The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-15
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fession. Dissatisfied with their own boat builders
in the South, or rather, perhaps attracted by the
meretrcious reputation of Steers and Others of
New York, the gentlemen amateurs Of Mobile
sent orders, some months ago TO that city for
quite a number Of yachts of different classes.
Learning this fact Mahony and his friends silently
but energe.;cally set to work 10 launch something
which should carry off the prize at any regatta,
blow high, blow low, they might compete IN.
The Xiphias was the work of their skill. and her
performance on Monday proved the beauty of her
model and the foresight of her builder.
Nor was the Xiphias the only shining model OF
John Mahony's skill at the Bay st. Louis regatta;
the Camilla, Of the I'd class, bore the prize away
from the famous Harlequin another New Yorker.
In splendid style. The GamiIs was built at Al
gieIs fully nine years ago. .-r
clsreds that if John Mahony.might have an equal
in the world as yacht constructor, he certainly
has no superior. --.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, removed to Ill
Cenal street, was as follows: At IS de-
grees; IL NJ. 81; Bpm. So 6P.M. So.
TEE DISTRICT CoURTs.-Three of the new
ju6ges-Judge Edmund Abel Of the First;
Judge Louis A. Duvignesud, Of the Second, and
Judge VIM. Ii. Cooley, of the Sixth-qualided
yesterday and took their seats upon the bench.
Judge T. Wharton Collens has not yet qualified
or decided upon the locality of his courtroom.
John Cooney, Esq, very recently the efficient
and universally popular minute clerk OF the Fourth
! District Court, has been appointed PROVISIONAL
clerk of that court by Judge Theard. There is
not a more deserving officer about the gray, old
temple of Justice.
In the Second Mr.. O'Rorke holds over until
his successor, Major Michael Tracey, shall have
qualified. In the Fifth and Sixth courts, the
judges considering them organized under the new
Constitution, have begun 10 number the new suits
from ore upwards. This is an important fact,
and should be remembered by all persons having
business in those Offices.
MONDAY the last official act Of Judge Duplan-
tier, of the Sixth District Court was TO issue an
order to Sheriff Maxwell to count The votes cast
at the late election for Leaumont and Viavant,
candidates for the judgeship of the Fifth District
Court. Yesterday the first official act of Judge
Cooley, the successor of Duplanter, was to snnul
the order, under the plea that the former judge
was ttIlctuS oficiO thereby relieving Mr.. Max
well and his deputies from an exceedingly dis
agreeable duty.
AFFAIRS AT HEADQUARTERS were unusually
euiet yesterday, and It is safe to presume that
return to the regular duties of military life is not
an unwecome relief to those officers who have,
particularly of late, been so necessarily busted
with carrying out the onerous aud Intricate pro-
visions of the reconstruction laws and consttu-
tiOnal amendments.
WE ARISE to question of privilege. We main
tain that although it may be considered parlia-
/ mentsry to say " on yesterday" or " on to-mOr-
several senators who ought to know better.
A FIRE BROKE OUT about 81 A. N. yesterday,
in the shoe store of ]. Brownlow, No. 240 Mel
pomene street, and spread thence to the adj ON
ing houses Nos. 23S and 2i2, occupied by T.
Meyers an ice house and G. Drill as barber's g
| shop; also 10 No. 246, owned and occupied oy j..
Burtioncber all of which were entirely destroyed.
The origin OF this disastrous fire has not been
certained. The houses were all one-st0ry frame
buildings and, with one exception, were unln.
sured.
TIE FLOATING BATHs.-The project Of Messrs.
| Paul Waterman 4 Co.. Of establishing floating
baths in this city, was up again before the Com
| mon Council last evening. This project has been
before the council upwards OF year without
any action being taken upon il further than to re.
fer the petition to committees. In the month OF
| June, 1867, Mr.. PradOs presented the petition
for the first time to the Board of Assistant Alder
| men, and IL was referred to the committee on
| police and health, but the sweeping order OF
| Gen. Sheridan removing the council almost imme
diately afterwards, gave no opportunity to the
committee TO report.
caused the matter to be transferred to the com ni
tee on streets and landings of that body, OF which
+. NJ. Perkins was chairman, where II was tc
| all appearances sbelUed. ABOUT six months
ago the petitioners complained of this procrastina
| ton in a communication to the upper board, and
| on motion of Mr.. Wolfey the communication was
| referred TO the streets and landings committe:
with instructions to report at the next meeting
which, however, was neglected TO be done, and ]
was not until the last session Of the late Board
Aldermen that Mr.. Wolfey again introduced Z
similar petition, which has not been acted upon
because of the delays occasioned by the necessit!
| of organizing the present council.
The matter as presented by Major Thos. +
| Fisher, assistant alderman Of the sixth ward, on
| OF the most energetic and perseyering member
of the council, is in the shape of an ordinance
which does away with the previous petitions an
was referred to the committee on police an
health.
We have given these details in answer to man!
injuries that have been addressed to US on tn
subject and in order TO dissipate the impression
that the project has already received the sane
ton Of the council, who are to judge OF its merits
ST. MARY's DogNICAN CoNvENT.-The annua
| examination and commencement exercises OF tn
| school attached to Saint Mary's Dominican Con
vent, took place on last Thursday evening, IN to
large lecture hall of the school building. y Aminia
ture stage was erected at the lower extremity 0
| the hall, seated on one side OF which was Tn
| prioress Mother Mary Johns, Mother Mary Mae
daline, Sister Mary Dominic, Of the conveht, an
the Rev. Father Jeremiah hOynihan, OF ST. jon
the Baptist Church. on Dryades street. The pr
pills were seated on long benches extending frol
either side, and were dressed in high,neck dresse
of white swiss, nsinsOok or null, with sashes {
| various colored ribbons. Miss Mary Williams
who iecIted Locheld's warning" wore spleI
| did ribbon of Dress Macdonald plaid, with "a
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| other side of the stage was occupied BY Two uE
right Erard pianos and a very superior harp, looi
il z as bright and shining il Il were on exhbtio
: al Bray's, of Westmoreland street, Ddblln.
{ The front Of the stage was embellished wit
a a very attractive motto: we greet you WI
4 | gladress." ............
The examination exercises commenced with
I duet by Misses Wheelahsn and Granary, whiC
!. was executed with such ease, grace and delica(
n that it created an uneasy stir among the auc
ence and particularly the critics and an enthu'
as,ic crowd Of amateurs who came from all par
OF the city to witness the proficiency OF the
pills and test the efficiency Of the Dominican nu
J, | as teachers. Misses Herman and Wetta follow
}, | IN another duet with no less success. The am
q ttuTs sat entranced, listening with beating hear
: | and glisteDing eyes TO the sweet chorus OF So
which swelled out upon the air from the touch
these accomplished performers. Want OF spa
? precludes Us from detailing the respective mu
= cal abilities Of Misses Cover, Campbell, Gre
1, and others, who pro6ted well by the anything D
superficial instructions of their gifted teacher
b. As already stated, the performance Of the h
3. | piece excited deep interest, which grew
warmth as new airs followed and the warm
T. swelled into enthusiasm when Miss Cross ran