Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-14

New Orleans, on "Wednesday night Last, al
torA rlsannt adouln N lusi four weeks
Had his linss written from New Orlean
reached lhelr dcstlnallon,w we should Of hav
pennsl Ibis article, bul The Dolby Of III
malls caused by The late food, have do
iainel our letters until hey arc rsndOrel
useless
Our lssl was dated at Houston on ih'
92l uli,, on the same evening, our party
took passage on board the beautiful Bayou
steamer J II. Whllelaw, Capt. Pat, Chris
tlan, hound for Galveston left the wharf al
precisely 4 o'clock, cnjoyed ono Of those
bounUfully gotten up supp,rs which, in GU
experience OF travelling ara alouc to b
found ON the Buffalo Bayou boats, aud aflei
a plcasan, nishfs'ros, reached Galveston,
u little after day light on Friday morning.
We cannot leave the boat however, without
making particular mentlon-of her and 9th
cr steamers plying on this route Every
one who has over Travelled ON the boats Of
the old established "s,erri,ts line p'in day.
gone by, can appreciate he comfort, nay
luxury, Of the accommodations. A good
nights rect, on clean beds, substantial
and luxurious supper and quick and easy
transit, afler tho business hours of city life,
are the returns given for tho moderate faro
of So. The Silver Cloud and St, Clair
Capt, slorrilts boats, a'o row on the line
aud have been since carly last Fall. l
tried the st. Clair last Fall, found them
equal If not superior in'thcir table comforts
and accommodations to the boats of former
years, and this trip on the Whitlaw con-
WINGED me that she was not whit behind
the other boats. They all deserve, as they
are receiving, tho generous and hearty sup
port Of tho travelling public.
On reaching Galveston We found the 6ne
steamer Matagorda, Capt. Lewis of tho
Harris & Morgan line, just ready to leave,
and as a portion of our party, who had pre-
ceeded us to Galveston the day previous,
had taken passage on her, we also went on
board, and at II o'clock =. NJ, OH Friday
we were plougbing our way down Calves
ton Bay. We had on board l0S cabin and
so Storage passengers; this was rather
more in the cabin than the ship was intend
ed TO accommodate, but all seemed anxious
to get on, and were willing to put up with
little inconvenience ofroom. We steamed
over the bar at about II and were soon
convinced of the fact Of our being "at sca,"
by the gentle rolling of the vessel. Diu-
ner coming on about !, most of the passen-
gers were able to do duty at the table,
though some Of tho party were paying their
respects to Father Neptune, by relieving
themselves of their breakfast. The trip
over, however, was rather moro pleasant
than usual-but few were sick, and these
only slightly so, and a fter q rapid run of
about 80 hours, We made tho s. W. Pass,
and passed into tho mouth of the Father of
Rivers, at P. NJ, on Saturday. fog in
the river, during the night, however, de-
tanned US some hours, and it was about 10
o'clock on Sunday morning before we
reached the city. l cannot forbear adding
my need of commentator TO a card of a
portion Of the passengers, expressing their
Of the ship and her very gen
tlemanly officers. The 'Matagorda" Capt.
Lewis, will do to travel on Lon g may she
wayel
Landing at New Orleans, We straightway
made our way to the 'city Hotel, +" that hos
ptable and comfortable home of the travel
err which viii long be remembered by ex-
Confederates, where we were soon made to
feel at home by the appearance of several
old acapaintances from Texas.
New Orleans, ifanything, is more lively
and presents more evidences Of business
than | ever remember to have noticed be-
fore. Her merchants are as active and en-
her hotels as we'll filled and as
we'll kept, her places of amusement as va
ried and attractive, her people as generous
and aospitable, and her Canal Street, that
promenade which is to New Or
leans what Broadway is to New York, as
fashionable and as great a resort for the
beauty and fashion Of the city rs ever.
During our stay in the city VIC had the
pleasure Of forming the acquaintance Of
Mr.. Holbrook, of the Picayune, and DR.. II.
r. Gilbert of the Times, to each of whom
we tender our kindest thanks for their at
tenlion to us while in the city. We also
found our old friend Capt. L. G. Wharton,
formerly of ihe,Pic., at his new Office on
Common street, prepared to transact bust
ness of any kind for Texans. The firm
name is Wharton & sandcliffe, and they
propose to do a general Commission bust
ness and pay particular attention to the
Newspaper Agency business. They are
already the agents for nearly every paper
Of note in Texas, as well as those from
other Southern States. Their chicc No Ito
Common Street, is the general resort for
Texas editors, and Texans generally. We
cordially commend them TO the attention Of
our friends. We shall publish their card
next week.
We also met in New Orleans, our cotem-
pordry, Col. Ward Taylor, Jra of the JEFF
ferson Jimplecute, who reached the city o
day or two before we LETT He informed us
that he was awaiting there the arrival of o
new power press, which he had purchased
for his paper. The Jimplecute, he informed
US was prospecting, and the fact Of q neces-
sily for power press in the Office was an
abundant evidence of the fact to us. We
wish him aud his paper all the success
which they SO richly deserve.
Amongihc old personal friends whom
we met in the city, was Col. n. W. Towns,
Of Lamar county, just returned from the
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