The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-27
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the ladies teaching at the st. Philip street public
school for an invitation TO psrtake of a lunch, at
IL O'Clock to day.
The temperature yesterday, as shown BY the
thermometer at q. Duhameps, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets. was as follows At s A. N.
"a degrees: IL N. So; 3P.M.S7 P. N. Sc.
The youDg gentlemen of the Central High
School give an entertainment commencing ut
noon to-day, at their school house on Burgundy
street. We are indebted TO the invitation commit
tee, composed OF Masters Adams, SaomOn, Rideau,
Morgan and Small for q polite invitation to be
present and participate in the festivities.
The members Of jackson Fire Company No.
Is, accompanied by Jaeger's band and number
Of invited members from other companies, turned
out in full uniform esterday to escort the mains
of their deceased brother member, Mr. P. Nor
ply, TO their last resting place.
Mayor Conway has appointed +. A. Michel COM
missary of lie Breton Market, Noel Magnon COM
missvry of the Vegetable Market, aad Clement
Msgnon collector OF Claiborne Market.
James Parmesant, who was arrested on Thurs.
day evening, for stsbbiDg one BelOnia on the cor
ner of ST. Paul and Poydras streets, was srrsgned
before Recorder Becker, yesterday, and was re-
maDded to await the result of wounds inflicted.
he claims that IN passing BeOnia, he made a mo-
ton TOW ara him with knife in his hand, as If to
fTghten him, but with intention OF stabbiag him,
as be afterwards found be had done.
An intane old man named Nicholas, sixty years
Of age, jumped into well at No. 459 Girod street,
on Thursday evening, and was drowned. The
suicide by drowning in q well.
George W. McCrsne, the able and fearless
editor and proprietor of the 0uachita Telegraph,
now in town, and will leave this afternoon, in
company with his fellow delegates from this city.
for New York and the great National Democratic
| Convention. We are always glad to meet
| MoCranie. He is one of those that keep cheerful
| and steadfast in ell emergencies. Success go
| with him wherever he goes.
4 We wish our felow-citizens who leave this eve-
| ling by the jackson Railroad for New York aud
| he convention, pleasant journey They will
| fDd Austin RouDdTee a most excellent fellow,
full of life and hilsrity, unsel6sh, kind hearted
and never forgetful of the comfort and enjoyment
| of his friends. II ever those who 60 with Round
tree on this excursion should be sent to a State
convention, we wager our last dollar they will
vo,e unanimously and by acclamaton for him as
| their candidate for governor of Louisiana.
The coroner, llr. Bradford, has some singular
| ideas about his duties, and the claims which the
/ people have upon his time. We are credibly
| informed that few minutes after the shocking
death of Major Nancy, on Thursday night. q car
| risge was procured by order of Mr.. George Mar
| tin, and messenger sent in il to Dr. BIS resi-.
denee to get his attendance at Vctors restaurant,
| where the corpse lay This was not long after 8
o'clock; but the doctor inexorsbly refused to
stir, saying be would be at the place by O'Clock
next day. This might do in Galens, but is not in
| the Orlesnian style.
Major Nancy had gmlet or Duflho knife on
his person at the time of his death, but the knife
/ was not prOOuceu III eflueuCe DeIOTe Ine Jury Ol
| inquest. Wbyl
Passing through Lafayette square, yesterday, we
! saw q happy old negro seated upon the border of
| one of the grass plats, his back against q tree,
his face upturned, his mouth wide open, his eyes
tight closed in sleep. By his side rested a saw. a
buck and all the other lesser implements Of the
| wood sawyer's svocation. and above his venera-
| bic head from off which the hat had fallen how
| cred swsrms of tantaliziDg flies and mosquitoes
occasionally lighting on his nose, yet falling to
disturb bis slumbers.
Al MONDAY in the public square
| The black lay dreaming Of the hour
When whites their knees in suppllancs bent
| Should temble at his power.
| in dreams through Comp and Common bore
The TT Phies Of a c,nquerOr
| Then wUre his Warmoth's signet ring
! Then pressed s Wsrmo;h's throne king;
| As light his thoughts, and gay of wing,
| As any moeking bird.
CoRRECTIoN.-The following appeared in yes
| terday's CRESCENT as part of the exercises which
took place in the MacDonogh School, on Thurs
| dsy, whereas the whole should have been ere.
dited TO the Magnolia School: . In the room oi
Mrs. PattisOD, first assistant, Miss Neva Nelson
recited Longfeow's Hiawaths" in a manner
that surprised everybody present. Her enuncia-
tOn was certainly as fine as anything We have
heard from the lips of young girl entering her
teens, and many older young ladies would have
been very proud TO receive the marks of sppre
citation which Miss Nelson received on all sides
In this room Miss Mary Govan stood at the head
of the roll of honor in the first class, and Miss
Jessie Noble in the second. OF Miss Males pu
pills, occupying the room next 10 that OF Mis-:
Pattison. Misses Florence Flower and L. Loeser
headed the list in the first and second classes"
JEFFERSON AND WEBSTER ScHooLs.-The pupils
of the higher classes 10 these two adjoining
schools celebrated the close Of the session yester
day by a social gathering in their commodious
| buildings, on Dryades street, and the scene pre-
sented was one of cheerful gaiety and mirth. ID
accordance with wish quite generally expressed
programme Of recitations, including the gem
| of Mondays performances. was repeated AND
| formed pleasing feature Of the days entertain
ment. We reached there In season 10 hear one
or two of the closing pieces, including dialogue
Examination Day." in which little Miss Parker
played the part of a country girl, and Miss Aick
lin that Of scho0lmistress, admirably. We wert
also quite delighted with song with piano &C
compartment by the young ladies' entitled "Somt
Folks Do" a piece with lively words aud lively
music. II quite Carried us away, but fortunately
| no further than into the adjoining room, wherl
cake and lemonade were provided for guests
Meanwhile the young folks had commenced dane
ing, and when we left them il was with vision o
Whrling fairies, dandifed youngsters and patter
ing feet.
GRAND IsLAND.-A friend of the CRESCENT
who has been passing fortnight at Grand Island
is absolutely enthusiastic in praise of that delight
full sea resort. He thinks il would be we'll for tn
people of the State if those Of our citizens, VIII
are in the habit Of passing the summer across tn
lake should turn their attention to the magnihcen
surf DdLlDg, tue luLenseiy balt Hdtofs huu tnc uu
ceasing current of land and sea breezes that al
ternates throughout the twenty-four hours Of tn
day. Our friend tells Us that Mr. Margot, waon
all lovers of good fare and comfortable quarter
are familiar with in this locality, has an excelen
. and capacious hotel. where q number of famllie
| and of sureseekers can find plenty of room
and delightful home. We can state, from on
own experience, that Grand Island occupies
I bold position, right on the margin Of the Gul
| stream that the water which encirces it Is th
safest in any ocean that the surf bathing is go
rious, and unequaled on the coast Of America
that the angler will grow tired of his port, in
= week, from the sheer greedness aud the variet
of the fish that bite at his line; that the island hs
: never proved an unsafe habitation in any storr
] from the time il was first settled, more than
century ago, but has brayely borne itself agains
the onset of the hurricanes; and that the breeze
Q either sea or land, is unceasng, inyigoratine
cool and most bealthful.
Q The trip is made as follows: The Tchouptouls
street car carries the traveller to the Stock Land
ing at the hour required; the ferryboat takes hiI
across 10 Harvey's canal; jaunty little stean
boat waits there to bear him swiftly and pleasan
0 ly along through the canal, through the bayou
into the broadening lakes, etc., until the horizo
. seems unlimited with the execution Of the d