New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-16

LonIssana Intelligence.

ANOTHER FIRE lS si5AT 9iA5ttt - iie NaAetts
says that Il tre broke out On Thursday destroying
two buildings on Church street, one belonging to
Mrs. Lsslzante and the ether TO the Misses Brunot
No insurance. IA
& Inn EEvREss The Gazette of Saturday an
nolnces the arrival Of Gen. Humphreys, with a
corps Of assistants, and SAYS that he designs pro-
ceeding immediateIy with two or three regiments
81 men to points along the coast, for she purpose
of Commencing the work upon the levees. 4.
u BATON RouGE AND GRossE TETE RAILROAD -
4 The following gentlemen were elected On the 9Th
instant, as Directors Of The Baton Rouge, Crosse
Tete and 0peIonsas Railroad, On behalf Of the
{ Stockholders of amid Road /: \ AZ. Durable, Alex.
Barrow, ~ Cs Montan and Bat Barrow.
A HA1sBsBAp TH ESQ ARR AS Mr.. Dewitt Car
ter, Of East FelicIana, with negro man, WAS
Tuesday evening Last, wIen within a short dis
4ance from town, tree fell across their horses,
killing them both instantly. Mr.. Carter and the
we're both slightly injured from the fall Of
EESs n zsas W y stsreensbnsg journal.
sLs KxTsRpRIsIsa sHowN AS The Baton Rouge
Gazet1 n under the head OF Y cute young 'un, 8
tailsf lse following II: @ ss
The great number of dArkies recently mustered
ont Of the army and paid off at this post has set to
work the wits Of sharpers to practice the roping
Iii a gaues, and many a poor yictimized Cuffee is
made ty repent his greenness when coming in con
y tact with them.
Ws saN tlle other day bright mnlatto lad a
greenhacks from the negroes pockets into his
own. H6 Ind taken his stand on q doorstep, and a
lot Of innocent and amiring ebony idiers were
gathered ar0und him. With a yellow cord, the
only article he used in his magical performance,
ID would form two parallel loops, and placing
them OH the step, would offer to bet that no one
present E could catch the string as he turned it
LIx<xkA 49, nIz
Il the finger Of any one placed perpendicularly
within H, simply BIZ pulling at one end Of the
stfina Of course there were greenies enough to
bet That he couldn't do any such thing. They
& couldn't see it In the same light that the
youngster did. Money was freely planked up on
\ the issue and as freely gohbled up by the young
magician, Who never failed Of course, to- be on
az lie amount # i've dollars IN the
nice little operation, and lostit in a twinkling,
rolled 1p Tho whites Of bis eyes, NJ gTinned forth
ghastly smiIe, showing his snow white worries,
Iugubrious ejaculation, (. Well WE'LL be did! !;
We asked The young swindler how mnch he had
made TINT morning by bib interesting avocation.
He answered with smile Of joyous exultation
five dollars We passed on, thinking he
wo1ld do for beginner, and moralizing as to his
future. u
CEDsron The eighth Of January vas celebrated
in Clinton BY grand bali.
a LABoRER WoRTHy OF MS H1RE.--We learn
that large number Of the mustered out white
out dssirs % remain ii Tic South aud are anxious
to go toE;work on plantations to make cotton.
These msn are hardy industrious and energetic
SONS The Vest, used tn honest work, and if given
INTEREST Id the crop. their labor on plantation
would be worth more thRn twice their number Of
freedmen. We trust that each and every one of
them may be able to effect advantageous arrange
menta To remain in cur country and aid its people
70 resAote measure what they have contributed
so much to destroy As! before stated. these SOL
diers are from the West, and we add as an aldi-
fional none NJ them are afflicted with snigger
on the brain n like Thad. Stevens and Charles
Sumner Baton Rouge Advocate.
We learn that many Of the men belonging to the
troops etatl0ned here, have Expressed their deter
animation main N the South. There arc many
favorabie end tisfactory arrang ements with all
Hllo are 90 disposed. Clinton Democrat.
! The RtVER The Bayou Sara Ledger Of the 18th
reports Vie river rising about six inches every "a
hours.
IBERvrL The IbervilIe South Of the lath says
Our citizens are doing but little il the way Of
contracting thus far Their emplo yeas. during the
past year, show but little disposition 10 comply
With Gen. Bairds orders, Or the planters wish
Many Of these intelligent contrabands z have a
I'LL iasts thsre Il ttIs cars for lie morrow with
them they I've III the full enjoyment of their idea
Of freedom, and care for no more.
Many flyosite servants feel they acted badly
pA4 HtASItEb ~ lucy QIA ana IeeI
backward about retnrning /; many, very many
Neve driven away, md all have been induced, in
NayA too veil known 10 us all to regard their old
owners slspicion, # not downright aversion,
M0tNithef6 nding the self.eVident fact, despite
|. present adices n that these are their best
With labor IN It's present state Of "confusion,
Mofse confounded.r there is indeed but discour-
4kjng prospect before us: However, let sus mot /
Sssssae ~ 4 AXE things as We find them, . and
RkoEits 0s LxBoR, Two white men on the +
e Az this State, above New Orleans by