New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-27
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent

week. Inc town mas been frghtfuly dull ever
since New Years day. The Southern spring trade
is over. 1t fell of, they tell me, than seven
ty-fve per cent. in dry goods, fifty in hardware.
and as for the book publishers, they are nowhere.
Derby is selling out the old stock of Derby & Jack
son at panic prices, discounting about forty per
cent. Even at that rate there is no rush.
The merchants employ their leisure hours (and
they have good many to swearing about the
new tariff which they say will be a fine thing for
New Orleans, but will ruin New York. If there is
not an extra session, and a new tariff this summer
you'll see lively times hereabouta.
Inc politicians have forgotten all about coercion
Fort sumter, and join in the rush for the spoils.
seward gets tits for giving the French mission to
Jersey and the English to Massachusetts. Turkeyia
offered to Webb, but he turns up his nose al the
Bosphorus-wants to go to Vienna. Thayer OF the
Post, consumptive Republican, with red hair.
colorleas face, and figure like one Of Old Abe's
rails goes to Egypt; fat place, decidedly the best
| Of the Consuates, after Havre. Fry, Of the Tri-
bune, also weak in the lungs has been offered the
post Of Secretary at Paris place for which he is
entirely untitled by habits, education and associa-
ton. Charley Stetson, of the Astor, gets the Place
Of Dispatch Agent as his reward for backing
semapda ad f ooots s many years' There is great
| wing Of the Republican party seems to have
large amounts Of cold shoulder.
Q"5d nuncs have been good deal amused by
certain revelations as to the Hackley street clean
ing contract The city advertised for the contract
for cleaning the streets during the next five years.
to be given to the lowest bidder, the corporation
reservng the right to reject any all of the bids.
Hackley was selected though his bid Isl, ,395 600,
for the whole time) was not the lowest. The Al
dermen confirmed the award and the Mayor signed
the resolution to that effect the night of its pass
age, for fear of an injunction in the morning. Now
they say that Hackley & Co. promised the Alder
men and the Woods, Ben and Fernando, forty
thousand dollars; that the money was first put up
in the hands of hotel-keeper, then withdrawn and
deposited with another person, who decamped with
it. This fahless individual was, they said, one
| Mountjoy, late reader to the Board of Aldermen.
He denies the soft impeachment; says he'll make
Rome howl if they're not careful, and so on. The
great questions now are, who was 1.-THE other
where did he G 90 to- and I Who's got the the
pocket all the cash. He is snug enough.
The iIlustrous W. Mulligan, Esq, has again re-
turned to grace the Broadway with his charming
presence. W. N. was sent up, to sing-Sng for
threatening ''perleece'' with pistol. The
Judges of the Supreme Court say he must have
new trial, because he did not pull trigger upon the
: probably step out. Thinks of going your way,
hear; don't envy you much if that is the case.
Dr.. Russell, the Crimean correspondent of the
London Times, arrived in the Arabia. He intends
to write desert pve letters about this country, and
a mighty nice mess he'll make of it, apprehend.
Russell is jolly Irishnlan, about five and forty,
: manner is very agreeable. 1 heard his speech at
the St. Patrick's Society dinner. His idea was that
the two sections of the old Union were fighting
about an abstraction mere political question; n.
, | distressing to European Liberals. He wound up
y with the following delicious bit of blarney:
T. II came over with some gentlemen of the South
Il ern Confederacy, and they informed nae that one
of the peculiar grievances of their position was
rs this that gentlemen of high birth and family, if
II led into war might be massacred by Irish merce-
naries or Irish soldiers and that the bulk of the
fighting portion Of the United States army consisted
!e , of Trishmen. Well gentlemen, have seen great
l. battles and great fights, and hope that may see
none here but ! can tell you this, that if am at
all correct in my diagnosis, if can judge from the
n Crimea, if can judge from the stormy heights OF
u Alma can judge by that which occurred on the
}; famed 9th of November if | can judge by the
d charge at Baaklava, when the battle hosts rushed
N on the enemy and were hurled down hour after
., hour and buried in their own blood, and IN their
ii own murdered masses, and when in trench after
II trench the Irish soldiery won victory cross after
l. victory out of all proportion to their mum
, bers believe when the terrible day comes-God
d. forbid it ever will come-and think the wisdom Of
s. man, even the madness of man will avert t-tha'
the Irish soldier will do his duty to the land OF his
y adoption
Il The Tribune gives Rnssell column this
D. morning. and the world says that he may as wei
IN go home at once.
