The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-12
rhs Lsxee at the New Canal.

There has been some excitement in the city in
relation to the conduct of an Alderman of the
Second Municipality, who attempted to cut away
the levee on the right bank of the Canal, and
thereby, as the Delta says, "equalize tn. burdens
of the calamity which has visited our city, or in
other words to turn the water upon all that part OF
the city between the old and new Canal, which
may partially escape if the levee be preserved
The levee constructed on the right bank of the
Canal is part Of the works of the Draining Com
pany, and intended like that on the correspond
ing bank of the Old Canal and the bayou St. John,
to protect the rear of the city against the overflow
of water from the Lake, and render the operation
Of draining more effective. The only effect of cut
ting away the levee, then, would be to let in the
water upon the Seventh ward of the Second
Municipality and the upper part of the rear of the
First Municipality, without any chance of its
escape, except by the works of the Draining Com.
pany, which would have been wholly inefficient
under the circumstances. The act o! the Alder.
man, then, was one Of supreme folly, to say the
least Of it but the law has made 1t something
more |; it has imposed heavy penalties upon the do.
struction Of "the evees along The rivers and other
aavigable waters of the State" and the gentleman
from the Second ward may find. that in his eager.
sAooS W uis AcAOW 'CIdZcLs VI TIC ocNcuLuy
he has involved himself in unthought of difficulties.
We deeply sympathse with those of our fellow.
citizens whose property has been destroyed, and
whose homes have been made uninhabitable bv the
overflow, but do not think that their sufferings
will be alleviated by bringing the same Calamity
on others. We hope that the crevasse will soon be
stopped; or, at the least, that favorable change
of the wind will lower the level of the water in the
Lake, and permit the great body of the water to
be drained off by the New Canal. The Lake has
been nearly four feet higher than usual for some
days, and when it falls it will in great degree re-
lieve the upper part of the city
ADVANCE IN PRIcEs.-We learn that certain
holders of real estate, situated near the river now
decline prices which they were recently anxious
to obtain for tin the belief that the present mum
dation will serve to enhance materially the value
of property so located, as to be secure from the
effects of such calamity
The LAsT-PossiblJ the Worst.-In the late con.
test for the office of State Engineer, between Col
Hebert and Mr.. Woodbridge, it was made perfectly
evident that the Penn is mghter than the sword"
II Our readers who wish enjoy fine river breeze
good music, and view of the above CarrOton
do by taking passage in the steamboat A. w Van
TARGET sHooTINa.-By a card of invitation. for which
thank the committee, informed that, owing to
the bad state of the weather the Battalion OF Artillery
compelled to postpone their tageshooting until Sunday
1he 2uth Instant The firing is to commence at o'clock
N. on that day.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.-Ths popular establishment opens
tonight with attractive bill 1.-THE Engishmsn in In
dia and The Dumb Belle to be given. There
will also be Address delivered. See the advertisement
ORLEANS THEArRE.-PositiceEv the Last Might of the
Sedson.-At this fashionable of the lovers of fine
music will be produced this evening for the last time Don
jzetti' So charming La File du Regiment and
1ch vaudeville, in two acts, entitled lie Premier Coup de
Canif.' This representation should not be forgotten
LIZ Mr. DeYoung. at No. Annunciation street. has
the Patent Rotary Beaer Churn By which Butter be
made in fire minutes from in ten minutes from
simple sweet milk. Mr. DeYoung will sell the Patenght
for County or Parish Or if wished, one half the right for
Louisiana and Alabama.
CO The last resource to raise the wind is that of
a shrewd and unscrupulous Yankee, who bought
bnshel of shoe pegs and on discovering they were