New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-20

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Ter Ihe ALeycltai,ts and Manufactures OIL
MofToe- Irenton--Ns Business, -C2c,trcltes, |
Gc.--Ibe Lands Fruit, Crops, F1oueter$, etc.-
ne Hemher, Crops, Ricer, etc, m. ..-
From our sooctd Travelling Correspondent
MoSnor. osaehta pssssbi.h,
Ed1or Crescent The town write from is as
pretty and pleasant place as know Of in the
whole South and it is as prosperous and flourish
ing place withal as can be found in the whole
commonwealth of Louisiana. Situated in the gar
den spot Of the Ouachita valley 1t is central point
Of business, Of resort and Of general interest TO
the surrounding country. Citizens of wealth and
cultivation make it their home, and their costly
and tasteful residences, embowered amid the
atuent vegetation which the rich soil and genial
climate Of the locality cause TO flourish with trop
ieal luxuriance present the most charming aspect
of rural ease subscribing refined tastes and abundant
means The town crowns the high and at this point
never overhowed banks Of the beautiful Ouachita,
and by water is held to be about five hundred miles
| from New Orleans. The town is Just now receiving
strongly stimulating lick ahead in the prox-
innate completion to it of the Eastern section Of the
| yicksburg and Shreveport railroad, which will
pausehere some time before it gets across the Qua
chita at this point. The distance from here to
except for twenyeight miles of the way. it is con-
fdently predicted that the cars will come through
to Monroe during the ensuing winter Monroe will
then be within about eighteen hours travel ofNew
Orleans via the Jackson railroad, Much building
is going on, hnd most of tile erectons in progress,
either for residence or for business purposes, are
| very fine. @"Mmm -
Monroe claims about eight hundred inhabitants,
eEGTng la +f, fAiuin1ufn
| The Courthouse grounds constitute a beautiful
] square, and the building is surrounded with magnG-
cent trees; and, speaking Of the halls of justice,
or halls Of the law, might more appropriately
say, perhaps ] should mention that the legal pro-
Gession is very strongly represented in Monroe, a
| number OF the most noted lawyers OF North Louis
lana having here their residence. There are two
| churches-a Catholic and 'sUnien' church, open
to the use Of all denominations. The Protestant
| Episcopal congregation here are about to erect a
4 church etlifce. land office is located here, and
! Charles Delery, ESD, igsaat this time acting Re-
ceiyer. 10 this courteous talented and estimable
| gentleman the correspondent is greatly indebted
for much kindness and attention, as he is also to
| Mr.. Rogers the present gentlemanly incumbent of
the sherf's Office to secure which he had to beat
the straight-out Democracy at the last election.
He did it dashingly. ! might well say right
here that the friends of Bell and Everett are de-
! termined to carry Ouchita. They have organized
| a club, and are to have a grand barbecue on the
| first Saturday in September, at which time they
hope to experience the pleasure and profit of hear
| ing an address from Hon. Randell Hunt, of New
| Orleans
There are three admirably conducted and very
| prosperous educational Institutes in Monroe-all
occupying commodious and properly adapted build
| ings. These are 1.-The Ouachta Female 1nsti-
tute," by Nine. Delery; Z" The 0uachita Female
Academy and :" The Monroe Male Academy
of both Of which latter Col. F. A. Hall Is PIinci
pal. "The Register. DR.. Samuel Bard editor
and proprietor, paper well known throughout
the State, is published at Monroe. 1t supports
Breckenridge and Lane with great enthusiasm,
The leading merchants of the town are Messrs. G..
& H. King, H. Gerson Co.. s. We'll & Co., Byrne
& Shields, and G. ". McFee & Co., druggists.
This number of houses does not indicate the
amount of the heavy business done at this locality
on the 0uaChta, for at Trenton, little place only
two miles above Monroe, on the opposite side Of
the river are the large establishments of Messrs.
Oliver x Drake, j. L. Crosey, a. +. Flournoy Il
Co, Terry & Madden, and j. Thatcher 1t Is
thought that the building of the railroad will cause
the transfer of the business of Trenton to loca-
ton directly opposite Monroe, where the railroad
bridge will cross the river. Then the two towns
will amonnt, in fact, to one place, and very CON
siderable place, indeed, it will be. There are two
hotels in Trenton and two in Monroe In the latter
place carriage manufacturing is carried on eXten
siyely and some of the work done | have never
seen surpassed by any. Carriages, bugges AM
wagons are built outright and in the most finished
and handsome style. At Hamilton postoffice
| ,,,In e 3Nyal
; Keeps a store, but there are no stores at Forks
! vile, twelve miles west, nor at Indian Village
twenty miles west, nor at Provost, siXteea mile
southwest The mercantile business of the parisl
is thus concentrated at Monroe and Trenton. Meth
odist Baptist and Union = churches are plenti
fully distributed throughout the parish, and the
!, cause of religion seems to thrive. A great camp
!, meeting was held last week ten miles from Mon
. roe on the Bastrop road, and the enthusiasm wa
/ transferred to the town, where protracted meet
9 ing has been going on day and night for severa
= DAYS. Some of the barrooms close when TIL
chureh-beli rings in the evening, that the bar
y keepers may follow their customers to the place
:, meeting. There are a number of preachers here
;, and the excitement is very considerable.
. There is as fine soil in Ouachta as any in IIouis
ana and the forest growth of the bottoms is magn
ficent. Everything grows vigorously, furously
u Fruit trees flourish exceedingly. | have neye
seen such peaches, pears and apples, raise
l. in aud about Monroe in the most prouse abunG
n ance. Next summer, when the railroad will b
!, finished New Orleans will be market for thes
delicious commodities Ihave been into an orch
~ ard which, apparently, would almost supply aon
the New Orleans demand for fine peaches. Tll
Ouachita and bayous Bartholomew, De Siard an
Bnuf river, secure to the parish a vast extent