New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-18
Baltimore Con espondence.

TOBACCO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TENSILE
GIsLATIvE vIsT-MAYOR's vETOEs-THE DAU-
PHIN QUESTION IN N. ORLEANs-FINE WEATHER
AN OLD FoGY' ANGLER
Correspondence OF tbf Grfsstnt.
BALTIMORE, April O.
Whilst as see by your papers, the Louisiana Legsa-
ture has proposition before render the inspection
of tobacco obligatory traders in the same article are
making powerful effort to get rid of this restriction on
their trade. All the tobacco coming this market has
by State law to be taken to the State inspection
houses there to undgo the detention usual on the slow
movement of official functionaries 1t cannot be inspected
out of these warehouses; sold without inspection and
as the State does not provide sufficient room for the
storage Of all that to this market it frequently
happens that is impossible get the tobacco inspected
and holders unable to realize For these and other
the Legislature has been memorazed to render
inspection voluntary be agreed upon by buyer
and seller As however, the present inspection
places good deal Of patronage the disposal OF the
party in power it may be doubted whether political con-
sderations will not carry the day and secure the per-
petuaon Of system which seriously ntereres with the
growth Of the tradehe Notwithstanding this obstacle
however, the trade really does grow the inspections for
the first quarter of the present year comprising 57
hogsheads Of Maryland, 677 Ohio 1O2 Virginia. SO Ken
lucky and 3Pennsyvana-making total of 1852 hogs
heads against 1720 hogsheads the same time last
Very little has been done here during the last week In
the breadsus export trade the market being much de.
pressed during the early part Of the week but rayuv
under the favorable European advces its close The
importation Of sugar has amounted to 1924 hhds 3a2
casks 90 barrels and 70 terces The import cotton has
amounted to sl9 bales while the have reached 1900
bales at fair prices The import of las been 1925
bags and 5000 hides The bark Rainbow brings Rio date
to 9th February, but unfortunately commercial
advces, her letter bag having been lost overheard
Railroad stocks are the mimosa plants of the money
market and sensitive to every influence The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad stock which under the influence of
larger receipts and better on the road had
up to 81 again the downward track in conse-
quence of the introduction of proposition sell por-
ton Of the stock held by the city
Our State Legislature has recently received an invita-
on from the Legislature Of Pennsylvania visit Harris
burg the guests of that State Contrary to what
usually the when champagne is in prospect and
jolly time anticipated Legislators not unanimous
to go-the House declining, while the Senate accents
The House has somewhat distinguished itself by its want
Of attention to business and the general absence of its
members and the late ct of repentance with which 1t
now seized gains 1t but little credit
Our present Mayor unceremonousiy takes the bul NV
the horns when the dongs of the City Council do not suit
him. and yetoes their acts without mercy His last yeto
however refusing his assent to the purchase of of of
ground for public square, met with decided rebuff
the Council passing 1t by an almost unanimous vote II
he were whig he would catch fts but being democrat
its all right
see by the way the Dauphin que son has turned up
down South and wonderful discovery Of documents In
the possession Of old French lady of your city is
give authenticity to the Rev Mr. Williams claims to the
Dauphnty Can't the Crescent search out those docu
ments and give them exclusively and at vast expense
expressly for the qualification of its numerous readers
We have now "frst-rate article 81 in the way Of
weather, insured to possess balmness of atmosphere
warmth of sunshine and cerulean bluenes of sky that
irresisby takes of the Imagination to country scenes
and country sports and makes the brick and mortar
bound longer dream of such position and occupation as
old Homer described when he wrote:
"on the rocks protruied side
Scooped aud followed by the tide
With baited hook and line In hand
The patient angler takes his stand
The tug Just felt, the trembling line
Bespeak the prey-quick at the sign
His welexperienced art he plies
And filings ashore his houncing prize
What delightful old fogy of fisherman he must bav.
been to write thus nearly three thousand years ago
OBSERVER.