The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
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streets cf New orleans were cr0Nded with fdsnioo
ard beauty. II seems TO our uusophistcafed eye
as if all North America had sent its ovellest wo
men to New Orleans. such hair, such tasteful
dresses. such blooming compilations, such pretty
little twnklinR feet, surely were never seen out
side of New Orleans or its immediate vicinity.
The STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE are to meet
this evening. in their rooms over the Gem, on
Royal street, at hslfpast G.
IONA CoscLAvE's BALL LAST NIGHr.-Altbough
VOID 10 the wise has always been considered
sufficient, a word o. so extra about the wise may
Eot be deemed superfuous. This reDorteris not
prepared to state that these Seven Wise Men, like
their ilustrous pI ototypes, gather their lore from
the stars, but from astronomical observations
made by him under their auspices. he can safely
pronounce star eszing, as prsctced by these mys.
terious yOuths, success. As for their ball, II
was recherche, brilliant, magnificent.
"Of all that did chance 'twere long tale to tell
OF the dances and dresses and who was the belle
But each was so happy and all were so fair
That night stole away and the dawn caught them
there"
The interesting episode that took place Just be-
fore the ball must not, however, be omitted.
The esiimabe and accomplished Mrs. u. Lafon
most agreeably surprised the eminent chief,
chancellor and scribe, of Ionia Lodge, by pre-
seDtipg them each with splendid regalia. These
gentlemen were lobd in their praises aud enthusi-
sstlc in their admiration of their gifts. Among
the guests were conspicuous the Hon. Alex.
Dimitry and Hon. A. Sambola, who may be styled
the head and front of the order. The thanks OF
this reporter are especially due the Messrs. M.
A. Calopgne. emi ent chief; Chancellor M.
George, Chairman Eliacin Levy and E. X. Bar
nett. Success attend you, gentlemen. May the
mystic fire of your order never be quenched!
SorREE DANsANrE OF THE SIXTH WARD ROUGH
AND READY CLUB.-At the Portuguese. Society
Hall, on Bayou Road, will be offered tomorrow
night, to the friends of the Sixth Ward Club,
chance to drive dull care away and at the same
time show their appreciation of the vimi and
energy with which the Rough aud Ready boys
did their duty in the late campaign. With such
managers as Hon. A. sambols. Messrs. Gas.inel,
Fisher, Grosjean and Capt. s. w. Scott, the Soree
| DansaDte cannot fail to be happy success. One
of the CRESCENT locals tenders his thanks to Capt.
| Scott for his kind attention.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, % shown BY the
| thermometer at G. Duhsmel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Benville and Chartres streets. was
as follows: At s A. n. As degrees; IL n. So;
Pm. So: 6P.M.57.
TIE SOUTHWESTERN BIBLE SOCIETY holds its an.
niversary meeting at Dr. Palmer's Church on
| Sunday evening at o'clock. Addresses will be
delivered by Rev. Drs. Palmer and Harmon, aud
Rev. DR.. Doremus. the general agent, will read
! the annual report.
| and unterrifed Democratic president of the Fifth
| Ward Club, for his kind remembrance of the
CRESCENT reporters.
THREE CoLoRED POLICEMEN were on duty last
night, one each on ST. Joseph Julia and Lafayette
Streets in the first precinct. 1t is also stated that
the police commissioners have furnished the
| superintendent with q list of others, who have
been ordered to report to him for duty.
WE ARE INFORMED that Supervisor Creecy has
suspended Eugene Tisdae. internal revenue col
leetor, third district of Louisiana upon serious
charges. Mr.. Creecy was to have set out last
| evening for Baton Rouge, but did not get of, as
we found by inquiring at his hotel last evening.
THF CRY PRINTING PEsINEss-Mdndan,us Dis
| missed Yesterday came mp before the Fifth Dis
trict Court Judge Leaumont, the case of the State
| OF Louisiana, the relation OF A. l.. Lee (late
| editor ard proprietor OF the N. o. Republican, vs..
J. o. Landry, city controller. praying for man
dsmus 10 compel him to warrant on the city trea-
surer in his (Lee's) favor, for the sum of s249S,
| for printing and advertising for the month of Sep
| tember 1865, and the further sum Of $2l47 for
similar bills for the month Of 0ctobe 1865.
| The case came up on q rule on the controller to
| show cause why he should not issue the warrants
in question. The rule was argued by ]. Hawkins
and :. S. Fisb, Esq, for the relator, and A. Phil
lips. r. N. Ogden and H. j. Leovy, Esq, for the
The court ordered the mandamus to be dis.
| missed.
| r. +. KELLUM, ESQ.,, one of our Oldest sub
| scribers, sends us from Camden, Ark, through
| his factors in this city, Messrs. Peterson, Hill d.
| Elliott, ccrner Of Poydras and Tchoupitouas
streets, turnip much bigger round the waist than
| any New Orleans belle would acknowledge her.
| self to be, weighing nearly ten pounds and as
| sweet and sound as q hickory nut. As a product
from a tnrDip patch in south Arkansas, this vege.
able tells very highly for the intelligent aud
cessful farming OF the planters in that section Of
| country.
| DocToR AvILA, the indefatgable and efficient
| coroner Of the Second and Third Districts has
expressed bis determination to examine In its
minute details every case of still birth to which
| his attention may be called. The number of still
born children in this city has increased amazingly
since 1850. and though in the majority of instances
| the fault may be laid TO the ignorance and care
essDess of the negro mother and her assistants, it
is nevertheless sure that death has ensued through
intention on the part OF those engaged at the
parturiton. Nearly every day the two coroners
| are called to hold inquests on half a dozen, and
sometimes on ten or fourteen premature births
| or upon stlborn infants that have reached their
time but have been strangled or otherwise made
away with either during the process OF birth, or
Immediately before or after.
HEAVY SEIZURE OF TOBACCO was made by
order Of the collector Of internal revenue, on
Wednesday evening, upon the strength of state
| meDts made TO supervisor Creecy to the effect
that the tax had not been paid upon 1t. The whole
| quantity seized amounts, we are told, to about
| 35 900 pounds of manufactured tobacco 10 plugs,
| owned in different quantities by Messrs. Galloway
d johnson Simms, Levy Denegre J. M. Lewis
h Co.; King Meyer; Il. Spiro, and G. N. Bayly
! < Co. Keepers have been placed in charge of the
tobacco until il shall have been libelled and the
matter properly investigated in court.
THE CREW OF THE PERUVIAN TRANSPORT MARA
States Court ,f foon sga ococE Yesterday, under
the writ of habeas corpus issued in their behalf
the previous day, aud published In our last edition.
Mr. Simpson, mate of the vessel, upon whom had
been personally served the writ by Deputy Mar.
shal Reed, was also In attendance at the hour sp-
pointed, ii A. NJ. Without unnecessary delay,
after opening Of court the proctor for petitioners
Jno. Z. Holland, ESQ.,, rose and addressing the
Judge, asked that in view of the fact that on that
morning the Peruvian consul had voluntarily re.
leased The crew from the terms OF their contract,
the xrit be dismissed. Judge Durell at once so
ord0ed, and the twenty-five or thirty seafariDg
men. who with faces indicative Of q curious mix
ture of anxiety and bewilderment, had at .entive-
ly watched tie proceedings, filed out of the
court room, free 10 wander ct will through the
city and seek for employment at their leisure.
The only thing We hear it stated. that cured them
of their longing for an ocean voyage around the
Horn was heavy dose Of Peruvian bark.
The Maranon will ship al new crew at once, prob
ably. the only inconvenience resulting from the
| oh AZ Fair heinU the delav md tba