New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
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any standard time to govern the movements ofczens
which have so generala relative dependence. Nearly
every man goes on his own hook aud allows the ut
most license to his watch to gon Also without let Of
hindrance The uptown watches manage to keep to-
gether toleFably, it is true; but then they do not
keep with those of downtown Each district EVIL
IDENTIFY considers itself Of Sufficient Importance to
have time Of its own, and the Catheral has time
Of its own, and the Jesaits clock on Baronne street
has time of its own, each place Of amusement mas
time Of its own and the omnibus lines each have
time Of their own and the watohmakers regula
tors have times Of their own, and the consequence
is that every man who has watch has time OF MS
own and no one has time that is worth having, for
it does not help him to regulate his movements Of
business or pleasure in accordance with those OF bis
fellows and he who has watch is worse off than be
who has none, for it only miseads A man may walk
from Canal street down to the Pontchartrain Railroad
DEPOT and when he arrives find that he has got there
some minutes before he started-if he is willing to
consent to the annihiaton of time by accepting the
downtown standard Of the article.
Our measurement of time is merely matter of
relation being Of value only is it establishes gem
eral agreement upon the rate of its passage. If it
doesn't do this it is worth nothing and this is just
the state of the case in New Orleans 1t is of para
mount Importance, public necessity, that in great
city such this is there should be some universally
recognized standard of time, and we know of no bet
ter plan for announcing this standard to the commu
nifty at large than that provided by recent mun
Cipal legisation-the fringof single evening gun
which shall be Of sufficient calibre to make the report
audible everywhere within the city limits But the
Council should have gone further and provided that
this gun should be fred in accordance with results of
celestial observations, giving the true time, which
would then have the commentator not only Of gen
eral recognition, but Of absolute correctness.
A DtsgracefuI Phase
0fGothamite lunacy made its appearance anew in
that city the 5th inst. and was reported to the
world in the papers of the 9Th Mr.. a. H. Purdy,
proprietor of the National theater, influenced either
by the idea that he was playing a strong card for
popularity, or by better, though must considers
misguided motive had announced that he rendered
the use of the building for divine services on Sunday
evenings. The clerical stars Of the city jumped at the
offer, and Rev DR.. Hiscox D. D. Of Stanton street
Baptist Church secured the chance OF delivering the
opening sermon in temple dedicated to the drama.
The entertainment was duly advertised, and the build.
ing was crowded with the most disorderly Of Bowery
street audiences, for free admission was an invitation
which the regular patrons of that institution were ex
ceedingly anxious to accept 1t consisted mainly ac
cording to the reporter of the Tribune, Of news
boys shoeblacks, parkoungers, shoulderhitters,
piCk-pockets and bulIies together with A. H. Purdy
Esq, and q number Of respectable Christians AS
to the department Of the assembly we quote from the
aforesaid paper:
AS our reporer entered. the first thing which he
heard was the gratnitous whistllng of number Of
boys some were betting upon the sac Of the stage
Io me es WouG r h ad n t h
had no shirt which question received tie most per
emptory response" button up, wild you?' Another
6oy upbraded hls neig96or lor having dirty shirt
I 2s Ds atrn GS 1pne MaiVn he
come over here viii yoa n responded 10 by Halo
Jim, make room" Some Of the older boys raised OBJ.
JecHons 70 situns near : a bloody shoe-black.'
As the minister appeared upon the unaeeustomed
i boards he was greeted with hurrahs !. hi his
mats on! and other BoRery Rawlings from the me,
tropohtan savages assembled. When the singing
was announced, they shouted !" let's have it, aud
between each verse it was appauded with thunder
lng salyo OF clapping stamping and whistng, Amid
tnese decorous surroundings the minister got at his
sacred WORK Of preaching the attendant police doing
"hat they could 70 preserve order The services
concluded WIN az announcement Of service at the
same pace the following sunday 50 that whether
ne was saUsnea or not WIN MS enterprise OF carry
lng tne war lnlo Aiica ne manifested resolute de-
'eLatoh 70 PefSeYere ii tne race Of moss ulscour
aging circumstances
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