. JENKllSiS,\\nJ^^Clrculars of Instruction sent by Mall free of cbaree.\\nB", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0233.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "JBOOKS!\\nBooksellers S ationeis and rriiiters. Blank Books mako i i (iider. Mcronntile Stationery of every description.\\nSCHOOL AHD THEOLOGICAL BOOKS,\\nFine aud P aii(\\\\v I aper and Envelopes.\\nELLIS CITJCTITLATIIVO LIBItAmr,\\n/\\\\lo. 82 CAMP STREET, NEAR NATCHEZ STREET, NEW ORLEANS.\\nSubscription Agents for all the loadiii Magazines and Periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain.\\nA. B. GRISWOLD CO,\\nIMPORTERS OF\\n-^Watches, Dian^onds and JewGlry,j\\nSILVER AND PLATED WARE, and MILITARY GOODS,\\nCOBMEFx CAMAL AJV D BOYAL STBEETS,\\nNEW ORLEANS.\\nWl^olesale Srocers Importers of Wines Liquors,\\nS6 TchoupitoiUas Street and SJj. Meiv Levee,\\n(Between Natcliez and Gravier,)\\nlAWYB\\np. O. BOX 4BO.\\n2r CABONnELBT STREET,\\nFRANCIS B. LEE,\\nATTORNEY AT LAW.\\n27 CA.ROIsri3ELET ST.,\\nNEW ORLEANS, LA,", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0234.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "COMMERCIAL\\nCOLLEGE,\\nFOUNDED IN 1856.\\nC-^^-.A^li^:^-^\\nLITERARY\\nINSTITUTE.\\nCHARTERED IN 186!.\\nCORNEH ST. eHAl^LKS AlVD LAFAY^ETTE STREETS.\\n(Opposite the City Hall.)\\nDAT AND EVENING SESSIONS THE ENTIRE YEAR. This Institution comprises the following Schools on\\nthe Electic S^ stem\\n1. A Full Course I mcthal Biisim-ss Collet/ Enihiacino; Seven Branches of Study, in which Mercantile and\\nBanking Otiices are conntcted/ Daily Lectures given and business regularly transacted. Z,ti dies fire reccired in\\nthis Department.\\n3. An Keleetie Kiujlish Jiisfifiife, Embracing Thirteen Blanches of Study, for boys of l:{ year.s and upwards.\\n:i. Ati Intertnedid te Ein/lisJi Srhool, Ciimbinitiir the Olijpot Teach nsr Method, for bovs frnm 9 to 14 year.-\\nThere are aUo D^putiuents for th.i Hit/her Mutheiiidtiek, Xafiirnr P/iiloso/tliy, l rniriiig, Tcletiraphi Hij,\\nthe Fretieli, Spttiiish, GernKni, l.iiti it aii l (ireek l^unriinifies.\\nfAitures are given oa the various subjects studied and also on Anatoiiti/, Vlnjsiolixjij, Hyijiene, fhrenologij.\\nAstronomy, (reolof/i/, Ete., Ete.\\nThis Institution has a large, ertioient and faithful corps of teachers, who liave (inalifled for special service in the\\nvarious tiolds of ediicatiou itscuriiculuin embraces Tliirty-tivo Jirrniehes of Study, taught by the most improved\\nprogressive ai d philo,soiihic methods.\\nThere are Day aud Evening Sessions, Daily Lectures and Gymnasium Exercise. Special care is given to native\\ncapacity, disposhion, health and manners Students are free to the college library and Debating Society. It is non-\\nsectarian, has large, well ventilated stuilv rooms, lecture halls, and all necest;arv a))p.TraMis\\nFor Oataloa:ue. adilr-ss OEO. SOTTT^ T^ Fresident.\\nSE\\\\i i ni\\nrAMVHLEJ.