, 1879-04-14
NEW ORLEANS.
a Northern Mans Experiences In
the Crescent City.
nv,a TEST IIorse-Car System In
tho United States.
~strategy, My Boy THE Mysteries
Of an Old French Residence.
,otsot.a Condition Of the Inhabitants
Of New Orleans.
u.nudlatton, and What It VIII
Lead to Eventually.

pApudiation. ana WnAt IL VIII
1aoa IN Ever1tun11v.
sp.eial Corrrspot,dtnes a 7hs Tr4bars-
NEw ORLEANS, April b.-~New Orleans IL not
cty to DO described In fow words. 1t u full
~ s,rhts which provoke curiosity. R'rl ono hears
many words which stimulate Qucal!oha. Its
hoYso-cay system Is Ercnt convenience to the.
traveller. lis streets aec not tn such condition
"a makes riding In carriages pleasant. But the
horse-cars run eycfvwicre, and ono has but to
sJopk them as conYeynnccs, ush', hrtncd With
man, pursue ono route ntter anofltcf, a'll lie
will sec the city IN oil It's Wluc!y ollicfns Qtar-
tcrs, and also have opportunity to stuuy the
charactcristfcs Of It's various classes OF peop!o.
Tic lcvees, with the ocean steamers anu huge
tll.proport!oncd river packets. with the piles OF
cotton and merchandise, anti the gangs OF
negro porterst md tile mules, anu goats,
aud pigs, make very intefoatnE
scenc Then there aFo uo cotton
presses on Tchoupctoulas street, and the Inc
houses on st. Charles and PrYfanla streets. Ono
unpleasant odors and green cutters do more
particularly abound. And one also can peep
occasionally ipto queer French stops, nnd
.h-,r,b tbc opcn torfe cocAtre catch rllmpses OF
.,S3..,. mi dnwcr. in tbr court of somc Md
she pna.o s,,n",n ' rhers .ro ol.o n-sttv garrcns
Ffcnch 1ha'S.on. ."sis u'o ".eo ~. ta'os"s
IN tho suburhs, h1'd great cosn'oftab'e WOODEN
dwellings, with two stories OF wide, shaded
Iernudas. There ara no public buildings OF con-
..,,crrc except the Custom. House utsa tho
seqaeneo 80 ~ ,,,.t ,,o,,, , s,oo,n, to,,,,ox, -,
Mint, nu' on' 'lust .1'uAu -, epsssat !ou"o9 ~
the old French market In The carlr morning anu
drink cup Of black coffee, ind 'rntch the people
Of ali shades ,of complexion, In a1 varieties Of
broken hns,.e.'t ua' ~" NV, ~ - 3 49,.
We wished to ace tho interior o. ONO ot theRc
MYSTERIOUS FRENCH HOUSES.
Thev stand close on tho street line, and tho
oaly en..aS a., anns7aa ,nrr,sro.xn, 49,.
1hlch openS into eoseieu e'14'uec"hY, 'eau-
Ing through TUG house 70 an inner court. 80
much VIC could SEQ from the street. But this
t'aa,. no old Frcnch family au, WI had no timo
Knew n' oio IerIA 20" .. ~ ''"'o
to approach thls k'nu ol soclcty Dio"ly thtonGh
introductions, II such corrac were possible.
We rcsorted to the news wsnupers. We found IN
adyeetsscmeut Of D sale Of household furniture
belonging to the estate Of q DECEASED French
m,n Thc .a'c ,vas To take tlace nm the nrcn-
u'ae' ..,eo,, ,,anr. Va .onoht avt tre .,,..
&C.,. sss' "" a.I.he1 n h,v o1i fnrnt,,ro md
o"es eh,.nd ,ro hin car J nt!"duens M s to
The daughters ot the departed Frcnchman, who
had lived more than fifty years In the city. We
were accordingly admitted TO the curloue old
house, and shown through 1t from. ground floor
filed With hugo solld-1ooking furniture, i'm
uensc canopy-coyercd beds, Ercat mahogany
aEmors, deep and wide chairs aud SOFIA, chesal
gasse., aud one queer. spIndle,lceecd, round
md the wallis undccorated. The stalrcases wore
MI outside tho brick walls, leading mp series
Of wooden galleries nt tile rear Of ttic house.
and these galleries were open, bclng furnished
~ fnjn 1n~a 14n hall
passsgrwars mud the four rooms on each Of
the three upper lIoors were entered from the
rear the on,y entrance to tliosp IN front being
through those at tile back. The furniture was
able al undertaking. to be considered, although
sonic Of tho pieces would have made a crcditabIo
appearance III household art exhibition, and
might haye been tht envy aud admiration Of the
diciplcs Of Eastlnko. Tie family of tho late
oHucr treated us with great hospitality, quietly
aetcf1bnF Inc tncflts OF inc several alt1Ieh h6
ay u"t,a 1e ~. sos,.na sna, s co,a
r,asx.sa ~ en'"s'5 ea'ss"eo I""' "o eoa'o
uNo1t''"Aa luo
SECLUDED AND PohkfoN LIFE
led by a largo part Of tho citizens Of New
Orleans, who hayo never adopted American
fashions, and to whom the common language Of
Americans is an unaccustomcd tongue. Fifty
Ssats ttlts family, as We wsre informed, had
l!red under FREQ institutions, and yet had
learned uone Of our nays. They wore as much
apa1t OF tho Old World as II theY dwo't ln one
Of the ancient provincial towns Of France.
New Orlcans has bcen gay CITY, We have
heard much Of the merry life Of Its Inhabitants,
We expected to sce its principal st1cats full oi
showy women and curcicsa, plcasuro.seelsing
men. We thought that tic lialn tllDsouChfare:
you'd b. brightly lighted by night, tia. We
,houid hcar music, md through ol,ep windows
zee dancing. nut wc were dlsappolnteh. TO be
suse We were there In 1.cnt, But we found OF
every ede more than tile customary aocip
quicluess OF the scason. There vera many
ho I'M. hi
tokens Of tic rayaues Of the yellow feyer--Ali(
there uas general air OF aeiection worn bl
men and wo.1.en, whose garments wcre not tils
conventional cmbicma Of grief. THIS was ths
moro mournful sign Of poverty aud pressing
anxiety, Even Tic Carnival this ycar Is said K
hare been 4 failure Tho presence Of harrow
ibg circumstances has crowded out the natlra
mlfth and frlyoty from the light hcarts Of thess
pleasusa. .ioyinfr noonln.
There Is
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