New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-23
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King, stationed at Camp Lewis, is rapidly filing
up its ranks for service for the war, and an Office
for recruing purposes has been opened at No. l82
Circns street, between Poydras and Hevia, where
all disposed to join the company will receive the
usual bounty and Communication, alid find them.
selves under officers who well understand the
treatment due to those who enlist to serve their
country. Lieut.. HI. Neyille, an excellent officer,
will be found throughout the day at the recruiting
Office mentioned above. II lSss$s. 81 Isl
FATAL ACCIDENT. The injuries received by Mr..
John Sheever, a worthy citizen, and 9 member Of
the Glenn Guards, occasioned by q fall through q
hatchway, were SO severe as to cause his death on
Monday night last. Mr. s. had a furlongh from
camp for gnnboat service, and was to have re-.
turned to his duties in his company the morning
after his fatal fall. He was noble man in every
particular, and was greatly esteemed by all who
knew him, and beloved BY every one Of his
brothers. in arms. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren to mourn his untimely end. 4
MANuFAcTuREs. No one can doubt at present.
we presume, as to the ableness of almost any
branch of manufactures that cIuld be established
here. But two or three weeks since we published
the advertisement of Messrs. s. NJ. hart & Co., of
Baton Rouge, calling on planters for orders for
certain goods accompanied by sprepayments in
money or cotton. Az the same time this journal
took the precaution to advise its friends to send
their orders promptly, as the capacity for orders
would probably soon be filed. This prediction
has been verifed-sooner, perhaps, than was an
ticipated. To-day our readers will see in our col.
umns a notice from Messrs. Hart & Co., to planters
not to send any more orders or cotton, as the
orders already received and paid for cannot posi-
bly, be filled before the first Of September. At the
same time, it must be remembered that these gen
tlemen are not only paid in ADVANCE but That they
have immense wealth of their own, and have CON
troll of the penitentiary and its labor.
What commentary on the timidity or 'listless-
ness which permits millions of dollars to lie in
bank vaults idle, and thousands of women and
children to live half starved, who could assist most
efficiently in clothing and equipping our army II
is to be hoped that citizens will wake up and
get the machinery in notion. Doubtless, if taken
in hand by responsible parties, orders enough
could be obtained to Justify all necessary expend
ture in preparation, these orders being taken sub
ject to the contingency Of the scheme going into
operation.
LETTERS FOR SooTr's REGIMENT. Mr.. j. r.
Hormsby, of COL scott's Regiment. will leave OF
Thursday morning, the 24th inst, to rejoin hi
regiment, and will take letters Tor his fellow
members.
FREE MARKEr.-The families supplied yesterday
were 1853 in number, and the following provision
were distributed, viz Z bullocks, 2l4 bushels corr
meal, IA bbls. sugar, 1872 sacks potatoes, IS bbls
Emolasses, 2 bbls. mackerel, 2 boxes Goldfish, s0t
cebbages, 800 punches leeks. 10 sacks peas,3 SKIS
turnps, 2 sacks carrots, bbls. mess beef, 8 sack
onions, 2 sacks beets sacks artichokes,, 20 boxe
| soap. ~
CRY CouEc11.-The Board Of Aldermen me
i last evening. s-=s- s5las. a.
| A resolution from the Lower Board require
that all future issues of city bills be stamped re
deemable in Confederate money. Concurred in.s
Another resolution from the same Board pre-
vided that persona holding tickets on the Ere
1 Market may be placed on the pay roll of the Vo
unteers' Relief Committee on the same terms a
others, upon delivering up their tickets. :
The Board of Assistant Aldermen met also, an
\ adjourned without any very important proceed
ings, except the reading of report as to the sal
OF the right of way Of city railroad TO Toledan
street and back to Canal. 1t brought $l66 ,000.
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