The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-27

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New ORLEANS, Nov. l6, 1916.
Iregulary Of the MaiIs-Nsv ork Eleetion-Business
---amussments-W saihsr-St. Louis Cemetery, &c. &c
The arrival of four back mails greeted this
ing by hundreds who locked and thronged the avenues
leading the Post Ofhce and Msrgans Depot The fire.
Quent failures and the exceeding irregularities Of the
mails the greatest Of Inconvenience to the
people generally and of incalculabls injury to the
camille portion Of the community The almost daily in
tsrruons and the very poor method adopted in assert
ing and delivering the papers and letters perhaps
detrimental to the general prosperity Of New Or
leans than we'll be conceived and even now while
the utmost interest manifested in the issue Of the elec
tons, and inhe nature of the sntary expected
by the Boston steamer the last mail due this morning
as Is its wont, when any thing Of Importance is looked
for failed to arrive. Thus we are treated grieved and
annoyed through the mbeclty of this department the
government. This mornings mail was the first received
from New York for the past five days.
The interest excited by the election in yeur State a.
manifested the eager and hurried demands of hundreds
for the Herald containing the far as heard
from The reaction and complete overthrow of the de-
mocraic reqime has astoundsd the most sanguine
opponents of defeated locos who making all
oemOusuauOus uuoxpeCtou
brilliant success.
small owing the shallow condition of the
Mississippi and its various tributaries large class
country planters or merchants made their appearance
The city nevertheless is almost with strangers
principally emgIaots, from the North Of Europe who
presents quite an animated, and to stranger,
really novel scene-such forests of masts-sach
nation busy hurrying to and fro, intent
some scheme or speculation the countless
Der Of drays, with their long.sared, dusty mules
slaves laughing. joking singing, are rolling sugar
casks tumbng bales of cotton; the din and confusion
about the landngs steamboats, laundering like many
VOLCANOES plunging and driving in direction deaf
ening the with their herculean and mighty voices;
crown this scene 1t would be difficult matter to
fancy yourself Oh the borders Of the styx.
astonishing to well as to many others, that
great number Of ships and sailing craft rendezvous
in this place is for the number of eeches
it Fosters and the innumsrabe Inconvenience and
sricsons that are placed upon every vessel arriving
here ship is hardly in sight OF the Baze before she
is hailed by towboa who desires to take her to the
city The bargain is made and if she is vessel of 700
dollars. Not satisfied with vessel, or FIVE hundred
hard dollars, he uncsremoniously leaves his prize in
the ship compelled quietly await the convenience
OF the tug to bring him to town. The same inconveni
pilot rarely ever comes on board before steamer has
the ship in tow and is guided in her wake by the
the wheel The pilot therefore, has nothing to do and
seldom gives order but remains about hall hour
Iocketing the sum, $52 So for ship drawing fifteen
feet-the rate outward bound vessel The
by the naroor master 10 the amount OF $50 ioi
wharfage, besides wharHngers fees, municipality
of other delectable extortious numerous
10 recite What field is here open for line of
packsts-snch for instance the Cunard line, drawing
say sixteen feet conducted and staunch sea boats
with accommodations first and second class passen
gers But they must be something different to those
reed baskets which have been sent out here and which
have gone to pieces fresh water swes The fair and
well deserved reputation OF the New York ship build
regret to perceive has suffered from the late OF
thaca hokn
effort, il they wish to regain public confidence The
plated line under the auspices of e. H. Marshall
dit The progress making in this important enterprise
attentivey watched by the merchants Of this city II
need hardly be said that Jour sea ship, with
passage in eight nine days with toerabe de-
gree of regularity, but succeed The advantages
the bars and stemmug the tide in the Mississippi are oby
But the most important project the tsps and
one which, when completed will benefit measure
every branch OF trade making the ties which ex
M between the two great commercial Cities lasting and
indssoluble, you aware can be other than the
magnetic telegraph Mr. Bravo, the gentlemanly and
able proprietor OF the commercial Exchange Rooms of
this city, the originator of this laudabe and respensi-
BILE undertaking. through whose unremitting exerons
it will in few months be completed 1t 10 be regret
ted however, that the merchants do not take greater
interest the matter when infinite Importance is so
we'll understood. The apparent apathy and seeming in.
difference with which they regard all enterprise,
matter Of some speculation IT Is true they are ever
ton Is sprtess, and strongly marked with degree Of
assude more peculiar to the people Of the tropical
1
We have as yet but few places of amusement. The
st Charles opens tomorrow night with northern STAR
whose name is not yet given to tine publc and under
stand with but mediocre company. The American 10
enjoying tho full tide Of prosperity crowded top to
pit every night, Sunday included; under the manage
ment Of Mr.. 9. h Thorns whose suspicious career in
the Chatham OF your city, IL generally known Miss 10
sephins Clifton perceive announced at this e:tao.
Lahman and his pantomime troupe has been open to
good houses during the past week. Mr. Finart the ma.
nager has not ct arrived he Is shortly expected from
France, with @ celebrated operate company.
The weather truly delightful; the atmosphere clear
warm and bright Not shade cloud dims its trsnsu
cenpurity The foliage is rich and green ers Of
all kinds, in the mos, luxurant PERCUSSION, fill eve
hedge, porch and window
The stranger shosld omit vi. to the cemetery Of
! ST. Louis where he will see the memorable and touch.
ing custom OF decorating the tombs with chspies and
garlands Of flowers, 50 religously and scrupuously
pracced among the ancient Romans drecians and PEI
slams copied with additional soemny by the .soles
OF the dead is on the festival Of All saints" day stt
apart BY the friends Of departed ones whose
resting place was one among the thousands who wit
messed the ceebrsion which, according TO the Roman
| the pomP and magnihcence peculiar to the various
ceremonss Of that church The practice il indeed poet
ica touching and salutary 1he grave yards are visit
where loved and respected have disappeared
Borrowing gazo Of survivors, bedecked with gar
lands of delicate and fresh flowers making rank at.
mosphere common to church yards redolent to the
senses. and emblemati though Isntly So Of iuury
Thousands thronged every avenue leading TO
the grave yards. Among them we're many who came
but to look upon the they scarcely enter ere
shadow may be seen to fall eacn countenance-
Conversation goes in whispers, and thought busy
thought flies the trivial the present TO the past
and future The sensations which stranger feels Oh
entering this dead CITY, melancholy and vet pleas
ing young girl, dressed in darkest mourning stands
gazing on tomb. newly bedeckcd with her own hands,
which are casped and wrung together silent grief
matron sobs aloud, refusing soacea domestic bend.
ing with sad and fearful eyes him who in lie he
serveda stern old man, with paint brush hand, works
the tomb OF departed one against celebrating
years; giief twitching at the muscles of has
tensnce, oissrranges, for moment, their settled
worldly sspect-mutners and wives who have taken
comfort fron notifying tine attend here as duty,
and makes pleasant business to arrange their snowy
decoraons-unruly children escape from their colored
servants TO play around the tombs The vagaries OF