The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-01
GOral 9ntrllisenre.


oOokiDg passengers through daily from the sta
uon-houses to the public edi6ces in the rear O
the city, complains that travel is woefully dull
only three for the Parish yesterday" he says
when the secretary Of the Senate was in
structed, however reluctantly, to read the dis
patch Of Gen. Grant yesterday, the silence in tbs
audience was as ominous as the calm which pre-
cedes hurricane. The nature of the dispatch
was previously known to every intelligent person
present; but the evident compulsion under which
i was proclaimed had the effect of clouding the
faces OF the radical members, as well as that OF
the equally radical spectators.
Preside ut Markey, of the Board of Aldermen
last evening urged upon the members of the board
TO meet hereafter punctually at the appointed
| bour. His remarks were very timely and are an.
precisted by the representatives of the press who
nave oiten to lose much time by the delays on the
part OF councilmen to meet at the regular hour
The popular feeling is now at the highest pitch
! OF ex x'itement at the course of the radical nor.
lon OF the present legislature. Not only are the
topples OF ooth branches OF that body crowded
with colored men, but the street in front OF the
stated -house Is swarming with men Of color and
with white radicals from IL A. NJ until the legisla-
ture adjourns. This immense discrepancy be-
tween the attendance OF the negroes and white
radicals and that Of the conservatives has embol-
/ dened the radical leaders to such height that
they now hesitate at no arbitrary, unjust or op-
pTessve measures.
There is an unusual number of policemen in and
around the two chambers of the legislature. But
/ IL n no less the fact that yesterday when the
/ conservative members who were ousted left the
Senate and the House, in going through the gaunt
| let OF three or four hundred colored men, they
| were jeered with such remarks as there goes
| the d-n white son of D. that Is against 1s y
ana with other expressions of contempt aud out.
rage. Can such men as Mr.. Thomas ]. Durant
who has spent the greater portion of his exist.
ence, honored and esteemed and favored by those
men and the whole Of the old community, look
calmly and complacenty upon such wanton in.
suits?
There was an immense crowd at the CITY Hall
last evening, TO witness and listen to the pro-
ceeolngs OF the council in joint session. good
many, II is fair to presume, went away disaD.
pointed. Wepublish below full report of those
who were the recipients of municipal favor
contemporary very properly alludes to the
careless treatment of little children BY their
nurses TO be observed on Lafayette Square on
any fair evening. We fancy some afectionate
parents would be horrifed if they could but see
now their little ones are either handled roughly or
entirely neglected by trifng servants.
johnny stole a ham was verified Yesterday
by coiored Johu Henry, who stole ham from the
bobt. L. Lee, and consequently paid visit to the
calaboose with il.
day, made affidavit before United States Commis-
sioner Weller against the party of men brought
from Grand Isle to this city by the Ella Morse, on
the previous day.
Looking northward last evening about nine
O'Clock, one could see a magnificent white temple
OF cloud, mass upon mass, piled up against the
sky, and reaching midway to the zenith. At first
glance Its immensity, its contrast to the lights be-
low and and the stars above, was startling. while
now and then flashes of lightning Lie up its
shadows. and more distinctly revealed its pro-
portions.
The Levee Board have removed their Office TO
the room formerly occupied by the secretary Of
state. on the ground floor at Mechanics Institute
In the present legislature there are twenty.
three ex-conventionist, sixteen in the lower and
seven in the upper house.
Mr.. Warmoth, the new governor, has ap-
retary.
The crowd of spectators in and about Mechanics
Institute was as great yesterday as il had been
the daytprevious. For heavens sake, tell u.s. how
do all those negroes make living
The Board of School Directors hold q meeting
this evening.
We are indebted to Messrs Garcia and Jiminez.
committee, for an invitation TO a select party at
Mrs. Smiths Hotel, on the 4th inst.
Had the Bard Of Avon been in Mechanics In
stitute yesterday, and seen the Democratic repre-
sentatives cooly ousted and replaced by Repub.
licsn substitutes, he would have found a new
meaning in his lines:
' substitute shines brightly as king
Ontii king be by"
THE STREET CoMMIss1oNERsHrp. Jossnb
Murphy, the street commissioner elect. Yesterday
filed the requisite bonds for $lU OO0 and proceeded
to the office OF William Baker, the present incum-
bent, made formal demand upon him for the
DaDers.
Mr. Baker declined to give up his office, whereupon
Mr. Murphy repaired TO headquarters aud laid the
matter before Gen. Buchanan. In a short time
he returned with the following written order:
" HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH MILITARY DIsrRror,)
New Orleans, La, June 80, 1868. I |
"wm. Baker. ESQ.,:
"Sir-On receipt Of this communication you
will Immediately surrender the office of street |
commissioner of the city of New Orleans to Joseph
Murphy, the street commissioner elect. |
" BY command Of Brew. Maj .-Gen. Buchanan.
JOIN B. JOHNSON,
Mr.. Murphy presented to Mr. Baker this order. |
and renewed his formal demand. Mr.. Baker re. |
fused to recognize Gen. Buchansn's authority to |
and at last accounts remained in DOS
session oil MS ot1ce. We learn that Gen. Buchanan |
recommended Mr. Murphy to carry |
the matter into court and ask for q writ of uuo |
warrantO, calling upon the persistent occupant OF
the street commissionership to show his claims to
that Office.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-The regular weekly
meeting Of this board was held last evening,
PRESIDENT Markey in the chair, and the following
members present: Messrs. Brady, Shields
D O'Brien, Kaiser, Boguille, Pessou and Poynot.
Mr.. Prad0s, alderman elect from the Second |
District, presented his credentials and was ad.
mitted TO his seat.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. Shields suggested that, according 10 the
of the city charter, the board proceed
10 draw lots for the long and short terms, and
made motion to that effect.
Mr.. Kaiser was of opinion that it was unneces. |
sary, as the board was acting under military ap.
pointment. The motion was laid over subject to
,sll.
Communications from the recorders of the First
md Third Districts, informing the board of Ger.
ain appointments as clerks, were laid over sub
ect TO call
resolution from the Board of Assistant Alder
men, inviting this board to meet them in Joint
ession to elect members of the Board of School
Directors was laid over subject to call.
communication from the Board OF School
Directors informing the board that they had
irawn for the time during which their respective
Members are to serve, was also laid over subject
o call.
petition from James O'Hara and others, re-
errng to contracts for repairing streets, which
lsd been snnulled by General Sheridan, and ask.
ng for relief, was referred to the committees on
nance ard on streets and landings.
The board then proceeded to meet the lower
'oard in joint session for the purpose of going
nto an election for city officers. (See proceed |
Dgs of the Board of Assistant Aldermen.)
Returning, the board considered resolution |
QbsttufinQ the Of Hanrv CHM for that Of |