The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-05
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW ORLEANS. April 18th. 1870

'lon required People of every grade
character, tongue and complexion al.
to be found there, either as buyers, sel
iers or lookers-on. I am told that Sur,
Gay morning is the morning to visit the
place. The display Of meats was roth,
ing very remarkable on the morning ]
was there. There was but little game
or poultry. The fish market was well
supplied with sal: water fish, (mostly
very larse) besides crabs, craw6ah,
shrimp and other shell fish. The oys.
ters, brought to the city fresh from the
bay, are large and nice. The veeeta.
bic market presented the finest display.
klpe tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage,
baets, turnips, radishes, lettuce, onions,
potatoes, spinach, carrots, peas, all Of
this years growth, were offered in
abundance. Strawberries, mulberries,
0anannos, Japan plums, pine apples,
mango apples, cocoa nuts, Gin the green
hulls, just as picked,) and Sicily oraDg-
es were tomptingly displayed. At ev-
cry few steps was coffee stand, and
everybody seemed to be drinking cof.
fee.
Not far from the market, aud just
on the way as you return to the St.
Charles, is the Jackson Gardens, .
mass of bloom, shrubbery and green
leaves. Graded walks wind through
the little inclosure. In the center is q
bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Jack
son. On the base are cut his memora-
Die words: 'The Union, it must and
shall be preserved" This sentence
was put there by order of Gen. Butler
when be took possession of the city.
On Canal Street is a statue of Henry
Clay, on the base Of which Butler had
also inscribed an extract from one of
Clay's speeches, the substance of which
is that he (Clay) would rather be in
'trumental in removing the stain of
slavery from the character of bis couu-
try than to have achieved the victories
IT the greatest warrior. These must
have been bitter pills for the rebels of
New Orleans: but Butler gave them a
whole apothecary shop OF bitter pills
about that time.
AS may be known, Canal street, run
1ing to the river, divides the city into
'wo parts-that on one side being prin-
'ipally American, that on the other
principally French and German. A
''de to the Barracks carries you through
considerable portion of the second
part. The French opera house is on
his side. But the principal business
houses and places of interest lie on the
'ther side. The custom house, which
$ situated on Canal street, is great un-
lnished pile Of brick ard granite. Itcov-
rs whole square, and cost an immense
um Of money, the granite having been
brought from Vermont. 1t has been
'arrled up three stories, was rooted BY
len. Butler, and will probably never
'e finished. Gen. Beauregard, whose
lome is here, was the architect.
Among the streets of the city are .
lumber that arc very wide. A double
ow Of trees is planted in the middle
i these streets, and formerly the space
'etween was grown over with grass, but
low the street cars pass up and down,
lnder the trees, which afford a CRATE
ul shade. The street car system Of
New Orleans seems to be excellent
You can 80 almost anywhere in the
'ars. The inevitable mule does duty
'ere again one of these long-eared
out very useful animals dragging car
|oad OF passengers at fair rate of speed.
The city Park, lying near Lake Pont-
chartrain, Is nothing more than an in
closure of great live oaks. This was
the old dwelling ground. Not long
since, indeed, couple of chaps with
more muscle than brains, met under
these old oaks and slashed each other
to their mutual satisfaction, with
swords. The Marine Hospital, on the
same side Of the city, is built entirely
of iron, and is said to be useless. 1t
was also Gen. Beauregard's handiwork.
Among the business houses are num-
Der of fine looking buildings. The st.
Charles hotel is quite an imposing
structure. In the space around its
great pillars, in the days Of chivalry,
many man was shot down for some
word spoken in ssthe heat of debste."
On account Of the marshy character of
the ground, the dead are all placed in
tombs. There are several fire ceme-
teries near town.
The people of New Orleans claim
that it is, on the whole, remarkably
healthy city. Despite the warm wealth
er and the epidemics to which it Is
subject, they point to its mortality list
as being less in proportion to popula-
ton than that Of any other city in the
country. This may be so, but such is
not the impression. I will say, howev-
er, that [ never saw anywhere elso so
many tremendous, crushing, overpov-
erlng women as here, and if this is any
indication Of general health, New Or
leans leads the van. They are in-
mense, latitudinally and longitudinal
ly. This physical ponderosity is not