New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-22
g0taI SnteIIiGeilts.

Board OF ALDERMEN.--This Board failed to hold
its regular meeting last evening, no quorum being
present.
YESTERDAY was a special and extraordinary
Mardigras. Few such days have been seen in
New Orleans.
Bad weather threatened the day early in the
morning. The wind was strong and the clouds
thick But as the weather was not cold or par
ticularly wet, the usual thousands of boys, rowdy
ish men and abandoned females, appeared on the
streets in an nfinitude OF Costumes rich, middng,
cheap and tawdy, in many cases reversing the
sexes, and filling the streets with such tor ents Of
the scandalous, the grotesque and the funny, that
it verify appeared as if pandononium had broke
loose.
The most opulent class of the dbdf6loanee8 flew
around in carriages; whole groups Of the middng
class Of harlots and royEdies were in carts and
furniture cars the lowest class the dirtest dregs
of the city footed it, to the mirtl Of the unthinkng
mutitudes, and doubtless to their own hearty satis
faction As for the boys (whom we do not in
clude in the above category every other boy was
either Niger, an Indian, harlequin, OF sailor.
Toward noon that invisible but important per-
sonage, generally designated as the clerk Of the
weather." began to show that he, too was out on
Mardi-gras spree. His breath was gale his
offering was deuge of rain; his eyes were flashes
of lightning; and his voice was the most stunning
of thunder, cracking terribly after each fearful
fash, and dying away into dull roar, as of dis
tant artillery.
Soon the streets were depopulated, and half
drenched har1equins, niggers, kings and Indians
sought the friendly shelter of the groggeries and
groceries, and the street awnings. The storm was
fierce enough, but at about / o'clock it assumed
the dimensions almost of tornado.
The torrents of rain, falling slantingly in the
gale, fairly scrubbed the streets, and rebounded in
a mist which looked like smoke, forbidding vision
for more than square or so. Shutters and swing
ing signs banged and Topped, and often went
flying like leaves in the tempest. Old fences went
down like rotten paper; ancient tender sheds gave
up their occupation; states, ripped from roofs,
flew about like spccks in the mist of the storm ;
the havoc among light things was of the wholesale
description. The streets were flooded into rivers,
and it was long after the storm before " the rush
ing of the waters had far subsidized as to render
| the streets deccntIy passable.
| We heard Of no very serious damage being done
to any buildings in the city. We may mention that
| st. Louis Cathedral acknowledged the storm, and
shed ts states over the neighborhood far and
On the river, which for the time was almost q
raging sea, the damage was considerable. The six
miles Of ships, steamboats, and other craft
/ which line the levee, were badly jostled Ships
were damaged; steamboats, lost their chimneys,
| and there was a considerable spanging of hawsers
resulting in some of the vessels going adrift. So
far as we could ascertain, with the assistance of
our marine news reporter, the following was what
| happened along the levee:
| The storm oceasioned considerable damage
amongst the vessels at the leyee. The steamer
John Walsh broke loose from her moorng, at the
foot of Girod street, and drifted down to Post a.
Third District where she ran afoul of the British
| ship Lady Sale, striking her on the bow, which
caused her to slew around and come in contact
with the jbboom of the British ship Sandman, which
4 broke off her mizzen-nlast close to the deck.
| The Lady Sale sustained considerable other
damage; her fgure-head and cut-water being
| knocked to one side.
The steamer Eclipse broke loose and driftet
| down some distance, coming in contact with the
shipping. She had her bow stove in also the sterr
/ of her cabin; and the starboard wheel-house was
! considerably damaged. The steamer Atlantic had
her chimneys blown down. and her starboard
| guards were badly stove in Her damage will
probably amount to about $4,000.
The steamer City of Memphis had her chimneys
| blown overheard, her hurricane roof and star.
board guard stove in and otherwise damaged
| The damage sustained by her will probably
amount to s2500.
The steamer Flying Clouds chmneys were
| blown down. She was not damaged much other
wise. Damage probably $780,
/ The steamer Scotland had her hurricane root
stove in on the larboard side. Damage about $500
or s400.
| The steamer Henry Chouteau had her larboard
/ guard damaged by the falling of the FLYING
Clouds chimney.
/ The steamer Emerald lost her chimneys over.
| board, and had her hurricane deck and guards
damaged. Damage about $500.
| The steamer Crosse Tete was on her way down
| and was struck by the wind when about opposite
the foot of Girod street. The gale carried away
| her chimneYs, but did no other damage. Loss
probably $500
! The steamers Pocahontas, Selma, Belle Gates
| and Editor, lying at Algiers, had their chimneys
| blown down and were otherwise damaged
The steamers Algerine and Relief, belonging tc
the Canal Street Ferry Company were lying neal
| the steamer Selma at the time. The falling of the
| Selma's chimneys knocked down those of the Alge
rne and also stove in the greater part of her cabin
The Relief chimneys were knocked down by
4 those of the Algerine But she sustained no othel
! damage. ~
| The ship Creole was blown loose from Post l6
First District, and drifted to the Slaughter-house
| point. She lost her chain and anchor main-top
gallant mast; stove her buwarks, and sustained
other damage.
] 1t was rumored that the engineer of the steamer
| Relief was killed, and that three men were blown
off the Eclipse and drowned. We heard other
rumors of life lost; but as we have not positive
information in any case, we hope and believe that
| these rumors were idle. 1t was positively stated
| that several men were blown overheard, but swan
| ashore.
Dobbs, during his first session as member of the
Legislature was caught without speech. He was
remarkable for his modesty and his thirst for rec
eye
One unlucky day, the proceedings being rather
to go over to the hotel and take drink A,
Dobbs rose to leave the hall, he caught the Sneak
ers eye. The Speaker supposed he intended tx
| "Mr. Dobbs."
Dobbs started as if he had been shot. The as
sembled wisdom of the State had their eyes fixet
i upon him. He pulled out his pocket-handkerchie
to wipe away the perspiraon, and feeling it neces
sary to say something, he bundered out:
g Second the motion.n
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