The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-24

The Port Gibson Standard of the goth saws I:
we were very much pleased on Saturday TO see
load OF finely made brooms on our streets for
SALE These brooms were made by q colored man.
on the Frsncs place, near Grand Gulf from bru al
raised on the same place. We were also pleased
to see that our citizens manifested desire to on
courage this initial step In what we believe TO bo
or future destiny BY promptly purchasing the
brooms, we'll buy them. While on the subject of
brooms, we might as well make clean sweep-
and mention that We were told on Saturday thst
two gentlemen of this place have 1t 10 contempa-
ton to start regular broom factory.n
The Bay st. Louis Gazette Of 2lst saws: Thu
piney woods counties of Mississippi are noted for
the excellent quality and great sweetness of their
potatoes. Those raised in the rich sluvial bot.
toms of neighboring States may become larger,
but are always watery and inspid. OF late several
patents have been granted for different kinds of
Crying apparatus, by the use Of which this vaIu-
able eeculent can be dried, stored away and used
for years after the crop is gathered. If this
apparatus should turn out to work well. and
become generally introduced Into this country, Il
would create quite revolution In agricultural
Affairs hereabouts. Sweet potatoes pay better
Than any other staple crop, with the sole excep-
ton OF q bearing orange orchard better than
co ton, tobacco or sugar."
wednesday night. says the Meridian Daily
Gazette, after the performances of Dan CasteIlo's
circus had commenced. and the band struck M
ole OF those stirring airs so bewiderng to the
souis vi uaW uecenuants, o Snowman came out
OF the pavilion and mingled Familiarity with the
crowd OF darkeys on the outside. Picking out tke
most eale- looking one he would ssy "Do YOU
want to 60 into the show?" II answered aujrma
lively he would take bis victims hat with tie
promise OF returning 1t and pass him in. This
movement continued until about thirty delighted
freedmen had been taken In. After the show was
over ell these luckless wigbts were compelled 10
work Ike Turks for about three hours, loading the
cars with the seats, etc., in order to redeem their
head pieces. and q big stick In the hands of big
man made them exceedingly lively.
The water Valley Eagle says: There Is, pro-
badly. no point on any of our great lines Of rail
way in the South, more favorable for the estab
lishment OF all kinds OF manufactures than Water
Vslley. The proposition, indeed, needs no sreu-
ment to prove IL: any one has but to come here
and look around him TO be convinced of the fact
Here is abundant water for the generation of
steam power, and plenty Of cheap wood for fuel.
IN all directions aud In nexhaustbe Quantities
BESIDES here all around u.s. but particularly in tho
negbboring counties TO the eastward, is plenty of
cheap labor-cheap white labor, too-that can al
ways be relied on. The counties referred to
are filled with young white people, both male and
female who would be glad TO find something to
DO IN manufacturing establishments"
The Canton Mail says: We urge the live at
home plan. the abandonment Of the principle of
having our corn cribs and meat houses beyond
the Ohio river. Not only do we see that those
thrive best who pursue this course, but we see
hat those of us who have depended on the North
: est Tor supplies have been pouring wealth into
he lap OF an enemy-we contributed 10 thu
treDgth OF those who are crushing Us. The
srmers OF the North and West are thriving and
rowing rich"