The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-21
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though taken out, before life was extinct, he died
few minutes after.
The chief Of police has issued an order, which
went into effect yesterday, that the men detailed
to attend recorders courts shall appear at roll
call at O'Clock every morning, and, not answer
ing, they forbidden to go on duty the day they
fail 10 appear. The recorders complain that the
effect is to deraDge the business of their courts,
as the men cannot well be at the several stations
at SO early an hour and perform the services re.
Quired Of them in subpen9ing witnesses, etc. In
Recorder Gastiners Court yesterday no fixed
cases were examined, because the officers hadnot
complied with the order, and made no returns of
the processes intrusted to them.
The entertainment rendered the Rev. j. G. Car.
penter at the Varieties last evening. by number
Of his friends and fellow citizens. was a brilliant
affair. The parquette and dress and family circles
were filed with guests, who appeared to enjoy
TO the fullest extent the rare music and the tab
leaux some Of which were really beautiful, others
extremely amusing. We congratulate the origin
stors of the entertainment upon the success which
crowned their efforts in behalf of the worthy and
commendable cause of charity.
We are indebted to the members Of the
Order Of s. W. NJ. for delightful sere-
made rendered US by them last evening
while en- route TO the hall. No. 67 Josephine
street, for the purpose of installing the Oliver
Conclave. We regret exceedingly that circum-
stances prevented rs from responding ersonaHy
or by representative to the invitation to be present
at the interesting ceremony.
fire which occurred about 4 O'Clock yester-
day morning in the kitchen OF the Wsverly House.
No. l29 Poydrss street, was extinguished with but
trifDg damage.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
Thermometer al G. DuhamePs, corner Benville
snd Chartres streets, was as follows At A. N.
70 degrees; IL NJ. rs; Pm. 7Ss 6P. NJ. ".
TIE HEBREW EDUCATION SocrETY-Ldying Of
q Corner HOHe.-Ihere was witnessed yesterday
on Calliops street, between Camp and ST. Charles
streets the interesting and impressive ceremony
of the laying Of the corner stone Of the frstschoo
house built under the auspices of the Hebrew
Education Society, an organization formed in Oc
tober, 1866, and embracing two hundred and fifty
members. Although the schoolhOuse proper Is
only now in process of construction, the educs-
tinnal efforts Of the society have already been for
some time in full operation, q school having l25
schslars having been opened on DelOrd street, un-
der the conduct Of Mr.. W. F. Meade, principal,
a teacher Of thirty years standing in this city.
The new building, which is erected by ID. j.
WaSsOn, builder, and Messrs. Reid and Harrod,
architects, is to be of pressed brick, with two
stories and basement, will be ffty.fVe by eighty
five feet in dimensions, and will cost about $50 ODO
| A portion of the outer brick wall has already
been built and the work thus far reflects credit
| on Mr.. C. A. Parker, who has charge of that por
| tiOn of the building. The arrangements yester-
day for the convenience OF the large
| numbers who were in attendance were
| complete and admirable. The rear portion
| of the ground or basement floor was pro-
| Vided with rows Of benches for the accOmmoda-
| ton of the great body of spectators, while the
/ second floor, covering, as yet, only small pOr-
tiOn of the front of the building, was arranged as
| a platform, upon which sat the officers and MEM
| bers of the society, and at the northeast corner
| Of which rested the corner stone, square block
OF pure white marble. followed out to receive the
customary copper box OF deposits. The entire
| building was temporarily rooted ever with tar
| psuns, TO shield from the sun, or to prevent any
| unpleasant termination of the ceremonies should
| a rain occur. In the southwest corner of the
building Jseger's band was in position, ready for
| I,,Fw - inf ali wbfl
among the guests, the bright, happy faces Of the
school children, gave still greater loveliness to
| the scene.
Some eloquent opening remarks were made by
Who SPOKE OF rEe Upjects 70 be accompshed and
especially asserted that into the educational pro-
iects of the society no sectsrian views feelings
would be allowed to enter; in short, that any who
wished TO learn might come and do so. without
necessarily being instructed in the tenants of any
religious faith. A prayer was offered by the Rev.
B. E. Jacobs, after which Mr.. Joseph Kahn called
out in succession the following articles, which
were deposited in the box by the president viz
Constitutions Of the Hebrew Education Society
Congregation Temime Derech, Congregation
Gates cf Prayer, Association for the Relief ol
| Jewish widows and Orphans GEnIemen's DE
brew Benevolent Association, Touro Inhrmary
Hebrew Foreign Mission, Deutsche Company, and
Ladies' Benevolent Association, Fourth District
first annual report Hebrew Education Society
thirteenth annual report Association for the Belle
Of Jewish Widows and Orphans, the New Orleans
dAily papers of that date, and copy OF the last
number of the Daily Citizen ofVicksburg, printed
on wall paper, and dated July I'd, 1868, the dal
preceding the surrender Of that city.
The following coins from Mr.. B. DsSilva were
also deposited. No. l, Roman coin Of COnstan
tinus No. 2. Roman coin Of Hadrianus Deciu
Augustus No. g. Roman coin OF Claudius Casa
Augustus No. 1, Roman coin OF Traianus No
5, colonial coin Of Louisiana in l72l No. 6
United States cent, l1S7, bearing on one sdI
motto "mind your own business" on the othe
1--WE are one U. So Nos. Z, 8. and 10, colonis
cents Of Connecticut. QIS7D Massachusetts
Also a collection of thirty-iye coins of twenty
two different nations and United States coin
from five cent piece upward.
A list Of the representatives OF the pres
present was also deposited in the box, afte
which the corner stone was laid by Messrs. Leol
Godchaux A. C. Lsbat and John Marks, to eacl
Of whom the president had previously delivered I
square, plumb and level, himself retaining
tTOwel. The corner stone bears the simple in
scIiption, "Msy goth, 1868, Reid and Harrod, arch
itecis ; d. J. Wasson, builder"
Music followed this ceremony, after which th
Rev. J. K. Gutheim delivered an eloquent and az
propriste address, which we regret our limite
space prevents reporting in full. Al its close
o solemn benedictiOn was offered by Rev. ID.
Jacobs, and herewith the interesting occasio
terminated.
We are under many obligations to Messrs. Kahr
Marx, Dasilvs, and other gentlemen, for the az
commodations, as well as facilities for reporting
offered us and our confreres. We have rarely
perhaps never, met with more courteous attento
In our routine Of duties. The following genileme
are the officers Of the society:
| President-Rev. II. S. Jacobs.
FIRST Vice PTesident-S. Kahn.
Second Vice PreSident-JOseph Simon.
SeCretGTy-JOseph kOhn.
| ITedSurer-A. Beer.
Directors-S Marx, J. Oplatek, Leon Kahl
| Beni Moses. F. A. Haber, VIM. Davis, l.. A. Lew
! | L. H. Joseph, Geo. G. Wolf, Joseph COhn.
BKiidiHg CODlmHtee-L. A. Levy, Jr., l..
Joseph, Jos. Simon, S. Kahn, Geo. G. Wolf.
BURGLLRY.-The residence Of Mr.. Aloni Bu
dett, No. los Richard street, between ConstapC
, | and Magazine streets, was entered early yesse
day morning by thieves who stole quantity
d wearing apparel and about $1,000 in gold. ms
= named Henry Ashton wss subsequently arreste
g by Lieut.. Schneider. on suspicion Of having bee
concerned in the affair.
0 Found DROwHED.-The body Of a man name
". c. Bennett, 8 carpenter by occupation, 81
: who has been missing since Monday, was found
. l.t.N With