The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
Business in New Orleans.
Especial for the Democrat. !

of the war, is also closing in the gay, the
beautiful and charming City of the South.
Only those who have conversedmuch with
the noble Southern people; especially tho
patriot ladies of New Orleans, can havQan
estimate of the life and energy in the city.
Stopping at the City Hotel, where all Con-
federate soldiers during the war and for
months after, as they were returning,
MANNED, from Federal prisons, fhospitals
so-called,) found welcome from Mr.. Morse
the generous Proprietor. The Hall is fill
ed nightly with many of the prominent
merchants, meeting the crowds stopping
here. The year. is now closing and has
been one of great success. The immense
trade which New York has received, has
nearly all gone to New Orleans, Thiais
as it should be. The place is more South
ern than before the war. There is enjoy
ment in such place, why should gentlemen
of the South 60 North9 The best houses
are importing direct from Europe, WHICH
was not done before the war.
Wallace & Co., IA Canal street and 81,
90 and 95 Common street; this six stdy
building joins the City Hotel and is full of
dry goods, boots, shoes and plantation
clothing, except the I'd floor, occupied by
the renowned Hardware Merchandise
comb-this man of generous bearings, Sc
cured all bis former clerks, who, like him.
self served in the Confederate cause, and
paid them back salaries; whoever heard of
nobler act9 Having just goneeover
much of Texas. conversing with hundreds
/ of Merchants, found their hardware from
Slocomb's Wallace & Co., guarantee their
sales at New York prices, this with the
fact that all their clerks were in the Con-
federate service is certainly the best rec
ommendation. They have heavy stocks OF
domestic and foreign dry goods, boots,
shoes and hats-and have their mannfac-
tory for plantation clothing, and soon will
have their large factory near the city for
boots and shoes-thus giving employment
to hundreds of working men-who receive
but a pittance in Europe and live very
hard in the North. The house with Mr..
Baldwin as junior partner and manager, 50
universally known as an,unequalled bust
ness man, has gained for the house the first
place in the South. Their sales amount to
half million dollars month
| Joining them, ~ Canal street, Thos. c.
Pagan, the great clothing merchant, SO
favorably known in every part Of Louisia-
ma, with his thirty years reputation in the
City of his native State, has all his wealth
invested in the great clothing house Of the
South. He is everywhere known as a cor
rect and obliging gentleman, showing ar
tistic skill in the arrangement Of his large
house, and the choice selection of his goods
with such house as this, Southern mes
chants need not go North. A lady of the
city informed me that the many calls made
on Mr.. Pagan for clothing were cheerfully
responded to, that he, like Mr.. Morse of til,
City Hotel, never failed in clothing, ant
the latter in feeding Confederate soldiers
Merchants remember this.
At 50 Canal street, Spencer & Co., have
direct importations of fancy goods and fur
nishing goods, every article found in T;
fancy store is here, their goods bear tn,
highest character for excellence of qualit,
and beauty of design, while themerchants
over the hundreds of miles I have passet
informed me all came outright on openin!
the boxes. General King, formerly o
Walkers Division is in this house, his sue
cess at Bayou Bourbeux, was honor enough
foron war, going into the servicea privat
he soon became General INERT in th
army-merft in this house will gathe
around him many permanent friends 70
the excellent house.
Speaking of Walkers Division, anothe
good soldiers same command, Col. Red
wood, will give cordial welcome to hi
many friends at Read & Hunts, 81 Maya
zine street, dealers in boots and Shoes
This is an excellent house, in quality an
workmanship-no stock in the great cit
can surpass this, while certainly no gentle
men can do more than those named. A
sc Canal street, North, Brush g. Mason, i
the elegant house has stock of fame
goods, in fine keeping with the attractiv
building. There Captain Seaman so wei
known wherever the Democrat is read; b
his attention to all, invites to the house
valued trade, the intimate knowledg
which this gentleman of the firm have @
their beautiful business, their extensiv
business connections and great trading f.
cilities, renders this beautiful house O
fancy goods, house furnishing goods, witt
their direct importations from German,
and France an unrivaled house.
Let no Lady, especially, fail to call a
Brosseau's, 10 Chartres street; no City ca
produce more obliging gentleman, Or on
who knows this beautiful business better
it is the great Carpet Store of the South
nothing can be found like it in excellence
extent and variety of every description @
Competing, floor oil cloths, caution and coco
mattings and druggetts The house is full
of every article in their line, purchaser
from all parts of the country can replenisl
with everything new in design, excellen
in quality and moderate in price, and pre-
nounce Mr.. Brosseau a gentleman of th
olden time. In this house, Masons an
Odd Fellows, true to the enrolling princi
pies of their Order, like the patriot ladie
gave their carpets for blankets, can secur
: those beautiful carpets for their halls wit
all their devices in brilliant colors, Will
the window shades and hangings are PEI