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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10

sn j. VEGAS DANCING ACADEMY
~ VEGAS most respectfully announces his friends and
fS the public that his Dancing Academy open
la.lEa the season,
o d l. L W s. Fl A H.
where he hopes to meet with the liberal patronage The
teaching commenced on Saturday, Nov. |.
La lMPERIALE. danced in the first Paris last win
will be taught by Mr.. Vegas
The days and hours of tuition as follows:
LAD!ES-Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 to u
o'clock NJ. $500 ~ -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thursdays and Saturdays from to
6oclock p. NJ.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from to
Praccng Party for Ladies Gentlemen every Wed.
nesday
Particular attention will be given Children and many
new Fancy Dances, before taught city will be
brought out. ~ ~
y will also give lessons Semnaes and in private
families. f
The Musical Department under the charge that
volnist, MIR. A. DENEGRI Orchestra Leader for Balls
and Soirees. ~ ~
R For terms apply TO Mr. J. VEGAS, Odd Fellows Hall
or al Mr. Gnblcls Music Store. 30 Camp do SIN
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10

STROLOGX AND PHRENOLOGi. ALL
persons wishing TO know their future prospects,
them correctly ALVIN at l3 nia st ID door
from Camp The Madame is the only Astroos city
ana can be consulted all matters concerning love- marriage
business conrship law matters and will tell the
lady or gentleman they will marry, also the OF her
ors The Madame speaks English French and German Office
hours from \ NJ TO . I. NJ d9
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10

nR. WILSON, OF ST GEORGES AND ST BAR
- thoomew HOSPITALS and years with Rcord Of Paris
reopened his office No. II rect general
practice aud especially for the Of tile
ieneraVe Organs in both without the mercury
Once hours for consultations in French Eng K
a., af1 70 b r. NJ as 3ptf
SCOTCA ALE-lW CASKS Of DICKS EDINBURG
~ ALE in and landing NJ. Ward from elias
and 100 casks Y0UNGER'S STRONG ALE TO arrive er
ship l.ucona, for sale by SANFORD BROS,
az ~ and 90 ke,,v Iavee
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: 81 at ODD FELLOWS HALL.
+a Mr. }: VEGAS respectfully informs his friends and
She public in general that his Third and Chill
~ dren's Ball Of the will be given FRIDAY
- the 2ith April Odd Fellows Hall. his pupils
viii exhibit the Fancy Dances appropriate Children
and by general the Quadrille NAV
Dance will be exhibited.
The ball to y P NJ and continue
unl 10 O'Clock, after which the Ball will .u
PRICES OF ADMISSION:
Ladies and children pupils Free
r
Ladies and children wShidg invitations will please
SEND TO Mr. Vegas at Odd Fellows Hail. Gentemens tickets
be obtained Hall the Music Stores and ut the
Ticket Office on the night of the Ball.
door, ae
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10

Geo W Race, Grand Sire Elect; Edward Psbury Grand
MASTER Howard Mllspaneh+ deputy rand Master Augnste
Baquie: Grand Warden; Henry G. setson Stockton
John Orchard, Charles NJ Emerson H. VILLA ans George W
shaw and Thomas H. Shields, Past Grand Masters
Nixon, Past Grand Representative s. Magner George Der
peyer Geerge R Ra5s Wilson+t Knter F X
NanlIorn,+ s. L. Buler+ Past Grands.
patriacbs j. A. Floratt L. B. Pohier.# Jos wagner,t G.
Tiernan,t Charles Gebeeb,+ J. NJ. Wagner ~
Broher George Seymour f. AlIcn,* 4. McDougalls c.
lanGenbecker,T VIM. Gregory, J. F. CALDWELL A. j. Moss
Gerard Stth+ II. DeGruyt O. Voorhes.+ II. Pugser,+ W
CatolEn.+ f. F. l. hostel
Floor and Music Director. 49,
- Committee on Invitations Committee Reception and
Floor Managers.
n Application for Ladies' Invitations may be made any
member OF the Committee Mr.. of the
bal.roomentrAnce on Lafayette street The Committee will
meet to act applications Tuesday
day evening previous to the Ball Noiady will be
Ladies and gentlemen not members of the Order may.
Their option mask fancy dress brotherhood
requested to appear in regaia according
have attained in the order, and without mask.
H1> All masked will be required the
Committee Reception before being admitted 10 the Ball
E-Tickets can be obtained of Managers or Of the
Secretary at the Office OF the Ballroom, Messrs
sons 81 Camp street and at j. G. Morgans Exchange Place
next to the Post
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARs REWARI

