New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-19
VOLUME XIV.
Total 9ntelli0el,te.


CAR ETIaUETTE-A Pleasant Eranople of IT,
What constitutes etiquette on the street cars is a
question open for discussion. We have seen old
gentlemen rise and offer their seats to ladies enter
ing the cars when, at the same time we have
seen young men pertinaciously "look away off
yonder." We have seen six ladies' occupy the
whole side of a car, where seats are constructed
for eight, and totally ignore the herd of tired
pantalooned bipeds who stood around wistfully
eyeing the places where vacant seats should have
been. 1t is a rare instance when an attempt is
made by ladies' to squeeze up close together for
the benefit of some poor male intruder in want of
seat. But such instances do sometimes occur.
We were riding down on the Magazine cars day
or two ago, and there was only one lady passen-
ger when we got in. After while another en-
tered and we noticed that the first lady at once
made room for her; at the moment we attributed
it to the natural desire to have one of her own
sex near her. We were undeceived, however, by
the entrance of gentleman and we saw her en-
deavor to make place for him, which she did.
The young gentleman, reddened up little and
seemed to decline the mute invitation, and the
next conner dropped into the vacant place. All
this we probably should not again have thought
of, but for what afterwards occurred. On our
way home in the afternoon in company with
gentleman, we both got into the Jefferson City
car which apparently was filed with ladies' at
least one side was, and among them, but certainly
not of them, was the lady before referred to-
She, finding no attempt made by the ladies on the
opposite side to sit closer and make room for
either of US, Immediately got up from her seat
and crossed to the opposite side of the car and
in the most delicate and nsinuating manner found
place to sit in. We both felt the kindness and
politeness of this lady, and were not slow in
availng ourselves of the place left vacant by her
abdcation. Need it be said that the lady was
young handsome, polite, and well versed in car
etiquette; which we take it is nothing more than
the practice of the golden rule '' Do unto Others
as you would they should do,to YOU We may
never meet her again, but her beautiful black
eyes, and stray curl that seemed bent upon
finding its way to her coral lips as if ambitious Of
tasting of their sweetness, will live in our memory
long, long time. Ladies' this is no fancy sketch !;
every word is true.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Antenio Barker seaman
on the British ship Epaminondas, lying at the
head of Orange street, fell from one of the yard
arms of the vessel to the deck yesterday. head
foremost He was Immediately taken to the
Charity Hospital, and died in few inmates after
entering. He was native of Greece, 2S years of
age and single man.
The MECHANICS AND WORKING MEMS CoNyEN-
TIoN.-The convention of the mechanics and
working men of New Orleans, called to
nominate candidates for parochisl and dis
trct offices, favorable to the poliGx,s sas
President Johnson and to the adoption Of eight
hours as lawful days work for white person,
assembled in the representative hall at the Me-
chanics Institute, shortly after seven o'clock last
evening.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. R. E.
Place, president of the Trades Assembly, Mr..
Dupre officiating as secretary pro TEN.
1t took ia very long time to organize the con.
vention, and not until several sharp passages be-
tween members had taken place. Algiers sent
an excessive number of delegates. The Third
Ward delegation, whose credentials had been re-
ceived by committee appointed by some un.
named authority before the meeting of the con-
vention, had been elected, it was alleged, in a
clandestlne manner, bya few persons who held
their meeting in the upper part of the engine
house of No Ia, while the mass of the people who
should have made the election, and who, only
knowing the meeting was to be held in the engine
house, were patiently waiting below, sucking their
thumbs, while the sagacious gentlemen overhead
were fixing things to suit themselves. From the
Seventh Ward there were two sets of delegates.
These disputes had to be settled, and special
committee of five was elected to adjust them.
Meantime there was great noise and confu
sion' as Mr.. Cass would say, and a great deal Of
boisterous and disorderly speaking.
A namher whoca i; i
the delegates sent from the Third Ward were
/" political tricksters," and did not represent tht
working men or mechanics of the ward
Mr.. Kilmartin notified the committee that there
were certain parties in it who intended to tall
against time, and resort to every sort of trick tt
prevent nominations being made at this meeting
SO that capitalists might have time to use the
money.
Mr.. Dupre demanded the names of those referred
to by Mr.. Kilnartn.
Mr.. kilmartin hadno objection. He would name
Mr.. Dupre himself for one; Mr.. G. W. Kendall fol
another. II more names were wanted he ooulG
give them.
This colloGuy produced intense excitement. L
seemed as if almost every member of the BODY
was on his feet many speaking in loud and angry
tones. The following were some of the speeches
that fell upon our ears amid the din.
"D--d if any one shall break this conven
ton up"
Kilmartn can't have everything his own wsy
here"
Odd scoundreis shan't use as."
"Who was to get that $5O00.7'
"Let's clear the rats out"
Order was at last restored, and the special com,
mittee to whom was referred the disputed delega.
tions, retired, and the remaining members pro.
ceeded to an election of officers.
Mr.. Place was elected president, Mr.. G.. Nc.
Manus vice president and Mr.. Dupre secretary.
We were unable to procure a list of the dele
gates. There were about ninety in all, an unusual
admixture of representatives from the several
wards of the city, and of each of the mechanical
associations now organized kere, without seeming
reference to any system Of representation as
usually recognized in political organizations.
Mr.. kilmartin, from the committee to whom the
subject of the disputed seats had been referred,
reported and in the report was embraced propo-
s'tion to eject the delegates from the Third Ward,
complalhed of as political tricksters' e, ..
The report was adopted, aud then a general cry
arose, demanding that the rejected delegation
should leave.
une OF the number rose with reluctance. stood
III the aisle, and addressed the chair. The chair
declared him out of order. .s Put him mt mt
him out!' was Voeiferated from ell parts of the
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