New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-20
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nal and Common is not, (vonderful to say), COM
planned of by anybody, universal is the desire to
see public thoroughfares paved with square gran
ite blocks. Nicholson Co. hare carte blanche from
the vehicular public, to take their time in obstructing
Camp street, square at time, they lay the blocks
well.
The storekeeper and travellers of ST. Charles street
don't care cent how soon their street may be OBJ
structed in the same way. We think we can give
them some comfort. John Coleman, who has the con-
tract for square blocking that street. is all ready for
the work. He might begin it bow but he is waiting
for the granite, in such quantities that when he be-
gins he rush the work straight through. We un-
dersand that he has the bills of adng of 20 600 square
yards of granite blocks, now afoat, and to be
here. ST. Charles is the greatest Of all streets,
for men who go on taars etare not tier) but we'll
bet that Coleman will before long astonsh that street
with the greatest tear are not tier that aston
ished or delighted that streets inhabitants.
A DOUBLE TEAM TRoTTINe RAcE came off over the
Creole Course yesterday afternoon. The weather was
pleasant, though the track heavy from the morn
ings rain, and large and gay crowd was In attend
ance. The race was something like the handle Of a
jug-al on one side though the prize, handsome
silver pitcher and goblet, put up by Mr.. Pybus, the
proprietor, was stimulus enough for brisk contest.
The result was as follows
CREOLE GouRsE, N. o. Nay 10 lsss.-rouble
ting mile eats for pate put up by the propretor
Il afIs aa team
Time, s:l3-3:l4-3:l2i.
On, MOSES whilst we were quietly leaning
against an awning post on upper ST. Charles street,
last night, waiting for friend who was to come
round the corner in two minutes, we heard ladys
voice saying, laughngly, " won't, won't no, no,
L tell you now l wont!" and gentemans voice
saying, laughingy, "Oh, yes, now, dos what's
the use do u Just then came the sound of an clip
tickle conclusion, not sharp and fierce but soft and
sweet. We started invountarily at the sound and
then the takers and kssers coming near detected
| white coat. The lady looked at the banquette the
gentleman turned his head he passed, and his eyes
glared forty bowe-kniyes at US. They passed We
clutched our post, drew deep sigh, and wished we
were boy again! 1t was no fault of ours that we
saw them, Or they us. We are not responsible for
the being behind the Clouds for the aziness
Of lamplighters.
The BODY OF Mr.. HENRY G. VIcK arrived in this
city by yesterdays Mobile boat, and was put aboard
the steamer Vicksburg lust evening" for conveyance
to his lute home at Vieksburg. The particulars oil
his death in duel at Mobile with Mr.. J. q. Stlh
also of Vcksburg, have been duly published by tele
graph. The parties, we learn, did not leave Vicks
burg to fight, but had sudden difficulty in this city
which led to the meeting at Mobile. As we hear it
they came together in billiard-room in this city
where gentleman who were friendly to both Offered
to introduce them, not supposing that they knew
each other and not being able to construe their dis
tantness into their mutual remembrance of an Ole
college difficulty, Mr.. Wick declined the intro
duction, fatty the gentleman who had offered the
introduction stepped aside with him, to ask bin the
reason Of his refusal ; he explained that he " ould
not recognize Mr.. Stth as gentleman; MIR. stith
overhearing this, approached Mr.. Vick aud strucl
him; then followed the challenge from Mr.. v ck
the trip to Mobile, and the fatal result Mr.. Vicl
was the only son Of Col Henry Wick, of Issaquen
county, Mississippi; and Mr.. stith also belongs i
one of the oldest families of that State.
THE GAME OF CRICKET was formally inaugurate' =
New Orleans on Wednesday. The scene was at th
Delachaise plantation, in Jefferson city. We regre
that we were not able to be present, in complianc
with polite invitations sent, that we might have !,
tailed the proceedings from ocular ohsefvat.vl no.
who were present assure that for opening gam,
played by few old hands and a lot of amateurs,
was remarkably well done. A large crowd of spe
tators present, and all were grated and excite
with what they saw. The next game, we learn, is
come off next Wednesday.
A HUMANE SHir CAPTAIN yesterday delivers
over his steward, brutallooking, ,thickiipped kink
headed Ethiopian, black as piece OF charcoal in
cellar on a dark night, to the tender merces
Assistant Recorder Munroe We call the capita
humane, because he did not kill the brute outrisl
q The affair was this whilst the captain was on dec
attending to his dates, his pretty and loving your
wife was seated in the bin, engaged in some lig
~ occupation VIII, =. ented her from particular
u needing what going on about her; feiug, as 81
had u .,s4e t. 7 that she at home, in the inn
70 s tuer7, e. husbands castle, and as safe fro
Id insult rs an, lady could be. The brutal Aft
IN can u..l4 ne bg her ioveliness, and proposing
.east himself Upon sort Of innocent joke, stole
I'd bel ID :, "'es ed his arms suddenly around he
Al r st t-e osrudely and violently. The lai
d, s, mel the ~cream brought her husband the Ca
fnro The ca lin, instanter with g stick Of wo
= l. black scoundrel, and then, instead
aug ui.egd and killing him, as many another m
" would have done handed him ever To the police, a
went to the Recorder, and made affidavit again
him. The black rascals uame is George Maere