The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-11

A SAUNTERING FRIEND in the First District has
brought to our knowledge a distressing case OF
abjeet poverty and the starvation OF a family
composed of a mother and Eve children, living ia
back yard on St. Mary street, near Constance.
We already hear thousand voices raised in in
credulous expressions, but we assure our read
ers that nothing is truer than this bare assertion.
In the very heart of our city, within block or 80
of the Magazine Market poor widow is living
very Ill, with her five halfstsrved children, tor
want of the immediate necessities Of life. Some
Charitable persons, among whom the Howard As
sOciation is Represented, accidentally learned of
this extraordinary case of desttution yesterday
afternoon, Immediately secured the services of a
physician, and are having their poor fellow crea-
tuIes kindly cared for.
This is not the only case that has occurred re-
Gently in this city. Crossing the line Of the First
and Fourth Districts, we had occasion, a few
minutes after hearing this strange intelligence, to
drop in at the drug store of DR.. POelman, at the
corner OF Magazine and st. Andrew streets, to
whom the case was being related; and, TO our
utter surprise he stated positively that about five
weeks ago be attended man who had had only
TWO crackers to eat in seven days, and whose life
was so far exhausted when the doctor was called
that, notwithstanding the care bestowed upon
him, be bad TO be transferred to the Charity Hos.
pital, where he died. The direct cause of his
death was starvation Ia the case of this man
the doctor informed US that pride had prevented
him from applying to bis friends for nOurishmen
These two painful actualites did not conduce
OF items, and we returned hOmewsrd. On our
path striking contrast presented itself at nearly
every hundred yards; notwithstanding the exces.
sive heat. music, dancing singing and gaiety pre-.
vailed. Walters loaded with cakes lcreams confec-
ii neries, cOTdiaals and punch, were passed around
amds the laughter of handsome young men and
women. few blocks of death was slowly creeping
in at doors where bread had not been tasted for
days. Such is life.
THE INTRODUCTION in this city of Mr.. J.
O'Hsra's plan Of indicating the names of the
streets on strips of stained glass set in a light
tin frame and applied to the corner street lamps
is decided Improvement, the convenience of
which we July tested last evening while vending
our way through the labyrinthine cotton
press streets of the upper portion of the First
District. Yet 1t must De remembered that Mr.
o HaTa's contract binds him only to place these
strips on the lamps and leave them to take care
of themselves. The council could do nothing bet.
ter at the present moment than to provide for the
keeping IN repair of the excellent indie atOrs.
The cost could not be much.
THE DEFICIENCY in the line of amusements at
this time Of the year was supplied, a couple of
mornings ago, about o'clock, by a foot race by
moonlight on Washington Square (athough it Is
whispered that the race was not entirely on the
square ia which our powerful friend Col. p. was
triumphant and the stakes a good bottle Of Krug,
with which the participants bottle holders and
spectators dampened their excitement.
Apropos Of physical feats sometime ago allu-
sion " as made in the CRESCENT TO a personal en-
counter that took place on the tags, in which
cane was rather vigorously used. The end of the
affair is not yet, but seems to Fave assumed no.
etical turn, I'VE gOdsD creating no little mirth
among our German merchants of Carondeet and
neigbbOTing streets. The unfortunate gentleman
who was the recipient of the castgation was not
little surprised day before yesterday to receive
through the POstOffce, a recital of his nisf0r.
tunes IN pure German poetry, not the more fiat
tsring for being in verse, however. His suspi-
clons falling upon noted Oculist of Canal street.
as the author of the epigram, our hero, who is
more expert with the quill than the sword replied
in the same vernacuar, and ia accordance with
the rules Of prosody. Yesterday morning the
reply reached several prominent gentlemen of Ca
rondelet street, through the boxes of the Post
Office, and was the most interesting topic of the
day.
AMONG SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS
stolen from the pocket of a gentleman, a few
nights since, by crafty siren, there was one five
hundred dollar note, which was marked in the
upper left hand corner of its face with either the
word June" or "July," the loser does not re-
member which. The public will please take
notice. that is those of them who are in the habit
Of receiving or handling bills Of the denomination
in question.
sHoOTING AFFAIR AT Pass CHRrsTIAv.-Beni.
H. Orr late a registrar Of voters at Pass Christian
Mis-, and prominent member of the radical party
in that section, died on Thursday evening, from
the effects of a gun.shot wound received st the
hands OF Z. X. Mayors, editor Of the Handsboro
Democrat. The accounts of the affair represent
that Mr.. Mayors acted in self-defense, and that
the circumstances of the rencOunter were as fol-
lows: Mr.. Mayors, il is said, had been threatened
with assassination on the morning of that day,
and had in consequence armed himself with a
double. barrelled shotgun. About 6 o'clock in
the evening, while passing along the front
street Of the village, short distance east of
the central wharf he met Orr and his son. the
former of whom accosted him and asked If he
(Msyers) had called him liar. Mr.. Mayors re-
plying in the affirmative, Orr drew a pistol,
whereupOn Mayors fired, lodging a charge of
buckshOt in his opponents side so that death en-
sued in half an hour. Mr.. Mayors was himself
wounded by pistol ball in the left fore arm, but
whether the shot was fired by Mr.. Orr or his son.
We are not informed. The ball was extracted by
DR.. Smith, and Mr.. Mayors subsequently left for
his home at Mississippi City. The deceased was
a member of the Louisiana Convention of 1864
Of the late reconstruction convention in Missis.
sippi, and was at the time of his death, acting in
The capacity OF U. S. commissioner at Pass Chris
tan. One Of the reporters of the CRESCENT went
TO school with Orr, at Jackson in this State, a
good many years ago. His reputation even then
VAS not to be envied.
A CRESCENT REPORTER had occasion to 90 out
last evening, on Customhouse street, below Clai-
borne. Curiosity induced him TO leave the car
near the so-called lieutenant governors dwell
Oscar j. Dunn had a relief Of United States
white regulars TO guard the street on which he
lives. There was nothing of the kind. Dunn was
TO be seen lolliDg in rocking chair, in his shirt
sleeves, apparently just as happy big sun
iOwer that mods and bends in the breezes"
About the bsnquette, not far of, were half a
lozen little olive branches Of Dun color playing
aud singing, who reminded the reporter of Dele
lanty's chorus:
Happy little darkies, vel have you all TO know,
With The scientific movement Of the heel and tue.n
THE SHANIsH MAN. OF-wAR STEAMER that came up
rom the Passes Sunday evening, still lies at the
DOT of Canal street. in the stream. She is look.
ng out sharply for flibusteros, and is doubtless
lere for the purpose of backing her catholic
najestys consul in any remonstrsnce he may
make against armed expeditions, or bodies Of
fishermen" leaving for any portion Of the Gulf
coast or the West India Islands. The ship is a
eRular clipper, low and rakish, and apparently
exceedingly swift. Her only defect, il that il
iefect, is that she is q side-wheeler. She was
built on the Clyde, opposite to Glasgow, for
blockade runner, and was sold in Havana, about
DE time of the downfall Of the COnfederacy, to