The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-11
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city, we may state that the use of subterranean
gas is nothing new or unusual. The town Of
Fredonia, in Western New York, has been Ii
with & natural gas for many years psst, and the
furnished with similar light, In China too Il Is
said, the natives in digging their salt wells, have
struck subterranean gas. and turned 1t to the
purpose Of fuel in evaporating the brine; also
| and streets. ' -F ha-lf ~ .Ai--t
The city is suffering extremely for want'of rair.
Corn and vegetables are wilted, aud all nature
looks parched and wiihered. The streets are ia
suneTably dusty. Servants aad children are to De
seen every where in the localities beyond the
| range of The Water Works with pitchers aad
buckets, appealing piteously to their more
| favored neighb0rs for drinking water. OBJ, for a
little rain to cool the sultry air TO lay the dust to
don! m % - - - = 1S.
The library OF the Mechanics aud Agricultural
Association, at the Mechanics Institute, con.
| tains beautiful editions of Thackeray Dickens
| Cooper Scott Muhlback and sll the other popu.
lar authors. We learn, from the indefatigable
secretary of the society, Luther Homes Esq. that
u sustain this library, the rental of q building
owned by the society, located corner of Custom
house and Bourbon streets. and bringing S2l00
! per snnuul, is exclusively set apart h'
The youth Of the Fourth District who evince a
! taste for horse lesh, and can obtain nags of the
requisite nettle, have incosed with rope an arena
10 large lot on Jackson street near Bacchus. aud
there won't of evenings, TO tilt for the rings.
| We were attracted ttither last evening. while
| passing by IKE the Pharisee on the other side by
blast from horn, and peening through tie
ehnks in the fence, saw there the ances, horses,
huRss and all knightly array which is yet destined
70 furnish material for future tournaments and
eornnstiebs. .9 co r.9 rfrit4-r
We are indebted to Messrs. Halle. rKohn aud
| Hill OF the committee of Paris commissioners to
the grand ESposition. for an iavitation 20 the
Presentation OF medals at the Varieties Cheater on
MoDdey evening, the 18th instant. The occasion
| Will be pleasant and memorable one. 'A.'
Tie temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
aud Chartres streets, was as follows: AT 6 A. NJ.
"A degrees: ~ N. IS; 3 Pm. 90 f; G P. N. 80.
St. SBiihiD s DAY passed this year without the
fall of drop OF raip. The superstition with the
Old population is that If il rain on u. SWithin's
day The weather viii continue wet ald cloudy for
Il succeeding forty dsys aud nights. Il IS an i'll
wind. however, that blows nobody good; for
whilst We are suffering In many respects from the
drought, we sre bl, ST with abundance of luscious
fgs and nelons. Both these fruits grow 10 per-
fectiOn IN Louisiana, and New Orleans can boast
that, when The rainy season is retarded its figs
are superior m delicacy aud quantity even to
those tor Which Smyrna and other Eastern mar
kets ere So famous. .. .-..a" I3 ...
Nfjor Keller. of Gen. Buchanan's staff (assist.
AM secretary for civil affairs,) went 10 Washing
ton on Tuestay evening, on special business for
bis general. Brew. Lieut.. Col. Johnson, 9Th cav.
airy temp poIaiily fills his chair. r-.,r. D.. ..
New city cerifcstes of Indebtedness were yes
ter6ay raid 10 the school teachers for their April
services. The police, Surveyors and street com.
missioner's pay rolls for that month come next in
order.
: We acknowledge the kindly remembrance of
us, evineed by invitation TO attend the literary
exercises of the q" Heauregard School y t0-mor-
row. signed by Mines Blapcq and Fortier, and
NJ lses Woody, Petard and Barrus. 1t.
