The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-30
Eoral SntelIigenre.

INTO and broken down by lumber wagon ysster
day. --E
thermometer at O. Duhsmel's, corner Bieuvs
and Chsrires streets was as follows At A. N
76 degrees: IL N. 81: Pm. 9l; 8 p. N. IS.
child Of q Mrs. Gomez, living on Nor au, be-
tween Port and Ferdinand streets. fell into a tub
filed with water on sunday evening, and was
drowned. -.. .a. .- . '...... e.
The Dortuary report of last week showsa de-
crease q 26 from the number Of deaths reported
during the preceding week. There were IS last
week, ia the week before.
The circumstance attending the drowning o.
the Two Sons OF our respected fellow.eiuzsn.
samuel +. Moore, were peculiarly sad. rhs boys
bad crossed the river from ihe Stock Landing,
and arriving at the other sidS, veutnred into tue
water to battle. One OF them, the younEes got
beyond bis depth. and in an instant was swept
away by the rapid and merciess current. HIS
elder brother and colored boy who h I'D accom-
panied item both. rushed 70 his rescue regard
les OF iher own safety, and the current swept
them away too. All the bodies were subsequently
recovered ahording the parents the sad consols-
tiOn Of st least looking once more upon those so
suddenly taken from them.
A ssvsnt asserts that rye bread contains more
focd fOrtbe brain than the refined article. Fhis
may account for the IRE quent recurrence to " Old
Rye" by navy If our sDd other peoples friends
who are TOO 0fisn in duIl spirits and are anxious
TO brighten up.
The Seuaie met Yesterday, in session. ouly one
y perhaps two members being absent. Mr..
Oscar j.. Dunn, the very dark individual who has
been directed by III litaTy appointment to preside
assumed his dutes with modesty and self re.
s'Taint which every person present conceded TO
he proper and unexpected. Dunn is a man of
sense and excellent judgment. Unwilling A. we
are to accord any thing tO the usurpations Of tn
radical party, We are satisfied he Is better,
matter fer his color 10 the position he now holds
than nine-tenths of the moths and carpet bag.
gers that iIfest the South. And we presume no.
body knows better than Oscar j. Dunn unless il
be Charles SunDer and Thaddeus stevens, who
represent the great States Of Massachusetts and
Pepnsyivania. that il Is an usu p,tiOn for negro
% preside over the Senate of any one Of the
United States. II Mr.. Dunn doubts il let him
turn To those or any other of the loyal States.
musical soiIee is TO be given at the Locquet
Institute, Nos. 2l2 aud 2l4 st. Charles street, to-
day, ~ The pupils of that excellent In tituii0n
We are indeb;ed] to the principal, Mrs. NJ. A.
BUR-, for an invitation TO be present.
An item we bad in the CREsCgNT, q few days
ago, about an orgy which las ed all night, in one
OF the lighthouses at the lake, stated that the
sails Of the yacht ElephsRt were used az bediing
II is but right for us TO add that the sas of the
Elephant were in the bath-hOuse for sAfe kee ping
and that none OF the owners or crew, or friends
OF that gallant little vessel were any where nigh
The yacht was at her anchorage and her keeper
was on board, unconscious of affairs ia this
sphere. He was in the land of Nod.
The hremens festival on Sunday at the Fair
Grounds was great success. There we're races
of different kinds, and other amusemsnts. At
least three thousand people were present and
they oil appeared to be highly delighted. 1t is
too late for The proceedings to be de allied in
Tuesdays CRESCENT, but we are delig htei that
the gallant fire boys had glorious time. and that
the fair ladies OF New Orleans were 80 well
pleased with Sunday proceedings, and they will
eoue reinforced next Sunday.
The MEETING OF THE LEGIsLATURE.--In an
tcipstiOD of the installation OF the new governor
and Hha hl of roth 81 fIa n.pa
Assembly, an immense crowd, composed princi-
pally of negroes gathered upon Dryades street
yesterday morning, several hours before the ap
pointed time, on, had arrived. Governor War
moth assumed possession Of the governors Office
10 due form, sn1 about noou the lieutenant gov
erBOr Oscar j. Dunn, mounted the rostrum in the
Senate chamber. The crowd which thronged the
interior OF the building was suffocstng Que. The
halls and stsirWsys we're nlled with ne vi y-made
citizens, all di cnssing in eager tones the probable
issue Of the days events. strong police force
was on duty inside and outside of the building
and the strictest order was preserved. Up stairs,
whe The House was in session. access ID the
interior of the railing was very difficult, crowd
ten rows deep e1ectusIy barring entrance, ex
cept through narrow passage.way. which the
police with difficulty kept open. Outdoors the
Deie boring sidewalks were lGed with col0red
people of either sex, and the Republican head
is sincerely TO be hoped that during the session
thus begun better order and more tranquility may
exist in the lobby than was observed there
yesterday. . -.
The sHsfEvALTY.-Mr. E. s. Wurzburger. the
sheriff elect of the Criminal Court, was yesterday,
s0Uut 10 A. NJ, sworn in by Judge Howe, of the
First District Court, and thereupon assumed
formal charge Of his office. relieving DR.. Avery,
who Wss appointed last yesr by military author
ity. subsequently, Sheri6 Wrysburger and Dr..
Avery repaired 10 the ParicE Prison. the charge
of which the latter gracefully turned over to bis
successor, who at once appointed Capt. r. Swain.
the present incumbent, keeper or deputy sheriff
in charge.
ANOTHER STABBING AFFkIR Yesterday, about
half-past one O'Clock, difficulty occurred on st.
Charles street, in front OF " SANS restaurant,
between two men named Patrick Jones and F.
n. Andress IN which the former received a cut
in the right side, inflicted with bowie knife.
He was conveyed to the drug store. corner of
Camp and Poydras streets, and there received
surgical attention. At q later hour his wound
was pronounced no. mortal one. Mr.. Address
was arrested and held 10 answer,
FREs.-The alarm of fire about quarter past
four yesterday morning was caused by the burn
log OF small shed in the back yard of the premi.
ses No. 40S Josephine street, belonging to a Mrs.
PlersoD. II is reported by the neighbOrs that the
place had been discovered on fire about the same
time on the day previous, but that the flames had
then been extinguished without any alarm being
given. This fact coupled with that Of the house
being unOccnpied gives a strong suspicion of In
cendiarism. Very little damage was done.
About the same hour on Sunday morning fire
broke out IN the row Of one story frame buildings
on Poydras street, near st. Charles, destroying
No. l62, occupied by John Wagner as a clothing
store, No. l6O, occupied by q Mr.. Jacobs, as q
jewelry store, and portion Of another building
cupied by Mr.. Pemberton IS drug store. Some
damage was also done to the marble slabs in tue
adjoining yard of Mr.. Barrett. Messes. Wsguer,
Jacobs aud Pemberton were insured for $1,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The alarm OF FIRE about half past eleven yester.
day, was occasioned by mistake. The dust
raised by the wOrkmen employed in tearing down
a wall at Amess Museum, No. 40 ST. Charles
street, having been taken for smoke by some one,
who, with commendable promptitude, gave the
alarm.
Shortly before eight o'clock on Sunday evening,
hre broke ont among some rubbish taken from
the ruins of the Mon rgOmery warehouse, cOrDer
Of 81. Joseph and Water streets. Ii was extn-
guished without any alarm being given.
ATTEMPTED EsCAPE.-Two prisoners in the
Second District leckup, named Frank Fissick and
Frank lsger, the latter charged with having
robbed Nj. .afeVrafs bOuan. corn of Bonn hon