The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-08
Correspondence of the Greseeut.
PaHadeEph'd of the Citv Hotel
French'S Hotet-Jfarine ,4rriuaLs
NrIa ALL

PtHadcphia ReminseencesC Closing of the Citv Hotel
Frenchs Hotei-Juarine .4rriUats
New YORK April g. 1S49.
Eds. CresceptThe Philadelphia papers announce the
death of old Johnny Gibbs celebrated in my early days as
lottery ticket vender in that city. Few of the urchns of
twenty to thirty ago, whose lot like nine was cast in
old Philadelphia will forget old Johnny Gibbs and his
office, and especially the queer little clock at his window
with the golden bird which used sing the hours. Johnny
was very popular and great the delight dused around
The city at the intelligence that he had drawn of his
highest prizes. IL wonder me- however that people
should make much ado about such a matter of
wondered that he did keep back high prize two
week. instead OF selling them all out such ling prices
as ne generally charged. II OF the million mysteries
which were left for time to clear up my mind and
dsspated about the period with my admiration the
aacrty and horror at the wckeness of the rascal Punch
Johnny was old man at the period of which speak
ana must have BEEN at the period of his DEATH nearly ninety
years of age.
Mr.. Astor has at length decided commence his long
contemplated destruction of the City Hotel-rot of the build
ing but of the business. The house will closed Mon
day next and the workmea will after begin change
the interior into series of stores The old City will be
missed by the class which have paronisei for the past 20
years-peope who have been attracted from sober
accommodations by the dozen agnicent" esab.
shnents which have started in Broadway during the
time, shining with new-ianged notions The name how
ever will not be lost new City Hotel is already spo-
ken Of and fancy vii soon be under way
Frenchs fine hotel on the of Chatham and Frank
fort Streets the Park will be ready for occupants
the house and the cleaning operations going rapidly for
ward. The fitting altogether done in style greatly
creda5e to the city. The for building, furniture
etc. will amount when the house ready for opening
about quarter of a million of dolas-two hundred thou
sand OF which will be borne by the Simpsons and fifty thou
sand by French.
The marine arrivals this port yesterday eight ships
n'ne barks nineteen brigs and twenty -four schOone Mum
Der OF passengers seventeen hundred of which eight hundred
and forty om British and Irish ports hundred and
thirty five lrom Bremen hundred aud from
Antwerp, and hundred and forty eight from Rotterdam
large portion of these from the three last named ports bring
with them considerable amount of moneysOme of them
rs much as fifteen twenty thousand dollars A number
that arrived only yesterday morning already their way
up the North River, bound for the Great West In looking
the foreign prpe and comparing their matter with the
reports in the Courier and Enquirer, Herald and Tribune
find literally nothing worth writing that will receive
Though the columns of The latter papers There sign
of a change of ministry.
We have confirmation OF The report which sent you
time of the troubles in Brazil 1t not probable
that they ended by the adopted by the Emperor
Our weather IS extremely unpleasant again. We have all
day had cold drzzGg rain, and few people about
voluntarily. RespeCtluly yours, INDICATOR.