The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-23


Ia i;ye4-fo Itsu md ioSa and adore the gFeat3
source OF all life and ~ oil beneti cences z.
] ri l,ns been hat a lew weeks since az
Angel OF Death .sSFeFf through every street,
md all sssiness Unlicensed. Mourning and
distress were everywhere. Beh9l9 Tue Tue
chanees Activity prevails, hope ana Sneer-
fuIncss intend upon industry anu give 10
energs Its irrepressil;le spiris. .55f.
tcoMMEgcIas. LIFE AND ENERGY. "
Tiu view most sought by the stranger IN
Npw Orleans is the leyee in front OF the
ST. Louis Cathedral aud jackson Squares
consisting of the courts, the French Mar
ketgti,at babel pf tongues, that uddis OF
soeia! order AID rollicking life, 80 fuh OF
interest TO the politician and the pf1lloso-
pher>, the spacious levee and the.sights sur
rounding and 5n the distance. The actiYe
scene on the levee. with its acres OF cotton.
sugar, and molasses, and the rarlety or
roods going and coming BIZ steamer-there
is a view OF uneGualied life and energy.
On the riverfront the big steamers are
moored, and the garruous babel the eN-
cIamations OF steYedores and their foremen,
deafen the ears OF the spectator. There we
see how q CITY so lately IN sackclnb and
ashes has aroused itself to work, aud how
RAPIDLY IL is making compensation for lost
time and retrieving fortunes tha1 were
driven to waning by: the plague. No city
In the Union could rival this busy scene
with its heroic energies.
asAMPI,Es OF BUSINESS AND TRANsPocTATioN.
AS sort OF sample Of what is going on
there, ] state that steamer loaded with 1908
bales of cotton arrived one morning, and
was unloaded and refreighted by O'Clock
p. M. Again, rs sample OF the trans.
pcrtation upon the Mis>issippi,I state that
q tugboat towed doWn,from Pittsburgh last
week several barges, bringing an aggregate
freight of .tcenty-Seuen thousand tons OF
coal at the rate of one cent bushet. That
Is q fact that is, | rather think, without
parallel upon any other line Of Transports
It;on. 80 ~;
BUSINESS PERIODS.
But the yearly experience and cXigencies
OF New Orleans, with Der long period OF
inactivity, cali upon her people at Intervals
for the display Of the greatest enterprise
and energy and this would fall short OF the
demand upon them but for The great river,
which imparts the moral and physical force
needed to triumph over disasters which in
part may be due to the river itself.
KIND ATTENTIONS. 4: H..
Nv brief stay in New Orleans was amidst
the continuous display of the kindest ano
NEST civil feelings. Friends were every
where, and the generous and hoSpitabie ma.
ture of New Orleans social life was pressed
upon those who were my companions III
manner we shall never forget.
HON. Mr.. sEMmEs. .1...
I had the satisfaction to meet the Hon
THOMAS J. SEMMEs, who was a very distin-
for ,oIIisinno in rho Con
federate Congress. he is the Professor OF
Law in the Law Department Of the New
Orleans University. and seemed sratified al
the revival OF bis "reminiscences Of Rich"
mond and her people. ... ...:a.
WEALTHY yIRGINIAS-
7 had the pleasure Of meeting friend Of
nv youth in e. RICHARDSON, Esq. Of Jack
son, Miss. who was delegate to the Com.
mercial Convention. he is native OF Pitt
syvania county. We met in Danyille and
went forth to seek our fortunes. How dlf-
ferent our fates! He is great planter. The
Hon. DUNCAN +. KENNER. OF New Orleans.
in public speech, SAID that Mr.. RICHARDSON
was the most extensive planter in the Gull
States, and he believed in the world | was
glad to hear it. The contrast between my
friend and myself is as wide as the polls.
But let me draw consolation from the fact
that the lightning Of fortune has struck so
near as to fall upon nv friend. Shall not
receive the next flash? Let me stand con-
yeniertly and receive it meekly.
LAST DAY-vTSIT TO SUGAR PLANTATION.
uur last day in Louisiana was one OF de-
light. Accepting the kind invitation of
Governor NICHOLS, the :Virginians and a
few other gentlemen, including General
BEAUREGARD and Mr.. ORCHARD "a most
worthy citizen OF New Urleans), visited a
sugar plantation owned by Mr.. HENRY kER-
NoCuAN, who treated us after the manner Of
4 lord. There we saw sugar taken in cane
and passed through the sugar.mill and
brought out the most eXce!lentsugar. 1t vas
a perfect aEtcc--One that [ should always
prefer 10 that taken through the fraudulent
PROCESSES OF the so-caled reGners and clari-
fiers. Their processes rob the, sugar of its
value, and impair lis purity as we'll as value
BIZ making it less sweet and imbuing 1t with
poisonous elements.
APLANTER's HOSPITALITY.
say Mr.. kERNoCHAN treated us as iord
might have done. He is systematic, grave
gentleman, inclined to reticence and dig
nitv; but he gave us rolicking liberty
that threatened the installation OF the
Lord Of Misrule. The scenes that &C.
Cured somewhat unsettled his gravity.
and he forgaye us. Mr.. kERNoCuaN is 4
whole-souled gentleman, who has shared
the political troubles Of the people OF Louisi-
ana, and who has suffered with them the
desolation Of disease, Like the gallant and
brave people Of New Orleans, he has risen
UP from his sorrows, and di.plays the en-
ersv and manhood in his pur>u tiist enti-
ties him to respect, and merits The bri. htcst
success: which all his guests, OH tie occa-
sion alIude to, most heartily wish for him.
We babe gratefully Il farewell to Louisiana
and to him, and departed.
THE CITY MEETING 70 RETURN THAMES.
must not neglect to refer briefly to the
and the distinguishing character of that con-
vocation. Nothing could be more civilly
refined and elegant than it was. 1t was to
return thanks to all cities and all sections OF
the Union for the lavish display OF symDa-
thy and charity that was made by the whole
country, and by the people OF England and
France, in their gifts for the relief OF the
sorrow and suffering of New Orleans. That
display was unprecedented, and so the
strangers in New Orleans regarded it.
The management Of the proceedings was
excellent, the splendid speech of Judge
MANNING was completely satisfactory TO the
grateful people who heard it, and the reso.
buttons were exactly suited to the OCCASION
The manner OF the assembly, the exquisite
grace and chaste propriety OF the dresses OF
the fair ladies Of New Orleans, were ad.
mired by all strangers. An air OF manly
eallantry that prevailed in the grand assem-
bly, accorded beautifully with the occasion,
Dranery and stvIe were admirable, but still