New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
Meu Orlearls Dailp Crsstert.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 50, 1860.
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tifuI enough but distressingly COOL compared with
her former self. Yesterday was a day clear and
sweet as lucent syrup, tinct with cinnamon but |
was withal SO cool that few appeared on the streets
in the loose flowing linen which was 80 plentiful
week or two since. Though the ehiiness Of the /
weather for the season is the remark Of all, it is
still glorious bracing weather, which everybody |
seems to delight in. The public squares, lake, fer
RES railroads, and other resorts Of the lesurely
million, were never more gay thronged than yes
terday.
THE ODD FELLOWS BALL.-The ball Of the R. w.
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, on Thursday night,
at Odd Fellows Hall, was o handsomely attended
and right merry and delightful affair. The banners
of the lodges decorated the walls; the members
and magnates of the order wore their rich and
brilliant regalias the maskers were numerous and
full of life; and the charm Of the occasion was
completed by the presence Of whole bevies OF the
iovelest Of the lady population The management
was superb, and the entertainment lasted nearly
till daylight. We passed several delightful hours
there.
DINNER TO Mr.. HART, THE ScULpToR.-The Exc
cutiye Committee of the Clay Monumental Asso-
citation on Saturday gave complimentary dinner
to Mr. Joel T. Hart, the American sculptor, whose
Canal street. The dinner was a splendid affair,
given at the Washington Hotel, in bfilneburg The
usual interchange of compliments, in the way Of
toasts and speeches, etc., took place; the chief
speakers being Judge McCaleb, VIM. H. Hunt,
ESQ, Capt Walton, Captain Charles D. DreuA and
Mr.. A. G. Powers, the artist also, Col. A. S.
Trotter, of Kentucky, who delivered speech of
| unusual interest, in which were narrated many
new incidents in connection with the great Sage of
| Ashland The dinner was in all respects an honor
to the gentlemen who gave it, and q worthy com
plment to one of the first of American artists.
THOSE WINE TAsrrsGs.-One of the features o
this town is the spread Of good things set out and
the uncorking Of champagne bottles, every few
days, by some Of our large wine-importing houses.
At none Of these houses is the thing more hand
somey done than at Messrs. Gratiaa e. Co.'S, on
Customhouse street, where NJ. Maurice, the agent
of Charles Fare, Rheims holds forth and receives
orders for the famous Imperial and "Cabinet'
wines which he orders for this city and country in
such vast quantities. @ y
The last of these wine samplings at which we
had the pleasure of being present was few days
ago, at Messrs. Holmes Spencer's, on Gravier
street. The accomplished NJ. Maurice was there,
pouring out the iced "Charles Farre' in the style
which is SO peculiarly his own; the ever-pleasant
and smiling Mr.. Herr, of Gratiaa & Co., was also
there, as busy as squire at barbecue; and faith
the boys who understood the tasting of the wine
were there, too. There were grocers by the
gross sir; judges of good thing from far and
near, and samplers Of all degrees the meeting
was genial in all respects. The wine operated
splenddly, and left never a headache behind; the
very spirit Of Mirth was present; we never saw
| hrip Tba urifty ba
board and tile yioett's sweetness which filled the
room gave a springlike, poetic dash to the meet
ing: whilst of all the jokes gotten off, not one was
bad, though all were Farre-fetehed. nv.
These little commssion-house "fresacs'' Reyer
fail to draw crowd and thus serve two good pur
namely to afford to the friends and patrons
of the house frstclass treat and to make known
in liberal way, the merits Of a champagne which
is not excelled throughout the whole wide world
Let us know when you give the next blowout
Messieurs Herr and Maurice!
ADJUDICATION OF CoNrRAcTs.-The Comptroller
adjudicatcd Saturday the contract for attending
and keeping in repair the bridge on Bayou st. John
at Talemachus street, for one year, to j. H. Laugh
tee, at $50 for the whole work complete.
The contract for paving with round stones vii
low street, from Hevia street to Florida landing
WAS ISduJualCdtGu 10 nlGpulut, I'll ID pc
superficial yard of round stone paving; 81 pc
superficial foot of eurbstone, and 1896 per irol
bridge top. This contract had formerly been ad
Indicated to John Coleman & Co., at 81 80 pc
superficial yard of paving, IS cents per superficial
foot of curbstone, and $500 per iron bridge top.
GRIoKEr.--The single and married eevens of tn
Crescent City Club are to play match this after
noon at the Delachaise Ground.
COLLISION on THE RoAD.-As four gentlemen il
a fancy double team, were going out the Ney
Shell road yesterday afternoon, the driver haule
off to the left, to stop at the Halfway House. "A
the same moment young gentleman with youn
lady, coming in rapidly from the lake behind a fas
trotter, met the other team suddenly and not turn
ing to the left as that particular meeting required
there collision. The driver Of the doubl
team jerked his horses back on their launches; bu
the pole, reaching ahead, struck the young lady
who was seatedin the buggy, raking her badly fror
her waist up to her neck, and forcing her over til
side; just as she was falling, one Of the gentleme
in the team sprang out and caught her she wa
senseless, and at first it was thought she wa
killed. She was carried into the Halfway House
where, after time, she returned to consciousness
and to the joy of all, ii was found that she ha
been more frightened than hurt. In good time sh
resumed heF seat III the buggy, with her aWkWar
gallant, and returned to the city laughing.
As Coon AS A FIRE CoMpASY.-Mr. Thoma
Hoggarth, proprietor of sailor boarding. hous
down town, did an excellent thing on Saturda
morning, at the great fire in the Third Distric
Finding that great numbers of poor families Wer
being burnt out of house and home, by one of til
swiftest and fiercest CONGREGATIONS ever seen /
that end Of the city, he organized a company
), some twenty sailors who were stopping at HI
house, and taking this company and sewers
$ wagons, went TO the fire. where, in carrying OF
y and carting away the furniture and effects Of tn
' Ss poor people, he did amount of good which wi
not speedily be forgotten. The numerous familie
who received this gratuitous and unlocked for az
sistance will long remember that a friend in nee
is friend indeed" -
IL A TRAGEDY ALREADY, ABOUT THE HEEsAN AN
e SAVERS FIGHr.-0n Saturday night, Daniel Cul
ut ningham a Sayers man, and James Weyman
u Heenan man, came together in James Cooks or,
Gerry, at the fork of Annuncation and ST. Thoms
Streets They got into dispute about their r,
!. spectve champions, the first news of whose figh
S. as published in the Saturday evening papers, wf
\, a subject of town talk and general debate.