New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-07
Neh Orl&aas Quilg Ctesfent.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1861.
Sotal SntelIiqeNte.

committee of relief appointed to take
charge of and distribute the supplies to be re-
ceived at the Water works Building, foot of Canal
street, for the relief of soldiers families.
Mr.. Thomas Murray, chairman of this committee,
informs us that the building will be ready for the
reception Of supplies to-day, and requests us to
state for public information that programme or
explanation of the method of distribution will be
made public to-day or tomorrow, and that soon
all things ready, announcement Of the fact
will be published in the city papers.
We are gratfcd to learn that many merchants
and grocers of this city have on hand supplies
which they intend sending to the Free or Military
Markethouse as soon as it opens. There is no
doubt that our city merchants and country plant
ers will together supply to soldiers families nearly
ali the necessaries of life. This is a good thing
and let people abroad take notice of the fact that
Louisiana and New Orleans are the first in this
country's history to get up free market-house.
This looks like starving the South, does it
The committee request that parties sending sup
plies will send nothing for the present that is per-
ishable, and that they send only the plain neces-
sarics of life. No superfuities Or Injuries are
wanted, for these, not coming in large quantities.
could not be satisfactorily divided
Inasmuch as so many different portions Of our
population have joined hands in getting up the
Free Market-house, it is hoped that boss draymen
will instruct their drivers not to charge for hauling
supplies to the markethouse, and that steamboats,
will not charge freight on plantation supplies
directed to the said market-h0use.
ST.. CHARLES THEATER.-We were glad to see the
large audience which attended the amateur per-
formance at the St. Charles on Monday night. The
parquette and dress circle were handsomely filled,
the ladies predominatng in the latter. g The Rent
Day" and "Fant Heart Never Won Fair Lady
performed with spirit, and to the full satisac
ton Of the audience. The bauks which generally
af1iict amateur performances, were fewer this
occasion than on any preceding one, whilst the
prompter seemed to have an easier time of it, The
elder amateurs, and especially Messrs. Braughn,
Hughes and Gordon, improve visiby, and are really
becoming first-rate actors. They were much ap-
plauded in their respective parts, and deaervedly.
OF the performances Of Mesdames Elliott and Sey-
mour it is needless to speak, they being profess
sonal actresses and favores of the public 50 may
say of Miss Fanny Pierson, whose singing of the
I" Southern Marseillase u was rapturously encored,
as it is every night when she sings it the Panop-
tcon. Miss Fanny has made great hit with this
song, and is now town favorie in the singing way.
Mr.. Loehing's singing of the Elegy to Charles D.
L'IeuA, Lue lHuslC btiLBu5 own, was also lnuCn dp-
plauded All in all the performances were excellent
for band of amateurs, and we hope to see many
more such performances before the summer closes,
and for like patriotic purposes-this performance
having been given for the benefit OF the Allen
Guards.
CONTINENTAL GUARDS, CoMPANY C.-This COM
pany meets this evening at the armory, corner of
St. Charles and Lafayette streets, for the purpose
Of electing officers. Of course, a full attendance
Of the members is requisite. Capt. Fleming and
Lieut.. peyton have acted in the most energetic and
praseworthy manner in getting up this company,
and they have got together a crowd Of the right
stufT-brave and respectable men The ranks are
open for few more of the same sort.
Those wishing to go Immediately to Virginia,
will find their only chance in joining this company.
There will be no delay of any heightened kind
after the company is mustered in for it is oin at
Camp Moore, a regiment almost full, and
after this regiment leaves it may be months before
another requisition is made by the Confederate
Government.
CALHOUN GUARDS. COMPANY B.-The officers of
this company have been elected, as follows:
Samuel Jamison, Captain; Samuel Boyd, First
Lieutenant: F. P. West, Second Lieutenant; Robt.
Strong, First Sergeant; Peter Caracatsani, Sec
ond Sergeant; Robert Lemon, Third Sergeant:
Patrick Sheehan, Fourth Sergeant Thomas Carey,
First Corporal: James Massey, Second Corporal;
Thomas Kane, Third Corporal James Grady,
Fourth Corporal Richard Murphy Treasurer; j.
Burke, Secretary
ORLEANS CADETS, COMPANY Dat an election
held at their armory Monday evening, this mill,
tary corps elected the following officers Rufus l..
Dobear, Captain Henry Perry Jr. First Lieu
tenant John Black, Second I.eutenant S. C.
Fisher, Second Junior Lieutenant E. 3. Adams,
O. s.. r. B. Cenas, Second Sergeant; E. G.
Schwath, Third Sergeant; Fl. B. Piitet, FoNtth
Sergeant; ]. J. Sharkey, Color Sergeant e. Ra-
pier, First Corporal; L. Seneschal, Second Cor
poral; j. H. Murray, Third Corporal; William
Ogden, Fourth Corporal
LETTERS FROM y1RGINIA.-Letters to the follow
ing addresses can be had by the parties applying
in person, or by written order at this office: Miss
Hetty Arton, Miss Maria Conklin, G. S. Parker,
R. Delany (2) Mrs. Donely, Miss Olivia J. Elliott
Miss X. Flanagan, Lexington, KY. Mrs. William
B. Grifen, NJ. Flicker Edward Gardner Miss Eliza
R. Grug, NJ. Gray (2), Alfred Henning, Mrs. Sarah
Quirk, J. B. jacques, Mrs E. kinnerdy Miss
Alwilda Ward, B. Albertson, Mrs. Mary Lamb,
John Minvielle, Mrs Annie Mcgowan Barney Nc
Donald, Miss Florence Mccarthy, Jas. Fl. McEvey,
Mr.. Markey, E. F. Moore, N. Osborne, J. W. Spears,
Z. Sommers, Heinrich Schmidt, Mrs. c. Young.
COMMITTED AS AN ABOIuIONlST---Wm j. Dewey,
ship broker, arrested by order of the Mayor night
before last on the strength of strong Abolition
letter written by him to a friend in New York, the
said letter being intercepted at Memphis and re-
turned to this city, yesterday passed over to
Gov. Moore by the Mayor, and by the Governor
sent to prison, there to be confined in cell until
he can be examined. MIR. Dewey's long residence
and extensive business connections here rendered
it matter of great surprise to the public that he
could be the author of such letter. some extracts
of which give, the first and last portions of the
letter consisting chiefly of inquiries as to what
prospect the writer would have of getting into
business in New York:
1t seems to me, that in almost any event, this
place is fatally injured. Even in case of peace,
by a separation Of the North and South it seems
to me that we shall have slavery despotsm here
that none but Shareholders can live under. Added
to this who will trust the South when reputation
seems to be ndelibly written upon its policy? Free
discussion is destroyed, and if the South gains
its independence, Gas it is called here) all free lit
erature must be abolished, and that only admitted
which justities and recommends the peculiar in
stitution." If this gigantic insurrcction is over