New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-03

cfatts and cGitttons.

,tIemen amounted to jam. Everything passed off
splendidy.
The same may be said Of Hermann Lodges bali
the same night, at Masonic Hall. We were there
awhile, and have to thank the managers for the
many courtesics shown. The Grand Master and
other high officers in the Odd Fellows Order were
present, and by their presence added much to the
enjoyment Of the occasion. Our German friends
and thcirfr and fraucns enjoyed themselves
gloriously, and danced to a late hour.
On New Years night, Delta Lodge Of the Odd
Fellows, had ball at Odd Fellows Hail. The
weather was abominable !; but that did not pre-
vent the ladies from turning out in great numbers.
We visited the ball and remained there several
hours; and we suppose it needless to state that
We were well taken care Of It rather
crowded ball, and a delightful one in every re-
spect.
The next grand ball will be given to the Young
Mems Crescent City Association, on Saturday
night, at Odd Fellows Hail..
NOVEL SPEcULAT1oN.-A man has arrived in
town, from Kentucky, with lot of about two hun
dred game ROSTERS, and he expects to fetch on
eight hundred more. These chickens he offers to
sell at $40 each or fight any Of them against any
body else's chickens. We saw the chickens on
Sunday, at their stopping place on Carondclet
street; and they allhad their necks sticking out
of their cages, leach being kept separate to him
SELF and were growing away all together, the
concert was constantand almost deafenng, as ell
as somewhat ludicrous. We could scarcely hear
our ears, as people say.
OsE OF THE PrDDlNGs.--Our jolly friend, Harvey
Harding, has been demonstrating his idea Of q hol
day pudding. 1t was big thing in It's way, re-
JIirfs1 ioJ,t IniI rlDy
taken out of the pot weighed one hundred and
twenty-one pounis. Harvey sliced it up and dis
trihuted it among his friends, not forgetting US
and sending other good things with the pudding
The latter we found 10 be excellent, and worthy
rs generous protector.
PuzzLE.--A man in Texas, with no money in his
pocket, but having lot Of eggs, had three bridges
to cross. To the first bridge-keeper, for his toll
he gave half his eggs and half egg over; to tie
second bc&avc half the remaining eggs and half
an egg over: and to the third he gave half the
final remainder Of his eggs and half an egg over,
and had one egg left; and this he did without
diyidingan egg at either place. Requiredto know,
the number Of eggs lie started with. Solution: l.:
the number Of eggs was Is; half of this being =,
and half egg over, made eggs left at the first
bridge. He reached the second bridge with
eggs half of this, being g, and half egg over,
made four eggsleft at the second bridge. Hereached
the last bridge with eggs half of this, being Il,
and half egg over made eggs left at the last
bridge, and the traveller had one egg left Now,
the final question is If it cost that chap ii eggs
to get over three bridges in Texas, how many eggs
did Fred. Gruber use up in noggng his friends
Christmas? This is the open question!
CURIOUS CALcULATIoNs.-A -Algarott an Enro-
pean writer, has calculated that out Of pound of
pig iron, costing five cents, may be manufactured
50 600 hair springs for watches, which, at the
ket value Of three dollars each, would amount to
$40 900.
A pound of cotton, which, ut that time, might
have cost eight or ten cents some time ago
exhibited in Manchester, England, as being worth
its weight in gold. 1t had been spun into thread
50 fine that it was calculated it would go round the
globe at the equator with surplus of several
hundred miles for 4 bowl knot! This seems alto
gether Incredible; bat will anybody undertake to
disprove it?
CURIOUS PLANT.-Chewing the leaves of the
gy,opcmd sIiCcSiJe, plant of Northern India, is
said to have the curious effect Of deadcning tie
taste to sugar for twcnty-four hours, without
changing ii in the least as to any other article.
ANOTHER CoLLIsT0N.-Smitfles and Won SIathor-
l,ps met on St. Charles street Yesterday in the
course Of their respective egg-nog inspection
tours. Won appeared to be the heaviest and as
we passed, VIC heard him tell Smifiles he would
drink with him, condition lie would stop his
| abominablc practice of poking bad cOnundrums at
hin. 60 | wouldn't mind it if they good,' he
continued: - but your conundrums are always so
stupid and larfetched, and unsusceptible of de-
cent solution that really can't stand it it makes
me sick"
But then, old fellow" reoined Sm1les, " you
mustn't forget that it yourself got me into the
habit
81 differ with you--my conundrums were al
ways good, or at any rate decent"
They fell in at the Phoenix, and after sampling
the nog quietly, Smhles broke forth again.
Won, must put just one to you, if die for it.
What public building in this city was named after
certain king in Israeli"
"All the public buildings were named after him,
so far as know.n
ooh, pshaw, you understand me-answer the
question:
'.I can't answer it, and don't intend to try to.n
"Well, I'll tell you-that odd fellow Saul"
'Saul was no Odd Fellow. Why even the Ma
sons hadn't started when he lived. What are you
talking about?"
"You are stupid to-day, Yon. I don't mean
odd fellow in the society sense; l mean it in its
literal and general sense. You understand nae,
now, don't you--that odd fellow Saul-that Odd
Fellows Hall? Can't both be pronounced exactly
alike %
'Not that know OF. don't see what yon're
driving at I'll swear don't"
"Wcll, well, that's good If you can't see the
point of that conundrum, I'll PROFOUND simpler
one, better adapted to your present state of stu
pldity. What is the difference between a person
who takes up collectonsi in church and an impudent
boy?"
Don't intend to try.''
The difference is, one passes the sasser and the
other sasses the passer."
i" New let that be the last, Smify. # you try it
on me again, I'll knock you in the head with
bottle"
EXeunt both across to Sans
THE ARREST OF COMMoDoRB SEMMEs. The ar
rest of Commodore Semmes is, under the circum