New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-30
gotal Sntelligtnte.

Ting WEATHER yesterday was bright and breezy
win a temperature OF almost summer warmth. Light
clothing and straw hats were in free circulation.
THE BALL OF HOWARD LODGE at Odd Fellows
Hall on Monday night was handsomely attended
though not crowded. This reporter went there to
take notes--not a la Jacques Strop, but la Jacob
1tcg-and as usual lost his notebook and came near
losing himself. He is able to remember, however
that the managers acquitted themselves with the
usual grace of Odd Fellows in ministering to the
happiness Of their guests that there were some dis
tractngly pretty girls present, as well as host Of
spirited and funprovoking maskers, and that the as
cnation of the occasion kept the greater part of the
crowd to the very break of the ball. just before day.
break. He has very distinct remembrance Of
meeting the three pretty young sisters whom be has
known ever since they were knee.hgh and who are
now beginning to bloom into belle.hood, under the
good Southern names-given them by father of de.
cided Southern proclivties-o Virginia, Louisiana
and Texana. He further remembers that he was
most numerically teased by merry musical voice in
pink domino, who or which seemed to know and TO
puzzle everybody in the room by some magical
means. But of this, enough. 1t was throughout a
delightful ball.
THREE FIRES occurred on Monday night and yes.
terday morning.
The first broke out at about 10 o'clock in the
stables of Mr.. Raymond, on Tchoupitoulas street in
Jefferson City, several squares above the omnibus
stables, and near Mr.. Raymonds lumber yard. The
stables were entirely destroyed, and three mules
burnt to DEATH The city firemen did not reach the
spot the great distance of the light and its speedy
subsistence causing them to turn back before getting
very far up town. The Jefferson City Fire Company
however, did good SERVICE in preventing the further
spread of the lames The extent of Mr.. Raymond's
loss we have not heard.
The second fire broke out at o'clock in the morn
ing, and destroyed an unoccupied frame building,
belonging to Mr. Philip Irwin, at the corner of
Euphrosine and Magnolia street, near the Now
Basin.
The third fire started at about four o'clock in the
morning. in the stable OF Dr. Rossvally, at the corner
of Spain and Goodchildren streets. The stable, with
the Doctors horse and buggy as we'll as his resi-
dence, were destroyed. An adjoining frame tene.
ment, occupied by John McMann and the coopering
shop of Nelson Fouche l. m. Co. were also destroyed.
Doctor RS stable and horse and buggy were insured
as well as his residence, which belonged to Fouche.
The coopers shop was likewise insured. The fire was
attributed to incendiarism.
The fremen had an unusually fatigung time Of it,
running to three fires in one night
ANOTHER FIRE, and terrifcally fierce and destruc.
tive one broke out last night at about 20 minutes 10
IL, in the basement story OF the large wholesale
grocery and liquor house of Charles r. Raiey & Co.
No. II Tchoupitoulas street, next to the corner OF
Gravies. In an incredibly short space of time the
building, a four story brick, was destroyed with all
its contents.
The establishment bent like an around the corne,
building, having the front No. "a on Grayier street
Whilst the flames made their way around to Grayie
street, thecorner building, occupied by Patton, Smith
Putnam, wholesale tobacco dealers, and Guma &
Masich, Havana importers, caught fire at the top
and in short time burnt out. Great quantities Of
liquors were stored in both buildings and this it was
which made the conaagration SO fierce and rapid.
The flames scared 40 or so feet above the tops Of
the buildings showerng the neighborhood with clouds
of Goals, and by their intense heat keeping the fire.
| men beyond effective reach. The blue flames of the
liquors sheeed the awnings and banquetes, and the
falling of the walls kept the crowds handsomely at