Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-12
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
New Orleans, juno s. 1866.

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Whether it be owing to the dis
s.rninaiion of Gray jacket Bitters
OF to the uncommon salubrity OF tn.
atmosphere. l know not; but it is
certain that tn. city. although fa'
from clean, is exceedingly healthy
at present. Excepting few colds
and chiils the physicians tell me that
they hear Of no disease. This must
be- gratifying to til. large numbers OF
strangers who Al: here in warm
weather for them first time; but l
fear will be'ray them to their ruin
for il an epidemic should make its
appearance. the quantity OF ran ma
tCyiai it would hav. TO work upon
would Civ. it u terrible scope.
New Orleans now doubtless con
,.,ins more Pe"plc than ever before
at this period OF the year, and these
in a ma ori,y of cas- arr. more liable
To disease than any others who have
settled here. because they drink more
liquor and are otherwise more in
temperate. In spite of the fact that
liquors Of all kinds now Costs ncariy
TN times what they did before the
war. more is drank by ten times
There has been more new drinking
establishments started than new
stores or any other class of business.
and there is more money invested in
ornam.nting these places than would
he required TO support alt the orphan
asylu,ns in the State. Then, there
are the polite and private drinking
places called clubs, where gentlemen
congreSa'c in the middle of the day
and at night to drink. play cards or
billiards. and las, but no, least there
is that old custom Of keeping we'll
stocked side boards so rs 10 give the
women and childrcn-who are not
admitted int" grog shops--a cl,auce.
Oh, W. have material enough for the
cholera OF yellow fever to work up
on should either make its appear
ancc.
The overflow in til. parish-s which
border OF the Mississippi aud Red
rivers. is having the "ti.c, of driving
thousands Of negroes from the couu-
try into the city. where there was
Hlf.ad y too many for the comfort of
Che white residents. These lazy aud
,hriftless creatures crowd into small
and cheap ten-mcnts, lofts and out
houses. beyond all reason, and dur
ing the day are to be seen lettering
abou, the l-vcc OF asleep in the sun
Oh the public squares. They are
too istdolcn' TO work aud too poor to
d" with nothing. consequently tL-y
steal and their d"preda,ions give the
The other population "f the city
Houseke-p,rs who are forced to cuA-
ploy servants nowa days have Il
happy time of it. e. enthusiastically"
speaking, RS Arrnus Ward would
s"y.) They have t" pay high prices
tor the pleasurco of having their work
half done, their clothing, j.welry,
a"d plate stolen and being treated
with a general or particular imp-rti-
ntnce, Gas the occasion may offer. -
You hire n servant to nuts* your
child and give her twelve dollars
per month. She gets up a, S o'clock
in the moaning and receives company
II, night; during the day she either
Is asleep or of piradins the streets,
NJ which time OF course your wife
has to take care Of the baby. II you
venture to remonstrat- you and all
your family are insulted and abused.
after which off sails Madam. Freed
mans Bureau with her baggage
which generally includes many ar
,icl"s Of portable property" belong
ing to you, which she has jus, picked
up ms they LAY around loose" And
she seldom passes your house after
wards without throw wing in Il broad
side OF impertinencr. The peopi. OF.
this city are very good na'ured or it
would be exceedingly unhealthy for
nigg.rs.
The Fenians here are in high
state OF .x ci'ement 4 on, the inva-
sion OF Canada by the brotherhood.
and they avail, information with
GREATNESS impati~nce, although it is
true that this invasion Is looked up-
on by them As premature and fool
ish attempt which must end IN a
Fmsco. Italian for Fizzle. you see
I'm elegant
Poor Paddy is in a quandary just
now. He does not like 10 leave his
fellow patriots to be whipped out uu-
supported. nor does he Xix the idea
of getting his neck into a halter by
going across the lines to assist him,
He Is bothered entirely and cannot
see his way out of the "situation." -
However, these who are here hold
themselves in readiness 10 march a,
an hours notice. and having ,ele,
graphed to Stephens (the Head Cen,
trc) to know what TO do, are await
ing his answer
Police items are scarce, excepting
cases of petty larceny or similar
work house offences. The newt,
elected parish officials have all takel
possession of their Offices and ar,