The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-04
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since planter on the coast, few miles below
The city, was favored by friend in the patent
office, at Washington, with an ohshoot from one
brought out by Commodore Perry, from that
mote country, and now the tree is absolutely
moIe common than the peach or the pear, and
its fruit cheaper and equally considered in public
estimation.
New Orleans is blest beyond all other cities of
the United States in all that administers to the
comforts and delectation Of the Human family.
Where can you get more delicate and exquistely
favored figs, more luscious peaches, sweeter
melons, more sueculent vegetables, greater
variety of the inDy tribe, or better beef and NUT
ton. Echos answer is unnecessary. We have the
finest of Texas beef brought over from Galveston
and from Berwick's Bay, by steamer and by rail. 10
twentyfour thirty hours. They are not heated or
worried, or half starved and feverish from
weeks drive over arid prairies, but come TO Us
ss fresh and as wholesome as when they were
feeding in their native pastures. John Bull may
boast his Southdown lamb chops, but one who
has eaten of Attakapas mutton from our French
market, has no bahkeriDg for anything better
rot even for favorite bits from the renowned
Rocky Mountain sheep. Green peas in January
Ia fact which has repeatedly been called to the
attention of Col. Green, of the Boston Post, by a
highly esteemed contemporary strawberries in
February, rOastin' ears, asparagus, mushrooms
butter beans, and-and-(the number puzzles u.s.
during the ides of March okra, the year round
egg planis-but enough. Our pen in inadequate.
What is a clambake when compared to a court
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juxtsposition with soft-shell crabs Where is
the bird outside of the magnolia groves of Louis
lana that can vie with the cdiUe de tdmrier Or
the fish in mountain brook, or Atlantic ocean,
or Western lake, but must hide its diminished
scales alongside of the pompan0 Has Boston or
New York Cincinnati or Chicago unceasing, but
shifting land and sea breezess Have they clear
atmosphere, just satisfactorily tempered from the
rays of a FURNISHED sun by heecy clouds, which
set as a kindly veil not only for animated nature
lint f0rt the zelda the gardens and the
groves?
These gifts are all the gifts of Nature bestowed
in her most generous mood, and granted without
the begging.
But there is one blessing which we of New Or
leans hold as of no worldly value-a blessing for
which Boston and New York, Chicago and Cincin-
natl would give untold millions-it is the unre-
garded blessing Of a mighty stream of living
water, flowing above the level of our streets, and
always urging itself upon orr attention, and muir
muring for admission into our parched and stink
ing CUTTERS.
Oh, We city fathers those of you who have
passed your childhood in this village, don't you
remember how pleasant the streets looked, TWEEN
ty.fve or thirty years ago, when the gnrgling
waters running through every thoroughtare made
a thousand Lllliputian Mis- 'issippis, dancing and
cleaning IN the light of the sun by day, and the
moon or the street lamps by night, spreading
over the cypress swaps and deposlting their
precious freight OF aliuviou in the rear of the
city? Don't you feel conscious of the fact that
the natural deposit in those days was far more
effcacious in retaining the marshes in our sub
uIbs than twenty thousand corporation cart loads
of dirt thrown there by the labor of man? If
Butler during his satrapy had introduced the
Father of Waters, with some shackles upon his
prodigslity. into the thirsty streets of the Cres
cent City, the deed would have gone far towards
washing out the foulness of his reward. It would
have acted, in an humble and not irreverent de-
gree, after the manner of the recording angels
tear when il fell upon the book Of doom and
blotted out Uncle TOby's oath forever.
A CoUNTRYMAN recently entered one of the
large dry goods establishments on Canal street,
and after having completed his purchases, started
with his bundles under bis arm toward the rear of
the store. bidding the salesman good day as he
went. Rather surprised at this unusual mode of
undertaking exit, the salesman called after his
customer, and pointed to the front door, saying,
This is the way out, SIR" Rusticus looked
abashed turned his face toward the street, then
again pointed to the back part of the store where
| a mirror covered the wall, and, in doubt, an
swered. " Yes, but can't go through?p His error
| was politely explained to him, and he finally con-
cuded to depart, as he had come 10, by the front
door.
OUR REPORTER was rather staggered yesterday
| at finding worthy recently eniranchised youth.
| who has distinguished himself as an attentive
| waiter at his boarding house, trnsferred to the
digni6ed position Of page in one of the branches
| of the legislature. If that boy hands around di'
gests as actively as he does dgestibles, and sling
his delicate feet about as lively in the transmits
sion of acts and resolutions as he does in plates OF
| hot soup and roast beef, we can guarantee that
hell give universal satisfaction, and be recorded
among the pages of history.
IT SHOULD be generally known thatMr. Thomas
| l.. Maxwell, the chief clerk, and Mr.. E. W.
| Halsey, the assistant clerk of the House Of Rep
/ resentatives, whose term of Office expired only
on the election of their successors, were in atten
dance at their desks the day the legislature first
| Assem- bed and expressed their intention of open
/ ing the session. Mr.. Maxwell wes superseded in
| this duty by Colonel Bachelor, who himself
called the House to order, and read the roll o.
| names. The first process was agreeable to eivi
| law, the second to military instructions.
| IT is QUITE puzzlng question to answer-tha
| Of where is the Seventh District Court TO bt
| placed Probably it will be in the same building
with the First some say 1t will be located 10 th'
| unOccupied room between the Third and Fourth
| and surmise goes even so far as to state that an
other story will be added to the building, to nice
the. increased necessities of this great city.
THE Cry has returned to its wonted tranquility
The soldiers are no longer quartered on Lafayette
| square, ready, at a moments notice, to double
| quick in the direction of Mechanics Insti
tute. The interior Of that edifice still looks NOR
like q general police rendezvous than legisls
tive hail, proceeding with its business in stat
| of intestine peace. MGjs, que r0ulez U0uS
Ignorance, faulty and presumption may yet re
new the feeling of insecurity snd Of imminent out
break which existed in our midst the two or tire
preceding days.
TIE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by IN
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, removed to IL
| Canal street, was as follows: at A.M.76 de
| grees IL N. 81; 3 Pm. So 6P.M 50.
IT WAS a curious sight yesterday presente
opposite Mechanics Institute. Some of the sol
diers on guard there had spread their blankets o.
the hard pavement In the shade of the buildings
and were lying stretched at full length, smokin
or sleeping, as If during halt in q long march o
lull in a battle. They seem to look upon tn
progress of events inside the building with a
| utter indifference, long as their arms ar
bright end their powder dry.
TIE SENATE chamber is permeated with a SUI
locating Odor arising from the sinks of th
| Mechanics Institute. Could not q remedy be on
tanned by inaugurstiDg a sinking fund 10 additiO
TO the contingent fund?
THE GREAT football match Of the New 0rlean
Football Club is TO take place this afternoon o
the Delachaise Grounds at half past five o'cloc
| precisely.
TIE NEGROES on jury duty 10 the First DistriC
Court must form very low idea OF the morals Q
the many offenders of their race that are breugh
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