The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-22
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Although two weeks have elapsed since
You heard from nae, "yot live and from
present Indications viii 10 do so for n long
time to com 80 I am fully insured lor all
that am worth against accidents or death
Business remains duh for the season
throughout the city IN every department
with now aud then "A solitary exception
This is occasioucd 10y the delay Ia bringing
forward the present Cotton Crop, The
causes of that delay you are all familiar
with, especially those particularly inter
csted Our merchants do not look for much
improvement in business before the lst Of
December next This delay viii prove u
serious one Ia many who have shouldcted
heavy oNpousos aud obligations, baHing Their
calculations ON the experience of former
years
The subject now which is uppormoH in
the minds of the people, aud which is almost
equally shared by hll, is the forthcoming
Grand State Fair, of the Mechanics aud Ag
Iicultural Fair Association Of Louisiana, 90
be- held from the goth to the 2sth of Noyem.
Der inclusive. II Is expected that nearly
every State in the Union nnd out of the
Union, so-callod will be represented at this
fair and preparations for the acconmoda
tions Of exhibitors and strangors are being
made ON a large scale II ~ believed that
the city will bc throngod on this occasion,
especially as the different railroads and scy
eral tirst class stcamboate hayn volunteered
10 transport al fair going aud fair returning
people "a half price This ia what is(euncd
doing the fair thing" AL the world aud
his wife will be on hand on this occasion,
James Donegal, OF 20 81 Charles Sreot
having received several notices from his pat
rons, that they arehostponug their pun
cnascs OF Drugs aud Medicines until they
"comc 60 the fair" is hurryiug ON the
balance ofhis stock from the North, 80 as 10
be lhseason, and he will be-
To4lay the oldst Louis Hotel "Opens for
the season II will soon be illed, rs many
families In this city will prefer aecommoda-
lions IN this first class hotel 20 keeping
house. whilc the ptesent cNorlitaut rates
are demanded for rent besides this house
has a class ofpatrous residing In the different
states. who visit this city every winter,
whose support can be relied ON.
All the regular places Of amusement are
again opened, doing paying business
Fancy Dress and other kinds OF balls are
being held nightly in various parts of tie
sr.s, which would lead us 20 suppose that
times are not as hard as croakcw would
have us believe One of two things is GER
tain-pcople participate in such omusc-
ments. who cannot afford 10, for the pur-
pose of shaking Oh the blues or else large
proportion of our population have money
20 spare. aud can afford 20 spend it IN this
manner. ! will not attempt TO decide
which is the legitimate reason.
Tonight and a. morrow night, &C it does
not come on to-night), the population will
be watching for the Shooting Star display
which j. promised us 10y the Astronomer,
aud others Grcat will Doe the disappoint-
n,ent III they do not shoot in this dircction.
II Is rumorcd to-day that President Johp-
son will visit the South within the next few
weeks II he should do sd, De will mcct
with u more hearty welcome than any man
ever did within onr borders Hts stand in
behalf of the South Is fully appreciated.
which fact we will prove when opportunity
offers. CRESCENT CITY.