Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-05-18
new ORLEANS LETTER.
HOW DEMOCRATS COUNT
ELECTION RETURNS.
Some Interesting Notes OF the
Crescent City.

NEW ORLEANS, May 9th, 1884.
EDITOR APPEAL: A few items
from the South may be interesting
to your Carson readers. On April
22d the State election took place
and in the city Of New Orleans an
| election was held for city officers.
| Everything in and about the city
was as quiet as on the Sabbath. No
voter is molested, and can vote as
he desires, and when the votes are
all in, the peaceful Democrats count
votes to suit the nominees of the
party of peace. The result is that in
one Parish the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, Mr. McEnery, re-
ceived every vote cast, showing
him to be very popular man.
The Southern people are quietly de-
termined to be governed by whites,
and it will be long time before
fair count can be had.
The Mississippi river is now
nearly as high as it was in Febru
AIRY, when such serious damage was
done to property, invo living loss
of millions. This fair city &C.
cupies a position below Lake
Pontchatrain and the Mississippi
river, is lower than both of these
bodies of water and is like huge
saucer or basin, liable at almost
any time to be inundated.
The Cotton Exchange and the
Z. S. Custom House are two i'm
mense buildings, built upon piles
driven from 90 to Is feet deep, and
on top Of these piles are II feet of
cement and other matter,an6 yet the
buildings have settled considerably.
| stood Yesterday in the sub-Treas
ury in the midst of $2S, 090, 900, and
handled one small package of ST.
$4,000. The vault, now nearly
completed in the Custom House
here for the sub-Treasury, will be
the second largest one in the Ma
ton and will hold $52,OO0.O0O.
The Mint here is turning out
monthly SS50,O00 and they carry
1872 persons on the pay roll. Fred
X. Jones.a brother Of Senator John
p. Jones. is Conner and has charge
of between 20 and 50 employees. He
is pleasant, whole-souled gentle
man. having the true Jones ring in
him, always ready to unhinge his
his pocket, his heart, or anything
he has on, for his friends. Ex-
Governor P. B. S. Pinchback, the
Surveyor of Customs, is bright
mulatto, very intelligent and we'll
informed on all matters appertain
ing to the Government. There are
four fine educational institutions
in this city for the exclusive benefit !
Of the colored people to wit: The |
Streight, Southern, Orleans and
Leland. the latter being endowed |
and supported wholly by the blacks.
The delegates from the State
have avowed them selves for Arthur
and are in color II whites and 5
colored, total 16.
The weather here is delightful at
at this season. The drainage of
this city is simply abominably de
fectiye, and the wonder to me is
that people can live here at all.
The city will some day be raised
as has been done in Chicago and
Great things are ex-
pected from the exposition to be
held in September, and Nevada
should put herself On record with
fine collection Of ores and a small
quartz mill. If Col. C. Stevenson
could be induced to take hold of
the matter it would be we'll done.
People know SO little about our
State that we should do something
to place her before them, and 60
better opportunity could be had,
as this Cotton Exposition will
draw thousands here that would
view such an exhibition of ores IS
I speak Of, that otherwise would