The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-21
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
Special Correspondence of the New orsan. ors.osn.I

Special Correspondence of the New Orleans Creecent
ST. LOUIS. April Is, 1868.
The fickle month of April is delighting our cit.
zens with almost every imaginable kind of wea-
ther We have had snow and ice sufficient to kill
the young buds and render slim our chances for a
good fruit crop, and now it rains like the devil
about every fifteen minutes daily, and thunders
end ightnings TO the satisfaction of all concerned
We thought for the SeUerdHh time yesterday th At
each shower would be the last and fiue, settled
weather would follow, but after dark it poured
down in torrents, and continued to late hour
To-day the indications are that the same pro
grsmme will be repeated.
The different railroads running east from this
city are in competition against each other in the
rates Of fare to New York. The Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad, tickets over which road
were formerly sold at the railroad offices under
the Planters House, recently opened an office of
their Own-ssd to be the finest 10 America-and
reduced the fare to New York from s36 to s2s
Other roads reduced also, and competition has run
10 such an extent that fare at present from ST.
Louis to New York is only $40. This is fun for
travellers, but there can't be any money in it for
the railroads. 1t seems there is no reduction in
fsre TO other eastern points, NOR from New York
westward.
Charlie Lent, conductor on the Pacific railroad,
has been sued for $40 900 damages for slandering
Mrs. Matte A. Wood. The alleged slander oc,
cured at Warrensburg. Missouri, in March, 1867
in the presence of a large number of passengers.
tiff names too indecent for publication and stat
ing that she had her photograph taken in a nude
condition.
No less thsn three cutting ARRAYS occurred in
this city on Monday night, all of which were su-
perinduced by the excessive of ardent spirits.
The cutters" in each case were "agitated with
benZine." Painful, though not fatal wounds were
inflicted and the "cuttees'' are doing as well as
could be expected. No arrests were made, the
offenders eluding the vigilance (?) of the police.
" It's wonderful how they do it, bat they do"
Business on the landing is good, and heavy ship.
ments are being made South. The Bismarck left
last night with 1000 tons, and has enough engaged
betWe cen here and Cairo to ill out. She will be
followed by the Ruth, which is announced to leave
tomorrow. The Magenta is announced to leave
on Friday. and the Arthur will clear on Saturday.
Among the boats first due from New Orleans are
the Carroll, Magenta, Republic and Virginia.
ID. G. Martin, of New Orleans, was registered
at the Paschall House yesterday.
Owing to the pluvioUs condition of the weather
amusemeDis have not been very numerously at
tended since my last.
AT DeBar's, those sterling artists Mr.. and Mrs.
Watkins are playing to delighted audiences. The
" Lost Cause" was produced very effectively last
night, and will be repeated to night. The weather
is so uncertain though that people are rather in
clined 10 remain at home at nights. l called on
the prOveTbially good nstured "P. g." at the
boxOffice last night--the first time had seen him
since his retuTn-and he speaks in the highest
terms of praise Of the good people of the Cres
cent City. He will act charge d'afdtres for
DeBsr tall the close of the season. ana then start
for Minnesota, in pursuit of piscatorial pleasures
in the placid waters Of Lake Minnetonka.
AT the Varieties, Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard and
their performing dogs, Carlo and Hector, are
great cards, and would fll the house if the
weather was not so outrageous.
The Peak Family, Swiss Bell Ringers, performed
TO large houses four nights last week, at Mercan-
tile Library Hail. Their success was deserved.
The Olympic is successfully running the Seven
Sisters.n RAINBOW.