New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-13

With the exception of Tugs, the general tobacco
market differs very little from the quotations OF
last year. In lugs there is very marked elaeT-
ence, which is in favor of last year.
We learn from parties who have visited several
sugar estates during the last week. that the cane IS
doing very well, and holds out much more en-
couragngly than forty and fifty days since. We
are now however, undergoing another drouth.
The wind has been blowing from the westward for
the last ten days. The water in Lakes Pontehar-
train and Borgne is low very low. 1t is extremely
difficult for the boats on the lakes to communicate
with the sea shore suburbs; in fact, the talk is,
that the boats of the Mobile Mail Line do not pre-
tend to land at the Bay st. Louis nor Pass Chris
tan, and our citizens are compelled to put up with
the inconvenience Of being taken from one boat
to another, which is not very comfortable mode
of travelling, particularly as was the case on Fri
day night last when large number of passengers,
including families of ladies' children and servants
were transferred from the boat 0regonto the coast
boat Alabama, in the midst of a tolerable young
hurricane OF squat Of wind, accompanied with
heavy rain, of The Mesilia bank, TO be landed at
Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis. The talk is that
those of our citizens (and there are many) who
arc soiourning at these two places should have
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run daily from Proetorvile the terminus Of the
Mexican Gulf Railroad. The passage or trip from
Proctorville to Pass Christian could be made in two
and half hours, the distance being thirty-t to
thirty three miles, and to Bay st. Louis thirty.sx
miles An express train of cars could be run from
the city to Pfoctorville in one hour and half,
making the entire time from the city to these
places in four hours. But we will be liberal and
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Bay st. Louis from the city is say leave the city at
IL O'Clock NJ in the hot burning sun, and arrive at
Bay St. Louis (provided the Mobile boat if one has
taken passage on board, should land) at about 6
o'clock, and at Pass Christian some three quarters
to one hour afterwards. But the great crowd on
these Mobile boats would be obviated by direct
communication from Proctorville, and in returning
the trip or passage could be made in daylight. 1t
is hardly necessary to alude to the crowded state
Of the lake boats almost every night in the week.
BY the Proctorville route boat could leave Pass
Christian at 8 o'clock in the morning and arrive at
Proctorvile in season for passengers to reach the
city by o'clock, say five hours. These sugges-
tons are talked Of as being worthy of the conside-
ration of the residents and sojonrners at the Pass
and Bay. If, however, they are willing to submit
to all the inconvenience, discomiorts and arbitrary
management of the present arrangements of the
propretors of the boats the lakes, then, in our
view, they will submit to further trials in fact our
travelling community may well be complimented as
possessing unheard-of share of meekness, humil.
ity and submssiveness.
There was some talk of another bale Of new cot
Ton being en- route for the city. We must be al
lowed the privilege of abstaining from any remarks
about the staple at this moment. We all know TO
what the foreign markets are tending, and though
there are some few operators courageous enough
to purchase from day to day. the movements are
believed to be on special orders. But we should
like to have some explanation Of the Georgia
operators who were on our flags some three or
four weeks ago. 1t is about time for something to
leak out about those purchases. Qttien saJe2
The mystery will be solved before the next full
moon.
Tomorrow we may expect advices from Europe
up to the 4th. Three steamers were to leave on
that day for this side.
A.