Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-04-10
gxPOsaTsos LaTrEK
ffrom our regular Co respondent.


lmit Oh d levi plain below high-wate
IN l.. III, reviewed from tllc upper deck
OF river steamer, has he appearance OF 4
rartially submerged city. so hal The strau
hahiiaais climbing oul OF their uppef
Windows To escape drowning. once how
ever inside Of The place the delusion van.
ishes. a,nd you are no h. ger conscious ot
as immediate danger from water unless,
Io-siuly from mixed variety pn sale In
tHr talrWns. wtgieh are very numerous
Tie stress Of the place are usually mar.
faw. espsciall, In the oljer parts Of The
cs. aud nnlike most Of its class. or size.
tsre l. scarcely any attractive architecture
H. iAe tnwn--none, in fact, except the 81,
Caarles Hotel, With ii, quaint veranda ana
Carinthian columns, may he allowed thai
ctstiaeiinn. Even the tsustom House with
1874 tect " frontage ON Canal street, and
hull; in the plain Egyptian style, has no
iaaIk n beauty, IL really ugly. yet said 10
T. second IN size t. he Capitol n Wash.
iau.n. Alter The two buildings mention.
tive structure III size and prelention, and
4 Importance only few Of the bust
ntss houses have four floors. few have
tnree, while abnui two thirds Of the .iatll
ias~ iisve onl, one story The iines' resi-,
danees are on upper 81 Charles Avenue, ii
heauliiui bread street, aud many ~ the
is'nnes here have from hail 10 an entire
lltes III ground ast,achcd nrn smented
with orange, evergreen and other hand
some trees, aud with shruDbery. The lower
o. older seeiiaa Ut he ely, is occupied
ehaiiy by The French people, with a large
epr.akling 81 Spanish aud Italian. The
Wilderness III RATION streets, li;lio houses.
sliops and wine-roums, foreign nantes and
~, glatt jargon, easily reminding one
that he had moi been Ia an American city
Al all. bur IN Continental city of the Old
World
The very names Of The streets in the old
Quarter. remind The visitor Of lis foreign
ostsln-sucn rs Charters. Royal, Bourbon,
Dauph'ne, Dumalne, Cont, Rampant, etc.
ii"te aisl, are luca'ed French theatres,
DAINTY tile French restaurants, where you
Can get passa5ly good meal, including
cup ni excelle.t tea or coffee, for ID GEMS,
and superior meal with a uotlle OF wine,
FIR halt a dollar Indeed, howcv +, it is
Possible 10 live vi one of the cheaper eat
Ing houses at a cost Of Is cents per day
7 AMI not suffer The manners OF thus
French people, are simple and charming;
lacy are poiie asd kind. and think 1t no
hardship To step oul Of their little places
Of business 10 direct a stranger TO any
point they may wish 10 reach.
In this quarter aud not far from Canal
are located The great gambling house,
which, like he gospel gates, stand open
day aud night, the year round, and are
generally run by Americans. These places
are superior in morality and points of
ho9or, 10 the stock gambling shops of
Wall street, and arc not as prolific in the
The ruin Of individuals, nor as productive
Of injury to the country at large, as are
the more respectable Exchanges" of eth. |
Or Chicago OF New York For. while HE
AcwOfleans concerns now aud then swal.
low up the crop OF money of single per
Con, the former often So manipulate prices
o. TO swindle entire sections out of their
labor But don't gamble neither here nor
elsewhere, unless you have too much
money.
Seserai blocks below Canal street and
near The river, is the famo is old French
Mafkea established under Spanish rule
! neralions ago. The original MAS de
stroyed by hurricane IN 1912, and part,
rebuilt Ia The following year, hut since
added To at different periods. The nres
ent buildings, three In number. are plain
specimens OF the Roman D1rie order. sun.
ported with high pillars, plastered and
fooied with slate. Other points OF inter.
esl' The ancient cathedral, courts, cemete
res, etc, must wait future letters.
To return, briefly, TO the Exposition
some mention Of the states, severally, may
not prove undressing To your readers {
all offering special features of general ,
value. tx Governor. Robt. w. Furnas
Nebraska's active state commissioner
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