The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-16
Louisiana Interior.

the public health is msrepresented, to the manifest
delriment of all the interests of the place, and to
the advantage of no one.
The Donaldson Vigant says that the crevasse in
the levee below that village has been entirely stop
ped. 1t states also that the cholera, in the parish
of Ascension, is very severe.
We regret exceedingly this week, of again hav-
ing to state that the cholera has made its final
exit from our parish There are several cases of
this dreadful disease in the country yet, but it yields
readily to timely aid st. Martinsuille Gazette
The river ct this point has not yet begun to
recede. although it is reported to be falling fast at
Memphis. The Western rivers are all reported to
be low and falling, and look for speedy fall of
the water here Carroll (Prouidence) Waterman
FIRE AT THE PENITENTIARY.-A fire occurred
in the Foundry bnilding at the Penitentiary, last
Saturday afternoon, 9Th inst) which destroyed
the roof of the building. Fortunately our citizens
arrived on the spot in time, with the two fireen-
gjnes and succeeded in arresting the flames with
| out further damage Our citizens were well Sec
onded in their gallant efforts by the officers of the
Penitentary, also the c0nvicts, who worked like
good fellows.
| Since the above was in type, Mr.. c. G. McHat-
ton has informed us that the entire damage ny the
fire will not fall short of $l2OO all of which is
| covered by insurance. Mr.. Mediation desires us,
on the part of the lessees, to return their most
grateful thanks to the citizens, for their exertions
in saving the property of the Pententiary -Baton
| Rouge Advocate.
| The Health of the City.
The editor of the Southern Sentinel, published at
PIaquemine in the parish of Ibervils, thus dis
| courses of the health of The city. He has had an
opportunity of knowing what he is talking of, and
is of course more reasonable than most of his coun-
try brethren:
| The C1rY.-A visit to the city since our last
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ing its apparent health and business at the present
time With regard to the former it is evident that
some sickness prevails, probably more than at The
same season hitherto. but that it is OF character
to Justify the fears of the most caniious or the mof
timid. is absurd and ridiculous; and any one who
neplects his business or his pleasure, through
the fear of visiting New Orleans on account OF the
colored and exaggerated tales of contagiOn that
ist there, listening TO rumors that are as false
as they highly injurious, not only to the indl-
viduais themselves, but to the business men and
merchants of the city, and to the owners Of our
packet steamers, which contribute so much to our
pleasure and interests. The fact is, it is only won
derful that tenfod greater mortality does not occur
in New Orleans than is really the case. In the
first place the streets are in worse order and ther
than in any other city in the Union; secondly
The humidity of the earth, in consequence of the
level Of the city being beneath that of the river
sends up efuvia that must be highly deleteriont
to health, and demands that particular attention
should be paid by the authorities that mud and fin
should be kept from the streets above every ,ohei
consideration; but instead of doing this, which
would seem TO he Of comparatively little expense
the streets in some paces--particularly betweer
Poydras and Customhouse, firm TchoupI'onlas am
Old L@vee TO the river-are in a condition 4
threaten The capszng of cabs, if great care is no
! taken by the drivers. And thirdly, it il wonde
that a far greater number of deaths does not dali
occur in the city at all seasons than is really III
case, when il Is known thai thousands of gentle
D | manly and coafless vagabonds, who eat and slice
as they can catch it, prowl about by night and b
Day, counting disease and DEATH /"