New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-12
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CoRREcTIoR.-In repofting majority Of the cases
and complaints before the Recorders Courts, terms
are sometimes used which must be decidedly objec-
tionable when applied to respectable person. Such
was the case in our notice on Wednesday morning Of
a complaint preferred against Mr.. Charles Chalmers
who, we reliably informed, is not the sort OF per-
to conduct himself in the manner indicated in the
paragraph. As to the charge preferred against him.
it is matter with which we have nothing to do, but
we presume he can if necessary satisfy his friends
and the public in regard to it.
YESTERDAY was serenely bright and warm enough
to be perfectly delicious. The aspect of the city
everwhere-on the leyee, in the heavy business
streets on the shipping promenades and in the resi-
dental distTcts-was one grand and cheering picture
of life hustle and activity The importing crowds Of
absentees and strangers to be recognized every
where, drinking in the pleasure of being once more
in New Orleans. And at night, the evidences of the
winter awakening were pleasantly manifest every
where on st. Charles street, the Rialto of New Or
leans gaiety and the grand center OF the First Dis
trict on ST. Louis and Orleans streets, the Boule-
wards of the Second District on Elysan Fields street,
the Corso of the Third District; and on Jackson
street. the Broadway of the beautiful Fourth District
in which the poetic mansions peep from perennial
shades. 1t was pleasure, unusual cheer, to be
outofdoors yesterday in any part of the seven miles
of the dense settlement known the Crescent City.
THE New CusToM- HOUSE. We took stroll
through this establishment yesterday and found the
work going bravey on, to all appearances. The
nucleus of operations now is the grand central ball.
The massive walls which are to support the dome
are finished to the point which will be the base of the
dome; the marble facngs and sculpture are up, all
round and the fourteen cornthan columns of marble
are also erected, with the magnificent finish capitals
on most of them. The huting of the columns is yet
to be done and to come down to total, the amount
of work yet to be doneis tremendous. Weamost de-
spar Of ever seeing the new Custom House Of New Or
leans in reality as it now exists on the architects
drawings 1t has been ten years since the work com
menced, and we cannot perceive that it is more than
half done yet Some compensation, however, is afford
ed to those who may feel impatient by contemplating
the stupendous massive ness and sodity of the build
ing and the magnificent view of the city and vicinity
which is to be had from the four squares promenade
around the building on the railroad platform which
surrounds it, the elevation being far above the gene.
raj mass Of the city brick and mortar, and command
ing wide and beautiful view in every direction.
OPELoUsAs RAILROAD CoMPAHY.-This Company
appears to be prosperous so it appeared to US yes
terday, looked at the ponderous barge, loaded
with all sorts of merchandise leave her moorings in
the Second District to dsgorge her load into the cars
over the river. Provisions liquors, Wnes bsulphite
furniture, and all sorts of packages and parcels made
up the grand pile of freight and showed how extern
sivey useful the railroad is becoming to the sugar.
planters store-keepers and Others, who make up the
solid and growing population of the southwestern
parishes of Louisiana.
In this connection we may state that meeting of
the Directors of the Opelousas Railroad Company
was held last evening, II was understood outside
that the object of the meeting was to confer with
Isaac Phean, Esq, the great Western railroad man,
about finishing the Opelousas road to its proposed
terminus. The meeting was held in private, however
and we are unable to chronicle anything that was
done.
THE FLOATING CTrY.-If all the people belonging
to the different sailing and steam vessels now lining
the New Orleans levees could be assembled together
Mt any other place than city like this, they would
themselves form city, if not another Venice city
in the sea- they would form very large city on the
sea. Proud merchantmen from all parts of the oute
world and majestic steamers from all parts of our in
ner American world, have for some time past beer
thckening in their visits until the wharYes art
lined throughout the whole length of the city tht
ships in many places being moored in tiers three ant
four deep, and the steamers in some parts of thefl
allotted landing being thankful for merely nose room
against the levee.
We took stroll along the evee, or a portion of it
yesterday, and (not having been along there for 6
week or two previously were at once surprised ant
cheered at the apparently enormous extent of tht
business going on. The great staples of the South
F. ar,5 tbpT 1i,,i5
ions, whilst the Western produce and foreign good
cogged the wharves everywhere, either in process
receiving Or reshpping, The crews of the different
vessels making up the floating world, the laborint
gangs, here and there and everywhere, the multi
tudes of draymen, and drivers of other vehicles, thu
dischargng clerks, traders merchants travellers, AM
runners of every degree, the lazy loungers drinking
in the great scene of life, the steathy seaYengers
picking up loose cotton, coffee and grain the officer
of the whar7es river reporters, and others gaopin
up and down and in every direction on horseback
all these, engaged in one grand whir, rush an
hubbub, form picture Of life and afford an idea {
commerce and travel, the like of which is not to |
taken in at single sweep of the vision in any 9th,
part of the habtable globe.
We have said this thing so often, however, that
may seem to some like stale repetitfon but col
lined as we are generally within the brick and m0ra
ramparts of the inner city it never fails to gladde
us and expand our feelings and ideas when We d
verge from wonted course and drop ourself int
the grand moving panorama Of the levee. H0V
many thousands are there in the city whose dai
routine Of business prevents them from ever visiting
the levee, or thinking of snch VISIT and to such
, what pleasure it is when they accidentally get dow
(or up) to the river side, and find it as we found
yesterday
In this connection we must pay compliment t
S the contractors now engaged in rebuilding and e2
b tending the wharyes between Canal and Esplanad
streets, and to the City Surveyor, Mr. Pile, who 81
perntends and burres on the work. The new steam
0 boat landing below Canal street. at which fftee
e steamboats, were moored yesterday, with room ft
0 eight or ten more) is the admiration of everybody
not only because it is good and solid wharf but
cause it has been erected iu such remarkably she