New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-15
Neh ORLEANS DaiIp Grtstsnt,



Of the mails There were seven mails due yesterday
by the jackson rail route and further instalment
being received at late hour from Mobile reduces the
number due via that route to Suggestions are
made, that the mails from New York should be for.
warded by the old route. The detention and delay s
occasoned at the grand junction. 50 called, on the
Memphis and Chattanooga route. The jackson Rail-
road train comes in promptly. It is hoped these ire
guartes will receive the attention of the authorities
at Washington. The talk is that the entire Western
rail route through Virginia and Tennessee is one of
the worst managed in the United States-no system,
no connection according to stiptulations, and con-
tracts violated it appears, every day in the week. 1t
is hoped the corrective will be applied at an early
day. We learn that Postmaster Marks has called the
attention ofthe Office Departments at Washington
to the grievances under which community suffer.
The further talk was of the activity Of general
trade yesterday in fact the wet weather has caused
no interruption to sales of produce. During the five
days ending last evening there were sold 900 bales
Of cotton item of the business of trade. There
have arrived since Saturday morning last eghty.fve
steamboats, from the INTERIOR with fortyone vessels
eight steamers and sixteen towboats to which can be
added the daily mail line from Mobile the two trains
daily by the jackson Railroad the daily train by the
Opelousas Railroad ; and though mud and rain,
clouds and mild weather have prevailed yet they are
far more preferable than the snow storms and ice
which have visited the Northern cities.
The further talk was Of the Niagara's advces from
Europe. There are accounts OF the stock of cot
ton on hand in the port Of Liverpool nor in the king
dom OF Great Britain. Further adyices were ex
pected last evening Commercially the accounts are
highly favorable. There are some political advices,
which, if credence ia to be given them are not salts
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| know what is really meant. We have received the
last circular of General Wright, which also for
warded to Liverpool on the 5th inst. The General
has dropped estimates, but to think that re.
ceipts continue free. He says: a4
Cotton in Transitu-There has been more innnirv
for floating cotton since the sailing of the last steamer
and more business has been done than in any of the
previous weeks. The sales amount to 456O bales,
and prices are tc. higher since the Americas news
was received. Prices may be quoted as follows For
MiddliDg Orleans with ID freight, liz to l1c; Low
Mddling II &C.; Good Ordinary lO3c.
Crop-There is no new feature on this subject The
| to strengthen the larger estimates.
Receipts continue free. This week 156 900 bales,
the largest quantity ever brought to the ports in one
week and large it is, it will in all probability be
| exceeded next week.
The rivers in Alabama, and the tributaries Of the
| Mississippi are now in good navigable condition,
which will account for the free receipts at Mobile and
1
for some weeks The receipts at the interior towns
continue on large scale.
Exports, though not on q scale commensurate with
receipts so far are nevertheless in excess of any
vlous year to corresponding dates
| ...
NEW BooK.-We have before us a COPY Of a
work which we must consider one of the most yalua
Bile additions of the day to standard American tera.
tnre, though doubt not that some readers will be
disappointed in not finding in "AMER1cAN ELo.
oUENoE, collection Of Speeches and Addresses by
the Most Eminent Orators of America both speech.
es and addresses which they would be glad to see in.
ciuded But Frank Moore, ESD, the compiler, could
not include more than he has in compend which
comprises over twelve hundred closely printed royal
octave pages, without making the work cumbrous
and too costly for general circulation.
short but complete biographical notice is given
of each orator, and this is followed by specimens of
his eoquence-many Of the speeches given not having
been included in any previous collection, and pre-
vlousy inaccessible to the majority of readers. There
has not hitherto been issued for the convenience of
the general public, work which would place in its
reach authentic information concerning the lives and
abilities of all the strong men of mind whom the rev.
olutonary troubles rpened into greatness-the stern
ordeal bringing out the pure gold of their intellect
and oftness of soul-and in supplying this lack,
| 1890 - PASSSutc
to popularity A powerful interest always attaches
to the personal history of men of mark, but when
those men were the leading spirits of "strring times
in scenes of which the smallest actors are now be-
come heroes with their descendants this interest be-
comes natural mental craving which demands to
be supplied at any pains.
Beginning with James OTIS born in l725, the work
closes with the biography of the late Sergeant s.
Prentss, giving his address delivered before the New
England Society of New Orleans in 1886 thus in.
Guiding all the great orators Of the early and later
days of the Republic-of the eighteenth and nine.
eenth centuries The style of the editor is easy and
remarkably lucid when it is considered that the ne
cessity OF condensation was before him. and that
he had to say as well in narrow limits what could
have easily occupied the space twenty fold multiplied
The work is bound in two volumes, which are en-
riched with fourteen elegantly executed steel en-
gaved Portraits index Of valuable historical and
explanatory notes is added and the edition in cloth
sold at the minimum price of five dollars. The letter
press is in the best style Of D. Appleton Co., New
York, and it is for sale by booksellers generally Mr.
S. Colman, at the store of Mr.. II. D. McGinnis, Camp
street, holding the general agency for this section
THE ST. CHARLEs-"The Actress Of Padua," ar
exctingly tragic play, was performed last night
MISS <afouio "ohes PlayHS 1iS0e WIN merit, IulIy
losing her identity in the character she personated
which is more of an acting than speaking part
7fsbe is never on the stage save under some power
full emotion, and consequently the whole part is 6
continuous strain, leaving opportunity for the re
lief of the lights and shades Of sentiment and passion
to exhibit the contrasts of their expression and ren
der all more effective. The entire part is what We
may entte "dismaly tragic" as the play as whole
is excitingly tragic. She sustained it with yigor ant
truthfulness of rendering in all its scenes.
Mrs. Annie Senter played Catarina with tremend
GUS energy, coming down to her work and doing it al
one who meant it should be strongly done. Mr. Pop,
was Angelo, and did him well-with good discretion
and with proper emphasis. Mr.. Hambin, as Omode
was the double distilled, fourth-proof villain that h
can well look and act. In view of his general per
ormance in such characters we think he is one of tn
greatest villains on the stage of the day-a question
able commendation il taken unprofessonaly, but w
do not mean it to be so.
Tonight Miss Avonia Jones takes her farewell hen
eft and makes her last appearance previous to he
departure for Europe The play is /" Adrienne, th
Actress" the beneficiary as Adrienne and Mr. pop
as Maurice. The entertainment will be good. Mr.