New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-23
FROM TEXAS.
Letter from Travelling Correspondent
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Letter from Travelling Correspondent
HoUsroN, TEXAS. July 10, 1866,
Leaving your CITY on the fast-saing steamer
Texas. commanded by Cant, Stanton, and having
what is really necessity to well differed ship,
q gentleman for purser, named Canning, we ran
ranidlv down the river. passing many plantations
which were once considered the best in the world,
but are now wholly abandoned, and many others
each Of which formerly furnished labor for hun
dred or more hands but are now worked by small
squads Of say eight to twenty; small coasters,
tied to the shore or moving up stream as majes-
ticaIly as a hen in the wind the wreck of the IA
nous steamer Webb, forts Phillip and Jackson and
Quarantine Station, were all soon left in our wake,
and just as the shades of evening were setting in,
we whistled for our pilot to come on board and
show as ont through the pass. As the pilot came
of in skiff, heave us line, haul in all
right, " hold on imam overheard" pick him
up, back your oar all right again, were
delivered with military precision. hand from
the steamer was fshed from the river and clamb-
cred on deck. The pilot was on board, and We
were again gliding down towards the gulf with
delay of but few moments.
C. Arriving at the mouth, the ship gave positive
evidence Of opposition to temperance societies in
general rolling and pitching to such an extent
that the lady passengers with one accord imme-
diateiy stampeded for the cabin-which is one Of
the remarkable occurrences, that any number of
women should all be willing to go the same way
at the same time. Did you ever see two women
| together promenading the street They arrive at
corner; one is DESTROYS of turning to the left
the other is decidedly opposed to the arrange
ment, and favors continuing the line of march to
the next corner or at least to the opposite side Of
the street. Have you never smiled encouragingly
at the earnestness and logic exhibited on the oc-
casion?
| dgress--always do when woman comes in
the play. To those who were sick, Mr.. Can
ming was very kind, going personally to see them,
and directing everything done to ameliorate their
condition. We're you ever seasck? As com
pGg7aon de uoydge expounded it to me, it is gen
eral casting up of accounts, a succession of vic.
lent wrenchings, thorough turning of ones in.
sides out like unto several fish who have remained
concealed in ones intestnes and now exhibit an
inyincible determination to depart therefrom, try.
ing every channel by which to escape finally a
feryent desire to die This last sensatoni is usually
succeeded by sleep, and if a person will wher
waking, go on deck and breathe the pure air, ex
eroisng as much as possible in the meantime, he
is liable to recover sufficiently to be very glad that
he is alive If he is ON the Texas, let him go on
deck and talk with Capt Stanton or Canning, and
he will become very happy.
Nothing more remarkable than the playing Of
schools of porpoises near US, the sight of few
strange sails, or the frequent suggestion of Can
ming to go below and take something for the stom
ach's sake, occurred during our passage to Calves
ton, at which place we arrived in thirty odd hour;
from New Orleans. The morning sun came ou
beautifully. The gentle sea breeze was delightful
In fact, we fell in love with the city then ant
there. Stopping at the Island City Hotel, we o
course Jared well during our stay in the city "By
the way" a good, large hotel would be blessing
to Galveston and a mint to its owner.
Major B. Rush Plumly having obtained the ex
elusive privilege Of running street cars, is, with
his usual energy and go-aheadatVeness, making
arrangements to Immediately construct road, and
will soon have the cars running from the Strand to
| the beach on the other side of the city, where
everybody goes to battle in the waters of the Gulf