The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-11
EOral SntelIisenre.

State officers.
SwELTERING WEATHER dusty streets, and but 1t.
tie prospect of rain. Although the river is fall.
iDg its surface is yet several feet above the level
Of our streets. But still those streets are yawn-
ing for moisture; they stink for want of a clear
stream. which the Mississippi is night and day
knocking at the door " to pour into them and
the poor people are begging from door to door
for paiiul to wash their dishes and their clothes
Wlthal. When the great river dries up, may be
we sfall have an squeduct from the Tangipa hoa,
the Amite or Pearl river, at a cost equal to that
OF the Croton water works in New York and we
may be Independent of the rain. cisterns and the
water carrier. The great Hellenist, Person. once
remarked that Coleridge and SOuthey would be
read when Homer forgotten, but not-till
then; and we hardly think from experience that
any attention will be paid to our water facilities
until the Mississippi is diverted into some other
channel. New Orleans alderman is, as regards
our water advantages. like q cOnfectioner or 8
fIuiterer: he has such an excess continually at
his command that he turns away with indifference
and contempt from its contemplation.
The ioes Is lOdicrOus, but at the same time very
lsmentable, that great city, the level of whose
streets is nine months out of the year, below the
surface OF untold millions Of gallons of the best
water on the globe, should psrch through long,
/ exhaustive and dreary summer, whilst the scanty
supply doled out at great cost to its inhabitants
Is conveyed pipes five or six feet under ground.
Aldermen and assistant aldermen of the Cres-
cent City instruct the street commissioner TO
| open the old sluices at the head of every street
runni0g from the river-it can be done in a fors.
| night if that officer should detail all his men TO
the duty.
Be IT HoRATIo, only, or Horatio Nelson, as our
contemporary will have it, the country expects that
every good man and true will do his duty now aud
| hencefOr'h for HOratiO Seymour, the Democratic
! nominee for the presidency. Let us have no dis.
cussiOn about the initals-no Hiram Ulysses Hi
| ram Samuel, or Ulysses Samuel. Nine-tenths of
! our population preferred Hancock to any other
candidate for the nomination; but all are now
satisfied with Seymour. New Orleans will GER
tsinly give the Democratic ticket large majority
! in November.
MAYOR CONWAY AND THE NEW POLICE Board
! Unoer the provisions of act passed by both
| houses Of the General Assembly, establishing
| board of five commissioners for the government
/ and regulation Of the police force of New Orleans
The governor, Immediately after having signed the
! act, appointed as members of the board in cues.
| ton NJ. A. SOuthworth, l.. T. Delassize, Thomas
| Isabelle, j. A. Raynal and VIM. George. Ameet-
| ing was held on the same evening" and the bosrd
! having qualified by taking the oath before United
| States Commissioner Shannon, elected Mr.. South.
| worth its chairman and appointed Messrs George
] Rsynal and Isabelle q committee 10 wait upon the
old board and obtain the books, papers and re-
| cords appertaining to the office.
! Yesterday morning, at 10 O'Clock, the board
! again convened, and we're met by a refusal upon
| the part Of his honor Mayor Conway to permit
! the delivery OF the books, papers and records in
| question. After an interview between, first the
I
| the entire board, the latter proceeded TO head.
quarters, accompanied by the old board, and had
| an audience with Gen. Buchanan. The interview
was brief, but very business like. "Do you" said
the general in his stately way, turning TO one Of
| the outgoing board, edo you recognize the mill.
taTy government still existing here superior TO
the civil authOritiesW "Ihat question, Reneral,u
was the reply, I'VE leave TO yourself TO answer"
81 may argue, then, one or the other of these two
| conclusions continued Gen. Buchanan. "If the
| reconstruction laws are still in force, by what
| authority have you of the old board presumed TO
give up your Office TO civil appOintees? IT, on the
| other hand, the reconstruction laws are become
| imperative and obsolete, why do you come here
| and appeal for military Intervention, instead of
| looking for support TO the State authorities,
whence you Of The new board derive your DO wer?"
We cannot learn that any definite reply was
made TO these suggestions OF the general, aud the
visitors forthwith retired. Subsequently, we
learn Mayor Conway addressed a communication
to Mr.. Southworth. inviting him to call at his
Office. The latter did so, in company with Gov.
Marmoth, snd was informed that to-day the re-
quiTed transfer would be made.
In the evening the board met again (the third
time in twenty.four hOurs) and heard the follow.
ing report from its chairman:
" GeItemegl-I have the honor to inform you
that since my last interview about three O'Clock
Friday evening, with his honor Mayor Conway,
be informed me that after a careful examination
he was satisfied that the new police Law was con
sututional, and that the law was binding, and 10
force. He also stated that he recognized us as
the successors of the former Board Of Police Com
nissioners, and would tomorrow Saturday trans
fer TO us the books and papers belonging to that
board, and that 70 morrow Saturday he would
give US a room for our meetings in the CITY Hail."
A committee Of two members was appointed
10 order 500 blank commissions printed, and the
chairman was instructed to consult with the at.
torney general as TO the prerOgatives of the bosrd
report was received from the chief of police
reporting eleven vacancies on the city and one on
The river police force.
nf i0f Of
supernumeTaries Matthew BOwles owen Collins
and Darias Marshall we're appointed to regular
members; and John Kline, w. L. Deperu, F.
Nede and John 7. Harris were appointed SUPER
nOmeraries, after which the board adjourned TO
this morning at 10 O'Clock. We append a copy
OF the act under which the new board was ap-
pointed:
SEC. l. Be Il enacted bv he Senate and House
Of Representatives ia General Assembly cOuUened
That the governor, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, shall appoint a board OF
five police commissioners for the city Of New Or
leans, who shall have full power to appoint and
remove and control the officers and men Of the
police force Of the city Of New Orleans.
"SEC. z. That no officer or member Of the po-
lice force shall be removed except for good ald
sufficient cause and after fair trial by the police
board.
"sEC. 8. That al acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
WARMoTH, THE NEWLY INSTALLED GOVERNOR
has been waited upon by the finance committee of
q lower board OF the council In relation to the
affairs of the city. In place of anything substan.
tial for relief, the committee got mouth honor,
breath which the poor heart would fain deny, but
dare nOt.n
TIE FIRST DISTRICT Court holds a session on
the 10th inst. The United States District Court
adjourns to day.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at Q. Dubamel's, removed 70 Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At A. N. II de-
grees IL n. So; JPN. SO 6P.E.S4.
TIE MAN CIPDEvMLE, self-cOnfessed 10 have
been prominent participant in the daring burg
larry committed some months since at the corner
OF CustOmhouse and Royal streets, was arrested
on Thursday morning at Chinche, st. James
parish, by Officer Hennessy aud two gentlemen of
the name Of Marigny, and was brought TO the
city, where he is now confined at the central sta
ton. This man, it will be remembered, when ar.