The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-12
New Orleans.
Correspondence of the HERALD

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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2e, lS4S.
Grand Soi<e -Judicious Arrangememts-Robber
thereat- Property recovered- Other Soirees on the
tapis Cotton, Market-Eachange Business, &c.
My DEAR HERALp:-
Having little else to do in !" these piping times of
peace" and knowing the interest you at all times
feel in the affairs Of our community, thought
might occupy part of my time advantageousy in
letting you know Of the doings in the "Crescent
City," from time to time during the winter CAM
paign.
The great affair Of the season SO far, has been
soree given on the 18th inst, by the agent of one
your leading firms. This was very elegant and
select party, the Madam having very carefully ex-
cluded all exceptonable names from the list Of in
yitalions indeed, it is highly gratifying to find at
last IN New Me- orleans s some one whom BIRTH edu
tertalnment Just namely entities them to take
stand and draw some line Of distinction between
the many colored hues Of society as it has hereto
fore existed with us. You, who have always had
careful eye to the morality of your own city, can
not but be oveoyed to learn that the march of re-
form is onward The rules laid down for the above
party were, first, that none of the brandy drinking
trends OF the host were to be invited; they being
expensive, and neither useful nor ornamental;
secondly, that all who kept mstresses, "particu-
larly if colored,' were to be excluded, (aad here
the writer cannot but remark that he hopes the les.
son Will serve to lead many erring mortal to the
path Of virtue j and thirdly that all vulgar pc ope
should be left outs the only exception made to the
latter regulation, was few business friends. and
probably to this exception may be attributed the
loss OF splendid relic, ga watch worth one hun.
dred dollars" said to have been in the family for
many centuries, and which has been missing since
the night OF the party; and reward isnow offered
for it in one OF the papers.
l am happy to inform you that the suspicion rest
ing on some OF the guests has been removed, it
being now generally believed that the watch was
stolen by some one OF the servants brought by the
ladies' attending the party. AS stated before, re.
ward has been offered through print for its re-
covery, and will here remark in conclusion. that
amongst the better order of folk here the adver-
tisement is thought in bad taste. Some malicious
persons say the reason the host offered reward
for the watch was, that he could not we'll manage
TO- include Its value in the nights entertainments,
which, it is generally believed here, is charged to
his employers, under the head Of Entertaining"
man and beast.
There ia another on the tapis, but as it is to be
given by retired Chartres street man, Madam -
has intimated that she cannot attend so that you
see we are being purified, and have no doubt ere
the winter closes, we will know "who is who"
Our cotton men are once more up and stirring
the market has advanced here in the last week
fully to &c. per h., and should the news from
Liverpool prove favorable, we will have an awful
time oft, Straight jackets will be in demand to
keep the Englishers in check.
The exchange business In our city is not, think,
as profitable as it was few years back there is
At present great deal of competition in that line.