New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Il, 1885
HETTRR PRoM Nnv YoRK.


Special GefreEpon of ths Crescent.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 4, 1856.
The mass meeting Of soldiers and sailors, indors
ing the policy Of Andrew johnson, came off
last evening at Union square. 1t was enthusiastic
inspirit, and il thought, word and deed, con-
demned the suicidal course Of that body lately as
seEnbled IN Washington, and Who called themselves
che Cong of the United States. The meeting
vas called to order, and Gen. Wm S. HiIlyer was
elected chairman, ana Who made patriotic
speech In support Of the administration. Other
apeeehes we're made BY Gen. spinola, Col G. M.
HliyeF, of atehez. Miss, and others, and resoIu.
lans adopted dsnoting the sense Df the meeting,
after which It adjourned. Thiswas preliminary
80 the grand mass meeting to be held here on the
17h of the present menth, u ratify the doings 81
The Philadelphia convention, (I mean the convar-
donin Whieh the States were represented by eiti-
zens thereof, and not that meeting now Ia session
HhsTe y parcel of men have come together to re-
Present States n which they have mot lived for
year: u sa fast becoming prevalent conviction
here, that the difficulties now in the way 81 com
pIete restoration, will have to be removed BY the
armies and nayies, IN peaceful communion, with a
spirit Of instead Of the sword, SO lately
laid aside, as it ishoped, never to be taken Hp5
again by brothsz against brother The grand re.
they have been, fill the Radicals with feeling If
fear for the safety Of their stpet' measures. The
country Is alive to the fact that if the one-sided
Congress continues ID their endeayors to destroy
fhs country, We shall have internal troubles such
~ We HAYS not seen yet
Tie grand billiard tournament Of the State and
provincial champions opened last evening, at the
HippofheatFon, in the presence Of good and SO.
Deet audience. The first game was between Ed
ward s. plnnkett, champion Of Pennsylya nia, and
. b. Cryille Dion, champion Of Canada land
brother to the playerWhe now owns the champion
cue Of this country Dion winning the game
stood $50 to 592. lehman, Of Cincinnati, and.
john McDeYitt played the next game Of two hum
dred and fifty points, which the former won by one
hundred and seventy five points. The concluding
game Of the evening was between Jas. Palmer
president Pennsylvania billiard congress, and Mi
chael Phelan, the latter winning the game by one
point hi d string'' of one hundred.
The tournament proper viii consist of games
between the champions Of the different States,
and promises to be a very interesting reunion Of
billiard players from all over @
The tIeaters and alnusements of all kinds are
now opening for the fall ana winter camp
Ihs New York Theater, under the management of
Baker and Mark Smith, opened last evening with
acoMpany gathered mostly from distant cities, and
wflcn promises wen. Winter Garden has lost
Brongham, and on last-evenihg Gotthold came on
The boards in the Gharlatan, and viii probably play
lnIll sootl ana eaaretzek open the winter season.
Niplo's postponed their opening until next Mon
day evening, in order to perfect the extensive al
Yeratt,ns nav nave baen I,at;Ia INA foot.
fls 80, -.
~ y 81 u ~ iEout mas takeh
on the I Ice Witch, n and is running Zip Van
Winkie,' Joseph Jefferson personating thai
character. Tie ola and New Bowely Tbeaters
IS Ell, !, -
s y wv elas1, batiaaLl nas oiganlAsu tnelE
efalnasle compan anditis veil selected, opening
last evening with the comedy Of q Money! The
4 new French theater under n. r1raper. director
Tta,ss : -,
3os' estssth Z p5sslls y
the 15foaaHay lheater ana Hanlin Bros. al
the Academy Of Music il rapi5lg GOING. nm, and
,si,lo,,t 5o,,bt N, ATTAINED rs oeo,,r,a
1900 ~ s4uS "
aan, gy ne middle q January u s the intention
o The directors 70 alter the construction Of the in
terror Materials which viii improve it very
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