The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-09

up and down those steps thousands Of times with
IN me last half century, Livingston, Grimes
ford and others. whose voiees are never araIn \,
zero n our balls Of justics-men who made tn,
bar OF New Orleans the greatest in America.
GeeGLE THINKS the Southern ought still to b,
| called the slave States-only q little more 40
says that acute and penetrating mind: Z" The ne
| groes alone used TO be saves--now the negro il
the slave of the scslawag; and eetween the two
classes, the poor, white, native people are thu
most absolutely enslaved of all"
The STEAMER GEN. MEADE, Merchants, line
| Ior New York, Saturday evening, carried out the
nrst bale OF new cotton the same bale of which
Phelps, hcCullech Co. sent a sample to the
| CRESCENT.
| on the street yesterday. He was an aged African
near three-score and ten. He bore the inc le
club, or shiny stick but instead of bearing il on
his shoulders or using it TO aid uncertain steps
| his arm, and at the other end was an attenuated
and most fOrlorn looking carpet-bag, yawning
widely for the expected spoils. One trouser leg
was rolled up nearly to the knee; the other was
| worn at the heel, and dragged on the bsnquette,
| ss he sauntered towards the State House. l. he
to be the confTere of Col. Desne, of my staff -
and aid-de-camp to his excellency or president of
the military academy at Alexandria!
sUNsTRoKE caused the death, yesterday, at the
corner of Peace and Bagatelle streets, of man
whose name is unknown.
Two RoBBERIEs were reported Yesterday: one
that of the house OF Mr.. Edmond, corner st. Mary
and Laurel streets, whence the thieves stole
revolver and the enormous amount of sixty.fye
cents the other that of the house of Mr.. Good.
speed, on Annunciation street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets. The latterintruders ut alarmed,
however, and left Mr.. Goodspeed' premises with
good speed.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday as shown by the
Thermometer O. Duhamalfa removad IN III
Canal street, was as follows: At A. N. 70 de-
grees; IL N. Sc; 3 P. N. 90; P. N. SO.
Ii A MAN stops at a show window and pretends
to examine the contents closely, he will find him.
self in five minutes surrounded by crowd trying
TO discover what excited bis attention. A gentle
nan in Paris once undertook, for a heavy wager
TO attract crowd of five hundred persons on the
street in ten minutes. without speaking a word or
making gesture. He placed himself in front of
the statue of Henri Quartre, and fixed his gaze
upon IL. Within the time allotted the passage
way was literally blocked up with hundreds of
people looking mp at the statue. The gentleman
finally turned towards the throng, and remarking,
81 thought saw the king move his arm" quietly
walked away.
FIFTH DISTRICT CoURr.-The city of Baltimore
sues the parties now in possession Of the property
upon which the Orleans Thester was situated, and
where the ball room still remains for S29370,
balance due on the purchase price. The property
has been singularly i'll fsted. The theater was
ball room aud the coffee house beneath. Bust
ness of all kinds seems to have deserted that por.
ton of the city. The parties in possession have
paid large installments on the purchase price, but
now find their investment so absolutely unprofta
bic that they cannot meet the balance due.
WE LEARN from Pass Christian that the wound
in the arm sustained by Mr.. P. X. Mayors, of the
Hsndsboro Democrat, in his late rencounter at the
Pass had entirely healed, and that Mr.. Mayers
himself. having been again turned over 70 the
civil autborltles-who ad once already acquitted
him-had been released under bonds, and resumed
the conduct of his paper.
AT HEADQUARTERS. matters have been very
dull Of late, since civil Affairs have ceased TO en-
gross the attention Of the general and his staff,
and the more legitimate functions Of military life
been resumed. One no longer sees there at any
given hour, the wonted number of Office seekers
or compliments.
A JUVENILE DEMocRATIc CLUB honored Us
with a visit last evening, and after the customary
three rousing cheers, marched off amid cries of
"Hurrsh fur me and hull lot o. fellers ~
"step up ahead there, Tough McGulligan!'-
" Bully for Blair ~ Mdcte Uitute, etc.
The FRENEN's FESTIVAL, which was to have
come on at the Fair Grounds today, has been
again postponed under snticipations OF unpropi.
tious skies. Sunday next, the 10th inst, is the
date named.
TEE STREETS were alive last night with music,
mirth and merrment. On Canal street, from
Camp out as far rs Claiborne, the sidewalks on
either side were crowded with people, while the
windows and balconies displayed numerous gath
erings, awaiting the passage OF the Knights.
A FIRE broke out about hslf-past seven O'Clock
last evening in the dwelling house of Mr. George
Fields, No. $50 Constance street, owned by Mr..
j. Mcnamara. II was extinguished by policemen,
aided by citizens, after mosquito bar and part
of bedstead had been destroyed and the ceiling
somewhat damaged.
ro,,o,., c-rn.r-~ oT.In roi;o. co..o ...o-t,
that as the engines were on their way TO the fire
last evening, Hook and Ladder No. came in col
lision with engine No. q at the corner of Fulton
and First streets, and that two boys we're slightly
injured, one in the hand and the other in the foot.
TUE ALARM OF FIRE at a late hour last night
came from No. los house on Dumaine street.
TIE FUNERAL CEREMONIES of the late George
F. knight were numerously attended ct No. 232
BsrOnBe street, yesterday, by his brethren Of
Alpha Home Lodge No. ", F. and A. NJ. and
Merchants Lodge No. AZ, |. o. o. F., and by his
friends generally. The double disaster which
Caused his death has made a lasting impression in
the minds OF the community.
THAT FAMOUS OH PAINTING, "Life on the Me-
tairie, was ratfied for on Friday evening, ovlr
Hawkins's saloon, and was won by Mr.. George Il q.
Clarke, of the Orleans House.
George Clarke is an excellent fellow, liked by
every man in town, kindly and liberal, and we. as
well as our fellOw-citizens, rejoice in his great
luck The ticket with which Mr.. Clarke won was
presented him by q friend. Several baskets Of
champagne were opened on the occasion, and the
CREsCENT reporter drank bumper to George and
the Orleans house.
ROBERT BRAvoRA. charged with uttering coun-
terielt i've cent nckels, and selling them at two
cents and a half each, was sent before Commits.
sioner Warren yesterday by Recorder Jackson.
The coins are of lead and so poorly executed that
none but the most ignorant can fail to see their
wOrthlessness.
GEN. ]. B. STEEDNAN, collector Of internal
for this FIRST district Of Louisiana, arrived
from Washington on Friday evening, and has
again assumed charge of his Office at the Custom
aOuse.
The REDUCTION in the number of United States
commissioners, by Judge Darrell, has transferred
to Commissioner Warren, . considerable am punt
Of criminal business, among which are included
the various charges of couBterfeiting, or passing
counterfeit money. The Office Of Mr.. Warren is
daily ss busy as 8 court room.
THERE Is TO BIZ A Pic Nc given at Carrollton
n 6pv nv colored Democracv William