New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-28
NUMBER II.
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Homens ngh,s and her balloon ascension, announce
~, :" come on AZ the Place d'Armes in the evening
hSew'se mad to be postponed. Towards evening, th
"ea'ne, cleared op cool, and the pentup multitude
mad chance to fin the promenades and snuff th
purified atmosphere.
Hermann LODGE No. 80, ]. o. o. F., the German
Lodge Of the Third District had right pleasant hal
at the United States Hotel on Saturday night. Tbt
nall was crowded. many being in mask, and the eaiet,
was up to the top NOTCH We were present awhile
and noticed among the guests number of the officer
OF other Lodges of the Order.
AMONG TEE CANDIDATES for Superintendent Mt of tn,
Ihird District Schools we discover is our old freni
Louis Lombard, Esq, formerly an Assistant Alder
man from that District, and OF all times law nrac
tltioner Without disparagement to the other caudi
dates, we think Mr.. L. is eminently qualified for tb
responsible post-being an old citizen Of the Oh
Third, an equally excellent scholar in English an,
French, and by his energy, coupled With all the po
liteness and afaby of the gentleman, wen prepare
to undertake the responsible and often difficult an,
delicate post of Superintendent. 1t will please III
much to see him elected. The election by the schoo
Board, We believe, takes place some time this week
WE DON'T LIKE the new style omnibusses intro
duced by Sawson Co. in their Chartres street line
neither have we been able to find any one who does
like them. The new idea ia division of the interior
into seats for twelve Whilst there are continuous
undivided cushions, before, the partition of the
passengers is effected by mahogany arms, like the
top Of chairbacks, projecting backward, aerally at
the hight of ones shoulders The cushion hain1
notched to render the position as easy as possibe
the attitude Of the passengers nclnes to spooppe
the knees of all pointing forward.
The faults we find are these the passenper bas IN
sit bolt upright and in the same position, without the
power of changing it or relaxing himself. AZ many
feel like doing when the bus is not full. The rest
against the wooden arms is not half as comfortable
as against the side of the omnibus And worst of ALL
the arms project in such manner that when the bus
gets to pitching and jumping where the streets are
rough, the person behind each arm is liable to be
punched severely in the breast by it. We have heard
several complain of getting punched in that way.
The idea is commendable, as showing the disposi.
ton OF Messrs. Slawson & Co. to spend money on
their omnibnsses and give their patrons what new ac
commodatons may be invented; bnt practically, We
think 1t Is money thrown away. People would sooner
take the chances of being crowded when seats are in
demand than be deprived of the privilege of sitting
az their ease, IN any attitude they please, when the
bus is not crowded.
VIOLENT STORM passed over the city Yesterday
morning, drenching the city in deuge of water,
and doing damage, though trifing, to property in
many places. 1t roared almost like hurricane,
ripped up sheds and shingles sent states and bricks
flying from roofs and chimney. tops, wrenched limbs
from the trees, 1attened gardens and sent signs y-
ing away like kites. On the levee the scene was
most terrific. The river writhed and sweled in waves
ten feet high ships and steamboats, rocked like era
dies, bumped roughly together, broke their fasten.
lngs, and two steamers at Algiers, the Compromise
and the Silver came ktng across the river. People
overtaken by the storm flew for shelter in all directions
those who scudded ahead being handsomely helped in
their flight. In the French Market on the leyee the
WIND roared through with such violence that butchers
huxters customers and all had to take shelter behind
the pillars whilst the women whose dresses gave the
wind fair purchase, had to seize hold upon different
objects to prevent being lifted off their feet or blown
away. The storm was soon over, and the vessels
adrift secured and brought back.
On new building at the corner of Baropne and
Perdldo streets large new sign had just been put up
consisting of number of large letters painted on
separate pieces of tin, and fastened securely to the
wall. Such was the greediness with which the Storm
King licked the building, that several OF these tin let
ters were wiped off as if they had only been paper.
whilst others had their corners torn loose and doubled
over as fiat almost if the job had been done with
hammer.
We heard OF nobody getting hurt, which, we think
was fortunate. If there were any in open skiffs on
the river when the storm came along they must have
been drowned. The river was never more excited
than on this occasion.
SEx-c %oI Io;
you know is driving over somebody. We experienced
i on Friday, and for the moment felt squrm 'clean
through" We were returning from the Creole Course
races, and We're seated with magisterial uptown
r'end' whose fast mare KEEP her place beautifully in
me long line OF buggies and other vehicles which
came flying along Esplanadc street.
A man, who appeared to be deaf or drunk started
suddenly across the street with big stick of wood
ID ms shoulder. As he approached the flying cava-
'ade he was shouted at by those in the buggy ahead
ont Keeping on in bis insane course he barely missed
punching that buggy with his stick of wood The
leXt Instant, Or in less tme-for the whole affair was
he sudden incident of one short instant-our friends
mare struck the man full on the shoulder knocking
llm and his wood to use figure, cean out of sight'
As the mare struck him she leaped clear of him and
lis wood, and the next thing was hard Jolt and
ump OF the buggy. Ugh! the feeling! We thought
was the mans body but luckily it wasn't; it was
'ny the stick of wood. Our friend refined the mare
round as quickly possible with visions of doctors
'ills, Or perhaps dead man and true bill for man.
daughter looming up before him but there stood
he fellow, with his stick of wood on his shoulder
ooking only as it his feelings were hurt little.
" Are you hurt, my friend y asked our alarmed
riend.
"No, amt hurt' he answered, "but think it's
Internally uncivil to knock man down in that sort
# way!"
The buggy had passed over his body without
ouching it. As we resumed our trip the man walked
~ up street with his stick of wood looking as uncon.
erned as if nothing had happened.
SHOOTING AND STABBING AFFRAY came off last
venng, at the corner of Dryades and Caope
treets. By the shooting no damage was done by
he stabbing, youth named Mccoy was supposed to
'e dangerously wounded. The best story we could
'et concerning the matter was this: For some time
'ast, illleeling had subsisted between young man
Who was paying his addresses to respectable young
ady in that vicinity and crowd of boys and youths
Who were in the habit of assembling out there though
We could not hear that any Of the crowd made any
particular pretensions in regard to the young lady
As the young man went to see his sweetheart last
evening, the crowd molested him. He at once drew