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New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

NEVER TRAyELEp.-A story is told Of an old
who livedsnear Rochester, who had never seen or
Travelled 5n a railroad Wanting to go on visit
to- small town a short distance from the city,
she thoaghtl she. would try one Of the pesky
things. Soshs went to the ticket office, carrying
her reticule on one arm and an od.fashloned-
pockingsehair on the other. She bought her
ticket, walked out on the platform, put down herr-
rocking-chair, sat down in it, took out her knitting
and went TO work diligently. Steadily she rocked
and worked, trains coming in and leaving as sthes
car-tinle carae around. The old lady made no at--
tempt to get on the cars, but kept knitting.
TIE day grew to q close, and night came ons-
The lasttrain was about starting, ,,wlenthe depott-
master wsnkup and asked her il she was going
out.
'sYes, sir,'' replied the old lady:
sEHadnht you better get aboard aad secure Q
seRt?' sai6ithe depot master.
THANK yen, sir very comtortaale,s repls
! the elderly dame.
/ 'tMadam shall have to distarb yousitis iates ht
trains have all left and we must close the daI lot
Shall send you to a hotelSS,
i "Wel," exclaimed the old lady, dropping hel
KNITTING and holding up her hands, "aint tina thing
going to move2i Here brought any chGE from
home so as to.have a seat on which soas pesky
man couldn't squeeze himself. I've set lere all
day Yaitin for the thing to go, and here give hat
all my trouble for nothing. | thought was
long time moving. declare that these A ,re rall
roads is the biggest nuisances and hasa bugs as
ever was - and the old lady, with bag on arm
sad rocking chair OF the other, gave stqt IS of he
; head and marched of in high Indignation
She mistook the depot for the cars, AMI expected
Z to travel in it.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
VOLUME XVI.
gota1 SntelIigqltte.
snInian ON rnnloune street.

Since Thursday night j. B. Monte, native oil
France, but a very old resident OF the city, was
missed by his friends and no clue could be eb-
tanned Of his whereabouts This state of suspense
continued until yesterday morning, when the
house, in which he alone lived, was entered and
an attempt was made to open his room door. IL
was then discovered that the key was upon the
inside, and it was with some trouble that LOCK-
smith succeeded in picking the lock. Upon en-
tering the scene that presented itself was as DIS
tressing as could be imagined. Lying upon the
floor was the body Of the man of whom they were
in ouest and from whom all life had evidently
been long extinct. His head reposed upon one
hand: there was no indication of pain and his
whole appearance was that of one who had fallen
into gentle sleep. Several yals were upon the
table, but there was no evidence that they had
contained any poison.
As the deceased had been living for some time
in this house by himself, it showed the usual alb
sence of the other sex, bat no evidence ot
the violent manner in which he had met his death.
Upon the rnantelpiece was found a letter aa
dressed TO his wife. 1t was characterized by none
of the ordinary terms Of endearment, and was
mostly concise statement of the sums which he
owed and which were due him, in the usual man
ner of charging accounts. At the bottom of this
and without any other words of Introduction, was
statement, written in French, and of which the
following is a literal translation:
"Here is what thou owest. (Then follows two
accounts which were due him. That is all that
thou owest. - has offered me twenty-tw o
cents for red "copper" and seventeen cents yellow
a pound | wish you to sell it go to them in my
name Be sure to pull down the old shed "a piece
of property that belonged to him at the end OF
his garden, and which could be sold for Old lum-
berj by the end of the month to save trouoie
The other accounts you will find 10 my porte
folio. Do not accuse any one OF my deaDh
alone am the author. Do not forget the garre
| furniture" 80 b. AoNiA'
| New Orleans, September 81 1856
| The furniture referred to in the garret proved
| to be of considerable value. 1t would seem from
the allusion to the old shed that he had deter
mined to take his departure from life in order t
allow Of his house being leased by the 1st Of th
month The date of his letter, it will be observed
was the 2lst Of September, and he must, there
| fore, have resolved upon it several days befor
the event happened. 1t is supposed that he mus
have died from taking chloroform or opium il
some form. He was first missed by his friends a
a cofteehouse at which he was accustomed t
spend every, evening, as is the custom of many Q
his countrymen, generally occupied in playin
doninoes. The deceased lived at No. % Toplous
street, in three-story house, with not soul
occupy it but himself. He was buried by 9
Societ6 de Benfaisance FRANCHISE, of which
was member.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

