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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
Ing on Sew esee street Canal street.
nal Epasaae street, Hail @ y he
Whatever blocks Which be found good by The CITY gr
joints and present and smooth surface when laid and
in @ With he es i given s y savesof
E sn d TRe a The road
@ place. on The top q de sog d not
inches q London gravel and sharp sand mixed and shal thor
even and hard foundation The square blocks shall then be
In laying paving shall lay the blocks dago
nay angle OF forty five degrees with tho street line
snd ssi liz
sS MAJ rest on s ,s He snail use M 'ars e
joints half inch width shall positively be
ii md Vim sharp ihe
as necessary paving receive covering
Of four inches Of fine gravel sharp mixed the
&
from s tsPs si' sa e MD
by the con,raotor il the same explained for the old
The old curl, and gutter the erbsonss the wings
pees y he eane &c 0f II ,hpir
primitive line and eys and without extra and
state II their primitive lines md grades the bskg and nag
he whos ba s sns Satisfaction j
the City Surveyor who shall be the sole Judge Of the quality
The old curb and sones The old square blocks which
from The street. shall be the property Of The contractor and shall
be hauled him.
All the materials shall be OF the best quality
furnished by the contractor, well rs the labor.
The shall be bound
days following The approval q the adjudication by he
Council, and 10 complete the months afier,
nndcr penalty Of ten dollars day for each and every
thereafter the is completed.
Good and solvent security $1,000 shall
qured to guarantee The faithful performance OF the work
Payments the completion of the work each every
and acceptance OF the by the City Surveyor
the Treasurer retaining in tenth of the
each settlement until the completion of the whole work
The contractor shall be bound keep the paving in good order
and condition for and during after its completion
II well understood that Of failure the
oben or finish the work or part thereof within the period
hXed in case The Council " dissatisfied with ihe manner IL
which the work Is being sXecutaa the Council shall have the
right 10 ann the contract without putting e contractor II de-
applying justice annul the and without
denty; and it's also well understood thai the
shall any time abandon the work. finish and complete
IN conformity with his the said
shall forfeit all claims he have for Of the work
done BIS him the date of the abandonment and that the city
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
well understood that the resold
and his securities shall be held and bound
sodo pay the city nil loss difference The
price which the contractor originally contracted perform
the work. and the price at which it be addcated
sale readndicasion
Bids per superficial yard of square block paving taken
up and relaih complete.
New Orleans March 5, 1860.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

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60 ,rs.h ~ NohEhf HurGNt eaansn
90 "a HENay pURgr.. for ssuptrou.r
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17
CPECIFICATlONs FOR THE CONTRACT

Notice hereby given that THURSDAY 22d inst wi
adndcatc my office at II o'clock NJ the above contract
no 1St V. DIPJESSIS GomptrOller.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

CPEGIFICATlONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
. for the construction of brick Sidewalks boeed by curb
stones wooden CUTTERS on various streets Of the city,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

Notice is hereby given that on THURSDAY ed inst will
sudicae at my Office IL o'clock NJ the above conTaes
ma i2t v. DUPLESSIS, Comptroller.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

NO. 4J5z.
Rsopea That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized
adudcate the bidder days the
official JOURNAL contract for furnishing to the city of New Or
leans go feet of yellow pine lumber for the repairs Of the
city plank roads said lumber to be furnished in quality and
ageeably specifications file in tine Surveyors of
fee and the adjudication be subject to the approval
ton Of the Common Council.
[Sgnedl JOHN Y. MONROE
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
lSignedl j, o. NIXON,
President Board Of Alderman.
Approved March s. 1860.
isignedl GERARD STlTI Mayor.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

fsgned.l LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by tho Committees Streets and Landings
Boards Of the Common Council,
fsigned 1T. VENNARD, ~,
a ROBf. HUYGHE, ShiFmen.
ml5 u, HENRY DUREI. for Comptroller
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17

tSigiedl LOUIS II. PILE,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of tire Cefnmea Council
[Signedl Ii, t. vENNARp, r,,.t,,on
R0BT. HUYGHE, 1'AA 'S',
mS i2t HENRY DuRET, for Comptroller.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

