New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-10
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WAS raw III tue oIteEuOQn, Wn1kDS
the leaden fall overhead at one time curdled into
separate clouds, permitting the sun to shoot few
rays down, and then again went into committee of
the whole. As we write, the question appears to be,
(which shall we do, snow or rain ~
TIE THUNDER sroRx Of Tuesday evening, 20
binding with its flashes and deaiening with IL
concussions, did not pass the city without dan
age. Its violence charged mostly upon the Fourth
District. 5i3=.st4s - si4 sssa5
One electric bolt descended on Prytans street, BE-
tween First and Second, shattering sycamore shade
tree, and instantly killing negro man named Bsl,
belonging to Mr.. B. ". Taylor, who was passing in
hurry on an errand for his master. BE was found
lying his face, close to the tree, bleeding at the
nose. He had on beaver hat. The hat was torn %
the left sde and the mark of the fash traced al
along his side, from the bead % tie f6c ne hsdon
woolen pants and cotton drawem. On his lef thigh
the pants were torn, hat the drawers uninjuFed
toward the ankle both pants and drawers were torn
and the shoe, gaiter, shattered al to pieces.
His shirt was also torn into shreds the left side
A second thunderbolt descended on the opposite
side Of the street from where the negro was killed,
but did damage, being caught by the lightning rod
Of Mrs. Smedes' residence.
Another bolt struck the brick residence Of Mr. N. NJ
The walls were somewhat shattered and frame cot
tage adjoining was damaged to some extent Luckily
nobody was hurt BY this charge.
The lightning rod Of Dr.. Cuisines residence, on
Jackson street. caught bolt and saved the neighbor
ing property from damage. Those who saw it say
that the rod was fash Of fire brighter than the sun,
with all the brilliant tints Of the rainbow.
We believe that we have not heard OF bali the blows
dealt by the lightning. For fifteen or twenty minutes
the discharges were as rapid as those Of park Of
artillery-the reverberation Of one scarcely dying
| away before another came cracking and booming
along.
TIE GREATEST TABLE CLOTH ever exhibited in
Passing there the other evening, we were attracted
by great crowd Of ladies and gentlemen standing
round and looking at something which evidently
filled the whole front of the store requiring about
dozen clerks to hold and display il. We found the
object Of interest to be linen damask table.coth,
about ten twelve yards long and three and ahalf
yards wde-a most magnificent thing, looking rs fine
as satin robe, and the damask figuring forth most
gorgeous flower bordering, with the coatsofarms Of
halfadozen different nations for the central orna-
ments. It was all one piece, having been made by
Richardson Son. of Belfast, for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair Of 1851, and lately imported by Mr..
Holmes. The cloth is fit for picnic spread OF the
Oympian gods, for dinner Of the crowned heads.
Forty persons could regae themselves over it without
being crowded. The price Of this trife Of table
cloth, we were informed, was 5000. We admired it
much, but concluded not to buy it, just then. 5
| DILLY FAY is an artist in the full sense of the
word As clown and acrobat at the Amphitheater,
the whole town knows him with pleasure and as
artist with pencil and brush he is still better than
Clown Painting is really his profession his per-
formances in the ring much for his own amuse-
ment as for that of the public. He has just finished
picture of Omar Richardson, in his circus costume
which is true to the life, and quite winning as the
living original. It hangs in the Phoenix coffeehouse
| and is really worth going to see. Fay is now busy
with the new sceneries for the Amphitheater, to be
| used next week, upon the appearance Of the Wells
horse-opera troupe, and Duffelds Mobile theatrical
company. 1Hg4
The Sous OF MALTA, though not professedly a
benevolent organization, have about as much good
stuff in them any other social organization. Mr..
George w. Reynolds, the Past Grand Commander OF
Bramah Lodge l. o. 8. NJ, died last year, and was
buried in of our city cemeteries. Since then his
parents residing in New York. have sent letter to
| Bramah Lodge, asking as favor that his body be
disnterred and sent to them for nterment at his ma
tive home they being unable to advance money for
the purpose. The Lodge has acted in the matter no.
bly,. They have contributed money enough to COM
| ply with the parents request-the sum necessary
being consderable-and the body of their deceased
brother is to be taken up, coned in the necessary
manner, and forwarded to New York on Saturday
by the steamship Black Warrior. The body, We
learn, is to be received by Pro Patrm Lodge, in New
York. and inferred there with all the hopors of The
Order:
THE Sons OF LOUISIANA, as we mentioned few
days snce intend building large concert and societ,
hall at the corner Of Moreau and Elysian Fields
streets, Third District. We learn that over 900
of the stock has already been taken. committee q
the Society has been elected to take charge of The
whole work Of purchasing ground and materials fol
the building Of the hail. and to superintend the entire
construction of the building. The committee consists
Of the following gentlemen Felix Labatut, Edward
Forstall, Robert Wynne, G. de Feriet Jacques Char
bonnet, s. Masperau, and John Youennes. The names
of these gentlemen alone would be ample guarantee
Of the success of any enterprise they might take in
hand, independent of the great weight and influence
Of the Society to which they belong. p.4Y.5@tsp
The SECOND DISTRICT POLICE have done hand
some thing in behalf Of one of their number, Hotard
|
prsoning man, and sent to the Parish Prison. Unde
the conscientious belief that he offended only in
jealous desire to do his duty as an officer, they hav
raised subscription OF $3.50 out of their own har
earnings, for his benefit and that Of his family pal
procure him an apartment ii prison separate fro
the other prisoners, and part for the benefit of b
family who thrown in need by the loss of his sui
port Whether Hotard be unjusty imprisoned or no
this action Of his brother policemen is good, and en
tied to public admiration.
I; THERE WAS NO EARTHQUAKE yesterday, nor
q hurricane, no bombardment of the city by fo
egn foe but there was " tremepjusn exciteme
l. on Camp street. Whilst we were sleepy scrbblir
e some Of our lazy items, in the afternoon, we hea
9. an immense believing from human throats, and
. great thunder Of human feet, along Camp street.
10 Looking through the window, we saw all Cam
~ street rushing up, as if in the vortex Of mstroI
The only individuals who did not join in the rus
were few nice gentlemen standing in doorways,
lg shirtsleeyes and spectacles evidently detained
their coats in the back Offices, and no one to loo
r. after things in their absence This reporter,
course, fell victim to the epidemical excitemen
ms He smashed his !" fast hat j" on his item-box, d
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