New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-20
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thaJ JBrlbader-JeneralR Ru89leS, u. ,. a., mas ap-
pointed our friend, Mr.. John Claiborne, Of this
city, Guartermaster of his Brigade, with the rank
Of Major in the Confederate States Army General
Ruggles has undoubtedly made good appoint
| ment, for Mr.. Claiborne is not only gentleman of
| acknowledged ability, but Of unusual energy and
| business tact.
| TARGET ExcURsIoS.-Captai Roger BoyIe's fine
company of American Rifles went on target ex-
| cursion over to Gretna yesterday, and had a
delightful time every way. The shooting was ex-
cellen majority of the shots hitting the target,
and requiring close shooting to get the prize. Cor
/ poral James Grattan was the lucky marksman
who bore it off, and all agreed that so good SOL
| der deserved to be fortunate. After spending
the whole day most agreeably, shooting, drilling
and feasting, the company returned to the city,
feeling satisfied that their day hadbeen spent prof
itably. The American Rifles is the second com
pany in the Sumter Regiment, and is hard to beat
| either as to drill or material Like majority of
our citizen soldiery, they are burning with desire
to be engaged in the service of their country and
when the hour comes, we are sure will do yeoman
/ service.
ALARM OF FIRE.-At o'clock last evening
| there was an alarm Of fire, which came from the
4 Third District, but the only result was useless
run on the part of the iremen, the alarm being
false. are We
| LAUNCH OF THE B1ESvIbLg. A large crowd
was attracted to tae Bayou St. John on Saturday
| to witness the launching of the new Confederate
| gunboat Bienye. The launch was expected to
take place at IL o'clock but early in the morning
it was discovered that huge log was imbedded in
the mud in the bayou, just ont from the shore.
When ths reporter reached the scene, a rope
had been tied around one end of the old log, and
about fifty men were pulling at it with blocks and
pulleys, trying to drag 'the old devil" out, as
| Hibernian in the crowd called it. After sundry
breakings of the rope, much tugging, and some
little profanity the log was gotten out of the way,
| and the preparations for the launch commenced
| BY this time it was nearly 3 O'Clock, but the
! crowd waited patiently in the sun, constantly in
| creased by fresh arrivals. They were determined
to see that launch, if it took all day. Most Of them
were this side of the bayou, where the best
| view of the scene could be had. Presently the
workmen began to knock out the props--then
| tremendous hammering commenced-then an in
visible saw was heard, and suddenly, crashing
noise, cheer from those deck, and in moment
| the boat slipped smoothly down the oiled ways,
and foated gracefully out iato the water, like q
swan upon, its native element"
/
| Then such a cheer arose as must have startled
| every fish in the muddy waters Of the bayou and
every alligator within five miles of the place. Hats
were swung around and pitched up, and the whole
crowd seemed frantic with excitement. So much
absorbed in the scene were they that nobody no.
ticed the tremendous wave caused by the entrance
| of the boat into the water, which came rolling
along and finally dashed over the low bank of the
| bayou, splashing everybody with the black water
A. o,J rran+Io,,er 49, -, .Ia.
ba nod soor t,,ndroa 1os,,a,,au - 49,; 49, ~,
nrottiest ono bo ovor sou W. nrad;ot +hot ~,
sn,enaid o,nhoot will ,no,o .,o r~;,,o, l..,7 -
any of tho cr,ft elo,,d sbonr .lo;u no,o, 5000
| our waters
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shorn ,root;oo 10, ,,,,;ah Ia a,.s sor - ''.ue
pears that a gentleman named ,Tobn sbearer
| caught runaway negro in Dryades market and
| brought him to Hale's station to be locked nm
Hale knew that a reward was offered for the arrest
of this negro and making no entry on tbe hooks of
the arrest went to the owner and tel,ino him that
he had his bow in custody. collected the s95. Smell,
| is the charge. but wa have not baard what uolo
has to say about the affair.
ANOTHER CASE OF NEGRO IuprRT1srscr, in.
solent black scounarel named Aaron was arrested
| on Saturday for beine drink and insn,tinp ,ad,ey
| in the street. Aaron Is a slave of the C,as Com.
panv, and while indujrine in his insolence vas
| aided and abetted bv a German named Alfred
| Hrsch. who works for that comnsnv uirccb NO q
also locked I'M. Aaron sbou1d be nresnnted will,
| a rod, and Hirscb shou,d he silenced bv tho odnn
! istration of n hemnen crarat
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trond1o,s oroatnno ,,.aa taas w.. 'uo anu
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to,.1oaa t,,o. , ~ "a' a e'loo'! ~ s''A anu
rornon0, .no1s VI s'se el nalue
cses coh ana san+ har c.as;.,, suleu nei
snoh azton,as as s.,a WV onal@y nosp' sai
ouent among us thanks to the charity of onr noo-
ple. and when thew are 1;scoverad re,iaf 10 s,ro
| and promnt.
| ...-..
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