, 1872-12-27
Need Of Eyange|ists---The French Cathe.
dral and Market---BoWi~-
Knives.
Butler and ly:...French and Spanish
Louisiana...!The Southwestern
Desperate.
How tho Americans Made New
Or1eans---Crco1e Freaks.
From. Our Osrn Correspondent
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20, IS

FINANCES.
New Orleans pays about two-thirds OF all the
State taxes ofLouisiana contributes chiefly to
railway building, and has q municipal debt OF
above s25. 900. The taxation is outrageous,
in many cases greater than rent Five dollars
and quarter are assessed for State and city
taxes, and the property is set down at Its 1ulA
7aluation In few Of our Northern towns the
rates are as high, but we seldom are assessed at
above go per cent Of the true valuation. The
city tax alone in New Orleans is S2.75 on the
hundred.
good deal of the debt Of Louisiana was in
cured before the war. Only the Texas d Mobile
Railroad has been since created.
THE FRENCH POPULATION
of New Orleans GRO Of itt1o utility, looked ut
through American epec.acles. vast portion OF
the town is owned by rapacious spenthrifts who
live il, France, aud who anticipate their money
before it is due.
TEE RICHEST RESIDENT PERSONS
gre said to be r. 3. Burnside and DR.. Mercler.
Robert YicElifre, who Bourbonized and voted
for Grant, pract1sc5 law at Bayou Sara, and Is
vcll of. Paul 0. Hcbort, who now supports
Warmott, has an ostengiblo residence at her
Vile. but really lives in New York. Var
moths lavy er, and tie most successful practl-
toner, perhaps, in the State, is T. J. Semmes, .
cousin Of Raphael Semmes, privateer. The peo~
ple Of Mobile seem to respect Semmes, and think
it very queer he should work SO hard and be
noor. when he took go much money from the
merchant captains. The New Orleans semmes
is bland gentleman, against whom
somebody hurled card, While I
was in New Orleans, and accused
him Of setting up jobs, decoys, and schemes OF
plumber, that he might enrich himself by the
common ruin of parties and society. don't be-
leye this He looks too oily for it.
When you SEQ
vAE17o1H AND sEs1srEs TOGETHER,
as it was my privilege to do, you see the defunct
South and the diseased North rubbing nosee.
There was old Mr. somnes, with his large, bald
ial, benevolent, pries!ly head, opening his Pc
cunious ea< to the glib whisper Of the war moth.
11onPur.
4 great New Orleans chap in his time was Paul
Morphy, the chesE-player. He is now lawyer,
with very moderate SUCCESS, but very exquisite
costume.
Melville Soule son Of Pierro soule, practises
law What great, adroit, and extinguished mon
were those three,-so typical OF New Orleans
eoULE, BENJAMIN, AND sLDErL!
sl:derl was the great organizer, Bonjam the
genius and Soule the orator. But what remalns
of either? Soulo, however, Was the nobler hu-
man s;lll1t, ..e tz~itor ~@ heart benjamin
was the enemy Of m.n, and Sidcu the enemy OF
his birthplace.
IoSGsTREET.
Tho iafantilo Confederatcs quarrelled with
James Longstreet fur taking an honorable Fede-
rg1 Office, while every mothers son Of them will
scramble like q set Of boot-backs after q
tsshine" at the mention Of my slnecure place tc
lot. Beauregard is President Of street-1ailroadf
Hasy Hey on Tex go
Conr ess; and Dick Taylor is said to have made
$40, 20 4 yeex by the lease Of the Pontchartrai1
Canal. Longetreet has filled several positions
honesy aud Ho he secna has 10 me aes' to '1 haT
tried 10 10 right and useful eyer q
makes mistake IN forming new alliance at tn
NEST iuauspcious moment, he has had the man
Iuess not to he discounted by 1eers.
CASEY AND PACKARD.
James 7. Casey, Collector Of the Port, is nc
the head Of the opposition to Marmoth, Tor b
is not a man of worldly force. That oppositio
is led by Packard the Marshal "a heavy, bi
ious, moroso man, who ought to be attending
his business. \ good deal used to be said abor
tho incorruptibiliiy Of Southern society; bu
when VIC coma to politics, the South will be foun
to have the most mutirous, factlous, and disc
gani;ed political society in this country. Iho1
are bankers snd big rats in New Orleans vi
have been behind every swlnda2 OF consequent
which the Legislature has voted.
EATING.
Before got to Now Orleans, I WAS told that
would get nothing to eat. Ae my time was LIZ
tied there, and wanted to see both sides, Q
cupicd two hotels at tho same t;:ne,-one in Il
Trench quarter and the other, the st. Charlie
The food at both was as good as one could q
sire. The claret much superior to tavern-claret
women than during neighbours at the
Charles. II
THE WOMEN OF TIE SOUTH
were conscious OF their responsibilities. what !
sx-1.1 - $,1r fprr md oY mi
icai passions and public morals. But many
theEo women arc still lighting out tho War, q
turning The household circle into sort OF CRU
bling lvceun,. Tic word "1ankee." :, hoWev
hss been erased from polite society in the Sout
aud, after while. shall have 3 nomenclat1
wherein we eau all talk. think thu: tho sou
wants
EyASdELIsTs,
moral and religious ovansests OF the old rev
<al kind who can harrow the hearts and distul
the homes OF thoughtless aud hate-maklng pt
plo. We need in this country grand and sc
zine Week Of Thanksgiving, whcro there n
be universal prayer fer more charity and mi
cheerfulness. II it were Tot for tue church
til ere would be littl society in many parts
the United States. But
THE PASTORS,
700 often, arc the mere seryitors Of passion.
leading Rebel pastor Of Now Orleans, who k'
upa great deal of fuss during the WAT agal
tho American nae, is said to 1e still display
his gizzard in his sermons while many Rep
lcans told mo that tue Chaplain Of Congre
Newman, whose biography I touched up
gear, was the same political fcctor around =
aral ,Canby that llo has since been around
President and Cabinet. 4 noble spirit in
pulpit, teaching men humility and magnanim
Is always 10 bo reyercd as statesman,
we'll as an apostle but parson Keeping
strife, and limiting through his sermons
points Of worldly controversy, Is very unlo,
character. :,
Newman has behaved very well of !!
and the PRAYER that he made just after Greei
death WAS q finely-cut and sterling tribute
said to Senator schurz that it WAS . tlne th
'.Yes," said Scllurz, " he is always eloquent.
THE FRENCH CATHEDRAL
Visited the Cathedral in New Orleans On
way to tho French Market carly one morn
It is eighty years old, and is called the Cattle
OF ST. Louis. 1t is in bastard architecture,
elevation and spire without model, and on eli
side are buildings apparently Of the same
which are used as courts, a11,aoyies, etc. A
f;no square, full Of tropical blooms, is be
tne Cathedral. in tho midst Of ri
Is that rrancing statue OF Jacl
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