HONOR ABLE.-Al Of our people are familiar
with John DabHey, the celebrated colored restau-
rateur of ouScitF, and these who Know him best
place the most implicit confidence in his honor >
and circumstance which came TO our knowledge
a few days since proves hGw wortkiiy this conn
denee is bestowed.
Wishing to purchase his own and his yife's free
dona, John some years back applied To- his master,
who, although JOHN, as celebrated caterer and
bartender, Has+ very valuable servant, readily
conceded (as.was she universal custom of South
ern gentemen) to the request, and agreed to let
| John purchase himself and his wife for many hun
dred dollars less than their value, and TO pay him
as he could make it convenient.
| John went to- work manfElly and paid for his
| wife, but at the close Of the war still owed his
master balance of two hundred dollars on his
| purchase. There were not wanting advisers who
/ wish the peculiar ideas of honesty entertained by
some people, urged John not te paythe balance Of
the. debt. Amt you free anYhow3' they urged,
but John replied, NO my master acted like
gentleman to me; lie let me buy myself and my
wife cheap; Eowehina the money honestly, andI
intend to pay it, And he kept bis word, and q
few days age, despite the hard times. John dis
charged the obligation in full
Stssh conddet eviRces regard for honor which
v9ouk3 ennoble any man, and John viii stand tand
bdeseFyedy) higher than ever in the estimation Of
, [eyeFy Richmond gentleman. John belongs to thai
Numerous and respectable portion of our colered
IpopElation who giEa Wardwella and Hunnieutt Inc
, cold shoulder; attend to their own business, pay
) their debts and with sagacity which does credit
to their understanding rely fortheir support upoE
their old masters who will, they know, despite the
/, malicious fabrieaions of few ignorant calumni
: (atops,) prove themselves in the future as they
have ever done in the past, their best and huesl
: friands.-s Richmond Enquirer.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Various Items.

Our engagements did not permit US to follow
the remains of Captain Brewer, buried on Friday
from his late residence, and it was not our good
fortune to hear the discourse of Father Jeremiah
Moynihan, in his church on Dryades street over
the body of the deceased gentleman. We nave
heard the sermon spoken of by those present as
a most impressive discourse. The Reverend
Father while admonishing his hearers as to the un-
certain tenure of life, illustrated in the sudden
death of Captain Brewer, in theprime OF life, ad-
yerted to his character as a most exemplary one,
in war brave and patriotic soldier, in peace
good and useful citizen, and at all times devoted
christian.
The turn ont of the police force under Major
Manning at the funeral, attracted general atten-
ton. 1t was the first time citizens had an oppor-
tunty of seeing so large number of the force
assembled and their manly bearing and general
responsibility of appearance were remarked by
all who beheld the procession.
If ia an organization of which the people of
New Orleans may be justly proud There are not
many Pouches among them, but there are what
is far better for the interests and morals OF com
munitv-an abundance Of brave and honest men
who are not to be deferred from the performance
of duty by dangers or by the corruptions Of
knayery.
Analarm of fire was caused yesterday morning
by the burning of chimney on Greatmen street
near Frenchman. Last night about 10 o'clocl
fire broke out in a house on Rampant street, be
tween St. Phillip and Ursulines streets occupied
? by negroes. The flames were extnguished by tn
police without damage of consequence.
Mr.. Sheppard, an employee in the upholstery c
Mr.. Geo. w Homan, No. II Royal street, frat
tured his ankle and wrist on Saturday by fallin
through the sky-light of Messrs. Peet, Simms
Co.'s store, on Magazine street. Mr.. sheppa1
was on a ladder, engaged in fixing curtain
shade the bssk office. The ladder slipped and
fell to the floor, receiving the wounds me
toned.
An application was made on Saturday to Jule
Abel, of the First District Court, to admit TO ba
Patrick Johnson, the police officer committed
Recorder Letten to be tried for the homicide
Edward Heron. The Judge refused the apple
ton, as he did not know what would be the tindi
of the graad jury, and if they indicted the accus
for murder, the otfense was not bailable.
The pavement torn up on Royal street, betwe
Customhouse and Canal, to lay track for II
road, will soon be replaced, the city authorit
having obtained the consent of Messrg Nichol
& Co., pending the injunction suit of Mr.. NJ,
TO- gomery to prevent railroad from being
heir through the street.
Mary Jane Bell, a oolored woman, whose ar
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER l, 1866.

