New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08
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hanks and Grant meet mt Nichsburg-
The Future Of a-Admiral
Enrragu, coming North.
E1om o. speclal Cone, p0lesnt

from Our Special Correspondent
Exw.ORLgAs, July 81, 1868.
Since the Morning Star leit here We have very
little news-thst is, exciting stirring war news.
Tie arrival Of q steamer from Vicksburg every day
or two with later Northern news renders the arrival
Of the steamers from New-YOrk Of much less I'm.
pofiance than previous to the opening of the Miss-
sppi. Soon we expect ~ bs able to know all iiias
Is going on in other parts Of this Union without
waiting egh. or ten days for the arrival Of steam
or from New.Yolk. We hope coon TO have daily
nail communication by the way Of the Mississippi
and the North-West, when the services OF Special
Correspondents Will be no longer necessary.
The arrival Of Brig. Zen. james Is. Mcpherson
and his brigade at Port Hudson Is nn evidence we
.hali not heed for troops in this Department; and
although O large number q nlne-mon'bs men VIZ
return home, more than that nunU1i 8. negroes can
be enlisted IN their place.
There IL at present large number OF onicets
from Gen Grants army IN The CITY, WHOSE presence
added to other evidences have believe, conyince1
he most skeptcal Confederate IN town that NIckh-
burg II taken. The newsboye crying on tie streets
The MemDhis BuiieEiH, The Ckicago Tribune, and
Ttuss. las assured the Rebels that Great ID the
Yankee, and Grant Is uis pratt
This II now what We usually call "hy-time,"
hen men have little else TO do than keen the flies
lmportahce IN this Department for some time. The
moot important will probably be the repossesson OF
tho LAiOurche and Techs country, 20 that the crops
of corn cotton and sugar that have been planted ON
tho plantations worked under the Government may
be secured and got TO market The sugar VIII ali
be needed. There is prospect OF sugar being
dearer next Summer than 1t ha5 ever been since
Louisiana first raised sugar.
Gen. Banks, Gen. Bowen tProvoet-Hafshal Oh
the Department and several other ohcersl are out
OF the city few days On u visit to vicksDurg.
With what feelings OF mutual pride and pleasure
will the hearts OF Grant and Banks be filled when
they meet, and cit down 10 talk over the siege and
fall Of Vcksburg and Port Hudson. What scene
for painter "a ect worthy OF place III one oil
The inches ia the pitol Of Washington
| City life ID dull enough-very little trade-no,hlng
to SELL except at steep prices, and very few, except
officers, with money enough 10 buy. Fresh meat,
that II tough and dry enough TO be paesed OH Id
mule meat, gutta percba, or any other tough mate
rial is worth 40 10 50 cents per pound and precious
pound. Peaches, that look as If they had been IN
The hospital for the last six months, and had got out
for g. little fresh air, are worth dime each. Pota-
toes such as they are, are worth ~ per busliel.
Flour is. by the Mayor rated at - 81 per Dbl, ind
sthougG the bakers are fined daily for making their
Ireod LIGHT the dime loaf is barely enough TO make
a GOOD break fast Tor my large Shanghae rooster
md mat reminds NO corn IS worth two dollars q
busbel; hams ~ cents per pound 30 yon sec ~ II
time we had the Iyer open, and got aoine oil The
produce of our Western frisnds.
The most important matter here ~ the future o.
louisiana and how the shall be redeemed IRON th'
III Citing and devastating influence OF slavery. no"
ws shall secure Tor her . Free Soll C0Isli1uloh'