The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-02
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! REPoRToRrAL BREyIrIEs.-Juige Ogden, who
was go badly beaten by a negro, one night last
before the election, as he was on his way to his
residence in Greenyille, from the Carrolltou
cars, .Nas recovered from the injuries he re.
eeived.
What tyranny fashion is to compel men to
wear coats or vests walking the streets in such a
swelterng heat as we had for three or four hours
yesterdayl Why should not men walk comfort.
ably in such weather in their shirt sleevesg What
have we 10 do with the fashions Of Paris, London,
or New York, in the matter of dress, any more
than we have with the fashions Of the Esquimsux
in eating whale blubber and robing themselves in
seal skins? Will not some one get up shirt
sleeve club" and emancipate people here from
this slavery
A SMALL brass suction basket was lost by Or.
leans Fire Company No. 81 on returning from the
fire last night. The finder win please return IL at
the eDgine-heuse, corner st. Peser and Claiborne
streets.
John scbnapper, the hero cf many arrests,
underwent al investigation before the chief of DO
lice yesterday. The interview was held with
view of sscertaiEing whether the illustrious John
knew anything of the recent alarming increase in
burglaries. OF course. he didn't.
The room Of Major Burke No 7S Bourbon street,
was entered on Tuesday night, and a Quantity Of
articles of clothing stslen.
grand sacred concert will be given at the st.
Louis Cathedral under the auspices OF the ladies
of the congregation, on Wednesday next.
colored man tried toride up in car the other
night on the strength Of dropping a one cent
nickel into the box. The driver detected the at
tempt and requested another deposit. Man
couldn't see il i; had nothing less than ten dol
lar gold piece wouldn't take greeubacks in ex.
change "radder get out un' walk" and he did.
disregardipg an Invitation to call at the station
next morning and get his "red back.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's. corner BienviIle
and Chartres streets, was as follows At A. NJ.
70 degrees IL N. so JPN. 81; 6P. NJ. s3.
THE MAY PASTORAL AT Sr. MARY's DOMINICAN
CONVENT AT GREBkvILLE.--lt rarely occurs that
any one man has the opportunity OF exhibiting to
community such energy and zeal for religion
and education as Father Jeremiah Moynihan has
perseveriBgiy and successfully shown. Twenty
years ago he started in the swamp, " as il was
the n known, his church on Dryades street.
A school for the children OF the parish followed
soon after, and the congregation grew up so that
IL became necessary to have an academy, for the
education of those children whose parents de-
sired them TO have higher scholastic attachments
than those in the curriculum of the other school,
as well as moral and religious instruction. He
visited Europe. and on his return was accom-
Order, who gladly seized the field of usefulness
presented TO them. and took charge of the con-
vent which stands beside st. Johns Church.
This was about seven years ago. With all the
distress resulting from the war and the losses at
tending it, these pious and gifted ladies found op-
pOrtuniiy to extend the benefits of their insttu-
ton, and a branch at Greenville was established.
At this branch yesterday the May festival was
beautifully celeb ated. In the exhibition room a
stage was prepared and decorated with remarka-
bic taste. On this stage the scholars of the house
were assembled to crown their May Queen. The
following were the young ladies who took part in
the ceremony: