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New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

the deduction of the inefficiency of the present
sysemas compared with its ante belLu71 efficiency:
the imperfect means; the undoubtedly very late
planting; the ndisputable unfavorableness of this
season, and the almost universal aud destructive
presence OF the army worm, which precludes all
hope of late crop, for, of course, when the worm
appears we can hope nothing from unmatured
bolls. Now, those who desire can supply the de-
tails to this outline. My own opinion is that the
crop will not reach l2,Q00000 bales. 1 would say
less, but l might initiate some Of my friends.
was surprised at the rapid growth of the city
of Memphis, since saw it last, and at its busy,
bustling look-a activity and life-the number of
buildings in course of erection, and at the good
taste displayedn in their city architecture, as we'll
as its substantial character. I was assured on
good authority, that there were in progress over
two thousand buildings. Are there as many hun
dred buildings in New Orleans? And, tell me,
why this death-like lethargy in which the Crescent
City sleeps, at the mouth of the great river-the
artery of SO many great states-lke an infee.ed
ship in rotting calm. Let us hope it's but the
quiet of repose before she springs again in a
career of prosperity and wealth.
One of the goda things heard whilst awaiting
steamer at Gaiues's Landing. I know not if it
"lii pSaA tlallSlSIelCt " pupet Will duNHuGhRbs
we are so easily amused when we wish it, and
have nothing else to do, mais les uoici:
Soene,-Gaines's Landing, Arkansas.--A house
fronting the river, with gallery to same; on the
gallery work bench; on the workbench man
in repose, with his hat over his face. Stranger
rides up, covered with mud, horse ditto, both look
ing weary and disgusted.
Stranger HALO"
Man on the Workbench Hallo!'
S.-"Good morning, sir"
M.-"Good morning."
s." Is this Gaines's Landing?"
M.--"So-called.n
S.--Can get something to eatN'
M.--"yery little fear"
s.-Can get something for my horseH
M.-"No, sir, nothing here" pause in the
conversation.)
NJ" Which way did you come ?'
S. My God. my friend, don't ask,
l. have been travelling three days in the
swamp, don't know exactly, aud am used up.
pause again.) Can get over the river9'
NJ" Perhaps-the ferryman lives on the other
side"
s." How can get the boat oyer?"
M" Take the horn you see hanging there, go
down the bank, bowas if you meant to blow your
brains ont then raise your handkerchief for half
an hour, then come back, and in the afternoon re-
peat the operation, and halo as loud as you can.
Tomorrow morning repeat the process az often
as possible, and perhaps about to o-morrow evening
the boat will be over"
| S,-"Good heayens-twith a groan.) My dear
sir you look like gentleman. You live in this
country, do you?n
! NJ Yes, few miles from this but, as you
perceive it is one of those countries which once
in it is not easy to get out"
Stranger q laughs heartily"
S." Well, Isuppose can get boat?"
M.-"Im not certain have been waiting two
days.
S." Can get drink"
M" Yes, come in"
Stranger goes In, takes a hora-not the one on
the peg. JEAN BAPTIST.
New Orleans Sept 80, 1866.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

GET Your Property MsuRED-This piece of
advice should not be neglected. The frequent oc-
currence of disastrous fires and shipwrecks by
which property to nimmense amounts destroyed,
should teach every one this caution. The London
and Lancashire Insurance Company, the New
orleans Office of which is at No. G3 Carondelet
street, corner of Perdido, most wealthy and
solvent concern, takes risks at low rates on every
species Of property, and returns to the insurer
20 per cent. of the premiums. No better oppor
tnnity was ever ottered and we would advise all
our readers to improve it.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15
II. Mutt, Esq., Thinks he Knows Something
About Boarding

