Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-04-13

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,uens,s, smslhies e,srs wsek $50 s,usu ,hsn,
have teen - basy. that have had time scarcely "a
10, Isa TO paper. eaesP, 10 sTlis jus, what vas
Ioemrsllsd 10. Nov. that sm Gu Steamboat. With q
'prpeei Of about day. journey tsfbre ir.vs lore
/ may as veil bring up my "dlary." and let you
know my rAsTsahoHis and irAaiateuis.
! len Galsnton on sunday morning last. at n
Io'eloek, ON board the steamer .Orisla." along Will
tWc gentlemen whohad been my travelling compan-
Ions from Houston. The wind had been qaite high
NON s y. for several days previous. aai when We
had gotten well cnsile the bar aud in the deep blue
waters Of the gulf We began 10 experience It's effect.
lon our goodly craft for she rolled aud staggered
about like drunken man. Sometimes seemingly going
heal down at such rate, as 10 almost warrant the
belief that she would never recover her right position
The sea rolled heavily on cur sarboari bow. making
row than II II had been either on our broad
side. or directly ahead, but Il our fears IL we had
ANY. went for naught, for tie staunch vessel rod,
!ihewayes with as much ease and gracefalness, n,
Though she was a thing Of life. For myself mus
say that felt rather skltish at ist. but that soon
wore OIL and settled feeling Of safety and comfort
took It's place We had on board some 90 Or 20 pas
ssngers and as we steamed down the bay. the upper
,deck was allse With their presence but as the boat
sbegan to get unsteady they by dropped of I,
their siateroons. and when the dinner gong sounded
There was but about 20 Of all our lire frsigh, tina
could answer to the call. The absence Of the re-
mnindcr might be accounted for by the reported ex
plantations and innumerahie noises thar proceeded
! from the staterooms around us. To spcak NOR,
}paln, they were settling accounts with Afher Nep
tune. and made wry faces and grabbed exelamations
at his 9ra,piny demands This continued all day and
night Tho next morning by breakfast time wo HAD
gotten into smoother water. and II was astonishing
|see the number Of passengers that assembled round
the board, all of course. with freshly sharpencd mp
Ipetes AT about o'clock We entered Atchafayn
Bay, and by II were safely mporcd along side the
willsond wharf, at Drashear city, the terminus of the
|opelousas & New Orleans Railroad. We, did not
leave there until 10 o'clock, and reached the great
commercial emporium Of the Southwest, in time for
supper. 4
Among our passengers was Col. 5. A. Lockridgc,
the head of the Arizona Emigration Society, (Which
II spoke in my last The Gil informed mo that they
had about rs many mca engaged as they wished to
Take and that they would leave Victoria nbout the
loo,h or nav, -, me ..,
peaceful bnc.
H.,
s"pr,'' .0,sp
ore le'' Urea and sleepy. put up Mt privat,
where we were comfortably fixed and hal az oood I;
not better fair .,lan can bc found at many Of tho h.
tells hardy know what to say about the big city
saw SO mich and SO many things to attract nv Of
3tentjop. Slat we're "a commence lo.notice ,om III
VIZ y. lale no moro paper tl,an would a,ye nboa
SpaYng The postage .a- more ,.ae tlmnI shi.l
shEyc to write for you know ,yaEts y soc HI
3Msieh,s' along the river The most az my sias, 4
sNcw Orleans, thGweatler vas seautirO, and sonis
he time eS,feneiy warm and \, .s,,rrsa tls ,.ssd
aonelips were out N al their alarg. otisn stoo
baud ea,ed At the beautifully dresssdladeg AZ lie
HpromensIed Canal st.-thc proasxby Of New Or
Means II is ouito trtpt 10 one Who Mas Bcsn i5
orisoucG. ~ il we've. ON the frontier Cir Years.
come to the city. and revive oil sccnesand recolec
tions To me, it afforded great degree of pleasure
8The busy season Of New Orleans is NOW nrcttv wei
advanced. and will soon close still there il nm nc
gtiyity in all the different branches of trade that IN
5spircs the merchant with satisfaction. L learn thai
this has been an unusually active season with ali
classes of business in the city, and heard some mer
schans complaining that they had run out OF goods
before the season was near over. know that all the
stocks were thin, and country merchants found SONG
difficulty in making up their assortments. found
|a New Orleans several of our home folks, purchase
ling goods for the Spring md Summer business, -
Messrs J . Peak, Sir, IT, Hirsh, A. Shrek and E. M
Stockpolc, M. Elliott had'left for home before
reached the city. also met here, Mr.. II. K valen-
|tinc Of Belknap purchasing goods for that flourish
ling frontier town. All have left for home n6w, *
5cept Mr.. Hirsh. Our Merchants have this year nl
shipped their goods by Red River, md as the rivel
lis high, and navigation good to Jefferson they vii