The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-31
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this evening. Mr.. Wards attention is sp.
preeiated.
presented With a firm, fat turkey, for his New
Years gift. by bis old friend and fellow Trans Mis-
sissippi courier, Maj. II. F. Springer of the house
ofLabusquiere, Duplex & Co., II ST. Philip street,
near the Opeiousas railroad depot. This house
receives daily consignments of poultry, eggs,
beans, fruits, moss. and other Indigenous articles
OF produce, Springer being their main spring of
action: Their motto is T. quick sales prompt re-
turnsr
Mr.. II. Mesiier, the secretary of Hone Bsnevo.
lent Association will please accept the thanks OF
the CRESCENT for invitations to the grand fancy
dress and mask bah to be given at Carroll Hall
this evening.
Wednesday, January 18th, Pelican Hook and
Ladder No. are to give a grand fancy dress.
mask and fremen's bali, at the Opera House, on
Bourbon street. Great preparations are making
to render it one Of the finest balls of the season.
,he CRESCENT staf have been lberally remem.
bered by the managers.
Thanks to Chas. I. Howard. ESQ.,, president of
the Louisiana State Lottery Company, for his
courteous nvitstion to attend the naugur alton of
that institution, which viii take place to-day 10 the
spacious rooms over the old Bank Of New Orleans,
corner Of ~. Charles and Union streets. Hours
from l2 NJ. 10 P. n. As Mr.. Howard never does
things by halves, those who 30 fortunate as to
have received invitations may expect q recherche
and elegant occasion.
TIE Toy SHOPS about town have the most
gttering and attractive appearance of ali the
stores in New Orleans. The little boys can
smuse themselves with lasting and useful holiday
presents in these days, which are as far superior
In ingenuity, beauty and strength Of workman
ship to those Of q score Of years ago, as Morgan
steamer 10 TO oyster lugger. The little fellows
travel along the crowded streets IN their four and
three wheeled selfpropellers with good deal of
the velocity OF and far more security than their
grown rivals on the genuine French velocipedes.
lhe varieties of toys are not only more useful aud
appropriate this year than their predecessors but
there seems TO have been a disposition In the
dealers TO import none buSsilent ones or at any
rate, those only that emit modulated sounds. Our
youngsters might exclaim with Otheo. " Fare
well. the spirit stirring drum. the esr-piercing
fife :" but alas notso 10 the mortal engines whose
rude throats the immortal Jove's dread amors
counterfeit. The petards and torpedoes are as
startling to nervous ear and as sharp and loud
In tier report as the crack of navy sixshooter.
Never before were 80 many plstoons of turkeys
to be met on the streets. Venison, buffilo meat.
wild turkeys, ducks of every description geese,
sDipe, woodcock, rail- robbins, rabbits, squirrels
and all the denizens Of the farm yard are cheaper
ard more plentiful than they have been for many
years.
The mild weather we have been blessed with,
so far this year, and the consequent economy 10
fuel, joined to the cheap price of edibles in the
markets, have rem cred il easy for all industrious
people 10 epjoy the luxury Of plentiful dinner,
not only on Christmas, but to morrow and Twelfth.
tide.
IMPORTANT SEIZURE BY TIE U. 8. Marshal
suspected supplies for the Cuban RerotuiOn-
lsts.-lnformation recently furnshed the
United States authorities py representatives nf
the Spanish government at this port, to the effect
that sgents of the Cuban revolutionary move
ment we're in this city perfectng preparations for
the shipment OF cargo Of arms, ammunition and
stores from New Orleans to some point in the
Island OF Cuba. Such proceeding being in viola
ton of sections and ii OF the neutrality law of
1918 strict surveillance instituted, resulting
in the seizure yesterday by the U. 5. marshal, of
the steamer Beaufort, living at the head Of Wash
iDgton street, Fourth District. The seizure was
made by Deputy marshal Reid.
DAY OR TWO AGO, in a restaurant near the
Beef Market, native of Bordeaux and one of
MarseiIles-snd be it remembered the people
of those cities antsgonistc as those of Rome
and Carthage used 10 be-got into q wordy alter
cation about their respective powers Of jumping
high. bet was made, TO be determined on the
spot; but whilst they we're preparing for the
trial. their tongues began to wag, and the contest
seemed about 10 turn on either's skill with that
member instead Of on the prowess Of ssltaton.
IiOHg del DiOn,n cried the BOrdeais, when
spring into the air il takes me half an hour to
come down again." Bah - replied the Marsel.
lsis, infurated with this astounding piece of gas
conade, "when make jump have time to be-
come e'enuye with the solitude before returning"
IT HAVING EEEN REPoRTED that the smallpox
has broken out in the City Insane Asylum. corner
Of Marigny and Leyee streets. Mayor Conway
city physician, requesting the latter to invest-
gate and report upon the extent and character of
the disease. and whether in his opinion there ex.
lists a necessity for the removal of the inmates.
Steps have, meanwhile, been taken TO prevent
any spread of the disease.
TIE TEMPERATURES yesterday, ss shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. was
as follows At A.. \. IS degrees IL n. 62; 3
Pm. GA: 6P.M.G3.
MR. AND MISS CoULDocK, after concluding a sue
eessful engagement of two weeks in Galveston,
passed through this city on Tuesday en- route for
Pittsburg Pa, where they are engaged TO appear.
1t is stated that Mr. Couldock contemplates q trip
abroad very shortly.
The PERUVIAN TRANSPORT MARASoN, formerly
the Havana, having completed the repairs to her
machinery for which she had returned to this city,
sailed again for Southwest Pass on Tuesday after.
noon, whence with the on-cads, she will sail in
a Gay or two, making stoppage at Pensacola for
an adjustment Of the compasses, and another at
Key West for the purpose of taking in coal.
A PARSONAGE who once oficisted as Judge of
one of the district courts of this city has for some
years been pestered with the Jealousy of a lady
with whom, report says, he was at one period on
intimate terms The affair came to point yester.
day in Recorder Gastinel's court, when after the
exjudge had made recital of bis wrongs on the
witness stand, he had his ears soundly boxed by
from the chamber of justice. The lady was sent
to the Parish Prison until che could furnish bonds
to keep the peace.
SHERIFF MAxwELL, TWO OF three days ago,
seized twenty eight carpet bags at one fell swoop
TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN met last evening in
special session. Mr.. Msrkey. president. in the
chair and present. Messrs. Kaiser, Shields, Bo-
guile, Pessou and Poynot.
The reading of the minutes was on motion dis.
pt nsed with.
Mr.. Poynot moved that all business be sus-
pended until the report of the finance committee
be received carried.
The report Of the finance committee was then
read and reported in favor of paying Jno. +. Rust
$500, being The amount deposited by him in his
check on the Bank of Commerce, which was good
at the time and for some time after, but owing to
the neglect of the controller, at the time. n not
collecting it, the amount is q loss and the city
clearly indebted for the amount to Mr.. Rust also
in relation to the readjudication of the markets
and offered the following resolutions
Resolred, That the farmers or lessees Of all
the public markets, adjudicated by the controller
on the 18th inst, be allowed the option until and
including the 3lst December, 1865, Of either re-
iecting the adjudicatons or of paying into the
ctv treasurv the whole amount of their respective