The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-12
EoraI 5nteIlissnfe.

hEPokToRIAL BREyTIEs.-Manager Beamer vii
reopen the Olympic Theater this evening. Man,
Of the old fasorites will appear.
John Mullay, Esq, editor of the New Yorl
Metropolitan Record and Vindicator. lectures th
evening at the National Theater upon the subjec
Of the condition Of the country.
1he new steamer Belle Lee on her last trip up
the river, made the run to Donaldsonvills in five
| lours and twenty-five minutes; to Baton Rouge
in nine hours and forty minutes; to Bayou Sara 10
twelve and half hours. and to Yicksburg il
| thiIty-one hours and twenty minutes.
The authorities Of Carrollton have adopted an
orolnsnce conferring upon Col. 8. L. James the
privilege OF constructing a railroad on Levee
street from Jefferson to Upper Line street, and
another from the upper line of Jefferson city 70
Lower Line street in Carrollton. These roads
viii connect with those Of the st. Charles street
company starting from Canal street, and will open
TO convenient communication with the city q
large section now some hat difficult of access.
lot OF jewelry. consisting Of breast pins, ear
rings, neck chains and other articles, stolen from
Ar; John Lazarus, were found yesterday by spe-
cial officer Mark.
Chiefs aid Bradley has arrested VIM. McDon-
aid, charged with embezzlement by Mr.. ]. B.
Henry Bradley. colored, is accused by Eli Rob-
inson. also coored, with assault and battery with
intent to murder.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
Thermometer at G. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets, was as follows: At 6 A.
NJ 81 degrees; at IL NJ, II at 8 P. NJ, ~; at
P. NJ, 20.
The rad Gals will hold meeting at Mechanics
Institute this evening for the nomination OF mu-
nicipal and parish officers TO be voted for at the
coming election.
That well known United States restaurant. No.
l2S Common street, will be reopened shortly An
invitation TO lunch there on Saturday evening is
thankfully acknowledged.
Dave Johnston, the popular agent of the Georgia
State lottery, has removed his Office from No. 40
ST. Charles street to No. Is Commercial Alley,
where prizes may be bought and cashed, as usual
VIM. McChesney Jones has been appointed a
notary public fer this parish by his excellsncy
6OverDor Baker.
Some ladies have entirely discarded bonnets
and wear ten cent pies over their lovely eyes,
One whom we saw yesterday had the appearance
of being tied up in large bundle of silk.
The man Benson, who was brought all the way
from Memphis on suspicion of being the party
who committed the so-called outrage on the
Knersteiner family, was taken before the girl
Frederica Bruche yesterday, and she said he was
not the man. He was, therefore, discharged from
custody.
EXPENSES OF THE STREET CoxxIsstoSER's De-
PARrMENT-"T Tldt's The Wdyfhe Money Goes.r
Annexed IS the statement OF the monthly expenses
Of the street commissioners department from the
3lst May last to the lst inst. taken from the OFF.
cial recoros 1t viii be seen that during the eight
months ofthst period IN which Baker was in Office
the average expenditure exceeded that for the
month Of February, when Mr.. Field was
the commissioner. by S. 66S IS per month";
aud If Mr., Field had been permitted
to remain he would have reduced the
monthly outlay two or ihree thousand dollars
more month. General Grant therefore, In or.
6ering the restoration of an officer removed by
General Hancock and indicted by the Grand Jury
for corruption in Office, has reinstated system
by which, in 8 single department OF the municipal
government, the impoverished taxpayers OF the
city are plundered at the rate Of one hundred aud
twenty or one hundred and thirty thousand dol.
lars year No wonder city notes 90 down.