The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-06-30
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On yesterday week rode down
to New Orleans by Morgan'S ears.
Il ad it not been for the excessive
heat the trip would have been
quite pleasant. The crops of corn,
rice aud sugar cane was looking
remarkably we'll all along the road.
the late rain having been general.
Arriving at New Orleans at )
p. NJ, | embarked on board the
steamboat Gov. Allen and started
UP the Mississippi river.
On board, found several of my
old friends, formerly we'll known
i'll the Latourche trade. The boat
is owned by Capt. J. j.. Brown,
and is commanded by Capt. a.
Dugas, whilst the office is IN
charge Of Sullivan Streck.
Quite crowd of ladies and gen
tlcmen were on board who debark
ed at Carrolton. These evening
rides for eight miles up the great
river i'll front of the city wharves
t" which are moored the ships of
all nations aud of every species
and siZe,aiid hundreds of flat
boats laden with stone coal. slaves
lile-brcks, lumber and produce
from the prolific West. with the
Nariegatel scenery afforded by the
busy marts OF commerce and the
palatial residences of the mer-
chants princes OF the city are be
coming quite common. Capt.
Brown charges ten cents for each
passenger which fare is given to
the Orphan ASylnms. After a few
hours journey with Il bright moon
light which displayed a beautiful
panorama of the river scenery |
i, landed at the plantation of
Hnmpllries & Bouzonio. in the
Parish OF ST. Johns.
The next day | rode some tif-
\ teen miles down the coast aud
passed alt hour with my old tray
=. cling companion Lieutenant
Thomas Below of the 18th La.
} Regiment. | found him behind a
. long counter i'll Il store containing
Il fine and large assortment of
groceries, dry-goods and other ar
tlcles which the wants of the
nel2hbors required.
The Parish OF st. ,iolln has
| about Thirty miles Of coast and
) contains over sixty stores.
How they all manage TO live is
/ the mystery that | did not Solve
but presume they manage to get
along something similar to the
hopetufSons otthe motlItr wlocon
) tended that she h Ill half dozen of
| the smarteSt boys in the country.
. ''They'd work hard ali day and
make eight to ton dollars at night
!, trading among tlrmstjv+s.'
| Those stores, wien they have no
= customers trade among them
selves. and they mauage TO get
rich.
On my route | saw Il. century
plant III bloom-a beautiful sight,
/ about 20 feet high with over 20
/ extended arms. each holding an
| open flower.
+ The crops were good but some
OF them did not reflect great cred
1t on the managers as there were
. entirely too much grass and
: weeds for such ii season as the
5 present one.
5 Front Bonnet Care to Donald>
z sonville, Bayou Lafourclie is well
represented in the line of planta-
tlon managers. Among others are
James Holloway. the Long broth
. ers, J"hn BessOn, Seaborne &
son, Mr.. Green, w. Grisamore,
t.. w. Grisamore, the two ellis
brothers, S. Z. CiicheIow, Leslie
Pike, etc.
The return trip on Sunday en-
, board OF the steamer Assumption
-, WAS quite agreeable minus the sit
, ting on the Levee from midnight
! to day light waiting for her to
come along. was asleep as we
!, passed DonaldsGnviIle but had IL
!, good view all along the Bayon. |
+ do not think that as fine Il pfos>
pect for crops has ever been wit
messed as Is now visible. Eallv
!, corn is safe and nothing but some
, extraordinary event can prevent
, the crops OF 1877 from being a sue
cess.
NaDoleonviile seems to be a
lively place on Sundays. They are
a happy people now since they
f have got a fire Engine, but they
haven't gota big pole with a
rooster on top OF it to tell which
way the wind blows.
UNCLE SILAS.