New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-26
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.nv II vour readers is full Of interest The stranger
win ind il 10 his advantage to spend two or three
aavs here He will not fail to note the growth Of the
CITY and the heahful basis Of its prosperity Palatial
residences, new and DID, are to be found everywhere
Ente blocks Of stores being erected Of the most
costly material and approved architecture wnie
facing them, may be seen others OF equal expense
but with the gloss and freshness Of first complexion
worn away These are evidences Of healthful pro
rrss and permanent success The public and private
buildings have been erected not of yesterday and for
the morrow. hut for future generations and by men
Of public spirit and far sighted policy The natural
resnurce Of the place have done much to give II the
anpearance Of stability. city ordinance prevents
the erection Of frame buildings, consequently, the
aboaes Of the poor, as well as Of the richer classes
~ built Of brick or stone taken in abundance from
lie unarries in the neighborhood.
y Thsfe are some pleasant drives in the vicinity, but
h reach them you must pass through the smoke of
factories the fumes of dstilleries, and all the evil
dences Of the industrious but filthy emigrant popu-
lstion which encircles the heart Of the city. The
cemetery and the arsenal are well worth visit The
railroad to the Iron Mountain will soon be COM
pleted, and apart from its weightier advantages, it
will furnish q beautiful ride through the rich and
yariegated scenery Of the river and country.
The most prominent characteristics Of st. Louis
appeared to me to be fine stores and lager beer. The
latter seemed to be everywhere present Fine houses
and poor houses beautiful gardens and spacious walks
were consecrated to lager In some sections the pre-
siding genus and the household divinity was lager
Il seemed an interesting question to know where the
consumers came from, so common was the familiar
sign whe conclusion was irresistible that the sign
did not indicate for sale 80 much for use, and that
each seller was his own best customer
The amount Of travel which centers in st. Louis
is truly astonishing The hotels, though not Of the
first order, are crowded to depletion. One meets
here with people from all parts of the country Grim
and hersute men, fresh from the troubles and pers
OF Terrtoralife; adventurers from the North, full
Of schemes and strange stories Of great cities burst
ing into life, .aSofering marvellous inducements to
certain veal. j smooth and oily men from the East,
counting trade and discoursing with wonderful vou
bility and good humor sour and sullen fugitves
from disease; laughing, gay-hearted ramblers for
pleasure; every type Of human character one can
meet with in st. Louis That it is a great city is
beyond doubt. That it is destined to be of the
greatest cities Of the world is often urged that it
must be highly probable If any man is skeptical
upon the subject and feels particularly interested in
solution of the problem, let him spend few days
or weeks here and Judge for himself. Let him look
at the magnificent country which stretches around,
far beyond the line of his travel, pouring in
ceasing stream Of wealth. Let him walk upon her
levee and see the long line Of steamers some for the
South, many for the Missouri and Upper Missis
sipp leaving daily, filled with freight and passengers.
Let him note the enterprise of the inhabitants the
varied and increasing number OF its manufactures;
the agricultural and mineral resources Of the country
its central and prominent position from which radiate
highways Of travel to the four quarters Of the
try. After thoughtful survey Of this nature we
cease to wonder that the age has predicted for St.
Louis manifest destiny Of wonderful progress and
eventual grandeur.
We left St. Louis for Alton while yet the freshness
Of the morning reigned the river and the hills
and the cool breeze met US full Of health and enjoy
ment. It was with an emotion Of gratifed curiosity
that we saw the Missouri pouring its muddy tide into
the Mississippi that stretched away to the North in
its calm and lucid course What our inexperienced
eyes had taken in the distance, to be sand banks,
proved to be only the clogged curdled waters, refus
ing to coalesce The great Father seems to resent
this new intrusion, as if marveling at the sudden
transition from limpid clearness to the morose and
turpid aspect Of its future career.
a. few moments more and we stood upon the high
cliff of Alton-fan to linger brief period that we
might take parting look at the old river and dwell
upon the beautiful landscape But a man may not
stop long after his baggage has been checked and the
shrll quick whistle has sounded So " all aboard
liz the word and on for Chicago!
A beautiful ride it was OF first. On either side
stretched away the fine prairie lands Of Ilinois-a
fruitful garden teeming with its golden larvests It
pleasant to see the fields Of gran-their different
colors rejecting the sunlight land spreading away
until the unbroken plain seemed to merge in great
ocean. Here, as upon the Illinois Central, the land
has been brought into cultivation, and exhibits an
unbroken line of improvement. We were shown vii
lagos Of respectable size, the growth of two years
only, with churches, sehoolhouses, and taverns with
highsoundng names. Absorbed by this view of
nne country, and by these evidences Of energy and
industry, it was some time before we became aware
that the road was very dusty. Our fellowpassenges
had lost Or were gradually losing their identity The
variations Of the human hair had disappeared Black
and red and white and sweetauburn, had assumed
uniform dingy color. White linen and yellow,
striped and spotted nen all had the same death-lke
hue A few eyes still twnkled, half in mirth at the
misfortunes Of our common ot-or at the resignation
with which one and then another abandoned opposi-
tion, and yielded themselves to the fate Of Hercu.
laneum and Pompei
There was many tear shed, many sneeze and
cough. many muttered ejaculation of wrath. Beauty
had disappeared. In her place sat linen.wrappers,
closely enshrouded heads and wells through which
nose and eyes peered goomily. In my last hours of
consciousness remember that this general metamor-
phoss Of eyes struck me with peculiar wonder. /
asked myself If the briancy Of this orb was due to
the delicate contrast Of coos presented by the skin
All the charming variety Of blue ard grey and black
had yielded to leaden, dusky hue The road was
very dusty In vain the windows and doors were
closed. The slightest crevce was enough to admit a
shower Of the fine particles which rritated the skin
and covered the apparel With many a start and
throb the mirth of the company expired few last,
lingering jokes well nigh strangled the utterers and
proved like the apples Of the Dead Sea to the few who
had spirit enough left to enjoy them.
Some sought refuge in blessed sleep some sat bolt
upright IN heroic endurance all were rejoiced to
reach Chicago at last, worn in body and mind, and
disposed to regard cold water as an excellent insti
tuition. We prepared for early view of the Queer
of the Lakes-that wonder of wonders, that, born o
yesterday, seeks to-day to rival the cities who's
foundations are of the Great Past. or which, NOR
anon. RAMBLER.
AN UGLY CusToMEs TO MANAGE-An anaconda
fifteen feet in length, which was brought to this cit
some week or more ago, and taken to the residenc
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