Year: 1859

1t was quiet yesterday morning on the streets.
About meridian the arrival Of the steamer Anglo
Saxon at Quebec was announced, with dates from
Liverpool to the 9th. The political, the CONNER
cial, the financial accounts all were considered as
dark and foreboding that is, foreboding that the
condition OF Europe was about at the culminatin 6
point, that hostilties were as good as commenced.
But some of the quid nuncs were taken aback by
the reported alliance between Russia and France 1t
is supposed the solution Of this unexpected league
will he solved before long. In the meantime, the
talk is, what will England do? Quien sabe? We
shall have further details by the Persia which will be
due at New York tomorrow and as she never
brought any cheering accounts, the talk is we shall
have something really exciting on her arrival Then
the talk ia what effect will the war have on u.s. We
have alluded to this before and only remark that
American interests will not be compromised in the
least. There will be some little excitement on the
receipt Of intelligence that hostilities have actually
commenced and when they get to fighting in earn
est, we can look calmly on. If, however, the war
should become general that is, should Great Britain,
Prussia and Russia, all go into the medley, and the
war should last for long period Of time, American
interests, American trade in fact the great shipping
and agricultural interests would be greatly benefited
True, King Cotton might be treated with some dis
respect at first its supreme usefulness discarded but
it would be for very brief time. Cotton is not going
to be SO much disturbed by war as many folks sup
pose.


The talk yesterday regarding the river was brief
in fact, the water question is losing much Of the in
terest which attached to crevasses and breaks
The last accounts from the Lafourche break at the
Raceland plantation were favorable; strong hopes
were entertained that the entire break would be closed
by this day. Many planters are, however, having try.
ing times being Obliged to keep their entire force at
work repairing and watching their evees. The het
erogenous dispatches received daily by telegraph
seem to puzzle the public; in fact many half inch
and inch rises are becoming bore therefore, the
talk about water is of very little interest.


The transient population of our city is diminishing
rapidly daily The facilities for travelling are now SO
that very little time is required to make
journey. Our local sea-shore watering places are


likely to be injured by the fresh water from the Mis-
sissippi, through the Bonnet Care crevasse. This
fresh water may not extend far east as the Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula, but intermediate places will
receive the effects There is also, lack of convey.
ances to the sea-shore suburbs, and this inconven
ence will not be remedied, there being no opposition
to the lake monopolists The Jackson Railroad offers
greater facilities and more comforts to those desrous
of visiting the country for brief heightened Pc
riod of time. We learn that large and commodi-
ous hotel has been erected at Pascagoula but those
desirous of visiting there have no mode of convey
ance, only by the lake monopoly line; and the talk
is that it is not very comfortable to be landed at mid
night, and possibly crowded to suffocation at that
If the seashore villages expect much company this
season, additional facilities for travelling must be


furnished to the travelling and pleasure seeking com.
munity.