New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-12
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis. October


st. Louis is particularly alive to day. She
is 1uil OF country cousins. with fair inten-
ti0ns. The fifteenth annual State Fair,
| now the chief attraction here, is not SO
largely attended as on previous occasions,
though the display of stock and the handi-
craft OF man has never been better. L. ap.
pears as if tine fair business in all sections
OF the country has been overdone. Agri-
cultural fairs in cities do not result in great
good to the inhabitaAts of rural districts.
The Granger hauls In his best potatoes, and
drives In his best COW; lie patiently exhibits
week. and gets blue ribbon and. favor
able mention, he should be happy; but he
finds the city chaps have taken his money
for expensive living, and that the blue rib
sons add nothing to the price of what he
produces for sale. The State Fair briggs.
then, little unnatural business to the city.
to the hotels, the restaurants and the hack.
men: but for the farmer the county iairs
are best, because there he shows what he is
and has on his own ground. ...s
st. Louis, to the stranger, appears liv-
ing, thriving plaoe, with the prospect of
being still more glorious, AS city, it ia
the pride of a noble State; a State doubly
rich, having on its surface broad and pro-
ductive fields, and below the green turf
covering is mineral veal h untold and ap-
parently, inexhaustible.
The st. Louis man has in his conpositio
strength, ambition and consequent thrift.
He can tell you Immediately how much su-
perior his city is to the city of Chicago. He
has confidence in himself, belief in the fu-
ture greatness of the Western capital, and
faith in Captain Eads. But st. Louis has
business as well as a great bridge and a
little brag. The Board of Trade, not vet
removed to the magnificent new building,
shows each morning an eager throng of
buyers and s,llers. On all sides are seen
the steam-breathing chimneys of factories,
moving workmen and city life. The peo-
pie want peace and hard money.
To stranger from land of no cellars,
the great railroad tunnel under the city,
and the vaults of some Of the great brew
cries appear as wonders of underground
architecture. Schneider has attached to
his brewery cave extending 5000 feet un-
der the earth, and one who makes the tour
of the entire cave-down damp stairs, up
ladders, through low stone arches. from
vault to walt, bearing his candle and think
ing of home-must really leave the world
behind. In Schneiders cave John B. Cough
would ordinarily find about $4,000 barrels
OF beer, from one day to six months old,
and see the German beverages besides in
all stages OF cold fermentation. The vaults
are kept at nearly freezing degree, sum
mer and winter, and every where are seen
blocks of ice, walls of stone and tiers OF
casks-the tomb and the beer. There are
Joey Ladies' who have worked in this
strange place for fifteen years, taking in at
tie pores and throat the liquor they brew,
and yet they keep warm at heart and re-
member the music and sunlight over the
Rhine.
A number of New O!leans people are at
the different hotels here. Auditor Clinton
and family, Colonel George johnson, Hart
Harris,1and others, are at the Southern.
The show people are Just now having
Fair streak of cook luck.
At the Olympic Theatre, Charles Pope is
playing round Of Shakeap pearien char
acters, acting well and getting good houses
as reward. The amiable little Pat Short,
from your Academy of Music. presides at
the box office of this theatre.
Ben DeBar, at the Opera House, ia doing
his Fallstafs and Nicauber, houses which
only have standing room for late comers
HaveilS's Mirstrels are at the Temple |
and will soon visit the Crescent City.
Manager DeBar reports that his St. |
Charles Theatre in New Orleans will be |
opened by comedy combination playing
the Two Orphans" on the eigl tsenth OF
the present month. His regular company.
which will put in an appearance on the
first of November, includes Messrs. II. w.
stage manager, and Leading ). V.
Melton, Juvenile, w. ID. Chalin, heavy:
W. M. Ward, old mai; C. b. Hawkins (this
season playing low comedy Shirley Smith,
I. Boyd, Fl. B. Bell, j. f. Stevens, r. 8.
Mcbride, II. Griffin and f. o. Slysge, and
Misses Lizzie Pearson, leading; Marie Ber-
,ard, juvenile; Emma Maddern, soubrette;
elizabeth Andrews, Jennie Ccote, Hattie
Falle and Maggie Stroudback.
CRESCENT.