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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29
NUMBER 22.
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VARIETIES THEATER.-Thfs place was crowded
on Wednesday night; " Dot' and the other things
went off gloriously; Mile Francis had a benefit
which 1cas q benefit We never saw an audience
more thoroughly satisfied or in more uproarEous
humor. Tonight, we to have once more that
splendid drama, "Jeanie Deans,'' with the killing
farce Of " Sarahs Young Man, Mile Francis and
NJ. Brilliant are to dance between the pieces.
ST. CHARLES TaEATER.-Mrs. Waller appears to-
night as Julia and her husband as Eichelieu in
Buiwer's great play. This ii one of TIE very best
of the performances which the Walters have as yet
offered during their engagement at the st. Charles.
The performances tonight, we should state, will
be for the benefit Of Mr.. Waller. The farce, 1.-The
Maid with the Milking Pail,'' will also be given to-
night. Tomorrow night, Mrs. Waller takes her
| benefit.
OPERA House Mr.. Develle, the scenic artist
takes his benefit Sunday night, on which occa-
sion the great drama Of Monte -Christo' will be
performed. Next Wednesday we are to have de-
| ghtfu Frezzolin. in ' Rigolette.''
| ACADEMY OF MusIc.-This is the last week of the
Zouaves, who tonight appear in that splendid and
exciting thing, Taking the Maakof, or the For
lorn Hope" and the lively vaudeville, '' La Cham
| bre Deux Litsn
| EXTRAS AT THE ACADEMY.-The noon perform
ance of the Iouaves tomorrow must not be for
| gotten by the ladies and the Juveniles. The war
rior-actors will perform of their pleasantest
| and most exciting pieces. Those who go soonest
will get the best seats. renowned magician and
wizard is announced to appear at the Academy
Due notice will be given of his first appearance.
| Zouaye Frederick takes his benefit tomorrow
night. The performances on this occasion viii be
materially assisted by some of the. best singers of
the New Opera House troupe, by the kind con-
| sent Of Mr.. Manager Boudousquie.
| HERMASN.-Ths renowned necromancer is to
| begin an engagement at the st. Charles after the
! Walters leave. Hermann has great name, and
we are assured that he will dc many splendid and
astonishing things.
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THAT TALL BUILDING.

Some persons on Camp street, being alarmed
with the idea that the new iron-tront store of G.
Yale, Jr., & Co. intends going on up like another
Tower of Babel, with similar fate in reserve, it
gives us pleasure to state that the story on which
the workmen are now engaged is the last. Only
the attic and roof have yet to come. The whole
mighty oditice with its ponderous walls and stout
timbers, is tied and braced as firmly as a steam
ship. 1t is believed that the top story and attic
will be exempt from taxation, as being out of the
parish.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29

HOMICIDE IN MIssIssIrPr.-The Grenada Monitor
of Wednesday last has the following:
On Sunday evening last, at the Collins House,
Dr.. NJ. A. Harrison shot W. H. Harvey with pit
tol. The ball entered IN the side of the neck join
ing the head and killed him instantly
Harrison has been about Grenada perhaps near
year, and appears very genteel and well be-
haved. Harvey has been citizen of Grenada
many years, and has young wife. 1t appears that
Harrison and Harvey had formed partneEEsshpl 10
had been abasing Harrison and exhibiting weapons
in threatening manner shortly before the last
difficulty and they became separated, Harrison
being unarmed and showing disposition 70 aVold
and remained there some time. When he came
down he met Harvey at the foot of the stairs, max
ing into the street, aud shot him. We do not pre-
tend to give the circumstances showing where the
blame lay. The preliminary trial took place on
Monday before Justice Gray, who committed the
prisoner; under penalty Of $1,000.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29

EARLY OCCURRENCE OF THE NAME OF WASHING
ToN.--A writer in the Historical Magazine for the
current month gives an early-perhaps the earli-
est-authentic notice Of the land in England from
which the name of Washington is derived. In the
first volume of the 't Chronicou Monasterri de Alb.
ingdon," published in illustration Of medieval
British History under the direction of the Master
of the Rolls, by the British Government, at page
337, we find a grant Of land from King Edgar, the
Anglo-Saxon King, to "ATHELUNoLD WASHING
AruNE.n The document bears date A. D. 9G3
about nine centuries ago.
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E0tal gutelIigeHte.


