New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-28

4ne more wealthy and respectable class OF gTOcerS
and coeehouse keepers, being innocent Of this sort
Of business, are not affected by the law and are of
Course exempt from the excitement to which we al
ude. The excitement is among the small grocers and
cofeehouse and cabaret keepers, who are sprinkled
around town at the cheap corners and other places
which are off the routes Of heavy travel and generally
never noticed as to what they sell how they sell
or to whom they sell it. The excitement is created.
by the police who, with the prospect Of reward Of
s125 at least for each conviction watch the slaves as
they loaf around and catch them either in the act of
drinking stealing into house where drink is sold
This mine was sprung on the liquor-seliers last
last week. Already, two have been arrested, tried,
convincted, and sentenced to pay $3.50 fine, and for
felt their license. Ten or twelve others have been
arrested, and are awaiting trial mostly in the First
District. So great is the alarm Of Iiquorselers Of
this class, that, credibly informed several
of them have called upon the Recorder and pleaded
guilty, and offered to pay the fine, $3.50, without
coming to trial, provided they were not deprived of
their licenses. The Recorder, of course has had
reject these offers the requirement of the law being
the fine and forfeiture of license. It requires no
foresight to that this law, If continually enforced
will speedily and eectually stop the sale of grog to
alaves.
The form Of the affidavit made by the First District
police in such cases. will be found in our report of
Recorder summers' doings yesterday.
As THE Town GRows DULL bad Jokes become
toerable. We have consented to allow two or three
of the most pitifn jokes have heard lately to win
the execraon Of the public by admission into these
kindhearted and hospitable columns.
The other day, Brown asked Jones, as they stood
at the corner Of Chartres aud st. Ann Streets oppo
was better patronized than the close by. Jones
was dumb. Brown exclaimed, by saying, "Cos, mo-
pote!" Jones took the next omnibus.
A nice young French gentleman, down town, is
afflicted, despite his nicety with odoriferous feet
Like all men with such feet, he is unconscious Of
their accursed odor. He is gallant, and visits the
ladies occasionally Not long since he visit
at house where he was detested on account Of his
feet but never nsuted or snubbed on account of his
apparent innocence of his falling and his politeness
One evening the mosquitoes were very bad and,
in order 10 be saying something he said to the lady
of the house, Madame, don't you feel the mos qui
toes 2" accenting the first and last syllabes OF the
word, after the French fashion. NO." replied the
lady, don't feel 'em, but can smell EN- very dis
| tinctly!' The young gentleman wondered, saying
that be never knew before that mosquitoes had q
SMELL The lady kept mum, but has ever since been
explaining to her friends how she reshed the limo.
of the young fellow who failed to perceive that
she was giving him broad hint about bis nusk,
toes!
A musically.inclined gentleman was Dragging to a
friend the other day, that he knew and could whistle
all the airs now in vogue Every tune going T"
asked the friend. Yes every toon aaoat,n was the
answer. Well, then. whistle us spit toon,'' was
the heartless criticism which followed the musicians
pronunciation of the word " tune"
A RICH CASE occurred in coIaehouse on St,
Charles street yesterday. butcher charged an ale
dealer with owing him two dollars and a half. The
ale-dealer called the butcher liar. The butcher
handed the ale dealer one. There would have been
. rough h.and.tumble, and somebody would have got
cleaned out, but for the interference of spectators
One man, fiend to both the belligerents, talked
like father to them, and proposed to try the case
| himself right away. Both agreed. All adjourned
to neighhoring cigar shop. Each of the belige
rents stated his case. The butcher stated on his
honor as a man, that the ale-dealer owed him two
dollars and half and that he had reminded him of
it. Thealedealer admitted having called the butcher
liar. The butcher admitted having slapped the
ae-dealers face. The Judge decided that whether
the aledeaer owed money to the butcher not that
did not Justify him n calling the butcher liar and
he further decided that the slap given by the butcher
only fair and legitimate change for the lie re-
ceiyed by him from the aledealer. He accordingly
discharged the butcher and sentenced the aledeaer
to stand satisfied. The latter expressing himself
satisfied the judge stood treat, the thing was made
up, and the news of it the tall, of st. Charles
street for several hours 1t was jolly little bit of
life and good humnr, proving all hands to be first
fellows, though the approach of the dog,days did
tempt two of them to quarrel and get up little
serimage.
A Can't, HORSE AND DRIVER were knocked colec-
lively into cooked hat on Thursday evening, by
the Pontchartrain cars, at the Goodchildren street
crossing \ he cart was old and rickety, the horse
lazy, and the driver sleepy. All three started cross
the track ahead of the approaching train and we've
slow about it that the locomotive got them. The
iron horse struck the tail of the cart smashing it to
pieces. fnging the horse around, and badly nju.
ring him. and giving the driver o hoist which sent
him pitching and tumbling some twenty yards. His
head struck the ground, and he was badly stunned
Picking himself up at last, and holding his head with
his hands, started up street, screaming and
shouting that he was killed. A crowd pursued him
| and after run of two squares. overlook him an6
seized him. 1t was some time before he could be con
vinced that he was not killed. He was doing wei
yesterday though still in some doubt as to whethe
he was killed or not the day before. 1t is said thai
after the smash, the cart horse driver and harness
were sprinkled around an area of about thirty
| forty square yards.
| HANDSOME COMPLIMENT was paid last evening
to two OF the hest and most deserving members OF
the First District poce-Sergeants Morehead and
Mcfarland. By subscription among portion OF the
regular day and night police. ench was presented
with a magnificent gold headed cane with appropri-
ate Inscriptions The presentation was made at the
CITY Hall, and was followed by fresac, at which the
wine a,wed freely. and many good things were said
in the way Of speech and toast. 1t peases to be
/! able to record such incidents rs these
| A Roy WAS DROWNED last evening, by falling into
the riverat the Fourtl. District ferry hnding. He
was about twelve years DID, and was supposed to be
| from Gretla.