New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-07
TALK ON THE FLAGS.

% There was a large decrease yesterday in the
number of lookers.o on, curiosity seeking people.
We hope that in two or three days the crowds will
disappear altogether from the corner of Canal aud
the streets radiating therefrom. There were some
few stores and offices opened yesterday. There
does not appear any general disposition to enter
into buying and selling. We are entirely cut off,
as it were, from the country, or interior and, of
course, this branch of business is closed for the
season. The city demand for the contents of the
several stores, beyond provisions and breadstu1s,
is, of course, very limited. Many merchants and
proprietors of stores have been compelled to dis
charge their employees; and if New Orleans was
not conquered city, there would be very little
business, very few sales going on at this late
period of the season.
There was some talk about the high stage of the
river. The water frequently washes over the levee
and overflows the streets. Unless the Red and
Arkansas rivers rising, it is reasonable to con-
cude that the highest altitude of the stage of water
has been realized. The June rise of the great Mis-
souri, and the tributaries Of the Upper Mississippi,
will not reach here before the latter part. of next
month. We have, therefore, the strongest hopes
that the great river has, in front of the city, reached
the point of elimination. We learn of serious
crevasse in front of the plantation of Mr.. Henry
G. Story, about nine and a half miles below the
city. This plantation extends one mile and half
front on the city. The at1lux of water has caused
the suspension of the running of the cars on the
Mexican Gulf Railroad. The water WILL in all pro-
babiIity, overflow the entire Terreaux Bnuf dis.
trict, and interrupt the supplies of household mar
keting from the Parish of ST. Bernard. What sue
cess in attempting to close the break, we did not
learn, was talked of up to late last evening
There is considerable talk about the condition of
our streets. Our contemporaries have boon re
marking on the filth and dirt here and there, and
that it will certainly be the means of the introduc-
ton of Mr.. Bronze John. We differ in to to from
these expressions. All the filth offals the stag
nant water of the cutters, may be piled and heaped
up on Lafayette, Jackson and Congo Squares from
now till next September, and it would not be the
cause of solitary case Of yellow fever. We know
| enough of Mr.. Bronze John to assert that dirt
| filth and stagnant water, never aided him in his
hereditary rights to our domain He takes the
hand of the patrician in his palatial residence with
the same good fellowship that he does the cottage
or dwelling of the plebeian. We must look to 9
higher source for the Introduction of Mr. John thar
mud holes, puddles, filth in streets, or stagnan
water reekng with apparent corruption. There
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few piles of mud, or dirty cutters for rest assured
dirty streets and filth never did originate yellow
fever in New Orleans. Nor would we give thu
value of Continental dollar for the opinion of thu
| best informed medical man, or the most eminent
physician in this great city of ours, whether We
| shall or shall not have an epidemic this season
Therefore, we suggest to the aarmsts about fever
not to be running to their medical adviser ever.
day or two, and make the everlasting inquiries
Doctor, do you think we shall have any feve
this season? What is the sanitary condition of th
city ?"
We might add long talk about weather and s.
on, but as the sun shines very complacenty, ou
city remarkably quiet, and the flags of Carondele
street barren of talk, or the least intelligence W
close for the present number with the remark, this
the agent of the city for procuring the -four pu
chased for the Committee Of Safety, in Mobile
left here yesterday morning in a sail.boat on hi
mission, trusting to the chance Of obtaining steam
boat in that port for the transportation OF thehou
hither. The trains of the Opelousas Railroad ais
went out for some supplies. We can talk OF on
thing with certainty, that unless certain contnger
cies arise, We shall not have too much to eat IN tn
good city of ours for some weeks, perhaps, month
to come. Starvation prices will rule for almo
every article of consumption.