The Fireman is lively boy,
The boy that taketh delight
In running with the gay machine
At all times, day and night.
He hath place at which he lives,
A place at which he works;
'Twixt private toll and fires turmoil
He getteth along by jerks.
Though twenty fires take place by day,
And he gettelh at last to bed,
If other fires blaze out at night,
He carcth never a red ~
His ears are things that never sleep;
His legs do never tire;
OF all live things the liveliest thing
Is fireman when there's fire!
Just let the bells at midnight toll,
And watchmen's rattles fret;
Then watch the house where e fireman lives,
And see that fireman get!
He diveth into his flannel shirt,
He jumpeth into his boots,
And buttoneth up and belteth him up,
As down the street he scoots
He taketh the pipe if he be first,
Ii not, he mounteth the brakes;
Whichever he doth, just bet your life
He's bound to 4" wake the snakes!'
The lofty ladder he lovcth to climb
The raging flames to dare;
He seemeth fre-proof as on the roof
He gloweth amid the glare!
How bravely he smasheth the windows in,
With that almighty ak;
How madly he teareth the fences down,
The stubborn flames to flax
Just see him in that smoky room,
Where things are smoking hot;
How well he moveth the furniture,
Whether rent be paid Or not!
He grappleth upon what first is near,
Of traps and family stock,
And sayeth, with equal tenderness,
The baby or the clock:
But when it cometh to bigger things,
The thing is not SO slow;
Just see them fly from the windows high
Good friends, look out below!
Or in the street, when waters short,
And the boys begin to mutter,
How nicely he teareth the pavement up,
And worketh to flood the gutter
With beds and bricks the muddy tide
He dammeth with all his might,
And dammeth rs we'll the lazy swells
Who feast upon the sight!
He danceth upon the hot-house top,
He splurgeth around the street,
Nor mud nor water, nor fire nor smoke,
His courage may defeat:
He loseth his rest, he risketh his life,
Without thought of pelf,
And bravely sticks to the burning bricks,
For he's brick himself!
And when, at last, the fire is out,
And he doth homeward go,
With the boys he singeth, as others sung,
A hundred years ago.
Rough and free, full of glee,
Some saints affect to fout him.
But when they're scorched by the fire-god
torch.
What would they do without him?
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THAT ACCIDENTAL SHoT.-There is a good deal
of smhk king and wnking among some when men
ton is made of the shot that struck Fort Sum
ter the other day, and which was ouertooked in
cleaning out the big Armstrong Its ssad that the
force Of the ball shattered ten feet square Of the
pastering on the side of the fort, and made
most beautiful beginning at big hole. When it
was told Major Anderson that the whole affair was
purely accidental it is said that the gallant soldier
just smiled and said he hoped there would be no
more such mistakes. Mistakes, however, will
sometimes happen to big guns, and tell exactly
their poeyer and range before it is over with
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MORE GUNS SPIKED.-The deviltry of the spirit
that is abroad in the land must be in the fact
that, on the occasion of Capt Robinson's recently
taking command of Fort McHenry, he threw open
the gates to the public but he soon found himself
compelled TO close them again, for in day or two
thereafter he discovered that two of his guns were
spiked. AsNr. Lincoln well observes in his inaugu
rail- the public mind is being rapidly educated up
TO the anarchicai point by the secession and rebel
teachers in the far South Bait. Cor. World.
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Whilst Mrs Matilda Garbarini, huckster in the
French market, was attending to her stall III the
market, yesterday, her room on Condo street was
broken into and her trunk broken open and
robbed of SIC Is in gold and silver. She put the
police on the proper scent, for, very soon, officer
Tricou arrested Scilian named Antonio Pontoni,
alias Janoni Alexandra, with all the stolen money
in his nnase ssinn
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which are being erected in different parts OF the
city. That on the Bayou St. John is the largest,
and when finished will be perhaps the most perfect
establishment of the kind in the country; car
houses, stables, quarters for the men, blacksmith
ing shop, and the other necessary buildings, all
