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34 THE WORLD'S EXPOSITION to set your breakfast where you lodge, and lunch, dinner, and supper, wherever you happen to be. HOTELS. Notk.—The charges, per day, quoted, are named by the hotel proprietors, and will be adhered to during the Exposition. Location. Num- Name. ber or ItOOMS. 1TY. prk Day. St Louis, Royal and Chartres 250 1,000 84 00 St. Charles,Common A Gravier 275 1,000 4 00 Cor. Ca«np and Common . . 137 450 3 00 to 4 00 Hotel Vonderblank . . 40 to 4H Magazine 45 200 European. Wavetiey CrshMv’b Cor. Poydran and Camp. . . 62 150 Enr< pean. 40 100 European. Hotel Chat met t* . . . . »8 St. Chari jh 50 150 European. Stock Dewier*' Hotel . . 50 100 2 50 Denechaud’s .... 5<> to til Carundelet 60 150 2 50 to 3 50 LaUey’s Hotel .... St. Charles and Julia .... 50 100 European. Stranjre’f* 181 Chartres street 75 150 2 00 1:40 Camp street 100 200 2 50 Continental Hotel . . . i'arondelet and Julia . . . . 200 500 3 00 to 3 50 In addition to the above the managers of the Exposition will erect two large hotels, in close proximity to the grounds, to accommodate 1,000 visitors each, besides over two thousand boarding-houses, that can accommodate from ten to forty persons each, at prices varying from $1.00 to $2.o0 per day. Mr. Walshe, the Chief of Information and Accommodation, office at No. 164 Gravier street, will furnish to any one who calls a list of persons that will entertain visitors, with number they can accommodate, and prices. Several other hotels are now in progress, which will undoubtedly be built, thus assuring full accommodation for all that may come. Notk.—All the largest hotels have a large number of furnished rooms, close to the hotels, hence, the number of rooms given in above table are only those in the hotel proper. COMMON NAMES FOR CURRENCY IN DAILY USE IN NEW ORLEANS. Quartee —An imaginary 2J cent piece. Picayune.—Five cents. Nickel.—Five cents. Two-Bits.—Twenty-five cents. F^ur-Bits.—Fifty cents. Six-Bits.—Seventy-five cents. AND NEW ORLEANS. STEAMBOAT LINES. S5 PACKET LINES. WHERE TO. DAYS OF LEAVING. Red River...........| Lower Coast • * • j Upper Coast........... Anchor Line .... Bayou Sara ........... VickBburg Line . . j Washington and J Atchafalaya. . . j Ouachita River . . j Bayou Tecbe . . . | Ohio River Mandeville and Covington . Alexander, Shreveport, and alii points on Red River............j Pt. Rads, and Lower Coast land* ) ings ..........................J Donaldsooville..................... St. Louis and all way landings. . Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara . . Vicksburg, Natchez, Greenville, \ and the Bends..................j Washington, and all points on I Atchafalaya River, and Bayou !> Courtableau....................J Monroe, and all landings on) Ouachita and Black River . . j St. Martinsville, Franklin, and) all points on the Teche . . . . j Baton Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis, Cairo, Evans ville, Louisville, nati . and Cincin- Mandeville, Covington, Arbita Springs . . . . Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 5 p. m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Satuiday, at 9 a. m. Daily, 12 u. Wed. and Sat., at 5 p. m. Mon. and Fri. at 5 p. u. Tuesday and Saturday, at 5 P. M. Wednesday, at 5 p. m. Wednesday, at 6 p. h. Wednesday and Saturday, at 5 p. m. Wednesday and Saturday, at 4 p. m. Mandeville—Monday and Thursday. Covington—Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. All Steamboats will give special rates to New Orleans during the Exposition, and land passengers at the Exposition wharf. CURRENCY AND BANKING RULES IN THE U. S. Copper, Nickel, Silver, Gold, and Paper Currency are used exclusively in the United States. Paper Currency is known as National Bank Notes, U. S. Legal Tender Notes, and U. S. Gold and Silver Certificates. U. S. and National Bank Notes are in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 dollars. Silver and Gold Certificates in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000. All are legal tender in any part of the United States. Fractional Currency.—Copper, 1 and 2 cent pieces; 100 cents equal 1 dollar ($). Nickel, 3 and 5 cent pieces; 100 cents equal 1 dollar (S). •Silver, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 cents, $1 Standard and Trade Dollars. Gold, 1, 2J, 3, 5, 10 and 20 dollars. Banking Hours from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Strangers presenting checks or drafts must be fully identified. *Notz:—The 3, 5, and 20 cent piece* are being withdrawn from general circulation.
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