ran away from the subscriber the 5h instant, AN
T. DREW READ, boy about % years of age; feet
~ four or five inches high; well set yellow compexon
long black hair slightly cured, usually tucked u-
der the back OF the head large black eyes
writes aud is In his
he is gentee generally dresses we'll pleasing
in his address.
will give One Hundred Dollars for the apprehension
delivery Of said boy, for his confluence any jail that
can get him As he provide himself with pass he will
most likely attempt passage upon steamboat Can
t'tns will please be on the lookout.
JONES Povs1 s.rao+
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400 LOTS EMBROIDERIES PARAsOLs, UMBRELLAS
tCorseis, French Shirts
BY VINCENT & CO., Auctoneers
SATURDAY, 1lth Inst, at 10 O'Clock A, NJ.
~ at their auction % Customhouse street. viii sold
2UDU rich Embroidered Jaconet and Collars
silk Umbrellas and Paras DIS, French Corsets Gloves and
Mis
EH-TEKMS-Ats sale. az
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loJ7.
EJ~ Race to come off at 2 o'clock +. N.
Mile Heats-est Three in FiYeJockey Club Parse $500
ESrRiES:
!. A. L. Rngaman names by Sovereign out of Bctsey
- Coody; ~. o. Color, Harlequin
= IT, j. Wells b. NOISE by Capt. Elgeo da;n by Ruby:
3y.o Color, Blue.
g. u. F. kenner names h. m. MINNEHAHA, by Mahomet
out of Kate Aubrey; ) y o. Color, red.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-10

DEuxIENE Corr DE DISTRICT SUCCESSION DE ERAsTUs
de la NouTelle- Orleans SMITH. No. l,666.
A TTENDU que Maria 1IcArdIe veuve Eras-
tus Smith, presente petition effet dote
mr. les lettre administration la succession de feu Eraus
Avis est lie present dome que pet
eeer avor dednire dix ours les rasos
quelies ne serait fat droit la dite petition.
Par orlre de la cour.
1898 A..DREUx Deputa C;rnfer
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TO such am occasion. In this assemblage Of the
children OF Ham, was one, and only one white
man--pahl he stinks of ingans to this day--who
was uxuriating in all the pleasures of the night.
Massa William, you docs tickle so---he, he, he,
all deed you does" said an obonied female to
this identical white man who was her partner in
the dance.
Well, Sheba, couldn't help IL; always in the
promenade, take my partner round the waist re-
piled William, smiling and blinking, and chuckling
Sheba under her chin.
" SO does ], massa Billy it am de bes way to
hug EN- right up-e-yah, e-yah, c-yah! dat am a
fac, boss" declared huge negro, whose blackness
intercepted the rays Of light.
Boys, l'mas dry as powderhorn-where are
the refreshments ?" demanded William
Massa William, step dis way, an I'll duct you
to de 'freshment ROOM" invited another Sam
johnson.
!" Come along, Sheba, and help me +; | love you
all, and you may have as many dances as you
please in the city as long as Pm in office. When
this sett is over, want You to clear the floor,
Sheba, and are going to dance polka. Now,
girls, don't be jealous I'll endeavor to divide nv
attentions equally among you all, said William, as
he entered the refreshment room, with Sheba hang
ing on his arm.
In few minutes the floor was cleared, the mu-
sic streck up polka and Sheba and William came
bouncing into the room in the most approved step
of fashionable polka, twisting and turning like
two anacondas in immediate juxtaposition with
each other. At one moment they would have
their arms around each Others waist, with their
right legs extended in front, WHILE on their left,
they hoped through the entire length of the
room; at another, standing face to face, with his
arms clasping her waist and hers wound about his
neck, they would whirl in giddy gyrations again,
changing their position, they would lock in one
close embrace, and at last their celebrated polka
ended by both coming in sprawl upon the floor
like two entanged tumbebugs. Heaven and earth
what a stencil. Not all the rich perfumes of the
East can ever wash out the garlic with which
sweet William was impregnated on that memorable
occasion; the essence Of the polecat, interminged
with sulphuretted hydrogen, is 6erganotte, in
deed, to the perfume with which his contact with
that negress saturated him.
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Markets..

