Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-11
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IyScHBuRGER on THE WING-In the total ab-
scnce of local matters OF the slightest interest, we lay
violent hands on the racy letter of n Lynchbnrger
down South and appropriate 1t to this column-to
the ietrimcnt of the other department of the paper
Tho not properly belonging under this head its
thor is so essentially lynchburg institution and
familiar to Lynehburgsrs, that We could take the lib
er,v of ocalizng a message from him. per spirit rap
pers from the other word-werc he there. Our
readers will thank him tor dispelnG for to-day. the
dizziness which we usually manage 10 lntuse INTO
this column
Down Sorrn March -, 1851.
Nrssrs Eai'ars: The next day Was Sunday that is
by the Amanac-it was next Monday week in the
New Orleans eaendar and after bretkIastinl stroll
ed through OF the principal streets, taking care
of NV land-ma thai might moi lose my way aud
dinner. will not attempt to give description of
the city, The streets appeared to be lined on either
side with houses, and great many people with many
of who'll was personally unaeqnainted, wakedaong,
attending to their own or somebody elses business
and apparently ignorant of my arrival. Honorable
exceptions existed in the persons OF certain Teuons
of the Israel,sh persuasion who seemed know that
= had just landed, and were disposed to sell me ornn-
ments composed of metal peculiar to their country
But this is neither here there. The city OF New
Orleans is situated below the surface of the Missssip
ri river, and is protected from overflow lay the leNee
which extends the Lord knows ho" many miles above
1t has happened that this eree has been broken
through and TINT II goodly portion OF the Ct y has
been submerged it has also happend that no man
ever yet dug Is inch hole within the corporation
limits without coming to water; it also happens for
the same moist reasons, that all persons after death)
are buried in cells above ground but for all that 1t
never will happen that the city will be destroyed by
adter You may imagine, thai when an article is so
common, there will be very little OF it in use, though
was told that many families, particularly OF the
ooorer class, filter settle it with alum, and drink
freely / cannot vonch for the correctness OF the
information.
| was going on to say when YOU interrupted me,
that il was an Almanac Sunday. Stores, shows,
ed c., ,iciu md
pistol galleries open and in fall blast; bills were
posted informing the stranger that the theatres cir
Gus at-womau show aud big snake rooms would be
open at night that there would he horse race nj
o'clock a cock fight AT 7, and Tombola "a species
of lottery all the time. At stood fellow
with telescope about six feet long. through which
YOU might enjoy the pleasure of examining the moon
in "broad day ght'-ior the patry sum OF one hall
dime at another corner stood another fellow. with m
instrument TINT appeared to be tin bucket inverted
intoanothcr aud having an india rubber tube atneh-
ed The entire apparatus WAS called by some Greek
name ending in "mcter' The object on the part OF
the strln.er to see how much mir he could blow
through the tube into the bucket, which was gradu
ated thus testing the capacity Of the lungs, and all
ut an expense of only one half dime. Walking along
little farther was aceosted with, "ihry your weight
sur I'm thinking you'd he atther weighing more nor
a hundred and sixty. such stout well sit gineman
rs are There WAS no resisting this Tor the scales
were ms much entitled II half dime the telescope
or pneumomctcr al popped into the chair which
was sus pended from the centre Of tripod and found
much to Mr. Blurney establishment, that dreN on
" hundred and foriy-i,e. Al almost all the corn
ers were refreshments, from nioosses candy up TO
pine apples and at all times 'greenies to buy. Be
tween all tue are to be found Mt all hours,
drinking saloons. which appear to be well pntronzed,
and was told by the ia ige and "oIi rel who APP
peared to he an fat in such matters that the liquor
was "oncommon good beng no Gfdndy drnker,
have no opinion OF my own.
Il il useless Tor me attempt description of what
saw ON this sunday. could more readily tell what
did not Suicct therefore to say, that 1t was
no more like Virginia Sunday, than Il certain blind
pony belonging to II highly esteemed citizen and to-
bacconist of our town, is like the celebrated race
horse Lexington.
During my stay visited various places Of amnse
meut; the Orleans theatre where saw represented
Lies Aulours du pilblc,i ale Prophetc,' Robert lie
Diable g. and the St. Charles and Gaiety where
witnessed the performances OF several stars Miss Lo
gan Pauline and LucretH Borzia. Miss Davenport
as Mona Lisa and Camille thahirau Ia his original
character of ''Mose llachett, the greatest living
personator of the fat Knight, in the Merry Wives
Collins the Vocalist and deneatar Of Irish character
&c, &c The horse opera or circus also came IN Tor
one night Of my valuable time. must not forget to
mention some oth,r characters to be seen at opera nad
theatre in boxes especially appropriated to them-H2;
the Quadroons, some OF whom are perfectly beant-
full having features of really classical mould, thick
strait black hair eyes bright black and piercing, and
figures rrcpioaehabe; anywhere else they would
pass totally pected OF negro faint aud bc called
brunetes
In the French portion of the city, opPo tie to the
Cathedral, is jackson square. in the centre OF which
is the equestrian statue Of Jackson, which You viii
recue,t MS one designed and executed by Clark Mills.
The popularity of this statue is that the mind parts
of the horse solid and concordance the fore
parts which hollow 50 exactly that the centre oil
gravity falls directly through the hind feet, doing
away with the necessity Of any eXtrancons support
In other respects, ii is like most equestrian sta
tues, horse rampant rider chapean IN hand, gazing
ixedly vacancy vacantly At iixedness which ey-
choose.