The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-16
Tolal SntelllQenre.

authority Of early riseTs, that there was heaVy
white frcst yesterday morning.
A toruedo boat, constructed during the war
was sold yesterday at auction by the military au-
tburities.
The officers of the internal revenue yesterday
seized over ten Ia usand dollars worth Of perrique
tobacco, in cdrotes, for eVading the law.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer At G. Duhamels, corner Blenyills
and Charities streets. was follows At a.
NJ, IS degrees; at II NJ, So; at P. M 60;
at ?. M, 50.
BALLs-Those in search Of genuine amusement
should remember that the Dry Goods and Mercan
tile Clerks Association grand dress ball OF
AZ the National Thester on Wednesday next.
That sterling fire company, Columbia 8, will
give their annual ball on the 4th Of March at Ma
sonic Hall.
The Shakespeare Clubs grand entertainment viii
take place on Tuesday. This entertainment will
| be Of the most select and refined erder.
CoRcoRDIA CLUB BALL.-This ball. which took
place last night at Minerva Hall, on Clio street.
| was a decided and encouraging success for the
| managers One Of the marked features OF the
! festyity was that refreshments in profuston we're
served throughout the evening free Of charge
! We with the Concordias many such successful
| balls.
| TIE BALL OF WATERMAN CONCLAvE. s. ". NJ
| There was fine attendance of the VOtaries Of
! Terpsichore at this ball. which took place las
night st the Deutsche Company Hall, corner of
! Benville Rnd CustOmhOuse streets, and the little
/ peep We gave IN NJ the uoNt tpufluOru Us iuat
The 5. VIM. are good dispensers of gaiety as
| they are Of charity.
PROJECTED BALL.-It is quietly whispered that
/ grand society ball is contemplated at the Opera
| House before the close OF the season. We hope
We have committed no indiscretion.
THE OPERA.-The audience at the Opera House
l,st evening to wi ness the second performance 4
| Meyerbeer's grand spectacular opera of " The
! Prophet was probably the most fashionable
which has attended this place OF amusement this
season. We can only repeat what we have said
| concerning this masterpiece on previous Occa-
I son. II WAS placed upon the stage 10 the same
| remarkable manner as on Thursday last, and was
| the occasion Of new oVatlons TO hesdanes
| Ltchevaier, Van Hulien, Duoin and Deere.
Tonight Mr.. Alhaiza returns 10 the stage
10 take the part Of Henri LGglriere, 10 Z" lie B)s.
su,r (The Dukes Motto) in which character he
won SO much applause last year, Ga Mo1dly
Adams gem, "If ! were King" with DImiani
and Lambele in the principal roles.
BASE BALL-A match game will be played at
hai-past one O'Clock to-day, between the Lone
Star and southern base bali cluOs, on the grolids
of the latter.
APPoRTmENrs.-Street Commissioner Field has
appointed Mr. l. G. billiard assistan deputy street
commissioner for the first ward, vice J. FL. Melluer,
GOV. Baker has appointed Mr.. W. G McGimp7ey
a notary public for this parish, and Mr.. Albert P.
Low a notary pub ic Tor the parish 1s-amOu1n N.
a peTEOndi anu CiOoe dNuut4ueatCC Nitu MI III
Gmpsey authorizes US to commend him to public
favor.
! DARING ATTESlPT AT ROBBERY- The Ctty TreI-
slu1j the OIject-Duriug the night of Tuesday OF
last week one of the bOldest attempts that ever
| came under our notice was made to rob the city
treasury. The thieves msnag- d to gain admission
into The rear portion of the City Hall, and after
entering the cellar which IS under that porto OF
the staircase leading from Lafayette street to the
second story of the building by means OF masOn's
| Jimmy removed a large number OF bricks OF the
ear wall, and had reached the iron plating OF the
vault in the treasurers Office, when they were
probably disturbed and decsmped leaving behind
| them tie jimmy, q cold cEi5el brace and bits.
When Major Williamson tue chief of police, was
appTi.ed OF the stste Of affairs he caused all the
tools which had been brought 10 him 20 be re-
| placed, together with the material deranged, IN
! the order tEst they were found IN the eXpectau n
that the thieves might return and he caught IN
HGgrdlde delicttt. The matter was kept "a quiet
as possible, bat the pOrter5 OF the hall having
yeniiated the matter, Major williamson, despair
ing of carrying his project into effect, concluded
last night TO lay the matter before the public.
The City Hsl s guarded not only by an outside
police officer. but there is also special officer
appointed to guard the interior, and however
much sympathy may be felt for the condition OF
the latter, who is a one-legged man, it Is impossi-
BILE not 10 blame him for culpable neg igence or
ignorance in the matter.
We shan have 70 return to this subject, but
meanwhile, in the face Of this daring attsmpt,
made Immediately opposite the central station OF
the First District police aud the Office OF the
chief, and others committed in various parts OF
the city, we would emphaically demand of the
| CITY Council an immediate and thorough reOrglni
cation Of the police force of New Orleans.
CouMENDABLE.-We we're not a little surprised
upon entering the recorder court Of the First Dis
Ilct, yesterday nOOn TO see several OF tue atache
grouped around one Of the amla0le clerks, VINO
was reading aloud from the Bible used to swear
in witnesses. The unusual occurrence excited our
curiosity so, that we were compelled to inquire
into its cause one of the officers presen informed
Us that the dulness of business aud the exhaustion
| Of the novels of the day had created q reyiva
r | among the gentlemen alluded to- aud they now re-
sorted TO this method Of employing their Time. De
cidedy, as mention il elsewhere, the city i
! becoming moTaliZed.
The MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CAsE-Dr. Brad
ford coroner of this parish, yesterday held an in
| quest on the body Of a man found drowned in TIL
river on Friday, at the foot OF PIety street. Th
testimony ELECTED that the deceased was gentle
man well known in this community, named Henri.
5 J. Grazing, engineer of the Third District ferry
S boat Mr.. L. 5. Keen, his sOn-in law, testifiet
. that Mr.. Grazing had been on board with him TO
the purpose of crossing the river, and While wit
ness was engaged attending 10 his engines, hi
) gone aft of the vessel, and his disappearance va
- only noticed when the opposite shore was reache
4 and his hat found upon the cOmoing. Severa
. other Witnesses besides Mr.. Keen, testified TO tn
. taciturnity and even mOroseness Of Mr.. Grazing
i consequent, as is generally supposed, upon pc
i cuniary losses which he had experienced by tn
q failure of a banking. house in this city. Mr. hee
also stated that during the day his fatherin-la '
:; had complained OF dizziness, and, in his opinion
II he had been attacked with spOplexy aud falle
n overheard; but it must be remembered that, whe
, the body was found floating in the river, it wa
noticed that around one Of Mr.. Craling's wrist
Z there was string, attached by sliDknOt, Will
u the other wrist Indicated plainly that the strln
had been wound around it. The body was FIRE
=, from Commissions or wounds, except the rigt
= cheek which was bruised and slight wound o
. the forehead. That the wound and bruse cou
: have been caused by falling against the guards
. the bOst is possible, hut the tied wrists preclud
: any superstition that Mr. Grazing had met with u
= sad accident, which terminated his life, thrOu1
y an attack of apoplexy. The case is one OF gree
a interest and should be thoroughly investigated [
a TIE friends Of the deceased, who may have vi
- folly committed himself 10 the grave, but, on u
n other hand, may also have been the victim of 10
"a play.
e The above was written when we received .tl
following additional facts:
DR.. Hjre-I hereby certify that post morte
nj examination was held on the body Of COnrl
wa fn4itn nj