The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-08
xOtal Sntelisenfe.

AT LAST clear sky 10 Dked down upon the
Crescent City yesterday. Nota cloud was to be
seen, and the empyrean was as blue as the federal
lines in front of Petersburg
The City was quieted down in . remarkable
manner, which we hope will continue till the end
OF the campaign. Although trsnspsrsncies aud
club professions are to be seen In all parts Of the
city at night, nobody is mOested fer bis political
proclivities.
IT is with sincere and painful regret that we
nave learned that our friend and neighbor Mr..
Knight, OF the firm OF Pothof& & knight, is rapidly
sinking from the result Of his injuries at the Pont
chartrsn Railroad depot a few Sundays past His
leg was crushed In ghsstly manner, the flesh and
muscles OF the calf being torn from the bone and
the main artery Of the leg so badly lacerated as
10 have shocked his entire system to q degree
that be cannot survive under. This is one Of the
most heartrending catsstrophes it was ever onr
province to record. Mrs. knight, who was killed
Instantly, was a most estimable lady, devoted
wife and mother, and beloved by all that knew
her. Mr.. and Mrs. Knight were proVerbial in
their social circle, as a model couple and al
though ~ hrst it was hoped that the husbands
injuries would not prove fatal, the mental agony
he suffers from bis bereavement has proved too
great TOR the skill OF his ph ysicans. His physical
suferiDgs are sgonizing, and the only respite he
can receive is from copious doses of morphine:
F. Knight died at halfpast four in the afternoon,
yesterday. His death is regretted by every per-
son that knew him. good citizen is gone. His
death and that Of his wife leave four little child
rem parentless-the eldest nine years old, the
youngest babe Of two months. Fortunately,
Mrs. Knights mother is still left, and we know
that the mother herself will be represented so far
as mother can be. by the grandmother.
TIE DISASTER of Tuesday evening on Lafayette
Square bad not up to last evening resulted fatally
TO any of those injured, although it was consid.
cred improbable that Mr.. Nechart would recover.
An examina ion of the fallen structure by compe-
tent judges gives ground for belief, we learn that
braces. Whether this be actually the case must
however in all probability remain mystery. A
crowd Of people surrounded the ruins yesterday,
each entertaining his or her views of the eauses
and resuts of the unfortunate circumstance,
which had well nigh cost New Orleans a score of
lives and limbs. I
MAJOR KEELER, assistant judge advocate, leaves
this afternoon for Baton Rouge to examine into
certain serious charges preferred against bureau
agent at that place.
GENERAL sTEEDMAN, collector of internal reve.
nue. is expected TO arrive this evening.
TIE POLICE RECORDS were utterly devoid Uf any
interesting intelligence yesterday.
THE TEMPERATURES yesterday as shown by the
thermometer at q. Duhsmels, removed 10 Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At Al LIS de-
grees IL NJ. S4; 3 Pm. SO; P. NJ. SS3.
Two BOYS, named Robert wiegel and Edward
kbOr, each aged twelve years. were drowned
yesterday morning at the stock Landing. Their
bodies had not been recovered at last accounts.
Mr.. MoREY, a Republican member of the
House, stated yesterday that formerly the House
needed but 80 employees all told, but now it has