The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-22
NewYork oorrespondenee.
LETTER NO. x

LETTER NO. X
NEW YORK, August IL. 1885, q
Eds CrcsceHt-The commercial world thrown into |
considerable confusion last week by therepc (Which
proved to be rue) Of the failure Of Me Suydam, Sage
Co.. for &20OO In expectation of short wheat crop,
they had gone flour heavily and their expectations
realized, the crop will be u very full As the
Hudson Railroad train passed SingSng on Friday the
State Prison in flames and Is since reported that the
work shops entirely destroy ed On the evening Of the
day the down train OIL the drawbrdEe at Workers.
precpatng the engine and baggage into the creek No
person hurt The engineer and fireman jumped off, On
dit Barnums which said to have been caught
somewhere South nearly ready for exhibition, and merely
requires of paint. OF course, like the
celebrated mermaid it will be kept in glass In
the cte should get to be unruy, it might do in
jury to the from the kedntry MARKET The man vot
lives in the .rasshouse with brick knocker' engaged
milk the crer. Fast age !-ast country fast people
In the Herald of the 9Th ins among the Movements of
Distinguished Persons" the first Jas G. Bennett, ESQ.,, and
family travelling in Vermont and New Hampshire Jeems
Gordon Bennett distng uished persOnso is Bristol Bill
N c. Mrs Parngton has at last called on us ard we fancy
her remarks may be called
Mrs. Partiagton's Perp Last "-"Xes hev been all
the way Quakerdepha, and went out by see in
ndite skoone The first AFTERNOON arer we left. we he'd
ufc storm, and the valves run eenamost as high as the
manepiece. sey, Capn. this ERE fine breeze Yes,
Num-, he 'ony it = rite in her teeth In her teeth
ware is they p I'm her he'd, he Ware that2
seq l. For ard, Num- Wot makes you call her morfn-
diteP' SEE Why, Mum, you see, she got bonnis and
stays like femmynine and saddle stuuups and martngal,
like hoss thought hat woman and hat hoss was out
and morndite was dreul sick, and could MT eat
nary mouful took breakfast all deck and axed
the Capn Bill Lay SEE We heered you
sngn' fer Bill Lay all mite and yesterday afternoon and
IN sure, the fellow amt had time to cate nothin
let lone git Sleep" [NoTE.-Ms p doubtless heard
the term beLavmake astl " Then heered the Cap says
Lay aft one you, and 60 h--ll,' but 'em
ade down. and but Teller cod to the back the
mornte and took hold the weel got ernuf o. going TO
that time. [NoTE.-Mrs p must have misunderstood
the Captain who probably said" Lay aft, of and
go the helm, - instead of the places mentioned
Il ears polite -
met Jeems Horn JOKER once when the Hungary excite.
ment about Jsems kept snuggey in Nassau street,
called &c The Place. Jeems and Furnishing
mockturle when queeroOking whskeiando helped him.
self to third plate of soup. Jm, quoth this depOnent,
" that be Frenchman.'' Z" Guess mott said Jim,
81 d take him to be hungary man, said Jeems with
short, dry cough. That IS the he spiced all his
customers dishes At another time, while we smiled to-
geher man in and taking out couple of pair OF
stockings, said" Buy any stockns 90 No. SIR That
does snug business said Jim. How so "Why,
he carrier hisstock trade his pocket We backed dOOR
Immediately. friend looking your Weekly,
just did the following Why the Crescent coO paper?
IedUe 1t has Frost in the sanctum. Somebody fan
us wha string. quick, III eaerpiGrrite off, BY the
wonder if friend Frost has forgotten We boarded
with him Mrs rs in p street, while in N o. Pass
them figs Gad lk dOiRs, stranger. The Niles conspiracy
is being tried before Justice MOuntfort. 1t exces
considerable attention. as it is new dodge To give yOu
some idea OF the number of strangers arriving daily state
fOOws 1871 the Irving House yesterday,
4 at the Clinton HOe 81 the American, l0l at the Asor,
IL at the Franklin, besides hundreds at the smaller ho
tells. Barnum around again. report is going the
rounds that runaway slave the North has found weed
from which he makes preparation, by oil which he Is
daily turning white. Barnum after him with sharp stick.
With and whewashed niger at the American,
he make show, while The Drunkard. for the second
time at the solicitation of thousands (z Of
in his pockets will be produced and then for week
and again for three nights by of several
families and then three faewes and two last appearances,
| and positively last appearancewi up the play.