BOARD OF CITY IMPRoyEMENTs.- the
regular semi-weekly session of the Board of
City Improvements yesterday morning, the
clerk was instructed to prepare and transmit
to the City Council an ordinance to repair
TIE sidewalks on Ninth-street, from Mound
to Central-avenue.
The Commissioner Of the Northern District
was authorized to have Wade-street re-
paired, from Linn to Baymiller at a cost of
800.
The petition Of S. Hoss, asking permission
to top the Wade-street sewer for the purpose
of constructing drain from his slaughter
house to the said sewer, was referred to the
City Commissioners.
The sealed proposals that had been offered
were opened, and contracts awarded as fol-
lows:
To L. B. Stevens, to grade and pave with
brick the unpaved sidewalks on Vine-street,
| fifty-three cents per square yard.
To B. HOFFMAN, to build three stone arch
| culverts to pass the water across Brown
street, between S. j. Browns east and west
| lines
For fve-foot culvert 50 Al per lineal foot;
for well-holes 81 80 per perch; for excava-
tion twenty-six cents per cubic yard; for re-
| pairing fifteen cents per square yard.
For fve-foot culvert So 10 per lineal foot;
| for well-holes So 90 per perch; for excava-
tion twenty-nine cents per cubic yard; for
repaving seventeen cents per square yard.
For three-foot culvert 81 IA per Inca
foot; for well-holes So Is per perch; for ex-
cavation twenty-seven cents per cubic yard
for repaving eighteen cents per square yard
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

SCENE IN A CoNNUBIAL TRAGEDY-A Mar
Tied Couple for Once Harmonious. Some
days since, young couple residing on -
street, who had been married few months
only, but quite long enough TO have many
violent quarrels, and to become half dis
gusted with themselves, and completely
with wedlock, had a domestic scene in
which the wife, as usual, was the cause and
chief performer.
She acted as her sex usually do in such
circumstances-grew angry, raved, declared
men monsters, women sufferers and saints,
wished she was dead; and then, of course,
dissolved in hysteria and flood of tears.
Her afflicted husband-he had learned so
much by his experience of connubiality and
high-tempered females-said nothing, but
let her "blow out her passion like blustery
day" ..-..,. .''
For some minutes both sat silent Finally,
the young wife arose from her seat went
over to him, and, sitting down at his feet,
and placing her head-a very pretty one it
was too, though very hot, in his lap--mur-
INJURED, in that semi-sentimental, semi
childish tone, artistic women know how to
adopt: t:......-...... -... .
'twish, dear Charles, I could die for your
sake" ..............
$50 do l, my DEAR" r...
We don't know what followed this candid
revelation; but we have heard the shock of
an earthquake was felt in that vicinity i'm
mediately after.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio has been very variable of late,
and yesterday was rising, opposite this port, having
sweled, up to last evening, four or five inches
leaving channeldepth at this point Of little less
than six feet At Pittsburg the River was reoeding
yesterday, with Ave feet six inches there at noon.
Yesterday was as delightful day as its predeces-
sors and rather less warm the Thermometer not in
Business fell of Yesterday on the Landing, and
offered, and rates unchanged from our last quota
tions. The tunnage for the upper ports is still
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The river was at a stand yesterday, with fully
three feet one inch in the Canal, by the mark. 4
warm and cloudy weather Indicating RAIN, though
we have only had one or two light sprinkles.
Others over due from beoW last eSenne S baa
we're detained by the unusual low water, and the
boats AGROUND at Scuietown. There were but three
feet water on that bar and most of the boats have
to tighten their freight over the bar.
light
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans, last Mon
day, amounted TO ll,ll4 bales.
The Rose Douglas recently sunk, is lying with
her bow the bar. and six feet water on her deck
S62 ThS SSSt & Sa3 b b c9ssa Is thought
The Mississippi at 3; Louis continued falling at
The Illinois River Is declining, with three aud
| half feet to Naples and three feet to Cairo.
| The Upper Mississippi is receding below Keokuk,
with four feet in the channel. There but twents
seven inches on the Lower Rapids. The river at
Dubuque is about stationary. The rumored six feet
rise was purely an imaginary swell.
Late dspatches state that there has been no con-
siderable rise at Dubuque. At Galena the river Is
stationary. f.-. . -
The Missouri River is reported FILLING, with three
and half feet ~ the channel to Weston. and three
feet above that point There only ten dozen
| boats in the Missouri-river trade at present.
| STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arrivdls-M. Mcclellan, Louisville; Magnolia,
MAJ syilie; Boston, Big Sandy; Forest Queen, Madi-
son; Pomeroy, rittsburgi Key West No.2 Pittsburg;
| Kanawha Valley No. 2 kanawha River; Dunleith,
Neville; Reliance, Marietta.
Depdrfures--M Mcclellan, Louisvie; Pomerpy,
Louisville; Magnolia Maysville; Boston, Big Sandy
| Dunleith, Neville; Forest Queen. Madison; W. i.
Friends, Pttsburg.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

