The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-12
From New Orleans

EIUIll NtW UIlbdIlS'
Trip on The great Republic Sight Scenery
in and around tho Southern MetUp0lis-
Snitten 1oiM handsome lddy-A Qli1pSG
at Beduregard and. ..HOOd-Mdking zee 6y
Ndcsinerg-JokeS on the boys that can
not be told.
New Orleans, Dec 6, 1774.
Editors IntellIgoncer:
AS l promised in my last, will now try
and give you the closing scenes OF our
trip. Before going into details will say
that have in mind number of good
jokes on several Of the Wheeling delegs-
tion, that If published would make my
letter much more interesting and read
able, but as I've been sworn to secrecy
and threatened with determination, OK.
communication and divers other terrible
punishments, if l: mentioned them, l will
have to leave that part out.
On Thursday, the Sd inst, the event oI
the day was trip down the river TO some
large sugar plantations. "Count" Schmul.
bach, Sirs Berger, Stone and myself Sc.
cured passage on the steamer "Great
Republic" which had been chartered for
the purpose, and at little past / o'clock
p, NJ. she started down the winding, tor.
tuous stream called the Mississippi. The
huge pile of lumber on which VIC were
embarked was, as your readers doubtless
remember, speculation INDUCED in by
some Pittsburgh gentlemen, which re.
suited in great loss to them. Her cost
was $4,000, and she has freight ca.
pacity OF 5000 tons, and can comfortably
accommodate some 300 passengers. Her
hull is 800 feet, beam 1853 feet, forward
hold 172 ieet, width over all 07 feet. Her
cabin is 300 feet long, 80 feet wide, aud
19 feet high. She has z boilers, size 30
feet by 40 inches Master, W. H. Thor.
wegan; Clerk, j. p. Young. But will
not take up any more OF your space with
this description, as most OF your readers
are doubtless well posted about tho di.
mensons Of this monster. We had q gay
company on board of some $50 ladies and
gentlemen, and a fine band OF music, so
the trip down was not dull by any means
The weather was very warm, the ther.
mometer ranging somewhere between rs
and so degrees. Shades of the Fourth of
July how l wished for some lighter
clothing, or some OF Gaus' cooling-ice.
water The first point of interest that
we passed was the battle ground OF Or.
leans. The "reminiscences called up by
this historic spot were sufficient to-(see
History OF the United States, PIP. y
We passed number OF sugar planta-
tions on the way, and about eighteen
miles from the city the boat landed at the
plantation OF MIR. Carr, pronounced
Ge.arr,) called the "St. Clair Plantation"
in the Parish Of Plaquemines. Mr.. Carr
treated US very cordially, and showed US
through his works. l went through the
whole thing myself, commencing by cut
ting of piece Of the growing cane for a
trophy, and then tasting the sugar in all
its various stages. Mr.. Carr told me that
his crop was tolerably good and would
produce about 400 hogsheads Of sugar.
He had an orange grove near the house
and the passengers scattered through it,
and helped themselves to the fruit. When
we got back to the boat noticed large
volume oi smoke to my left, and on ques-
tioning the pilot, l ascertained 1t was the
smoke from the boats at the leveo at New
Orleans. l asked him how lar we were
from the city, and he replied: eighteen
miles by river and four miles across the
country" This will give you some idea
OF the windings Of the Father OF Wsters."
It reminds me OF fellow, on big drunk,
trying to take both sides OF the street at
once,
We then went some three miles further
down the river and stopped at the clears.
dale Place" owned by Mr.. Henry Kearno.
chau. He has some 425 acres, OF which
he cultivates some 1858 acres. His pro-
duction this year will be some 100000
lbs. Of sugar, pretty fair crop.
Mr.. X. Is still a young man, Of fine
physique, and great activity. He is very
correct and oulspoken relative to-the al
legged outrages committed upon Louisiana,
and said that II the people were let alone
and allowed 10 manage their own affairs,
the State would soon be on good footing
again. AS IN instance OF the deprecia-
ti0n OF property under the present rule,
he cited his own place, which he valued
at 100000, and yet ho said 1t would not
bring over $4,000 If put to sale, al
though his net profits this year will be
from $4,000 to $4,000. had long
conversation with him, and obtained
some valuable information, political and
agricultural, but my letter is already
"lengthening out too long," so l must
leave lcarsdsle.
We returned 10 the city about Z P. NJ,
our hands sticky with new.made sugar,
our pockets sticking out, full OF oranges,
and our hearts sticking full ol pleasant
memories, connected with the excursion
on the Great Republic.
At night tho scenes OF tho former
nights were repeated. The halls were
crowded full OF bonnie knights and fair
lasses, and
"a thousand hearts beat happily; and when
| Muslc arose with Its voluptuous swell
Soft eyes look'd love TO eyes that spake again,
And all went merry asa marriage bell"
Friday, the 4th inst, was the great day
OF all-,he day Of the grand procession
At an carly hour people began to take
positions on the street, and patiently
maintained them for weary hours, so anx.
ious were they TO sec the sight. Win
dows, galleries, doorwsys, and steps were
filled with eager, expectant faces. The
cross streets were filled with oil sorts Of
vehicles full oil occupants. The weather
was warm and bslmy-rathcr too warm
for comfort, some West Vas thought, and
accordingly we left of our knightly attire,
and became spectators. We obtained
our first view Of the procession from the
gallery Of the Exposition Building, where
we also obtained view Of Gen. Beaure-
gard. Gen. Hood and Gen, Emory, who
were stationed there as judges 10 award
the prize offered by the Louisiana Jockey
Club, for the best-drilled Command.