New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-04


fed. Let them quit chicken stealing andsd some
fighting on an open field. Ifthey do not, even the
Abolition stomach Of the North will revolt
t# u S5 r y $780, 55
TAIK ON CHANCE W..
The gatherings on the flags of Carondelet yester-
day were few and far between. Atone of the
prominent corners where numbers did congregate
a few months ago, there was some proof Of vital
liy that IS, II old signs-go old land marks-are
Ito be considered evidence of life. venerable
Hooking arm, chair in all its original stateliness
stood there, that is in the doorway Of an entrance
into one of our largest shipping Offices; but the
good old chair was a true emblem Of down east
industry, for both arms were nearly whitfield
away. We inquired for the industrious Yankee
who had been SO diligently employing his time in
whiting away the arms Of the good old chair, but
he was non est, We believe that is the word used
by some of our latin scholars, who have not
mastered English 81 their Vernaoular tongue. Well,
as the non est individual was not come atable, SO
as to diyulge his views Of whiting, we proceeded
on to the great carriage repository, where they
generally find out the depth Of somebody's pocket
by, the value of the carriage wanted. We found
there that the country is notso poor and exhausted
as the great Cotton Loan Bill before the Legislature
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not so poor as some people imagine. True, many
planters require assistances but not to the extent
of this bill. But a truce to loan bills; We were
talking of whiting. Some folks and debtors will
white away cotton estate by going into debt to
relieve imaginary wants, or rather to anticipate
crops for ephemeral purposes.
But talking of :.whitting brought up the system
pursued thirty and forty years ago bya down.east
shipping merchant, who was ensconcedson Maya
zine street. His captains, as he termed them
would white away on his chairs till there was
nothing left. 10 provide them with whiting
material, be used to provide bundles Of shingles
for their aInnse ment, which were Whitfield away by
the cart load : so the great State Of Louisiana is
called on to furnish loans so that planters can
#hittle away their cotton lands and impr
as well as their cotton, at about twenty dollars per
bale The manner IN which that old Chair on
Garondelet street, orthe arms thereof, were whit
tied oil, forms q very proper index by which our
cotton planters will whittIe away their strength
and substance. 8ja as5es-e5s III S5s ara Z
The telegraph brought some further nonsense
from Mississippi Sound. dispatch says - There
were twelve vessels off Ship Island.h Whether
are to be considered as fresh arrivals,
cannot be determined. Possibly the dispatch came
via Richmond, which will account for its meagre-
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n The movements on the grand levee this week
have been chiefly confined to sugar and molasses.
The stock of these articles is heavy and prices of
last week have not been sustained. Molasses, par
tienlarIy, has experienced a heayness notsantic
ipatel.a The want of transportation to ether mar
.kets has had marked influence on the daily sales
Of saecharine. N Ri 5ss9 dss,,s si,$ 5 3z.gs
i, There were many rumors aaoat yesterday, but
agreat falling off from the day before. The Yam
KEGS have not yet effected d landing on the coast
iof our State. There was some talk about some of
the large guns behind some of the breastworks
below town being partially spiked that they have
been SO for some weeks. The talk may be more
to elicit inquiry than for other purpose. These
foggy mornings offer many facilities for some of
the desperate Hessians to attempt to pass the forts
below the city. True; the river is toleraby mar
rowin Fort st. Philip bend yet it Is thought abold
Yankee might run by and be at our levee before
we were aware oflit. The great floating battery
now atthe landing near Canal street appears to be
in stain quo. There appears to be accommodating
complaints from our soldiers in the field, or rather
behind breastworks We hardly know what to
make Of tie department presided over By our late
worthy friend, Benjamin. designations follow
each other5so rapidly we can hardly keep the run
Of even the most important, the last of which was
Gen. Pillow, and Capt. Blake aid to Gen. Polk.
We hope the general compfacency and smiles of
our late friend and Senator are not giving way to
the conceits Of office. But we are asked, why the
continued complaints against the department over
which our late worthy notarial clerk presides?
The mail yesterday furnished an item which,
some respects Il n g5 IN sss,ss5r,ss; 5g,g.
A SAD CASE OF SUICIDE George Lee, whose
property in New Orleans has just been confiscated
by the rebels, committed suicide at Ballston Spa,
New York, a. day or two since. The loss OF q
hundred Thousand dollars caused him to become
nsane. IA Al - 35Ss5 N III Il tts E7
The above Mr.. Lee was for some years clerk
in the broker and scrip Dealers office, corner of
Bank Place and Gravier street, at a salary under
$1,000 per annum. Afterwards he was exchange
clerk in Interchange office of Brown, Brothers u
Co., at moderate salary, say somewhere about
couple Of Thousand per annum. Shortly after the
secession of Louisiana he left city returned to
bis native place, and the above paragraph gives US
his end. We desire to correct it in one respect.
As for his property, he left none behind him, nor
did, he probably die possessed Of more thana thou
sand or two thousand dollars. No, George was
very well to do young man, but he did not leave
any property in this good city subject to conhsea
lion; mo- not to the value of continental dollar.
Consequently, the loss Of ahundred Thousand dol
lara is an Imagination, probably talked Of in his
insanity. 3 5sa IA ~ 5ss5 $3.50 e .eT.
The way our confseation act. is working, we
don't think II will cause many cases Of insanity,
even with those who are possessed Of a hundred
thousand dollars more or less. Claimants nuder
The sequestration act Of the Confederate Congress-
are beginning to talk when and how their losses
Are to be provided for; moreover, if that General
It Ship Island does not return our buggy, shall
oe presenting our claim. We are, of course, in