Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-03-20

cocoanuts, lemons and pine-spples,
ETC.. and loading with cotton, corn
and other of our productions.
There are the great steam-bOnta,
with stern and side wheels, which
carry passengers and freight on the
Mississippi river and it's tributaries.
Here lie large tugs of from 2OD 10000
horse power, doing a thriving bust,
ness by towing sailing vessels from
the Gulf to the port, and towing
barges and other vessels about the
river; all bnsily engaged in their
several occupations. The lahorers
about the docks with the derricks
and hosting machinery in active
operation assure one that he isn't
one of the busiest ports of the coun-
try. A picturesque sight to me was
the small sailing vessels and HlOOps
unloading cn,gOes of oranges,
oysters, fish, vegetables and the
various produce of land and water
OF the Gulf coast. The sugar sheds.
covering blocks. crowded and packed
with sugar and mrlasses, the great
refineries, where the crude sugar Of
small plantations Is changed to a
first-class article, make one realize
the Importance of that industry to
this state.
BY rising at 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing one Is enabled to see the markets
in active operations; it's buyers and
sellers, its booths and stalls. Of all
kinds. Here are Americans, Italians,
Negroes. Spaniards, French and all
styles of Indians and Cinnamon. The
produce on sale is much the same as
in our northern markets in July and
August. with a more complete line OF
trOpical fruits. The fish from the
Gulf, Spanish mackerel, red snapper.
red fish. sheepshead, porupano. be-
sides green turtle shrimps, crabs
and oysters, are ON sale very cheap
ut the fish department.
Meals are served at many of the
markets. At Poydras market there
is a labor bureau where numbers Of
colored servants await employment.
These markets open every day at 4
O'Clock a. m., and close at IL m. 1t
does not take the visitor long to dis
cover that the city has numerous
buildings, streets, tOmbs and mOnu-
ments displaying upon it's face the
convulsive and romantic history OF
it's past. And II he has tine. he will
do we'll to visit the Howard library
and read up a little before he starts
out to see it's historical sights.
From this city's foundation by Blen-
vile. u Frenchman, in IT'S, it's history
is one continuous panorama Of his
tOrical events, and revolutionary
changes. Its heroes and herOines are
remembered and hOnOred in many
ways, Andrew Jackson 'the savior
of New Orleans'' Is represented fhl
Jackson square as sitting upon Il
pra ncing horse with hat In hand, tire
horse standing upon his hind legs.
The attitude is. easy and graceful.
Upon the base is engraved 1.-The
Union must and shall be preserved"
The whole is of bronze and of heroic
size. Jackson square was originally
known as Place des Armes, where
the early settlers gathered and dis
cussed all matters of common in
terest. Here in 1862 Don de Ulloa
took possession of Louisiana for
Spain. Right opposite ia the cathe-
dral which is los years old, contain
ing many beautiful works of art.
There is an exquisite painting on the
ceiling representing the descent Of the
Holy Spirit at the baptism of our
Savior, done by a celebrated Italian
artist. 1t was the donation of a
wealthy Catholic woman. One of the
curiosities of the Cathedral for a
stranger is the ''suisse' or beadle,
who has charge of the church, to
preserve order. He appears accord
ing to ancient custom, in cooked hat,
red coat, sword and halberd.
On Canal street, not very far from
the custom house, in the very heart
of the city, stands large magnifi-
cent statue Of Henry Clay. Although
not Il believer in slavery he was be-
loved by the South, as he always
labored for peace. and had 1T not
been for his active work and eloquent
speeches the question Of Slavery and