New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-08
XIV MORNING. FEBRUARY g. 1862
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BALL OF THE THOMPSON GUARps.--It must be |
borne in mind by those fond Of Terpsichorean en-
joyment that this ball comes of tonight, at the
Confederate Qate Unon) Hall, on jackson street.
1t is sure to be gay affair." there will be pleas
ant set of people assembled there; and as the
price of tickets is only one dollar there are few
who could deny themselves so much pleasure to
save SO small sum. We have been requested by
the managers to state that tickets canbe purchased
at the door tonight.
THE New VOLUNTEER COMPANY hold another
meeting tonight at SO Baronne street, near the
corner Of Gravier and invite the attendance Of all
persons willing to assist in its formation. The
roll, we are informed, already numbers over forty
good men, and will be greatly increased tonight.
Roll on the ball Z" the more the merrier." /
FREE MARKET.-In this institution, yesterday,
there were 1919 families supplied, and the follow
ing provisions given out: 2200 loayes OF bread;
bullocks; lS4 bushels corn meal; so sacks sweet
potatoes; IL bbs. molasses; IL do. rice; 81 do.
mackerel; do. sour krout; l do. beets; 2 boxes
Goldfish kits roes 300 ca5bages; $50 punches
leeks; $50 do. carrots and 40 pumpkins.
The MANuFAcToRY OF THE SOUTHERN CLOTHING
EsTABL1sH,EsT.-We yesterday visited the extern
sve mandatory Of clothing recently established
by Messrs. Lewis W. Lyons & Co., over their store
on the corner of St. Charles and Common streets,
and were really surprised at the perfection to
which every arrangement had been brought by
these enterprsing gentlemen in SO short period,
they only having commenced manufacturing late
in the fall. r. Il
We found in one large room a number of men
busily engaged in cutting out clothing. These do
nothing else, and turn out work enough for the
whole force of the mandatory. When orders
are received for a certain number of suits, the
measurer is sent, takes down upon his books the
sizes required, and these turned over with the
cloths to the crtters who cut out the garments,
do them up in bundles with the names of the
parties for whom they are intended marked upon
them and pass them over to the tailors to be made
up. This work is done in other rooms of the es-
tablishment, which we also visited. In these de-
partments there are upwards of eighty operatives,
male and female, and the work is done by hand
and upon the most approved lock-stitch sewing
machines. The scene presented there was busy
one indeed. Garments in every stage of progress
were to be seen in the hands of the Industrious
workers, and we could see them take shape as if
by magic. We are sure that the splendid suits
made for Aladdin by the Gen were not gotten up
in less time. ---r
In the next room we found many operatives ac-
lively engaged in pressing, folding and marking the
goods, preparatory to delivery, and the walls all
| around this apartment were lined with capacious
shelves, upon which the finished goods were placed
until called for or lacked for shipment. Then
there was the room where the cloths and trimmings
were kept; this was well filled with large lots of
| the kinds of goods now in greatest demand-thick
| and heavy stuffs, for soldiers clothes and uni-
forrns-fannels, for shirts and drawers, with all
the Innings and trimmings to match.
| The establishment is a most complete one in
every respect and with the force they have in en-
| ploy at present, Messrs. Lyons & Co. can uniform
q company complete each working day; or, if
1 greater dispatch is required a regiment can be
| fitted out in six days.
As everything that is done in this establishment
is in accordance with system and order, there can
not often be disappontments in keeping contracts.
The propretors know exactly what can be done,
and if they promise to fill an order by certain
time, they intend to do it, and will do it. Going
into the market early and buying up large lots of
goods, previous to the great increase in prices,
they can afford to get up their clothing at very low
rates, and their prices compare tayorably with
those of times when goods were not so scarce.
Messrs. Lyons & Co. also manufacture, for their
own sales, fine goods of every description for citi
zens' wear which, for style and fit cannot be beat
by any tailoring establishment in the city. Gentle
men visiting the city, who would like new outfits,
but have not time to wait until their tailors could
get them made can go to this establishment in the
morning and get several suits made by the after
noon, Just as fine aud as well fitting as anybody
could get them up. The firm also keeps on hand q
large and we'll selected stock Of clothing ready
made either for men, boys or children, and we
hope that their claims upon the people of the South
! being among the first to invest in manufacturing
here, will not be forgotten and that their efforts tt
relieve the public from the Inconvenience of thu
blockade will be appreciated and supported.
BRvrA1 CARELEssSEss.-Ye Yesterday morning
about quarter before u O'Clock, a butcher named
, joseph Dayce drove his cart over little child OF
Lafayette street, and injured mortally, it is feared
The wheel of the cart passed over the left leg
thigh and body of the child, breaking the leg ant
thigh, and infctng serious internal injury. Dayc'
paid no attention to the screams of the poor child
T but drove on as if nothing had happened. Office
. Burney happened to arrive on the spot in time t
learn the facts and pursued the scoundrel arreste
v and locked him up. The child was taken to Dr
S"ANAAA'-
ing the hurts refused to give certificate so tha
' Dayce could get bail and be released. This cas-
d | is only one among many which have occurre
lately of careless driving on the part of butchers
:, y bread and milkmen and we hope the authoritle
will see to it that this one is properly punished
e These Jehus drive through the streets at gal
y which endangers not only children but grown pee
: pie, and if spoken to, OF demonstrated with al
}, swer mpertinently and abusively' 1t is high tim
it the thing should be stopped.
il FIRST DISTRICT CouRr.-Philip Newman, charge
If with assault and battery, was tried and 1oun
is guilty. a, .,+.ou,
was discharge on mol. pros.
is Charles Wilson, charged with assault with intel
le to commit rape upon his step daughter, was als
l. discharged on a mol. pros.
!, II RECORDER EMERsoN's CouRT.-J. J. Prizes, charge
with forging or counterfeting city railroad ticket
n and Gustave Smith, charged with aiding and assis
"a ing Prizes in the same crime, were commltted II
- trial before the First District Court, and in detau
% % of bail were sent to the Parish Prison.
~, :, A man by the name of Younker was tried fl
hl =. selling liquor to slaves and acquitted.
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