About Boarding.
I have boarded all the way from the British
provinces to Patag onia, inclusive and during my
day have seen the outside inside right side, left
side, front side, and all other sides of modern
boarding houses.
To some considerable extent.
have, either through choice or compuIsion.
tried " first class" second Glass; and even third
and fourth class boarding g.houses. have not only
tried them, but they have tried me, until in some
instances, the fat has been almost tried from my
bones.
think have some knowledge of boarding.
houses.
1 have boarded vessels at sea when gales
were at their height, but the roughest kind of
boarding ever experienced has been on land.
have witnessed storms at sea- which left our
vessel without stitch of canvas, or main yard
arm, but the stormiest storms I ever witnessed
have been in boarding-houses, where boarders
were on the point of leaving without settling that
" little bill"
l think have some knowledge of some land
ladies.
have enten-that is masticated and swallowed
my peck of dirt" annually, for thirty years, or
about seven bushels and half, according to drv
measure in DaboId.
believe have some knowledge of the different
varieties of dirt.
am certain of it.
Ihave used forks with four, three and two pronrs,
and not unfrequenty those with one prong onlv
and in fact, in some instances forks without any
prongs whatever. They were still called forks be-
canse they once forked, supposed.
have used knives so dull that the backs were
sharper than the frOnts-like some beeves that
have been slain, or suffered to die for nv special
mastication.
Castors, sans condiments, long since became
familiar to my eyes, and often when food was
scarce in my section, have spent my leisure time
In witnessing the industry of the cunning spider,
as it wove its web over and around these con-
dimental elevations, rejoicing as it did So because
at least it had found spot where it could repose
in security
am half inclined to believe that know some
thing about table furniture.
long since learned how tenderloin can be
dealt out to faVorite boarders, and the meat on
the opposite side of the bone to less favored vic
tins; how strong coffee and weak coffee can be
poured from the same pot; how two kinds of
butter could be placed on the same table, how
servants can be trained as to see and not see
how cooks can be seolded within hearing of board.
ers for not having ready in time'' what yet re.
NAMED in the market building how warm dinners
can await some boarders and cold dinners Others.
All these things, and many others, I think, have
learned.
really believe have some knowledge of the
boarding art, as taughtin modern boarding houses
(of course, the exceptions are not embraced in
5he rule)
This much have written during " fit of in.
digestion" caused by swallowing an undue pro-
portion of sole-leather steak, and see but one
chance for relief. will go Immediately for an
smetic, such as can only be found at James
4onegal's wholesale drug store, No. 90 st.
Charles street, New Orleans, U. s.. A.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

To COUNTRY MERCHANTS cannot refrain
from urging Ii upon country merchants and all re-
tailers. to call and examine the wonderfully com.
aplete stock kept BY Messrs. Chas. q. Spencer &
Co., on Canal street, near Camp. This firm an.
pear to possess. a knowledge of all the require
ments Of the human family-if we take their stock
as . criterions-for it seems to comprise every.
thing. Among the goods most recently received
are large stock of linen and cotG3n sbeetines
and ahirtings, white muslins ribbons, dress trim.
mings Of the latest styles, combs, BRUSHES, per-
fuaiery and fine table and pocket cutlery. These
goods need only be seen 10 be appreciated; and
We epine that few merchants who once inspect
them will depart from the store without invest,
ing, Then again the gentlemen in the house aro
50 courteous and Accommodating thatoue never
feels as if be were intruding even if he pulls
down half The stock; it is no trouble evidently
for them TO oblige with s view Of The beautiful
goods the house contains, foriike The pogsessor
i an antique picture, they enjoy the admiration
Il the beholder This is why we advise oar
fienGa to go there. Most persons enjoy tie ex.
,endituFe Of money; bat we are sure all viii
njoy an Investment wi,,th such gentlemen forsuch
eautifnl goods.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

DEIIcIoUs PREsEEr. hIr, George w. Hoiaan,
lpholsterer, No. "a Royal street, presented us
yesterday with box Of thesraoat delicious, large
golden u ippins We ever saw. Every one Of thsm5
swas ripe, juicy and fragrant. He hos our best
5fll9nFs
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GooDs.-No
should fail going to the store of Mo
Garthwaite, Lewis & Stuart, Nos. 81
80 Camp street, and taking Il look
the very beautiful, fashionable and q
stock Of goods which they have lust on.
The goods are all made of the best of mat.
and for durability or style cannot be surpass,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

IiHrsug BUILD UP u DIREeg Trade. We cannot
too strongly insist upon this idea becoming arll
ing one with our merchants. We must not pay
any more taxes at present than are absolutely
necessary, nor can watbe expected to assist ii the
support Of those who are ten times richer than
We. Cur people have been impoverished 70 the
last degree hy the eventsof the past war. and they
canill afford to nay more than one profit on their
supplies. f we depend upon the merchants Of
the Northern cities to import all lie articles of
European manufacture wliich are consumed In
this section and then sell them to ouranerchants,
we nave to pay TIVE profits one to tbe Northern
importer and one TO the merchants hero but il
we import foE oprselyers I'VE pay only one profit.
Which shall We doz Messrs. p. Mares a Co., No.
43 Royal street, are direct importers d every
class Of foreign goods, and aarertise that they
wiIl sell them aseheap az the Northern importers
We therefore hope that they win be giyen.a fair
trial, and that their enterprise viii lie fostered
If they succeed in breaking the spell which an
pears to have bouna some Of our merchants TOO
much praise cannot be given them, nor can cur.
people congratulate themselves too mach.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15
ATrLLENBERG, RArrDEs PARISH

