New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-05
Jlsh 0rleaus 9ailg Crescent.
IoNpAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1861.
Satal SnteIliaente.

ana rainy ny turns, ana quite sultfy. Ihefe was a
laundering deluge Of rain on Saturday afternoon,
accompanied with the most terrific lightning. Yes
terday afternoon the clouds scowled and the thun-
der growled again, but there was no rain beyond
light sprinkle. The threatening appearance of
things prevented Pref. Wilbur's balloon ascension
at the Place d. d'Armes, where great crowd assem-.
bied, Speaking OF the weather, we may add that
the general health Of the city continues remarka-
bly, good for the season.
TIE PANoRTtcAN or THE SOUTH a-~This charm |
ing mechanical and scenic exhibition, at Armory |
Hall, we are glad to see, is being largely patron
ized Camp street rings nightly with the applause Of
the spectators. The matinee on Saturday was
xgteatly crowded, with families andschool-children.
The exhibition will be continued every night this
week. Not only is 1t worth seeing, but the patriotic
disposition Of the proceeds should be still stronger
Invitation to the public patronage
The HICnoEY GuARDs.-Capt. Cavanaugh and
his men, having been mustered into service, will
to-day go into quarters at the cotton press on Poy-
dras street, and after few days drill there, will
go into camp. This is really noble company Of
men, many of them being fremen belonging to
Jackson No. IS, whence the name, " Hickory
Guards" The Guards will toe the scratch, and
make their mark, wherever sent.
The WaANE RIFLE GuARps-Ehis fine Third
District Company will be mustered in to-day or to-
morrow, and soon thereafter leave for camp.
They paraded on Saturday evening, presenting an
elegant appearance. -y
CoSTINESTAL GUARDS, CoMpANY c. Capt.
FlemiHgs fine company is now nearly full, and
will be in readiness for departure to Virginia.
No better chance is now open for those desirous
of going TO the Old Dominion, than that offered by
joining this company. The election Of officers
takes place next Friday evening.
An EXCITING RuSAwAy.-Last evening, while Mrs
Boudousquie was in her carriage, with three other
ladies, on Clio street, the horses ran of, despite
the negro drivers efforts to restrain them. They
dashed n,adly around into Apollo street, and on up
that street. Between Thalia and Melpomene
streets the driver stood mp, the better to pull in
the horses, when he was thrown violently to the
street. Tie horses kept furiously OF their way up
to Josephine street, in the Fourth District, and
down that street to Prytania, where at last they
= were stopped Most fortunately the carriage
struck nothing in the Fight, and the four ladies fer
tunately received no injury, though, as may be
supposed, they we're terribly frightened, as they
had expected the carriage TO be dashed to pieces
at every turn. The driver was taken home, very
seriously hurt,
RAISING OF A LIEEgTY PoLE.-The patriotic cisi.
zens of the Eleventh Ward have erected, at the
corner Of Third and Bacchus Streets liberty-pole
seventy feet high, from the top Of which proudly
floats the Southern 1ag. The pole was put up or
Tuesday evening last. and duly celebrated. There
were speeches, toasts, songs, music and plentiful
destruction Of wine the occasion. Messrs
Moran and Watzke were the foremost in this
demonstration Of patriotic feeling.
ARREST or A SUSPECTED SpY.-one Francisco
Suarez, a Spaniard, was arrested on Saturday
evening on the Mexican Gulf Railroad cars, By
Capt. Bates, on suspicion Of being a Lincoln spy
iu service Of the Gulf hockaders. He oceupie
the soft side Of plank ia the Third District Gala
boose. ..1 .m..
Academia boy named Alexander had one o
his feet badly crushed, on Friday evening, by thu
cars on the pontchartrain Railroad The foot vii
have to be amputated.
SENT TO THE HosrTAL.--John Higgins was 81
badly used in fight he had with his friend Charlie
Mccormack, on Friday night, that he had to b
taken to the hospital.
Winter Smith, having been badly hurt, by acci
dent, on board the barge Ark, at Pass Manchac
was brought down the Jackson Railroad on Satur
day evening, aud gent to the hospital.
George LOWS was SO badly beaten early yester
day morning, on Rampant street, by L, U. Gainuie
that lie had to be Sent to the hospital. Gainni
was arrested.
STRrCE DY LIGHTNING. During the storm {
Saturday afternoon, the residence of Mr.. Eagar
on Laurel street between First and Second, wa
struck by lightning. Some Of the weather-boart
ing and window-shutters were ripped off.
woman and child, seated near the window, luckil
escaped injury. .-..
SAD DEATH OF A VoLuNTEER.- regard to til
accidental death at Bull Run of Charles Hester,
member of the Crescent Rles Lieut.. Col. Gree
writes to this this city as follows:
Let me describe the manner of his death, so thu
you can inform his father, if you can convenient
do So On the night Of the 18th, several guns ha
been stacked, among them Charles; a blank
was spread over the tops OF the bayonets Charlt
was sitting down near n tres; one of the bo,
endeavored to pull the blanket off the stack, ar
in doing so, the whole stack fell towards Charles
two of the guns discharged, one load ente
ing at the back Of his bead and the other near
severing his right foot, near the ankle | sprur
to his side in an instant, hut the poor fellow WI
unconscious, and in five minutes was dead.
superintended his grave myself, and kneltin pray
when he was laid i'll it, ! took one long, last Ice
on his young countenance. for his poor parent
sake, and the grave closed over him. Capt. u
man has u ring taken from his finger, which he "
send.
the Newsboy that Commodore or rather CAPITA
Holiness has recovered the deaf and dumb wont
whose mysterious abduction we published sever
weeks ago-we mean the armless fgere-head
the old British bark Pomona, which Holmes W
having fixed up as a sign for his cofsehouse. Bl
unfortunately, Holmes had no sooner recover
his ffgure-head than some persons ran off with t
old Mexican cannon that he had stationed at t
end of his porch. Holmes appears to be in
.'perfect streak' of bad luck. The 6gufe-he
. being recovered, George Fnton will now go
with the arms.
From the Newsboy we clip the following:
Messrs. Mclean and Mahoney, two of our boz
builders, have been employed to build six stro
and serviceable boats, to be nonnted with a.
brass hoWitzers and putto use around our coas
These will go into shallow waters and along sho
while larger vessels will be built for open warfa
Ii beginning. In the meantime, numerous me
els lie before the Commodore for his approval
disapprova and will he decided upon ere lo1
J.. 1t has not been the fault Of the Navy DEPARTING
that there has not been more efficient action he
tofore. This has been desired but the means ha
been lacking. Our clamorous men of means ha
called for bricks, but have furnished no stra
Will they supply the straw now