New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-23

been ,ound." and pracuced, whieh proves pm
ross and the substitution OF new ways ior ths oiu
T,omns ia a La,dator ieDtports ach. however aud OPP
poses innovatlons% snen a. T ittemnt even an
enumeration OF the various mover essays AZ hanui
turing in the South wond tahe rnSre oraans for
instance The manufacture OF cigars sst year ainouh
TO 10 100000 number, made Ia iio unorera In@ m
ments. constituting large All, atu tn,n these
terest there The revenue derived IRON tneSo
establishments by the uni1 r o, s ,ronhin. have
furnished more than thousand skilled workmen TO ihls
orr mn their own tobacco, imported from their own
plantations The canning oil iFdlt snu h'nh
sSes 80 nrndiahle business OF 1t. At the great
slauc htering houses for cattle the noou Ter ~
M valued al $50 per ton made in large quantities.
on ~ taiiow and neatsoot oil The hoos are sent 10
France make fancy bpxcs for toiet.aic' - To- mo
horns To Boston, as has been satiricaly stated Ior @
purpose of eyading the Maine liquor law Even tno
law and shinbones shipped 10 the same place. No Do
made into buttons and knife handles These stuener
honses snnport at least 1000 and their families.
The New Orleans founderes make sugarlnlls, o,n
presses boilers steam engines ordinary castings, w.
at reasonable prices AZ to defy outside W %
There are Laboratories in which all Kinds OF pre-
served fruits, and infinite varieties OF coruas, sue.
Curaeoa maraschino ETC. are made IN great Tpi,na
states as well as New Orleans and the neighOofDg
clues Sugar refneries, making relneu snga.s s se
sirup- are In active operation SO are also Vneear lac
tories Ornamental ironwOrks and brass iouhuery, Oh
very large scale. making massive anu @
ton. may also be found at New-Oreans
The true independence of the South, IA Mr.. DE Leon
argues will doubtless be attained when the lnhabtahts
learn 10 supply the commodities OF daily use from the
materials which they have hitherto furnished 10 lheH
adIoiter brethren Of the North. The new Sonth Is
already to some extent ITS rival The transition state Is
begun The home demand for manufactured articles OF
iron wool. and cotton Will be supplied by hef own III
dustry Strange transformations OF sonthefh acti'S
will be seen before the close of the century and SELF
sustaining South will be substituted for tine eheuS'c
domain over which Cotton was King
sCRIBSER.
A critical and descriptive article on Berah-
GER by Mr.. Albert Rhodes presents the personal cai
acter OF the favorite poet light by no means fasci
mating while II does full Justice the productions by
which he Will be remembered when his faults are forgot
ten Beranger as portrayed by Mr. Rhodes, was sort
of BENJAMIN Franklin, in his simplicity OF costume anu
manner and in his quiet gayey and love oi epgfah'
lie also resenbed the American sage in his calculating
sbrewdness and his Inateralistic philosophy The
family ties were OF little account In ms sight. lie
never received a mothers care, and, without any eA-
perience OF maternal tenderness could not com
prehend it il Others His relatives were loose, inora
people; his ;lother coquettish woman, with no
idea of conjugal duties he had no real home me ana
naturally became a Bohemian. But the worship which
followed him twenty years ago has passed away, and
ser estimate of his merits taken the place OF IDOL
| atry-rhe second number of Mr. Kings Ghmpses OF
Texas is valuable paper and will be read with inter
est 1t combines statistical information with nVey
description in that relieves 1t from the usua
dyness of geographical details The sketch of Houston
which follows though little superne is agreeable ana
impressive.
NV first visit 10 Houston in Winter, while snow
was sti ON the ground IN parts Of the South west
one evening, after long ride from the ohter Oi INC
| Indian territory, A.. s,,.,p
II late a. night when the tram arrived Waisea
beneath skies which seemed Italian tue stiffness, inc
warmth the delicious drearnness OF the weather.
delicate aneuor pervadng a-was almost intoXI.
A faiuL
window al the hotel there hint OF perfume 10 IL
the ma rnoas sent tier welcome roses, the dense
beds OF fragrant blossoms, eXhaied Their greeting All
Winter the bloom, ana IA the cary spihg ane
leads Galveston and Is one of the main commercial
highways between the two cities, is oVerhuns py olo
and graceful magnos and in the season OF their dos
soming one may sail Tor miles along the channel with
the heavy passionate fragrance OF the quech-noWer
drifting around HIM Houston Is set down upon prairie
land but there notable hooks and Dluhs along
the bayou whose channel barely admits the great wne
steamer which Journeys To ana from the coast ~
HoustOnians hope day 10 dredge and widen thls
bayou TO Galveston then ITS romance ana pre1uhcSs
Will De gone.
notice OF Texas would be imperfect which left out
the stawart fgure OF General Sam Houston, and he ~
here presented in natural colors. and on the whole Win
inst appreciation Houston possessed great magnetic
power and remarkable elOquence. His speech had GER
lain majesty 1t which in itself convincing 10
the popular He man OF many faults fuil OF
the pride and 10y life at times Incorporate and cbol
eric. There traditions III Houston OF his fond
ness for gaming, his adventures when freely drink
ing and his power of control over others When the
war came he stood a magnificent bulwak against the
waves OF secession and ndecison. and always spoke
his Never. III the niaddest moments wac ne de-
nounced his person and his opinions held sacred
and he died peacefully Huntsville before the great
struggle ended. In the various portraits eAt1ht OF
him there il difference rs in the opinions OF he
friends and enemies; the most authentic gives MN
KEEN intellectual face with strong marks of power upon
it; face softened from its original determination
and INIT. fnn
and powerful one"
Mr.. f. c. Stedman's admirable essay on Hood, Mat
thew Arnold and Barry Cornwall will attract the notice
OF scholars and Of poetry, who Will find III II
rare piece of literary discussion, Astounding IN acute
judgments and wise suggestions. The representative
trad is formed by the poet OF sympathy, the poet OF
cultured intellect and the born vocalist OF lyme song
The first is democratic in his expression OF the
mrth and tragedy Of coIImon life. The sec
ond equally represents his era, but his hu-
manity takes small note Of individuals, and his
genius is critical rather than creative The last Is
living trouoadour, loving poetry for ITSELF and giving
bthe utIerauce to tuneful impulses. Hood the
poet of the crowd Arnold OF the closet Proctor of the
open air. all are purely English and belong TO the En-
gsh Of very recent day" The struggle with poverty
which formed so large part IN the experience OF HOOD
imposing upon necessity of labor and IN the de-
partment OF journalism. is made the occasion OF some
truly sensible wholesome remarks OF practical
character.
IL poet aspiring author must labor for the daily
subsistence of family Il we'll for his art that he
should follow other calling than Journalism Tor
can testify that after the days work Is over-when the
exhausted aud yagrant and the lungs pant Tor
air and body and soul out for recreatiODthe intel
lecl done enough and there IL neither strength nor
passion left for imaginative cOnposlon nave known
writer who deliberately left the editorial profession,
which he adapted both by taste and vocation
and up pursuit which bore relation 10 letters.
hoping that authorship would proher hin thencefOrth
freshness of variety that upon occasion OF loss or
trouble IL might he his solace and recopense and that
with a less jaded brain, what writing ne could accom-
pIsh would be OF a more enduring KIND. Ii