New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-19
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THE WEATHER was never prettier or more delight
full anywhere than it was yesterday Old Sol during
the day and Dame Luna at night were equally glori-
Gus. The God of Day smiled the gardens into the
melting mood, just enough to enable sportive
Zephyrus to revel in their odors, and send them up
as sweetest incense to the Queen Of Night. Beauti-
ful weather brings ont everything in its most beau
full aspect; consequently the city was yesterday and
yesternight :" q thing Of beauty and If not a
joy forever" it was at least joy all over. The
ladies were out in great numbers, and Canal and
Chartres were gushes of angelic crinoline all the day
long. --.=-.-g.-. t-==....-s
DR.. BERTHELor yesterday successfully performed
another difficult and lfe.saving surgical operation.
The subject was child three years and half old,
in Jefferson City. 1t was ebbing down to death, or
suffocatng by degrees, with laryngitis, and un-
usual enlargement of the tonss, or almonds of the
throat The operation was that Of tracheotomy, OF
opening the windpipe and was assisted by Dr.
scratchley. The child appeared to die under the
operation but the relief obtained by means of tube
inserted in the wind-ppe, and the swelling of the
tonsls being reduced by the boodettng, brought ii
up finely and, to the great joy of the parents, who
had despaired, put it in fair way Of recovery The
number of critical surgical put into Dr. Berthe
lots hands for time past, and the uniform sue
cess of his operations, are alike worthy of note.
THE ALARM of fire last night was occasioned by
the burning out Of chimney on Perddo street, be.
tween Carondelet and Baronnc.
THE yoLKsrEsr or great May festival of the Ger
mans is to be held this year on grand scale. 1t is
to be held at the old place. the Creole race course
is to begin on Sunday the lst of May and is to con-
tinue two days. All the preparations have been
made-everythng is "cut and dried'-and German
friends who know assure that the festival will faI
exceed anything of the kind yet given in this region
This spring.time froc OF the Germans is not one te
which they alone look with peasureabe antcpations
Thousands of the other inhabitants who have visited
and enjoyed the past Volkstests will be as eager al
the Germans themselves for the festivty this time
and if the weather be fair, great will be the time
the race course transformed for the time into tentet
field.
The ractical object of The Volksfest-the making
and saving of money for charitable purposes-mus
not be overlooked During last summers epedimic
the yolksfest Committee divided out $4,000, all the
had left of the proceeds of the previous volksfes
With what funds they may collect this time, they vii
do the same next summer should the emergency cal
| The management or presidency of this years fest
singing feasting, and beerdrinking, on an enormou
scale there will be tournaments. and different kind
Of field sports, such target.shootng, pole-cmbine
running, bag-racing, tape.chewing, ground and loft
tumblng, riding the rolling horse and the fyinghol
ses, and more other fun than can be thought offs an
there will be tentexhibitions without number-bi
snakes, six,egged cows, double-headed babies, dat
cling BEARS giant mules, fat women dwarfs, fortune
teers, nigger minstrels, sword.eaters, monkeys
everything of that kind, making the festival in on
respect st. Bartholomew's Fair. All the gaiety an
gladness of the poetic old Vaterand will be there
the Germans will have glorious time Of it; and a
Others who may join them will drink in the joyo,
contagion, (and the beer) till they feel ready to sir
with the Germans, in the language Of their own gre
ANe "Freude schooner Gonerfunken,
| Tocher Elysum
Wier betreen wonretrunken
-Himmlsche dein Heigthum ~
COUNT MEsAN, the French Consul, was arraign
before Recorder Summers yesterday under an atta'
ment issued by that magistrate.
We yesterday mentioned the proceedings of Sat
day, n which, refusing to recognise the Recorde
jurisdiction, the Consul did not appear in Court
sent his counsel, Mr.. Theard, to represent him. and
eXplalu tut Teusou VI MS uoG Appearing III Peiaou
answer to the charge Of harboring free negro sail
deserter from the ship St. Patrick the charge bel
, made by Capt. Fales, Of the said ship; and the G.
sui, whilst denying the charge, setting forth that nc
but federal court could exercise authority over hi
!. We also mentioned that the Recorder disagreed WI
& the Consul on this point, and issued an attachme
for him. ..,. /.
= Yesterday morning officer Doettling went with
y attachment to the Consul, and read it to him. N
Consul declared he would not unless taken BY for
or at least seized by the collar. Doettling 10th to
srcb thing. left without him, and reported the