The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-15
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
THE GREAT sTORM--DESTRUCTIO OF
PRopERTY-JEwI HOLIDAYS
GENERAL NEWS, ETC, ETC.


GENERAL NEWS, ETC, ETC.
New se ga.s e., 1869.
FRIEND DEMOCRAT
Since the terrible storm of 1856, dur
ing which the calamity of Last Island
occurred, l do not remember SO disa
greable day as last Sunday was.-
The sky was overhang with pall-like
clouds, the rain descended with steady
vigor and the wind, in perfect gale
from the North, swept through our
streets, which were as deserted and
desolated as a country church yard
From the neighborhood of 95, the ther-
mometer fell to below 20, making a
change to warm clothing necessary,
and even then, the change being SO
sudden, comfort was out of the ques
ton. "Lord pity those who are on
the gulf or our lake such day as this"
exclaimed many of our citizens, as they
thought of the accidents that have oc-
Cured during the storms of former
seasons, but as yet we have heard of
no serious disasters involving the loss
of human life. A little shower of half
an hour always makes Julia, Girod and
other streets in the rear of the city,
perfect little lakes, from which fact
my readers can form some idea of the
condition of the suburbs when this
storm ceased. The water came in as
far as Broad street, running the gardens
and making sad havoc with the inn
provements out that way.
AT THE LAKE END.
| At the new shell road terminus,
where the Carrollton railroad cars were
to stop, the water came mp so that the
people were compelled to take refuge
in the hotel. Tho water covered the
shell road as far as the Halfway
House, and many trees were blown
laying across the road. At Milneburg,
the terminus of the Ponchartrain rail
road, where the lake boats land, the
destruction of property was very great,
and will be more severely felt, because
the improvements were mostly new,
having been made since the destruc-
tive storm Of last year. In some places
the water was over three feet deep ;
the bath houses were washed away,
fences destroyed and the gardens
washed away. The Ponchartrain cars
were stopped early Sunday, it being
found impossible to run to the lake.
The water came up rs far as GENTLY
station, and was SO deep that it went
into the furnace Of the engine and put
out the fire. The Mobile Mail boat
was obliged to seek another harbor fol
safety, and the lake coast steamers did
not come in at all.
i NEW ENTERPRISES.
1 I understand that Senator Sprague
Of Rhode Island has purchased two
thousand acres of land on cold Red,
for a plantation, to be worked Will
Coolie labor. There is M nI.oubt Ina
during re Coming Co season many Chi
|nesc viii be introduced into the State
and we shall have an opportunity t.
test their qualities as laborers. An ex
tensive Cotton Seed Oil Factory is nov
building in Shreveport, designed t
use all the seed that can be obtained
, in that section of the country. Thes
are enterprises that deserve encour
agement. We want active, energeti
, settlers and extensive manufactures
During 1868, over thirteen thousan'
Charter Oak Cooking Stoves wer
made and sold. Think of that for on
: item of st. Louis business. Whel
shall we have such extensive estab
lishments We have one cncouragin
fact, however, of the Charter GA
StOves--Oyer three hundred thousan'
e dollars worth were sold by Rice Bro
theirs e. Co., SO and 81 Camp and Sc
Magazine streets. This shows energy
1 perseverance and business capacity {
u high order. The stores of Rice Bro
theirs g. Co., are among the best loca
e ted and most spacious in the Soutl
Y and are always stocked with CON
9 plete assortment of cutlery, edge tool
b tin plate, timers stock and timer
q tools, etc. They are also agents fo
the Seth Thomas Clocks, splendi
time keepers, in all styles and at price
: that make them within the reach {
every family. These clocks SO we
g made and reliable, and in the hands ,
: such agents, it will not be long befol
J, they arc known in every town and vi
y lage in the South.
STREET NOTES.
The Jewish New Year has just pas
ed, and on account of the ceremoni
and Obseivances of the time, the plac
Of business Of nearly all our fellow
citizens of that faith were closed. TIL
Y gives ono an opportunity to see no
! extensive our Jewish population
y and to one not well posted, the nun
+ Der is much larger than would be e.