New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-25

wife the &ttentoaof Planters physicians families to
the card of Thomas Ranken, Camp and Poydras
streets His stock q srolss in his line always full and
carefully selected.
For yfcSsBuRe = The hne swift steamer
Southern Belle, Capt Broadwell, leaves at 5
o'clock this afternoon for the above and inter-
mediate ports.
NEW MUsrc.-A piece Of music - La Cost-
rome laperSale de = Etoife dss .N0rd- has
been laid upon our table II is composed by
p. Lehman, and dedicated to Mile Aline
du Clary. M atsisa saiss9s
We are under obligations to the clerk Of the
steamer Queen Of the West for late Cincinnati
and Louisville papers. s,
TIM Mans. -.Our attentive Postmaster has
hal homs piacards Or notices recently printed,
aaa there appears to be a greater use for them
than we desire to see. II the growing irregu-
larities continue to grow, we are inclined to the
belief another edition will have to be struck off,
Yesterday the notice at the usual place in
forMed us that the Eastern mail had failed from
sbaycad Mobile, and that is all the intelligence
va can give our readers this morning regarding
the Postofice Depar tment, only that the mails
Of the 18th, 18Th, and s|th inst, from New York
and Atlantic cities, win DO duo this morning. 81
VIII the Washington Union please notice.
Gas. There 10 10 doubt but what gas is
great invention local gas, we mean and that
It subserves the convenience Of mankind to .
very material extent, but when it flickers, cuts
up didoes, and finally goes out, az it did in our
office last night, we pronounce it an unmitiga-
ted nuisance For instance: the public's hum
bleserYant was very busily engaged in writing
an interesting editorial (of course) when the
light above him commenced Pickering. then be-
came dim, then DINNER, and finally went out
entirely! Whereupon, q complete stoppage en-
sued, and it was not until divers candles we're
brought In requisition, and divers experiments
tried, that light was once more made to illumin-
ate our establishment And, even then, it was
Of an uncertain, wayering description, which
made our printers bless the entire fraternity,
empluyedlin the gas works, and the invention
generally s5sf2 s57E8g' a S4als 9
But. gracious goodness I we would sooner
split, or essay to split, rails for living, than
attempt to write BY such light as vs. now
have. Wish IL would go ont But, as it won't
sos'il go out ila2s fi8 as
THE WEATHER.--We approach this subject
with fear and trembling. knowing that the Pic
ayune has an exclusive claim to all weather |
items, by private express and in advance of the |
mail; but I'D Vie weather has made an extraor- |
binary demonstration within the past two or |
three days, we feel that we will not be poach-
ing, TO any remarkable extent, upon our neigh |
boris preserves If we g pitch in. with all the |
vigor we are caps Bile Of.
So, here goes, regardless Of consequences!
On Tuesday evening there was d cold, dismal
shower. Towards the close of the e wee small
hours ayont the twae,a it became as cold Dis
New York Seward philanthropy, and on the day
following Wednesday there was as beautiful |
specimen Of q young Greenland as d juvenile
Esquimaux would like to see.
No damage was done that we have yet heard
Of, although sundry disbursements for thick
oyercoats end warm gloves were made. Not
Withstanding these drawbacks we have the best
assurances for saying that She country is safe
decidedly safe!
5s5s4- Z
CoTToN CoNTlNuEp LAEaE RECEIPTS. - or
the twenty four hours ending at six O'clock last
evening, there arrived at the Levee ID 1854 bales
cotton, viz by the Belfast, from Memphis,
1884 bales; the Southern Belle, from Grand
Lake, 1884 bales; Arkansas, from Napoleon,
ARK D 1885 bales; H. r. W. Hill, from Mem
phis, 1920 bales; 2, Q. Wallis, from Yaxoo City,
1862 bales; Opelousas, from Opelousas, 267 |
bales; Coast, IS bales. per G. D., Jr; by the
Frank Lyon, from Ashton, 222O bales.
The MAIL SERVICE. - The joint committee Of |
the City Council, by notice in another column,
invite the committee of citizens selected by the
Mayor, to take measures regarding the irregu-
laritles Of the mail service, to convene this
evening, at o'clock, at the Chamber of the
Assistant Board Of Aldermen, to take the neces-
sary steps to carry out the resolution of the
Council. " 10 hoped that every one selected to
% operate viii attend, The interests of the
community are greatly involved in the immedi-
ate action OF the meeting, and important con-
sequences to the agricultural and commercial
interests are daily jeopardized at the constant
and growing delinquencies of mail contractors.
me season Of the year has arrived, and at this
Crisis IN foreign markets it la Of the utmost i'm
portance that the correspondence Of the commu- I
any should be faithfully, promptly and dill
gently transmitted Ii
ny Yne same time we hope the committee will
hotcs ne mails on the route Of the Mississippi
river 70 Cairo, H.. which should have gone into
operation Last year