Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-04
WORLDS EXPOSITION.
INT! RESTING LETTER FROM A
SACRAMENTAN.
Impressions Concerning the Crescent
City and the Display at the
Great Fair.

Fps. RECORD-UNIoN: 1t has been my
good fortune to spend a week in the city
of New Orleans and as | saw great deal
to snterest me, it may not be improbable
that some account of the same may be Of
interest to your readers, though am aware
that much has been published already on
this subject. Our journey vas made tC
New Orleans over the Sunset route, through
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and We
entered the city by means Of the Morgan
ferry, which conveys train and passenger,
across the Mississippi, much the same as
our own ferry does at Benicia. After select
ing a hotel ard getting fairly settled, We
went out to view the city. Here I may
say that visitors to the Exposition may rely
on finding suitable hotel accommodations
at reasonable prices, much as has been said
to the contrary; or, il they desire, rooms
can be readily secured and meals taken at
the restaurants, which appear to be kept
in iirst-class style The first thing that at
tracts our attention is
CANAL STREET.
This is the principal thoroughfare of the
city, and is really a magnificent avenue.
It's two distinct granite-payed roadways
are each forty feet wide, and the tree-bor-
dered neutral ground " between measures
ffty-four feet across. It was neutral "
when it divided the French quarter from
the American, at the time when their
" municipality" governments were distinct
from each other. On each side of this
street are sidewalks eighteen feet wide,
covered with sloping verandas. The finest
retail stores OF the city are on this street,
and the old styles of architecture are seen
in pleasant contrast with the new Here
the resplendent Mystic Krewe marches by
calcium lights, on carnival nights up one
roadway and down the other. 4 dag can
be pleasantly and proftably spent on this
street alone.
OTHER sTBEErs-THE -EJyRRS, Ell.
While we are speaking of streets il may
be well to remark that with the exception
of Canal, St. Charles and one or two others
the streets of New Orleans are narrow,
dirty and generally uninviting. As is we'll
known, the city IS below the river. and
hence the sewers cannot discharge into it.
So in this city we find that all the sewers
are on the surface Of the streets, on either
side aud, while some effort seems to be
made to keep them cleaned out by water
from the river. vet TO the eye Of a stranger
they present disgusting aspect. do not
wonder that yellow fever atliicts this peo-
pie when we view the fat, low country
surrounding and see the filth that IS in
their midst. Very few Of the streets away
from the center OF commerce are paved.
and during the winter they are almost, if
not quite, impassable There are. no 7ever,
4 few fashionable streets where beautiful
modern dwellings mingie with the old
time residences that were built to accom-
modate the owners family and & large
number of slaves. They look like hotels
on a small scale 1t the foot of Canal
street we find the rif-er and the levee.
Here hours may be spent among ne ship
ping There are miles Of it, bearing the
flags Of all nations; all styles pf floating
craft, from the -tern-wheeler Of the BAYOU
to the British merchantmen ID the mag
niiiaent ocean steamer from across the seas
Everybody has heard Of
THE FAMOUS FRENCH MARKET.
OF New Orleans. To see it at It's best one
must visit it early Sunday morning, 80 at
that time your correspondent was on hand.
Il Is on the river front, 4 few squares from
Canal street. FIT Is not thing OF beauty
t surely is COY for ever" to the people
IF this o.d-fashioned town. \ series of
on-. low buildings, with shed, built on
lerc and there, make up the market In
,ide are stalls, with counters and stands on
which all manner Of articles in endless
lroiusion are displayed for sale. You can
luy anything here, from Il spring oyercoat
% cup of ,o.iae Fruit, FISH, vegetables.
ocef. drygoods. fancy articles. all are to be
ouEd IN great variety. These stalls are
uaiuir kept tv the creo'e., though all .
are well represented, The
market was thronscd with customers. and
PERFECT 5cjiaEi C.. Eoise9 was heard. Al :
oeether Il : very Interesting sight
JACKSON sQrsaa AND MONUMENT.
Lowing the market, sc soon reach
iac!.sin : iu2rc. ItcoHtaiu- an equestrian
tatt, G.. the hero of the battle Of New
orleans Of colossal size and 4 t.ae work Of /.
~, The lase bears the inscriptions The :
MICA must and shall .e preserved Pro- /:
,hyt:u words, The square !. we'll laid out. :
md contains some orange lemon and .
,alm trees-,u.t 81 h as you viii find in
rewards ii Sacramento. IL fact wish 10
cmark at this time that nowhere in the .
sunny South have / rs vet seen any !
oliace Of a more tro~;aal nature than that (
Which delights the csc IN our own city.
teHiv believe that the Sacramento valley
an grow anything that can he grown here.
Yc do not find the flowers shrubs and
liant, in the profasjoa that exists al sac
Mmgnto.
But TIN, IS DEPRESSION, Returning to
"a, k-on Square, we find that opposite il Is
he II Louis Cathedral. Il IS grand old
and the appointments are in
coping with the style Services are being
ouducted in French. rs that is the tongue
ro6en by 4 very large proportion OF the
lh2bitant5. \ A" dim, religious light
rom the beautiful stainad-glass windows
lis the church \ magnificent organ
,uds ont its solemn notes, and when the
hoir Joins, with It's rich and finished
Iu>jc Won feel that nothing could lie done
- tt-t' 40 Viz III tilt' tfl tue tSLclSAtl
iour attention is directed to the mixed
ilaraeter of the vast congregation. All
hadcs Of color, from the full-blooded
egro to the beautiful creole lady. are to
q found here.
CEMETERIES, RUINS, ETC.
~ it IS Sunday, a visit to the cemeteries
lay properly close the sight-seeinSS.t
ay. These are very remarkable sights to
he eye of stranger. They are unlike
ny that | have seen before. Is water is
l1nd two feet below the ground. but few
raves are dug For those who car afford
he luxury, toabs are built, and some of
aem are very elegant For the poorer
las,os a long tomb Is built. to held large
lumber. Apartments therein are sold the
anne a. lots are elsewhere The finest
are only few moments ride
ON the center Of town.
The next day we continued our sight
eeing in the city, and first dropped into
he famous St Charles Hotel. 1t Is here
hat Butler had his fratas over the rebel
az, as you remember, 1t is a grand, cas-