The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-21
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fesslon last evening responded to the invitation of
the Health Committee of the Senate to meet with
the latter 10 the Senate Chamber in order to take
INTO consideration the question of establishing a
sanitary Board for the State or city, the case
might occur. The meeting may be considered a
preliminary one and the result was therefore &C
cordmgly. DR.. Drmeyer secretary of the Board
OF Health, made some pointed remarks concerning
the present system. which was utterly deficient.
and urged that the metropolitan health district
bill proposed by Senator Todd of Jefferson, should
be extended beyond its present proposed
limits and made to comprise the whole State
DIR. s. Smith, president Of the Board of Health
also spoke at some length upon the necessity Of
reform. The board was now nothing more than
quarantine board, with no powers, or very lin
Senator Day finally made motion, which was
adopted, to the effect that our medical men be in
vted TO assemble at their earliest convenience and
draft project for creating Board of Health to
be submitted TO the Senate committee on health
for their consideration.
The question is of so much importance that Ii Is
their valuable cooperation to the General As
sembly. who have for once turned away their
attention from politics to provide for the welfare
OF the community.
TIE SPECTACLE presented last evening upon our
streets by The display of not more than four clubs
ct the Seymour and Blair persuasion was unsur-
passable, and Is sufficient evidence that the
grand turnout on the goth will be the most
gorgeous pageant that New Orleans shall have
ever displayed within the memory of man.
The most remarkabe-and the term is used in
its fullest sense-feature of last evenings pro-
cession was the appearance of some forty or fifty
young ladies in carriages, fianked by the members
Of the Hancock Guards on foot, and in open
order, their torches throwing soft yet brilliant
light upon the beautiful and animated faces of the
fair ones who had cOndescended TO lend their
presence 70 the eDchantment of the scene
For the first time since our recollection has that
most noble and perfect portion of humanity actively
mixed in our politics. Under any other circum-
stance might have been reticent upon a subject
so delicate, but boldly declare that the times re-
quTe not only the intellectual and physical efforts
OF the steiner man to carry out the objects Of
true Democracy, but also the encouragement that
woman only can give. What cannot be obtained
by energy or force is often reached by the per.
sussive power of smiles and sparkling eyes.
We sincerely hope that upon every occasion
they will find ft escorts in the Hancock Guards
BAR Guards, Seymour Knights, Blair Knights,
Fossil Guards, Constitution Club, Broom Rangers
and other Democratic organizations of this city.
Come ont, ladies, in all your beauty, attraction
and persuasion, and make our hearts swell with
pride TO know that as you have done in former
and dsl ker days so will you DO now; that vic
tory IN the political contest is witsin our grasp.
The SENATE, like the late Black and Tan conveu.
ton, boasts of funny man. Whenever quorum
is wanted to transact business. he is always ready
10 entertain the present members during the
monotonous moments they have to spend while
waiting for the result Of the attempts of the ser.
geant alarms to bring in absent members. His
wit however, is not always prOmotive Of the
dignity of the Senate of the State of Louisiana.
THB TEMPERATURE yesterday as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamel's removed 70 Ill
Canal sJTeet, was as follows: At AN II de-
grees IL n. S4; 3 Pm. SO; P. N. 81.
The temperature yesterday, a. shown by the
observations of A. b. Grisw0ld 4 Co.. corner
Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: Ats
A NJ. 81 degrees; IL NJ. SS P. NJ. Sc /; 6 P. N. S5.
An APPARENT family disagreement resulted on
Wednesday in the arrest Of Mrs. Sullivan under
the charge of Kidnapping a child The founda-
ton of the accusation is yet TO be investigated.
RoBBLRIEs - Tuesday night the residence of
Mr.. d. Burlieny, No. 2l5 Maine street, was
robbed OF clothing worth $500. On Wednesday
night, cOlOred man. the of tho o~p,a'.
OF the MIttie Stephens was knocked down by
three men, and what he had was taken from him.
Alexander Bureaus and henry Arthur are charged
by Prince Grant with robbing him of some
money, particulars not appearing.
HoMICDE.-On Wednesday night last, Mr..
Charles Joseph shot and killed an unknown negro
who, at the time, was on bis premises endeavor.
ing TO rob. Mr.. Joseph surrendered himself i'm.
mediatey and courts an investigation.
ANOTHER PROBABLE HOMICIDE d. Dupont
was locked up on Wednesday night, accused Of
striking an old man, named Pat. Mul ady, over the
head with club with sufficient force as, prob
ably, te cause bis death. The ARRAY occurred on
the corner of Canal and Baronne streets. Ii will
shortly be looked into.