BALTIMORE, August 3l.-To-day there were
sales Of Howard ST. Flour at S6.00a6.l2. We
quote Ohio dull at $6.00a612. We quote City
Mills at $6.O0-market quiet. Family is now
quoted at $40, and Extra at 80 per bbl We quote
Ohio Extra dull at S7.00a7.25, and Howard st. and
City Mills dull at s6.75a7.25 per Dbl. We quote
Rye Flour at .25. Corn Meal at 1915 for Coun-
try, and 1925 per bLl. for city.
NEW York, August 3l.--Cotton is depressed.
Sales Of 1000 bales at decline of l-Sc; Orleans
mddling Ice; do. Upland l53.4c. Flour is de-
pressed, sales Of 1000 bbls., at a decline of 10
cents on State and 25 cents on Ohio; no change
to note in Southern; com. to good State s5.sOa6 /;
Ohio $6.25a6.70; Southern S6.25a6.6O. Wheat
frm-sales of "a 900 bushels at following rates ::
white Sl.7o, red sl.47. Corn heavy-salcs of
$4,000 bushels at soc for mixed; white 93c.--
Pork has declined SC. for mess-sales at S25. 7Oa
1878. Prime is undergraduates at S2l.75.-
Beef closed steady at Sl7alS for repacked Chica-
90. Lard closed quiet with sales at l6al6 I-2c
Whiskey declined l-2c Ohio at 26a27c. Sugar
closed at decline of l-2c.; sales Of Muscovado
at S,4as 3-4c Coffee is quiet-Rio at 10 Sd a
IL l-2 cents and Java l6 1.2 cents. Spirits Tur-
pcntine closed firm, sales at "a l.2c. Rosin il.
irm-sales at Sl.9b. Rice is unchsnged-sales at
previous rates. Freights are firm.
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For the American.
WASHINGTON. Septembe

WASHINGTON, September i 1857.
Mr.. EDITOR: A new discovery has been made
by the Jesuits who have the appointment OF
watchmen in the Washington Navy Yard viz
that Marines can lin addition to learning how to
shoot down American citizens who dare to excr-
else the right of ffanchse) fill the places of Ame-
rican watchmen in said yard. Out of the six
places made vacant by the discharge of an equal
number of Americans, there have been but two of
the places filed by citizen watchmcn-one Of
them by an Irishnadn by the name of Erwin, who
was at one time Marine and more recently
,catchman at the new asylum across the Eastern
Branch, from which place he was discharged on
account of drunkenness; the other by a rabid
Roman Catholic by the name Of Davis; the
remaining four by the yard Marines. This is said
TO be economy Why so late in making the dis
covery. The cheftain of that Great National
Democratic Calthumpian Club of Baltimore is
employed in the Navy Yard; he works in the
iron foundry. l make mention of the fact merely
to let his political friends here know where they
can find him.
The appointment Of Thomas Altemus, ESQ.,, to
be chief of the Plumbers Department. in place of
Mr.. A. G. Davis, who was removed for being an
American, IA gentleman who understands his
business better cannot be found, has caused the
appointment Of quarterman in the Brass Foun-
dry, in addition TO Mr.. Carol, the old and faith
full quartefman of the Plumbers Department, who
served under Mr. Davis for many years. Cause
of the additional appointment, incompete,,cy Of
newly appointed chief Such is the economy of
the modern Democratic variety party.
OBSERVER.
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[Correspondence Of the American
To r. IL. Clark Foreign Member of the Board
of Common Council from Eonrth Wnrd.

