The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-07-27
NV oKlrAxs. July is. 1871.

-MdtrtmOny.
NEW ORLEANS, July is, 1871.
To the stranger the seCrescent City" is at
tractive only in the winter, in the season Of
busy life, of gayeties and of amusement
unnumbered, so with visions of yellow fever
and funeral professions looming up ever
before him he keeps away from the 'Queen
City of the South" until the first white frost
has removed all dan 1er-but to one Ito the
manor BORN" with friends to give him a
kindly greeting at every step and with a
mind ever alert to the peculiarities and
beauties of the paris of America" New
Orleans is always attractive, be it winter or
summer. Here you meet with people OF
every nation and of every cline, and thou
sands of objects of interest, which are not
met with elsewhere on this continent, enga-
ges your attention and afford you subjects
for reflection, while novelties amaze you
and surprising beauties enchant you. New
Orleans is probably the most European or
rather the most cosmopolitan of any city
in the United States, and yet no people are
more warmly attached to the old constitu-
tion-the old and-marks-while at the
sametime none South of Mason and DixOn's
z
now more thoroughly Southern in their
feelings, of course this does not apply to
those who have bent the plant knee to
Baal, politically speaking. Hence we were
pleased, therefore, that business called us to
the city last week, and with straws (Strauss)
to show US which way the wind blew, and
with tailor (TaylorJ to fit us to {, (tea)
and a power (Power) to make our paths
paths of pleasantness," we spent three days
most agreeably in the city. Ofcourse we put
up at the ''City Hotel" the great and favorite
resort of Mississippians, 1.-The world and the
rest of mankind"-(Darw excepted,)
and were most sumptuously entertained
with all 1.-THE delicacies and suostantials of
the season." done up in the most appetising
style, by the 'chtef de cuisine" of the City,
while to our weary bodies were furnished
luxurious couches upon which natures re-
storer could be eHjoyed until the rising of
the morning sun: TO the chief CLERK, "
Watson, Esq, of the City Hotel, and his
polite and attentive assistants, the writer
and our Jackson party are indebted to many
courtesies. May the City" ever continue
in such good hands as X. S. Morse, Esq,
Proprietor, and his worthy aids.
Contrary to expectation. New Orleans is
perfectly healthy, no "EeHow Jack" there
yet with his jaundiced eyes to scare people
worse than the Ku Klux, and the citizens
generally believe they will have no sick
ness this summer, notwithstanding the
great overflow of the city two months ago,
Business is not so dull as might be suppos-
ed-there is some trade going on, and
lively Fall and Winter trade is generally
expected. Money is plentiful in the Banks,
and very low for those who can make ''gilt
edged" negotiable paper. or can give mort
gage on good real estate in the city. "Coun- |
try paper" is touched very lightly, If at all.
Very many improvements are in progress
all over town, new and elegant buildings
are being erected, old ones TemOdeled or
renovated, showing confidence in the flu
ture. Prominent among these Is the reno
walton and retitting of the st. Louis Hotel |
that grand old architectural pile on st. |
Louis street. between Charities and Royal |
streets in the French part of the city, and |
which was built over thirty years ago by |
the Improvement Bank Of New Orleans" |
and which, from some cause or other, has |
had more vicissitudes during its existence, |
than any hotel in the United States. Three |
hundred thousand dollars have been sub |
scribed to put the building in first class Or
der by the 1st of November next. ard the
enterprising gentlemen at the head of the
undertaking are determined to spare no
pains nor expense to restore the edifice to
its pristine glory and magDificence. With
an experienced hotel keeper at the head of
it it will be quite an addition to New Or
leans.
s'burnt corner" at the Intersection of Canal
and Charities, which has given way to a
beautiful block of three fine stores. four
stories high, with French mansard roof, &c.
The old Custom House, too, which was
commenced in 1874, and has fingered 10
these many years from completion. while |
Congress has voted millions of dollars to |
other localities North, not one tenth so inn |
portant, is at last to be completed-One hun |
bred and seventy-fi five thousand dollars hav-
ing been appropriated by the last Congress |
towards this object. Indeed, the neglect OF
Congress to finish the Custom House al
New Orleans years ago, is the most dis
graceful act of this and all past administra- |
lions for the last fifteen years.
Some enterprise is being displayed in the
city in various ways-the railroads taking |
the lead--Morgan's Texas railroad now re- |
ceives its freight opposite jackson square, |
and transfers loaded trains, BY its own Fer
nv boats directly to its track across the riv- |
er; the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas K. |
r. date ChatanOoga.) Is now running three /
passenger trains a day to Mobile, and with |
over seventy-five miles of road finished up |
the Mississippi River, is rapidly coursing its |
j. q @. n. r. X. is rapidly being rebuilt |
through the swamp; an army of laborers |
and mechanics are engaged upon the work /
under the direction of that accomplished /
engineer, Capt. j. j. Conway, to whom ev-
cry assistance is afforded by the energetic /
SUPERINTENDENT, Z. Q. Sewall, Esq.-only /
two miles of work, but the heaviest, remain |
to be done that the trains may run through.
1t is thought the work will be finished by I
the 18th Of August. Far from the break in |
the road being disagreeable to passenger
travel, almost every one enjoyed the ride of
two hours on Lake PontchartraiD, from Pass
Manchac to the city very much, and re-
turning the same way, Saturday evening,
we had the pleasure of witnessing the most
gorgeous setting of the sun on the Lake that
mortal eye ever Toasted upon in any land
1t alone was worth the price OF the trip
Mr. Sewall informed us that fifteen miles of
new iron was just arriving to relay the track
of the n. o.. J. & G. N. r. X. from Tuga-
loo to Canton
Among other enterprises displayed in
New Orleans of late, besides its railroads,
its ice mandatory, its extensive cotton
factory, its great canals, ETC.. etc. an extern
sive Map and photographic establishment
mas sprung. full fIedged, into existence,
where the most beautiful and perfect work
manship is executed by the most accom-
plished artists, most of them imported spe-
cially from Europe, because of their great
proficiency and skill in that kind OF work.
/ need not say that refer to the Map estab-
lishment of Capt. I. s. Hardee, the projec-
tor and compiler of the most perfect and
beautiful Map of Mississippi and also of
Louisiana ever before offered to the public.
The New Map of Mississippi is q chef a. eN-
ore of perfection and it is hoped that Capt.
Harlee will meet with that encouragement
in its extensive sale which he so justly de-
serves We were shown, here. also, q Lith-
ograph of Barnes Hotel at Pass Christian,
executed by Mr.. Hugh Lewis, AN accom-
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