New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-05

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There was very unpleasant imbrogio on
the city cars, recently, in Cincinnati The
proprietors of the railroads claim that they
have the right to charge 81 rs for package
of twenty-five tickets, including 81 as CON
templated in their charter and one cent
United States revenue on each ticket. The
city surveyor has officially announced that,
whilst the price for each single ticket may be
six cents, the company cannot charge more
than 81 Oh for every package OF twenty-five
tickets. These three cents, it is alleged are
all the company pay over to the government,
and, therefore, the twenty-five cents addi-
tional is simply an extortion. m
Under this state of things many of the most
respectable citizens rendered 81 03 to the
conductor for twenty five tickets, which being
refused the passengers refused to pay the six
cents single fare, and were carried free of
charge. We give the remainder of the story
in the words of the Enquirer
| "A well.known gentleman of Cincinnati ten
| dered 81 OBJ the conductor for q package of
| twenty-five tickets. The conductor refused and
passenger declined The conductor ordered the
driver to stop the car and not to move until he
treceived orders from him. Passenger still re-
| fused, and conductor was equally determined.
Ten ears were thus stopped, all of which were
filed with passengers, and at the corner of Plum
and Fourth streets were congregated crowd of
three or four hundred citizens. The excitement
| became intense, and for time there were indi-
cations of serious disturbance. Chief of Police
Rutfn and other officers made their appearance.
The chief replied that there was no cause for any
interference by him or officers unless there was
a breach of the peace. He, however, suggested
that the passenger had better pay his fare and
| await the decision of the courts on this matter.
Passenger-SuppOse this conductor puts his
hands on me and undertakes to put me off this
car, what is my remedy aa.- s
/ Captain Ruffian-YoR can procure q warrant
for his arrest on charge of assault and battery.
Passenger-All right. I now know my rights.
The conductor did not relish this task of eject
ing him from the car and determinedy refused
to move the car single foot At this juncture
a passenger who was riding in another of the
same eompany's cars behind came up and said
~ have paid my six cents fare to be taken to
certain street, and my business is urgent
Every hour is valuable to me peeuniarily, and
shall hold your company liable to me in damages
for this unnecessary and illegal delay"
The conductor was again !" struck, but re-
membering his order, still refused to move. The
passenger said it was only the principle he was
/ contending for, not the money. That he would
pay the six cents this time, SOFAS not to delay the
| other cars any longer that he would take legal
advice in the yesterday afternoon, and should
| act then upon that advice, no matter what the
/ consequences.
| The fare was paid, and the cars moved on amid
| the cheers Of the crowd.
| We understand that on the Pendleton street
railroad line the conductors have orders to eject
the passengers if they refuse to pay their fare,
and if unable to do this, they shall stop the cars,
and if necessary, to 60 so far as to throw the car
from the track, but under no condition to carry
the passenger any further thanthe point where he
refuses to pay his fare.
1t was also intimated last evening that if this
nAfor1 rIlrt IL
would lay up their cars and turn their horses out
to pastuSe until the rights of the companies were
decided by the courts On the other hand it is
claimed that in this event the council could de-
tracts
Take it as whole, the difficulties all round are
complicated, and must await the findings of the
court for legitimate settlement.
The radicals in st. Louis pretend to be
alarmed at tile political aspect of affairs in
that city. A dispatch from thence to the Chi
oago Republican asserts that ''the disfran-
chised rebels are organizing to take posses
sion of the polls and to commit other out
RACES" Stuff! .-a
A Nashville correspondent states that it is
pretty well ascertained the President has de-
termined to dispense with the services of
Major General Clinton B. Fisk as assistant
commissioner of the freedmen's bureau for
the district Of Tennessee. m=s q.
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STURGEON FIsHING.-It is a little remarkable
that the last sturgeon caught in any Of our north
ern waters are taken in the Delaware river, be-
tween Philrdelphia and League lsland.- During
the hot weather they abound in the Hudson river,
and are then taken in the lower stretches of the
Delaware in large numbers About the middle of
August the fisheries in those waters close for the
season, while in the distance between Kaign's
Point and Red Bank, they are taken up to the last
week in September. On Tuesday two boats
brought out Of the stream fifteen sturgeon in two
hours haul of the seine. Our reporter happened
to see them weighed, the occasion being a friendly
wager between two rival sturgeoners.
The largest 2lS4 pounds, and the smallest I27
pounds. Time was that the meat of these aFmor-
clad fish was but tritle at most. Tons Of them
have been piled into compost heaps simply to
fertlize the soil. The fish are now sent whole to
New YQrk-0r rather to Jersey City-where, in
big factory, they are prepared and canned, ma.
king edible that, with proper seasoning, is sec
ond in value only to salmon, Ordinary fish can
not be treated-as in the sturgeon The meat of
the latter is tirm so much so that in New York it
long since acquired the name of Albany beef
The female fish is the most valuable.
There used to be imported into the country an
article called cdrdtre, made from the roe of the
sturgeon OF the Folga, prepared much as sardines
are, in a vegetable oil. All through Northern
Germany this isa favorite dish. Germans in this
country have put the use of the Delaware and
Hudson rivers sturgeon to the same purpose. aud
the importance of caviare from the Pc and Volga
has really ceased. Cayiare is to be had in few
of the best German wine houses in this city but
the native ARTICLES so exact fac sine in all re-
speets tothe imported article, that the latter is no
longer sought for or to be found.
When the sturgeon are no longer taken in this
vicinity they are gone into the deep water for the
season. where the net of the fisherman has no ter
ror for them In our own market their meat is
something of q drug. Were it less plentiful it
might be more appreciated. 1t is only when
spiced-a la Soyer-and deposited, thus fixed up,
in fanciful labeled can, that the flesh of this in
habitant of our fresh water is duly appreciated.
A lady once declared that she could not under
stand how gentlemen could smoke. 1T abso-
lutely shortens their lives,n said she. al don't
know that" replied gentleman. There's my
father, who smokes every day, and he is now sew
enty years old ''Well, y was the reply, =" if he
had never smoked, he might have been eighty
Brownlow never travels without body guard.
And the body guard on such occasions is never
unattended by BLACKBOARD.
ILaCrosse CWisl Democrat.