The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-11
INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS.

AsfEOIAL EVENING TELEGRAPH CoBREsPONDENoE ]
NKw ORLEANS, La, April 6.-From the tele-
graphic dispatches which notice in the North
ern papers, one would be inclined to think
that the removal of Mayor Monroe, and the
Attorney-General ofthe State, by General Sheri-
dan, had excited the greatest indignation
through different parts of the South. Such,
permit me TO say, is not the case, The re-
moval of these two gentlemen from Office has
been applauded by the people of Louisiana, in
the case of Monroe particularly so. He never
was man of much standing, and during his
term of office completely lost the little conf
dence formerly reposed in him by the people
of this city. Mr.. Heath, the present Mayor
is gentleman well known in the community,
and universally respected.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the news
papers and prominent men to effect good
feeling between the North and South, have
noticed feeling of intense animosity on the
part of most Southern men towards the North.
Uusually this feeling is hidden, but despite
the effort made to keep it concealed, it some
times breaks forth in the shape of the most
violent abuse of Yankees and Northern insti-
tutions generally. In all my travels through
the streets of the Crescent City, have failed
to notice single picture of any of the promi-
nent Union officers, while scores Of "Confed"
gentlemen stare you in the face at every
corner and in the most OF the hotels.
Mentioning the hotels reminds me of the
fact that there are more hotels, restaurants,
and tayerns in this city than any city have
ever visited. 1t appears to me that, on an
average, every fifth house is place of refresh
ment. have wondered how so many of these
institutions could be supported, and, after
mature consideration, l have concluded that
they manage to live by patronizing each other.
They are among the most gorgeous in the
country, and seldom forget to charge good
rohnd prices, particularly to strangers. will
do them the justice, however, to say that they
are far more modest than most of the other
cities on the Mississippi between here and
Cairo.
To-day is as warm here as you usually have
it in Philadelphia in the middle of June. The
trees have been in full leaf for some weeks,
and we now luxuriate in green peas, straw
berries, and other delicacies of a vegetable
character which the Quaker City will not see
for weeks yet, unless we send them up.
Business here is dull. The past season has
not been up to the usual standard, and trade
appears to be falling off much earlier than
usual.
The Western leviathan, the steamer Great
Republic arrived here yesterday from Pitts
burg. She is by far the largest and most
magnificent boat ever launched on the Western
waters. She attracts considerable attention,
and at every point on her trip down was
visited by thousands of people. The threats
that were made by some of the inhabitants at
Memphis, that they would burn her should
she dare to come down the river, have thus
far failed to trouble her in the slightest. She
takes her place tomorrow as a regular packet
between New Orleans and St. Louis.
The river, which has submerged most the
bottom lands from Baton Rouge to Cairo, and
further up on the Ohio, is gradually subsiding
at this point, and no fears are now entertained
of any new breaks in the levee