New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-29

Whisky and tho Homogeneous spirits of that
class have been famed for the bellgerspt propenstes
with which they inspire but just now
trary what is generally the precedent such cases. we
are having very pretty ION paper) Of which cold
water the producing The leaders of the opposing
forces push their columns Through the newspapers at
each other with destructive intent while the gueras Of
the army indulge in past inquiries, sharp retorts and
pointed inuendoes which frequently explode in their
hands ad show the amusing spectacle OF the engineer
hoist with his petard The object Of all this COM
motion is to determine the why the how and the when Of
supplying city with pure waterthe question as to
where the water to be found aud how brought to us
being quite secondary that who is to have the
profit of the job The old company which since
Baltimore was village has had the monopoly of supply
ing citizens with diluted mud. Is foremost and fierce
in defence Of its chartered rights against organiza
tion which seeking charter under the name of the
Potomac Water Company The city also occupies posi-
ton of armed neutrality in the affair." and has appointed
commissioners to investigate the ways and the of
supplying citizens at the lowest with pure water
The lawulness Of the present strike among the me-
chapcs has been brought into discussion by corespon
dence between Ross Winans the millionaire locomotive
builder and Reyerdy johnson, v. l.. Mcmahon John
Nelson and j. H. B. Latrobe the great leaders the u
risprudence of State In reply to the inquiries ad
dressed to them these gentlemen decidedly that all
combinations to raise prices indctable conspr
city pOunu 10 project
the wornen who may go to work at the old prices and
responsible for all damage that may be done by the
strikers to persons property,
The strike has already caused ncalculable damage to
our city, and is likely to do still About thou
sand workmen have left the city and nearly the same
number still out Of employment. Mr. Denmead one
of the largest and most enterprising iron workers
has finally closed his establishment and sent his contracts
to Troy NewYork for completion. He declares his inten
tion business here The loss OF the en-
terprise of such man must be a serious one
There is many slip twxt the cup aud the pn is an
old axiom the truth of which we are experiencing With
railroad completed to the Ohio the first results which
expected have been temporarily dashed away by the
entire ineoiency of the officers of the road to render eff
fective its practical working Failures delays collisions
etc. of daily occurrence and the is securing
bad that il may take years of good management to
wipe away With road double It's former length the re-
ceips for the last month but $4,000 in advance of
those of the month last year when the road was
only opened to Cumberland The murmurngs at this are
loud and deep, and committee has been appointed by
the Board Of Directors to take the into con-
sderation.
The project of surrounding cur city by succession of
magnificent avenues ESQ feet wide with plantation,
forty feet wide Of trees in the CENTRE just been made
the subject of second report from the Commissioners
They propose running these beyond tho
city limits taking in good slice Of the county Whether
people OF the county viii yield their territory as an
equivalent for the advantages they will gain by the i'm
provement, is doubtful question II the design should
DO carried out II will beauty Baltimore beyond any 9th
city in the Union.
The struggle among the democracy here grows fercer
every day new element has been thrown into the
strife by the question whether residents of the counties
are entitled to any of the city federal Offices and mo-
mentay armstice has taken place between the city fac
tons whilst they annihiate their country friends who
have had the audaey to lay claim the prize over which
they were lighting The wings enjoy the sport and il
might judge from tho outward appearance of things
are happier in defeat than their opponents in victory
We are enjoying beautiful bright and exhileratinr
spring weather Business is brisk, money plenty. $50
some people sa and the ladies just bursting forth In
their spring fashions make Baltimore street every after
noon as much heaven as houriloving Turk ever