The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-13

Il Week, Ue1nR an lucfedse OF ~ over the numDor
| reported during the week previous. Daring the
corresponding week Q year ago, when the cpl.
/ demic had passed its he ght. the number Of
deaths was sos. OF those who died last week
we're drowned. ! died from gunshot wounds, 2
| cancer, cancer Of stomach, 3 congestion of the
brain, ~ consumption, dropsy, dropsy In the
abdomen, dropsy Of the brain, bilious fever, IA
congestive, pernicious, Intermittent, brain.
remiltent. 4 typhoid, yellow fever, heart dis
ease, old age, 4 pneumonia. softening Of the
brain, sufocation, IL stillborn. and the balance
| of various ordinary diseases. SO were males, so
females and not stated. 100 were whites, ~
blacks. IL mulattoes and 8 not classified. 81 we're
under 10 ten years, between 10 and Is, be-
tween Is and 20, s between 20 and 80, "a between
80 and 40, 10 between 40 and so, IL between so
and 60. between 60 and 20, 2 between 20 and 80,
between so and 80. between 30 and 100, and
| whose age was not reported. So were natives of
the United States, Fl not stated and 50 were for
eigners.
LATE NUMBER of the Cincinnati Enquirer has
the following singular story Every day, at one
an ~ssscns Win intense inter
adjourned, quietly moving away with the crowd.
She has painful and singular history. Childless
and alone in the world, she was once the center
l of happy family circle. But series of miSfor.
tunes came and left her hopeless and aimess.
The epidemic of 1855 deprived her of her husband
and two Of her children. Other two remaining sons,
one was killed in the army, and the other, about
year SINCE arragned before this same court for
| murder. Before this awful shock the mothers
reason reeled and left her harmless maniac.
Since then she each day imagines her son on trial,
| and watches there for his coming. Day after day
| she prosecute in the court room her tireless
watch. Disappointment never affects her, for she
thinks she will see him tomorrow. Those who
have charge of her crafty the harmless deluson,
aud thus morning and evening she is found at her
post, Influenced by an affection that deies the
n Il - "
The reporters of the CRESCENT daily frequent
the recorders courts Of New Orleans but, really,
with the exception Of score, In each court, oil
negro men and women, who are so nyariabie IN
their attendance that they are as familiar to the
police officers as Fortunes hand with the untying
Of her garter. there no elderly lady, neatly even
elegantly dressed, apparently watching with in
tense interest each trial it is called" Such
case may be but, as the Enquirer says, she must
certainly be " maniac" or she couldn't other.
wise stand the eluvium of her surroundings in the
lobby.
| TIE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TRAVEL over the roads
running TO The rear Of the city was unusually
great day before yesterday, many of our citizens
avsiipg themselves of the opportunity OF little
leisure lime 10 get glance at the submerged Sec
ton. Ard yet. strange to say, although the over
| flow was an event that will be narrated as a won
deiful one by many now living, TO their grand
children, yet we venture to say there are thous-
snds of citizens who will only remember IL by the
| descriptions they have read. t.-ss 80 B.. t-.
THE RtBr. Z. LEE arrived yesterday evening
from Vicksburg with 304s bales cotton, the largest
| cargo of the season. In addition she had on
board 5000 sacks cotton seed, equal in weight
to 1900 bales cotton, and with this immense weight
/ the gallant steamer was far from being filed to
| her capacity.
BETTING, on the northern elections of to-day,
has been brisk during the last two or three days,
and If for other reason the results will be look
ed for with ayidty. But, beyond all tas, there is
Il A.. aeA1 nj fAfy
and above all hopefuIness that the thous ands of
ballots which shall silently fail to-day will accom-.
psh the first great step toward our political re-
crowds will gather, and every fragment of intelli
pence will be given its due weight in the balance
| Of hope or fear. We shall probably know enough
by tomorrow morning to determine whether the
/ Democrats the Radicals have carried the great
States Of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
| The AUDIENCE at the Varieties Theater last
evening in all respects the most brilliant that
| has ass embed there this season. Such rare act.
ing as was displayed cannot fail to draw full
houses, in spite of political excitement.
Born BOARDS Of the Common Council are to
| meet this evening in regular session.
THE APPROACH OF THE 18TH INST, at which
| tine it is stated more appointments In the Custom
House are TO be made, is the signal for largely
creased number of applicants in and about the
| building There must certainly be disappoint
/ ments in store for many of them, for the vacan
cies are 10 the spplca ions about in the ratio OF
one TO ten. .s- III. ... .t-- - f- b, s BE- .,f r.f
SOME THIEVES entered the residence of Mr.. B
| Selsay, No. l65 Marais street, on Sunday nght
| and carried of gold watch, quantity of jewelry
| and wearing apparel, and among other things, the
| occupants registry papers, The thieves entered oy
| window opening upon an alley way, and escaped
| leaving no cew behind them.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER wARRENs CoURr
| Ignatz Keith, charged by Louis Vogelwild with
| having attempted to pass as genuine $50 counter
felt note in the city of Carrollton, has given bond
to appear for exam nation on Wednesday the l4tt
inst.
PRYTANrA STREET was never more charming as
promenade, and never, to all appearances, more
| thoroughly appreciated, than last Sunday after
noon. by the Lundre ds who thronged its shades
side walks.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
| observations of A. B. Griswold 4 Co., corner
Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: Al
A. M. 76 degrees; IL NJ. 81; P. N 81 6P
The temperature yesterday, as shown by III.
thermometer ct G. Duhamel's. Ill Canal street
was as follows: At 6 A. n. II degrees; IL \
&c; 3P.N. ~; 6P. n. 1S. 800 r..,s = ~ ..--.
THE BUTCHERS BExEvoLESr ASSOCIATION pa
| raced on Sunday, the occasion being the conse
craticn of banner and blessing tomb. FORMING
in procession at Magnolia Hall, corner of New
| Levee and Fourth streets, the procession, severa
| hundred strong, marched to the st. Louis Cathe
| drsl, where the conservation ceremonies were i'm
pressively performed by the Rev. Father Chaon
| The association, accompanied by the reveren'
| father then proceeded to W sshington Cemeter.
No. 2, where their tomb was blessed with tn
usual imposing rites. collation. at Magnoli
Hall and speeches by promin, mt members of tn
association formed pleasant termination to tn
day Is festivities.
YOUNG MAN Of IS, named Pablo Rotinel,
native Of Cuba, is reported to have com nitie
suicide, at the corner Of Dauphin and st. Bar
| thoomew streets. The dose taken was rat pois On
| Mr. Rotinel is represented to have been yout
of fast proclivities and the son Of wealthy plar
| ter In Cuba.
In THE CASE. in the Sixth District Court, {
, | Louis St. Martin, c. s. Hunt, ct al, va. G.
a | Houghton. Seth W. Lewis, ct al. supervisors
Board Of Registration. the following answer ha
, | been made, whicfxe copy literally:
. And now on this day comes into court the d.
: | ferdants and moves the court for rule on th
plaintiffs 10 show cause 14th 0ctober. at 10 A.
, | wby the injunctions in this case should not b
! dissolved and the petition and judgment rendere
against said plaintiffs In solido for $1,000, amour
OF sttorpey's fee and also the further sum of fv
4 hundred dollars damages for wrongfully suing o,
said Injunction, for the following reasons, to wit