The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-23

med that the Levers were small
m"nutaiils.
Were $ucil levees built down
tnrre rs the people have erected on
''lr bHtiHS Of the LatonIche in this
Parish they would have 10 trouble
aho"t it;gi, water. and oveifiowS.
Th" api,roacf. to the city after
dark afforded the passengers or
Tie Hebre d beautiful view. For
miles tht electric lights along the
WharveS were visible. reminding me
Of Jack O'my lanterns that used
to e on dark nights IN my boy
hood days. AS the steamer a.
prOaced The end of her destination
the number of lights Increased.
whilst the view along the streets
towards the >wampS in the rear, as
they ere passed one after another.
WAS grand. Finally the lands .
WAS made when Capt. Hotard who
had gone 10 the city previously,
can t on hoard and notified thar he
was going to return to Grand Isle
the nryt morning. This ~lnsr:ft;ed
materially wish my arrangements.
As | eXprc ed TO return home by
that route after being one day in
The city.
However. all that vas to be done
was to view the matter i%.I,iioSopi.i
c"liy and return home by the u>nai
rOlte.
a day III New Orleans can always
be interesting, if HE Visitor is Ills
posed to have it 50. After c%aiiin.
on a few friends and doing Il little
business / gaze the new building
lately built 10y Rice Born & Co. on
10 Camp street. aud into which
they were busy moving their i'm
menSc stock OF merchandise.
This magnificent store il now
the most connections, convenient,
and comfortable building in New
Orleans, aud in no other city vii!
there he stores found to surpass
his one. Nothing that could be
done for the convenience of owners
and employees is left undone.
Each story and room has it's .
ciaIity, and when one OF the ten
thousand articles, which are always
Oh haud for sale is called for, the
statesmen know exactly where to
look for it.
Its sanitary arrangements are
perfect and hight is so thoroughly
Il StIibuted throughout the immense
building that the use of gas in day
light will never be required.
Two elevators for merchandise
and one for customers are constant
ly IN use, propelled by an Engine
worked by gas, that is of itself, one
of the wonders of this century.
Looking at it operating one can not
help but think that the ingenuity
Of man is overcoming every obsta
Gle that may interfere with his pro
greSs.
From the TOP of this building one
gets a birds view of the great city
surrounding it. The Mississippi
meanderi"g about the city, resem
bles a creatserpent'slrregular move
ment. In ono direction the view
crosses the river twice. In the Cir
Gle lies Algiers with the smoke of
the Morsan's Locomotives and
workshops curling over it. In the
opposite direction sparkling in the
sun's rays is seen Lake Pontchar
train, the sails Of its luggers aud
boats resembling seagulis slowly
moving over its bosom.
The spires OF the churches rise up
in every direction, proving. at least
that in theory, Bob Ingcrsall's non
sense is not popular III the Crescent
City.
Morris McGraw is also building
an immense store for his large trade
and which will soon be completed.
The new Cotton exchange aud
many other structures under way
will be noted specimens of Archi
lecture in the future of New Or
leans. But 1t is time to return
home and a pleasant ride on Moi
gan's road completes the trip and
brings it to a close.
When you go to ThibOdaux
don't forget to call and visit the
store of S. T, Grisamore and exam