New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-23
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SATURDAY MORNING aSR eaesR g
W FL rxoprissors ii the Crescent ~in pay ~ bills
sontzxsf b auy person except NJ 2. NiAos = ms
wzsstsr authority. &
ma rsaoubtable Doctor great champion
~ Snd theory II Hlths snd steaches ~ health
= 1Bisa agents, is out sgain IN the True
81 <l<x nrou his faverits hobby. The main point
~ a. poetor,s argument consists of an asser-
Nm made ii 4 manner SO authoritative as to
;ns,iv Il, ilnpossibility Of contradiction and de-
dnntions drawn thence 70 suit himself, thus
THAT the cities Of Gharleston, Savannah and
New Orleans are s. the present time in eondi-
zion M unexampled excellence IN respect Of
cleanliness. and that the yellow fever IN an cpl
desnic form il desolating tho TWO former ard is
unusually severe in the iatter--therefore, that
tbs disease should not be attributed to the pres
lssSne Of any Nth, offal or decaying substance,
n xsthsr to the absence thereof
w iii, NE 10 not intend To quarrel with the
Doctor nor with his position. nor with the ar
Kumsnts he makes nse Of to maintain it. But
what in the name Of pills and pestles is he
driving at What dces he recommend? If
cleanliness ii to biz avoided, would hehaye us
aSsNn into HI other extreme and accumulate in
61r streets and CUTTERS ssI sorts Of 9Th in the
shape Of stagnant ponds. ofal, garbage, decay
ing yegetable and animal matter, stc.
We shonld be pleased to have the Doctor, #
his time be not too much taken up with the con
sidefation Of this subject, turn biz great powers
Of research and investigation upon another mat.
ter which is, perhaps of close lin to the former,
! 80 may be al intimately connected with the
public health, u II certainly at present occn-
pies considerable share 81 public attention.
We ailude TO the somewhat extraordinary con-
dition just now Of the hydrant water, which, Is
ven ss ne ean ascertain, is calling forth come
plants and spec1lations all over the city. No
body appears to know the exact locality Of the
SCREW that Is loose, and perhaps the Doctor can
ind it.
NEW Books. MIR. Thes z. White, No. 105
Canal street, has favored us with q copy Of the
ssGoblin Snob,s very amusing story for chill
dren, By Henry L. Stevens: New York. Also.
Progress and Prejudice . by Mrs. Gore, au-
thoress Of the Bankers Daughter" 6 Mothers
and Daughters, Y = Preferment," ETC.. etc. The
reputation of the authorsss is sufficient guar
antee of the merit Of the volume.
u
REFREsHNa - We yesterday received from
Messrs. Stockton s. Reddington, Of the Sc Phe-
NIX compound Of refreshments in the shape
Of anaH icsbergs, with an infusion Of various
e delectabie Ingredients, in the art and mystery
Of mixing which these gentlemen have long ago.
by an enlightened public, been pronounced pro-
fcients.
Ak ExeE1LENr BUSINESS STAND 10 LET tn,
store, on st. Charles street. occupied by DR.
Sherman for the last i've years is NOW oferet
for rent, he having leased the spacious building
on the corner Of Gravier street. For olothier
halter, 81 one who deals in shirts and othe
wares for gentlemen's use, there is perhaps no
more eligible location in the city There i
not planter, sea captain or invalid, who visit
the Crescent City, but passes during the day O
evening through st. Charles street, and pause
for while to gaze upon the striking feature 0
that establishment, 1. e. the mammoth window
To those who understand the advantages to b,
reaped from grand display of their stock il
trade this h an opportunity seldom to be me
with
The particular attention Of buyers is calle
to the extensive saleof Foreign and America
Dry Goods, by Vincent. B Co, ct their Auctio
sxcoms, No. 43 BienvilIe street, this day at i
o'clock.
TRIAL or Dr.. GRAHAM.---A special term Q
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer Of New Yorl
has been called for October next, and will com
n,ence on the first Monday Of that month. Sc
ven cases are assigned for thissession, and anon
them is that Of DR.. Graham, for killing Col Lor
ing at the ST. Nicholas Hotel
Mr. Z. Badger, late editor Of the Portsmouth
Globe, has been appointed Assistant Civil Eng
neer ii the Norfolk Navy Yard, Dice R. vii
kins, removed. The keel of one Of the ne
steam frigates has been laid and her stem RAISED
The keel of the other is about to be laid III
frigate Consultations ii being coppered, and me
are at work on the frigaae Potomac The Fa
mouth, It is stated in the Globe, can be prepare
for eea in a few weeks
A new and convenient life buoy, in the for
Of q movable asat, for ships and other vessel
has recently been invented by young America
BY the name Of Thompson, now in London
has been tried in the presence of the Queen, an
also of the Surveyor Of the British Navy, wher
" met with marked approval Its merits are {
apparent that the Messrs Gnnard have ordere
annmber for some Of their ships
The supply Of paper is so inadequate to til
demand in England. that old newspapers al
used oyer again, the ink being first extracted b
Q chemical process, and the paper reduced to
clean pulp.
Mrs. Benton, whose death we recently al
nounoed, was the sister Of the late Gov
Dowell Of Virginia, and was a lady Of most Q
timable character, sincerely beloved by larI
circle of relations and friends
The New York journal of Commerce leari
that frost has been seen in some parts of Coz
necticnt. where, thirty six hours before, Il
heat was oppressive ID the extreme.
The North Carolina papers are full Of discu
slons on their approaching Senatorial electio
at which time two Senators are to be eecte
Messrs Dobbin and Clingman seem the favo
itess but the Wings have resolved TO defeat II
latter, and for that purpose promise to suppo
any Democrat likely to be successful. AS the
undoubtedly owe swo defeats to Glingman, it
no wonder they should burn to ayenge them.