\\nThe Best and Cheapest Apparatus for Supplying\\nDwellings, c., with a\\nBRILLIANT, UNIFORM AND STEADY\\nCombining Simplicity. Economy and Safety.\\nPatentee and Manufacturer,\\nWM. H. SEYMOUR,\\nlOTAEY F\u00c2\u00a5BLI\u00e2\u0082\u00ac A^B COMMISSIO^EK OF DEEDS,\\nFor New York, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Texas and other States,\\nprocured from theS^ate De] artmciit in Wash i no-ton.\\n]Vo. v^O 0XJSTO31HOTJSE JS\u00c2\u00abTRKET,\\nNEW ORLEANS.\\nPa -8pt)rt8\\nNEW ORLEANS CITY AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY,\\nCombined in one volume and published annually,\\nOFFICE: Vo. 5 COMMERCIAL PLACE, COR NEB CAMP STREET.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0235.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "niFFirfln (^otton Mif i^pplg\\nNEW ORLEANS, La.\\noroa^ 3^ Q^^,\\n^O CA\\nT E\\n1\u00c2\u00a91 \u00c2\u00a9^^^1-, ^\u00c2\u00abS\u00c2\u00abj, ^er Q ^|\u00c2\u00a9amg,\\nDoor/]/ umber P/afes, Jewe/ry, Si/verware, Sea/s, etc. Neat/y Engraved.\\nSTENCIL AND MARKING PLATES.\\nWHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN\\nP\\n^fJJBSSs vmww mwwR\\\\ sss\\\\\u00c2\u00ae5sJ s^v,,,,;;-\\n%l\\nWWWWWw V\\\\\\\\\\\\(\u00c2\u00ab- ^S!5i\\\\5ss: WKSvWsi iM\\nFOETLAED AID^ EOSIIBALI \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1M1IT.\\nWhite and Yellow tSancl, Hair, LatJis, Fire Clay, Tiles, Shells, Yellow and\\nRed Ochre, Lamp Blaeic, Alum, Glue, and all kinds of Brichs and\\nBuilding Materials also Sugar Lim,e and Charcoal,\\n1 3 6 BASIH STREET, cor, of ToulonsG,^\\nOld ScL\u00c2\u00bb *iii,\\nIVEW OlfcLEANS.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0236.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "DSTE^sT^ OK^IjEjf^ISrS, XjJ^L.\\ni?,j^,*\\n\u00c2\u00a9^.^\u00c2\u00a9^X)*\\nMICHAEL FRA^K,\\nALBERT CHAPSKY,\\nTHAD S D. VAN HORN.\\nf ive-Pt esltlent.\\nDoes a regular Banking and Exchange Business. Loans niade upon all classes of Col-\\nlaterals and Warehouse Receipts for Merchandise or Produce. Collections\\nmade and returns promptly remitted.\\n^N\u00c2\u00bb\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 *w\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\nJUDGE GEO. H. BRAUGHN, ALBERT CHAPSKY,\\nJACOB HASSINGER, HERMAN F. KLUMPF,\\nLOUIS LEONHARD, CHAS. H. SCHENCK,\\nPH. W. DIELMAN,\\nAUGUST KOENIG,\\nMICHAEL FRANK.\\nMETROPOLITAN BANK,\\nNEW ORLEANS, May Slat, 1879.\\nSTATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THIS BANK,\\nAT THE CLOSE Oi liUSINESS THIS HAY.\\nASSETS.\\nReal Estate |53,5b5 00\\nState Consols $20,000\\nCity Consols 8,000\\nN. O., J. and G. N. R.R. Bonds 36,000\\nU. S. 4 per Cent. Bonds 55,450\\nCity Premium Bonds 28,\u00c2\u00ab00\\nN. O. Water Woriis Stock. 4,800\\nState Warrants 9.441\\nDomestic Exchange\\nLoans due in 90 Days\\nLoans not due in 90 Days\\nLoans on Demand\\nFixtures and Furniture\\nCurrent expenses and taxes...