The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-02-01
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New ORLEANS, Jan. 81.

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New ORLEANS, Jan. 81.
Mr.. SANpERs:--For the first time in my
life, am in louisiana and for the first time in t
the Crescent City. arrived here last even
ing only FIVE days out from homeland with
great difficulty our party have succeeded in
getting two rooms in the fourth story of the I
ST. Louis Hotel The city is full of strang-
ers. nd to day six hundred people dined at
the St Louis alone. Every public house as
well as the private boarding houses are filled
n OVERLOOKING, and hundreds are being turned
off every day. Of course everything LOOKS
new to me, for New Orleans is peculiar
CITY, and one in which "sights' are to be seen
in common with none other. The levee with
its produce from the North and west It's
thousands bales of cotton, and the sugar anu
molasses there landed from the steamers are
one of the greatest curiosities IN their way III
the Crescent City. The French market
where the French population meet every
morning to drink coffee, and talk about the
morning news, is visited by all strangers.
/ In the way of amusements, the city is well
supplied. have just returned irem the va
r;eties.n where LOLA MoNTEz is drawing
crowded houses. She appeared to night IN
her fayorite character as Charlotte Corday,
and in the sailors dance. She is not pretty
by any means, thought she has an eye OF
beauty. and a brow that gave her CON-
manding appearance, in the play to night
She goes up and down Charities street, every
morning, dressed elegantly, and followed by
a crowd Of boys and rowdes-I don't think
her modesty will ever seriously effect her
health. They say that the st. Charles VIII
open next Monday, but it has been SO often
"opened," that nobody knows when it will be
, thrown. open for the reception Of gusets. 1t is
a beautiful house and many rooms are all
ready engaged. This morning | had the
pleasure of seeing some of the plate, which
house on Chartres street has furnished for
1915 1000. 1t will be opened in grand style
by Messrs. Nudge e. Wilson, now proprie-
tors of the st. Louis.
Drinking houses, oys ter saloons, and cigar
shops, seem to fill every street; with innumer'
able billiard saloons and Ten pin alleys over.
. head. To drink, smoke, and play, seems to
be the chief object of every mans lite in New
Orleans. To- morrow ! expect to visit thu
Lake, and Carrollton, and Tomorrow night t.
y see barney Williams and his wife at thu
> St. Charles. Last night every seat in thi
: Immense theatre, was secured before dark
- SO you may Judge of the popularity OF thi
, Irish Comedian.
- Mr. Hurley was buried last Sunday, in thi
10 city. His death has shocked every body, 10
u he has been identified with the interests c
:" New Orleans for many years. Our frien
v George F, ster, is up the coast preparin
:, freight for the Iowa, which leaves for Louis
:, vile tomorrow night.--L-alFpfsw we passe
- coming down. After passing Baton Roug
:" on either side of the river, are the mos
: beautiful plantations, with their elegant man
:. sions, and rows of negro houses, so that W
. are continually in sight of them. The rive
is very high although n /, damage is contem
plated from crevasse. / see there is n
Sabbath in New Orleans, both theatre
~ have issued attractive bills for Sunday even
- ing. | suppose they are mostly patronize
by the iremen-at heart hope so. TIL
rs morning papers, are very dulI-nothng O
b. foreign or local interest in any of them.
send this by the fine steamer A. L. Shotwel
that leaves for Louisville -morrow-th
err Eclipse is expected to morrow night. Their
IN was grand Sore, at the City Hotel, las
9 night. Capt. Hickok was on hand to do thu
70 agreeable, as usual. He knows what GOO
10 living is, certain. The r. II. Winslow
leaves for Cincinnati, Saturday night, upor
which, all of our party, except your humbI,
servant, will embark for Evansville. TIL
, weather is very cold for New Orleans, an,
t. fires are in great demand.
n No more non. CY.J R.