The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-03
gofal Sntelligenre.

REPORToRIAL BREvITIRs.-Msior Ross WiIkin.
son, formerly an officer in the United States ser.
vice, and recently selected by the Democrats kof
the Fifth Congressional District as their candidate
for Congress, Is in the city on a visit.
Mr.. Seward, the well-known organist at Trinity,
will on Sunday commence playing regularly at
Christ Church.
Mr.. Thomas j. Durant is expected this evening,
via the Jackson railroad. His friends propose TO
give him q reception at the depot.
The It. Charles Hotel closes for the summer, q
week from tomorrow. During the season IL is to
be completely renovated throughout.
Mr.. Mayors, of the Hsndsboro Democrat, aud
DIR. @. b. New, of Pass Christian, are In town and
OF the City Hotel.
5000 bushels of wheat are in process Of trans
fer TO the steamship Fire Queen for Liverpool, by
the New Orleans Elevator and Warehouse Com
pany.
Two hundred and eighty nine persons were sent
TO the Workhouse in May, of whom one hundred
and ffty-nine were males.
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamels, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets, was as follows At 6 A. n.
IS degrees: IL NJ. IS; 3P.M. 30 6 P. NJ $50.
petition signed by 246 citizens of the city of
Jefferson, and asking Gen. Buchanan's nterposi.
ton in certain recent action by the Common
Council OF that place, has been received At head.
quarters. The petition complains that contracts
have been let in q loose and irregular way; that
favOritism has been shown in letting them, and
that the public funds have been extravagantly
disbursed. General Buchanan, after an audience
with several members of the council has re-
quested temporary suspension Of further action
upon certain privileges granted to the Grain
Elevator and Warehouse Company, and the right
of way granted TO a Mr.. Burbank, to run rail
roads in any streets of the city for fifteen years
to come, until he shall have given the matter the
proper inquiry.
Rev. Father Jacobs. Of st. Mary's German
! Church, Fourth District, departed yesterday for
! Annapolis, 10 which city he has been sent by the
of ia ha and
| prayers of his flock follow him.
Lieut.. Quimby Of the Thirty ninth Infantry, act.
ing as qusrtermsster at Ship Island, has been or
dered TO visit Bay st. Louis and this city 10 inspect
two sailboats offered for government service.
Messrs. Alfred Kearny and d. S. Devices were
chosen last evening TO represent the city as direc-
/ tors Of the Commercial Water Works
] The scheme of Mr.. Bernard Avegno for retiring
the city currency will be considered by the finance
/ committee on Saturday evening.
A Sicilian named John TuscanO was yesterday,
/ sentenced by Judge Durell to three years in the
/ state Penitentary for passing two ten dollar
/ oounterfeit United States treasury notes. The
| prisoner left on the Gov. Allen for Baton Rouge
/ last evening, in charge Of United States deputy
marshal.
There are log inmates in the city Insane Asylum
and $50 in the city workhouse.
Remember Kits" benefit az the Academy on
Friday evening If there is no flow Of claret from
the fountain, there will at least be a flow Of fun
from the stage.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.--TWo employees in the sash
factory Of Mr.. Lott, corner IRENE and oulouse
l streets, named Phillip Vita and Chas. Clsrnki
became involved in a shooting affair yesterday
morning, in which the latter received two shots 10
the left breast. He was taken in q dangerous
condition 70 the Charity Hospital. and Vita, on
! whose person revolver was found, surrendered
himself at the station.
A CHANGE OF BAsE.-There are very few OF
! us who have not, at some time or another 10.
vested 8 few spare stamps in the Kentucky lot
terry, with the expectation Of receiving the
coveted prize from Covington. Every day, in
quarter, half and whole dollars, small fortune ID
invested in the gig and saddle business, in this
city, and vet people who put down their money
are not apt TO remember that the numbers which
bring them fortune or disappointment are flashed
hiiher over the wires through woods, and corn
fields, and villages, over swamps and rivers, q
distance Of many hundred miles, And now the