\\nCash Items: Gold and Silver\\nCoin, U. S. and National\\nBank Notes and Checks\\non Local Banks\\n109,.505 71\\n24,591 08\\n134,120 26\\n40,243 50\\n18,235 24\\n2,500 00\\n9,833 50\\n74,783 79\\n$467,398 08\\nLIABILITIES.\\nCapital Stock $223,697 55\\nInterest Bt-aring Deposits 20,206 34\\nNon-interest Bearing Deposits.... 122,186 68\\nDividends unjtaid 23 85\\nBanks and Bankers 70,181 25\\nUndivided Protits 22,005 18\\nOther Liabilities 9,097 23\\n$467,398 08\\nThe foregoing statement is correct and true.\\nT. D. VAN HORN,\\nCctghier.\\nLOUIS LEONHARD, ^Directors\\nA. CHAPSKY, ^Directors.\\nSworn to and subscribed before me, Notary,\\non this 3d day of June, A. D. 1879.\\nBENJAMIN ORY,\\nNotary Public.\\nPublished in accordance with Act No. 91, of\\n1877.\\nE. A. PURKE,\\nStats Trtamt/rttr", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0237.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "Vj\u00c2\u00bb_,^J%sSi\\nmm\\n\\\\A^HOLESALE DEALER IN\\nS\\ntppct\\nftf iitf fmtu\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2V7 IOK:IIsI Gh,\\nr.\\nliiii f Mitit Jit 1 1 siifiii\\n-ALSO\\nnotlillillomlilarcif\\namt \u00c2\u00a5uvnis\\nBROOMS, MATS, BRUSBBS, ETC.,\\nIjinfl \u00e2\u0082\u00acjoo(1$\\nPaper, Paper Bins, Fire Worb, Toys, Tin anfl Japaoiefl fare,\\nNOS. 59, 61, 6:3 65 GIUVJER STREt^T,\\n-AND-\\n21 AND 23 TCHOUPITOULAS STREET,\\nComer Tchoupitoulas and Gravier Streets,\\nPROMPT ATTENTION TO ORDERS.\\nlie largest assortment of Toys and Fire Works in the South at\\nthe Lowest Prices.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0238.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "m i^xUnm Ic^,\\nDAILY AND WEEKLY.\\nI^P^SlStS PROPRIETORS. 11^ lilBglt-\\ni -urBijis:E3:EiD iisr ntEisrcn,\\n-IS\\nTHE OLDEST PAPER IN THE SOUTHWEST.\\nCIRCULATES EXTENSIVELY IN THE\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2AMII\\nOF LOXJISIA]VA^.\\nIS RECEIVED IN\\nFRANCE, MEXICO AND THE WEST INDIES,\\nA Very Valuable Medium for Advertising.\\nOFFICE, NO. 73 CHARTRES STREET,\\nNEW ORLEANS.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0239.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "THE\\nI THE LEADING JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH, j\\nPUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY.\\nDevoted to Literature and General News The Discussion of State and National\\nTopics The welfare of the Planting Interest The Progress of Southern\\nCommerce, and the Regeneration of Prosperity in the Southern States.\\nThe TIMES is printed ou new, clear and handsome type, and has the only\\nHOE S SIX CYLINDER PRESS\\nIn the South, capable of printing 15,000 copies per hour.\\nThe Proprietors of the New Orleans Dally and Weekly Times, encouraged by the liberal support\\ngiven to this Journal, have made ample arrangements for its improvement,\\nwith a view to making it in every respect, a\\nFii[st-Class Souther Faiily Newspaper,\\nTerms of Daily, $12 per annum. Half Yearly, $6. Quarterly, $3.