In cur report of sut in the Fifth District
Court, in which A. r. Mcdonald was plaintiff and
Brooks, MaodODsld e. Co. were reported defen
dants sever al mistakes inadvertently occurred, It
appears that Brooks. Macdonald 4 Co. were not
defendants in the suit at all. Two members Of
their finn, however, were defendants as indiVd
uals, butno jodgmentwas obtained against these
i ,F Ths jDdgmsnt, for $40 ,9q So,ained
e. Elicit two gentlemen not connected with the
firm Of Brooke Macdonald Co. The suit was
brought for e970 GOO. and was tried by q special
jurv Of merchants who decided that the plaintiff
h2d no case against the firm Of Brooks, Mac
donald g. Co.
At rare intervals throughout the city'slength, q
street nay be found through which the river
water runs, lesping aud sparkling 10 the sunlight.
The contrast OF such street with others is re-
maIkable. The air seems TO he different, sud the
dust il allayed by eopious showers which anb-
tiOUs youth throws over it with wooden shoVels.
How is il possible that the gift which nature has
placed. with such prodigal generosity at our doors,
should be neglected and overlooked!
Among the methods offered for enjoying one q
steamer Tbeodule, plying upon Bayou st. John,
sDd connecting with the Esplanade street cars at
The bridge. Three early morning trips are made
daily at 81 and 81 A. n, affOrdiDg citizens an
opportunity 10 bathe and breakfast at the lake
aid yet return ia time for business. Trips are
also made on week days from to p. NJ, aad on
SnhGays from s TO 6 P. N. In our opinion, the
public hsve only to be made aware OF this oppor-
tuni'y for pleasant trip, 10 make the route be
come fsvorite one with pleasu-e-seekers.
fTpn1 hat fha ma
In and about kenBerville are still very restless
ard Threatening in their behavior. About twelve
Hundred OF them are scattered about between
Camp Parspet and Kennerville. six hundred ia the
latter town snd the environS, three hundred some
distance below, and the remainder near the
camp; all armed, doing no work except stealing
from the farmers, end extremely insOIent aad de.
liant. The people IN that region ara suffering
great alarm in consequence, aud we trust the mil
itsTy authorities viii take precautionary measures
In the premises.
We sre happy 20 state that our learned and ao-
cOmpliehed fellOw-ctizeB, Doctor James Burns
has been hOnOred with the appointment of pro
feseor OF physiology aud anatomy ia the New Or
leans Dental College. better selection could
not have been made.
The benefit of our friends Blow, Ovens. Green
ct al, last evening. was well attended. II there
rad been twice as many there, it would have been
no more than they deserved.
A dienifed elderly gentleman Of The old school
styie arrsy ed In black, With faultless cOsr aud
immaculate while stock, presented himself yea
terdsy at The mayors Office. and having effected
an enlIarce in s0me vey, announced that he had
been elected mayor, and had come TO take poa.
session, II was IRE ly discovered that he was 0
deIanged man, one Bernhard Taylor, and he WAS
eJs cited qoiety from the ROOM. la spite OF his
he patiently waited outside for three or fur
hCUIs, being each moment apparently confident
hat the next would see him duly Installed as
chef magistrate OF the city. 4
white boy, twelve years aud seven moaths
old. named Theodore Losz. whilst gathering sucks
for fuel yesterday, at the Old Basin, fell ia, and,
elrlough rescued by coiOred man almost mme
distely, carried home aud attended by physician,
cied shortly after. ..... -rf d. l..
IEQUEsTs.--The coroner beld the following in.
quests yesterday On Jean Gaze IN, seventy one
years old, dead &C 2i0 Bourbon street heart
disease. On Thomas Cotton. colOred, sixty years
old, dead at old sugar refinery, Third District
dytcBtery. On unknown cOioTe ] man, apparently
forty years OF age, found Drowned in the river at
posi- Is, FiIst District. Verdict acc ordi1gly. .
THE ExI osITIeE EEDALs.-We visited the Office
CT Luther Homes, secretary Of the Me chancs' and
Agricultural Society yesterday, toinspeotths me-
dsis bestowed BY the emperor OF France upon citi.