being of the most approved modern style. The
other establishments, uptown and down town,
will be not 80 large, but on similar scale.
When the system is complete, it will require
about 130 or l40 cars. There are only eight cars
as yet in the city. Eighty more cars will be due
on the 1st of May; and very soon after that the
city roads will be put in operation, to the great
satisfaction and convenience Of the public.
The Railroad Company, whilst pushing on their
work so much more speedily than they promised
or than the public could have any right to expect,
are doing nothing by halves. No expense is
spared; tho work is solid, complete, and well
done everywhere.
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A SKELETON IN THE RIvER.-The Coroner held
an inquest on Wednesday upon human skeleton,
which was found in the river opposite Post No. SO.
Third District. The only remnants of clothing
upon it were-a black cravat leather belt, white
socks and brogan shoes. Portions of the beard,
showing red and white hairs intermxed, still clung
to the ghastly chin. 1t must have been the body
of an elderly man that had remained long time in
the water.
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TARGET SHOOTING On Thursday last while
Green Clifton was crossing the sGuare Abrnm
Dudney, standing before one of the bar-rooms,
offered to bet whisky for the crowd that he could
shoot hole through Clifton's hat without touch
hair on his head; The bet being taken; he drew
him. The ball struck Mr.. ellis foot, who was sit
ting in his Office, in range of pistol, but being
too far spent, did no injury This is, we think,
rather reckless sport. [southwest Georgian.
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FRANeIs JosEPH VI. LoUrs KossETH--Ih We Atas-
tridn Emperor IN an English Court The En-
peror of Austria appears suitor in the English
Court of Chancery, to restrain Louis Koasuth from
flooding Hungary with bogus money. II appears,
by the affidavit of his ambassador, that certain
photographers III London are preparing Hungarian
notes Of one form and upward signed BY Louis
Kossuth and intended for circulation ii Hungary.
The ambassador thus deposes:
The body of this document is in the Hungarian
language, with which am well acquainted, and
the arms, of which there is print at the bottom.
are the Royal arms Of that country. The body of
said note, when translated into English, is fol-
lows: Is One form. This monetary note will be
received in every Hungarian State and public nay
office as one form in silyer-three swanzigers be-
ing one orin-and its whole nominal value is guar
anteed by the State in the name Of the nation.
Louis Kossuth.n The ambassador claims that the
Emperor of Austria has the sole and exclusive
right of authorizing the issue of notes in Hungary,
to be circulated as money, and that the spurious
notes in preparation were to be used, !" among
other purposes, to promote revolution and dscord
ia Hungary"
The English Government declined to interfere, "a
the law stipulates that whosoever shall, without
lawful authority or excuse, engrave or make IN
any way. documents pnTporting to be the notes Of
any foreign prince or State, he shall be deemed
guilty of felony. The London Morning Chroncle
says the question as regards felony committed
by the engravers or by Louis Kosauth, would
lie in the decision as to whether they had lawful
authority or excuse for making or issaiug Hungas
ran notes. That the committai Of asfelony was
doubtful is shown by the refusal Of the British
Government to interfere, and by the appeal to
the Court of Chancery for an Injunction instead of
the arrest Of the accused for forgery. Itrather
| betrays the consciousness of a bad cause when
| the Emperor of Austria hesitates to bring to the
| criminal bar persons who if the Emperor Of Aus
tria is King of Hungary must be guilty Of forgery n
| The Chronicle argues that the Emperor OF Aus
| tfia is not the King of Hungary that the latter
is not an appanage of the Austrian Imperial
Crown, ard that, therefore, the Austrian Emperor,
in making this application, in an English Court,
has made q grave legal blnnder.. OF course, there
is no Justification for Mr.. Kossuth, he being pri-
vate citizen. 1t remains to be seen what will be
the decision of the Lord Chancellor Of England in
| this remarkable case.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29
PERTINENT QuRnlEs. The Memphis Appeal

