New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-17
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENTS,
Special to the New Orleans oresccnt.l


-@m.. CHICAGO, July 10, 1850.
M. Editor: My last (as well as my hrsD ended
rather summsrily in the midst OF confusion and an
early awakening to the discomforts Of life as eS
empied on u railroad car after passing hot aud
fatiguing night However, the morning broke
upon us brightly and eheerily and gave promise oil
a delightful day-whch was fully realized. with
the glorious sun spirits also rose, and we lel
iuvigorated with new life as the cool morning air
famed our feyered brow, aud equal to any emer-
gency. The rousing up, however, of car fell Of
people in the early morning is attended sometimes
with good deal OF humor and display OF charac-
ter. You feel sore and stiff from being so long IN
one position. noticed That men of family Jared
better than single snes-they seemed to have no
scruples about leaning upon their wives shoulders,
and many were the ordinations in the night Of,
" John don't lean SO heavy!" or, you must sit
up, T'in so tired y with grunt from John y" Ell,
what's the matter Mary l was ntasleep" and he
sits bolt upright with determination that he 'front.'
sleep, but in minute or SO he is off again, and
sinks down lower than ever on poor Mary's shout
| der-who, wife like, complains no more. found
the road as good cars as comfortable, and the con-
ductors as gentlemanly, on the northumberland
jackson Railroad, any that Ihave been on since,
and we have greas reasonto be proud OF our South
ern road. Would that we had dozen more such,
branching off to every available point from our
good city of New Orleans.
We made exact time to Canton, sharp o'clock,
! where, having performed our ablutions in a very
limited manner, we sat down and enjoyed very
wholesome, good breakfast of corn-bread, chicken
and other fixens, for the moderate rate of fifty
cents, principally in cash. But here we change
| {I,a 4;rrt md m ot1r
joicings 10 persons travelling by railroad for any
distance would recommend each one to carry
small, well stuffed pillow; it is invaluable for
ladies and children, and even for those OF the
sterner and harder sex it will not be found uncom
Portable to fill up corner of the seat with, or to
lay your head upon when disposed for a nap. One
other suggestion and have done, far as railroad
travelling is concerned, and it is this Don't forget
the small lask-not too small, either; the water at
many places is scarcely drinkabe, being bracksh
and of bad taste: and an early grave is inevitable
unless you are furnished with the elixir of life in
the shape of bottle of good old eau deu
The cotton fields looked in a very fourishing
condition, with every prospect of an immense
crop-atlcast Ishould judge so from the uniformity
and general appearance of the plant. For miles
and miles you could see but little difference in it;
in some fields Of course it was not as high as in
others: but where it was small it was all small,
showing of course, that it had been planted later
than the higher and better grown plant. 1t all
looked green and bright, and full of life, and did
not seem to have suffered either from want ofwater
or sun. So with the Indian corn crop all over the
i Western States. The farmers have 7eUer made
such crop as is now growing, and the universal
exclamation is, What shall we de with it Go
where yeu will, it's the common topic Of conversa-
ton, the immense crop of corn The wheat crop
is only sosofair, but nothing to boast of either in
quantity Or quality. Oats do, and hay do. !; but
there ii no danger but what there will be plenty of
each and more than sufficient to supply all we
need and have some left besides.
At jackson, Tenn, between 8 and TO p. NJ, we
changed cars again for Columbus, at which place
we took the steamboat for Cairo-some twenty OF
twenty-five miles-which we reached at about !
O'Clock. After breakfasting on the boat we took
up our line of march for the Illinois Central Rail
road cars, into one of which we ensconsed our
selves preparatory to our departurefor st. Louis
} This was on the morning Of the glorious Fourth
the anniversary Of nations glory, and which wa
brought more particularly to our notice while sit
ting in that car by the booming of cannon PLACED
on top of the levee and whose sound reverberatet
| over many distant hill in the surrounding States
awakening the people to the recollection that Hi
was the nations holiday, This the anniversar,
of the day that gave Liberty to nations mot mig
qel,s) to come forth freemen should do and par
ticpate in its proper celebration.
All along the road parties of happy folks, som
in wagons, some on horses, and some on foot, wer
pushing on to some point or place where NOR
than ordinary preparations had been made for
] good time. All seemed to be in the hight of GOO
humor and bent on enjoyment. Shout after shou
went up as we rushed by them in the train, an
each station that we stopped at the rush on boar
1 was tremendous; however, no accident occurred
and we arrived safely at Alden q thnk) where W
took cars for st. Louis, at which place arrive
;. at about O'clock P. M-making the time from Ne'
Orleans in forty.two hours-which was pretty COZ
J siderably quick travelling, don't you think? W
Y found the city as quiet as deserted village;
y fact it was pretty well emptied-but few people
: the streets-stores all cosed-no life about any
;, the hotels-an occasional cracker popped off, VIZ
the only evidence we had Of its being the gloriot
u Fourth. But soon found out the cause of tn
ouiet-everybody almost was off on some exeu
u sion or other. But towards night different sta
70 of things was exhibitedthe streets were literal
z crammed with people, lager flowed in great pr
b, fusion, good humor, fun and froc were in the a
4 cendant, and the whole city seemed given up
N revelry and pleasure.
he Having recovered somewhat from my fatigue,
at started out from the Planters House to visit Il
nj theater and found the delicate Ben and his fascn
y ting and incorrigible FRIEND to say nothing of t
re handsome Glee.son all in fine health and spir
k and blooming as full-blown roses. Theatres
p have been at rather low ebb in ST. Louis this se
he son. Nothing seemed to amuse the publie-n
il even the always attractive Ravels, who quit ft
IL days ago in disgust and gave place to the Sanfo
f. troupe, a company of negro minstres, who see
'e. to possess good deal of talent, and who We
Id playing to a very farmhouse that night The thea
Of closes for the the ldth inst. to under
i'd repairs and improvements. hear great accou
1T of what is to be the order of the day Tor rather
S. the night) at the ST. Charles next season. Mr..
er DeBar is now on his way to New York TO enga
all the talent Of the country, and more, too he
ess ever, NUNS the word. We shall see what
ill shall see. Anon, anon, sir.
nd PICKWIcI
hs. RSe TO Druggists and Dealers Bosye
Gus INDICATED FIGs his highly popular remedy for habi