The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-22
TUESDAY MoRSINe, 'DECEMBRs 20, 1883.
CITY TOPICS.


Now that Ere crackers, and Roman candles, and
sky rockets are to be the order of things for ten
days to come, we do bessech you, young people
and old, 10 be careful. Gunpowder, as you have
doubtless heard, is apt to explode, and, in ex-
plodpg. produces an atmospheric commotion
which has been known to operate unfavorably
upon the human system. Now, in all sincerity
We advise caution. 1t will be unpleasant for the
reporter to chronicle casuaties-eyes put out
hands and faces burned, fingers shot of, and all
that kind Of thing-and be drops this little word
Of warning, hopeful that youngsters will be care.
full with their Christmas fire crackers, for, 10
addition to the physical ills resulting from juve.
nile carele ssness on this point. greater ones have
occurred in the shape Of burned houses or run
away steeds. Be careful. The superintendent Of
police has forbidden the firing of fire crackers 10
the vicinity of the shipping, or where cotton is
piled on tue leyee. This is an excellent precau.
ton.
few days ago Q false wife died at the lodg
ings. in this city, Of man for whom she had left
husband and child. Her illness and death, aud
even her presence 10 New Orleans were unknown
to the husband, who was but few squares dis
tapt. Not until after the bricks and mortar of
Greenwood Cemetery had closed upon her re-
mains did he hear of her death, and then only by
casual means. After recovering from the shock
of the sad news, he FASTENED to the lodgings Of
his wife's seducsr, hoping to find some memorial
of reenting for her shameful desertion of home
and family. Al the parent and guardian of his
only surviving child, his wife's heir, from whom
he lie now separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the
wronged husband took possession of the effects of
the deceased. carried them to his own rooms and
commenced the sad work of searching for
the pictures o. herself and child and also for some
hoped-for Letter or note Of contriton and affec.
tion to HIMSELF but ell In vain. She had died and
left sign ofsregret regard. Many littls gifts
and memorials of happier days were found to
draw the sigh and tear Of hall murdered affection,
but nothing tos console or assuage crushing grief
The husband and seducer are both in this city,
The picture Of the latter hangs near the DEATH
bed Of the woman. The pictures of the husband
and child cannot be found.
In older tines when romance and fairy fable
were realities, and men lived In a world peopled
with encbantfrs and witches, when magic rings
gave their Cwpers supernatural power, and genii
could convex their masters all over the world IN
the twinkliDg f an eye, it was possible for per.
son 10 be 10 two places at the same time, without
exciting any Especial wonder. But that such
thing has occurred in this prossic nineteenth GEN.
tury 10 something noticeable. Yet such is the
fact. The Piaayunes special, active, enterprising
and energssics Washington correspondent yester-
day telegrapt.,d them I" Mrs. iGen. Gaines has ar
rived here frcsn New Orleans" and adds, to make
assurance dofibly sure; I" Ii is understood that
she is drawing Icharges for the impeachment by
Congress Of Jiadge Durell of the U. s. Court in
Louisiana. for alleged corruption"
Now, Mrs. Gaines was in New Orleans yester.
a.y--n- al. .~--. Az --hsah- .h- pi-..,--.
says, she wak In Washington drawing up charges
against judge Durell, she was on the streets Of
the Crescent City. Is not here something out of
the common track! Something that should be
chronicled among the strange things of the age
There is oaly way to solve the difficulty, but that
hypothesis seems too absurd to be entertained
II may be that the Picayune man was mistaken.
This is hardly possible, but still II might have
happened. Mrs. Gaines was certainly In New
Orleans yesterdsy-that we can vouch for; but
she was also in Washington, for the Picayune says
90. We must either believe that Mrs. Gaines was
In two places at once, or hold that the Picayune
Do mistaken. One idea is hardly less improbable
and monstrous than the other. We cannot take
the responsibility of deciding Our readers must
determine for themselves. tt
II is mistake to suppose that thester is
place in which to see and hear other people at
least some persons think %. There il certain
class who frequent many places Of amusement
and Who. imagining either that their voices are
trihe better tan those Of the performsrs, or that
the persons behind them enjoy the thing, when.
ever any sipeing lie done make it point to hum
she tune Ihey do it very low Il IL true, bat, how.
ever son II fs II Is nuisance of the most sggrs.
waited character to people Who sit In the neighbor
hood. II thing that should be forbidden IN.
der penalty u expulsion. People who pay for
theif SAT- have . right to ssk protection
from al s1ch impositions, and We think
ahey have $50 night to demand their money
Dsek nom nfnagen Who allow such practices in
fhek theateit Az for the man detected 10 such
On act be should be spotted and no ticket sold to
Dim theresftsf except forsthe pevsbovs, GALLERY