New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-23
77" THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 49, 1862.

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f1cHoME osaA,sYHIT. .-Dr.aA Alexander. Hart. Sur
sgeon of the Eleventh Regiment Of Louisiana Velun-
teers,. who has been at Columbus, Ky. during the
tpast four months returned to the city yesterday
on short visit to hissfaniy. When be left his
regiment there was not single man in the
hospital, although there was considerable sickness
in the other regiments a fact which sp eaks loudly
for the management Of his department. DR.! Hart
was the medical attendant Of Gen. Polk during his
Illness occasioned by the bursting Of the large can
non few days after the battle Of Belmont, apdhes
reports the General to be in excellent health at
present. He also reports the army at Columbus
to be in exeellent fighting trim, waiting anSiousIy
for the threatened attack, and expresses himself
as confident that Gen Polk will be able to hold
the place against any force that can be brought
against it. E&ts@arst a5ss };3 b'F'e q =
PosTroNEMENT.-O Owing to the serious illness of
| Mr. Curto, the concert for the benefit Of the Or
! leans Howitzers has been postponed q second
time. Persons who intended going will, no doubt,
be disappointed, but they can console themselves
with the thought that the additional time will be
4 well employed by the ladies and gentlemen who
are take part in the concert, in rehearsing and
making themselves more perfect, so that when the
concert does take place they will all he repaid
1 three-fold for the delay. y z'@"' ~ ''''' ''' wv
ALARu OF FIaE.-The alarm, last evening was
occasionea blythe burning out of a foul chimney
on Bourbon street, between St. Philippe and Main
/ streets. The alarm brought ont a strong delega4
ton Of the fire department in spite Of the weather
but they had to go home without even nnlimber-
ing. 1t tseens to rs that some arrangement should
J. be made obyiating the necessity for sounding q
general alarm in cases like this as it is really an
imposition upon our firemen to make them run a
}, long distance to find out that only chimney was
being burned out s'''t' E,v 7s 'F' 20 f9sg77'
i ,,EFrEcrs OF THE WAR ON THE PHYs1o1ANs.-We
saw our friend Dr. Pestle, yesterday, walking along
the street in the rain, without an umbrella, look
ing verysshabby sands doWnsdns the mouth. WE
hailed him and made him conneahder the shelter b
b our umbrella, I've won d new umbrella yesterday
morning from an nnsuspe citing gstorekaepe Wha
ailsyou, Doctor, said we, haveaany of your neal
relations shnfaed o94 Has yanr best patient joinet
the arnys7 Or; has Mrs sPestie presented yor
+ with twins D. Pestle heaved deep sigh and ahool
his head. No, said he, / have lost none of my re
lations, although Uncle Giny the cotton planter,
q very old very old, indeed, and ii is said will leaV
!, me something handsome. Neither have any oflm.
wealthy patients gone the war, nor was it twin
4 which Mrs. P. presented me last Thursday-onl
; girl the finest you ever saw, Local, (and hi
: eyes frightened up considerably, sG1ssSssl
!. = am getting despendent, continued he: IF tn
ID present state of affairs scontinues much longer,
will be compelled to emgrate or starYe. They tai
? of loaning the cotton planters seven millions Q
dollars, but nobodythinks of helping the doctor
80 along. We have just as strong claims upon th
: State as any class-is not the war running as
Look at the report Of .s Board Of Health for las
I'd week-f-if-ty mine deaths Fiftynine deaths
9 (And here he grew pale witt suppressed rage.
Of Does it not prove we are Starving? Fifty.nin
y deaths in city during the prevalence of such il
i'll fernal weather. Why, sir, te o.laat TO haze bee
at least tpo hundred. But people are too bus
: about the war-they Keep well in the hope that W
y will whip the enemy, and they may have chanc
n. to go on, a grand bustp> They won't ge
sa ,a sick, srl sOr,Eif they are taken with fevel
they are too economical to send for a physician
4 and get well because they are too mean to di'
/ Why, sir, l know forty menlWho have been sic
Z during the pasttwo months, ,and not one of thel
be called in doctor. When esaid this he stopped
ck placed himself before u.s. and stared into our fac
III as if to accuse us of such q meanness; but W
- / were not to be buled in this manner. Our col
4 science was too clear for our eye to quail unde
4 such enarge-we can proveit by at least a doze
x nnreceipted bills now reposng in our desk. So "
an stared back at him for moment Or two, ,aWatin
be for something to turn up but as he did not see
.s to be inclined to follow up the charge, we aske
ye him to continue walking and come under the IN
lis lis brela. He would not and turned indignant
RS, away stridng up the street with the air of ma
ay who had taken some sudden and desperate n
solve., ['H' ~ .,2 ~ g.,.s,--.,s.
: Poor fellow, his sufsrings must be great, E
y. was not alwaysthus. For he used to be as soci
ny BILE a man as could be scared up in town. MAI
~ ais the time be has taken US down to Dan Hickok
in his buggy, Che drove buggy once) and treat
~ us to nice fish suppers!f We are grateful and
consequence will recommend him to all friend
and try to help him along, now that he is under 4
= weather But something should be done for &
he whole profession. IN ould it not be patriotic al
charitable for our citizens to call them in, wheth
n they are sick or not-just to give the felloN
IN a job. We merely throw out the suggestion.
in with assault and battery; Lascar Vital and Cls
air. issa Serimia, charged with administering posc
ned were all tried and acquitted. paa.5 ,-s3ass
sin RECORDER ENERsoN's CouRF.-Jo ohm O 'Brien q
wn James Cruise were examined and committed I
trial. before the First District Court on char
T Of having resisted, shot at and cut at officers w
Z. /, son and Mclaughlin, and indefanlt of bal, 1--WE
nn sent to the Parish Prison. .t5iaa sf-y}ssFs oia
Vim. Newcomo and Francois Ded6, a couple
ven darkies whose status not as clear as might
were sent to the Parish Prison until they pro
their freedom and right to remain in the State
John Colloway,,f NJ c., whose procliyities
- favor Of the Yankees are suspected, was also 81
= to the Prrish Prison upon the charge Of being
gadi I'd the State in contravention to law.s ~ aS, w
The following, parties ,wero aarraignea andah
l.. in bail to appear Ar q.-s.as= ss.,-lslssy ,
rs ;ef, WI. Weaver, charged with circulating, sh
~ plasters in contrayention to law ssoT ,sAq;tss
. Michael Condon, charged with assapltings a
S0 kicking John Magnnis. % s,5sf ri assy ii! a:o
Maria, slave, Of Welmoth, charged, by El
,r- Laville with stealing $50 from her, 1 .3 c. .
Mrs. Rarbara Kern, accused by Magdalene G
pr hart with walloppng her with wooden shoe.
hi' Jean Dupuy, accused Of insulting and abus
FELT IDolnnique Lacaze. .,-t.aI gs-s,sgss ,y.rslss
Aioh John Clappin, charged with violation Of the 9
Iord Iaf asalp of