New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-10-08

The good position of all departments Of trade the
activity on the evee the daily receipts of produce, the
ready manner in which sales effected, together
With more or less building of stores and dwelling
houses are topics for remark daily the streets and
on change. Although cannot boast of costly pala
t'al residences being elected-nor would it be adyan
tageous to the general welfare Of city that costly,
gorgeous structures, intended for dwelling houses,
should he countenauced in our midst-yet, of good
and moderate sized dwelling houses, owned and in
tended for occupancy by the pIopreors Of the ground
are steadily increasing. Go where We WILL in all sec
tions OF the city, we see steady, permanent improve
ments and extensions in progress. Those who are in
clcdI.Ous Of the building which has been going on
for months past. have only to take walk week
to the upper basin and make enquiry What becomes
oi the vast quantities OF lumber bricks and other
materials, which daily landed in that section from
the hundreds of coasters which arrive i'll the waters
OF tile canal and basin.
Although our city is the largest cotton mart in the
world excepting the town Of Liverpool and tens Of
thousands Of citizens never out Of sight OF cotton,
still it must not be thought that cotton alone is the
subject OF talk change on the streets admit
ting. however, that cotton is the motive power, not
only OF this emporium but Of the great commerce OF
the world. We hear remarks made about CON- about
wheat, about this and THAT and other products Corn,
wheat and cereals generally be produced in almost
any climate-eycn in that country where daylight
only exists for six hours out Of the wenty-toul but
it is not ali countries and al climates which will pro
Guce the staple that has so much controlling irtlu
ence on the general relations Of Europe and the
woIld. With these impressions prevailing in or
community confidence in the future Of our city is
strong, and the bone and siuew Of oIr population
in IN
any DOUBT in tie future True, we meet daily with
old fogies-.roakers, perhaps, they may he properly
termed, ascct;cs, in respectwho will not be-
l;eye to this day that railroads Of any Importance
to the county, or ever conferred any benefit any
community unless it was for the conveyance Of some
S!.y.)cks searching for two and half per cent.
month"; As the day of these IDEAS rs about passed, it
is poicr to talk Of things tlcy are and as they
will lie: cheap money and constant Improvement
in all tie various relations, commercial, financial, g-
rct.LturaI and social which 60 to make ur prosper
Gus communitr.
The receipts of cotton Light yesterday, being,
up t. o'clock P. NJ, by the Amanda, from Harrison
burg, 5l7 bales Sallie Robinson, from Yazoo 17i5
Laurel Ii i20--total 2GS2 bales. TIE receipts for
! the corresponding day last year were &&557 bales.
The wind has been blowing very fresh from the
soNtllward and eastward for the past three days, and
many arrivals may be expected within the EcXt two
Or three days particularly Of vessels this side Of the
Toru4ls. Il is also nearly time to expect Ilom ten
to fifteen days passage from northern ports, and it
will not be long before we shall have the pleasure Of
announcing vessels by the dozen and if the father
Of rivers would take rise OF few feet there would
be ample employment for all.
We think these two lines Of Alexander Smiths al
most worth the price of the book though every other