The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-08
Vocal 9ntfui9enre.


ike MANKIND, seems to be enjoying respite from
the turmoil and trouble Of the past two or three
months.
THERE Is A PLENTIFUL LACK OF small currency
notes at present in the city. The reason assigned
Is that merchants have been collecting all the
small bills to send into the country IN order to
purchase cotton and other produce from the peuy
farmers-for there are but few planters" left in
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. In
the course of month or so, when the farmers
shsll have realized the price of their hsrvests,
and have come sent to the city for their yearly
supplies, small notes will be at discount similar
to that now suffered by the big ones. f
PANIERs with their attendant ungainliness and
awkwaroness were lot rsrities on Canal street
Yesterday. Can il be that our ladies', whose good
taste in matters Of dress has become proverbal,
are going to adopt this absurd sppurten auce, and
10 future walk through the world as Christian did,
with packs on their backs Forbid it, shades OF
our gTandmothers But If it must be, II the pack
behind and the bend before are TO be 1.-THE thing"
this winter we tn reat you ladies', bow to fashion
as little as poss be, let the hellenic snuosty be
barely percepuble, and o l let the hump be so
toned down, and so pressed out that there shall
be but enough of it to authorize the wearer there
of to declare herself in the fashion. Think over
these matters, then we beseech you. o feminine hu.
man ty and reject this monstrous method OF disig-
uration. But If you will do il, If you will have
bend and panier, let them both be little ones
have them little, and We won't say any thing If
you have them long.
The FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. corner of
julia and st. Charles streets, will to day be open
for divine service. Rev. F. W. Holland, of Ro-
chester, N. Y, will ofiiciate. His text will be
"All things work together for good to them that
loves
REoRG AY1zAT1oY OF DEMOCRATIC CLuBs.-This
work goes bravey on. To-day at l04, the Eighth
Ward Wide Awakes meet to permanently reor.
game. Tomorrow night the Blair Zouaves and
the Old hickory clubs meet for the same purpose.
ALL ALONG the line of the Carroton railroad
the orange trees in the gardens are beginning TO
turn yellow with golden fruit. What prospect
for the epicure and beautiful sight they are to
any one.
OUR FASHION EDITOR reports that yesterday, on
Canal street, be beheld lady dressed as usual,
but wearing her belt. buckle in the middle OF the
back. We hasten to lay before our readers this
new caprice of fashion, that they may adopt 1t
before il goes out, which will probably be in the
| course Of two or three days. We shall expect to
| see all Canal street back-buckled tomorrow.
TEE IMMENSE INFLUX of visitors to the city Of
late evidenced alone, if 10 no other way, by the
great increase Of names upon the daily advertised
list of letters for the general delivery at the post
| Office. Little straws of this kind always shows
| which way the wind blows.
As BULLETIN BOARD the square pillar con-
tanning the drop letter niche at the Postoice is
| complete success. One who goes to mail a letter
Y
| advertisements written either in French or Eng
lish, or both, staring him in the face, informing
/ him where furnished rooms may be rented, where
i the services of competent book keeper or clerk
may be obtained, or where stranger arriving in
| New Orleans may obtain excellent board at the
cheapest rates."
OLD Hickory CLUB.-President Michael Woods
! calls q meeting of the Old Hckories. at head
| quarters, corner Perdido and Magnolia streets
| Monday evening at halipast seven. Business oi
| importance requiring the attention OF every mem
| Der.
DEMocRATIc BANNER EXHIBITION FOR THE BENE
| FIT OF The ORPHANs.-The committee appointed
by the Seymour Knights ask the loan of all ban
ners, flags, guidons aud wreaths belonging to the
different Democratic clubs Of New Orleans anc
the parish of Jefferson, for the purpose of an ex
hibiiiOn for the benefit OF the different orphan
ing the object In view, will address ]. r. Mcguire
care headquarters Seymour Knights, Royal street
| The TKNPERArURE yesterday, a. shown by tht
thermometer at @. Duhamels, Ill Canal street
lately corner Bienville and Chsrtres streets, wa,
as follows At 8 A. n. 62 degrees; Ia n. bs;
Pm. 73; 6 p. N. IL
PosroFF1cE.-Mr. Dentzel the deputy postmas
ter informs the CRESCENT that on Sundays tht
posiofice will be open for delivery, from to II
AN. Mails made up on that day will be closet
| az 10. Also, that on and after Monday mails Wi
be made up and closed at A. NJ. and 4:SO P NJ.
TIE RADICAL PAPERS are intent on fixing th'
| stigma upon the Democrats of New 0rleana of pub
lishirg On incendiary circular purporting to eman
ate, rom 1.-The Council of Seven" The circular wa
| nrinted in New Orleans and distributed before thu
| election Diligent inquiry has been made amont
| the different printing establishments radical one
| excepted), but one and all deny that they did tbs
work IL was a weak device Of the enemy, an'
| requires no further notice.
| 1T Is A REMARKABLE FACT that, this autumn
whilst the oysters along Mississippi Sound aad a.
| down the eastern shores of the great river, ar
poor and pulpless those to the westward are Q
unusually good favor, fat, nutricious and juicy
Nav not the great tidal wave caused by th
| EARTHQUAKES in South America, which made con
| motions in every quarter OF the ocean, have hs
some effect in this region and inundated the rea
portion of the city
LrFE SIZE DUMMIES affecting the Grecisn BEND
are to be seen in various millineries about towi
Qorpeously tricked out in silss sstins, laces an
! | cashmeres. The effect is inefably ludlcrous-t
pitiful! tits wondrous pitiful but the title COME
red on Il q msnomer. The Greeks were Tar 10
elegant and refined people to spprove snc
mo1sfrous folly. II should be called the "Ho
tentot Bend, ;" for the female Hottentots have bee
nrodjpalIy endowed by Nature In thar respect
endowed to such an extent that, good mar
| wears ago. one was imported, as curiosity fro
| the vilds of Africa TO England, where volum
l. were written by the psychologists, as gre AT,
, most, in bulk as the subject matter OF their co
~ temptation.
,. TIE CRESCENT was visited yesterday by n
/. Joseph johnson. a colored Democrat from a
sumption parish and president of the Wild Y
Club" Of Lsbsdieville. Johnson brings win o.
, certificates from some of the best men In Assum