on charge Of defrauding Ellen Sullivan Of fifty
dollars, has been noticed in these columns, was
examined by Recorder Ahern: on Saturday, and
discharged.
The Fire Department turned out very nuner-
ousy on Saturday to attend the funeral Of the late
Mr. Charles D. Slack, member of Philadelphia
Engine Company No. Il. He was but twenty
three years of age, and died of cholera. He
served faithfully and gallantly in the army Of Vir-
ginia from the commencement to the close of the
war. and is spoken of with the highest respect by
all who knew hin,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

OLp MAIDs.--A sprightly writer expresses l&fE
opinion of old maids in the following manner: II
am Inclined to think that many, OF the satiriieal
credit than Is generally imagined. Is woman re-
markably neat in her person2 Sac will certa ialy
be an old maid. Is she particularly rese' iEed
toward the other sex? She has ail the squea' mish
ness Of an old maid Is she frugal in her exr lenses
| and exact in her domestic concerns? She is cut
out for az old maid. And il she is kindly nmane
to the animals about her, nothing can sc!Ys her
from the appellation of an old maid. In short
have always found that neatness nedesty,
economy and humanity are the never fail Jug char
aeteriscs Of that terribly abused creatt tean old
m9id.n
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Mortuarv Reporta.

The 5dbjoined sable presents the deaths from
cholera and other diseases, together with eassi-
tlcaton, with reference to color, reported to the
Board OF Health since the existence of cholera
IN the city became an established fact This table
does not inSlude the iurerments from the Marine
Hospital, which, being under military control, are
not reported to the board, From the 5th to the
8th August The board has no returns from the
cemeteries The first daily report was made to
the board on the 9th August. That, and all the
succeeding daily reports, show the interments up
to O'Clock Of the morning of the day the report
NAV be dated <
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

that they vii assume on the morrow. But the
lively air is finished; the momentary spell is for
gotten; the world is taken with an impulse to move
on somewhere else, or to penetrate past the
ticket office, into the world Of mimic life,
which just now lies hid behind the curtain Every
body else goes to bed, and, as there is nothing
more left bctto sit still, or do as Augustus adj
ylsed his courties to do, upon his death bed-ap-
piaud-we shall allow themto witness the falling
OF the curtain and, likewise, retire.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

Saturday night about o'clock, large crowd
of negroes were disturbing the peace, at the cor
ner of Barracks and IRENE streets. One of the
party named Joseph Manuel, whom it was at
tempted to arrest, was successful in making his
escape, but was afterwerds arrested, with mus
ket in his possession. He was charged with an
ATTEMPT to kill.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
UHTED STATES NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
BETWEEN SPAIN AND CHILL.

NEW YoRK, Sept. 29.-Advices from Paris, by
the Cubas mails, state that the Marquis de Gafifet
goes, as civil administrator, with General de
Castelnau, the special envoy to Mexico.
A dispatch from Madrid says the Spanishrgov.
ernment has been informed that the negotiations
undertaken By tile United States government tc
bring aboutpeace between Chill and Spain were
progressing favorably.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Galumnies About Delaying Soldiers
Bounties Refuted.

WASHINGTON, Sept 3O.-The secretary of war
has published official order in which he refutes
certain untruthful charges of the enemies Of the
administration relating to the payment Of bounties
to soldiers. under the late act of Congress.
He says the payment has aot been delayed by
any action or interference Of the President or
secretary Of the treasury, nor was the report of
the military board, appointedto make the rules on
the subject, suppressed by either them.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

DEATH OF HOWELL RosE OF CoosA, AnM--
This old citizen of Coosa. so well known for his
wealth and his eceentricities, died last week at
his log cabin in Coosa county, AIabaraa. By
hoarding his means for many years he had heen
enabled to accumulate property of neasy $500, !,
009 all of which passes by his death to the use of
his wife for life. We learn that his executors our
worthy fellow,gitizens, Messrs. TrimbIc, Ha5ehett
and Saxon, were not forgotten in his, wils. Mr.
Rose had, in former Will, left body Of land,
embracing several thousand acres, TO be divided
among his negroes, whom he intended 10 manu-,
/ he experienced at the hands of the enemy, lie
changed his will. and committed them to tha
freedmans bureau.
After the surrender, & body Of Yankees went t.
the old mans house in search of gold, and threat
ened to hang him unless he prOdace3 it. Tbs oil
man coolly told them to hang, and that the
would fad his pretty tough Oh neck The
hung him up three times, but pre- duced no, eonfe'
sion.
No man of the neighbour ood was probabl
more extensively known thar Howell Rose.
MONTGOMERY Mail.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

