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SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 10, 1858.
Written for the n. o. CRESCENT
CORNER SKETCHES ON CANAL
STREET.
BY JoCKo.

Sunday morning. Enter three young men.
They seem to an unfortunate extent aware Of their
own existence. Tight boots, shiny hats, ditto
coats and canes of a marked family likeness may
be somewhat responsible for this, as the young
men and their adornments appear to be by no
means on intimate terms. Weall know how awk.
ward il is beginning an acquaintance and though,
as in the case of coat, Ito make fitting quota
tion,) he may cling closer than brother"
new habit is never as easy as an old one. The re-
semblance Of the canes may be logically account
ed for on the ground of st. Charles
street auctions; and the hats themselves
have a slight look about them as of
"going, gone" The trio present trying sight
irving to appear elegant. Furthermore, they are
all smoking. This is nothing, though; for what
would three young men be on Sunday and Canal
street without cigarsg True, times are hard
but then, you know, cigars may be had cheap;
and, at a distance, where's the di1erencel Be-
sides, the young ladies land here let me say
parentheticslly. bless them y on whose account
these burnt offerings are made do not. as a
general thing, possess enough experience to tell
Figaros from four-centers. And so, in smoking
ignorance, they suffer and are strong-at least
their pretty laces are, whose perfumes are out.
done by dreadful fumes, until the bldncittSSeuSe
comes in and soapsuds win the day. These three
young men walk up and down the street, and then
walk up again. Presently they turn once more.
and still presenting TO all corners that invincible
front of triple fascination, these three young men
come back. By this time, perhaps, service is
nearly over, and they group themselves near the
church, leaning on their canes and talking OF
their friends till the congregation comes out.
When the ladies' have all passed. these young men,
considering their duty to the church and to the
sex performed, betake themselves to the billiard
ROOM where they exercise their talents in pOking
balls about with long sticks until bed time. The
popular belief that these young men dine on Sun
day is altogether a mistaken one. They dine on
week days, but on Sunday-nO! The unwoned
excitement Of canes and Canal street entirely sup-
ply the place Of bodily aliment; indeed, in this
view of the subject the unfortunate Chiz says the
last mentioned street might justly be considered
an dlignentdT'1J canal.
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A HARD HrT.-Mr. Curtis, in his speech in de-
tense of President Johnson, thus mildly referred
to Messrs. Butler, Bingham and Stevens:
"The complaint is that the president made
speeches against this government, against Con-
gress. Well, who are the grand jurors in this
cssel One of the parties, the compliments.
And who are the trers! The other compliments.
Now, / think there is some incongruity in this.
think there is some reason for pausing before
taking any further strides this direction. The
honorable House Of Representatives sends its
managers here to take notice of what! That the
House Of Representatives has erected itself into
q school of manners, and, selecting from its ranks
those gentlemen whom it deems most competent
by precept and example to teach decorum of
speech, it desires the judgment Of this body as to
whether the president Of the United States has
not been guilty of indecorum-whether he has
spoken appropriation that is the phrase of the
honorable managers"
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TIE FooT.-It may be doubted whether there
exists throughout the whole civilized world
well-formed foot. Many exqulsites Of both sexes
claim admiration for their pedal extremities, but
it is the boots aud shoes which cover them which
we are called on to admire. Their feet, If bare,
would present a very great divergence from the
classical idea of beauty. The firmly planted foot,
neither too large nor too small, but justly pro-
portioned to the height and weight it sustains the
smooth surface and regular curved lines, the dis
tinctness of the divisions and the perfect forma-
ton of each toe, with its we-marked separate
ness and its graduation Of size and regularity of
detail, TO the very tip of the nail, are now TO be
seen only in art. In Greek nature they were
found, for the ancient sandal, which left the foot
unfettered, gave freedom to the development of
its natural grace and proportions. The modern
boot and shoe, with the prevalent notion that
everything must be sacrificed to smalness, has
squeezed the foot into lump as knotty and ire
gular as a bit of pudding stone, where the dis
tOrted toes are so imbedded in the mass, and mu-
tlated by the pressure, that it is impossible to
pick them out in the individuality and complete
ness Of their original forms.
AS our coarse climate forbids the sandal, and
renders the shoe necessary, care should be taken
to adapt it as perfectly possible to the natural
formation of the foot. II should be long and
wide enough TO admit of free play of the toes
the space between the heel and sole of the shoe
should be firm and of q curve the same height as
the natural foot, while no part of the artificial
covering should be so binding as to prevent the
free action Of the muscles and the circulation of
the blood,
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G. A. T. on Mr.. EvAKTs.-A living skeleton. a
miniature man. a symmetrical dwarf, is Mr. Ev-
arts now head and front Of Johnson's defense.
He has q high, fine head set on his shoulders !;
spine and spindles like bulb on a saracen tower.
When he leans forward you can see the frainess
of back, hollow and lean-ribbed; his legs are so
slight that his trousers hang like a Mexicsn's /;
delicate as consumptive's is his frame, and his
eye Is Of that brilliant beauty which conslmptives
have. But when he rises TO plead out of his girl
body comes a voice clear, musical and strong
saying sentences that seemed almost carved Of
marble. he appeals to the grade Of high prin-
cples, all his arguments seemingly addressed TO
the mind OF Justice itself. His tine brow, and
smooth, interesting face, stand out very white and
noble. II Is like a dying mans plea, so spent
seems nature. so concentrated the mind. Before
his appeal mean motives and the perjured wish
feel themselves in all their baseness. Mr.. Evsrts
Is little like Alexander H. Stephens in his invalid
appearance. Socially he Is delightful person.
In this trial he seems 10 have taken the chief
place as plesder. In politics he is Republican.
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TIE BLUE STOCKING CLUB IN NEW York
The Blue Stocking Club is the name given TO the
new society in New York composed of women
of literary and artistic tastes and pursuits Among
the prominent members are Mrs. d. g. Croly.
Jennie June) Mrs. James Parton. Fanny Fern,)
Mrs. Lucia Gilbert Calhoun, Mrs. Elizabeth Stod
dsrd, Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, Misses Olive Logan,
Douglass, Mrs. Henry Field. mrs. Mary CIemmer
Ames, Mrs. Laura Leclair Phillips. Mrs. Elet,
Miss Mary L. Booth, Miss Dunning. shirley Daryl
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Susan b. An
thony, Miss Clara Jennings, Mrs. Alfred Bierstadt
and Miss Clara Louisa Kellogg. monthly
lunch" at Delmonico's will be one Of the
standard obseryances.
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OFFICIAL.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

