The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-04
Souihera Items.

One thousand nine hundred and thirty six regis.
trations IN Galveston mp to the 3lst.
Philip werdehausen, in Galveston, has killed
his son.in-law, Stephen LANCER.
Ice formed on the pond at Galveston on the
The Ttrrebopne Guard fears the stubbls cane
has suffered from the cold weather.
They are going to have mask ball at Ragan's
Hall ihibodauz, on MardiGras.
They have had ice in the parish Of Lafourche
thicker than has been known for years.
IndianOla has ThespiAn club which essays the
plays Of Shakespeare.
ihe troops stationed at Centerville. Texas,
have been ordered TO proceed to the Rio 1rande.
Mr.. Henry j. Labat, editor of the Galveston
Dispatch, has been appointed master in chancery
and examiner in equity for the federal court;
In Galveston. q day or two ago, Philip VERDE
hansen killed Stephen Lang with stick OF wood.
Verdict Of justifable homcide.s
The wild Comanches and Kickapoos are com.
hitting depredations within twenty miles OF Sher-
Hon. VIM Lander, who was a member Of the
Confederate Congress, died in Lineolntown, N. U,
on the 9Th inst
has had the degree OF Il. l.. D. conferred on him
by the University of South Carolina.
A man named John Hill was found frozen to
death in the parish Of West Baton Rouge last
week.
Valentine Cook, of De Witt county, Texas, was
murdered and robbed lately in that State. He
had served CALAMITY in the Confederate army.
was "never before so 0verrun with worthless
characters
The Galveston Lyceum is discussing the inter-
estiDg question whether married life is more con-
ducive 10 happiness than single life. " Celia
depend" as the French say.
We learn that most of our freedmen are quite
willing to contract for work on the same terms as
last year, but many planters Will not agree to pay
such wages.-ITerreb0nne Guard.
The MOrehOuse Dispatch acknowledges the re-
CENT Of some excellent smoking tobacco, manu-
factured from leaf raised in that parish from seed
imported from Havana.
flowing through the Morgsnza crevasse. Work
on the Hickey leyee is progressing slowly: The
cold weather has injured the bananas, and, it is
feared, the orange trees also.
lie Drapeau of Ascension prints IN French the
address of the Democratic committee OF this city,
and says: We hail with satisfaction the resur-
rection Of the old Democratic party OF New Or
leans.h
"Rey.u VIM E. Hatcher, OF Baltimore, is le,-
turing at the Baptist Church, in Richmond, Va,
on "ihe advantages of the modern dance"
curious theme on curions subject IN a curious
place
Valentine Cock, Of Dewitt county, was muir
dered and robbed on the 10th lust, on the prairie
in Isvaca county. rear place called Hope. bis
body was pierced b. two shots. He was also shot
through the head.
Never before has Texas been 50 overrun with
lawless characters. Mail stages are stopped and
robbed, and highwaymen are getting TO be as
numerous as they were in England In former
days.
The Thibodaux Sentinel notices that several
freedmen who went of TO the cotton districts have
come back 10 the sugar region again. The Senti-
mel Gays: Freedmen and planters are making
engagements rapidly. The chances are that there
will soon be more laborers in this section OF
country than will be required"
We were authenticity informed, yesterday,
that orders had been received at the Norfolk
navy-yard to employ, when they are required, the
hest mechanics in this section no matter whether
they served in the Confederate or Federal armies,
but to select the best, whether radical or cOnser-
vative.-[Norfolk Day Book.
The Planters Banner learns that a case of
genuine yellow fever has lately occurred at New
iberia. Mrs. Hardin was attacked with it from
opening q box of clothing which had been sew
eial months packed up. She Is getting well.
Some cases of cholera have also occurred among
the negroes Of the parish, caused by eating cat
fish.
A "loyal" register in Nansemond county, Va,
named Gray, (secessionist during the war; having
occupied the house of Mr.. Claudius Eley, re-
snectable but ''rebeious" citizen OF that county
was ordered to vacste by the civil auiho rites.
The tycoon of the bureau, one Lieuten ant Fleming,
Get aside the courts order, and directed Gray to
remain. And thus the affair now stands.
few days since some custom house officers on
the Rio Grande detected boat loaded with wills
Ky IN the act of making landing on this side OF
the river. The smugglers, 1t appears, saw them
at the same instant, and began 70 pun ior tns
to stop, and fred on them upon their refusing &c
obey The smugglers not only continued theil
course to the other side, but returned the hre o.
the officers. No one was hit on either side as I
happeued.-I Galveston Civilian.
ON Saturday morning last man was found
near DeSoto in an insensible condition who ha1
been stripped OF his clothing with the exception
of shirt and drawers. He was taken 10 the nous
of Captain Fell and every effort made to restore
him 10 consciousness, but without success. III
died on Sunday morning. An inquest was to b.
held on the body but we have not learned the re
eult of the INQUIRY. We did not learn the nam
of the deceased but we are told that he was vel
known in Vicksburg and had for some time actet
as clerk of one Of the YaZoo river packets. Tina
he was most foully dealt with by some one, NJ
one doubts; and il is hoped that our officers will
be vigilant in their efforts to discover the perpe
traitors of the outrage Madison Journal.
The following is q verbatim copy OF preamble
and resolution offered in the Virginia constltu
tional convention, so called:" "Whereas the
a-e large tracks OF uncultivated and un0ccupie
wood land swamp and marshes which are inha
it'd with wild annemas gees ducks birds and IFS
and whereas hunting cunning and fishing are Hon
CRADLE and often necessary and sumtmes proh'
able and whereas there are nanny poor men la
boring mem in this state which circumstance
make il necessary for them TO hunt game and IFS
TO enable them to serport themselves x fsmil
therefore be it Resolved by this Convention tina
all wood lands swamps marshes creeks river
Lakes & Bays in this State shall be free for q
persons TO hunt gun and fish on or in as the cas-
may be provident they don't destroy any orivat
property in so doing"
II seems that some OF our "loyal" fellow
citizens residing on the Ballard plantation took
fancy TO try the quality of Capt. Cranes bee
and consequently slaughtered some three or fo1
head. Mr.. NOlly's services were called into reqa
sition and he succeeded IN finding beef prett
generally dffusea throughout the quarters, an
after considerable search discovered the hide;
which were once the outer covering az the cap
tain's steers, when he invited seven Of the bee
eaters TO visit Squire Biggs with him. The squire
after an investigation, came to the couclusiO
that two Of them we're beef-stealers, and accord
ingly committed them 10 the charge Of a specii
officer, to be handed over TO the provost marsha
The officer, in passing their cabins permitted then
20 enter for the purpose Of getting their blankets
When they came out each had q gun ready COG he
ia bis hands and told Mr.. Officer that they shout
travel no further with him, and advised him to &c
away from them. lie took their advice.
N sdison Parish journal
A" Ce netdit pas CONNIE ca dams le Uiellr temps
There can be seen daily in the streets OF ThibC
daux, q blind negro carrying lis axe and his sa
10 cut and split wood for those who can emplo