New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-24
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Special Correspondence cf The New Orleans CRESCENT
NEW YoRK, July ls, 1866
We have been Efavoreds this way with little
oF the most comfortably warm weather that New
Yorkers have ever experienced for SO many con
seeutiye days. We generally get about three
Gays at tins, but, I presume, the "clerk''
thought he would double npn on US this time
and give US six days. The heated term com.
menced on 4he 18th inst, and has been constant
night and day, until this evening. While am
writing we are enjoying Ia most terrific thunder
storm which is very refreshing. The deaths in
ana about this city from the effects of the heat
during the past six days have reached nearly
two hundred. All Che southeners in town, and
there are a great many now, who generally come
10 enjoy a little cooler weather than Won have
South during the summer months, have been most
sadly soldn this time. / have been unable to
write letter. for SO profuse was the perspiration
that the paper would become thoroughly saturated
wherever touched it, So you have slight idea
Of how warm it has been The mercury has
ranged from IS to 81 at Delatour's, which is the
coolest place in fhe city; but fan. estimate Of.
The thermometer throughout the city generally
has been FROM % to 104 in the shade
All business not positively necessary to be at.
Tended 10 has been left undone and the streets
AuIfuH ba5 HiuuAt OF tDe DAY nave been almost de-
serted Sleeping atnight has been next to inn
possible, there not being any air whatever to re-
heve us from the constant steady heat; and the
last two days The thermometer has not been be-
lQw lVe for the greater part Of the day. Every
body out of town from all quarters bring similar
accounts, and the experience Of most all those
who ran out last Saturday to get little fresh air
found New York quiet as cool, il not cooler than
the country.
The places of amusement have been left almost
without audiences. counted thrty-four persons
in the dress circle at WaIlack,s where L dronned
IN on Monday night last Dan Bryant is still piay,
ing in Irish comedy there.
Marefzek hassecnred Winter Garden for ak
weeks from November 10th next, for Italian
opera, three nights 10 each week, and Booth will
give us tragedy the alternate nights
hHzio opened at Hiblo's Monday night with
Italian opera for short season. hut very few will
ne entoed by this ii We have any more snch
weather as We have had
Srau brings Ristori here in September and will
prepaoiy present her at the French Theater, |
which is very much too small to satisfy a New
York public. III fact it is hard to see how the |
manager is going to make It pay, for it only seats
about one thousand and y most miserably ar
ranged the upper tiers being but little better than
taking seat on the roof as they are SO very high
u tact the paTquette and balcony are the only de-
sranie places to sit in, When you get above these
yog arg almost obliged to yet magnifyiag glasses |
70 ind out what you are locking at. 80 = a
Money matters do not change much There ID
great abundance Of money at low rates. Specula
ton runs little higher, especially in Erie which
dropped from % to 62A Yesterday, and now sticks
&C 49, Morse, the great g Fort Wayne man, y is
back on the street, and has taken hold of North
tue panic Of '63.
Business Of all kinds Is still very dull No life
hsateyer appears to be in any branch of trade,
nuS everybody il anticipating brisk fall business
People generally are disappointed that Hammill
did not beat Kelly, the 1ngshman, in the rowing
match on the other side. Great count was made
on this and We would then have come out ahead
in everything except horse racing.
The health Of the city remains very peod. Ma
epidemic Of any kind as yet, and no signs Of any
EYES AND sFARs