New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-02


and soldiers families. Numerous planters up and
down the river having signfed their willingness to
furnish vegetables, fruit, etc, provided the city
would establish some depot the levee for the
recent Of the same, the Common Council on
Tuesday night decided to put to that service the
iron waterworks building at the foot OF Canal
street. the interior of said building being, as yet,
unoccuped. And the plan is being seconded III
all sorts of ways.
At the Council meeting, Mr. E. A. Patterson
rendered the free use of the third section of the
wharves (from Canal street to the Steamship
Landing) to all who might wish to land such benev-
olent cargoes of freight. Further than this, lumber
merchants have contributed lumber, ana some OF
our wcll-known builders have combined to use THIS
lumber in flooring the interior OF the building ana
fitting it up with stalls etc, in narkethouse fash
ion and the work is going on, without cent |
of expense to any save those who are engaged IN |
it. How handsomely has the city met the generous
proposition OF the country!
1t ig probable that many good thing beside
vegetables will be sent to this inpr0nptu market
house. Yesterday, before the place was ready for
the reception OF anything, one merchant OF TINS
city sent there two hogsheads Of sugar and ten
| barrels Of rnolasses Hurrah for the new military
market-house
| EXCITEMENT AT TIFF. CITY HALL.-Magor Mon
roe Beseiqed Lg ne Calico Brigade.-The com
mttee who raised collections for, and distributed
the same to the families of absent volunteers, hay
ing disbanded on account Of the depletion of their
| exchcquer great numbers OF poor women who
have drawn semi monthly installmcn.s of s. each
until the fund has become exhausted, have taken
up the idea that the City Council has appropriated
money for their relief. which they may obtain by
calling upon Mayor Monroe. In the midst of July the
Mayor was beseged by many for the supposed
money in his possession, and he had Eighly dis
agreeable time explaining to them their mistake
and in getting rid OF them.
Yesterday, the lst Of august the trouble was
| greater than ever In the morning early the main
entrance of the City Hall and the lobby of the
Mayors Office were crowded with women of the
poorer class, many wearing sun-bcnnets and carry
ing babies, and all provided with certificates OF
their relationship to husbands, brothers, sons. ETC.:
| absent at the wars.
) When the Mayor arrived, he had to make a
speech to the feminine crowd Of two or three hun
dred, politely explaining to them their nistaLe,
and that the Council had not put any money in lis
hands for their relief. Many Of them murmured
greatly, and some of them even used abusive Ian
guage, so firmly were they convinced that the
'''t
. out The Mayors ordinary duties are heavy
enough bnt to he annoyed and prosecuted i'll tEis
{ way. for no fault of his is little too much. HI
E has in numerous instances given his own pocket
d money to women who appeared to be really il
great distress; and it may be that the news o
this has led to the impression among other womel
:, that his Honor is fobbag money intended 70
l. them.
We will state for the public information, tha
. the Common Council has not as yet put money il
auybodv's hands for the relief of volunteers fam
{, lies and that if the Council does make any sucl
appropriation, due notice Of the time and place G
its distribution will be made known through tn
papers.
Il FIRST DISTRICT School BoARp.-This Board me
) at P NJ, yesterday, Mr.. Lusher in the chair.
( The following standing committees were ar
;- pointed
1T Girls Hiq5 Schooz-Messrs. Campbell, Wharton
! A'"1C, B0lsi si' 6iqh @ Sclool-Messrs NJ Mcconnell
Greenwood, Skipwth, Morgan and Edwards
k Ieac1ers-Nessrs. Lusher, Wharton, Mcconnell
Folger and Waldo.
= School Houses Messrs. Shields, Tolger an
Blake
School Books-Messrs. Sllipwth B@ice end 81
/; Finance and Accouqts-Messrs. Greenwood, Et
he wards and &. Florance.
;r. I2ce15n and LiJraIy-Mcssrs, Wharton, CAM
| bell and Smith.
IIiql Schoo!s-Messrs. Race, Blake and Grief
- Normal SCto0I-- Messrs. Luser Lindsay, h
! Connel Campbell and E. K. Wharton.
Y salaries, e'c.-Messrs. LusAer, Greenwood al
T. Shields.
Of AicDonoqh School lunQ-Messrs. Shields, n
COnnell and Greenwood.
The Visiting Committees appointed were as to
= lows:
jefferson Schoot-Messrs. Edwards, FolgeI a1
Sc Andrews.
oa Washinqton School -Messrs. Smith and Cam
e~ bell.
WeJste,. Scloo7-Messrs. Blake, Shields and Be
m ,z Marshall and Franklin ScicooS-Messrs. Gre
nv Nv | Skipwith and Lusher.
'1e 1e Paulding Sc2oo3-Messrs. Morgan and Gree
wood.
Fish School-Messrs. Waldo and Florance
,|p Madison Schoo1-Mcssrs. Race and Mcconnell
- A proposition submitted by Mr. j. l.. II
< man for the publishing OF Il textbook for schot
i'S on Louisiana history, which vas referred 10
IN special committee.
nnr anI The Finance Committee reported sundTy b
will for the month. Adopted.
The Board, on notion adjourned.
Il tt scuoo1. Board, FOURTH D1sTR1C7.-Ths bo
s} held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesd
ny evening. Eight members present, viz {: Preside
,ms Cooper in the chair, and Messrs. Brewer; ,hei
lie At Philips, Swain, Glenn Campbell and Dowler.
p. Three members were absent, all being out OF
- city, viz: Messrs Holmes, Fash and MclJearn
EW The minutes Of the last meeting OF the Torn
, rs, Board and those of the organization meeting OF
'"' present Board were read and approved.
Letters of application for employment as tea
rs. ers were received from the following persons,
after being read, were referred to Committee
3, { Teachers J. r. G. Pitkin, ESD, Mrs. Charlie
ION Reese, and Misses S. L. Hunter. Emma Lewis {
Ellen Criswell.
The Finance Committee presented their rept
which was read and adopted.
The Committee on Accounts reported IN taVoi
payment Of bill of FL. D. McGinns, for statlone
ueet- $l3 20. 1t was ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Supplies reported that I
IN had advertised for proposals to supply the sche
tt with the required quantity of best Pittsburg c.
- and had received several bids, viz:
.} G. w. Braud, at 20 cents per Dbl. ; D. s. Dew
OF G75 cents per bbl.; R. D. Mel4n 65 cents per b
wS- W. Smith, G5 cents per b6
All these bids included slowing it in the sew
coal houses.
On motion, the contract awarded to r
Mclin.
al at. The Committee School Houses reported
they had made a thorough examination Of all
N 10 school houses, and that the expense of the
lin sary repairs would be about $4,000.
} If The several recommendations of the commit
rs were agreed to, and the committee authorized
. have the work done, with the exception of
Err, item, the paving of the ground under the G
the High School.
# The committee strongly urged that this be
and nffared n resolution to that effect. A motto