\\nTHE TVEEXSL7 TIMES\\nIs devoted to the discussion of topics of vital imijorfcance to the interests of the Gulf States con-\\ntains a carefully prepared compendium of the news of each week, original and selected literary\\nand miscellaneous matter, tales, poetry, etc., correspondence from all parts of the country and\\nabroad, a EesumS of the New Orleans Markets, etc., et6.\\nTERMS OF THE WEEKLY, $2 PER ANNUM.\\nAND AT THE SAME RATE HALF-YEARLY AND QUARTERLY.\\nTERMS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.\\nSTOUTEMYER JUDSON, Proprietors.\\nI. N. STOUTEMYER, Editor.\\nWM. H. H. JUDSON, Busineas Manager.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0240.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "I giBiemi wic St! ff Sit si\\nHas acquired an assured position in this community as a\\nReliable Exponent of Public Opinion,\\nContaining all the News p^^f ^^^^^_\\nin a condensed form, \\\\^|r; ~^fl\\nand full details of all J^\\nLocal Occurrences!^ \\\\s\u00c2\u00ab::^w^\\n^m\\\\^ wwvwwvrj\\nmv,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ TOsswsS ^ssusjss^js,\\nWill still be delivered\\ndaily to subscribers at\\nthe low rate of\\nle immmTm. wmm wrmmmm.^\\nSUNDAYS INCLUDED.\\nAs it visits the homes of more of our people than ANY OTHER CITY PAPER, and commands\\nthe approval of a larger clientage, it should command a correspondingly generous\\nJM\u00c2\u00a9I\\nAND\\nCatholic Messenger,\\nii\\nm.\\nCORN Eli CAMP HTBEET.\\nMost RsY. N. J. PERCHS,\\nTH02. G. RAPIER,\\nArchbishop N, O., Presid^fut.\\nVice President.\\nTHE MORNING STAR having an EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION throughout LOUISIANA,\\nTEXAS, ALABAMA and GEORGIA, and being regularly received by almost every Catholic\\nfamily in New Orleans, is one of the best advertising mediums offered to the public\\nSingle copies 5 cents. The paper is delivered by carriers at the same rate, payable monthly or\\nquarterly.\\nBy Mail\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One copy, one year, |3; five copies, one year, 12 50; ten copies, one year, $22 50;\\ntwenty copies, one year, |40.\\nNo orders will receive attention unless accompanied by the cash.\\nSquares.\\n1....\\n2\\n3\\nRATKS OF ADVEHTISINO:\\n1 MontU. 2 Mos. 3 Mos. 6 Mos. 12 Mos.\\nI 5 9 $12 20 30\\n9 16 20 31 50\\n16 22 28 44 70\\nThe above rates are subject to a discount of 25 per cent.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0241.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "THE\\nlomsiaiia^iiuttabielife\\nINSURANCE CO.\\n39 CAROXTDELST STREET,\\ns w omis^^:^!\\niisrooE.i oiiA.TEX) ises.\\nTHE LOUISIANA REGISTRY LAW APPLIED.toall POLICIES ISSUED BY THIS COMPANY.\\nSurplus as to Registered Policy Holders, $200,000 00\\nDeath Lossses Paid siuce Orgamzation, $570,000 00\\nE. B. BRIGGS, President.\\nA. PATTON, Secretary.\\nJNO. HENDERSON, Vice President.\\nDr. JNO. H. PIKE, Mediccal Director.\\nBREAUX, FENNER HALL, CounseL\\nAMONG ITS POLICY HOLDERS THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE TO BE FOUND\\nPROMINENT\\nW. B. Schmidt.