New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-05
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8,
Neh 0rleans 9ailg Grtstent.
TALK ON CHANGE.


TALK ON CHANGE.
Matters and things moved along very regular yes
terday. The great tboroughfares Of the mighty
western trade of our emporium-Poydras, Tchoupi
toulas, New Levee and Front streets-were under
the usual state and position applicable to the course
of trade at this season of the year. 1t is hardly
necessary for folks to be talking Of dull times, when
we are about closing the most remarkable season, in
some respects, on record. There has been free and
uninterrupted Communication with the Great West
and the tributaries of the Mississippi since business
opened, in November last /; consequently, our West
merchants and those connected with the western
trade, have been actively and, believe, pro6taby
employed from the seller of dray load of potatoes
up to the seller of ship load of -four And although
the talk s that there has been very little demand for
European markets-for flour, corn, pork, bacon and
other Western producsyet the receipts at the levee
have generally all met with ready sales and prompt
pay, in the best of currency Con which it is de-
light to TALK which leaves very reduced stocks on
hand at this moment.
There was some talk about water and the Missis-
sippi river 1t is hardly necessary to alude to this
subject. Suffice to say, the section Of country which
is now inundated has been inundated before, and it
is useless for US to refer to the year 1925 hiry
years ago) when hardly dry spot of ground was to
be found from Natchezu underthe-Hl to the mouth
Of Arkansas river and though the talk is now of
high water, it must not be forgotten that there has
been high water BEFORE We regret, however, to hear
it talked of that the at the Raceland estate
bayou Lafourche) is not likely to be checked. 1t
was repaired to the full extent-say seven hundred
feetwhen sixty feet gave way again after the, force
had been withdrawn. The waters had at last dates,
be repaired
The further talk was on Carondeet street. The
expected intelligence from Europe by the steamer of
the 23d, formed the chief topic The hope prevails
that if they intend to have war in Europe they will
bring it about forthwith. It is not very agreeable to
keep commercial and financial operators the tent
ers Our talk is to all, do not be alarmed an Euro
pean war will not disturb the equilibrium Of the
red interests Of the Crescent City. Part of the day
yesterday was however occupied by those connected
with foreign trade perusing and replying to the
respondence received by the Africa, which came to
hand by yesterday mornings mail. The prepara
tions for are freely commented in private let
ters; the movements OF troops in France were on an
enlarged scale as for the socalled Peace Cong ress
| it is regarded as deusion. Mr.. Napoleon III has
been caught taking nap-that is, Francis Joseph
has his army in full state of preparation, and the
nephew of my Uacle appears to be in the back.
ground for the moment. The further talk was OF
cotton. There was not much said about the staple
| yesterday
In our peregrinations from time to time, we hay c
conversed freely and talked considerably about the
future prospects of our city-the requirements of a
| speedy and cheap communication with the seashore
of the Gulf of Mexico, particularly with the villages
the coast from the east entrance Of the rgolets
Mobile Bay. We have called the attention of our
citizens to additional way Of reaching the sea
coast, and that is via the Mexican Gulf Railroad
which, if extended to the original contemplated
point opposite Cat Island, will lead to facilities that
will reduce the cost of reaching the Bay st. Louis
Pass Christian ard Mississippi City to dollar PEI
passenger, which would enable most every inhabitan
of New Orleans to realize the advantages of sea
bathing, salt water and daily relaxation, at a very
moderate expense. The Mexican Gulf Railroad ha
attracted the notice of many citizens, and sug
gestions have been received with great favor. Yet
| there parties VINO take different view, and
seem inclined to thwart the extension of this road
This brings up the talk when the late Maurice W.
Hoffman, Judge Charles Watts, Thos F. McCalet
and Judge Joshua Lewis first proposed the Pontchar
train Railroad. That project denounced an illu
FisoHaIy sCueuitj tiiat railway Vi even uVt
and half miles could not be made, that no one
would ever think of sleeping the lake shore, and
so The talk is, that the old Pontchartrain Rail
road is fixed institution, though it was called
| "hnmbug." So with the Jefferson Railroad. Atte
the completion of the Carroton road to the towl
of Carrollton the late Judge Preston, with others
conceived the utility of extending it to Lake Pont
chartrain and twenty years ago, when the exten
sion was regarded with about the same feeling tha
| the extension of the Mexican Gulf Road is now re
garded by some people-in fact when old fellow
citizen, Gen. Pafrey remarked that the great Unite
States mail would be transported on the Carrollto
Railroad to terminus at Like Pontchartrain, th
remark was laughed at. Judge Preston's prophec
has been fulfilled; the road has been made throug
what was termed impossible swamps The predictio
is carried out in regard to the mti and the sag
gestions in regard to the Mexican Gulf Road will l.
carried through under perhaps as many jeers and IL
feeling as was evinced towards the Pontchartr al
and Jefferson Railroads, with other public improve
ments, of which we have space to talk about
this time. If the public do not feel disposed to Ell
courage the proposals in regard to the Mexican Gul
Road, we cannot help it; we have done our duty
calling the attention of capitalists and others to
manifold advantages to the great and varied nteres
of our city, and talk about the same is ended
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