New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-22
IaEE-sHoRE CORRESPONDENCE.


MoBfLB. July 20, 1868.
Deer Crescent Having exchanged the heat and
dust of New Orleans for the heat and sand of Mobile,
cau't say that the change is particularly exhara-
ting This place is quite as hot and dull as any that
can be found and for sleepy aalamander on sum
per pleasure trips Its ataetyeness would be hard to
resist Yesterday the mercury mounted to 80 in the
shade and the consumption Of ice was most crafty
ing to the dealers in that article.
Mobile is called the sister city, Of New Orleans.
This alleged relationship has induced me to look for
points Of comparison. The consanguinity is visible
in many things, yet there aresone broad differences
the most conspicuous Of which is the daytime qniet
Of The town, OF duness If you will The thinly-lined
wharf has lazy, sleepy look. The carriages and
days rustic quietly through the sandy Streets appar
emily going nowhere for nothing in particular. The
stores iiaunt their beauties upon almost deserted
streets, and the eounterhoppers have bssrul time
oft, sleeping and yawnng over light literature. The
oungers collect in little knots on the shady corners
and talk in subdued tones as if there were sick PEG
pie about There are no handorgans to vail about
the Streets and how the juvenile unwashed continue
tognppoTt existence is more than / can make out
The principal centres Of life are the Battle House,
where strangers in transit from different quarters for
recreation NOPE about, picking their teeth, awaiting
the happy hour when the packets shall depart for
Point Clear and Badon and Cullnm-and the " Al
hamhra,n where the men about town " most do con
gregate.n The ALEXANDRA is situated in the interior
square, and with its facilities for killing time in
the eating and drinking and bowling and billiardng
way, is largely patronized. Charley Norton the pro
prietor, is brick in bis way, and knows well how to
aid the public in the somewhat laboroHs business Of
killing time,
/ Upon mingling with and rubbing up against the
Mobans however, find that they are very far from
the depth Of the usual summer somnoency. have
by degrees become aware of the fact, that the town
labors in high state of excitement all about this
There is to be an election about the first of August
The principal office to be filed is that of Sheriff It
is generally believed that one man will suffice to ill
that important Office. And there are no less than
eight seesacrfcng gentlemen who with their friends,
are laboling enthusiastically create the impression,
each, chat he will, and of right oughtto be- the
one man to fill the said fat office There isone Aperi
can candidate, one Southern Rights candidate, one
Independent candidate, and five Democratic candi-
dates. Who's ahead, or who's going to win, !" I'm
busted" if can tell all are So sanguine. 1t would
puzzle Pickwek himself to decide who to hurra for.
astnight the political excitement and hurrahng
somewhat in contrast to the midday quiet of which
have spoken. REGISTERING crowds rendered the streets
hideous with their singing and yelling for their re.
spectYe candidates and at one time there was col
1ision between two parties in which brickbats and
such like traea were freely SHE'D about Samuel
Armor, the young mans old candidate Southern
Rghtsl has his banners On the outward walls of the
theater for grand street mass meeting tonight
But, much as would like to see the meeting, I
can't remain. The weatber's too blosted 'ot and
I'm fearful Of melting. Everybody says !" Why don't
you go over to the Pont?p and as everybody seems
to adore that place, and as I've sort Of notion that
the alteration is not empty idolatry shall even
eept eyerybodys advice, and take paddle over to
Che Point Point Clear this evening.
find the brother quilts" Of Mobile genial, hos
pitable crowd. They are however, blessed with more
leisure than Of New Orleans and for this feel in
elined to envy them. G.