New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-12

muffed up to the ears, and carried towel or
heavy rag with which to beat on the btoo,dthrsty
clouds of mosquitoes Our friends family were
some Of them under bars in the house, whilst the
cook and nurse performed their avocations in the
lee Of pile Of burning " cow.chrs," the smoke
Of Of which was not unpleasant WINS. II 81. hepI re
we found our old French friend Alexander,
mufled up like Laplander, swearing like
Hessian and his whole place beclouded with the
smoke Of cow-ehps. This latter article OF fuel
had been accumufating and lying useless around
the island for many years; its presence and guam
tity was indeed godsend. Alexander stated
that he had lived on the island fifteen years, but
had never been plagued by mosquitoes before.
In Biloxi, were told, the plague had been quite
as bad. The oldest inhabitant, born there and
resident there all his life, how aged I5, declared
that in the whole of his long life he had never
seen half such visitation OF mosquitoes as this
But, '' to return to our muttors.n We slept so
delightfully."- under friend Billy's bar, Gt had to be
hung with weights to prevent the wind playing
with it as with hoop skirt,) that friend Billy al
lowed to sleep on, until he had his dinner ready;
and the hour was too late for US to reoin the fire.
men at their dinner in Biloxi. We regretted this;
but our grief was properly soothed at the we'll
which we did ample justice, amid cloud of the
all-protecting smoke of the cow-chips. We re-
turned in the afternoon, in time to find that the
| boys had dispatched dinner into which Richards
and his cooks had infused their whole souls; tip
top feast of fish, flesh and fowl, followed by no
end of champagne, with toasts that were good and
speeches that were excellent, on all sides Of the
| table. Mr. Bakewell, the foreman; Mr.. Braughn,
the Secretary: other members OF the company:
and some of the guests, were peculiarly happy and
felicitous in their remarks. The occasion one,
in truth, which demanded and deserved it all.
Among the guests was French gentleman from
the Third District, who had never Travelled with
firemen before. and whose stomach and soul, being
too full of champagne and qualification, rendered
his speeches in broken English altogether too
much for his hearers. The mrth he created was
tran apHp Tbaf for Of M -faJ JI-ac mr.,
of the guests invited him, on the spot, to accom-
| pany his company's excursion next week.
4 Unbounded satisfaction and good humor We're
| fully apportioned to all; and in their behavior
about town, and their intercourse with the citi-
zens, the politeness and decorum for which the
/ No. boys are noted secured them the good feel
| ing and respect of everybody This was shown
by the great crowd of people, including the
cedars to see them at their sports and listen to
their excellent band Of music prior to their depar
/ ture. At O'Clock the Alabama arrived; the
| company boarded and ranged in line on the upper
deck; and as the boat glided away, the band
| playing they exchanged cheer after cheer with
the crowds on shore, whilst the waving kerchiefs
of the ladies rendered every wharf and bath-house
/ an object of interest as they receded gradually
from view. The god of sleep was wooed by nearly
all during the return, and on Monday morning the
company returned up town as bright and pleasant.
looking as when they departed
| This writer did not return all the way with the
irenen. He stopped at Mississippi City to see how
| that iourishing burg was getting on. Went to the
Tegarden Hotel to see host Hilzheim, but was sur
prised to find the hotel closed. Hilzleim, how
ever, was there, enjoying quiet tete.a-tete with
ex-Dstrict Attorney Foute, and we found all the
accommodation we wanted, winding up with a
breakfast at Dr. Tegarden's adjacent to the hotel
he and his family living there always, and MFR.
Foute and family being his special guests, the last
sojourners of the hotel.
