New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-03
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1858
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The talk yesterday was of the weather. The ther-
mometer yesterday morning, at o'clock, denoted 81
not to the freezing point by many degrees, The
cool, bracng atmosphere, however, impaired a lively
feeling. The telegraph has been pretty active for two
days in transmitting accounts of the improved sani
tary condition of our city, and by the 18th of this
month shall have to welcome thousands OF citizens
and would.be citizens in fact, there will be grand
rush towards the Crescent City many will endeavor
to see who can get here in advance Of others. We
have advices of rise in the upper Mississippi and
some OF its branches but think very little reliance can
be placed on them. The navigation of the Mississippi
may improve yet there must be a greater stage Of
water than any advised of to admit the largest class
boats to pass with full loads The talk is what is
the General Government doing engaged in issuing
proclamations eectioneerng) that it does not en-
brace the present opportunity and remove the snags,
sawyers, logs and stumps2 The answer perhaps,
would be- there was no appropriation for the purpose
that the several snag boats, which cost some few
years since hundreds Of thousands of dollars were
sold for mere song towards the close of Mr. Pier3e's
administration, and the improving Of the navigation
left to nature by the action of the water Govern.
ment is about to spend one million and half Of dol
lars to erect Lighthouse on Minot's Ledge, near
Boston harbor. Onequarter Of this amount placed
in the hands of competent persons would remove a
good many snags in the Mississippi, provided there
were politicians engaged to carry out the improve
ment. million and half of dollars for one Light
House will do pretty we'll We think our Eastern
friends get good share Of our venerable Uncle SANS
crumbs though we have in New Orleans been
favored with slice of treasure towards erecting
Custom House; but, then, the granite the marble,
the iron, the castings the lime and almost everything
laid out and connected with the building comes from
Northern States. The talk is, that few bricks, a
little sand little cypress lumber perhaps some yell
low pine are furnished by Louisiana and Mississippi
The talk is, shall have the honor Of boasting Of
splendid Custom House, Post-0fice and COURTROOM
when the building is completed which will be about
the year 1870 perhaps less time Congress refused
the regular appropriation at the last session. 1t is
hoped they will grant at the coming one, and urge
the building towards completion.
There was nothing of interest received yesterday
by the mails. The dates were one day behind. The
passenger travel is increasing too fast for the stage
coaches and mails the gap of the railroad There
are too many failures at the grand junction. The
next steamer from Liverpool will be the America for
Boston, of the 23d ult., due at Halifax to-day The
inst This will be the last trip of this steamer this
season, it costs nearly double as much to run her
as it does the Europa. In the meantime the British
steamers will and are mOnopoizing the greater
part Of the carrying trade between Northern ports
and Great Britain. The Galway line is fixed as a per.
manent institution.