New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-11
Nsh ORLEANS 4aiIp Crestem.
SOtal SntelligtWfe.
MONDAY MoRNlNG, NOvEMBER

That score. The health of the city is generally ,
GOOD although in come localities there is much ,
sickness among children, principally, however,
of a mild description. If the weather continues as
now .or the next two or three weeks, a good
CROP of cotton and sugar may be expected, IN
spite of the bad weather we had in August ana
September as cotton picking and sugar grinding
must be going on at tremendous rate IN the
country.
SMAI.- Very !SnsaH.-A gentleman whose name
is at the service of DR., Riddell, went to the rost
office on Saturday to mail letter TO san ffah
cisco Cal, and upon being told that the postage
was two dollars and thirty cents, handed the Iost
master one of the New Orleans three dollar bllls.
Sxty.fye cents were returned him, and Dr. Riddeii
said he thought that about the right amount 10
charge, as he had to buy silver If this was nor a
small transaction on the part OF Government
official, we should like to know what is or what |
could be.
Woop Hoors AHD DAVIS PATENT TIE FOR
BAL1xU-These articles are to be tested pracu-
raIly to-day at Czymansky's Cotton ffess' lhlfu
District at II o'clock, in presence ol an az
seuhage Of cotton factors and others Interested
We shall endeayor TO be on hand TO see The
result.
DEpIcATIoS or A FLAG.-That fine company, the
Raauregard Rifles, Captain Eugene q. Meslier, had
their flag dedicated yesterday morning at the Je-
.,its Chprch on Baronne street. The staff to which
this flag is attached was made of piece OF the
Rag.staff of Fort Sumter, and WAS presented to the
companv by Gen. Beauregard, shortly after he
ranturad the fort The flag was presented 10 the
company by some ladies in the First District last
simmer. 1t is a rich silk Confederate flag, splen
d;di,- rnounted with green fringe. The ceremonies
rasterdav were very interesting indeed, the mill
tarv mart of them being conducted by Capt. Mes
rer in n manner which proved him an accom-
r1istnd officer as well al Christian gentleman.
TIE Raarrepard Rifles are now one of the strong
and hnst drilled companies in the city, and are
prapared to pitch in whenever the Yankees lAahe
their appearance in this ueighbOrhood
PERSEVERANCE FIRE GuARDs.-This is the name
~ q ,a,y military, organization gotten up among
the boys Of Perseverance, Fire Company Nc. IT,
The company held its first meeting on SATURDAY
night and elected officers, under the supeFlnteha-
ence of Col Gerard Stjth, with the following re-
suit;
Captain, Win. H. Latham; FIRST Lleuten"nn' w.
"eoher; 9econ1 lieutenant NJ 1n. to,,
o'tcer5 are aN Ge"'T'i'e' ~ i,,sa @ n,,onaa in
ae'l'y a'D Ae'i' a.'l rt.a (,',arSs crack com.
1"''7 - , t,,, praor1, Sergeant
pany. Capt. Latham mas oeen ofoeFiy 8' 6'"H.
of the Crescent Blues for some months past, ana
tha many friends he has in that company testify
o,,,,,or1 ua will do for that sure.
TO his ta'entl lo' co''''l""u ''0 ~ ,,,an5
We wish him every success wth MS command,
and hope that he will meet with the same success
:, frirIiro then, that he has with the Crescent
~ ut''''+o ''0''
Huts'
Fyr-r1i REGIMENT Fn.sr BRIGADE LOUISIANA MIL
rhi.;, ann or thu rn,iruents of the militia
ms - 'l'r - o,,a,o,, of II. of
which, owing TO the aec'l'y "iN eHe'9 ~ "a 's'
fccrs, makes quite respectable show on parade.
The fa,oqino il A list of the officers field staff and
~;
"l3 ,,., -, p corn,,heu Major
t9.. l. w. 7HAFN' l-'e1' va ~ N'''P " P, P., -,
l.. Gardner, Adjutant ii. Ii. Prlce, quarter ilAStei
". {. Tomphins' NaP1nnS No'np0"5 a. w.
f. Seymour; company - No. w '''''i 0'I P'"'
G, c. II. CAufcA'"; 'oO'Pa"y ~ N"" 'GS ~ ~ W
Company t. victor HeDeFl; eou'p""S ~ " y"
HaHdin; Company y, JoHh Hhuet9'n Lo't''"l' =, ,"
H, James Powers company - d It, ''Pi'''
Company il, r. LePper'
Ct-rrIHG AFFAIR AT McDoNHE1lS DNNklHE "a
Loo%-On Saturday night, between ~ anu IL
O'Clock, u fight occurred in McDonnell's drinking
saloon in Theater Alley, which was most desPe
rate affair and came near resulting fatally 10 one