Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-13
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER
sunday IN the Crescent City-Amusements ant
Street Shows-LabOr and Cotton Prospects.
New ORLEANS, March 5, 1866.

NEw ORLEANS, March 5, 1866.
To the Editor of the Wing:
Chow deeply, darkly, beautifully blue the
great expause of ether that overhung us yes
terday, 1.-THE Sabbath), holy day by the fiat of
the Almighty, but day in this goodly or
wicked city, las your readers please), given to
the annual parade of the fremen. They were
out in full force, with banners streaming, horses
eailv caparisoned, engines FURNISHED and
covered with flowers and wreathS of roses, and
bands of music playing festive airs to the de-
light of the denzens of New Orleans
Churches were we'll nigh deserted, and houses
and homes left vacant that their occupants
might cOngregate on the streets to see and be
seen. \ Dutchman, who looked on in sober
silence until the procession passed, said
." Mine Got, vOt beepleS, and what more need
be said As usual, in these latter days in
Southern ATTITUDES, one or two military arrests
we're made. At the corner Of one Of the prln-
cipal thOroughtareS, the procession was sud
denly and uuaccOuntably halted nle OF
soldiers interviewed between the assistant mar
shals and the band the latter was quietly eS-
corted down the street, and the procession
moved on. Reported cause-they had played
.. Wearing of the Green" no, l mean Benny
Blue Flag"
All the places of amusement are open and
coming money this season. Besides the stan
dard attractions of four theatres, two or three
museums, circus tents and operas, the streets
have shows of their own-tho proprietorS de-
pending on contributions from the crowd ga
thered around. One of these street shows at
tracted me the other day. 1t was an exhibi-
ton of trained birds and white mice. Cana
ries, bullhncheS and a species of parOqueet,
sometimes called love birds, were the princi-
nal performers. Ii is a strange sight to see
them as they walk or hop up TO do the bidding
OF the trainer. A canary will lie or recline on
his back, holding long-Stemmed pipe in his
feet, the end inserted between his bill, and
smoke with apparent relish. Others are
dressed up as cOachman and fOotman, taking
proper places on q small tin coach, into which
another canary will hop and quietly await the
appearance OF one of the love birds, which, by
putting his head through a sort of collar at
| tached to the harness, draws the coach and lis
/ occupants some distance. Another one Of
these birds climbs up a small cord, by aid OF
/ feet and bill, the height OF some five feet, and
| diSplaces a miniature flag, which he brings
/ down in his bill. have touched on but part
/ of the performance to show that perseverance
and patience will accomplish very doubtful
/ things.
The accounts we get from the interior are
encouraging. The freedmen have gone to work
and the hope is that they Will continue at II
| We may then begin TO count on returning pros
Derity to the country. But, with all the labo
| that can be put in cotton this year, and will
| the most suspicious season, crop OF over ont
/ and a half million bales cannot be made. M.
estimate is one and quarter millions.
/ STRANGER.