New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-29

During their march they halted at the Clay
! Statue, where Col. Field Mr.. Jonas, and another
gentleman made speeches appropriate to the oeca
| sion; many persons, beside those in the process
sion, crowding around. Huzza for the Bunker
/ Hill Rangers
THE PLEASURES OF HoPE.-Some dozen or two
Of the " Young Mems Rreckinridge and Lane
Club" passed our office last night, singing song
to the air Of "0ld Rosin the Bow the chorias "
Of which VAS
! wen take this town in November.
BY voting for Breek aud for Lane
One Of the crowd called to US to count them. We
| looked out, but could not see them for the dark
| ness. So we left the counting OF them to our
funny neighbor Of the Delta, who saw three Hoas-
| and in their procession last Saturday night. If
| those young gentlemen really think and feel as
| they shout and sing, are among the last to envy
| them their happiness. The pleasures Of hope have
| been pictured by an immortal bard we love to
see the living illustration.
THAT VILLA1Sors WoLTF AGA1S--George D.
| Wolff, the young man who spoke cruelty and III.
sulngly to his drowning father, at the wreck Of
the St. James, eight years ago; the business agent
and the supposed murderer of the fortune-teller,
Madame Uedard the accessory murderer OF young
Hyams, and virtual murderer of Hughes, who was
hung for shooting Hyams at his instigation; the
heartless, soulless, and thoroughly brutal son,
brother and husband the cheat who nearly ruined
the poor landady who accepted his services as her
business agent, in pay for his unpaid board bill;
the ill-begoten wretch who sold his fathers grave
for whisky money; this same Wolf, who has been
achieving celebrity as above, is once more in
prison, and this time for negro-stealing.
/ 1t appears that in April last Gen. Moey, of Car
roll parish, passed through New Orleans on his
way home with several slaves. Two of them,
named Curtis and Clark, escaped from him on the
levee and have since been harbored by Wolff, who
has been furnishing them with passes and putting
their wages into his own pocket He lately pur-
chased for trifie schooner which had sunk in the
New Basin, and contracted with man to raise 1T
for $75 and the services of Curtis and Clark at the
work. Having completed the job the man de-
manded his money, and finding that Wolf was un-
| able b pay him he threatened to seize upon the
negroes for the debt. They heard of this and be
came so frightened that Curtis ran away and Clark
did not follow his example only because he was
too sorely afflicted with boils toleave. On Sunday
special officers Boylan and Izard went to Wolf's
house, on Claiborne street, near St. Ann, and ar
rested Clark, when he confessed all.
FATAL AFFRAY on GIRoD SrREET.-Last evening
| at Toolans coffee and boarding house on Girot
street, two of the boarders, laborers, lrishmei
named John Callahan and John Quinn, had d dis
pute regarding the merits of two certain pugillsts
As we heard it, Quinn, during the discussion
was whiting stick with a clasp knife, when Cal
: lahan, who also had a clasp-knife out, fixing hi
shoe, abused him grossly, and threatened to pitcl
into him. Quinn told him if he did so, he wonlt
get hurt. The landlord Toolan, then interferet
and told them to put up their knives, which the.
did. Callahan then attacked Quinn with his fists
giving him several blows-he being much thu
larger and stronger man. Whilst receiving th
then slashed off part Of Callahan's right cheek
s and stabbed him twice in the left breast
was supposed, for Callahan fell and bled to deatl
in few minutes Lieut.. Jaquess had the body re
moved to the lookup. Quinn was arrested by off
e GERS Ryan and Fisk.
!, Doc OF DIGNITY.-For the last two years there
!. has been day yboarder and a dead-head at the St
: Charles Hotel, in the shape of BLUSH coloret
hafsetter dog. He knew no master, but was civi
to all, especially the cooks and scullions, wht
= always gave him his meals, for which he cam'
{ : punctualiy to the hour. The quiet and digni6et
= demeanor of the dog-never encroaching upol
kindness or becoming unduly familiar, and hi
modesty in keeping out of the way at all times
only when being fed-proclaimed him gentlemal
dog. His discrimination in selecting such hote
to board at clearly proved this.
This same dog had another eccentricity, in hi
fondness for the policeman, no matter who, tina
guarded Graver street at night. Invariably III
e would follow and quietly keep company with th
n watchman of that beat let the watchman be re
moved, he would wait upon the next watchman II
the same manner; nothing would lure him iron
Gravier street at night. The dog probably dis
I'd covered thai part of the Graver street watch
mans duty was to keep an eye on the hotel an
IS joined him in his watch as labor of gratitude 70
the kind treatment he invariably received at tina
splendid and fashionable establishment.
The sober and dignifed character of our do
being now understood we have only to tell hoy
cruelty he was insulted a few days ago, and hoy
he resented the insult. Before he appeared in tn
- and, pretending to be doing him favor, put owe
his head and around his neck large sheet
pasteboard standing out on all sides like an Ezf
bethaln, ruff, and bearing the words, "old Do
Tray" Wearing this ludicrous ornament, an
: probably fancying il a badge of honor, he wake
W confidently into the hotel yard and wagged his TIA
: = as usual for his dinner.
His sober countenanee and comical neck orni
ment caused all who saw him shout with laughte
and this laughter was kept up. Very soon the do
: discovered that he the object Of all this mirt
= His tail ceased to wag His head dropped, an
his eyes rolled around with greved and meal
choy look. He never waited for his dinner; bl
turning tail to his late friends he walked out, ar
ID has not been seen or heard of since. 1t is feare
that he has gone Off somewhere and commtte
OF doggicide.
rp ONE or THE RAT CATcHERs.--Rats were new
nd more plentiful in New Orleans thanat present.
he number and in boldness and perseverance they al
wo terrible nuisance. They beseige us at home
en- they poster in the office, by their daring expioi
H. when after the editors paste they starte
il on the streets at night and sometimes fairly tr
ON us by running between our feet. We are temple
to believe that rats advance in intelligence al
ura science, as well as we humans. Upon no 9TH
ese hypothesis can we explain their growing numbe
and audacity, beset as they are by all that humE
i'm science can deVise-trained cats and dogs, tral
Tho that don't look like traps, and deadly poisons d
guised in the choicest tit-bits that rats stomat
,pi, can crave.
n The latest method we have seen of catchil
= rats, was by German friend of ours, night befo
. last, at the First District lookup. The found
RS tons of that old building literally with rat
In the police clerks office, where sacks of graf
barrels of -four, and messes of food for the priso
ers are frequently deposited the rats have bort
sundry holes through the floor, and no sooner do
the clerk finish his last entry and take his Sc
: outside on the banquette, opposite the door, thi
~ the old sentinel rats at the holes give the word
,e II their gang, and up they come by the dozen, cm
'ns ing and seampering around everywhere in scar
. of food.
ND As the night officers and our German friend al
Vs. ourselves were seated on the banuuette in front
isGl the clerks office, suddenly beheld regul
steyedores gang of rats, trying to get into sa
of clothing and food which had Just been tax
from negro prisoner, and left on top of the ir
: safe. They were so busy that their tails stood
ny as they flew around. All hands began softly
lock around f0F missiles to throw at the pes