New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-26

| The official paper Of the government OF this
/ island, Of the 18th instant, again publishes the
1 Royal Order Of the 7th Jnly last year, for the
regulation of the Introduction of Chinese into this
island, and for their government after they shall
| have been located upon the estate of their pur-
| chaser and master. Taken as q whole, these
| regulations provide sufficiently for the proper
4 care Of the Chnese upon the estatea--=that is IL
| those regulations honestly carried out Yet
II js quite evident from the powers given in these
regulations to the master (and his deiegates) OF
the Chinese, that they are considered as de fdeto
slaves Now, however, that Chi1a has consented
10 The expectation of women the position Of these
unfortunate Chinese in this island will, should
hope, be rendered more tolerable.
The government has granted permission that
cock fights may be held every day in this city, at
Guanabacoa, and I suppose similar permission
will be granted to the proprietors of any cockpit
in any oy every part Of the island that may apply
for the same. I cannot avoid expressing my en-
tire disapproval of this permission. 1t was s'iftir
cient that cock fighting was permitted, as before,
on fast days and holidays, because on such days
the mechanic and laboring man was not ac-
cnstomed to work. and he was entitled, with those
of higher grade OF life, to his few hours of
amusement. But to allow cock fighting every
day is to encourage the mechanic to neglect
his work and indulge in the national taste for
gambling; but forget, the government receives
dollar for every battle fought, and that fact of
course overrules any objection that may be
made to the daily cock fights.
On the night Of 18th instant the slversmith's
shop No. 50 O'Relly corner of yillegas street was
burglarously entered and nearly its entire contents
carried off.
Fowkes steam plow introduced by Col. Wood,
was put into operation at Choroa, some three or
four miles from this city, two three days ago.
From the rocky nature of the soil, ] am sorry to
add the plow did not perform with its accustomed
success.
At quarter before II o'clock last Sunday night
the body of white man who had been assassinated
was found by the watehman in Decia's, corner of
Salud street {outside the walls.) -Four men have
been apprehended, suspected of being concerned
in this assassination.
There was masquerade ball at the Teatro
Tacon, last Sunday night at which, from eight to
ten thousand persons were present. There were
some fifteen or twenty persons there, males and
females, dressed as Garbaldians.
Frezzolini made her first appearance this season
at the Tacon on the 10th instant as LtieiG under
The immediate patronage Of her excelentisima the
Condesa de San Antonio. Of course the house was
crowded from pit to ceiling.
| Gottschalk's benefit is to take place tomorrow
evening, among other morceaux he is to perform
| the overture to De Frieschuiz.n have already
written you the opera is to be f" Maria de Rehan."
The Spanish bark Maria and brig Leultad sailed
for New Orleans 10th instant, on which day the
ship Live Yankee cleared for New Orleans.
q The ship Wakefield and schooner New Orleans,
Goth and schr. Virginia and Antoinette, this morn
| ing. As ever, = -