says:
The following interrogatories, though pertinent
to the issue before the people of Tennessee, have
been skuked by the Memphis Bulletin;
I. Do you believe that the Union is dissoved7orS
10 Won hold TO the Black Republican theory that
the secession of the Confederate States is only
:. on pdpef'2h
.. DO You believe the seeded States will return
to the Union?
8. IL every Southern State besides Tennessee
resumes its delegated powers and secedes, will
You still oppose "going out' of the Union?
4 II a border slave State Convention is held ac-
cordng to the suggestion of Virginia, and they lay
down an ati1nottina--and it is rejected by the
North-wLat do you propose to do?
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Hrs LAST IEAp--A correspondent Of tile E5etT
ester (N. ~ Democrat takes exception ID 4
statement concerning the renowned sam Patch
which recently appeared in an Englsh book and
gives the correct version of the story Of That IN
dividual's last leap. He says
Sam Patch's last leap occurred on the afternoon
Of the 18th OF November, 1928, on a cold, cloudy,
keeping with the melancholy spectacle, were
almost clothed in sackcIoth. The sun refueea to
iook npon the rnournfuI tragedy. But ten thou
sahd human beings, more thoughtless, lined the
oahks % tne river on both sides, perched also
upon the mills and houses and in trees above
and beioW the high banks, to cheer and encourage
tne poor drnnken suicide in bis self-immolation
scafold was erected thirty feet hieF, IT, tba
island above the falls as thew then vyera otan5fs
very near where the saw-mflI ubofl The hrnSg n 81
the cataract now is From the seafold 5nonr Sam,
dropped into the deep water, as ii then was, be-
low. s,NSs
Ten thousand eager eyes watched him as Ill
went like al arrow down against the dark ledge t5f
rocks, distance Of one hundred and twenfy-siy
feet. Ten Thousand eyes gazed with breathless5
anxiety upon the place where he fell, expecting TO
see him emerge from the water, as he had done
most gracefully just one week before, had jumped
from the precipice without the seafold a distance
OF nfnety-fv feet boats were put out below and
sailed around the spot, ready to pick him up. Ten
thousand people. ike great crowd Of witnesses,
still lining the cliffs still straining their eyes to
catch the first glimpse Of any dark speek On the
"dtclsJ Hu uuc 10 move or draw. q long
breath, for near half an hour, until one BY ore.
they began to turn away and give him MP, many
with fearful eyes, many with words saddened and
subdued upon their lips : Poor Sam it was his
last leap. How foolhardy How wicked ~ And
some were heard to say, g How wicked to coua-
| tenance a miserable man in such suicide II we
had not been looking he would not have
done it.
'.For two long hours, at least, until darkness
stopped their work, eager hunted all over and
through the waters below the Falls, To find the
poor remains Of the miserable victim Of his own
folly, but found them not. Next day the search
was renewed. Indeed. it was kept up with more
m e egs ha ageaee asaoe iof soe M yss
day after day, revealed nothing. Bnt the next
spring the body was picked up by come unkno#n
below, as il was floating out into the lake. II Iad
in the water all winter had gone down over the
lower falls also and still in such state Of PIE
servation as to be readily identified Il vas taken
mp and decenty buried in spot Of ground near All
hand'i
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29

