New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-12

Enyelop Stamps are now being issued at the
North. and we perceive that Adams s Co, act.
inc under authority Of Postmas ter General
Campbell have expressed quantities to Southern
and Western postmasters The price fixed upor
them is three dollars and twenty cents pc,
hundred, being three cents each for the stamps
and twenty cents per hundred for the enyelors
Cheap enough; however, we perceive that som,
of our Eastern cotemporaries complain bitterly
Of the Postmaster General permitting Mr. Mes
oitt' the contractor, to place his advertisement
on the back of them, so that every one who use,
envelops must circulate his business
The proprietors of the Philadelphia Sun say
they will give Postmaster General Campbell
100000 per aunum and furnish the enveop:
gratuitously, for the same privilege
his is certainly novel method of adycrtis
ny and cheating the printer and, like the sun
We seriously object to having Uncle sam d
rival, as an advertising medium A cores
pondeut Of the Newlork Courier aud Enquirer
expresses the hope, from the disapprobaton
with which the matter seems to be almost uni
yersaly regarded, it will induce the Postmaster
General to ahate the nuisance by an immediate
recall Of the issue already made, to be replaced
by such as the public can use without being ac-
ccssory to the promotion Of any boiy's private
purposes.
The stamped envelops have not reached us
yet, but if the facts as set forth in the Enquirer
are the true state of the case, we cordially en-
dorse their views, and hope that Mr. Contractor
| Nesbitt may be induced to adopt more liberal
method of advertising Postal stamps are very
convenient, and the stamped enyelop likely to
be eagerly sought, aud extensively used Yet
an unsecn!ly advertisement on the back Of them.
intended solely to promote individual purposes,
cannot add to their utility, but will most asst
reilly detract from their good appearance, and
should not be permitted. Then smother the
present issue, Mr.. Campbell and let us have
| the envelop without the advertisement
COAST PASSENGERS, We would direct the
attention Of coast passengers to the advertise
mtnt Of Il Gedies, agent Of the coast packets.
in another column. 1t will be seen, in order to
afford increased facilities to passengers, the
California and Creole, for the lake shore. will,
Oh and after Thursday next, leave the Jvacrsg n
aud pontchatrain Railroad lake end as adver-
tisel. As the greater portion of the travel to
the lake shore is from this end of the city, we
hail the change as a iudicious one, AMI likely
to meet with public favor
LtrScH-Aiessrs. Hughes < Vallctte will
launch from their ship yard, near the Foundry,
at Algiers, this afternoon, at ) o'clock, new
log-pressure towboat Of 900 tons burden. She
is 10 BE- called the Junius Beobe, and is Intended
for the Good Intent Towboat Line
GEORGIA. CROPS. -Our friends in Georgia are
rejoicing in various quarters at the reception Of
copious rains, after long and almost disastrous
lrouth. TheSumpterville Banner Of the 3liust
says
After season Of drouth which has been al
most without parallel, we we're visited yestcr.
day evening with delightful ami refreshing
shower, which, from the appearance Of the
clouds, we tn nix must have been pretty gene
raj All nature seems revived this morning
and gives promise OF soon awakening from the
III ELECTS Of the long spell Of hot and dry
weather
The savannah Georgian OF the 9Th says;
Reioieings are expressed in various quarter.
at the reception Of rain. We are not entirely
neglected about savannah On the evening Of
the 4th we were blessed with fine shower, IN
received another fine spriDkling yesterday af- |
ternoon.
The Central Georgian Of the 4th soys
The dropping hopes Of our farmers were some
what encouraged and relieved on Saturday
evening last BY the appearance OF many cloud, |
N the sky, which after night shed a refreshirc
shower upon the parched earth The cloudy |
jay mat succeeded DID much to perpetuate tile