New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-01

Saturday was active day on the streets. a largo
weeks business had to be closed as near as ii couG
be. The decrease in the sickness was subject q
congratulation. The day was attended with beaRtfE
weather, followed yesterday by a shower Of rain
which babe fair in the early part Of the day to become
real gray nOrtheaster. The rain however, only fell
few hours, with the temperature Of the weather
undergoing change of the most agreeable character
to all our citizens particularly to those who have @
returned from long and protracted absence. We
observe that many absentees express themseETas
highly pleased at getting back or home again. soGas
of them have been remarkably well feeeed at Nortf
ern summer resorts, and paid tolerabe well in ell
localities through Northern States. It is real god
send to hotels railroads and stage routes for South
ern folks to appear away from home. We welcome
many back safe and sound and the talk is, we shaM
have to welcome many thousands ere long who VII
make their first appearance in the Crescent City
We can only say, come along if you only OF the
right class of wouldbe citizens and visitors. We viii
give you a cordial greeting.
Carondelet street, though not stirring on Satur-
day some other days Of last week, was in good
spirits or rather the residents it. Though cotton
was not much in demand, that we did not consider
of so much Importance, as the market has been vel
sustained since the commencement Of the present
commercial year, and is likely to be- though we hope
those planters who have been anticipating ID to is
cents for Middling cotton will not take ofense when
when say that the talk is that such anticipation
cannot be realized this The talk Isl that our
factors are in position to sustain present prices
which, in our view, are highly remuneratiVe to the
cultiyator. Complaints still continue to be received
of false packing. This must be stopped. It can
hardly be conceived that cotton is damaged by going
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sod and charges are made that the damage arises &c
the presses. This is broad charge, and cannot i'm
any way be sustained The talk is that cotton press
proprietor would be hard up for employment to plaiS
his patrons in cotton. True, there is great deal &c
damaged cotton sold here every year, which is boagf
| by owners of picking establishments, dried and ne
picked and re-baled but we have yet to learn that
any commission merchant of the least standing hag
purchased such cotton to fill general order Il
orders have been forwarded here for repeked cotton
that is another thing. However the question oE
plating and false packing to which we have alluded
originated in the country at the cotton GIN as all the
cotton purchased from respectable and it is pre-
sumed, responsible factors.
While talking Of cotton and packing we are oggea
about the prospective FROST frost in prospective
AL we can say is, that we may have frost betweez
this and the 25th of December-that is, next mouth
We are also reminded Of many letter.writers frUR
this city commenting the fever. its causes and
origin many of them writing of matters they aFG
ignorant Of charging our city authorities With rs
glect our dirty streets, termed and other matters
Now. then, the writer Of these remarks has seen
good deal of yellow fever in his time and he does nat
believe dirty Streets cess pools and all the congloU1
rated filth of the streets ever caused case of yeog
fever. In support of these views, We have to stale
that from the year 1924 to the year 1882, there YVES
only one year Of epidemic that being in 1923, and
then moderate and during this time the Streets levea
and landings of the city were proverbiaI for dirt
and their filthy condition; in fact, they could not te
other WISE because there were only two streets in tie
city paved, say Charres street, few squares of Old
Levee street. and one block on Grayier street, with
wooden banquettes around cutters throughout the Gu
| tire city.