FIRE IN M1oANorY, FLA.-A negro honse be-
longing to Rev. F. O, johnson, of Micanopy, Fla,
was consumed by fire on Monday evening last,
10th inst, together with two little negroes aged
respectively 8 and years. The fire originated
from torch carried into the house by one Of the
negroes, Pensacola Gazette.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29

TALLOw AND SPERM.-The Charleston cores
pondent of the Richmond Dispatch writes
General Beauregard has stopped Major Ander-
son from receiving oil and taloa5r candles, but as
many sperm candles as he pleased. Do you know
the reason ? Because oil and tallow will make his
cannon work easy, and sperm will not, and oil and
tallow will do the labor of four men. ..
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THE ZouAVE REGIMENT.


One of the remarkable features of the present
military spirit in this city, is the quietness and ease
with which new regiment has been raised, apart
from the numerous battalions and companies
which we have so frequently mentioned.
Major Castor Coppens has raised a regiment un-
der the title of the Zouaves Two of the compa-
MES are complete and the other companies will be
ready in very short time. Maj Coppens at first
offered the services Of this regiment to Governor
Moore, but that gentleman did not feel authorized
to accept them. Subsequently, the regiment was
accepted by President Davis, for the service of the
Confederate States and now everything is in pre-
paration for departure to Pensacola where their
services are required. Not having seen these com
panies as yet, we borrow the following description
of them from a cotemporary:
Their uniform is similar 10 that Of the zouaves
OF the line in the French army, except that they
wear the KEPT instead Of the fez. The kept is Of
scarlet cloth, with blue cord quarterngs, and the
band of sky blue cloth. A close fitting vest Of
dark blue, trimmed with yellow cord. loose
jacket of the same stuff and trimmings. Very iull
trousers of red cloth confined at the knee. Leath-
er legSings and white canvas CATERS. Their arm
is the Mimic rife with sword bayonet, five thousand
of which arc daily expected at this port from the
Belgian armories The commissioned officers wear
dark blue trock coats with very full skirts and mar
row black velvet collars: loose red pants with
sltlpt, anu hGpld ike Le Fdilh lliS
respective rank is designated by the gold lace on
their kepis aud coat sleeves. Their drill is exactly
the same as that Of the Zouaves i'll the French
army. The battalion officers and those of the frat
two companies are as follows:
BATTALION OFFICERS.
Major-Gaston Coppens
Major's Adjutant-Frank Zacharie.
Quartermaster-Cap Thompson Harrison, late
Of the U. $. Army.
Paymaster-L Charles Mansoni
Assistant Surgeon--Dr. Miles, for ten years at
tached to the U. S. Navy.
Surgeons Assstant-Mr. Godn.
FIRST COMPANY.
Captain-Alfred Coppens.
First Lieutenant--,Jean Baptiste Souillard late
of the Engineer Corps, French army.
Senior Second Lieutenant-Louis Florence.
Junior Second Lieutenant-Mchel Georges.
SECOND COMPANY.
Captain - Fu1gence de Bordenaye, who has
served in the French army with distinction in AL
gers.
First Leutenant-Leopold Lange.
Senior Second Lieutenant-Charles BOnnemer.
Junior Second Lieutenant--J. R. Ducros.
The above two companies, stationed at the Bar
racks were to leave last evening by a special
steamer from Milneburg, to land on Mobile Bay
| and march overland to Pensacola. They are a
stout and valiant looking band, comprising many
of the best creole residents of this city, and
present a remarkably fine appearance in their
Iouave costume. There was great crowd around
| the rendezvous on Customhouse street last eve
ming, anxious to see the officers when they should
take their departure.
The remaining companies will soon be fully or
ganzed, and as soon organized will follow the
others to Pensacola.
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VOLUME XIV.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.


ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
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FROM NoRTu LouIsIANA.-The Monroe (Ouachi-

The planters have mostly planted their corn, and
have their land in an advanced state of prepara-
ton for planting cotton the first of next month
Thus far, in North Louisiana. the spring has been
exceedingly backward, with much cloudy, cold
and rainy weather, which has retarded greatly the
termination of the spring seed
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WHAT WE'RE THEY?-The Handsboro (Miss)
Ds.nocret says that nine steam vessels, supposed
10 be men-ofwar, passed within rife range Of that
pss Il at late hour last Sunday night. ~
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a RAscALLY TRf0K-A telegrapbic cable be.
tween the coast of Sussex and Holland recently
destroyed by driving Fail into the strand. This
was done by man on board the vessel laying it
down, employed to do SO by parties interested in
rival patent