The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-10
gural Sntellisente.

AsbncidUOD nave E6-ticCt6u MT. leadC N. MdEhe
president, and chosen Mr. John Davidson first vice
president; Mr.. N. L. Bailey, second vice presi-
dent Mr. G. r.. SOcomb, third vice president
and Mr.. Luther Homes secretary. The candidates
for the latter office were Msjor Rhett, who was
elected secretary last year, and Messrs. Homes,
Moore and Dolbear.
Samuel Parker. colored man, while wheeling
coal to the levee from on board a fstboat, on
Friday, fell from the plank into the river and was
drowned.
The French Society Of Benevolence aud Mutual
Aid give a grand fete cbampetre at the Fair
Grounds to-day, the entertainment beginning at
noon. We are are indebted to the secretary of
the society for courteous note inviting us to par
ticipate 10 the interesting occasion.
A trip to Carrollton, this afternoon, from the
foot of Canal street, on the good steamer A. G.
Brown, will not be the least pleasant way of for
getting the fstigues of past week of labor.
Trinity Benevolent Association give an enter
tsinment during the coming week, further parlic-
uars of which We hope TO publlsh in our Tuesday
The removal Of the remains of Past Masters
Walter Nicol and John Booth, by their brethren
Of Mount Morish Lodge. from the Greenwood
Cemetery TO the New Masonic burial ground,
takes place day sitter tomorrow, and did not take
place yesterday, as We inadvertently stated il
would.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Dnhsmel's, corner Bienvile
snd Chartres streets, was A. toilOWs: At A. NJ.
64sdegrees; IL n. 20; 3P.E. "a; 6P.H. 49,
The eloquent Bishop Quinlsn, of Mobile, will
preach at Father Cornelius Moynihan's church,
ST. Peters, in the Third District this evening, the
services 10 commence at O'Clock.
A man named Prosper Behan, cOlored it is
presumed, died at the Marine Hospital yesterday,
iron fracture Of the skull, received, 1t was re-
ported az the hospital by those who brought him
there, from some person or persons who robbed
MIN, or attempted to rob him. 1t was then in the
afternoon, when the coroner was called upon TO
hold an inquest and the result of the inveshgs-
ton not known at his office late last evening.
TRINITY BENEVOLENT AssOCIArION.-rhe first
annual report of this excellent organization has
been published, and shows that during the past
year the association. although in its infancy, has
been rendering inestmable aid to the sick, desti-
tu,e and afflicted. Eighty-6ve applications for
assistance have been responded to, the sum of
sl763 92 have been expended in charities, $500
have been contributed to the diocesan missionary
fund and subscription Of $50 is pad monthly
toward the support OF the Chdren's Home of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. The names of
sixty.three active members upon the rolls of
the association, and one valued member, Jules A.
Blanc, Jr., died during the epidemic of last SUN
mer. The following gentlemen are the ON fers of
the association: Alex. Marks, president; George
Palfrey, vice president; q. l.. G. Davis, Jr., sec
retary, and Z. G. Meslier treasurer.
"THE CRUISE OF THE ALABAmA."-The de-
scription of the voyages of the renowned cruiser
Alabama, delivered IN the Senate Chamber at
Mechanics Institute, on Friday evening, by Ad-
nhral Semmes, her gallant commander. proved
fully ss interesting as we had anticipated. The
lecturer cOntended that the Alabama was not a
piratioal craft. He was himself neither Blue
Beard or Captain Kidd. She bad not been built
by the Lairds, but was built and armed by the
Confederacy. He alone was responsible for her
building and equipment, and as regular commits.
stoned officer of the Confederate navy, shouidered
the responsibility. She was fitted out at Flores.
one of the Azores. He had good officers and
gallant men: some of his crew boys, taken from
the very haunts of crime in Liverpool, and greatly
improved by soap" and good discipline, which
he described very humorously as wonderfully
transforming agencies in rendering them respect8-
BILE. BE dwelt with much stress upon the disci-
pline and lite generally on board the Alabama.
No liquor was allowed on board. Liquor was his
prerogative as captain (laughter). and as he used
none there was none on her; and to this fact aud
good discipline be attributed his great success a
success accomplished without accident and
without the loss of q prize when once one came
into his power. True, when he took his prizes
into port bis young men would sometimes get into
a frolic on shore, and come aboard next morning
"looking rather seedy;" but he made it a point
to severely not observe them. No liquor being
allowed on board the ship, there was no need for
courts. martial to try the offenders for drunken
ness !; &" but" said be, aluding to these seedy
frofckers, 4" il one Of them had crooked his elbow
amiss on board, court-martisl would have been
the consequence" He paid particular attention
to hygienic means, especially cleanliness. and
never lost prisoner for sickness on the Alabama
or Sumter. The sea was a net to catch all sorts of
fish, and he caught them-humsn fish, from all
kinds of society-and, consequently, social life
on board was medley of actors, scrobats,
r0contelus and story tellers. Music, dancing,
yaIning, etc., were the order of enjoyment when
the duties of the hour permitted. Here the sd-
miral particularly amused his lady hearers by the
picture be drew Of the improvised balls gotten up
| on boGrd-how some OF the men dressed them
selves as women for partners for the others in the
| dance, and how amusing 1t was to hear their
attempted mimicry Of female voices, while their
| harshness betrayed them.l Amid all this he had
| to maintain q comparatively social isolation
| which made him the greatest prisoner on board
BE might be present at their festivities, but not
participant. His very meals had to be in seclu
sion. When there was q call to duty the festivities
| OF the hour had to be rudely interrupted, the
| dance suddenly stopped, and the fiddle almost
| dropped with the bow half drawn to meet the
/ emergency so prompt had 20 be the response
| Constant employment for all on board was q
fundamental principle Of his philosophy of disci
/ pDe and music, dancing and even telling yarns
| which sailors delight to indulge in were per
| mitted, as well TO keep the men doing something
as to promote their health by exercise aud pleas
| Ure. Such was life on a man-of-war, and as fo
| himself he might be said to be styled the father o
| a very large and happy family.
| The admirsl's descriptions of his cap tures an'
how they were effected and disposed of. We hav
1 70 pass over lOE want Vi luoy NcEo uOI
| graphic and amusing.
| We regret, too that we have not space to follow
| the speaker on other points more closely. Hi
descriptions of the gulf stream, trade winds AM
other subjects, all of which he managed to con
nect very properly, with the cruise of his vessel
we're as scientific as they we're interesting. Th
theory of cyclones, and their destructive effect
aud impressioD missives Of the heaviest srtl
lery, was more perfectly illustrated than in an
meteor ological work. He closed bis lecture With
picture of the Alabama passing successful.
through that portion of one OF these dreadfl
cyclones which is embraced by the vortex, th
most dangerou-i portion of such tOrnadoes. q
timed the passage which proved to be over ha
| al hour the scene Of course being described b
| him as one of the most intense danger. We hop
the admiral will be Induced to repeat his lectart
| TIE FETE CHANPETRE AND TOURSAMESr.-W
| say The" Fete Chsmpetre and Tournament b
| cause Of all the occasions OF the kind now al
Dounced. none approach in magnitude. or gener'
interest that 20 which we nov sllude. 1t is
he per excellence the festival of this bright Ma
| season. and he will indeed prove cynic or misaI
thrope, who. having attended the amusement
there 70 be offered shall not have acquired fires
fopdness for life or st least the bright side OF
As has been previously stated in our column
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