The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-06
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appeared to be q suit of gray cashmere, but
| which at q closer scrutiny proved to be the
i gray linsey Of Confederate times. The wearer
informed rs that the material had been cardsd
i and woven during the war by his good wife, who
had worn il as dress until the cessation Of hos
/ tilities brought back the days CT calicoes and
| musDs, One morning he recently awoke to find
that skillful and provident hands had transformed
i The dress into summer suit for himself, aud
i there upon q chair by his bedside. it awaited
| him, neat and complete as one Of Garthwsite's
beat. Truly, good wife is Gods last best gift to
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| entitled Our Portfolio" edited by members OF
the Sionewall Literary Association of the Central
/ High School of this city. Master Samuel W.
Small is editor, and Master Lionel Adams his as
sistant. "Our Portfolio" " has the CKEscEST's
4 best wishes for its prosperity. 1G. o5 efs.f
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
/ thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner Bienve
| and Chartres streets. was as follows /: At 8 A. NJ.
rs degrees: IL NJ. Sc; BPM. 80; s eP. N. Ss.
As one of the novel bot distressing features OF
| the present condition of affairs here, relate
the incident that father, mother and child might
have been seen, yesterday, seated together at the
| corner of Dauphin and Canal streets begging for
bread. H -A lfa LHL
So great has been the heat Of the sun during the
| pest few days that in the gardens up town the
| earth lie cracked open IN great seams. like the
| parched, open lips of q thirsty man imploriug
drop OF water.
Gen. Buchanan has directed an appropriation of
| s25 OO0 out Of the Texas State treasury for the
| support of the penite1tiary of that State. This
| action is based upcn the suggestion of Governor
Pease and Gen. Reynolds ' N- '-i''
The monitor Milwaukee passed mp the river yes
terday in tow of the tug boat Calhoun, from Mobile
en- route for st. Louis, where having been disman
| tied, she will be devoted TO the more peaceful
uses of grain elevator. W -. ..a -I-0.v
an entry was made by burglars into the house
ofrMrs Florence, corner of Religious and Richard
streets, on Thursday night, but nothing OF any
value was soen.. . ... r.
Three million dollars of unpaid taxes remain
| due to the city. enough within half million to
settle all its liabilities r'rr hrr.t4g "a nom
| A colored male baby about eight months old
and well dressed, was found In an alleyway on
| Constance street, between Fourth and Washington
| streets, night before last. It was kindly cared
| for by Mr.. John Breen, who resides in that vi
| ciniiy. ug ll8
The board of directors of the Orleans street
railroad have elected Mr.. Be1. s. Harrison super
intendent of that road. o3o 91l nIJ-h'
The noticeable decrease in the degraded fe-
| male promenaders of all compilations, who have
been won't to disgust the decent frequenters of
Canal street, is due 10 energetic measures adopted
| against them by Lieutenant Manning and his
| right bower, Sergeant Harkins. The Second Dis
trict has canse to be proud of such excellent
| officers. " -- .r..r rt .r.s.r il s..-l
The Young Mems Harmonic Club will give a
| picnic in the rear CT the City Park on Sunday
next, and have kindly sent us an invitation TO par
| tcIpate in the festivities. f --
| We have been favored with a call from the Hon.
| Matt Richardson, from st. Tsmmany parish. Mr..
| Richardson is in the finest of spirits. Ear....r
| A sheet of foolscsp paper in the showcase Of q
store on Bourbon street. contains the following as
translation of an Alsatian French notice written
above it: "Goots clin chip; coots so psinses 40
vestes 40; drises so; clooves l5." On Bourbon
| street there is another sign announcing that Mr..
Flynn has "remouft " to : Bienville street.
Two maritime iron monsters have lately been
reconstructed in Vallettes great floating dock at
| Agiers, and are now on regular war fooring.
Both these, together with good many others,
| both river and sea monitors, have lately been sold
by government. Their names are the Catawba
and the 0neota. They are terrible hard-shell
crabs to look at, and great deal harder TO crack
| than first glance would indicate. The reception
into Vallefte's dry dock (and there are other
| docks equally capaeious) of vessels weighing as
much as the tonnage they are rated FOR, shows
that New Orleans is by no means astern of the
other great maritime cities of the United States.
The Cstawbs and the 0neots are adapted to meet
| any weather, no matter how stormy, and officers
and sailors that have cruised in them say they are
as pleasant and as safe as any war vessel afoat
The lawyers, the clerks, the sheriff and his
deputies, are all hurryiBg 10 their business In ex.
pectaton of the approaching vacation. At half
| past two P. NJ. yesterday, the First. the Third,
md the Fifth Courts were all in session. In the
Fifth Court the jury was composed of gentlemen
of intelligence and standing. They were all mer-
chants. solid men and true. Ia the First Court we
noticed four negro men on the jury, all four sit
ting on the rear seat, near the omen window, and
all listening with rapt attention to the evidence
brought forward. Itseemed strange that negroes
should act as judges IN case in which the Wit
nesses were all white people. Those same
| Legroes might, few years ago, have been the
slaves Of the persons whose case they are now
acting on as judges, or were weighing the validity
| Of the testimony of people who eight years ago
might have bought and sold them. oI
We had the pleasure of meeting Capt. Joe
Taylor, of ancient war times, yesterday. Capt.
Taylor is superintendent of the Soldiers Home at
Vaudeville. he reports everything over there as
going on admirably, plenty to eat, aud the men
all satisfied and happy, raising chickens, vegets-
bles, and catching crabs and fish. They need
books and current literature, and our good South
ern people can do no better with their waste
papers than to address them to Capt. Taylor, sa-
perintendent, at Vaudeville, La. 5 57I5l 7
There is a talk about town that Thomas j. Du-
rant has not arrived SO early in New Orleans
| without a special purpose. 1t is presumed that
Mr.. Durant has had the ear OF the eDigmat'c Al
Grant, and that that illustrious character has init
mated to him that notwithstanding Gen. Buchau
an 8 order, higher order is 90 be shortly issued
convenipg the legislature and electing senators tC
Congress. Nous UesrOns. gr -,l
EXCITEMENT on ST.. CHARLES SrREEr.-Las
evening, between and 8 O'Clock, large coa
| course of people gathered together along the
curb stones Of st. Charles street. between Per
dido and Poydras, ana TO casual observer !
was evident that some unusual event was trans
| piring, or about TO transpire. A calcium light
| upon the upper gallery of the Academy, thre
iis steady brilliant glare down Hpon the street
| Illuminating the front of Masonic Hall, and bring
ing out into strange distinctness each figure tina
| passed across its focus. From the same uppe
| gallery rockets and roman candles shot upward
while q band sent forth the t'Bonnie Blue Flag
aud Let me like soldier DE-" from q score o.
brszen throats. Attracted by all this, we pauseC
| for moment before the door of the Acsdemy
The pavement was covered with diamond-shspet
posters, and against one Of the pillars rested
bulletin. board, upon which we read:
[By Telegraph
Latest from the Academy-The Country Safe
Crowds BesiegiDg the Box.ofice--5000 more peo
pie can get Seats by applying early.
| lstll Later t
In this House" every one qualified will b,
allowed to Take their Seats. r.-.- -
| [Another One.l
Also, Reserved Seats in Family Circle 50c-Set
Evening-Kittredge.
There he is now" said some one in the Grove
standing Ground, and, following the direction o.
bis eyes, we seated in the brilliantly lit boz
| in ~ ,,aI.