Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-31
Correspondence Of the Evening Star
News from New Orleans.

TIE Weather BHsiasSs-The Sugar Crop
| MtIks's Equestrian Statue of Gen. jack
| son-Romaa Catholic Ccremonies-The
Opera and theatres.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %, 1856.
Don't latter yourself, my dear Wallach,
that you have the unshared novelty Of a ST.
bcran winter at the metropolis Old Boreas
has extended bis realm into these more south
ern chimes, and we have bracing breeIes,
trees cncased in sleet, sparkling icicles, and
slippery sidewalks. Sunday and Monday last
especially, were cold and cherries, solidify-
ing the mud in the streets, and creating q
demand for overcosts, coal, and old Bourbon.
This has rather frozen up business opera
tions, which have been very brisk, and which,
on the week before last, showed produce
hundred thousand dollars. In the country,
operations on the sugar plantations have
been suspended for want of fuel, as it il i'm
possible 70 haul 1t from the swamps or low
lands. The present sugar crop in this section
OF the country is much shorter than had been
generally supposed, and were il not for the
nigh price which sugar now commands in the
New Orleans market, many Of those now en-
ployed in its culture could not have sustained
ing, and the planters have had to expend
large sums in order to keep their servants
comfortable
Mr. Mills is busily engaged in erecting his
equestrian statue of General jackson, and
every one here is on tip-toe to see it. The
day announced for its Inauguration is the 9th
OF February, but an effort is making to have
1t changed to the 7th, when the military
make legal parade. The grafton is to be
INV Mr. lax nf
great promise. I will send the Star a full
report of the affair.
On Sunday there was religious procession
OF the Roman Catholic clergy, who had a
council of Bishops at the Cathedral, presided
over by Archbishop Blanc. After high mass,
sermon in French was preached by Bishop
PORTER, of Mobile, who is the senior Bishop
OF the Catholic Church in the United States,
and another in English by Father Mullen, of
st. Patrick's Chuch.
The lovers Of music have enjoyed treat in
the concerts given at Odd Fellows Hall by
Parodi, Patti Strskosch, Leonardo, and Stra-
koscb, the brilliant pianist.
Bourcicault did not succeed very we'll with
his theatrical company, so he engaged Keller,
with his model artists" for whom he has
gotten up Scripture piece based on the
prodigal SON." Miss Agnes Robertson plays
three characters in il, ami dances dagger
dance" with such zest as to bring down the
house
Neafe has drawn tolerably well at the st.
Charles Theatre, and is a decided favorite.
The critics say that his artistic merits are
such as to entitie him to take rank with For
rest, and if itcan be allowed as just to estimate
the claims of this artist by his rendering Of
Jack Cade. then We sincerely believe there
can be no dissenting voice in awarding to him
beyond contest position as high as any ira.
gedian in this country.
The Pyne and Harrison Troupe will succeed
Mr.. Neafe, and would have sung tonight
had not Miss Pyne taken cold during their
tedious passage down the river. They came
ON the " Thomas Swami" and their fellow
passengers have published card thanking
them for having beguiled the tediousness Of
the trip by the sweetness of song.
The never-dying, no-srmed Master Nellis,
is at the Floating Circus-Donetti's monkeys
are at the Pelican Theatre-Wood has the
bearded woman and her hairy boy-the Delta
has taken the Post Office advertising from the
Picayune-hotels give their usual pleasant
parties-masked balls attract the verdant;
and am, with many wishes for the continued
prosperity Of the Star, E.EA