The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-15
OORRESPONDENOE.
NEW ORLEAxD, Jan'y 18th, 1ek

have hal very wet disagTeeable weather,
such as cannot be found anywhere else
believe, in the world. Louisiana can boast
Of producing the extremes Of weather, now |
a soft balmy atmosphere and a sky like
Italy, and again the darkest, dampest sui
eide making days that can be found in ere.
alton. Business on the Levee is in an aw-
full plight, the Levee itself still worse and
growing worse daily. Notwithstanding
these endorsements, very large amount
is doing and l belive that this city was
never before so lively and full Of all kinds
of excitement as now, and all goes on
with a perfect rush notwithstanding the
wet and mud. The last week has made
the advent here of Col. Wood with his
hairy faced woman and her little feecy boy,
together with young lady who is seven
feet six in her stockings and weighing
three hundred and fifty pounds. The Float
ing Palace Hunbug with its chime is also
here doing brisk business. Amusements
of all kinds are having great run, as ev.
erybody and their families patronize them
very literally. On yesterday morning two
companies of emigrants left on the Daniel
Webster for Nicaragua and Greytown, one
under the direction of an agent of Walker
and Rivas, the other under Col. Grant, the
" Cheraine " OF Kim ey. There were about
$50 of them all and were of class that
forbids the idea that they would be used as
mere instruments OF conquest and aggres-
sion in that country. Those going to Nj.
caragua proper were young men OF various
professions and with various objects in
view, the larger portion of them intending
to take up and cultivate land. Those who
have gone to Kinney have all gone with
the same object in view, viz: the pursuit
of Agriculture. The last advices from that
country are so favorable that large COM
pany Of German emigrants now in this city
are making arrangements to 60 there i'm
fnediately and settle upon grant of land
from the Government. Your correspon-
dent sent out set of surveying instruments
and books, &C., &C., and intends leaving in
a few days Cor that country. In fact the
great question of the day now, is Nicara-
qua, hundreds enquiring daily of the agents
of Riva in reference to the soil, climate,
productions and general features of that
State. Cyrus goes out under large prom
Uses and if things are at all as they are rep.
resented, he will make that country his fu-
ture home. There is no disposition on the
part of the Federal authorities to interfere
even remotely in legitimate emigration
from here to any part Of the world and all
who 60 out there, if they 60 in good faith
to make that country their home as good
citizens, may go without let OF hindrance.
To single men are given $50 acres of land
and to married men $50 as donation by
the Government, and when we are assured
that all the productions of the Tropical, to-
gether with many of the Temperate Zone,
grow with but little labor there, the in
ducements held out are great. Gold and
Silver in abundance are dug from the noun
tains and minerals Of every kind are found
in large quantities. Ho! for Nicaragua
There is no chance for us to see Rachel in
New Orleans, as we learn from Havana
that she was too i'll to think of re-visitine
the Estates. Parodi is here and has done
well SO far. She is the greatest canta.
trice now before the public. These long
disagreeable rains render our streets almost
impossible and even the Railroads make
bad time to and from the city. l notice
many of the Baton Rougeans in the city and
in fact never before saw so many of our
country people here at one time as are here
now. The Governor reviewed the troops
on their parade on the 9Th and bore him.
self as if he was perfectly at home in the
military saddle. The ''members' are brush
ing up and preparing for their duties at the
capital. Would could be with you again,
but while you are drinking in the eloquence
of Legislative wisdom and admiring the
splendid talents of the Hon. Mem from -
l shall be quietly setting the compass and
running the lines in the ~ew Southern Re-
public. "Mais Encore" CYRUS.
WEALTHY MEN.-The member OF
the house of Rostchild, whose death