New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-10
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1860
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| THE WEATHER at present induIges in one OF its
chilly freaks. The gale Of night before last sung
the brave old Borean song, \ scream 2; and the
gale subsiding, all yesterday, though sunny and
dry and dusty snacked its lips pleasantly, as It
saw coal fires burning and shivering mortals
scudding about in resurrected winter clothing.
Having kicked up the DUST and revolutionized the
community in many important particulars, with its
dear blue sky and its dazzling sun, it shook its
ETHEREAL ribs in jolly laugh at the foolishness Of
the Levee and Canal street peddlers, who, 'untm-
ely ripped" from the bowels of the winter, had
begun to vend icecream at five cents glass, be-
| fore said weather had shouted its last shouts
through its Borean trumpet, 81 scream!n We do
not wonder, however, at the terrestrial mistakes;
for horses still run away, and cows, Judging from
the blush stuff we get from the miIkmen, are yet
milkless and wicked, showing that the equineox Ia
neari
MENTER's BAsD.-The concert Of the Cincinnati
| Cornet Band, at Odd Fellows Hall, night before
| last, was attended by crowd not very crowded,
but still remuneratve, and, what was more, fash
| onable and discriminating. The various perform
ances were applauded to the echo, and the opinion
as to the correctness and elegance OF the music
| appeared to be unanimous. This evening the band
take their departure for home, via the river. We
| understand that they have an engagement to
sweeten the exercises at the State Industrial Fair,
which opens at Baton Rouge on Monday. If they
play there, we are certain that their playing will
not by any means be the least feature of that i'm
portant occasion.
FATAL AccIDENr.-Joe, a slave As years old, be-
longing to Mr.. Fash, was instantly killed last even
ing, by falling from the staging Of the steamboat
Nebraska whilst rolling cotton; the fall breaking
his neck. Deputy Coroner Soraparu held an in
quest, and returned verdict of accidental death.
4 LUCK TO SoMEBoDY.-On the last drawing of
! Wood, Eddy & Co.'s Lottery, the ticket No. 30,ss1
drawing 10000, was won in this city and promptly
cashed, not far from our office.
4 SALTY TRIcK.-Some time since, . one-armed
man giving his name as French, left on deposit at
the commission house of Messrs. b. p. Ethel Co.,
| No. GA Poydras street, number of boxes which
he represented contained $4,000 worth of opium.
1 He requested an advance Of $500, and also re-
quested that the opium be insured for its full value.
4 Neither request was complied with; but the house
made him an advance Of $780, for which he gave
his note. The note matured few days since and
4 MIR. French being called upon to pay, not only
stated that he had no money, but endeavored to
obtain a further advance on the opium. The sus-
"A picions of Ethel 4 Co. being now aroused, they
opened one of Mr.. French's opium boxes, when, 10
and behold! by some magical process, the opium
was found to have changed to the cheapest kind Of
rock salt Mr.. French is scarce at the present
time It is believed by some, that he is the Parker
Fl. French Of Mexican and Nicaraguan notoriety
If so, the wonder is that finaneier of his exten
sive character should stoop to trick SO little, fol
. the paltry sum of 5000.
P.S.-since writing the above, we hear of the
arrest of Mr. French at the St. Louis Hotel. at the
instance of Messrs, Ethel & Co. He was arrested
by the special police upon warrant issued; and 4
the redoubtable Parker H. French, whose daring
financiering feats in Mexico and otherwheres wer
a large part of the staple news of the country
some time ago.
DIED FROM BLOW RECEIVED ON MARDI-GRAs.-
Deputy Coroner Soraparu held an inquest on tn
body of Ferdinand Werner, German, twentyfou
years old, found dead at his residence on Cor
. stance street, between First and Second, i
the Fourth District. DIR. Hart made the pos
nortem examination; and the verdict rendere
was that deceased had died from q blow in tn
head, producing conclusion, and resulting i
death from neglect and want OF proper medical al
. tendance; the blow having been inflicted on tn
= 21st ult., by some person unknown.
The above verdict was shaped upon evidenc
going to show that the wound had not been q ne
eessarily mortal one, and that, instead of phys
cian 4 barber had been called in to attend t
Werner.
v TEErHING.-This was the verdict rendered b
the Coroner yesterday, in the case of Ursul
a Pujolle, an infant Of fifteen months, found dea
a at its parents residence on Rooheblaye street.
v STRIKE AMONG THE EMroyEs OF THE JAoKso
d RAILROAD DEfoF.-The question of North vs
It South, has taken serious shape at the Jackso
II Railroad depot, in this city. Mr.. A1bro forema
G of the carpenters department, having been d
a charged by the master machinist the carpenter
e working under him held meeting, and decide
that his removal was not owing to any fault in
d duty, but owing to the master machinist, who's
is object was to introduce Northern men to take I'll
is place of faithful Southern workmen, residents an
l. Taxpayers of this city, well as to introduce
"A new-style Northern truck, much more expensiv
/, than trucks manufactured here. Agreeably to tf
d spirit of their resolutions, politely framed, adopte
n and published, the carpenters quit work.
a This strike or other things connected therewit
m seems to have alarmed the company; wheth'
IL Justly OF uul, Nc eaAhot nda puo thS Souiruh
Is yesterday applied to the authorities for assistanc
IL and last night special posse of police was deta
t. ed to the duty Of watching the depot and wor
e. shops of the railroad on Calliope street The on
ID opinion we have been able to form upon what '
le have heard about the matter is, that the call
Id police to watch the factories and depot, originate
r. in either wildly superstitous fear, or an intentt
ID to insult bitterly the Workmen who in their stri
had the decency to give their reasons therefor al
lis to publish the same. We understand that the cs
re penters striking number about fifty; and we he
ye also that the other workmen of the company
le this city, numbering over two hundred, sympathi
i'd strongly with the carpenters, and will probab
We join in the strike, if the difficulty be not speed
he adjusted.
FIRE AT MILNEBuRG- THE bakery of Mich
Saltzman, at Milneburg, was destroyed by iii
~ with all its contents. on Thursday night. We
II, not learn the. cause of the fire, or the extent
Il loss not being able to 50 down to the lake yeste
rs. day.
DOG ITEMs.-A dog, betraying unmistakah
ia SYMPTOMS Of madness, was shot and killed yeste
j" day, by Mr.. C. C. Borof on Rampant street, b
he tween Toulouse and st. Peter.
ne A large white dog, not rabd, but of natural
~ vicious inclination was yesterday shot and kill
by the police, by magistefial order in the ba
,,a.a So +bo T,;rd nstrict lpck-up. He had h