Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-15

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NEW ORLEANS, AS SEEN BY "A YANKEE
q ysr5 Correspondence Of the Tribune
l. llate E.5tas,s,N New ORLEANS, March H. 1876.
New Orleans is the grand focus to which the
Northerner is referred BY every man of tie South,
whenethey wish TO impress him with an idea OF
something that may compete with the metropolis
of the North, New York. can hardly define my
first impressions Of the Crescent City, had heard
SO much Of its magnifcence, its vices and savage
istis. and had imbibed so many vague and foolish
fancies about banditti and all that, as being part
and parcel Of the place, that l was really disap-
pointed when found so much cioilz alton and Or
der, and little that differed from Gotham itself
certainly is magnificent city to begin with, and
there is no considerable reason why it will ceaseto
be, to the South, what New York is to the North
the great mart of its commerce. the ruler and fash
Toner Of its customs and manners Its situation is
nnrivalled, and lying az it does on the Crescent
curve Of the Mississippi so near the Gulf of Next
co, it must, SO long that mighty river rolls in its
present channel, be the mouth, through whichthe
great West Willdischargeis incalculable treasures
to be borne to every quarter of the globe. The
first thing that strikes the eye is the vast quantity
Of shipping and steamers that throng the levee, and
the huge masses of goods and cotton thatiare con-
tinually being discharged and received. Icounted
ing in line, lading and unlading at once, and
forest of mass stretched away on either side as far
as the eye could reach. Such jost!ing to and fro
such mixture Of languages such a rolling of
bales, and cleaning of darkies, who reflect light as
though they were creased and polished | never saw
before. ThereIis stir enough at times on your
wharyes in New York, but you have no HOLSTERS
and Suckers and Pakes, and all that motley host
who emigrate at business intervals frpEf their fast
nesses II, the up cosatfg and swarm down in fat
boat loads. making such carnival Of sight and
sound no other people cap equal. Business gen.
orally this winter. has not been as good as usual
the price Of cotton almost governing trade, yet
could hardly imagine how greater bustir urr
motion could exist The Winter: is Of course the
business season of New-Orleans, and whatever
character its people may bear in the Summer, they
all seern inah,ed in the business season, with but
one idea, trade and speculation. In the Winter,
all of those gitfering dolar must be coined which
fly by and by 20 freely at Saratoga and New York,
and right res6iuteiy every man sets himself to his
task. AS every where else there is much TO ven
ture, and some make and others break The first
thing traveller looks after particularly in city
fis agood Hotel in this respect, Orleans is unriyal-
led There are three houses of note, tke st.
Charles and Verandah, in hglish-town, and the
ST. Louis Hotel in French-town. The St. Louis is
a splendid house, excellently kept, and so is the
Vegandah but the st. Charles is the Astor of Or
leans. Indeed, so farias external appearance. and
internal arrangement are concerned, / think it by
far superior to the Astor Ii is the most imposing
building in the city, and its dome is the first thing
that greets the eye of the traveller as he comes
down the river, or over from the lake. 1t is pat
ronized to the iull-and its table and accommoda-
tions are superb, and reflect upon the proprietors
the utmost credit; I saw four hundred persons
dining there at once, and the number Of persons in
and about the HoteFat that time, amounted to
hsepdrpd rf AZ
hours Of the day. gave II the appearance Of the
New York Exchange at Q O'clock in the afternoon.
There are above three hundred servants employed
~ the house. and every thing is done in the most
expeditions style fast table. aud sfo,y one are
set. SD that you can eat at your gait, and you
will seldom call for thing twice. The most adj
mirabie arrangements for putting out fires should
they occur, are rnaieand to test them, false sig
mails are sometimes given. was in the house
when the signal was struck and in moment no
less than two hundred servants were at IL top Of
the house with their buckets, and the engine kept
ever ready was delugng the whole building--there
was no fire, but the occasion proved what could be
done in case Of oneas every servant has orders to
quit all work at the instant the fre-triangle Is
rung The next thing after the hotel is the nescs-
papers. OF these there are several, well known
and excellent. The most prominent are the pic
ayune, Crescent City, Tropic and Bee. The Bee
is printed in English and French. The Crescent
City has earned some notoriety this winter, on ac-
count % its special express, and Isl a paper much
read but Of all, the Picayune stands first charac-,
terized by neatness, it contains the essence of news
wit, and hunor, and has circulation over all its
competitors. Perhaps it might be- Justly taken as
one of the many examples, Of what industry, tall
ent and integrity may do in this country. The Pr
cayune was started on capital of less than hun
dred dollars and has, in the hands Of its founders,
Messrs Lumsden and Kendall, attained position
Of influence and profit enviable beyond precedent.
have had occasion to see how things are conduct
ed at its Office, and was struck with the order and
despatch peryading the establishment OF its
leading Editor, Mr.. Kendall, word-he is un-
questi0nably one Of the first and most prominent
men 10 Orleans and one of the best writers in the
newspaper world II has become by-word, g
would rather have Kendall and the Picayune for
me- and all the rest opposed. than he opposed. and
all the rest for me ~ And this is the fact he has
exhibited 50 much Judgment and taste in his gene
raj opinions and criticisms, that he has become the
standard which all consult. ! have said this much
because feel it due to him., as to all. who strug-
gle up as he has done After the traveller has
read the papers, he looks for amusement, The
French Theatre is the oldest in, the country, has
had al Opera Company for forty years, and IS pat
miniature Of the drama and opera in the Old
WORLD The other two Theatres depend upon the
American population. Anderson has been display
ing his talent at the St. Charles very successfully,
while the American, in consequence Of some ras-
cality on the part Of ore Of its managers. has been
closed, but is now re-opened by the Italian Opera
Company, led BY Signcra Bofghese. The Seguins
on the departure Of Mr.. Anderson have also opened
1t the ST. Charles. Beside the Theatres and their
Stars. the music market has been calling out the
csjtirispa s dollars Of the ofleanOis. Most PROM
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