New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28
aew 0esus ay Crescent Ysanesday yIoran february 49, 1885,

were charging through the streets of the city,
screa ming and firing of their revolvers, thereby
| creating a breach of the peace. His honor the
mayor, who is held responsible by the military au-
thorties for the good order of the town, went in
company with policeman to arrest the parties
| He found the horses in front of n coleehouse, the
parties having dismounted. The mayor waited q
few moments, when q soldier came to unite the
horse. His honor then asked him who he was, re-
marking that his duty required of him to have him
arrested for furious riding through the town, dis
turbing the peace, and firing his revolver thereby
endangering the lives of citizens, and requested
Lieut.. Potter who is in charge of the military
prison, to keep him in arrest for violation of orders
from headquarters, as well as city ordinances. An
officer of the United States army then stepped up
and said, he would not permit the man to be ar
rested he was his orderly and any man who at
tempted to arrest him ,coud haze to do aoith him.
His honor the mayor then said to the officer Sir,
am mayor of this city, and am expected to keep
the town in peace and order. find your orderly
violating city ordinances, and have requested the
officer in charge of the military prison to detain
him. But our officer didn't care who the mayor
was, and would not let his man be locked up; he
would himself arrest the mayor and take him pri,
soner to his campn
$50 much for military assistance.
God, save from my friends
eve are requested to state in relation to the
above that Lieut.. Potter, at the mayors request,
did not arrest the above mentioned soldier, as he
(the mayor did not wish to have any difficulty
The steamer Montezuma, of the Mexican side,
on her way up to this place, sank, few nights
ago, having on board a cargo worth $500 900. 1t
is likely most of the freight will be saved in dam
aged condition
The mayor of Brownsville no longer allows any
balls or fandangos to take place, and the military
patrols make everybody that they meet in the
dark, after certain hour, give an account of
themselves. All is dark in Brownsville after sun
down. for the streets are not lighted. 1t is the
largest place to be without street lamps that my
travels have yet disclosed to me.
Last Tuesday night was not without thought
of what was going on just then in New Orleans
the Mardi-gras balls, Mistick Krewe and jollifca.
tons generally. But I did not regret it. There,
next morning, might have had to stay abed with
a misery in the head; here, l hadn't The only
celebration of the day that heard of or saw in
Matamoros, was by a solitary masker who went
around among the cofeehouses at nght-a well
known old hummer, and an Englishman at that
In closing this letter, must acknowledge cour-
tesies and favors shown to me, as your correspond
en, by the editors of the Ranchero in this city the
editors of the Courier in Brownsville, and the gen
tlemen of the Adams Express Office in Browns
vile.
We are now having most dismal and unmiti
gated " norther," some idea of which l will en-
deavor to give in another letter. when said norther
adjourns; this being the first norther of my expe-
rience have written the last part of this letter
with my gloves on. G.