THE USE AND ABUSE OF ITALIc LETTERS
ain good prose (says Frederic Schlegel)
every word should be underlined. That is,
every word should be the right word; and
then no word would be nearer right than
another. There are no italics in Plato.
What! asks Hooiernes; did Plato print his
books all in Romans2 In mentioning Plato,
/ mentioned him whose style seems to be the
summit of perfection. But if it be objected
that the purpose of italics is to give force to
style which Plato, from the character of his
subjects, was not solicitous about, l would
reply, that there are no Italics in Demos
themes. Nor are there in any of the Greek
or Roman writer's, though some of them
were adopts in the art of putting as much
meaning into words, as words are wen
fitted TO bear. Among the odd combinations
which chance is ever and anon turning up,
few more whimsical than the notion that
one is to gain strength by substituting
| italics for Roman"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

LET THERE BE LIGHT.-Now that the
evenings are getting longer and the cool
weather keeps people within doors, the ques-
tion of light becomes an important one to
house keepers, and the relative merits and
objections of lard-oil, whale-oil, camphene,
"fuid" and coal-oil are carefully studied.
The various varieties of coal-oil have latterly
been growing in public favor on account of
its cheapness and the pleasant, soft light
which it gives-and we are glad to see that
the objections which have, heretofore, been
held against it are likely to be done away.
AT the Fair, last evening, we noticed in the
display of oils and lamps exhibited by Mr.. j.
L. Drake, of this city, new article called
Petroleum Oil, manufactured from the pro-
duct of the oil-wells which have lately been
exciting so much attention in Pennsyl-
Vania and the eastern counties of this
State. 1t is clear, impid, beautiful oil, of
light straw color, and burns without smoke
or smell, giving a beautiful, soft light, mach
pleasanter to the eye than gas, and appar-
emily as intense. This article must become
favorite with housekeepers, as in addition
to its excellent burning qualities, it is cheaper
than gas even, and has the advantage of
| portability. Mr.. Drake has also a new
burner fer coal-oil lamps, which operates
better than any thing we have ever seen be-
fore, and his display of tabe-lamps, brackets,
chandeliers, shades, chimneys, &C., is very
fine. We would recommend our friends to
examine his stock, and especially this new
oil. His establishment is at No. IL West
Fourth-street,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

A CANINE PARODY ON "WooDMAN, SPARE
THAT TREE."-Gen. Morris publishes the fol-
lowing parody on his famous song, under the
head of "a Touching Appeal y Fst
Policeman, spare that dog, touch not a
single hair; he worries many a hog, from
out his muddy lair. Oh, when he was pup,
SO frisky and so plump, he Tapped his milk
from a cup, when hungry-at jump. And
then his funny tricks so funny in their place,
so full of canine lieks, upon your hands and
face. You surely will let him live Oh, do
not kill him-dead; he wags his narrative
and prays for life-not lead. Go, get the
muzzle now and put upon his mouth, and
stop that bow, bow, bow and tendency tc
drouth. He is your children's pet, eOmpan-
ion of their Joy; you viii not Kill him yet
and thus their hopes destroy. No, police
man, spare that pup, touch not single hair
oh, put your pistol up, and 60 away from
tberel
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06
AMUsHNTRNTR.

