The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-29
local 5nteuiaenre.


REroRroRIAL BREvIr1Es.-The sailing vessel
N. Boynton has Just made the round trip be-
tween this port and Havre In eighty-6ve days.
Said to be the quickest time on record.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Dnhsmel's corner BieaviIle
and Cbartres streets, was as follows: At t6 A.
NJ, 50 degrees; at IL NJ, 81; at 3 P. NJ, 65; at
6P. NJ, 66. Mr
Henry Smith was arrested on st. Charles street.
yesterday. on charge Of robbery, the particu-
lars Of which have not traDspired.
Arcby Hinton and John T. Chase, negroes were
arrested on the steamboat landing. yesterday, on
q complaint of attempting to commit riot.
man named James Blanchard was picked up
on Dryades street, yesterday, with one of his
hands so badly cut and bruised that II was thought
necessary to send him to the Charity Hospital.
The informal meeting of the Common Coun-
ell was held last night, in the City Hall, to con-
slider, as it was reported, something about the
sale of the market stalls and the project of can
ceiling city money, as il may be received in
payment OF taxes; also the scheme of paying
the officers and employees in interest bearing
warrants. The meeting was secret and we have
not learned what was sgreed upon. sometli,g
must be done TO give Street Co nmissioner Baker
pocket money and the means OF employing some
thousands to vote for the "black and tan"
Constitution.
A boat, with fishing party of three white men
and one negro in it. was run down by iatbost,
in front of Washington street, on Friday, and the
negro was drowned. All the white men were
saved. i4 tat IE
Henry Murray, found very badly beaten on
board the schooner New Star, on Friday night,
was taken to the Charity Hospital. Three men,
arrested In the neighborhood on suspicion that
they were the persons who maltreated Murray.
were brought before Recorder Gsstinel yesterday,
and were discharged, it being clearly shown that
they had nothing TO do with the affair.
The fashion Of tights, now in vogue, reveals
knock-knees, spndle.shanks and cat hams. which.
during the zouave regime, might be imagined to
be respectable limbs. Ii Is amusing to see fashion
abes parading the streets with this kind of under
pinning proud, apparently, that they have
tail or who can show what q botch nature was in
making such creatures.
You can promenade in the afternoon on Pry-
tania street if you converse In whisper, and you
can smoke If you have a fneerschaum that cost
thirty dollars. 1t is vulgar to have voice or
dudeen. a31
Officer Williams, of the First District, reports
finding three shot guns at the junk shop of Mr..
Hurst, No. 32s Delord street. left there by col
ored man, and supposed to have been stolen.
wagon to convey wounded col0red man "on
Liberal street, between Liberty and Freret,r to
hospital, was asked for at police headquarters
yesterday. How wounded or what the nature Of
the wound or wounds was not stated.
The watch and pocket book of Mr.. William T.
Devering, reported in the morning papers as hav-
ing been stolen, was found few hours after the
loss in the hands of friend.
Gen. Reynolds will leave to-day on his return to
Austin, Texas. ~. srfl -.t .8
party Of over fifty Memphis excursionists
reached here by the steamer Richmond.
SUNDAY REcREATIoEs.- the weary worker of
six days the seventh brings agreeable autici
pations of relaxation and rest. With such weather
as we have enjoyed during the past week indoor
life becomes next to impossible, and we may,
therefore, expect TO find the greater portion Of
our population enjoying to-day outdoor recrea-
ton. There is the ride to Csrrollton and ramble
through its shady street, drive out Washington
avenue or Common street. promenade on Pry-
tsnia street a trip on the Ponchartrain road to
the Lake End, or ride over the ferry to Algiers
and beck all Offering to city people an hour or
two's oblivion of brick walls and noisy streets.
BASE BALL.-The first of q series of games for
the championship between the Southern and
Comet Base Ball Clubs will be played at O'Clock
this afternoon on the Southern Club ground, COR
ner of Louisiana Avenue and Bacchus street.
