The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-22


where he viii have prscticed upon him the same
refined torture with which be made bis fellow
beings miserable when he sat In the psrquette.
Several cases of highway robbery occurring on
Sunday night we're reported to the superintend-
ent Of police yesterday by gentlemen Who had
been stopped on the streets on their way home
ward, and robbed of watches or money or both.
Now, have not matters come to spretty pass
when these things can 90 frequently take place,
and yet not excite our special wonderi Is there
not q remarkable apathy displayed by every one
on this subject until the matter is brought forc-
bly, home to him in the form Of q footstep in his
chamber at night or rufisn springiDg upon him
on the sidewalk to demand his money or his life ,
Are people to be protected by hugging the deu-
sive phantom of hope, until these public enemies
shall have robbed them out of house and home
In the Western towns vigilance committees have
been operating, and successfully. to drive away
the thieves. express robbers and burglars. 10
New York, of late, the police and the courts have
wsged an unrelenting warfare against the pick
pockets and fellows of that ilk Is it, then. to be
wondered at that, with our genial winter climate,
our poorly policed streets, cur crowded popula-
ton at this season. and our lack Of vsarant law
to attract them, these fellows should have taken
hither their fight to prey upon the community, to
steal, gsrrote, kill, if necessary? We leave
these questions to the reflective among our read
ers conddentt that they. with us, will feel the ne
cessity Of constant vigilance and prompt, earnest
action.
II 10 suggested that committee of the educated
people of Jefferson city and vicinity revise the
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signs, etc.. in that suburb, and in future stand by
the artist employed in their establishment to
check his redundancies as well as to see that he
does not fall short of the full requirements of the
spelling book and GRAMMAR Let the committee
gently hint, among other things, that Cypress is
notspelled with 8. and that the names of streets
are not necessarily followed-or especially orna-
mented by apostrophes. While upon the subject
il would be interesting to ascertain how Prytania
street got iuscyibod upon sign board as
"PrytaBees" street. and what savan superintended
the lettering of the gas lamps.
1t is stated on good authority that thieves when
asked for their photographs invariably reply with
. negative.
Scene, Charities street. Time, high noon. A
drove of turkeys pass by with stately tread, or
picking their way over the muddy pavement with
the step Of a mikmaid hopping from stone to
stone in miry COW yard High upon the box of
an elegant two.horse establishment sits sleek
darby, arrsyed in coachman's livery; proud,
pompous, gorged with the remnants of his en-
ployer's good dinners; looking down with con.
temptuous self sufficiency upon the common world
about him; black, very black; eyes very wide Open
Mssus in the store shopping. Coachman waiting
for her to come out and say, "Drive home, Peter"
Just then small boy passes. Sees turkeys, and
thinks of breast bones and white meat and stuff
ting. Looks up and sees coachman on box.
Coachnan pretends not T. observe dat small boy
lookin' at him; fixes his white eyeballs on de
Cathedral spre. Boy hesitates looks again at
turkeys; then addresses coachman, aud says tim
idly, "Ask him how much they are apiece"
Healthy niger looks down, bursting with indig-
nation at boy Is interpretation curs his lip; for
gets all about Cathedral spire, and says, perty:
" Umph, ask nm youself if you wants to know so
bad" Small boy vanishes; turkeys ditto. Sambo
remains waiting the coming of missus.
Because young man lives on Race street, does
it follow that be is fast man!
Mrs. Gaines Ia now, 90 we are informed by in
tellgent and diligent telegrammers, engaged 10
exploiting Congress, in order to procure the ion.
peschuent of Judge Darrell. Mrs. Gaines is natu'
rally anxious to get possession Of the fortune to
accrue from the large property which she asks
the law incontnenuy to wrench from the innocent
persons who suppose themselves to be its owners,
sad to place it in her long expectant hands bu. it
does not follow from her disappointments that
judges who do not happen to take her view of the
case ought to be summariy impesched. More
over, Mrs. Gaines is unfortunate in appealing to
the United States Congress TO take up her cause.
The just and natural inference of every impartial
person is that any person threatened with i'm.
parchment at Washington, must be an innocent
and prosecuted Individual.