The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-05-04
AlslkRs, opposite \. Orleans, Api Il,
Messrs, SANDERS g. DAVIS:


Messrs, SANDERS g. DAVIS:
Gentlemcn:--Some
time having elapsed since my last commu-
nicaton, | will venture again TO address
You in chiffon to some OF the dolngs IN tins
southern metropolis In the first place
We have had To see us one OF the greatest
and best of men--thc Hon. EN-fresdent
Fillmore. He and his suite arrived here on
the Goth ult., which being Sunday there
was no public demonstration, and the day
following being the election for city officers,
the celebration was pnt off until Tuesday,
when there was general turn out The
people here so near the tropics know how
10 appreciate great and coed man, Tor so
all parties appeared to consider Mr, Full
more. OF course the hosptal.tles Of the
city were extended To him and suite during
,heir soiourn here. had the honor OF an
introduction to him. After had gwen him
to understand that | was formerly from
New York. he enqnired how liked the
South, replied very much, both the cir
mate and the people; that while living ut
the north had generally heard the latter
nnfavorably represented, particularly in re-
gard to slavery, but now thought dliief-
emily. He said that he had also begun to
conceive a similar impression. lie lett
here last week for Mobile, where We learn
he had grand reception, He will find
hosts of friends wherever he goes.
The weather here, with few exceptions,
is delightful. We frequently hear from
abroad OF the wickedness that exists in
New Orleans have been here over two
wears and can shy, that there is not SO
much immortality among the inhabitants IN
proportion, as in other large cities II Is
true the different places of amusement are
open during Sunday evenings, bnt they are
attended chiefly by strangers. The church
es here on Sundays are we'll filled with a.
respectable and intelligent people as in any
large city This city contains all kinds u
people and from all nations OF the human
race, and some that are scarcely human,
,monp whom are some OF the wild, red
mou,hed Irish, with hair on their teeth, that
are pest 10 society. Ours, however, Is
free country 10 all and TO anything, but
thanks 10 American citizens, there il an
awakening going on that will eventually
purge our city governments Of all foreign
authority. The people of New Orleans, a
the late election, succeeded brare}y in car-
ryiug the Reform ticket.
There is an Artesian well in course q
construction here. They have bored up
wards of two hundred feet. A. l55 feet ihe
anger passed through sound cypress log
The conjecture is how the leg got there,
This Is not the only evidence which goes
TO prove that the bed ofthe Cult Of Mexico
was once where now stands the city Of NJ"
Orleans. The Chinese here are much
elated with the idea that when the auger
gets through they can visit the eelestialem-
pire in hurry. The pipes that follow the
auger are about Il inches III diameter, 20
they would have tight squeeze!
A few days ago made trip TO lake
Borgne, going and returning bg the Mexican
Gulf Railroad The distance is n miles
and we ran the whole space in the unPrec-
. edented time of two hours and forty min
u'es' ABOUT IL hilics "h hou' b"' -
! must not think that this il specimen Of
our Railroads. This road IS made OF flat
,l ,,rcb am, or renair go that
they nave 10 run $40" anu He4ueH''s 'N"
off the track II was made long time
since and cost an immense sum. LAKE
Borrae in appearance is similar to Lake
, p..kr.;, p a,ry, .t,;,,, ~ r,,ta d..
.
encountered was N''is"'o's' 'he!
lying in tire swamps along the Road 50
No.
them with an hIAbFesla.
4 | still remain in the lamentable state ol
!, .. l,,.., t, ,,a,,,r, rs.
hectlon have come 10 the Ioi'o"ih9 f's9'
luton. which wall send you in verse: