The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27
NO. l3.
ORHE EsPONDENCE,


Hl ms city, lnok with ANXIOUS eyes at
the hospital reports, to soc what ar"
the prospects for an epidemic an'l
fer = few day past There hos been
good deal said about the spread ofyel
low fever, which seems to have in
creased from q few isolated eases, to
large number, during tho past ten or
twelve DAYS II would he hard
ease with New Orleans, if she should
be scourged with the "fuul fiend" this
season, but every chance is now
against the PROBABILITY Of such an
event, and certainly every hope Of
our citizens is that it may pass by Ia,
for this time at least.
The prospect for busy CONNER.
o'a' season in the fall, was never bet
ter Tor New Orleans than now and
believe that no previous summer has
witnessed the continued presence OF
SO many Of her citizens proper than
this, and there are too, large pumbe,
Of s'rnngers coming and going, so
that instead Of general dnIlness.
there is and has been general ac.
tiri'y. on every side. In my last let
ter ! spoke of the Jackson road being
nn"o'nple'ed, since then ION Thursday
last.) the unfinished section has been
closed MP. and trial trip had upon
it as far as the State line, eighty eight
miles from the city, and tomorrow.
(22nd) the trains will commence regu-
lar trips to and from that point.
This is one avanue more opened 10
the trade Of this city, which promises
a largely increased business from that
region, penetrated by that road, and
as the Orelousas road will soon have
the connection with The Lafourchs
complete, tho Crescent city can truly
be said I, be stretching out its arms
in all directions, and grasping the
country in her strong embrace. And
yet there are croakers about who cry
"bewara. beware Of a general crash;
for as was the fate Of the old Nashville
and Neg Orleans road, and the Ponch.
a'train road. and Mexican road, SO
wilooe the fate Of these two great
roads. This I can hardly believe.
and if the old Nashville company fin
ished eiglty-eight miles of their line,
it never would have failed at all. Well
here are one hundred and fifty miles
Of completed track, Northern and
Westerly with engines. cars and
sufficient for the business,
and it must be rotten case indeed.
if the energies Of both companies are
exhausted now. SO that they can pro-
gress no further. No, no, the iron
horse has full sweep across the imme.
I'ate swamps surrounding this city,
and it will go hard if he does not in
The next twelve months, penetrate 10
The very heart of or'r sister city. Mis-
sissippi Tbere arc now about five
hundred men at work upon the line Of
the road between the State line and
Jackson, and as large portion Of
hat route IS already graded and re-
'eving tho superstructure. it is fair Of
calculate for the early addition to
more finished track, and thus little by
title. will progress, until it is complete
o that city, even if Mississippi should
not help as much as she might
There is a general renovation going
N among the coffee houses and ho-
els here, anticlpatory of the fall sea
.on. The St. Charles, is undergoing
Internal alterations and repairs, Don
|lickock, is renewing the Pearl, and
he Phoenix is filing up, and other
are cleansing and scour.
ng out, ready for the next campaign.
There is something going on in
Fillibuster quarters, that may come
0 light ere long and cause an explosion
nut they keep there movements SO
nd from almost every eye that i,
$ not easy to penetrate their doings.
he news Of the success Of the Span
III revolution seems TO encourage
ONE Of them, but | can't gee any
'eat encouragement for Cuba, in any
hing that has taken place in Spain.
r Is likely to take there. The only
oro for Cuba is in the sword and
ayonet, and when they are thor.
ughly convinced Of that, then they