/ During that day we went to Barnes Hotel and
found that beautiful and delightful place compare
lively deserted. GThe fact is, the unusual healtt
of the city and the early revival of business have
operated badly for the hotels along the Gulf ant
, Lake shores.l A handsome number of ladies
however, graced the dinner-tabe, with few silen
and melancholy-lookng gentlemen. The bant
played laziy and family its strains seeming lik
! ehostly music echoing along some banquet hal
; deserted. Everybody, except the children, SCENE
to feel behind timed if they ought to be leavin
I with the rest Of the crowds-the gentlemen mopin
listlessly about the lawn reading, smoking, gain
!, ont on the sea- and the ladies lettering along th
wharf, casting wishul eyes at the arriving and de
: : parting steamers. We were altogether surprise
at discovering gay Mississippi City SO early deser
+ ed. Hilzheim returns to Jackson, Miss, TO super
! intend the winter campaign of the Bowman House
: The lack of company and familiar faces, the Ell
tire absence of wateringplace excitement at Mssis
sippi City, oppressed us, and the approach of til
Alabama in the evening was welcome sigh
: We returned byssaid boat-and SO, goodbye t
: ! q over-the- lake y for this year!
e DEATH OF Mr. W. A. DrsLor-This welknow
t gentleman, for many years teacher of bookkeeI
/ ing and penmanshp in this city, was found dea
Yesterday morning at his residence, room II in til
third story of the house corner of GustomhOus
street and Exchange Alley. Mr.. Dunlop had bee
+; suffering for long time from consumption, an
e died of that disease.
d In his room was found the following paper pre-
:, pared in view Of his approaching death.
born in Belfast, LELAND l2h August lso5 Came
wish to Gs buried in plain coffin and in de sn not
funeral notices.
FsS saG So%s VIII % SsN Mr.
/. graph Newry EXene and onih Reporter, Dnndalk Tit
kSHFsas Fsssws Fseas fsRn a DuN1op
i. A sum of SO was found in his pocket.bool
~ Coroner Beach has taken charge of this money,
u meet the expenses of the snneral, which will ta
IS place this afternoon at 5 clock in the mann
i'd expressed by the lonely old man in his letter.
lg Without violating the injunction of the deceas
le as to funeral notices, we may state that his pa
and ornamental penmanship was approachable
le but few in the world His specimens took the fir
to prize at the Worlds Fair in London.
ie y ACCIDENTAL DEATH.--An old lady named MI
~ Mary Hamilton, aged about so years, who resid
>. 81 in one Of the buildings known the "wideN
n n row. in Erato street, between St. Charles a
Carondelet streets, died yesterday afternoon, frG
.u ~, an accidental fall from her bed
= DRowSED,-A man, name unknown fell into t
1e river yesterday afternoon, whilst attempting
n jump from the wharf to the steamer Wm NJ. Mt
"a rison, and was drowned He was about fee
i. inches, and had on a black cap, white shirt a
in black pants
er RECORDER EMERsoN's CouRT.-Thomas Core
IS charged with brntally kicking and beating Thorn
ne Fleming; William Mayfeld aud Michael Eug
Of charged with throwing bricks at the head of Fre
ee erck Fredlander, smashing the window of Fran
IL Rieslans store, and going at FredsMith bow
nd knife, at the corner of Cypress and Derbig
he streets; Con Coekley, charged with highway II
ly berry by Jerry O Brien on Delord street; and |
es Sheppard and Denis Kirby, charged with assa
y; and battery upon Thos. Nugent with intent to k
tic were all dismissed yesterday by Recorder En-
he son; the latter because there was no prosecut
ed the others at the request Of their prosecutors
nd Thomas Neland and Paul keil we're fined 0
SO and the other $l5 for brutal ill-treatment
ID their horses on Rampant street on Monday eyenii
IS; Pat Murphy, for carrying drawn knife and t
n, much whisky on Tchoupitoulas street, was sent
to prison for month, being unable to pony up $40
he find signer to his peace-bond. The toloWi
er were held Tor future examinations
nd Bridget Mccormack, charged with choppi
lis Wm. Farrell on the head with an axe on Mond
lis evening, on Tchoupitouas street. Case fixed
ID, the 9th OCTOBER bail not given.
tie +. Baker, charged with being dangerous and 81
er picous, and in the habit Of writing posses
ID other peoples negroes. Fixed for the 9TH b
TT not given.
", Michael Sullivan and Peter Goodman, charg
We with giving VIM. LOTUS blow on the head "
some dangerous weapon, and stabbing him in
of back of the shoulder, on Monday, at the corner
an Girod and Magazine streets. Bail given to appt
nd on the 4th prox.
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