\\nOctave Forst.all,\\nGas. A. Breanx,\\nJoseph Hernandez,\\nJ. P. Carrere,\\nF. M. HaU,\\nMrs. A. E. Bringier,\\nH. H. Price,\\nJ no. Boland,\\nAlfred F. Jones,\\nLloyd R. Coleman,\\nArthur W. Hyatt,\\nE. J. Hart,\\nJno. F Levert,\\nGov. F. T. NichoUs,\\nHenry Tremoulet,\\nMarshall J. Smith,\\nHarry H. Hall,\\nJno. a. Fleming,\\nChristian Mehle,\\nIsaac W. Patton,\\nH. F. L. Meador,\\nB. F. Poters,\\nG !0. W. Race,\\nJno. Cliaffe,\\nChristopher Chaffe,\\nWm. H. Renaud,\\nSheldon W. Clark,\\nAllen Jumel,\\nAmedeq Coutonri6,\\nAaron H. Nelson,\\nWin. H. Chaffe,\\nChas. Chaffe,\\nW. A. Johnston,\\nH. D. Coleman,\\nThos. C. Herndon,\\nOscar Bercier,\\nJossph A. Aiken,\\nJno. Doufijlass,\\nJno. I. Adams,\\nWill A. Strong,\\nPierre Lanaux,\\nAlhert Baldwin,\\nW. Miller Owen,\\nColumbns H.Allen,\\nIsaac L. Lyons,\\nWm. H. Byrnes,\\nE. B. Briggs,\\nS. K. Rnss,\\nChas. J. Carriere,\\nThos. A. Archer,\\nHenry J. Vose,\\nHy W. Fairchild,\\nW. B. Krumbhaar,\\nLeon Queyrouse,\\nBlayney T.Walshe,\\nChas. T. Howard,\\nJ. D.VanBenthuys n\\nJohn Armstrong,\\nAdam Thomson,\\nBen] imin J. West,\\nF;ed. N. Ogden,\\nChas. E. Fenner,\\nJos. P. Hornor,\\nSam l M. Todd,\\nL. Lacombe,\\nA. Schrieber,\\nChas. N. Wogan,\\nJno. D. Rouse,\\nA. Patton.\\nMOSES SCnWARTZ\\nLOUIS SCHWARTZ.\\nM. SCHWARTZ BRO.,\\nDE.^LTSJRS IINT\\nEngines\\nPumps ntrsT. Machinery a Specialty.\\n149 to 169 MACJAZIIl ST., lew Orleaaa\\nBar, Hoop, Sheet and Boiler Irou. Nails and all kinds Riveta. Bolta, Nuts, Washeia. Anvils, Sledges.\\nRoad Scrapers. Shovels, Spades. Rubber Hose Beltiua; and Packing. Steam Whistles.\\nAnoliors, Chains, Bellows, Vises. Steel Blacksmith Tools. Steam Gauges.\\nWater Gauges. Wheelbarrows, Gas I ipe. Steam and Gas Pipe Fittings.\\nAgents for Deane s Steam Pumps. Friedman s Pat, Injactors. Shaple7 Wells Portable Engines.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0242.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": ",m\\nM\\\\\\nyiiin\\n1\\nm^ft\\ni", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0243.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "JOHN CHAFFE SON S,\\nCotton Factors and Coffliiiissioii Mercliaiits,\\n52 UNION STREET.\\nJOHN M. GOULD SON,\\nAYholesale Dealers in\\nHATS, BOOTS SHOES,\\nNo. 8 MAGAZINE STREET.\\nTHEO. DANZIGER S SONS,\\nFancy and Staple Dry Goods,\\nNo. 131 CANAL STREET.\\nCLARKE MEADER,\\nImporters and Dealers iu\\nGroceries, Teas, Wines, Etc.,\\n16 18 CARONDELET STREET,\\nAnd Corner St. Charles and Napoleou Avenues\\nFACTORS TRADERS INS. CO.\\nFire, River and IVIarine Risks,\\nE. A. PALFREY, Pres. THOS. F. WALKER, Secy.\\n37 CARONDELET STREET.\\nWM. B. LANCASTER,\\nJ^ttoT^TiGy at La^T^,\\n30 CAMP STREET.\\nMERRICK, RACE FOSTER,\\nLAWYERS,\\nNo. 5 COMMERCIAL PLACE.\\nGEO. H. BRAUUHN. CHArt. F. BLCK. MAX. DIXKELSPIEL.\\nBRATJGHN, BUCK DINKELSPIEL,\\n-A^ttorneys at La^v,\\nNo. 17 COMMERCIAL PLACE,\\nNEW ORLEAVTS, LA.