bIA1L OF LOOIoIzANzA-
EXECUTIVE DEPkRTnKNr.
New Orleans, March 81, 1863
vUHFREAs application hns been made u
w by Mark Walton cancel his official bond as asses
sor in and for the parish Of Orleans. to-wt:
bond dated the 9th Of Nov mber, 1851 for the sun
Five Hundred Dollars ($500 with Sarah A. Walton As -
curity
Notice is hereby given to ali persons interested the al
bond TO show In writing at the Office Of the SecreaIy
State within ninety after the publication hereof w
the said bond should not be cancelled and snnuled.
Given under my hand and seal Of the STATE Of the a0'
date and the Independence Of the United States the nn
second
(Signed) JOSHUA BAKER,
Governor Of LousenA
By the Governor:
J. H. HARDY, Secretary Of State
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The Tyrians were probably the only people Of
antiquity who made dyeing their chief occupa-
ton and the staple of their commerce. Tie
opuence of Tyre seems to have proceeded in
great measure from the sale of its rich and dura-
bic purple. 1t is unanimously asserted by all
writer's that Tyran was the inventor Of the pur-
pie dye about 1900 years B. c., aud that the king
of PbRnicia was so captivated with the color that
he made purple one of his principal ornaments,
and that, for many centuries after, Tyrian purple
became a badge of royalty. So highly priced was
this color that in the time of Augustus pound of
wool dyed with it cost at Rome sum nearly
equal to thirty pounds sterling. The Tyrian pur
pie is now generally believed to have been
derived from two different kinds of skell-hsh,
described by Pliny under the names purpurd and
buccinlffl, and was extracted from small yes
sci OF sac in their throats to the amount of one
drop to each animal; but an Inferior substance
was obtained by crushing the whole substance of
the buccinulR. At first it is coorless liquid, but
by exposure TO air and light it assumes sue
cessvely citron yellow, green, azure. red,
and in the course of forty.sight hours, brilliant
purple hue. II the liquid be eyaporated by dry
ness soon after being collected, the residue does
not become tinged in this manner. These circum
stances correspond with the minute description Of
the manner of catching the purple dye fish given
L the work of an eye witness, Eudocia Macrem
bolitssa, daughter Of the Emperor Constantine
the Eighth. who lived in the eleventh century.
The color is remarkable for its durability. Plu-
tarch observes in his life of Alexander, that, at
lhe taklDg OF ousa, the Oreehs iounu Ia tne royAl
treasury of Darius quantity of purple cloth, of
the value of five thousand talents, which still re-
taned its beauty, though it had lain one hundred
and ninety years. This color resists the action
even Of alkaies, and most acids. Plny states that
the Tyrisns gave the first ground of their purple
dye by the unprepared liquor of the purp1rd and
then improved or heightened it by the liquor of the
6UcclIlttDl. In this manner they prepared their
double dyed purple-plupatrG dibdphG-which
was so called, either because il was immersed in
two different liquors, or because it was frst dyed
in the wool and then in the yarn-[ Prof. Dussauce.
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DKPARrExENr ExEcur1,l
Eouvelle- Orleans lie 81 de Mars, 1850
A TTENDU que Mark Walton n faite upo
n application pour cancelement de bond 0ciel con-
dams pour la psrosse dOrleans SAVIOR:
I'm bond date de kevembre 1851 pour Ia s0mme De uq
piastres $500 Sarah A. Walton, secane
Avis par present dome pers0nnes ne
ressees davOr aire connaitre par ect bureau du %
taire dEtat dams les quatre ours qui suivron
Ia denere publication de avis les ras0ns pour esquee
les dit bonds serat pas cancelle ct annulle. 4,
Dome signature ct avec le de pktat = =
date mentonne, ct Ia douEemo aimee de IN
depepdanc des Etais Unis
(sRne) JOSHUA BAKER.
Gouverneur de la LOuisians.
Par le gouverneur:
J. II. HARpY, sacretsire d'Etat
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SAILING OF TIE CORTEs.-The steamship Cor
ties, Capt. Whitman, sailed last evening for New
York direct, with full freight and the following
named passengers:
O. p. Jackson, J. j. Brierdy, Thos r. Raas, D.
Goodman, Mrs. Geo. Jones and child, Miss L..
Jones, Miss N. Jones, H. Brainard, F.. Mattete,
Mrs. Mattetel and child, E. Harris, P. Vidal,
Mrs. H. Mcdonald and servant, and others in
eteeraQe.
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On our fourth page will be found the circular Of
Messrs. H. S. Hannis & Co., the celebrated whisky
manufacturers. Their WHISTLES have become too
famous from their Town Imerit to need indorse-
ment by us. A perusai Of the circular would
well repay all persons interested in the trade.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, Executive DEPAETHEl