BAR PrLor RENsrArEp Nichols, for
eighteen years a branch bar pilot but recently
deprived of his commission by the governor, upon
Q charge of having boarded the Mariposa while
intoxicated, was on Friday restored to duty by
Gov. Baker, at the request Of Thomas A. Adams.
president of the Beard of Underwriters John
Pemberton, president Merchants Mutual Insu-
rance Company; Thomas Sloo, president Sun Mu-
tual Insurance Company; Alfred Moulton, presi-
dent Home Mutual Insurance Company; Charles
Briggs, president Louisiana Mutual Insurance
rance Company; ). Tuyes, president New Or
leans Mutual Insurance Company; A.. Chiapella,
president Union Insurance Company; and Z.
Ganucheau. president Union State Mutual Insu-
rance Company.
GOLDEN VIsIoSs.-The windows of the st.
Charles street brokers' Offices present an eDticng
spectacle with their packages of crisp green
bscks, piles Of gold and silver coins, and liberal
sprinkling of State and city notes. An old dsrky
was looking in one Of them the other day, and 1t
was curious TO watch the twinkle 10 his eye as be
saw almost within, yet beyond his grasp, enough
money to make him and Aunt Dinah happy for life.
He broke out finally into loud laugh, as turning
away from the tempting scene, he addressed o
youthful descendent Of Ethiops at his side, " Yah
yah. boy, eff y'only had all dat money. eh,
Wouldn't dat fit y'out, my chile, fur to be gem
men? Hoo-g'way boy.n
TIE SUICIDE AT rsE Cry PARK.-For several
days we have had mention of developments at
tending the discovery of the body Of man found
back of the City Park, so long dead that it was
in putrid condition. From day to day we have
published facts, which have at last led TO an un-
mistakable identification of the deceased.
Mr.. F. Denkil yesterday, at the cOroner's Office,
recognized the hat Of the deceased as one he had
sold to Augustus Young. who was lodger in his
houee and who was fresco artist. restaurant
keeper ct whose establishment Young took his
meals was present, at the time, and after ex-
sminine the clothing and other articles taken from
the body, was satisfied that the deceased was his
customer.
He had been mining some years in Australia
and came from the West last fall, whence he re-
moved to the South, because, after his long resi-
dence in Australia, he found the climate of the
North unfsvorable to his health. He was never
confined 10 his room here, bat he was constantly
complaining Of i'll health, and, at the time of his
disappearance, over three weeks ago, was suffer-
ing from lowness Of spirits to remarkable de-
gree. He was not known to have any family or
relatives here. He spoke German fiuently, but his
acquaintances think he was born in Denmark
proper or in the Schlessvig Holstein province.
The BIBLE SocIKTy.-The following officers
have been chosen for the Bible Society for the en-
suing year:
Preside7t--Joseph A. Maybin, Esq.
Tice Presidents-T. X. Price, Esq, La; s. B.
Newman, Esq, La. W. n. Mercer. NJ. D.. La. I;
Hon. Edward NJ. Gehee, Miss; Hon. W. B.
Lewis, La; Thomas Sloo, Esq, La. Thomas j.
Allen n. D.. La; w. W. Crawford d. D., La. /;
Hon. F. d. Richardson, La. John d. Henderson,
ESQ.,, Miss.
Board Of Directors W. Fl. Foster, ESQ.,.
chairman; W. Il. Foster, Hu. Allison, B. s. Har-
per, w. s. Mount, Z. Booth. G. W. Kidd, J. 3.
Copes, VIM. N. Perkins, P. H. skipwith, Jas. N.
Besdles, n. v. Ogden.
Committees Bible House-W. II. Foster ex-
off,, Hu. Allison, VIM. NJ. Perkins. Distribution
L. Booth, p. II. skipvith, G. W. Kidd, B. s. Har-
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