New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-28
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known as Camps Winder and jackson, while the
memorable Chimborazo has become q 60 city of the
free"
The theater, which opened with /" As You Like
It,n and Harry Timrods prize poem, on the night
of the 9th Of February, 1868, has been in q
lwretched state of unpopuarity for six months
and more. Its latest lessee was Herr H. Grau
who, after six weeks experience, left it a ruined
4 man. The management has at last modesty
called upon the citizens to sustain the establish
ment by subscription.
The various halls" have enjoyed quite run
with disreputable exhibitions, but the new regula
] tons of the police appear to have extnguished
the style, quite, within the past few weeks. The
"pretty waiter grl'' sensation, on very disgust
| ing scale, accompanied miserable band of min
strels at the "Odd Felows',' and show of the
| same class for long time attracted the scum tt
the :" Metropolitan The old "Yarietiesn is now
a magnificent billiard temple" with nineteen
tables, splendid bar, frescoed walls and ladies
gallery. Phelan and Carme christened it couple
of months ago. but it seems, with all its attractive
ness, to be doing slow business now. -.
The winter has been redundant of lectures
There were Duff Green, on Finances free show
and only thirty auditors; Mozis Albums, y Will
his Bacon and Greens, and his peculiar associa
lions with pathetic poem called "The Empt,
Sleeve" crowded two nights, dollar a head; Arte
| mus Ward, Mormons, ditto Governor Wise, OF
| Orphans, for the benefit of orphans, ditto, ditto
Mr.. F. G. Bangs, ex-Confederate, ex-tragedian
with q An Evening with the Poets" by which, il
| the recital Of John R. Thompson's poem on " Ash
by" he imbroiled himself with the radical press
achieved famous sympathy, and went through il
again more triumphantly ana pro6tably than be
fore. But the catalogue need not be rehearsed
Such have been the best of our amusements. We
are promised something musical on the 2sth, when
the Ghioni-susini Italian Opera Troupe will com.
mence ten days season at the theater. May it
prove enjoyable.
| The most recent event of Importance to the
community is the civil control, accorded by the
military to the civil authorities over the negroes
The new order of affairs went into effect yester-
| day, bit the arrangement provides for the
presence of an officer of the freedmens bureau
in all trials and examinations for crime or in suits
| Our /" worthy mayor y (Saunders) happens to be
| a man with a Kind heart, and very nervous dis
position. The gentleman who represented the
freedmen's bureau in his court on yesterday sue
ceeded in doing all the business for him, SO that
in fact the civil tribunal was abolished and the
military substituted. We are to have another
mayor soon, however, " old Joe Mayo,n who was
deposed by military authority, but who now has
carte blanche and clear trade, no one will
oppose him either in the office or in the field. He
is firm fearless old man, has been mayor for
many years, and will administer the law as he
finds it. r.. ,-....,5
The suicide of DR.. Thomas M. Busk, of Balti-
more, which occurred here few days ago, elected
from the press the usual brief mention of causes,
and the minute detail Of unimportant facts. He
went to the furthermost end of a desperate
"spree," drank morphine, and died. He had been
unfortunate in his profession; still more unfortu-
nate in his domestic relations; and hopeless and
heart-broken, he wandered through our streets in
despair and sorrow, tls tempted to drown his
wretchedness in drink, and often no doubt, in its
delirium, thinking
III make posy of hyssop-no other can touch
That all the world may plainly love flower TOO
much;
My garden is run Wild Where shall I pant anew?
For bed that covered with thyme all
with rue
A fine intellect, q pleasing appearance anu adj
Dress were among the attractive qualities of this
unfortunate. Think of him, then, bleared and be-
grimed with dirt, answering charge of drunken
ness and sleeping in the street, with weak and
feverish protest that he was sitting upon the side
walk, enjoying the evening breeze and bordering
the stars That was his his first offense, poor fell
low. The next was against his God, but who
knows how much the faith in mercy won him on
when misery alone had failed to drive him unto
death H. @aL @-t .. 9sE.N -
This is random letter, indeed with little, per-
iaps to amuse or interest but it may be that
when the gardens are in bloom and spring time
orightens fancy and the world, l may write ano.
her, happier, or at best, more eventful, and if
possible, more acceptable. MEMORY.