PIKn's 0PERA HOUSE, Gerdldine will
again be presented this evening, with the same cast,
Mips Kate Bateman appearing as the heroine This
tragedy, as we have already stated, is excellently
put upon the stage, and has been much admired by
the habitues Of the 0pera-house. Miss susan Denim
appears in the comedietta Of the TSro Queens, a.
"Mary Of Denmark" She has proved herself most
valuable artistic and eertaiay possesses degree Of
versatility few actresses claim.
NATIONAL THEATER.-By particular desire,
Miss Jane Coombs will repeat her personation Of
"Ada," in the Doom Of Virtue, which we had not
the pleasure of witnessing, but of which we hear
favorable mention. The after-piece is DicL THrpin
ao Higlaeovmdn, with a grand pas de deu5 by the
Henrade sisters.
SMITH h NIxoN's HALL. - Thiodon's
Museum Of Arts, which has proved quite attract
i've and which is well worth seeing, is again to be
exhibited at Smith & Nixon's this evening. Those
who have not witnessed the Museum Of Arts
should not fail to do so.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06
AhditlnnnI nInnetnrr.
Yesterdays 81. Louis Democrat obs

Yesterdays st. Louis Democrat observes:
Money matters are generally unchanged. Xxx
change the East is 10 small supply at y TO per
cent. premium On New orleans, sight remains at
= premium. Unless decline takes place the as
sorting process will, of be resorted TO by
dealers who are able to spare the funds Within the
last day or two, indeed, parcel of $4,000 ON the
Palmyra Branch Of the State Bank was returned
home for redemption by one of the institutions.
There were rum0rs in the city to-day that the pa
per of a very extensive firm Of Western Missouri,
which has been heavily engaged of late years IN
Government contracts and the business Of trans
poriation across the plains, had gone TO protest,
and that a failure, If IL should occur, will Involve
several Banks and private individuals of this city.
besides number Of worthy men in the interior Of
~ lie State, and some of the country Banks. 1t Is
70 b hoped that the affair has been greatly exag-
geratcd, as the failure Of such firm would entail
great losses and embarrassment upon tho whole
Weftern border. We doubt not that upon n liberal
extension the firm could fully reinstate itself and
secure every dollar il owes.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06
Law REPORT.


AppRAh--B. NJ. Irwin Vs. VIM. Newcomb.
Tho plaintiff, being about 70 leave Clnoinnati for
California some six go, made an absolute deed
nf lot on LonRworth.stre 20 his father in-lawy
the defendant tie alleges, however, that there was
an undersanding that II was TO be held and used FOR
the beneht ot his family, IN cnse accident sionld
preyent MS returning within given time, but that
defendant, without authority, and within a month
after he lett sold the property aud gave the proceeds
g Ina d daughter then plaintiffs wif-) Who short
tine boiare he got back TO the city, had procured q
decree of divorce
The defendant asserts that the sale by him aud
the handing over OF the proceeds to Mrs L., was at
plaintiff own request
long argument was addressed 70 the Court on
the question Of the admissabitv uf parole testimony
10 prove the trusts by which II was alleged the eE-
ecution ot tho deed by plaintiff understood to bo
accompanied.
The Court concluded to receive the testimony, but
withheld an opinion as TO its competency until decs-
ion Of the case.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

BURGLARY IN CENTRAL-AvENUK = Night
before last, about one o'clock, the residence
of Benjamin Findley, in Central-avenue,
near David street, was feloniously entered,
and robbed of money and valuables to the
smount of about $s7. The burglar effected
an entrance by climbing upon shed-roof in
the rear of the house, from which he easily
reached the interior Of the house through
window. Some noise aroused the inmates
ofthe house, and, becoming aware of the
presence of nocturnal visitor, they gave
chase, and one of them, in an almost nude
condition, followed the thief through the
window, over the shed into the street, but
after running about square he suddenly
remembered that he was without clothing,
and retraced his steps. The moon was
shining quite brightly, and an eyewitness of
the affair says it was extremely ludicrous to
see the man who had been robbed, bare
footed and bare-limbed, skulking in the
shadow of the houses, and hurrying to the
couch he had abandoned so uneeremoni-
ously.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