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Executive DKPAErMKsr,
New Orleans, March H., 1903
WHEREAS application has been made e
w me 60 cancel the official bond OF John Msskew a.
ceased constable Of the First Justices Court Ia and y
the Parish Of Orleans TO wit bond dated Way 9TH M
for the OF 5000 five thousaEd dollars signed
John Maskew principal, and Patrick Halpn and j. 2
Davey securities the said bond being for the faithin
performance by the said John Maskew Of his es con
stable, Aforesaid,
Notice hereby given 70 all persons Interested the sl
bond TO show IN writing at the office Of Secreta1
State within ninety days ar the last publication heeo
Why the said bond should not be cancelled and annued
Given under my hand and Seal Of the Of the ab0
date and the Independence Of the United States the ua
second. JOSHUA BAkEk'
By the Governor;
J. II. HARDY, Secretary Of State
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SAILING OF TIE CoScoRDIA.-The steamship
Concordis, Captain Sears, sailed last evening for
Boston, via Havana, with full freight and the
following named passengers:
For Boston Mrs. Holmes, wife and servant;
Mrs. 0gsv and child, Mr.. J. E. Russell and wife,
Mrs: Q. B. White and child, Miss 0'Donnelly, Chss
Reid, Miss Fox.
For Havana-Mr. BETTER, Mr.. Lswton.
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THE DAILY CRESCENT