y.
Your letter of the l9th instant was Tcceiy
yesterday, and as you desire to he informed
to the present prospect of my crop, ] take
earliest opportunity 10 reply. l may premise
stating my prospect is gloomy in the extreme
much SO that | am sure / will not make more II
one-third Of a bale per acre, and will now ue
fectly satisfied if can secure that much after
the disasters that have befallen the cotton
this year
The memory of the oldest planter reaches
to no year that approaches this in its unla
ableness for planting. My crop is certainly Y
erabe, yet regret to say there are many otl
VINO are even more unfortunate than |. | kti
| Of several places that fall almost daily under
observation that will not make onefourth ol
| bale per acre. The latter amount is a large e.
mate of the yield in this section of the StS
where formerly the average one year W
another was one bale per acre. 1t is certaI
| the most complete failure ever known, and
| disastrous effects will be heavily felt. In i
our parish shipped forty.fve thousand bales
cotton; this year it will not ship five thousal
If the crop is no better in the other cotton Stat
land doubt if it is) there will not be one mill
bales made. Had the caterpillars, which
stroyed the crop in the early part of this mon
kept off and with a late fall we would probaI
have made half crop in spite Of the three a
half months rain.N But all the accumulat
evils to which the cotton plant is subject W.
present this year. The consequence is that We
many oil our planters are hopelessly ruined, til
having staked everything in this years expe
ment, and their lands which few years ago We
worth fortunes, will now be knocked off unt
the sheriff, g hammer for a mere song. Indeed
prospect is gloomy in every sense and unless
speedy change occurs for the better tof VII
atpresent there is no hopel cotton growing h
will be among the occupations that are gone
have picked about twenty bales, and thin
am half done.
My statements above in regard to the yield
not at all exaggerated; on the contrary very
eral, and are based not only on my own obseI
ton but on the statements of numerous old ..
ers of our parish and others.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

GOSHEN BUTTER AND OTHER Coon THING
Messrs. R. Bleakley " Co., corner of Poydras
Tchoupitoulas streets, are advertising. this m
ing, a fresh lot of very delicious goshen
" western butter, brandy cherries, etc, iustrecei
We would advise country merchants to 20 and
sDect t&ose articles before making purchases e
where,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

The elliptic sewing and braiding machine has
already established fame and an unrivaled
reputation through nut the land. For sale at No.
81 Canal street.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

The following information in regard to the cot
authentic, coming as it does, from those who
know whereof they speak. The letters arc ad-
dressed to a leading commercial house here:
CoTILE, Oct. A, 1866,
You wish information concerning the injury
done the crops by the rain and worm, and also
IN reference to my own prospects.
We have on this plantation six hundred acres
Oh land cleared for cutivaton--of this we planted
at Ile commencement of the season, one hundred
ahd thlfty IN corn and two hundred and fifty in
cottoh' hire only twenty-four hands for the
held' we were not hurt by the overflow. The
excessive early rains made it almost impossible to
clear the crop Of grass and we threw out about
nIty acres oil cotton--which subsequently hired
to to some of my neighbours injured by high water,
The season was SO unfayorable that even then we
coul9 not prevent the crop from being grass poi
soned. The production had been by this in some
measure reduced Then we had tie caterpillar
which, kept back q little by hot weather. came in
force about the goth August and by September
ISL had raVaged the whole crop The consequence
of this has been the falling off of the forms [and
arrest OF development of the bolls and alsol the
hastening the opening of mature bolls-and As n
consequence of the loss of good deal of COTTON
by falling on the ground and rottng. But not
Withstanding, from some cause or other am saifF
to have better prospect than my neighbors-
my crop is currently estimated at one hundred
bales think myself that | shall have in iii
probability, one hundred bales, estimating foM
hundred and fifty pounds to the bale If the
weather continues fair for picking as it is nova
| have cotton already picked enough for forty
bales, and have not yet been over half of THAI
opened. My gin house is nearly completed, buk
1t will take some time for tue machinery to beS
made and put up.
In reference to the prospects of the cotton cropF
generally, do not know that l can give you al
better idea than that obtained from a comparatiyeb
view of the present condition and PROSPECTS of
q N nFI t,ntb taty II
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15
IAN END.

