Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
Letter from New Orleans.
correspondence OF the Herald.1

Correspondence OF the Herald
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct, =, 1871.
The appearance Of the streets OF the
Crescent City, In October, presents TO the
casual observer many things TO attract the
attention which cannot be found In the
dull and heated Summer season. Now
there is busy scene Of life and activity,
Hhere few short months ago was seen,
nothing but the struggling Of the few
whose business or finances admitted of no
opportunity to visit the watering places or
other resorts frequented regularly by their
more fortunate neighbors. During
the Summer, we doubt II any place
can boast OF as wholesale character OF
complete moth ng.tO.do as tEis city can,
and in Winter be more like the Queen City
Of the world, than she.
At tpresent, like all Southern cities, she
Is lubOring with a case OF partial be-
tween seasons in the points either OF trade
or amusements. Taking on during the
day the active busile attending the recep.
tinn Of large stocks Of goods, mixed Occa.
sionally with scattering sales in the
Wholesale departments OF the various
lines, the retail trade being restricted TO
the city business, and that OF a few
strangers VINO daily arrive and depart,
spending as few hours as possible and Civ.
Ing their attention mainly 10 the business
matters, which were the primary cause Of
their trips.
After business hours the time which
during the Winter 10 allotted by visitors
to seeing the sights, Is now idled away by
keeping within the boundary Of their no.
tells, there being literally nothing either In
the way Of amusement or otherwise, to in.
duce visit to the streets after the evening
closes. Very soon these things will be
RhnRnnH ThanNnR0 nAA ~ ali
will be In full blast, with a briskness on
all sides Of commercial life, while the an.
nual influx Of strangers will be steadily
goi5g on, giving TO every thing brighter
prospect, and lending TO the place the cos
mopolitan aspect for which she IS SO much
noted.
Canal street on q Sunday afternoon pre-.
sents q more lively appearance than at any
other time. PrOmenaders are out In iull
force, and hundreds take the dummy trains
for a ride to the Cemeteries or Lake End. A
rapid ride to the country on this train in.
duces tine wish that your own city could
have some outlet for her pent.up lnhabit-
ants, and the hope naturally springs TO the
surface Of ones thoughts, that perhaps, az.
ter all, you may have national
drive second to none In the country, and
the future, at least, bring about line Of
street cars running up the banks Of your
beautiful lake 10 the city Of the Nations
dead. These are but passing thoughts,
hOwever,and 20 an ccRsional visitor here,
are allowed hu. n short time 20 interfere
with the ordinary business Of catching all
OfinteTest that may present itself
The Academy at present l. the only
Theate- opened, and so far as we could
learn, but poorly attended by the amuse-
men,.loving people. Pink DOminOes mad
a run for week tits true, but poor run
II seemed TO be, the last night Of the sea.
son being u an audience Of less than tive
hundred people. Beer garden keepers
com lain OF duh times, while the average
retail dealer in dry goods are barely living
for the strike oi the blues, which seems TO
be deeply-seatel disease with them.
! The cotton business is also Gull, though
the course OF Liverpool yeste rday in ad.
yancing quotations put sweet NOR
sci iat1 the mouths Of factors,
and changed for time, their
sghs into smiles. Ui one thing. however,
the city can boast, and that Is, the way in
which ner hotels are conducted. The ST..
James. under the management OF General
! Z. h. srcdes, Is rapidly growing In favor.
he is Il gentleman who has found his call
Ing, and IN presiding over the wants or
wishes Of his guests, cannot be cxcelled.
The table, under his personal surerintend-
ence is equal 10 the best IN the country,
while the Office matters, presided over by
Mr.. Walter Bell and Mr.. Leake, are all that
could be desired. These gentlemen, un-
| like tae majority OF motel clerks, strive to
make the comfort of their friends thei-
| first 0Ls!d" atiun. an !ight admirably
do they s.ccCtd. We e;laiuiy advise our
readers VIII Intend visiting the City to
| give the -. James n chance. where, II they
are rot made CONT Jr able, hapu? ard con.
tented. then lay the blame % IL.
| We fear oar letter has already been
strung on: 10 undue proportions, and are
consequently forced 10 iOregD anything Of
a special nature, we may have wished 10
say. One acquaintance, howev r, we
made, which doubtless number, Of the
Timcs's readers are anXi us 10 know
something u "R0undabout Town Is his
name, and from an idea that possessed us
NJ bis omnip'cscnt characterize descended
10 the actual tact and found him to be
nothing more r,r less than human, like
ourselves, and wi!hai a news aper man,
who once roamed your own hilly
streets In quest Of items Tor the
HERALD. Among the few visitors
here, we notice Colonel Farrar, a
brother OF Judge Farrar. Of Nicksburg,
Capt. Geo. T. Hardy, Of Nicksburg, Col.
Jones $. Hamilton, and Capt. W. Q. LOwd,
Of Jackson, with the Mississippi papers
represented by Col. Henry, Of the Brook.
haven Ledger. and Col. +. X. Mayors, Of
the HandsbOro Democrat.
Yours, MOT.