The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-10
CORRESPOND ENCC.
Nav YoRx, July 3Oth, 1854

Deuy Comtt.--Quitc an excite
ment has recently been produced il
our city by the arrival at the St. Mich
olas Hotel Of Capt Ure Of the stcamc
Gypsy. The Captain is the picture o
good living, and several northern in
valids, have determined TO start fol
tho south Immediately. in search o
health, if he is specimen Of tho way
they in that line are done up on the
Mississippi. From the Captain
learned great deal Of news, and Of the
continued prosperity Of "thc Capitol
| was at first much disappointed to
find the captain very mysterious about
Petcs state Of mind. lie said that
my old friend, and every body IS friend
and friend Of every body, was con
sidcrably depressed in spirits, but
could not at first get ut the cause.
suggested, that perhaps Pete was in
'ravails with regard to the prevailing
sickness Of the whole country; that was
not it then perhaps Pete has taken
sides with the Emperor Of Russia, and
is in doubt about the results Of the
European war, that was not il; but
finally | learned that the corporation
Of your city had moved the wharf
down TO Bonnccazc's corner, and left
the original one to decay in front of
the brick ware house. This is nm out
rage indeed, and one agains. which |
enter my solemn protest. The wealth
or here has been unusually hot, and
some Of the streets have been barrica-
ded with dead horses.
The oital contractor, as the 'hoys
call him, the awful contractor" threw
up his business at critical time, or in
other words, he discharged the corpo-
ration, and made that body hire him
over again at large price, meanwhile
the dead horses swcllcred in the hot
sun, and spread pcsti!cncc far aud
near. II is agreed that New York is
the worst governed city in the world,
and that its citizens will stand more
gammoning than any other people liv-
ing.
| hear a general complaint that the
Hotels ofthis city have fewer visitors
this season. from the South, than was
ever known before. This new arrange
mcnt Of stay at homc," seems to be
very universal, for the watering places
North and South. have comparatively !
few visitors. | am sadly disappointed
that William" could not find leisure
from his multifarious duties, to have
paid this great Babylon his respects.
had projected several trips that
would have afforded pleasure. and in
'tructicn, but was never sanguine of
seeing him, and therefore bear my
as the order Of Prov
ldence. met Tunnard the other day,
driving down the street, busy as bee.
suppose he is gathering up an assert
ncnt for the coming season. Harp
'r's Magazine is just out, and has
cached the enormous circulation
If one hundred and fifty thousand
subscribers, success that never at
ended any other magazine. This en-
crprising firm, are getting their old
out Of the ashes, and I hear
t said, their iron front on Franklin
quare, will be one Of the most i'm
POSING structures in the city. T. 0.
Communt
Ed. C0mct.-Sir IL know that
'ou are friend of the oppressed and
|own-trodden-that you have heart
pen to affection (do not confound the
word affection with couviction) and
hat you have bowels of compassion
or the side that has by nero chance
rcaks Of fortune, the misfortune to
'e down"
There is most malicious and vii
famous persecution, now waging
gainst an honorable and respectable
rider, to which it is my fortune to be-
,ng l mean sir, no less body,
han the '1ndcpendent order of Gen
emen Loafcrs." In your City Coun-
il proceeding, sir, there always occurs
n item under the cad contingent
Expenses" where some pitiful sum,
~ SIS Is, is set down to Loafers.
IN my word as gentlemen, they g
ave never received scent Of it. There S
ever was a member of our society, e
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