New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-08

IN the morning TIL the hour we write. Business |
on Canal street was at complete stand still, and
80 damp was the atmosphere that even the old
topers who hang around the coffeehouses were noe
thirsty. We did not like it, and was almost in !
cned to assault somebody to vent our Spite. Um-
brellas were unusually scarce; and, although we
tried hard all day, could not succeed in borrowing
one. We told SO many people we had left ours at
home that we really believed we had ;gbut was dis
appointed when we searched for it. We should
like to know who has all the umbrellas. They
must be somewhere. 1t never rains but more or
less are bought by innocent individuals; yet, the
dearth continues. Are they dissolved by the rain,
they like the treasures Of the fable, and fall
to dust when laid aside. q .-.. 49,
1t is a common thing for man to lose an UNI
brella There is not man, woman or child but
who has lost dozens but did any one ever see a
person who had found one? We never did, norsdo
we ever expect to, either. Sometimes we have
thought that we might obtain Information on this
subject upon inquiry at the Parish Prison among
those who were condemned OR charged with lar
cenies of every description We have asked those
people plainly and categoricay ."Dd you ever
steal an umbrela?" Their answer was invariably
the same indignant negative. s = ~ d
But we find that we have wandered off from our
subject, which will be pardoned, we hope, for we
were only telling our readers of what they all
knew before-that it rained yesterday. To be sure:
it did. Who doubts it: Who dares doubt it?
FREE MARKET.--In spite of the rain yesterday,
1853 families were represented at this institution,
and carried home the following list of provisions
10 beeves, 10 bbls sugar. 10 bbls. molasses, bbls
sour krout, half bbls. mackerel, Q boxes Goldfish,
1874 bushels corn meal, 145 sacks sweet potatoes,
54 sacks turnps, 1000 loaves bread, GOO cabbages,
800 punches leeks, 800, punches greens, s sacks
salt. 49, 49, - ~ E7@se& =. s.7t2ts7'$
DUEL.-An affair of honor came off yesterday.
| morning ats o'cock, at the Hopkins plantation,
between two Unknown gentlemen of this city,
which resulted in one of the parties receiving a
bN in the left side, inficting a very dangerous
| wound, which it is feared will prove fatal. The
| weapons used were double -barreled shotguns,
loaded with a single ball, and the distance forty
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| FIRE LAST N1GHT.-In spite of the miniature
deuge last night, the house of Mr. G. Toledano, on
Canal street. near Derbigny street, took fire about
| 6 o'clock, and the whole upper part burned off
| before the flames could be exnguished. The
| house was fine one and the furniture valuable,
consequently the loss must be heavy. The in
|
from Biloxi, from whence they had been driven by
the Yankees. They seem to be truly unfortunate.
COMMITTED FOR TKEAL.-Anne Hall and Dorothy
Bowen were yesterday examined by Recorder
Gastinel upon the charge of assault and battery,
and committed for trial before the First District
| Court. r.
4 BOARD OF ALDERMES. This Board met last
night, Mr.. DeLabarre in the chair and five mem
| bers of the Board present.
Il The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The Board of Assistants; by message, asked con-
currence in the following: y
| A resolution fixing the railroad tax for the year
1861. Concurred in.
A resolution fixing the consolidated tax for the
yeEr 1861 at rs cents on every 800 of real estate
and slaves. Concurred in. .
| resolution for having bridge made over the
Marigny Canal, at its intersection with London
avenue. Concurred in. ---" y
Also, for havingaa bridge over Claiborne Canal
at Washington avenue. Concured in.
| Also, for making certain wooden crossings in the
First District. Referred to Committee on Streets
and Landings. ,.
Also, for constructing bridges on Greatmen
street, from Poland to the Barracks. Concurred in
Also. for constructing bulk.leadat Mneburg,
| opposite the Public Schoo-hoWe. Concurred in.
resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept
certain property donated by Mrs. Castanedo to
| the city. Concnrred in. h. .H.
A resolution for relaying the sidewalks in front
lvof st. Alphonsus' Church. Referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Landings. ~
A resolution for placing gashmp at2the corner
of St. Andrew and Laurel street, Cencurred in.
Also for repairing the bridge over the Melpo-
meme canal under the Dryades market. Con
Cured in.
Also for making bridges on CaronGelet walk at
the intersection OF certain streets. Concurred in
| Also resolution for placing the dirt from Mel
pomene canal on certain streets. Concurred in.
4 A preamble and resolution donating certain lots
of ground in Lafaye yette cemeteryto the Chalmette
| ira nv n
Aresolution appropriating for the payment o.
Denis Cronan, for work done byhim in 1865 and
1856. Concurred in.
Il preamble and resolutions substituting the
r New Orleans City Railroad Company to the rights
e of j. B. Slawson and others. Concurred in.
/ Resolutions rejecting the adjudication OF con
tract for furnishing pitch-pine wood to the Dram
ing Machine, and for furnishing the city with Pitts
burg coal for the year 1862, were concnrred in,
resolution for the relief of Ermin Lavasseur
Concurred in.
: A resolution authorizing j. R. Latham to erec
an oil factory on his premises and several othe
resolutions of like nature were all referred II
the Committee on Streets and Landings.
resolution approving the adjudication OF
contract with Patrick Mooney for cleaning ou
Claiborne Canal. Concurred in.
resolution appropriating for the payment
sundry bills for incidental expenses Concurret
in. e.
Several petitions were read and referred.
The report of the Second District Draining Com
| missioner was referred to the Finance COMMITTED
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Cox offered resolution granting permission
to James Brown to erect blacksmith shop on Al
premises Adopted.
Also resolution for arranging the trees in Col
liseum Place. Adopted.
Also resolution instructing the Street Commls
soner to enforce ordinance No. 1851 Referred t.
Committee on Streets and Landings.
The Finance Committee recommended concur
renee in the resolution directing the remeasurln
and REMEMBERING of the stands in all the city mark
cts, and making certain regulations regardln
| them. Concurred in. ~
The Committee on Streets and Landings recon
mended concurrence in the resolution for enarg
ing the Comptrollers office by taking in the roor
now occupied by the Street Commissioner, an
removing the Street Commissioner and other OIL
GERS. Concurred in.
= Mr.. DeLabarre offered resolution for repairin
the bridges on the route to the raquette-grounc
so as to enable military companies to go ther
without trouble. Adopted.
The Board then adjourned to next Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock.
RECORDER EMERsoN's CoURr.- The followin
parties were arraigned and held in bail to appea
for examination:
Catherine Lawler, charged with stealing $340
| gold from Bette Harrington.
: Edward Nugent, accused of assaultinS Clarss
+. Clarke.
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