New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-05
TALK ON ,cHANGE.

The gatherings on the flags yesterday were on
the infniteamal order. Col. Bakers corner could
not boast Of more than q corporal,s guard at high
Change. Going further up, there was some evi-
dence Of vitality that s at the corner of Gravier
and Carondelst there were sales. of a i've hundred
dollar carriage, buggy and q nondescript which
were turned ont for shipment to the interior. To-
wards Poydras street, there were some large OK
wagons and wheaIbarrows for+sale, for be it
known that there are many other things for sale
on the flags Of Carondelet besides cotton, bills Of
exchange and notes: Of hand. There were some
remarks about the contemplated railroad through
Carondelet street. The owners Of property on
this street, the thousand occupants of stores and
Offices, do not want the proposed railway. If the
railway is inaugurated on St. Charles street. that
with the Carrollton Railroad on Baronne street.
will be sufficient and ample for Carondeet street.
Nor will a railway On ST. Charles street be pro-
ductiEe of any good to, the property holders on
that street, and of very little consideration to the
public, unless it runs direct to the jackson Rail
road depot. It would be very convenient to the
public to have railway on this route. 1t is hoped
cur authorities will grant The privileges for each
street separately that is, rot embrace the different
streets in the same grant. Let permission be,
granted for st. Charles street and another for
Circus street. If they are all taken by one party,
why such party will have the monopoly. But
truce to the further ncumbrance of our most pub.
lie streets.
The telegraph was silent yesterday, though some
sort Of q rumor came through about Savannah.
We are asked If they had not prepared fire.
ships or fre.rafts for the defence of Savannah
Pitch, tar aud turpentine, it is supposed, were
available, and might have beenused in the defence
5of Port Royal. The Yankees are afraid of rams
fire-boats and close quarters, or they would not
have been SO shy of the Mississippi river since the
18th October last. w 4
& We thoughtwe had hidden good bye.to the most
extra ordinary incumbent Of the Office Of this
city. On the 2lstiult, we published and talked of
the extortion Of coin for box rent, when every in
dividEal having the least intelligence was aware
that no action 81 Congress- was required regarding
the small consideration of box rent. The commu.
nication which we published was promptly re-,
sponded to by the Pest Office Department in Rich
mond as follows { 5- Z.
Posi- OFFICE DEF APPOINTMENT BURgAu,3
. l3T E R chm md, January %, 1862.
Sir-ln reference to yours of the 18th inst. and
ts enclosure have to state that the Postmaster at
New Orleans was instructed by telegraph, on the
10th inst, to receive Confederate treasury note in
payment for box rent, and that there was no OBJ
Jection 70 giving postage stamps in change.
4 subsequently, the Postmaster has been written
to more fully on the subject, ana it has been sug.
gested to him that the regulations of his office
should be 50 framed tas to give as little inconve-
nience 70 those having business with it as is con
sistent with the laws. Any aetsn Of any officer of
the Government which tends to depreciate Of dis
credit its paper Is greatly to be deprecated, and,
so far 81 this j. concerned, will not be
tolerated. t ttss EN-, y s,.5 We
vsfy ts' g. Z. sisnrsrs,
H. $554 NH Chief of the Appointment Bureau.
We are happy to have it in our power to &C.
knowledge the attention Of the Department at
Richmond In this respect. Mr.. Clements says that
the action Of any officer of the Government to
depreciate its paper will not be tolerated, SO far
as his department is concerned and while we are
forced 70 bring the Postmaster of this city again
before our readers, we may as well state that an
eminent house, on Friday last, sent to the Post
ONCE twenty dollars in Confederate notes and one
aoliar IN silver, TO pay s2l postage, which were
refused. This letter to US will go forward to Mr..
oiements tor hs perusal. The postage stamps of
Ine 9enlederate sGovernment are absorbed, and
lhis On the part Of officials about receiy-
lng Oeniederate tfeasur notes for postage ii UNI.
worthy OF our government. We trust that Mr..
Clements will see that his views are carried ont.
We have before urged on our community Ia FIR
ward their grievances direct to the Post Office De-
partment of Richmond, and not to US. We again
repeat that we have done with Postmaster Riddell.
It now rests with our citizens to do their duty.
There was some talk about the falling off in
business, that i, the saea Of sugar and molasses
The sugar depot ia we'll stocked crowded to excess
with The saccharine. It would move rapidly if
there we're means Of transportation. The rail.
roads are blocked having more freight now on
hand for transportation than they can carry
through for month. The communication with
Mobile, BY way q the lakes, being closed, incon.
yenel,ce and prohibition arise all round. There ia
q grand acanardN going the rounds Of Yankee,
papers, that the Gypsy, the late yateh of Com.
Robinson, had on board two thousand bales Of
cotton when she was burned, and afterwards cap.