Owing to the removal Of the Office of the Board
Of Health, on Saturday, and the sexton Of ST.
Joseph cemetery being unable to find the new
Office, no return was made fronl that cemetery on
saturday For some cause, unknown to US, the
Office was closed earlier than usual Yesterday and
we were unable TO obtain the report for the day.
Two deaths from yellow fever were reported on
Saturday.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Arrlvals011 the Prlnelpal Hoteas.

ST. CHARLES HOTEL g v Tinker, La y v
Mansfield, St Louis; 9 Caldwell, Mrs Q Caldwell;
four children and servant, MS Davidson Hrs
Niche, Texas Y Byrney Louisiana N z SUI. u
Whalen and wife, 3 s Wilton, q w Fairchild, A G
Swain jr St Charles Randolph Mississippf;i ]
Maheg, Cincinnati; A McGuyor, jr, Memphis
wood and wife Texas Major FoESyth y is : a;
wife and child, ST Louis; Hitchcock, city.
CITY HoTEL-Major Geo y pnIans,; TeNas
A Z Knox E R Smith, j Heaton, Jno L Brown
A I, Bell, Texas; " D5Tisdale, Arkansas; +
Francis Hensley, Texas; j B Wilson W s Waur
ringham,, Alabama Il Alker, Mrs Y = Alker
Charles Wolf, Tennessee /; L Bowers; G s Lawkin
j EMcLean; Thomas Lynch and lady.
ST. JAMES HoTRh1Col Jno snthgrlqn,
Mobile: W r Daniel, Clinton, w D Fields. Jno !
Smith, John D Brotton, Heath, 7 Heath; Texas
W Parham, L Goubel, Chs E Smedes AM
wffe, Mobile; Major w Fl Hunt, La; Thos P Bruce
Scotland; A Smedes, jr, Pass Christiaa, Mis-
Ann WheFle, Miss Phebe Tubrice, Henry Fon
| tGine Ala.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
sardInes and Preserves.

100 cases half and quarter boxes SARDlNEs, of the
brands of j. Peneau, F. Rondenet It Co.,
Lefranc, Balestre & Maeriu. EA
10 cases half boxes MUSHROOMS, j. Peneau.
Is half boxes PETITS POTS F. RoudCnet.
100 :. Assorted BRANDY FRUITS.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

The hog cholera is raging terriblyin Tennessee,
The Fonesborough Flag says that several of the
farmers in that section of the State have lost
every hog they had W nile others are equally un-
fortunate. The dise9 se is not confined to partcu-
lar districts, al, but extends throughout the
country and the complaints are alarming. Ii this
state Of affairs c. 5ntinues long there will not be
enough left for. home supply, and likely, much
suffering mg st be the result among the poorer
| classes Of he people during the coming winter
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Legend of GnIlntln gtreet.

Apropos Of the proposed removal of disrepu-
table women from Dauphn street, we are re-
minded Of story which we have fofborne long
enough from telling, It is of driver who en-
gineers about town two-story wagon so arranged
and divided up into pigeon holes as to hold with
out breaking load of bottles of wine. One or
two hundred of the latter constitute cargo
Though it has nothing to do with the story and
these he has to leave at different groceries, bar
rooms and private houses
But hauling about constantly cargo of liquor
| reminds drivers Of the purpose for which 1t is
made and bottled, and it SO happened that he
never delivered his wares in the bar room in g
certain disreputable street without going in to
take drink himself The pleasure however was
attended with drawback. The moment his face
was turned his bottles would commence to dis
| appear, and he at length bethought himself of a
way of getting his revenge.
In the house in which he was employed there
had been accommodating for some time consider
arabic stock of bottles which had been condemned
as worthless on account of the fermentation and
mustiness of the liquor. These he was now or
dered TO carry away, and he now saw that the
matter would not prove difficult. Having laden
his wagon with these bottles the contents Of which
| he3 doctored with one or two drugs, known to
the medical profession, he repaired to the bar
room in question, and was soon engaged in a
long conversation with the bar-keeper. When he
concluded to leave, he of course, found that his
wagon was empty. But passing near the place not
long after, he heard the pestilence had made its
appearance in that neighborhood and that the
cholera, yellow fever and all manner Of summer
complaint had suddenly broken out With unex-
ampIed fury.
He was little shy Of making his appearance in
the classic and narrow streeted locality the next
day, and when he did the result showed his appre-
| tensions were not altogether groundess. There
was tremendous hoisting Of windows and eject
ing Of bottles and whatever missiles came most
conveniently to hand. He was blackguarded aud
cursed, and the atmosphere made so hot about
him that he had to lash up his horse for his life
But from that day out the contents of his wagor
remained undisturbed.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01