LIE VERRlER THE CELEBRATED AsrRoNo-
MER's OBSERVATION OF THE RECENT SOLAR
ECLIPsE.-M. LIE Yerrier went to Tarragoua
in Spain to observe the eclipse. The first
object which he saw after the commence
ment of totality was an isolated cloud, about
a minute and half high by double that
length, separate from the moons border by q
space equal to its own breadth. Its color
was beautiful rose mixed with violet, He
says that the visible part of the emergent
sun, over its whole breadth and up to the
hight of seven or eight seconds, was covered
by a bed of rosy clouds, which appeared to
gain in thickness as they emerged from be-
hind the disk of the moon. The observa-
tions and measurements leave no doubt that
these clouds which have hitherto been sup
posed by some to belong to the moon or to
the earth's atmosphere, are really
clouds of the sun, and may hereafter be called
so.
NJ. lie Verrier concludes, also, that the
theory which has hitherto gained credence
that the sun was composed of central dark
globe, above which existed an immense at
mosphere of sombre clouds, and still higher
the atmosphere, the sources of the light and
heat of the sun, must be given up. He be-
lieves that the sun is a luminous body simply
because of its high temperature, and that it
is covered by an unbroken layer of roseate
matter, the existence of which the observa-
tions on this eclipse have proved. He ex-
plains the spots on this theory. NJ. Faye ar
| gues however, that the observations made
in Spain prove no such thing, and that they
| confirm the old theory.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

A CHILD RUN OVER AND ALMOST KILLED.
A little girl, about six years of age, daughter
Of Mrs. Cornelia Watt, residing in Pleasant
over by milk-wagon, yesterday afternoon,
and nearly killed. The horse knocked her
down and stepped upon her head, frscturing
the skull in a frightful manner, while the
wheels of the vehicle passed over her body,
and, besides breaking several ribs inflicted
such internal injuries asrender inflammation
of the abdominal viscera absolutely certain,
in which event the chances of her recovery
are very slender.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06
PROCLAMATIoNS
Places Of Holding Elections.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,

y
IN PURSUANCE OF A RE-OLUTION
October, 1860, notice is hereby given TO the qualified
electors Of the different wards, that the following
places were designated to hold said electon-said
election to be holden on the 9th day of October,
1850, viz: f..
First Ward -Engine-house, Fourth-street, near
Sycamore
Second ward-Engi ngine-house, sixth-street, near
Third Ward Small brick Office north side of
Second-street, between Ludlow and Lawrence
streets.
FonTth ward-Engine- house, vine-street, near
Fifth Ward = Engine-house, vine-street, near
sixth ward-srInger's Saw Factory, Park-strset,
near Whitewater Canal f1I -
Seventh Ward-Elm, near Fourteenth street
Eighth Ward-Engine- house, Cutter-street, near
Ninth Ward Engine.house, Webster -street, near
Tenth Ward Engine-house, near Thirteenth
Eleventh ward-Junction of Hamilton Road and
Vine. street.
Tweifth Ward Brighton Engine house, Bank
street.
Thirteenth ward-Engine- house, Sycamore street,
near Eighth. 49,. --.-..... t'''.
fourteenth Neutrality-suspicious., George-street.
Fifteenth ward-Engine- house, Fifth.street, near
Smith.
Sixteenth ward-North- west corner of Eighth
| and Freeman streets. ll.
Seventeenth Ward Engine house, corner Of Vance
The polls viii be opened between the hours Of six
and eight O'Clock in the morning. and close at six
l O'Clock in the afternoon.
oc5-e SAM. l.. CORWINE, City Clerk.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO CINCINNATIAN IN
DAYToN.-A man named Nathan Noah, re-
siding in this city, was so seriously injured
at Dayton, night before last, that it is thought
he can not recover. During the Republican
demonstration in that place, horse attached
to buggy took fright and ran away, knock
ing Mr.. N. down and cutting his head badly,
besides severely wounding him internally.
He was brought to the city by his friends
and is now at his residence, in quite criti-
cal condition.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-06

AN ARTIST FoRETELLs HIS FATE ON HIS
CANvAs.-There is, says Paris letter, this
strange incident in Deeamp's life: Years ago,
while sojourning at Fontainebleau, he made,
being prompted by the humor he was in, a
sketch of dusky road of that forest and
represented a traveller there surprised 10y
Death. The traveller was portrait Of him
self! Coming events cast their shadows
before; there Death did surprise him, and
surprise him on gloomy, drizzling day
(such as his painting depicted), and on horse
hack