\\nDr. W. S, MITCHELL,\\nOFFICE, Room C, Gallier Court,\\n11 CARONDELET STREET\\nResidence, 179 Eighth Street.\\nde. c. beard,\\nOCULIST,\\n142 CANAL STREET.\\nF, R. HARDON,\\nFASHIONABLE MILLINERY\\n27 and 20 CHARTKES STREET.\\nJ. L. HARRIS CO.,\\nCottou Factors aud Coffluiissiou Mercliaiits,\\n38 PERDIDO STREET.\\nE. H. ADAMS BRO.,\\nFRESH AND SEASONABLE\\n594 MAGAZINE STREET.\\nCall on GEO. BLUMSTEIN, at EUGENE S-\\n(THE ROYAL BARBER.)\\nHair-Cutting and Shaving Saloon,\\n133 COMMON, bet. Caiiip and St. Charles Sts.\\nAnd lie irill fi.r i/oii up tiice,\\nGEORGE ELLIS BRO.\\nPrinters and Stationers,\\nCAMP STREET,\\n82\\n82.\\nHEBRARD ROCA,\\nCoal /Alercliaiits,\\n1 CARONDELET STREET.\\nTOWNSEND LYMAN,\\nBUT AND SELL\\nGold. Silver, Stocks Bonds,\\n138 GRAVIER STREET.\\nJOHIX S R:ESTAXJItA]NT,\\n16 18 BOURBON STREET.\\nHandsomely Furnished Rooms aud a Luxu-\\nrious Table at Reasonable Prices.\\nJOHN STUENNA, Projirietor.\\nLEWIS GRAHAM,\\nBOOK AND JOB PRINTER,\\n127 GRAVIER STREET.\\nFLASH, PRESTON CO.,\\nWHOLESALE GROCERS,\\nNos. 44 46 CANAL STREET,\\nAndNos. 63 65 COMMON STREET.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0244.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "AITDREW HERO, Jr.,\\nNO. 17 COMMERCIAL PLACE,\\nNEW ORLEANS, LA.\\natcwg iiitbJic mid ^omnmrnonety\\nFOR.\\nMaine,\\nNew Hampshire,\\nVermont,\\nMassachusetts,\\nRhode Island,\\nConnecticut,\\nNew York,\\nNew Jersey,\\nPennsylvania,\\nDelaware,\\nMaryland,\\nViro-inia,\\nWest Virginia,\\nNorth Carolina,\\nSouth Carolina,\\nGeorgia,\\nFlorida,\\nAlabama,\\nMississippi,\\nLouisiana,\\nTexas,\\nOhio,\\nIndiana,\\nIllinois,\\nMichigan,\\nWisconsin,\\nMinnesota,\\nIowa,\\nMissovu i,\\nArkansas,\\nKentucky,\\nTennessee,\\nKansas,\\nCalifornia,\\nOregon,\\nWashington,,\\nNebraska,\\nColorado^\\nNevada,\\nDakota,\\nIdaho,\\nUtah,\\nArizona,\\nMontana,\\nNew Mexico.\\nOnly A uthomed Manufacturer of Dr. DOUGLAS BL Y S Potent\\nATTZFICl AL LEGS ARMS\\nIIV THE SOUTHKIilV STATES.\\n(Authorized Manufacturer for the U. S. Government.)\\nPrices grentlj/ lii iJiicrtl. Siitisfnction f/Kortniteed in ereri/ case or no Jin;/ ashed.\\nDescriptive Pamphlets sent free. Call on, or iiddress me at\\nIVo. ?203 0A.M:I\u00c2\u00bb STItEET,\\nBetween Julia and St. Joseph sts. ^New Orleans.\\nA ^A/^EEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF\\nIt contains Reliable Quotations, the Latest Ne-ws and Interesting General Information,\\nMaking it a WELCOME VISITOR in the Counting-House or at the Fireside.\\nSUBSCRIPTION, $1 50 PER ANNUM.\\nA. MEYNIER, Jr., Editor and Proprietor,\\n77 DECATUR STREET, NEW^ ORLEAjfS.", "height": "3782", "width": "2302", "jp2-path": "illustratedvisit00newo_0245.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "^tlUifi\\nOFFICE AND mm FACTORY, 41 ROYAL STREET,\\nmmim oMT:^ms^mm~\\nW\\nOf all Sizes and Qualities on handj\\nt\\nj\\\\.IVD OUT OTV SOOR^T INOTICE.\\nP. L. 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