PETERSBURG TRADE LoJ1lSG UP;-TEsnt.y,t59Feee ee
bags of peanuts said to be very hael aa5sSu , ~
the Southern depot, Petersburg, on 1eesoas' eS
Undoubtedly trle, but you ought to nave told
the whole truth about this peculiar
neighbor They were consigned to Kse@onS oas
merchant ard bought for tne goooT whnh has
.tris'' H@IS in me e. capital.-[Petsrsharg Index,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
Cordials, Etc.

80 cases Herman, Green and Yellow, Super
CORDIAL.
z5o baskets Extra superfne ANISETrE.
90 cases Extra Superfne Assorted CoRD1Ahs.
60 . MARAsCHIN0.
10 :. CURACAO.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-01
sromwei4s dissolution crtb. surr g.rrt..-
ment sa- : = $50

Tie 20th, 1863, is the date Of tI1is rnezaayaI,la
! event. Las parliament by which Charles 4 mad
| oeeu met and overcome had dwiniIed Down hv
various purgadoas to. about ifty-three members,
who aimed at becoming sort Of mild olirarehy
| for the administration Of the Commonwealth.
They were deiiberatiBg on bill for the future
representation, in which they should haye per-
manent place, when Cromwell resolved to make
an end Of them. 1t was the last incident in the
natural series of revolution, placing military
power above all other.
Cromwell, having ordered company Of muske-
teers to follow him, entered the House IN plain
black clothes and worated stockings and sitting
down, listened for awhile to their pT5eeediBgss
Hearing at length the question put, that the blll
do pass, he rose, put off bis hat, aud Beg8nstos
speak. In the course Of his address he told them
Of their selfseeking and delays Of jastcer sih at
length Sir Peter Wentworth Interrupted hin1 With
a remonstrance against such language. Them
blazing up, he said, "We have had enough of tHisj
| will put an end TO your prating,r
Stepping into the floor of the House and clap
ping on his hat, he commenced violent harangae,
which he occasionally emphasized by stamping
with his feet, and which came mainly 90 this
g 1t is not fit you should sit here any long sFyou
have sat too long for any good y0z have been
doing lately. You shall now give piece 10 petter
men, "CalH them inr5 he exclaimed, and his
officer Harrison and flle Of soldiers entered the
House. Then proceeding: " You are TO parma
stern eye upon Mr. Cnafoner; some oil you are
- a word expressive Of a worse inlfnt 1ratity,
and he looked at Henry Martin and Sir Ieter
Wentworth; living IN open contempt Of Gods
Some Of you are eorTHpt un-
just persons; how can you be a pariiaEsf i for
Gods people, Depars, I say, aud let ~ nave
done with yoE. Cor
He lifted the mace from the table and gng g It
to a musketeer, to be taken away. He Gsa sed
Harrison to give his hand to Speaker LeEf hal
and Eead him down frong The chair. The rae NJ
bers cowed by his violence and the sight OF b IS
armed men, moved gloomily out of the ho4us. J.
:. 1t is She Lord that hath caused me 70 do this
he said II have sought that He would rather
slay me than put ne upon doing this WeFkr sir
Harry Fane yentGYed a remonstFance. t0h, Sir
Harry Vane exclaimed the lord genera, " the
Lord deliver me troIa Sir Harry VaneiH When ALI
had gone cut he came out too, and locked thes
door From that tire he was master of the three
kingdoms for about tive and half years.