Show THE SUGGESTION having beer made that the Czar borrow Lady Florence Dixies corsets on the occasion occa-sion of his coronation brings to mind a statement published during the war concerning General Butler when military governor of New Orleans Or-leans The general by his rigorous rule had incurred the Displeasure of all southern sympathizers and it was often thought he was in danger of being assassinated and may be bethought be-thought so too At any ratea correspondent corres-pondent in that city wrote the following fol-lowing substance Some of the generals gen-erals female relatives had been visiting visit-ing New Orleans and being about to leave for their homes the former had escorted them to the wharfof the steamer which was to take them north The tide being higher that day than usual l the gang plank of the steamer was somewhat difficult of ascension Butler however succeeded suc-ceeded in getting the ladies safely on the ship had bid them adieu and was descending the almost perpendicular per-pendicular gang plank when by a false step he fell and rolled to the wharf below But instead of the natural thud expected to be heard on such occasions the ears of the bystandeis were greeted with sounds resembling more the rattle af a rolling wash boiler than anything any-thing else The general was assisted as-sisted to his feet and entering a carriage car-riage was soon out of sight It was lever ascertained whose patent bullet proof the general had adopted |