onsny advertisements svsrz shsr sAs. to Be
sesrFed tws-thirds the shove rates.
prst page monthly Advertisements, sseh square
t2e neAth
sr.nsisat sdvsemsnts hayiAg Of the hrst
ussrsn 81 20 per sauArs ssoh csnts
psF square.
FIRST sad Fourth page transient sdvezss4snts SAGA In.
ssrsion 81 50 per square
Advertisements inserted ss Intervals toss srssd - Asv
sach insertion.
Regular sdvertsers advertise largely sksn be allowed
above named transient rates ~ nsy be
axssd upon provtdsd ths such dsceuR
sss1 % per cont.
Anbusnss aOtices tobs charged ,ccsu
line, each insertion.
Advertisements mast be paid for In advance
All advertisements not marked for specified numbs OF
Insertions published and charged accordingly
bills regular advertisers shall be rendered nohhT
asquare the space socaped BY ten lines solid agate
THE WEEKLY CRESCENT
Il published every Saturday morning sgbscripteH IS
Der snsu advance; hAlysAry and quarterly rAis
ngls copies 10 centa
Rates Of Advsrtisinss
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EOR sALE-REAL EsfATE-sEVERAL HUE
dred Cotton and Sugar Plantations, located the bet
portions Of The Gotten and growing States Also Rec
Orange Orchards and large bodies Of valuable
timber lands Also large variety Of City and subulbm
Property improved and unmprOved in the form Of
stores building lots and squares favorable terms Parties
wishing TO invest win well call examine Prooa
ties Nil er Card Real Estate Agczts, No. IS Osrondds
street. New Orleans.
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ErAT DE- LA LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT. DE L'ExEcufiI
Houvalla nrlaaua L. Mar 1Q6l

ErAT DE Ia LoUIsIlEK, DEPARTMENT. DE- L'ErEcuffS,l
Houvelle Orleans le 10 Mars 1893
TTENDU, qu'une application MA &c
"A fae pour e esnceement du bOId oicie de John No
kew DECIDE cOnnesble du Premier Cour de Jasa
dams et pour Ia paroisse dOreans SAVIOR: On bon dA
lie de mai 1866, pour Ia somme de 5000 cling mile Pr
tres, signe par John Maskew CONNIE principal Of PAtns
Halpn ct J. c. Davey, securities les conditions
dit bon etant pour paccompissement hdee des deyos
dit John Maskew, susdte. -.
Avis est par present donnes inttresses ds
la dite obligation, de montrer ecr au bureaa
secretaire dEtat pendant quatre ngtdX j0urs aprea
dernier publication de avis les ras0ns pour esque
dit bon serait par cancele Ell annulie -.
Dome signature Of le sceau de Iktat 10 -
susdite de Undergraduates des Etats IA qaatre ys
douEieme JOSHUA BAKER
Par le GOuverDeur:
j. II. HARDY secretaire d'Etat
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NOTICE TO STATE TAX PAYERs
FIRST DISTRICT.
City OF New Orleans.

The Once Of the State Tax Collector for the First D
from Canal Felicity street, the river and lake is open I've
"a N tos p. Il, DAILY, for the
COLLECTION OF LICENSES FOR 1863
Now due Office ITO Csrondeet street.
II accordance with the order Of the Commanding Gsn
Of the fifth Military District all State Taxes, Lo'n'
nd the Convention Tax, wiz hereafter be requires :
Id In .. s. Currency. o. .svvw
State Tax Collector First DissrieA
Few Orleans January 10, 1850.
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SAILING OF THE UNITED STATEs.-The steam
ship United States, Norton, commanding, sailed
last evening for New York direct, with full
freight and the following named passengers:
Fred. Browning, F. Browning, Arthur Brown
ing, Jas. Hunter, Chas. A. Cunningham, A. Nc
Donald, ]. Il. Hervey, J. McAlister, W. McAllis-
ter, Richard Minor, DR.. A. F. N. Rolfe, and l6 in
the steerape.
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]. W. PEPPERCoRN VS.. JAMES DoRSEY-sEc0Nl
Justice Of the Peaee-No. 29f3
DY VIRTUE of writ of neri facfai
do directed by Paris Cnildress Second Justice Of s
Peace Parish Of Orleans will proceed 70 sell public
ton on MONDAY. the 10Th day Of Aprl, 1868. a
O'Clock NJ, st Tnvetrs Stables Baronns street, n
Lafayette street.
One four-wheeed Baggage Wagon.
Seized in the above suit
ii. @. PENNIMAN.
Constable
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MON TGOMtRY BROS. g. co. IS SALES.

