Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-02
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE
Immense Influx of Visitors to the Crescent
City,. MemphlaHs there In Force
Newspaper Gossip, Etc, etc.
sr. CHARLEs HorEL.

The city is perfectly alive with stran-
gers who are anxious 10 witness the
! celebration of .Mardi GrdS. 1t Is said
1 that the pageant and festivities upon
that occasion will excel anything here
! tOfDre seen in New Orleans. The far
/ famed Hardi G,rds ball, tOsbe given at
/ the Opera House, has created quite a
! fiutteT among the fair ladies and gall
/ liant gentlemen now in the city, from
which anxiety our Memphis delega-
4 ton is not an exception You can
meet a Memphian everywhere, at any
! street corner; in fact, Memphis has
/ turned out in force. We notice on the
! books of the hotel Major SeversOn and
Enlily. Mr.. Jesse Page and family,
] Colonel Duff, Major Pamplin, and a
host of fair ladies well-knOwn in Mem
phis fashionable society. The Great
Republic, with its party of excursion
| is Is. Is expected in tonight.
We were detained last Thursday
night six hours at Grenada, awaiting
the Central railroad train. The de-
tention was caused by a run on =
near Water Valley. The frightful
disaster Of next day clstquite a gloom
over many persons in the city, who
feared thar relatives or friends were
I lost on that ill-fated FO3d. The New
| Orleans Iisles published a list OF the
| killed and wounded this morning, OBJ
tanned by special telegranls from the
I scene of the accident. BY the by, We
called at the Times Office, and met that
genial gentleman, Major Dill, who
( presides over the news department.
! I'VE were warmly greeted by the Ma
/ jOr. but he complained that the AP-
I PEAL, exchanges do not reach him.
( His complaint was certainly com
pliment to the APPEAL, for he re-
GREETED not being able to survey its
Well-fIled columns. We were also
greeted at The Times Office by Mr.. Ma
pier Bartlett, to whose versatile pen
/ the Times owes much OF its literary
merit. We We're Fortunate enough 10
/ pick up a copy Of his d" Stories OF the
l Crescent City, published by the Times
lob printing establishment, No. y
Camp street. 1t is a compilation Of
newspaper stories originally published
in the Times. They are written in
the style aud tone OF the best of
French novels, and give literal and
literary account OF many strange
Z
in this charming city.
The sprightly L0tts closes an en-
gagement tonight at the St, Charles
TheatCr, where she has been captlva-
ting young New Orleans with the
Fire Fly, or Under Two Flags.
As in Memphis, 50 has she carried
New Orleans by storm. The prOpriety
of Memphis would be shocked in New
Orleans, where all the theaters are
open Oh Sunday night with impunity.
You knOwa sacred concert IS Ob-
iectiOnabIe to the OutTageOusiy virtu
Gus OF Memphis, but what would they
say to g rendition of Les Dragons dc
TilIQrs or GOunod's ''Faust?p OF the
latter they would be right IN saying
''the devil has taken the town. even
though he appeared as German devil
We 90 not refer to Memphis seer
man moyeLnent," for We DO net be-
IieVe THEY can play Ehat role.
Business appears 10 be brisk IN the
city. The landing presents this ap-
pearance even to a Memphis man VINO
witnessed the late "freight blockade"
10 year city. Canal street presents
charming apPoaFsnce every evening
when the ladies are Out Il force. 1t
is an open question whether the
blondes or bTHHetteS carry OIL the hOa-
Ors; the blondes, from abroad or the
6rz,nctfes at home, is the question.
We viii moi dare to decide, and viii
only say OF both after the manner Of
Byron;
' II were much better to have both than
neither"
We went out to Lake POntchFatrain
this morning, from the foot Of Canal
street. The sea breeze from the Gulf
g4s truly refreshing, while the Lake
presented 3 charming appearance from
the pier; sails GC;.ed the horizon in
every direction. The MoDiie steamer
came in while We remained on the
pier, bringing 10 The city a crowd OF
visitors.
Knowing the procrustean standard
Of length given TO newspaper cores
pOndeuts, we will close, and write
again on Tuesday night, giving you
an .seaogpt Of tfrfIf f,rsyy Opal