The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-10
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. q, 1896
MaTkets-Ssam Batue-C arniuai-nfasgu
BalIs-TheatyicaLs &c Sc

New ORLEANS, Feb. q, lS46.
M1kets-Ssam Batue-Cdrnipal-1 Masquerade
Balls-Theatricals, &C., &c.
No alteration has taken place in the cotton, -four,
sugar, or molasses markets, since my last, and a
TAR business has been done. There was consid-
cradle anxiety on the part Of brokers to sell yester-
day. and should not be at all surprised there was
slight reduction in rates to-day. The foreign news
daily expected and is generally thought here that il
will not be Of favorable character as the last al
though for what know not, except it is expect
ed that John Bull will have had his spleen raised by
pondering on the Presidents Message. washington's
birth day celebrated here Sunday with becoming
honors The troops turned out and had grand sham
The field was crowded with spectators, and was one of
the number but unfortunately got the wrong side Of
the opposing army and were harrassed bv
our own troops The citizens who were anxiously
watching the maneuvres Of the contending parties
fondly imagining that our own advanced guard would
protect us with their field pieces, remorseless
ly charged upon by company of our own cavalry
and driven into muddy bayou from which we escaped
with the loss of much 5ooees only to meet terrific
voley from own infantry whose cartridges made us
feel exceedingly blank Our heart palpitasd with fear
at one period, when mounted officer rode furously
down upon US from the front, and exclaimed in voice
of thunder, Advance advance The enemy are
upon usw Our commanding officer looked deadly pale
despair sat upon the bridge of his and in tone
of the deepest modification and regret he exclaimed
"WeI, general get this force fOrrArd. by Cd
Theatrcals are aourishing finely Mrs Mowatt aud
Crisp doing excellent business the ST. Charles
Crisp has benefit tonight, and plays In the School
and Mrs. Mowatt as Lady Teazls am sorry to saw
that Miss Josephine Clifton very i'll, and confined to
her bed with very serious disorder inflammation OF
the bowels She is under the Of DR.. Luzemburg,
who says that she will not get well for several weeks
She was to have appeared with Murdoch, the Amer
unable to DO so, Hamle,' was substituted AIR Muir.
doch did net play well as he did on the first night of
formance was highly respectable The Keans com.
mence here next week, and will play for two weeks
very recollection which melancholy fact induces me
to drop my pen.
February &c. 1916.
The holidays over and we are in the midst of
Lent, but can perceive very great difference in the
state of affairs generally There very little life with
portals Mardf Gras was total failure, nowithstand
ing the flourish Of trumpets that had been sounded
leading every one to suppose that the proceedings
OF the day would be something extra. About the time
that the masquerade procession was to join, fine
shower sprang up and came down, cooling most essen
Of them within doors. The display meagre indeed
about 20 characters represented The procession
ter, in masks, and the affair not only shabby but
disgraceful The streets were thronged with people,
particularly in the French part Of the town. the Creole
ladies turning out in all their beauty to the antcpa
ted sport. In the evening there number Of
querade balls in different parts the city Of which
every body They were all wretched, however AT the
st Louis ball room, patronised by the upper crust
there several hundred present. and many beautiful
women but to my surprise not than twenty per-
sons cut of the number dressed in character
masked, although il professed to be masquerade ball
There were very few characters represented. The
most prominent ones were tine two dromios,
Charles tho end, and q tow headed Romeo
Charles the and had crooked legs, and Romeo
looked as he had "rssurrectedn for the OCCASION and
ataked about in the most ghostike imaginable
This arnt New York Theetricals still in fine state
at the ST. Charles and French theatres but the American
is on its last legs Murdoch had benefit Wednesday
evening at the American and Notwithstanding all the
fuss that his friends have made and the attempt to drive
Crisp from the stage to make for him. he had very
thin house not more than $3.50 while on the contrary
Crisp had splendid house at his benefit, almost not
quite the best house of the Mrs Mowatt
benefit this evening, and makes her last appearance.
The keans commence their engagement on Monday
Mr.. Oxley appears tomorrow and Sunday night
The markets are quet-very little has been done in
Cottonhe sales not having exceeded 5000 bales since
my last although larger amount has been reported in
some Of the papers The arrivals have not been very
large but the stock hand is about the when
| wrote last. The other markets are quiet