The Weekly comet., 1853-11-06
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NEW OHlnArs Oct, 20, 1868

cle ueSeFipinE tH0 HaauucF III WHicn
that great city wakes up in the morn.
ine The gradual rousing up from the
sleepof night, ofall great towns. Is pret.
ty much The same but to suddenly
throw Of The dark pail Of disease and
death, the gloom cast over one by an
epidemic that has swept off its thous-
ands, is a process not 50 rnpid. But
New Orleans has just risen from bed
4 Of sickness, $50 to speak) and every
nerve and artery Of her system, already
yibrstes with the energy and vigor If
sound health. A few weeks since,
ohe might stand at the corners Of the
tnost busy thoroughfares, and for hours
he would See hardly i b single dray.
cab, or romnibus ID the long distance
but to-day they roar and thunder along
IN every street by thousands, and III
every direction, crossing aud recross-
ing, hurrying hers and there in almost
endless confusion. There are not yet
SO many up-riyer steamers 1T the wharf
as oie generally finds at this season,
yet that scene Of busy trade, trfliac,
commerce and qurrreling, has again
assumed its wonted cheerfullness and
activity Cotton il here BY the thous-
Iand bales, Sugar ii here---every kind
Of vegetables and fruits are here in
vast piles, the products Of every eli
mate and the growth If every land are
here III every abundance. This life
and activity, however, is the result of
causes entirely seperate from the
growth and permanent prosperity Of
the city proper. 1t is the effect ofthe
conveyance and lpauglalg ten thousand
interests, at 4 point where those inter-
ests cannot pass BY each other and |
believe that any other place III Louis
lana Would witness tue same amount Of
business and Aotisity il there we're
equal tacilities fof NE accommodation
| Of trade.
Build railroads and build plank
fOadAto connect Baton Rouge with
thA cut md west aud every inland
town sronnd III; and that city would
sooh tiyal New Orleans in every ele.
inent of substantial greatness and pros.
! psfity.
There are vast number of stores
md rcsidehoes still unopened, and the
little cAfd ITO rent can be seen
Il every door, on many Of the streets
Iaboye Al well as below Canal street.
Although amid tho noise and con
fusion III almost every street, one easily
forgets Tint New Orleansh has recently
lost over thirteen thousand Of her in
habitants yet The close observer can
detect aigns Of disposition among
lnany Of the citizens to run no more
rislEs Ike the one from which they
haye just escaped.
E cry many fhmilies are selling out |
foir hrnitnre With the intention of
n to boarding ID they say, but
eally 10 rstIl1ve ffotn here permanent
The frst opportunity. This too,
4 thlvwing hundreds Of rood houtes
into the market .for rent. Rents
FL good business locations are hieb,
but one can get very good dwsllingsl
10 plesant etreets, Or furnished rooms
at price that ought to command ready
custom, but for which there are veryl
few enquiries. But of this il my
ne1ts sstsssy ri II III
Politics has taken . fresh start late-
y, and both parties are buckliDg Oh
their arniours for the fray. I am notI
very well posted in the doings Of either
but from all I can gather from the
friends Of both tho tickets, there; will
be 9 decided and strong effort made
BY The Wings to carry their Logisla-
tive candidates as well as the llomi-
necs for the city Offices. /
There IS 0spis among the Ieemo-
crats; disgust It events and doings Of
the Administration at Washington !;
~ Of which help their opponents in
November. Bspily TIE State, is safe
which ever party wins. There are no
ainusenents yetlto enliren the even
ing here, but as Dan Rice il eoming,l
we may ere long have the great Hippo
drome, ifnothing else, to drive away
ennui and dyspepsia. L.
reat actisiIy ! i said u prevail