he In the amusement way we are doing next doc
Al to nothing. Jane Coombs closes Tonight at tn
- Winter Garden, her audiences have been distress
H. | ingly limited. Wallack announces Wilkins neV
lth comedy for next Wednesday night. Nbio's is in
'e1I bad way; the of nights pulling down all tn
leu profits OF Forests performances. Mrs. JON
Wood retires from The stage for the present, that
Vs. she will not act before September or October
Inc Inc Wallack has postponed the opening of hia ne'
me theater until tile 18th of August. NiblOs Garde
D. has not yet found a tenant The rent 1885 000)
lr rather steep for these hard times Charlotte Cusl
40 man and Edwin Booth play in Macbeth" to-mo
lis row at the Academy for the benefit OF Dramatl
md Fund. UIlman is to be the manager OF the oper
sed next He is head over heels III debt to tn
directors, and they have concluded to bet te
ON dollars more on him in order to see If the
St. can't get back what they have lost. II they Civ
ON him million dollars he viii lose every cent or
,as The lady readers of the Crescent may be lnte
on ested in the bonnet controversy now agItatlng til
crinoline section of this community. 1t is a fen
by | between the advocates of the Popular" and t
ng French styles. The French style OF bonnet rise
OF high above the forehead and looks as If had bee
M ammed together by blow on either side III
Popular has a low crown lattcned on the head q
Ic- if the wearer had received kick on her scare
her leave YOU to judge which is the prettiest of t
be- two. Here public opinion is equally divided
Tor ''''' '''.. LENE MT TERR1sLE.
$ a SEcEssIoN SrrpESrs.-In the Richmond Dispatc
oy we find the following letter from CharlottesyiII
'lat Virginia:
law University Of Va March lG.-Last night I'll
ny, students of the University sawed through thr'
flung to the breeze the flag of the Confedera
ou States. Early this morning, as it was disco
Lel' cred from one after another Of the boardin
on, houses around the Institution, gradually increa
the ing yell of applause ascended, until all thin
sounded as if the Lunatic Asylum had been move
mp farther down the road. salute was fired, and
IAN, large crowd collected on the lawn which was a
)ro dressed by Prof Bledsoe, who spoke in praise
the flag, but advised them to take it down Al
,rge erect it in a more suitable place. Immediate
ling about fifty students ascended the roof of the
due tunn tu carry out these Instructions and havir
collected ia knot on the house-top, gave thr
cheers for President Davis and three for Il
re" nlg. Onc of them climbed to the top of Il
a vane, and having waved his cap and cheered
tn9 his satisfnrtion descended covered all over wi
;Sea , glory. While the flag lowered, three groa
oLf given for one, aud the large bell in t
0l rotunda was tolIed. The crowd having descend
~ with the flag to the lawn, an indefinite number
% arg cheers were given anl several speeches made
! ~ in its praise. Finally choir struck mp Dixie o.
sSe; 5; bore it away to parts unknown. Not Un
ti"t t, voice was heard in the camp to-day. was to
'lie that Dr.. Harrison, who happened to be at t
4n Il, University to day, waved his hat at the flag a
y IN said " he did not know when Virginia would eV
5oio make herself respectable again."
was A YouHG DEMON-Samuel Hoy, boy only
,hn. years of age, residing Cornwall, G. W., 4
II. cying that if his father were dead he could
,,oo possession of his farm, attempted twice to pos
han, him with strychnne, aud finally shot him, inf
fur ing wound that is believed will prove fatal.
'a"' Young murderer has been arrested.
Mr.. BAYARD's OplNGoN.-In the Senate on