The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-20
EOral Sntelli9enre.

in yesterdays CRESCENT, alludIng to the fact Of a
gold ring having been found in the collection
basket at Trinity Church on Sunday evening. II
should have read "a gold ring bearing no marks
whereby to identify the giver."
Inc temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamels, corner Bienvle
and Charities streets. was as follows At A.
NJ, 53 degrees at II NJ, 66; at 3 P. NJ, 50
at P. NJ, 6S.
Some burglars, by picking the locks of the
mouse, effected an entrance into the mansion of
the Hon. Pierre SOule, on Tuesday night, and were
10 the act OF plundering every portable thing of
value in the bed room of Mr.. Soule, who was
sleeping, unconscious of any intrusion when sn
old colOred servant of the family, named WiIlN
made his appearance, revolver in hand, and the
thieves made their exit. Mr.. Soule first realized
the invasion when his faithful servant fred upon
the retreatng burglars and the discharge of the
pistol awOke him. The robbers escaped, SEEM
ingly without any of them being wounded, as no
trace of blood was found.
United States commissioner Shannon, who a
year ago, had such multiplicity of cases before
him, prosecuted under the civil rights bill, and
who, for many months, was the terror of magis-
trGtes and police, fearing arraignment before him
for violating that statute Of Congress, has, after
long season of dull business, taken Recorder
Neville into his hands and has sent papers to the
United States District Court, requiring the recOr-
der to answer charge Of enforcing penal law
too strictly.
The gentlemen appointed by the Democratic State
Central Committee to organize ward clubs are Wig
orously at work, and not many days will eapse be-
fore the whole conservative population Of the
city will be thoroughly organized in detail, and
prepared to meet the Impending crisis"
The eighty gold and diamond rings reported by
a contemporary as having been found in the pos
session OF an individual charged with robbery, are
all made OF brass.
The second annual ball of the Dry Goods and
General Mercantile Clerks Association takes
place this evening at the National Theater, and
promises to be as delightful as bright eyes and
music can make if.
The coroner has been notified that the dead
body of female child is lying at No. 256 Julia
street.
The receipts of the internal revenue department
IN this city now average about twenty-five thou
sand dollars daily.
One of the patentle building machines which
is to be used on the Grand Levee, in Point COup6e,
is now lying at the Stock Landing in the Fourth
District.
We are truly panied to hear that Mr.. Nelvil
Soule, son of our distinguished fellow citizen,
Pierre Soul6, is seriously ill. We wish him a
speedy recovery.
The roulette table at the Hebrew Education
Association Fair, it is affirmed, is not sndbed.
The Sixth Ward leads the van in complying with
the resolutions adopted at the grand meeting held
at the st. Charles Theater on Saturday, under the
auspices of the Democratic Central Executive
Committee. The voters of the Sixth are requested
to meet at the schoolhOuse on Hospital street,
between Dauphin and Burgundy streets, in order
The GAS WELL.-Cssting aside one or two
lingering suspicious that the recent excitement
concerning the discovery of a Jet of gas emana-
ting from the bowels of the earth might be what
is in popular terms called 4" q sell, - we yesterday
visited the premises of Messrs. Knight Co., No.
l72 GTavier street, between St. Charles and
CaroDdelet, and found that, far from being a
hoax, the story had originated in a most interest
ing and curious reality.
Passing through the main building and enter
ing small paved courtyard, some fifteen feet
square, one sees an iron pipe an inch and quar-
ter in diameter, standing some five or six feet in
height, surmOunted by q gas burner, connected
with meter close by. and sinking into the earth
through creyice between the fsg stones. A steady
stream flows from the pipe through the burners,
and, upon the application Of lighted match,
gives fame about one-haf that of an ordinary
gashght turned on at its full force. Upon ex
tnRuishing the fame and allowing the gas to
escape, strange, earthly odor, not an un-
pleasant one, is percephbe to the ofactories.
The heat generated by the flame is powerful
one.
The circumstances under which the discovery
was made are rather curious and interesting.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Knight commenced
sinking the tube in question, with a view, he
states, 10 obtain constant supply of pure water
upon his premises. In the first place iron borer,
IN the shape OF blunt cone, was driven into the
soil, point downward, of course. Upward from
the base of the cone extends tube of the diam.
eter above stated; perforated in numerous places.
Inside Of this tube is another one similarly per-
forated, but surrounded by fine copper gauze
for fltering purposes. To the upper end of the
outer tube, pressure is applied by blows from a
sledge sinking the bOrer to the required Depth
carrying after it as it goes successive lengths OF
tube which are screwed and soldered on from
time to time, as each preceding one reaches the
level of the surface.
Mr.. knight, assisted by a colored man. worked
so assiduously all day on Saturday that by night
fall the boIer had attained depth of forty-One
feet. Being interested in the progress of his
work, be proposed to continue his abOrs to a later
hour, and was going on with another length of
tube, when suddenly the cOlored man spoke, say
ing that he noticed a curious odor escaping from
the tube. Mr.. Knight applied lighted candle,
and TO his surprise, fame was igDited. Unwil.
ling that the strange occurrence should be dis
credited for lack Of Witnesses, he hurried of to
the rooms of two friends, who lived in the adjoin-
ing building, over Cassdy's, bat found that they
had gone TO the mass meeting at the st. Charles
Theater. Upon his return, he found that quite a
number of persons had already been notified OF
the singular discovery, and were present upon the
scene. Since that time constant stream of Wis.,
itOrs has passed through the store into the yard.
Professor Maet, of the Medical Department
University OF louisiana is engaged in chemical
analysis Of the gas. and promises in day or two
to be able TO make public the result. singular
fact is that on Tuesday Mr. knight sank a similar
well upOn his premises at BOuligny, to depth Of
iiiy feet, striking water at thirty feet, and the
sdhe description OF gas at the ueptn OF lOrtyteet
or thereabouts.
Tie public will await with interest further in
formation regarding these remarkable geological
developments.
The SHAEsPEARE CLUB BALL.-A most re-
cbeTcbe society attended the second entertain
nent of the Shskspeares, at the National Theater,
IN Tuesday evening. To speak candidly, We have
never seen finer array OF elegance aud beauty
han upon this occasion, and to all appearances
yaiety and enjoyment reigned supreme. As it
n 6Oud require the poetical pen of an able con-
temporary TO do justice to the fes1vity, foregO
my further remarks upon the subject, knowing
ul well our inability to speak Of it it deserves.
The ShakspeaTes have our congratulations for
heir success. We wish them and their friends |
many more Of the same kind.
AUDACIoUs ROGBERY.-0n Tuesday night about |
l o'clock, a knock was made at the estab- |
ishment Of Mr.. Henry W. Kloppenberg, No. 487 |
'ictory street, in the Third District. who is ex. |
ensively engaged in buying and shipping rags, |
I'D iron, etc. The parties knocking aske if the |
nan in the premises had rat dog, and the pri- |
ate watchmsn opened the door, He was in |
tantly seized by four men, who put buck " |
q his mouth-a piece Of wood eight inches long i
nd en- inch and half square, which was wrapped |
0 a handkerchief and tied about the neck with |