New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-17
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but murky and rather cold day, with few ieeting
| glimmers of sunshine.
The city is crowded and busting. as it usually is
at this season. The great avenues Of business by
day and the precincts of gaiety By night almost
impossible, SO great is the crowd and rush Of our
local and transient population. The crowd at the
French market yesterday morning vas altogether
| tremendous The churches and she afternoon
promenades were likewise greatly crowded
| The signs of Christmas are abundant, especially
in the shop windows. The wealth Of fancy goods
and new notions on display rather exceeds any
thing we have yet seen. Old Santa Claus has .
| tremendous stock Of toys and gmcracks on hand
but 50 prevalent is the cry Of hard times that we
fear he will either stint or forget many Of his little
friends this Christmas.
| DEDICATION OF A CHUEcH.---The new church Of
/ the German Iutherans, at the corner Of Port and
Craps streets, was dedicated yesterday, and ser
vice held in it for the first time. The building was
| handsomely decorated with evergreen and flowers,
| and the ceremonies were impressive and interest
ing. The church is a handsome frame edifce with
lofty spire, and was built at a cost Of $4,000.
1 Craps street is becoming quite a street of
| churches. On this street, between Poet and
Enghien streets, the new church of the German
frame edihee with slate-coyered spire. On the
same street, between Marigny and Vaudeville
streets, the new Catholic Church of the Rev. Father
Moynihan is steadily advancing to completion.
This is large brick edifce, which already exhibits
features Of great beauty It will be finished some
| time next spring.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE !. 0. S. N.
We are under Acknowledgements for an invitation
tn thaa
Order of the Sons of Malta, to take place Christ
mas Eve. AT o'clock at night the brotherhood
will turn out in the disguise of their order, and
perform on Lafayette Square, the ceremony Of
burning the black record;'' after that they will
mizzle and have a grand feast somewhere.
DELEGATES TO THE CoNvENTIoS.-At meeting
held in Jefferson City on Saturday, the following
gentlemen were nominated as candidates for the
| State Convention
For Sendtortal,-Fergus Gardere, c. Roselius.
For Representatives. Leroy, Charles
| I. Lagrene.
SECESSION MEETING AT CARRoLLToS.-The meet
ing of the Southern Rights Association of Jefferson
parish, held at Carroton Saturday night, was a
large and enthusiastic affair. Pierre Sauye, Esq.
was President Addresses were delivered by Gen.
Miles, Ex-Lieut. Gov. Lubbock Of Texas, Ex-Attor.
ney Gen. Noise, and Dir. Robt. H. Read. Large
numbers added their names to the roll Of the AS
sociation.
FAIR AT ODD Fellows HALL.-A fair will begin
at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow night, and continue
four nights. It is given by the Ladies' Bethel So.
ciety, for the benefit Of seamen. 1t will be worth
patronizing.
TIE MUNICIPAL IMBRoGL1o.-Oficer Frank Ames
surrendered himself to Recorder Emerson on Sat.
urday, and was sentenced as at first to ten days
| Imprisonment. Deputy Constable Austin took aaiu
down. The Recorder, being satisfied with this III s,
dication Of the dignity of his Court subsequently
ordered the release Of Ames, after he had beer
ncarcerated four hours
The Mayor reinstated officers Carr, Grafton and
| Lipman, who had been suspended for being little
too enthusiastic in their attempt to take Frank
Ames TO prison when at first sentenced to prison
by the Recorder. .=
No further attempt was made to arrest the Mayor
and all was quiet about Fort Emerson and Castle
Monroe. A truce seemed to have been agreed
upon, in view of the legal test to which the diff
Guilty will be submitted on Wednesday.
i DuEI..-TWo gentlemen from Alabama on Satur.
day morning fought with small swords, back of the
1 Half Way House. The fight lasted over an hour
and resulted in the serious wounding of both par.
ties. +.
ANOTHER DuEL.-A gentleman from Jackson
Miss, and another from Berwick's Bay, yesterday
exchanged shots twice, with pistols at fifteen
PAGES, back of the city. After the second fire, the
seconds interfered, and the matter was adjusted
1 A political dispute led to the meeting
DEATH IN A BALL RooA.-Dnring the ball of the
Mechanics Association, at Odd Fellows Hail. OF
Saturday night, an old man named Aziq Puchot
Frenchman, Gl years of age, who was there witt
his family, fell dead suddenly on the floor of the
ballroom whilst dancing with his daughter. The
effect of such incident in the midst of the
gaeties of the dance, may be more easily imagined
than described. The appalled, and griefstrcker
relatives of the old man took the body to theil
residence, on Ghartres street, between Main and
st. Philip, where we saw it laid out yesterday af
ternoon. Coroner Beach held an inquest in the
case and returned veEdiet of death by disease OIL
the heart.
INTEMrERASGR AND PevERTY.-The Coroner was
called on Saturday to hold an inquest on the body
of a woman named Mary Hamblin, who was found
dead in a house No. 227 st. Louis street.
The scene that met his eyes was truly distressing
In room so filled with filth of every description
that it created an uncomfortable feeling of disgust
offending both sight and smell, was bed dirty and
soiled to one Of the posts of which was chained
dog. a little boy, whose intelligent eyes beamed
from mass of dirty rags, pointed to the place
where his ma y was lying, and there, between
the bed and the WALL the dead body of the un
fortunate woman was found lying, half dressed
in mass of filth. She had fallen from her bed ii
astate of intoXication. The little boys last reeo
lection was that the preceding night, at late
hour, his " ma II had beaten him severely because
she wanted him to go and buy some whisky, and
he was afraid, as the night was dark and cold, and
the grocery was closed.
The Coroner returned a verdict of death by in
temperance. Mary Hamlin was 50 years old, and
a native of Ireland.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-T The well-known millinery
and dress-making establishment of Mrs. Turner, OF
Canal street near the corner of St. Charles, was
entered night before last ransacked, and robbed
of laces to the value of about $6600 Entrance
was effected in the rear, from alley which
opens St. Charles street, next to Victor's fancy
store.
The burglar or burglars got over the back wal
by piling boxes outside, got down by box on the
inside, and effected an easy entrance into tht