The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-09

ALslEss. opposite New Orlcans.l
Jan. II, 1856.
Nassrs Cunrrs 4 DAYIa.

Jan. II, 1856.
Msssrs. SAnpEks e. DAvIs:
Gentlemen:-I think tits
now over three months since | last wrote
you; the irregulsrity Of the mails and so
seldom getting the Gazette in season, has
made me careless about writing, but preba-
bly, few items from this southern locality
will not be uninteresting. ! will begin by
saying, that you must not think that 1t 70
all sunshine down here, as can assure you
that for the last forty days there have scarce
ly been forty hours of sunshine, but almost
every day and night has been cloudy, with
the most searching, cold, northeriy winds,
sometimes with rain and sleet. Yesterday,
the 10th, it was clear and freezing all day
where the sun shone, indeed, one would al
most conclude that the celebrated Or.
Kane 10 ell his hyperborsan travels, never
saw such weather Is We now have in this
immediate latitude. Drunken people and
other animals have perish ed with the cold,
| and have been found dead in this vicinity
1t is feared that the grange trees and other
tropicals and sugar cane plants have been
materially injured. The Oldest Inhabitants
say that they never have known SO much
of such weather. think tina, hereafter
shall prefer the tight, freezing. dry climate
of the North.
Business here is not 80 lively as il was
month ago, owing to the river being closed
| above. /. is reported to be frozen near
I Memphis, four hundred miles below ST.
Louis. The levees here are dosbly crowd
ed with all kinds OF vessels. The most
lucrative and killing business now in New
Orleans is the grog trade. II 10 estimated
thu; there are now twenty.four hundred
groggeries in this city, which are called ss'
looms. coffee houses (snything but the COT
fee), etc., where eli kinds Of drugged liquors
can be had; the effects of which are daily
seen in the police reports. The majority
Of the youth here are following the example
of the men. Ii 10 common here to see boys
from six years old upward, smoking and
chewing tobacco. The parents seem to
think to let them 90 it while they reyoung,
bu, think, with Cotton, that the excuses
Of youth are draftS upon old age payable
with interest.
The Presidents Message was received
here apparently with little interest. The
most important feature Of the message Is
tina, which has reference to the present
state Of our relations with Great Britain IN
| regard to Central America. But notwith.
standing the Clayton and Bulwer treaty OF
| 1850, the work Of enlisting emigranis Tor
Nicaragua has been going on briskly 10 this
city for the past month. Steamships leave
/ here twice a month for that country with
/ emiprants and are not molested, as was the
| Northern Light at New York. The emf
grants do not 60 armed, neither are they en-
| pioyed BY Walkers COY ernment, and many
/ of them are said to be men Of respectfully
and influence.
| The main interest Of the present year
will centre in the great political contest for
the Presidency. notice BY most Of the
southern papers that DIR. Fillmore will be
| the choice of the Southern Americans TO
pilo, this great nation. Men of all parties
would sanction his nomination, but no doubt
there will be a number of candidates in the
field.
/ have just learned that an order has been
received by Mr.. hewitt, the Postmaster OF
/ New Orleans. to discharge every man from
] his Office who is member of the American
party, and every employee has been called
upon for distinct snnunciation Of the faith
| that is in him. What misfortune il Is TO
] be born in America
Yours, &c, G. +. r.