" Love, strong as Death, is dead.
Come, let us make his bed
Among the dying flowers!
A green turf at his head;
And stone at his feet,
Whereon we may sit
In the quiet evening hours.
He was born in the Spring,
And died before the harvesting:
On thelast warm summer day
He left us; he would not stay
For autumn twilight, cold and gray.
Sit we by his grave, and sing
He is gone away.
To few chords sad and low
Sing we so:
Be our eyes fixed on the grass
Shadow-veiled as the years pass,
While we think of all that was
In the long ago"
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

SnoAT,s IIrIprIo s3pwING MAouIS5g We vsatsr.
lay strolled into The store Of NJ. n 4. Hsdriol
No. 87 Canal street, ana inspected the 1arqe
sf sewing machines he has Of, hand and en-.
fess Ne were astonished IT tie many SitfeFent
kinds which already are presented to tho Tuhlio
perfections il Their parsieular speciality. me
sewing machine, which few years aspo was
looked upon aa sr impossible achievement of
human intellect and inventive faculties ia to-day
fast ann n1.sffiiNte 4e It,,,,,s,, n;
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15

FIx IFR gouR D1vELtIsGs s.gJnat now being The
tne when most of our citizens generally fx up
their Gwelngs. offices and stores for The year, it
will not Be asat aDropos for us to remind them
that ~ George Y Honan, the fagorite uphei-
ater of former days, il again engaged il his old
business, and can be fonud at No. IL Royal street.
That he b the man for the occasion, none can
.doubt,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15
squaFes month L months months snonthr he months

houay Embellishments evers ether day, be
charged two thirds the above1ates
FIRST and Fonrh page monthly advertisements each square,
$50 Hsr moush.
Transient having the Of the paper, first
asetcn q 5eper insertion 75cents
square
First nnd Foarsh transient advertisements, each in
Fton, Sa 30 per squsrs
sach insertion.
Regular advertisers who advertise largely shall be allowed
such discount from shove nsd transient rates as be
agTesd ne case shsll such diaccunt ex
eesd Is per cant.
An business notices be charged 2Ocent
net per line, each Insertion.
AZ transient must be paid advance.
Al bills with regular advertisers shall be rendered monthly.
SQUARE s the space occupied by tenliues solid agate.
TEzH wEH:ISIIx CRESCENT
~ published every Saturday morning Subscription s5
esr anaur n advances hayesry quarterly rates.
y aEle copiss, 70 cents
Rates OF AdvertIslngs
, 1866-04-03
PUBLICATION.

The Fire Commission for Christiansted
having now accomplished their enquiries
respecting the freplaces and as many Of
these do not exist or are found to be dam
gerous for the security Of the adjoining
buildings, it is hereby ordained:
The Fire Commission shall either In
writing or otherwise automatically inform
every h%ouseowner of the measures he has
to take for the erection, pulling down,
alteration or amelioration of the fire.
place, and enioin on him to finish it the
sooner the better, latest previous TO 1st
April next year; the one who can not at
that time produce certificate from the
Fire Commission of having accomplished
the injunction put on him, shall be fined
So. 20 daily in the first month, and after
wards Sc. 40 daily, until he can obtain
said certificate.
If any one should consider himself ag-
grieved by the aforementioned %injunc-
ton of the fire commission, he can APP
ply to the Governor General, who then
through a commission will examine the
complaint, and if the complaint be found
unjust, the complainer will be fined not
under Sc. 40 and not over $32 the APP
plication TO the Governor General must
be made within s days of the injunction
of the Fire Commission or no notice
will be taken of the complaint.
AS many individuals will be found
whose circumstances will not allow them
to defray the expences of the erection of
Fireplaces, then the Fire Commission af-
Ter having sufficiently convinced itself of
the poverty of the said individuals, will
have TO put up to licitation together the
erection or repairs Of said ireplac,ess, the
amount thereof TO be advanced by the
, 1866-04-03

nLLE og Enhyer SON MATTE have
III Noget at fordre paa Boet efter
abode Stedmann Kimlo indkaIdcs
herved med 3 Maaneders Varsel til
for undertegnede Skifteret at an
melde deres Krav.
st. Thomm Skifterets Contoir den
27de Martz 1866.
ROsenstand.
, 1866-04-03
Sun mHtita4io1g.
To the Editor Of the st, CrOiX Avis !!
Dear Sir,


