The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-08


legality OF any tax should DO litigated.
II waA not the intention to oppose any Just and
legal taxation for the purposes Of an honest
stated that 10 view Of the nS ratisc.son BY this
meeting of what has already been done, eminent
and able counsel had already been consulted 10 .
friendly way in reference TO the validity Of the
Law imposing the additional tax OF one per cent,
who had declared against its legality, and that
immediate steps would be taken to resist its
collection. E
scRIrruRK-An enterprising gentleman. Mr..
Jos. L. Childress, las q saloon on Canal street,
which he has christened the I" Peep In" He has
got up cards setting forth the location of this
establishment, and bearing on their reverse the
following rather mixed authorities for the exist
ence Of bar room:
c! OLD ,,rss 1ss.asssT; s,,a2 .,,. NEW TESTAMENT
him that ia ready TO per- Drink longer water.
ish, and wine to those but use little WINE for
that be of heavy hearts. thy stomach's sake, and
Let him drink, and thine often indrmities.-
forget HE poverty, ana first Episue Paul to
remember his misery no Timothy, Chap. " ss.
more Proverbs, Chap.
XXI. 6, z.
He that don't Ike wine, women and song,
Remains fool his whole life long.
This is the first time We ever heard Scripture
quoted to prove the necessity of saloons Mr..
Cbidress has struck an entirely new and original
vein of literature. tr.
MEssRs. GREEN ELDER, real estate agents, II
Commercial Place, have sold at private sale the
past week TO VIM. Ii. Aymar, Esq, Of this city.
the Buepa Vita Sugar Plantation In the parish Of
st. James sixty eight miles above the city, COM
prisipg $500 acres, Of which 1000 acres cleared
for cultivation, 500 acres being now planted in
cane, for $l30,00O.
They have also lately sold:
The Anchor Cotton Yard property on Tchoupi-
toulas street, between Bellechasse and st. Thomas
One square on Washington avenue. near Broad
street, with rough improvements, $4,000.
$500.
Two lots on Levee street, corner Sixth, $4,000.
Three lots on Magazine street, corner Aline, in
Jefferson City, $255o.
Two lots ON Apollo street, corner Terpsichore.
$24OO.
Three lots on Perrisr street, near Cadiz, in JEFF
One lot on Camp street. near Belcastle in JEFF
| ferson City, $275. ..-.. ..
Two lots on Pitt street. near Bordeaux, in JEFF
| ferson City. $500.
One lot on Phillip street. near Benton, 800.
One old brick house corner Felicity and Orange
| Streets $500. "A .Tu
Two lots corner Napoleon avenue and Plaque
mine streets. Jefferson City, $li00.
Two lots and small house on Coliseum street,
| near Delachaise, $1,000. if-faIa-ll
Two lots and cottage on st. Denis street. near
| Sixth $780,
Two lots corner st. Charles and Eighth streets,
| s495O. ~ .,.ll .f-l.t M
Two story brick house on Customhouse street.
4 below Bourbon $1,000.
! Two-story frame house and two lots corner
Chestnut and Fourth streets. $3.50.
Two-stery brick dwelling on Pleasant street.
near Chestnut. $780, ft N4N
| One lot on Fourth street, near Freret, $3.50.
One large lot on Laurel street, near First, $500.
Two-.tory frame and two lots on Josephine,
| near Chestnut street. $4,000. -
| Two-story dwelling and adjoining lots on Wash
| Dgton street, opposite Douglass SQUARE. $4,000.
Three squares s7: 100 and lol, West Bouligny,
| Ieferson Iitv t3000
One lot in Pass Christian adjoining the College
| Of the Christian Brothers, $1,000.
One square bounded by Bieuvie. Custonahouse.
| Cortes and Tel maque streets, $4,000. -
One square bounded by Melpomene, Thalia,
Broad and Dorgenois streets. $500.
One square bounded by First, Jackson, Johnson
One triangle lot bounded by Seventh, Harmony,
Jacob and Soils streets, $500.
One portion bounded by First, Prieur and John
| son streets, $500.
Two lots on Jackson, between st. Charles and
| Prytania streets, $650o.
One small house on Felicity, between Magazine
| and Constance streets, $l200.
One residence and : acres at Arcola, on the
Two lots and cottage corner of Philip and
Chestnut streets, $1,000. ilI
One square bounded by Banks, Baudin, Murat
and Olympia streets, $500.
Two lots corner of Pension and Coliseum
streets. Jefferson City, $ll00.
Total, s2s3,l55. fI...ff o "a
WE CONGRATULATE Messrs. Webster & Co., the
extensive grocers and agents, corner Poydras and
Magazine streets, on the selection they have made
in the person of Major William III. Ellis as their
general in. door business man. Major Ellis is one
Of the most popular young men in New Orleans.
full of intelligence, obigng and possessed Of all
the experience necessary for the important posi-
! ton be holds.
GENERAL ROUSSEAU has ordered board of sur
vey, to consist of the following named officers to
| in fhis CITY MOuCav the 9th
thereafter as practicable, to investigate and re-
port upon certain subsistence stores. received by
Gen. Beckwith from the acting commissary Of sub
sistence at Mobile, Ala. alleged to be deficient ia
weiRht. The board will fix the responsibility.
Detail for the Board-Capt VIM. H. Sterling.
1st infantry; Brevet Capt. p. III. roney. LIST
lieutenant, United States army Second Lieut.. J.
@. ID. Hos k.ns, first infantry.
SOME ESTERPNsING THIEVES attempted, on
Friday night, to enter the residence Of Mrs.
Schroeder, on Felicity street. by removing Stats
| from a window blind and then raising the sash.
son OF Mrs. Schroeder, attracted by the noise,
fred at the intruders, who incontinently hsd.
wHY Is IT that so many stores are found open
The other night the door of store, 10 the till OF
which was lying s225, or thereabouts. was fouad
unfasteped. The officer reported the fact and de-
posted the money at the station.
A coLoRhD MAN was knocked down and robbed
on Dry aoes street. near Grsvier, on Friday night
, |
! ing revolvers upon the officer who attempted to
, arrest them.
! A Boy NAMED JAMES CARROLL. about ton years
DID, fell into the river at the foot Of Jackson street
last evening. He had sunk and all but
drowned when Mr.. Victor Castrno, bystander
} plunged into the river, and, diving, rescued him
from watery grave.
SIXTH DISTRICT CouKr.-In this court yester
. day Hon. Judge Cooley decided a case OF grea
Importance. II appears that the Bank Of Louis
lena had mortgage on plantation for tlI 900
9 The notes were indorsed by commercial house
of this city, and when the bank was put in liqui
dation by military order. ii sent notices to pay
q and that it would delay short time for the pur
l. pose before dsposing OF its assets to the hoder
: of lie notes. After some delay the bsDk subro
gated the claim TO third party holder OF ts notes
q then worth 40c. 10 the market.
y To enforce payment suit was instituted for the
{ face Of the note. The judge decided that the
: holder could claim no more right than the banh
, had. aud, therefore, gave judgment on the claim
az the rate of forty cents the dollar and eigh