The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-24
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

posed City Park-The Exposition Rail-
yoad-Our Brazilian visitors-The The
atres. Excursions and Business.
NEW ORLEANS, April 49, 1886.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Nearly all the exhibits have been removed
from the Exposition, and the Civil Sheriff
of Orleans parish will sell the buildings to
the highest bidder on the 9th of this month.
Reports have been circulated that the pur-
chasers would probably be persons from
New York interested in the projected Ex-
position there, and who may conclude to
take the main building down in sections,
transport and re-erect it. The timbers are
excellent and the building as whole of the
proper size. Propositions are under con-
sideration looking to the appointment of
commissioners who, assisted by the city
government, shall fit up the grounds for
destined use as city park. The improve
ments made by the Exposition manage
ment on the grounds will be nucleus of
value, and there is no reason why wide
awake commissioners can not acquire the
funds and arrange park unexcelled in any
Southern city.
Nothing definite can be learned about
| what is to be done with the Exposition
| railroad. For many years the people of
Carrollton and the upper portions of the
city, especially the business element, have
| yearned for more rapid communication
with Canal street. Householders on St.
Charles avenue and Baronne or other con-
Meeting streets seriously protest against
the smoke and noise of dummies to desc
crate the avenue, and hence they have been
limited to Napoleon avenue. Since the
completion Of the asphalt pavement OF
both sides of st. Charles avenue to Carroll
ton, it has become the finest drive the city
sides that the dummies are dangerous and
runaways likely to be frequent. If the Ex-
position Rrailroad Company could retain
connection with the Upper City Park, make
a detour to Carrollton, and return to Canal
street, fine round pleasure trip could be
afforded to visitors, and the home people
would patronize it generously. It is hardly
probably that track which cost SO much
money and made SO poor return to its
stockholders during the Exposition will be
! torn up.
The Brazilian war vessel, having on
board the son of the daughter of the En-
peror of Brazil, a handsome midsh,pman, is
still in the river, near the head Of Poydras
cfr A 10 ho,y 4
curiosity by going on board, and small
steamers are making round trips to and
from the stranger to accommodate the Gu
rious.
! The st. Charles Theatre and Grand Opera
House closed last Saturday night. The
splendid stock company Mr.. Bidwell
brought into service here, and which has
afforded the chief enjoyment of the season,
wound up the st. Charles with benefit to
| Mr.. Kittredge, the treasurer. Mr.. Law
renee Barrett, with quality of acting
that finds many admirers, though he is not
big enough for the Julius Caesar sort of
plays, closed cut the Grand Opera House.
| The Academy of Music, Bidwel's favorite,
will close this week with So Victor Durand, !"
| powerful play well rendered by the stock
company. But we will not be without
| amusements when the large institutions
fail US, for Capt. Richard Lowden has re-
fitted the Avenue Theatre, and taken a
fresh hold above Canal street, while Signor
Faranta will astonish the natives with
miscellaneous productions below Canal.
| Meantime the railroads are Offering their
usual excursion rates to all points of the
compass, and the warm weather invites to
refreshment in country woods and air.
4 Business is not as dull as it was pre-
dlcted to be or as good us it ought to be-
but New Orleans is far from being a dead
city. More anon,
4 GENERAL OBSERVER,