Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26

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New ORLEANS, March 10, 20.
Everywhere about town, bust
nessi is active and brisk. On the
leVee particularly, all day long,
trade assumes an aspect of increas-
ing prosperity, ahd q speedy re-
turn tOa state of affairs 70 pattern
those Of the palmy days of yOre.
Since the North and South mu-
tually agreed to bury the Ratchet
and take q smoke, matters have
been gradually returning to their
wOnted prosperity. New Orleans
holds Just the position to be the
commercial metropolis of the
South and SOuth-Wes and, as
soon as her people wake up to this
fact, aid are induced to the rival
ny and enterprise that arr so sure
to make a city grow, her Ultimate
success is certain.
The landings here are all filled
up with freight, and from the
river above, az we'll Us various FOR.
eign and domestic coastwise ports.
0ne Of the greatest novelties in
town now, is the Niger Legisla
ture in session at Mechanics In
stitute. Perhaps | should hardly
call 1t novel, for /. is 50 perfectly
Disgusting that many Of the most
PROMINENT men in town, infnen.
tial business men, will not disgrace
themselves by visiting it. It is
most TOO serious a matter to admit
Of tTiding, the Legislation OF mat
ters relating to a State of the size
and importance Of Louisiana, yet
there are niggers holding seats
there who cannot even write their
name, or understand, SO much as
what they are voting for. They
are ''rnH' entirely by "dictators
by whose signs and motions they
voteSyea1 and nay. The respect
able citizens Of New Orleans are
constantly being subjected 10 the
most outrageous insults aud inn
pudence from their ''colored fel-
low-citizeDs," yet all Of which they
bear without u murmur. In The
h%orse-cnrs, son the streets, in
the stores, and even at their
own houses, these cursed, lazy,
good-for-nothing, yet "poOr'
"col6red people," heap insult upon
insult, of every Kind and nature,
to cultivated and intelligent citi-
zens, who are so unfortunate for
having a white skin. The amount
Of patience possible. to man IS
very great. buthuman forbearance
has bounds and some day, per-
haps not far Of, tho unfortunate
white population will assert thdr
righla, ia such q scene as win be
4tarfnRtb r~pntemplate. The city.
is now we'll filed with Strangers,
and the constant influx Il iminehse,
us you will doubtless notice by the.
long dist Of arrivals at the st.
james and City Hotels,
The GityHoteh 80 long and ia
vorably known all ovef this CONT
nent for itsunexceptiOHahlc quail
ties, is a great resort for strangers.
If you desire To lind out who is IN
town, go to the City Hotel. Pro
prietor Morse, like hts namesake
the Professor, girdles the earth,
and gath~sin pilgrims from all
lands, Hyou want to see q crowd
oftravelers, 20 70 tile City or St.
James Hotels. These. houses,
with heir unexceptionahle man-
aeement, have gained the highest
possible favor from the travelling
public. Indeed they arc the head
CenteFs of attraction for tourists
from all sections.
A singular phenomenon was wit
messed here last Thursday, u pipe
1Jinch diameter, being driven into
the ground for water when at
the depth Of sixty feet It struck n
stratum, from which a rush of gas,
accompanied by water and sand
was forced through for q distance
of fifteen feet above the top of the
pine, which continued two hours
before. il could DO stopped,
when about three cart loads Of
sand, shells, ETC., were deposited
on the premises. Truly the earth
on which we live, is like ourselves,
fearfally and wonderfully made.
The anniversary Of, st. Patrick's
day was celebrated here for the
first time in twenty years, last
Thursday, and the crowd of the
faithful" who turned out to do
homage to t~hememOry ofIreland's
patron Saint was immense.
Emmett, the famous commedian,
is meeting with great favor and
success here ut the St Charles
Theatre. He took his first benefit
"a sumner by the way) last night.
A grand mask and fancy dress
ball, in honor of Mid-Lent will
come of at the st. Charles Thea
tire tonight, All the fashionables
are on,the qGi vive.
The weather iS.delightful, rather
cool for the season, but q north
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