Meanwhile he get up his ninety feet Of whale again,
and open with his anaconda and boat
On Dts in Musical and Theatrical Cireies.-At the
National, The Drunkard,' revived, and called Negro
Fidelity has been produced; also, NewY QTk Firemen
At the Bowery, version of Jack Sheppard by
the Manager, II. E. Stevens, and the Hundred Pound
Note. Broadway yet closed, and ts rumOred Mr. Fore
has boughtit and will open it himself this Fall We doubt
it. Mr. Brougham's is still going and likely be built
Mr. B. takes benefit at Niblos on Wednesday, and will
probably retire from the management shortly after. Aslo
Place still closed. In company with s. b. Eager,
teman from your city, 1 dropped in at Nibo's. The
Island of Jewels" produced contains considerable
brilliant scenery rich dresses, much bad rhyme,
quantity of buresqus. sharp local hits any quantity
short dresses and bad ances little ballet dancing and
scarcity of skirts and vulgar display OF limbs and will bea
seeing and in that will be bare seeing of white
neck and red cheeks Bangy and Durand appeared in the
1st Act of " La Gisele Blangy dances with her usua
and grace though think she does look well she
did four since and is much thinner if she had beer
ILL., which believe the with her in NewOr
leans Mr.. Burton engaged for five nights Nibos,
the Serous Family - will be brought BIS
Buttons 1WHdudb Steek Is worth the admission
and this deponent and friend above mentioned will hin
roll those and (with hand bread basket give
series Of groans. IT'S really rich hear him refuse sub
scrpton benevolent society because the Timbuctoo So
ciey raising funds for the purpose of supplying
born African infant with flannel shirt and NOR Al
:, and afraid cant-it amt in way The wa
Burton does that nearly unroos the house. In the Islam
| Of Jewels" bad specimen of a Yankee appears with
whale in harness ing cOntang monster lump
gold and the Yankee regrets that he dn take paen
~ to pay expenses good hit that Chrsys Minstrel
took in 5000 Saratoga last week Ticket
81 each-hee they % cents. Burton will open hi
Theatre in Chambers street. IT'S said BrOughams yceur
opens in October. The fayorte Jack Seton took benef
at Nibo's last week. The Broadway opens on the 18th
thereabouts with Conway, of the old tragedan of tina
name, also the Doyes, w. Chapman, Fredericks MR.
e Held, and also, Mrs Abbott old PAX Theatre favote
Max Marezek the Chestnut street Theatre in Phade
phia September and the Asor Place ia October, wit
~ Trufi, Seucca, Amaa, Benedict, FOrt Perrin, Patti
Beneventano, aud contrato and baso. Bangy
N appear haes, in g Masaniello." Strakoschs ne,
I'd Opera will also be brought there. hear that Ann
ID Bishop and sgnor Booha, under Bass management at til
Astor Place, will Immediately produce a grand OpeIa
spectacle, taken from Judith with the sic from Verd
The report that Strakoch have Opera House bui
for him in the Crescent City Is conadced here The Mt
steal Hail. though rapidly going up be finished by
al time specified, the 18th of SEPTEMBER though the Conce
to Room be ahed and pastered this coming week. Jenn
Lind $50 Bamum says) will appear at that place for the fir
time the 18th Of September. In opinion, it can't
Of | did. Nous
a. The Turf-Nothing much in this line of late fl,
10 the five miles, 1925 Immediately after Barlow against Ii
North Star Barlow running the of half mile A
the Cambridge Park Troting Course Cotton Tail again
Boston, best in g. in harness. mile heats. Boston took Il
nj in three straight heats: time, 24 1885, 37z Hira
Woodruff fooled Cotton missed the word CO. and the he
in consequence. On Friday, the 18th ins match COM
u off between Fanny Butler and Cenrepe on the Centr
al vile Track $50 wagons mile heats for $500 troting
e Monday, the 18th inst, Tom Buck, Lady aRe rey ar
PMage Maid sweepstakes, purse 800, mile heats best
8, running. Also, for 800 between Poole and w
ur iams Tall spats expected about this time Aboa RAJ
s for $780, four this week will be hot work fame
lv Now Gents, posted and aso as far
n am, Northern local items. daro Brudder Sawbon
no will please round de hat de change to yo
or 'spected Preacher The LITTLE UN
Marine Disasters. - The new ship Adoni
% Prince, of and from Portland for Bic Island Rv,
10 st. Lawrence, was wrecked Sable Island n
IT, date given captain and saved The vess
Oh a total loss-sails and rigging saved TIL
h Br. bark Economist, Oldbrook, from Liverpool f
an Barbados, when in lat 81, lon SO, was capsize
n in squall. The mates and men left the wrec
n in the quarter boat, when they shortly after pc
wv ished. The captain and man were taken o
the wreck on the 9Th day by the French bri
Novella Active, and carried into Porto Rico the
}" saved nothing but what they had on. The surv
ty vors reached New York on the 18th . The bri
IN Kate Boyd, Captain Hill, from New York, Jun
ly 49, bound to Port au Prince encountered a mo