The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-05-04
RREsPONDENcEs
NEw ORLEANS, May 2, 1854.

signs OF desertlon by It's inhabitants
! AS the floating population have left
those little patches Of paper with tn
Inscription ito LETT upon them, hay'
made their appearance upon the door
and windows of innumerable room
and buildings in every part of the city
This is one sign OF the departure 0
large numbers who have been here fo1
a few months, and the almost deser
ted sidewalks of St. Charles Street, the
attendance at the theatres and places o.
amusement, are another, whilst bust
ness generally upon the streets, the
levee, or in the stores, indicates the
near approach Of the time, when the
battle and hum of the thousands WHO
have made this their stopping place,
for few short months, will CEASE
l suppose that this state of things
must and will continue for a long time
and New Orlesns will continue to be
mere stopping place for thousands
but there are indications by which
one can determine the fact, that many,
very many ofthose who stop here dur
ing the winter season, remain and be-
come permanent citizens Of the place,
so that there is yearly large number
Of inhabitants added to the popula-
ton Of the place. | consider now,
that New Orleans has passed the turn
ing point Of her destiny, and instead
Of receeding ond going back, she has
taken the upward path towards great
ness, wealth and commercial influence.
A great many persons are expressing
their fears, that the coming summer
will be another time of epidemic and
death, but If cleanliness Of the streets
and prompt sanitary measures will
tend to the prevention Of such disas-
ter, or in any manner mitigate it, if it
should come upon us, they will be
efficiently applied by the Council.
There is some clashing between the
two boards of the City Council origi-
mating more in the desire to render
fruitless the Reform movement, but !
the election on next Monday. will re-
move the source Of the opposition by
placing in the upper board majority
Of Retormers and then both the bran
ches of the city Legislature will work
together both actively and harmoni-
Dusty.
An election for Constable was held
n the Fourth District yesterday, which
the triumph of the Reform
party candidate by very decided
majority, and the course which the
hree aldermen from the First District
lave taken since the election on the
18th Of March, has disguised their
'wn friends SO much that at the Con
'ention of the Democracy for the
District last night which met for the
purpose Of nominating candidates
he party, refused to make any nom
nations and adjourned to meet again
t another time and the opinion now +
cry generally prevails that the Re
ormers will sweep all before them on
he Sth inst.
You will see that the Grand Jury 6
the City and Parish, made their re-
ort few days ago, and in it they
state the fact that Mr.. Sulli-
an, the overseer of the workhouse
It out Of that institution on the last =,
lection, some dozen or more fellows
hose discharges were dated taco days c
March 25th,) besides sew p
al others upon his own responsibility r. n
and without any warrant or author
y. This Mr.. S., was the hero p
nong the Seventh Ward commission t. t.
s on the ever-to- be remembered 9th r
March. b
There is good deal Of discussion st
'ing Oh just now, in reference to the al
obile and New Orleans Railroad, o,
ID the proposition for the city to
bscribe one and half millions of til
liars to the stock. There should be I'll
fear Of cl,iyalry Or. conflict Of inter al
IS on the part of our citizens to- "
ard Mobile, for every Railroad cen J.
ing here no matter from where it :.
ay come from will add to the growth, J:
'alth and prosperity of New; Or MI
ms. The meetings and preliminary
orts of the capitoleans to build their