New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-19
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chilly. The growing moon last night showed her.
self amid sea of buttermilk clouds. 1t is prob
able, if not possible that the weather will be one
way or the other to-day.
The Board of Health yesterday reported l25 as
the total number of interments in the city GENE
teries last week. OF the number 53 were child
rem. The greatest number of deaths by any one
disease was Is, by consumption One death was
put down to old age.
MORE SHOTS Ar THE VARIETIES VOLUNTEERS.
In publishing yesterday some specimens of the
funny bombshell and spicy hot.shot fired at our
Varieties Volunteers from the newspaper batteries
at the North, we omitted mention of the fact that
said shots and shells were picked up and sent to
us by the devoted gentlemen at whom they were
aimed. Mr.. George Jordan sent US the missiles
shot forth by the New York Times and the New
York Leader, and Mr.. Mark Smith sent us the shot
which came all the way from the st. Louis Ex-
press.
Yesterday Marx Smith sent us another missile,
which he found Kissing and sizzing at his feet. 1t
came all the way from the New York Mercury,
and is shaped pretty much as follows:
GENERAL GossIp.-With feelings of intense dis
gust we notice that the company Of the Varieties
theater, New Orleans, including several men who
would be beggars but for the patronage of North
ern communities, has formed itself into an organi,
cation of armed Minute Men," for the aVowcd
| purpose of aiding Southern treason!
The reporter has very carefully CLOSED over the
dsgraceful and insoient object of this lawless or
ganizaion; but it is, nevertheless, quite too evi-
dent for the good of such volunteers Y aS Mark
| Smith, George Jordan, a. II. Davenport, and
Leighton, should they dare attempt to play in any
| Northern city very soon. Here are men who owe
everything to the indulgence and encouragement
| Of Northern communities, deliberately armrA 4
| themselves to assist traitors Let them be well
marked by all Union-loving theater-goers, and ex
| cuded from every stage north of Mason and D&on's
line until they are brought to their senses.
The following other terrible shot fell short of the
Varieties, but was picked up near the Crescent
Office. 1t comes from that ancient and hitherto pa
cifc institution, the New York Sunday Times:
We have the interesting intelligence from New
| Orleans thatthe management and company of the
| Varieties theater in that city have formed them
selves into military company, to eight the battle
Of Louisiana against the UniOu The officers are
John f. Owens, Captain; George Jordan, lst Lieu
tenaut; Mark s. Smith, ID Lieutenant; e. Fenelon
| lst Sergeant; a, H. Davenport, I'd Sergeant 7. L
| MoDonough, H. Leffingwell, W. Fl. Steelman Cor
/ pnrals: DR.. G. Collins, Surgeon W. H. Leighton
Quarterinaster; Markers, Messrs Sharp and School
craft; Vivanfiere to the corps, Mile Frances.
These fellows evidently suppose that war is
farce, OF at most comedy. We think we see TIL
advance Of this company, which should be cae'
the "Gocktail Guards,n on the enemy--Joh1
Owens dressed as broad Yankee and armed wit
an iron:hoop sword; Jordan depending principal,
upon the ferpcious aspect of his pendant whskers
and doing most execution among the fast Wome
of the fne Mark Smith doing duty as first g oil
mani Of the corps, and stumbling along in III
wig and coat of Str 4Anthony Absolute; and Colone
Dolly Davenport, who has come downfTom Colone
to Sergeant. got up in tights and mounting the in
mnent deadly breach, tidalein hand, in the chal
acter Of Splash Do any of this delectahIe corp
Il ever expect 70 Gene back to the North and
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suspicion that they will be made 10 understan
what gratuitous fools they have been making
themselves? or il New Orleans just now til
ot traitors at eab Il 6e country b Which NJ 9a5 ~
them birth have tia option biit#1o assume tile al
pearanee Of treason to sa2e their lives md limbs
Il Tst MS hear once treF the Cocktail Snatds
, and better understand The cardinal principles
their organization.
Weshall let Cur readers know 81 al the Ike IN