New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-11

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Total for the week less IS hours.
The eighteen remaining hours, to be reported
to the Board Of Health this morning, will show about
25 more deaths, 50 that we may safely estimate
the mortality Of the week at 4l5. The week before,
the fever mortality was $50 So that last week
will show mortality exceeding that Of the previous
week by Is or 20.
The increase is easily accounted for the influx of
unacclimated strangers. In every quarter We hear
Of newly arrived persons being down with the fever,
and hopeless cases Mr.. Yanderlinden the Secretary
of Charity Hospital, informs that very nearly all
the yellow fever sufferers now admitted are strang-
ers but few days in the city. This fact, coupled
with the impressive fact that whilst the ratio of
the mortality among people partly used to the cm-
ate is one death to four cases. the ratio among newly
arrived people is death to every two cases. should
speak in thuudertones to people abroad to stay away
till the fever shall have subsidized; of which due no
tice will be given in the city papers, and by tele-
graphic report throughout the country.
CoNMoN CoUScIL.-This body is to assemble and
open the regular business of the fall campaign to
morrow evening There are, as matter of course,
lots of important matters awaiting their attention
WHOLESALE sELLtNG,-Oneof Of the getemen whom
we mentioned in Saturdays Crescent as having been
cheated by rascaly peddler, who sold them several
pieces of cotton for smugged lnen sent US on Sat
urday, by way of a joke, demand for satisfaction
We accepted the challenge wrote an answer, and
commissioned friend to act for us in settling the
preIiminares etc. Our second named the settlement
thus Time, 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon place
H11t'g r0ffph.hpJsE C,rlvipv Upar,One
tles distance, two feet; the combat to continue
until party the other should fall or get shot il
the neck. The affair came off in accordance with the
above programme, and we and our friends who
bought the muslin, and few Others had Jolly time
at Holts. The combat with the bottles was stopped
by the umpires before either party fell and the
denouemcnt was very comfortable dinner at
neighboring restaurant.
Whilst thus enjoying ourselves, we had very litt
knowledge of another joke that was springng out 0
the affair. Some one cognizant of our private joke
put on straight face and deliberately sold well
known habitue of St. Charles street. He told hin
that a challenge had been sent and accepted tina
the affair was to come of Immediately and that th
seconds and all parties concerned were to have tn
final meeting at Hots, and then proceed straight t
business. The man who got this precious piece 0
news, swallowed it at "a gulp, and Immediately mad
his confidential friends acquainted with the matte,
The result was, that whilst we and our friends wer
nnocently luxuriatfng over the dinner at the restar
rant, crowd Of excited gentlemen in bupges wer
flying down the shellroad at something Quicker tina
2:4O tro fearful they would be too late to see tb
fight, Most of them were good friends OF ours an
not little concerned for our welfare. Arrived at til
hal-Way HOUSE tney JAILED 10 discover the uSuf
,i,pg or dol ,I7n, ~, o,rr;, 1900 ,t.,l;,,.. ,e
96ii' y " N"St' SUN 'a7 tAllAA5S9 sCauulHB diuuht
and knots of peOnle engaged in 0uiet converse tpI
etc Finding the bar-keepers and loungers at til
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anu CoHttJ luey QIoNe ruuuu 10 Tue pasture, WulCi
since the fenrinr.n of thn Oaks has haronn t,n fol
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of honor, All they found was a number of mule
grazing lazily about, and few excited straggle
who came running up, thinking that they had du
on hand. They came back to town in disgust : an