New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-12
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TIE WsArHER continues qoite sommerlke. Yes.
terday was bright, sunny day, uncomfortsbly warm
IN The shine, but, with the breezes which circulated,
in the shade. The weekly inquest
% tne state of the lake shore was held by jury of
some thousands, who fousdsa shore and ito inhab-
@n's pleasant and aalubrisus as ususl. The poblic
squares offered the usual lively sceaes Of beauty,
ealety, and rampant juveniEts
IHE bREvIrY Of our local report Of Saturday has
won us many compliments. y was 80 brief that 1t
could not be found, even with the aid Of micro
scope.
Inere "ere however, but few items the day before,
80 the absence Of the report didn't amount to much,
Fhe only items due that day, and worth notice now
were these the absence OF yellow fever from the
weekly report of Charity Hospital and the discharge
OF Dr. John Foster by Recorder Summers. pr, 8,
Chopin having recovered from his wounds and Ne
fusing to prosecute.
IHE FUNERAL Of Mr.. Andrew j. Doyle, Of the
Ihlrd District, last evening was very largely A.
tended. He WAS an old and popular towboat en-
erneer, and great numbers Of his brother towboat-
men attended him to his last rest,
TIE IsDErENDENr AMERICAN CLUB of the Fourth
District made their nominations on Saturday evening
as follows: For Seventh Justice Of the Peace, 6.
Fagot for Constable. G. ]. schreber, and for State
Tax Collector, George Aensman.
TEE People Of St. Charles street are duly reipiced
to see the square.block paving of that important
street commenced. Coleman and Cronan appeared
on the ground with gang Of workmen, who went to
work tearing up the cobble stones in gallant style.
The contractors inform US that they have sqnare
blocks enough on hand and aoat on the way to push
the work up to Poydras street without stopping
Their contract extends to Julia street. St. Charles
will be street ft to look at and drive through when
the square blocks are down.
TIE Contracts adjudcated for square. block paving
Common and Calliope streets have again been re.
jected BY the Joint Committee Of Council who super
wise city affairs during the recess One had been
adjudicated three times, and the other twice.
WASHINGTON FIRE COMPANY No. 20 spent yes
terday at Lake Borgne They turned out in strong
force, took their machine down town, and at night,
on their return, brought it back in torchght pro.
cession. All hands were in good condition and ap-
peared to have had right fine time Of it,
A New LODGE Of the Order of the Sons of Malta
has been organized 1t is called the Richard Coeur
de Lion LODGE and held its first regular meeting on
Saturday evening, at No. % St. Charles street.
are finely organized; aad, for their number and
their means, have done as much good and won as
much honor as any other banded brotherhood. Their
strength Was well shown at the theatrical benefit
given to their charitable fund at the Amphtheater.
several weeks ago. They have in contemplation, we
learn' grand turnout and fancy ball at Christmas
AS we know great many Of the Sons, we feel quite
sure that triumph will attend them if they carry out
their present idea
Speaking Of the Sons af Malta, we may mention
that we have received printed copy of the funeral
oration OF the Hon. A. A. Phillips, of Pro Patria
Lodge, in New York, over the body of Past Grand
Commander, George W. Reynolds, of Brahmin Lodge
No. l. in this city; delivered on the occasion of the
arrival of the remains in New York, to which city
they had been carefully forwarded by the Brahmin
Lodge here in response to the earnest request of the
aged parents of the deceased. The grafton of Mr..
Phillips on the occasion was truly eloquent, and, if
we had the room to spare we would publish it.
Knowing 80 many of the Sons as we do--though
it be only an outside acquaintance-we are glad to
note the spread of their Order and bid them God
speed in their purposes of brotherhood conviviaty,
and benevolence.
FIRE broke out at noon yesterday in an unoccu.
pied stable in the interior of the square bounded by
Customhouse and Bienville, and Irene and Marais
Streets 1t created some havoc among the surround
ing kitchens and outhouses, and destroyed the coffin
and embalming establishment of P. Cazenave front
ing on Marais street. The kitchens destroyed were
on the premises of Mr.. Kathman, Mr.. Pat Gardner,
Mr.. Degros, Mr.. Hans, and Miss EN- Buchanan. A
turner's shop was also destroyed The whole loss
was about $4,000 and the fire evidently the work OF
an incendary. Mr. Cazenave estimated his loss at
$4,000, and no insurance. The coffnshops have been
doing q poor business this summer, and it rather
looks like adding insult to injury when fire comes
along and destroys lot of unsaleable cofins.
We learn that Martha Harris, +. w. c., whose house
fronted Marais street and also destroyed lost
$500 worth of ewelry which she had left locked in
ture.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of the First and Third Dis
tricts open to-day. The Third District Schools were
to have opened last Monday; but all things not be.
ing ready, there had to be postponement.
The schoolhouses of the First District are in fine
order as we can testify from ocular observation. It
was our pleasure on Saturday afternoon to take
tour OF inspection among them, in company with
several confreres and Others under the polite guild.
ance of Mr.. E. Solomon of the School Board, and of
the School-House Committee. We visited them all
and found that there had been no stint of paint,
whitewash, scrubbing, and the sundry repairs rem
dered necessary by the last years wear.and-tear of
the several armies Of the rising generation. Two of
the houses were not quite ready, but so nearly
so as to offer assurance of being ready to-day.
The last we visited was the new and elegant Madi-
son School, at the corner Of Palmyra and Prieur
streets. We went all through it and looked at it
thoroughly. 1t is by long odds the most beautiful
and admirably arranged school building in New
Orleans. Mainly to the untiring energy and enthus
asm of Mr.. R. NJ. Lusher, manifest at all times in
everything pertaining to the advancement and COM
fort of public education, may the city hold itself in
debted for this model schoolhouse and truly beaut
full public ornament Broad galleries and handsome
colonades open in front, rear and southwest side ;
not going all round, but leaving four large corner
apartments, two OF which contain the star.cases and
the other two retiring for the teachers; this
being new and much needed Improvement. The
upper rooms are divided by rising doors, which are
blackboards when down the wall blackboards are of
slate; the ventilation is perfect the play ground
below finely prepared in fact the building in every
respect defies criticism. Those who have travelled
and visited the schoohouses of other cities say there
is nothing in the Union to surpass it. The plans,
suggested by Mr.. Lusher, were drawn out and put
into their present beautiful shape by the architect
Mr. Freret The pillars in front and their capitals are
no less unique than handsome. What appears at q
distance to be uiting, proves nearer approach to