To r. II. Clark, Foreign Member of the Board
Of Common Council from Fourth Ward;
SIR: Some two or three weeks since you made
a report to the Board of Common Council from
the Committee on the Eligibility OF Assessors, of
which committee you are chairman, setting forth
that said committee had investigated the case of
Mr.. William Douglass, american, who had been
returned by the Commissioners of Election of the
Fourth Ward, as having been elected to the office
of Assessor for said ward, and whose seat is now
contested by Thos. Burcb, the foreign candidate
for said office; which said report you closed by
offering resolution to the effect that William
Douglass was not legally elected, but that Thomas
Burch cds legally elected to said office.
The Board of Common Council, not wishing to
follow in the footsteps of the Board of Aldermen.
in their unprincipled action in the case of Emory
and Goddard, without the legal advice of the Cor
poration Attorney, referred said report back to
the committee, with instructions to obtain the
opinion OF the Corporation Attorney as to the right
Of the councils in passing such resolution.
Two or three weeks has since elapsed, and the
friends of Mr.. Douglass have been waiting very
anxiously for the opinion of Mr.. Carlisle, until
within day or two, they have been informed by a
foreign member of your Board, that you had come
to the determination to say no more about the
case, but quietly let Mr.. Douglass hold on to the
Office and thereby withhold from the public the
opinion Tor advice) given by Mr.. Carlisle in the
case, for the purpose, no doubt, of throwing the
veil over the recent infamous proceedings enacted
by Mr. Moore and others, in the case Of Emory
in the Board of Aldermen. The public have a
| right to know what Mr.. Carlisle has said on the
subject, andthe friends Of Mr. Douglass, the refore,
demand Of you, as chairman of the committee,
that you make your report to the Board, whether
for or against him, we care not that they as well
as others may see upon what grounds YOU mad0
your last report.
Hoping that you may for once find it convent
ent to throw off the schackles of Locofocoism anG
the Church, and comply with the above request
we let the subject drop for the present.
| .-. JUSTICE
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SECOND GRAND EXCURSION
OF THE
S T Ill OIL TT b.
VNHE MEMBERS OF THE STILL ,r-

HNHE MEMBERS OF THE STILL rF-,
IL CLUB announce to their friends RSsf5Ss
and the public generally that at the earnest request
| of the citizens of Washington and Leonardtown
they have determined to give an Excursion to Leon
! ardtown and Piney Point on Friday, September II,
1857
They have chartered the safe and commodious
Steamer, POWHATAN, Captain MITCHELL, for the oc-
casion.
WITHERS' Brass and String Band have been en-
gagged.
Meals furnished by an experienced caterer.
TICKETS two dollars, admitting gentleman and
two ladies to be had of the Committee or on board
of the Boat on the morning of the Excursion and at
the following places o. Boswell's Drug Store cor
ner Virginia avenue and Seventh street. Captain
iirchs foot of Eleventh street. Mrs. Hoffmap's OPP
posite Centre Market; John Martins, Pennsylvania
avenue between First and Second streets; Joseph
H. Burch, Pennsylvania avenue between Second and
Third streets; VIM. Yoots, corner of Seventh and l.
streets; J. d.. Birch, + street between Eighth and
Ninth, Island; j. W. Bean, Odd Fellows Hail.
Navy Yard J. Willet do.
The Boat will leave her wharf, foot Of Sixth street.
at eight o'clock, A. M.
Omnibuses will leave the Navy-Yard at Seven
o'clock, and the Capitol at halfpast seven o'clock
Committee Of arrangements.
Jackson Humphrey, Edward Webb,
William Whitmore, r. L. Childress,
J. d. Birch, Robert Gunnell,
| Au 22-td Edwin Allen.
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AMERICAN, STATE CouNcIL.--An American State
Council met at Gothic Hall, Brooklyn, at 2 o'clk
ON Tuesday. Jesse G. Damn, the President Of the
Council, was in the chair, and about 200 delegates
were present.
The delegates from 0swego, Rensselaer,, Sara.
toga, Erie, Monroe and New York expressed de-
termination of their Councils to refuse any terms
of allegiance with any other political organization,
and to support none but straight American
ticket for State officers
President Damn delivered an address, in which
he strongly recommended earnest adhesion to the
principles OF the party, and refusal to enter into
any alliance with any other party, while inviting
the support of all good men.
The address, which is temperate in tone, refers
to the broken condition of Republicanism in the
confident hope that that party will be defeated in
the State election, and also the Democratic party
as having little prospect of success.
The address concludes with recommendation
to abandon Council organization and adopt the
plan of organization by Committees the same as
the other parties
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For the American.
WASHINGTON, August 18th, 1876

