New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-01
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL
Nth @rltans Bully Grestsut.
TALK ON CHANGE.

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TALK ON CHANGE.
Another fine day was yesterday for general out.of
door transactions and under the improved condition
OF the channels at the mouth OF the river there s
desire evinced TO hasten the completion of the car
goes Of vessels now partially loaded. Freights orc
| tending in favor Of shippers. The usual congrega
tions took place on Carondelet street yesterday
though there were no large operations, there was
desire to move in cotton at reduction from the ru
ing rates Of Tuesday The stock is falling off rapidly
and shall not in all probability have further
advices from Europe till Tuesday or Wednesday next
we may look for q calm and quiet state of affairs
during the next four or five days. In the meantime
the upper steamboat landing denotes numerous a,
rivals Of fine and well loaded steamers from the great
West, adding largely to the good stocks of produce
and presenting inducements to the regular traders
and dealers from Alabama, Florida and Texas, Of the
most fatterng kind. The receipts Of cotton are fall
ing off, as expected. The excess now over last year
is 100000 bales, which were the figures of January
last, or rather words to the effect that the excess
would not exceed that quantity. There were recev.
ed last year after this time up to the 3lst Of August
G70 900 bales.
While there is 80 much talk about war In Europe
and so much attention given to the telegraph wires
for every triaing dispatch, it is about te il all &C.
counts are to be credited or onehalf OF them to see
If we shall not have war with the elements nearer
than Europe, From all accounts it can be inferred
that the Mississippi river is turbulent and will create
something OF war with the levees and low lands.
We regret to learn that several crevesses have taken
place. and that the usual neglect in preparing for the
yearly food or annual rise has again occurred. If
the parochal authorities (ont propretors) will not
take any interest in protecting the evee or guarding
against the encroachments We may expect the usual
mishaps and crevasses to follow neglect and natten-
tion. The river is not in any more alarming condi-
ton at this time than it has been dozen times With
in the past fifty years. 1t is like wayward child
take it in season and it is easily controlled disregard
it's pranks and turbulence and all attempts to control
and check it will be useless and to talk about it is to
throw time away.
The Mobile Tribune takes exceptions to our talk
regarding the different routes of travel Northward
and says, that our talk, doubt, disparages I'M
justly the routes via Savannah and Charleston from
here. If the Tribune will look over the files Of last
spring of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, there will
be found some highly condemnatory remarks of this
route, especially in regard to the very boats of the
line of Messrs. Cox, Brainard & Co. Now, then, we
do not know these proprietors from the Emperor Ma
poleon. Their boats may be first-class, and unsur
passed in all respects for aught we know. We have
not said to the contrary. But does the Tribune
warrant and defend these boats their soundness and
superiority to all others the lakes between here
and Mobile 7! Does he expect an overbearing mono.
poly to be encouraged and applauded! As regards
steamships RAINING between Charleston and sav.n.
nah, we did not talk they were not frst-cless. But
this much we know, if they are crowded with pes
sengers from those pots travellers from this end OF
the line will have very slim chances OF obtaining
berth, or one OF those reported elegantly furnished
state-rooms. traveller having through ticket or
these routes must take his chance-irst come frs,
served. So far as the monopoly or the New Orleans
and Mobile mail liue the least said in commen
the better. We are glad to perceive that the travel
from Mobile Northward is 30 advantageous to this
Southern route. We do not yet perceive any reasons
advanced why We should change our views. 1t can
not be overlooked that travellers from New Orleans
have greater advantages by taking the Mississippi
route rom larger number Of boats-s half dozen
different llnea Tickets furnished by the Nississinni
routes are good until used, and negotiable from one
seasons end to another The citizens OF New Orleans
desire to take their own time when travelling eniov
the pleasures and convenenccs rs they 20 along.
They are not ambitious of being pushed through to
New York in six days. The further talk ia. that a
great share OF our travelling community and ctzena
generally have great aversion to all monopoles from
the gigantic one of the great Cunard and the subsi
dies of the British Government down to that compos
ing the splendid o,cpressue az years old) boats of
the 7 Orleans and Mobile mail line monopolv and
our Government subsidy. Moreover, we are aware
that some of the Savannah steamers are rather of
ordinary character particularly the Star of the South
This vessel was once in the New Orleans and New
York trade, and was afterwards employed as trans.
port by the French Government in the war with
Russia in the Crimea and another line from sayan
nah is composed of propellers and FIVE are correctly
two or three are running under different
names from those under which they were launched
that is, the law Of Congress enabled names to he
changed at pleasure. However, there will be, it is
hoped sufficient business for all lines from Mobile
In the meantime, we shall most a.suredy encourage
The hundreds of floating palaces on the mighty Mis-
sissippi.