Dear Sir,
My attention having been called by an
a~llusion in one of your late Numbers to
previous large fires in this town, I have
by enquiry learnt that thereby was meant,
The fire in Watergut in 1919 (MiIroy and
McNeiIledge) and the fire in 1884 Dbl
lenStein), | beg leave now to state the
result of my investigations in that respect.
FIRE IN 1919.
Total destruction of Blacksmith Mil
r0y's house and workshops, 3 or 4 adjoin-
ing small houses, partly burnt, partly
torn down.
Mr.. A. C. Weyle's house, partly burnt,
partly torn down.
FIRE IN 1884.
Total destruction of Mr.. Billenstein's
house and out offices in Queenstreet.
Total destruction of Mr.. James CoIqu.
houn's house and out offices in Queen
street.
Baron V. Bretton's horsestable, and
~coachhouse burnt and some Of his negro
rooms pulled down.
Warehouses; and out offices on Mr..
Billenstein's lot in Compensated burnt.
Negrohouses and out offices of Mary
Abbott and Elizabeth English, partly burnt
and partly cut away.
Mrs. Gibbons house in Queens Street
sustained much damage and partially pull
led down.
Maria Thompsons house in Queens
Street received serious damage.
THE LATE FIRE IN 1885.
80 private lots,
English Church, burnt.
Do. School house,
S private lots pulled down.
, 1866-04-03

Damage to buildings calculated to be
about $4,000, being value Of buildings
between man and man.
Expenses Of raising new buildings of
course greater.
The whole loss Buildings, Furniture,
Stock) calculated to be from 500, 900 to
$3.50, 900.
l have not as yet been able to obtain a
detailed statement of losses, for publica-
ton, no official one existing to my know
ledge, neither have / in my researches
found a valuation of losses by the fires of
1919 and 1884 but I endorse for publ
cation,
1, a translation taken from st. Croix
"Avis" for 1919 of Rules with Respect
TO our fireplaces, kitchens ETC., think
ing that a somewhat similar %surveil-
lance suited to the altered circumStan-
ces might be Of great benefit, seeing
how great danger improper freplaces
might occasion.
Yours, truly,
E. MONEFELDT,
Agent.
Royal Insurance Office, st. Croix Agen-
cy, 2Sth March 1866.
Translation
from
O. T--s- n -s33 nOGI R..S1 1OHA
, 1866-04-03

nRVINGERNE efter afd0de Mary
III Haddock indkaldes herved med
Aars og Days Varsel til for under
tegnede Skifteret at anmelde Og
legitimere sig.
St. ThomH Skifterets Contoir den
26de Martz 1866.
ROsenstand.
, 1866-04-03
PROCLAMA.

nLLE og Enhver som matte have
III Noget at fordre paa Boet efter
abode Samuel Augustus Bastick ind
kaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel til for undertegnede Skifteret
, 1866-04-03

at anmelde og beviisliggj0re deres
krav.
st. Thome Skifterets Contoir den
eide MaItz 1866.
Resemstamd.
, 1866-04-03
Bekjendtgjorelse

A~nledning af Hans Maiestet Kongens
hole F6dselsdag modtager Hans Hoivel-
baarenhed Gouverneuren Oens civile og
mllitaire EmbedsmPnd SAINT andre Ind
yaanere i Gouvernementshuset S0ndagen
den 6de dennes Kl. 2 Eftermiddag.
st. Croix den 3die April 1866.
Filter B%efaling
A. j. BOYE,
Adjutant.
Translation.
In celebration of the birthday of His
Majesty the King, His Excellency the Gov
ernor will receive the Civil and Military
Officials and other inhabitants of the Island
at Governmentshouse on Sunday the 8th
instant at 2 o'clock afternoon.
st. Croix the Bird of April 1866.
BY Order
A. j. BOYE,
Adjutant.
WTHE Undersigned have this day formed
a a copartnership under the firm of
MOORE and ARMSTRONG, for the transaction
of an Importing Commission business.
Basin, st. Croix, April 3rd 1866.
WILLIAM f. MOORE.
FRANCIS ARMSTRONG G.
, 1866-04-03
PROCLAMA.

& III E&kMvh&H@ Mm
abode Stedmann Kimlos Mo
III der, EIenoraC christopher, somskal
opholde sig i Trinidad, inkaldes her
we'd med Aar og Days Varsel til for
undertegnede Skifteret at anmelde
sig som arriving paa Steryboet.
st. Thome Skifterets Contoir den
eide Martz 1866.
ROsenstand.
IT is hereby made known hat Mr..
w. G. Behagen has entered as
partner in my firm from the 1st inst,
and that the name of the firm w. Ii.
Heyliger Il Co. is retained.
w. III. HEYLIGER.
Saint Croix Goth March 1866.
, 1866-04-03

Translation
from
st. Croix "Avis" Goth April 1919.