WASHINGTON, August 2sth, 1857.
"Breathes there man with soul 50 dead
Who never TO himself hath said
This is my own my native landY'
Our country is in danger! Awake Awake F!
In this land OF truth and liberty is society called
JesuitS, the deadliest foe Of the Republic.
After having been nearly annihilated and driven
from the enlightened and civilized countries of the
Old World, il has sought to find stronghold
in the United States, where it can recover from
the wreck and establish itself in the land Of Wash.
ington.
IL was an easy matt them, with the help
OF the submissive Catholics of South America and
Mexico, to establish few societies in this coun-
try, and their increase has been rapid.
The design OF establishing their institution has
been pursued with an intrigue and success unpar-
alleled in their history, and it has been but a
few years since the American people were aroused
to sense Of the danger to their country. But
distinguished men allayed our fears by the assur-
ance that all these evils could never overcome
the spirit of Republicansm--that in this land Of
light and liberty opposition would be powerless
And thus we suffered this intriguing and liberty
destroying society to move on once more. But
look-Jesuitism is the same evil in Republics as
it is in Empires and Kingdoms.
Ifyou will notice, the Jesuit always side with
power. He drops one party and takes another,
II he is sure of obtaining distinguished place un-
der the government, in the cabinet or in the field.
he is Democrat in one place and an opposition
in another, anything for the sake Of power.
If four countrymen could only look around them
and notice what these enemies are doing, they
would be astonished at what the Jesuits have al
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Cor respondencS Of the American.
WASHINGTON, Sept. /, Is
Mr.. Official in his proper sphere.

ME omClhi III MS proper spneres
Charles the Second Of England was called the
merry monarch, and history furnishes many in
stances of his vocal pranks, when he would throw
crook Rochester, when in favor, was always the
companion Of Charles in his singular adventures,
which frequently placed his majesty in very unen.
viable positions; and indeed had il not been for
his mastery personation Of the various characters
which he was wont to assume, his modification at
detection would have been great on many occa-
sions. ,
He never forgot, however, that he was king
even when playing the part of peasant, and after
his frolick was done he could wear the purple with
the dignity and bearing Of a sovereign; he was
ever careful to separate the king from the com.
moner, and, indeed, detection in any case, would
have been CALLING in the extreme. He was merely
acting for the moment, and, as one who feared to
offend his family, and would consider himself dis
graced by publicly avowing his attachment TO the
profession, always had himself announced in the
bills as John Jones, and not as Charles Stewart,
king Of England.
| desire to step before the curtain, ere that ac-
tors heart-ache rolls up, and say that there exists
no comparison between Charles the Second and
the individual who will, and by-the.by, who actu-
ally did play, very naturally, too, the leading char
acter in the Ethiopian extravaganza, which is now
presented for the second time in this city.
Il was night, and nature had drawn her sable
mantle DER the limbs Of stars; the Federal city
was snoozing away in all the enjoyment Of first
nap, and there was nothing to disturb the general
rcpose, save a shin.dig which was in full blast in
the western section Of the metropolis. The room
in which this "ebo.shin and gizzard-foot" extraya-
CANA was being performed, was well filed by the
African population Of Washington, and the dane
ers were performing their gymnastic evolutions
in style that was calculated TO produce sxces.
sive emulation, and set free an odor peculiar only
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Is the Negro capable of sclf-Government


We take the following from the Philadelphia
Ledger:
"a letter written by gentleman in Hayti has
been recently translated, giving the goomiest pos
sible description Of the social political, and CON-
mercia condition Of the people Of Hayt the writer
asserting that the inhabitants are fast retrogradng
into African barbarsm. A contemporary forti6es
the letter by showing decline in Hayticn exports
in sugar, coffee, and cotton since 1889, when the
island was French dependency. Some Of these
statistics we quote. For example, while the ex-
ports Of raw sugar in 1889 was 93,573, 900 lbs in
1850 it had totally ceased The exports Of coffee
had fallen in the same period from 76, 9S5, 2l9 lbs,
to S0,60S, 343 that of cotton had declined from
76, s35, 2l9 lbs, to 663, 1855 while that Of white
sugar, which was Al, 516,53l lbs. before the island
became free, had terminated fifty years ago. In
like manner, indigo and tobacco, which had for
merly been lucrative products to the Haytien plan
ter, no longer appeared on the list Of exports. In
short, while the exports Of the island as colony
had risen as high as two hundred and five millions
Of francs, they had been gradually falling since
Haytien independence was declared, till they had
now sunk as low as three millions and-a-half.
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James W. Green, gentleman of some promi-
hence as politician, in Georgia, uses this language
in letter to a friend, published in the Atlanta
American
For the first time in the history Of the Demo-
cratic party we told that il is necessary to for
sake long cherished principles in order to achieve
success. As consistent Democrat, shall not
heed the counsels Of the selfstyled party leaders
and tricksters, who regard it Of much more I'M
portance to secure the spols, than the triumph Of
principles"