New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-02
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1861.
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5iAEhEI.--lue following Is d llst Vi tue
provisions distributed to the families of the volun
teers, yesterday, al the free market 1880 loaVes
of bread, 80 bbls corn meal do sugar, 6 do mess
beef do mackerel, 81 DO molasses, 2 do sour
krout, do green peas, do dried fruit, tits her
rings, do tongues and sounds, 81 sacks sweet
potatoes, IL do onions, $50 t1rnps, 15e cabbages,
l2O punches lettuce so do leeks, 25 do greens, 20
do parsley, $50 pumpkins, q sacks salt, boxes
of soap, and large quantities of egg plants and
other vegetables. There were l414 families sup
piled.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR CoFFEE.-A lady friend, resid-
ing near Baton Rouge, sends US the following
recipe for substitute for coffee, which we take |
pleasure in placing before the public. We will
guarantee that if properly prepared--for the lady
is of The best housekeepers in the country, and
presides over of the most hospitable napsions
in our State-the recipe will be very valuable
one, and tsperfeet availability to everybody in the
South is a great consideration. Many other ar
ticles have from time to time been recommended,
but the misfortune with them was that they were
even more scarce than coffee. The potatoe can be
found in every house and is grown in immense
quantities all over the Confederacy coffee made
from it, therefore, can never be expensive. But
to the letter:
Mr.. Editor - Sir: In the Crescent's Talk
on Change" | notice the people are very much
interested in the sub ect OF substitute for cotiee
] will recommend to them to try the following:
Slice sweet potatoes very thn and dry in the sun
they will dry in few hours; toast just as you
would coffee, and grind in coffee mill: Five
spoonsfu of the prepared potatoe to one OF coffee
will make four cups of good dripped coffee l. am
a lover of good coffee, and profess to be judge
of the beverage, and | assure you, prepared pre-
cisely as tell you, defy any one to suspect they
nrpy ynt IDu thp hos off
itagrant odor Is. YOUR OLD FRIEND.
HANDSOME PREsENT.--The friends and brother
officers of Lieut.. Ramel, of the Second District
police, yesterday presented him with splendid
gold watch, as a testimony of his worth as man
and services as officer. Lieut.. Ramel was COM
pIetely taken by surprise by this fattering com
pliment, but found words to express his gratitude
and invite the generous donors to take the oath
with him, which was done with becoming solemnity.
RETURN OF THE CHIEF OF PoL1CE.-Our worthy
Chief Of Police, who has been absent from the city
for the past fortnight, visit to the seat of war
| in Kentucky, via Tennessee, has returned and
gone to work again in his office. He reports that
| everything is going on well up in Old kentuck.
| A NOBLE OLD MATRON.-A young lady, spending
| short time at Floyd Springs, La, for the benefit
of her health, in letter to her father in this city,
relates that there is an old lady in that county
| named Mrs Summerhills, who has fourteen sons
| and grandsons in the Confederate Army, and who,
Notwithstanding her so years of age, goes to the
| swamp and gathers willow twi igs, prepares and
weayes them into baskets, which she exchanges for
| wool this wool she cards. spins and weayes into
| cloth, out of which she cuts and makes suits of
winter clothing for the soldiers at the seat OF
| war. She is very poor, but says she must do her
| duty towards her country, and goriously keeps
| her word. Can history point out greater exam
| Pile of patriotism. and can it be possible for the
sons of such mother to be conquered!
| INOuEST.-The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
upon the body of Louis Aron, a native of France
aged 50 years. The deceased has for some months
been much depressed in mind, in consequence OF
the death of an only son, which occurred last
spring. He was frequently heard to say that he
| would not be alive alter the 1st of October. Yes
| terday morning he loaded double -barreled' shot
gun and went into the Water.closet of the Second
District draining machine, and blew out bis brains
by putting the barrel of the gun in his mouth and
discharging it with his toe. His body was found
and the inquest held as above. Verdict-suicide.
ANOTHER BATCH OF PRTsoSERs.-Gen. Twiggs
we learn, expects that $50 more Hessian prisoners
|
Richmond six days ago. We hardly think that this
crowd will draw quite so we'll as did the other,
| Yankees are becoming quite common with our
people nowadays.
| TIE FIRE LAST NIGHT.-About y O'Clock last
evening a fire broke out in a row of frame dwell
ings at the Of Orange and Camp streets, and
before the flames could be arrested, destroyed the
upper story of four of them. They were owned by
DR.. Beden and were handsome buildings. The
house where the fire caught had been rented by a
family who are at present in the North, and Dr, B.
had seized the furniture for the rent. A man was
seen, by colored woman who lives next door, to
emerge from the house, a few moments before Ii
caught fire, with lighted candle in his hand, and
when the firemen entered the house they found
that the fire proceeded from pile of rubbish
under staircase in the hall. Consequently but
little doubt is entertained but that the disaster
the work of an ineendiary.
CUTTING AFFAIR.--A man named a. NJ. Patter
son was badly cut in the left hand at Hollis drink
ing saloon, on Gravier street, last evening" abou
, Il O'Clock, by Grafton Norton. The difficult.
originated out of an argument upon politics. Pat
terson's wound is very severe one, as the sinew
of his hand is severed and he is likely to be
cripple for life. Norton was not arrested.
FATAL AccIDENT.-A little son of Mr.. Pakro
fell into the Basin, at the head of the Old Canal
yesterday afternoon and was drowned betor
! assistance could be rendered. He was playing
near the dock, and, slipping, fell into the water
Parents should if possible, prevent their cllildEe
from choosing the neighborhood for playground
There is great danger from accidents of the sort
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-Ths Board met las
, | night the President in the chair, and a quorum
] present. g.,
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with
b The Board of Assistants, by message, informed
| the Board of their concurrence in sundry resOlu
tions.
communication from the Fiscal Agent of tn
n CITY was referred to the Finance Committee, witt
!, out being read.
' The Board of Assistants, by message, aske
! concurrence in resolution inviting this Board t
y meet next Thursday, to elect Sexton for tn
Lafayette Cemetery, in place of Philip Hardy, dt
ceased. Concurred in.
e A communication was read from Adam jitler
e CITY Treasurer, in regard to the amount of sma
e bills issued Referred to Finance Committee.
Mr.. Wilt offered a resolution authorizing th
erection of battery the leVee, opposite b
panate street, for ailording the means OF praetie
' in heavy artillery, the cost not to exceed 5000
which battery shall be entirely under the contr
of the Council. Adopted
The report Of the joint committees OF bot