LARGE AND PEREMPToBY SALE OF ELEGAr
Match and Single Horses, Elegant Saddle Horses Fin
WORK Mules, Fine knch Cows, Buggiss, Harness. Wagon
etc, ETC., at auction.
HV MONTGOMERY BROa. n co..
\ n. MONTGOMERY. Auctionesr.
onhce-d Camp street
MONDAY, April Goth, a. II o'clock
I'VE ~ st p. Liners Stables Gravier street. viii be sole
Elegant Match Hsfses
Elegant Saddle HORSES
Fine Work Mules.
Fine Mich Cows.
AIso-Tep and Open Buggies Harness, Wagons,
81 rEkus-Cssh In q. 9. Treasury Notes
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A BABY SOLIL0QUY.-l am here. And, II this
is what they call the world, don't think much Of
it. It's very fsnnelly world, and smells Of
paragOric swtully. It's dreadful light world,
too, and makes me blink, tell You. And don't
know what TO do with my hands. think I'll dig
my fists into my eyes; no, I'll scramble at the
corner of my blanket and chew it up, and then
I'll holler And the more paragorc they give me
the louder I'll yell. That old nurse puts the
spoon in the corner of my mouth in a very un-
easy kind of way, and keeps tasting my milk her
self all the while. She spilled snuff in it last
night, and when ! hollered, she trotted me. That
comes of being two days old baby. Never
mind, when Fam man III pay her back good.
There's pin sticking in me now, and if | say
rather have catnip tea. I'll tell you who ] am.
/ found out to-day. / heard folks say, " Hush
don't wake up Emmeline's baby" and I suppose
low is Emmeline.
now and wanted TO see Bob's baby and looked at
me, and said was funny little toad and looked
just like Bob" He smelt of cigars and I'm not
used 10 them. / wonder who else | belong to.
Yes, there's another one-that's =" Gamma EN-
incline told me, and she took me up and held me
against her soft cheek and said, 4" IL was Ganma's
baby. so il was" declare do not know who
belong to but I'll holler, and maybe I'll find
out.
There comes Snufy with cstnip tea. The idea
Of giving babies catnip tea when they are crying
for information I'm going to sleep. / wonder
if don't look pretty red in the face? / wonder
why my hands won't go where want them to.
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CONSTABLE'S SALES.

D. F. MONAGHAN VS.. s. R. RICHARDSON aOgs--
Second Justice Peace.
RY VIRTUE of writ OF heri facias
ID to me directed by Paris Chidress Second Justice K
Peace parish Of Orleans will proceed TO sell Public An
ton MONDAY. the 10Th day of April. 1865, =.
Tvets Stables Baronne and Lafayette sreets
Csuiage.
Seized in the above suit
Rs- TKRMs-Cash in U. Treasury Notes.
II. c. PENNINAN, Constable
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VERY GooD.-A learned professor in a New
England college was accustomed to demand Of
students an excuse whenever they were distory
at recitation. The excuse given, he invariably
added: Every well; but don't let it happen
again. One morning married student happen
ing to be behind time, was promptly Intercepted
as to the cause. Slightly embarrassed, he re-
piled:
The truth is, sir, / had an addition to my fam
lily this morning, and it was not convenient to be
here sooner"
every well" replied the professor, in his quick,
nervous manner, very well; but don't let n.is
happen again ~
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FURNITURE. FURNITURE. .FURNrrUE

FUKNIFUkE.........FU KNITU HE........FUkNITUN
By MONTGOMEKY BROS. q co,
h NJ MONTGOMERY. Auctionset
TUESDAY. April 21st. mt II o'clock a
Il N their Auction Mart 81 Camp street, will be
A general assortment Of HOUSEHOLD p RNIrURk
such Rosewood, Mahogany and WALNUT Bedsteads b
reaus. ArmOrs. Washstands. Mahogany and Walnut Tea
Sofas Spring Seat Chairs Easy Chairs Marble Top Oeuir
Tables Marble Top Sceboarda Extension Tables,
Brussels Carpets French Plate Mirrors Mattresses Engrsl
ngs Paintings, Cooking Stoves and Utenss sc being a
contents Of several well-furnished hoaseA
A large invoice Of Cottage Beds, Cane and Wood Sea
Chain etc.
s9-TERxs-cash in U. g. Treasury Notes
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The best way to economist in these hard times
is to bav Grover & Baker sewing machine, and
do your own work.
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CHAs. Il. NASH.
AUoTIoNEER AND BROKER.

Real Estate Sale Lease Purchase, horgsges Bondt
Securities Atocks Insurance Scrip. Dry Sooas o9oes nq
bats Furnitue Groceries, Produce, IN ana GUY aoor
any description. Masonic Hal Auction MARI corner y
Charles and Percido streets.
vrTANTFD-Two COMFORTABLE DWELLING
w in First or Fourth District with ground attached
Price 5000 $4,000 Also S2sOO0 First Class hs
~nne Paper, taken a. lowest rates App vt0
CHAS T. NASH, AuctlOneer and Broker
Masonic Hall Auction Mart,
Corner St III rles and Perdido streets
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA,

By the Governor:
J. II. HARDr, Secretary of stateL