The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-14
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IA, 1868.
LETTEHs FROM NEW YORK.


COfreHpOndenoa
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 1868.
"How are the mighty falIen!" exclaims the
Herald, and the people Of this city say "Amen."
The correspondence between the president and
Grant, in reference TO the Stanton reinstatement,
which was given to the public yesterday, has lost
for Grant thousands of conservative votes, which
were pledged for him as next president from this
city alone, to say nothing of the prejudice created
against him throughout the country. The general
tone of opinion here, in public discussions places
the stamp Of dishoncr upon Grant, and man after
man can be heard to say: 81 thought differently
of him, and would have voted for him as the best
man for the presidential chair, under existing cir
cumstances, but man who will sneak out of an
understanding TO serve his own purposes cannot
get my vote" Poor old "Gimblet-eye" Butler
has got "csrd" now, and you may be sure it
will be played against the "bottlingn of Ben by
Grant.
The publication of this correspondence came
Just in time TO put the finishing touch on the rad
ical programme at the Republican convention
held yesterday at Syracuse 10 elect delegates to
the national convention soon to meet at Chicago.
Chase was nowhere, after Grant had made an
issue with the president, which, 10 the opinion of
sober-thinking men, will turn out TO be nothing
but INSTRUMENTATION on the part OF one officer to-
ward his superior. Grant and FentOn carried the
day, and Greeley promised to work hard, which
be said was necessary, because they were beaten
so badly last fall
People are so often heard to say, 4" [ will not
go TO sea for fear Of being lost" or, 81 do not
like to travel by rail for fear of being blown to
atoms etc., but those same persons never stop
TO think what dangers surround them almost
every moment they live, no matter where they
are.
As an instance of this, cannot better illus
tTate than by stating the circumstance of an ex-
plosion of gaspipe in restaurant on Fulton
street yesterday.
While the tables we're all occupied at midday
with hungry men, who we're well apprised that NJ
fire water was at hand to devOur them, a tre-
mendous conclusion like the report of a fifteea.
inch gun brought the hunger stricken visitors to
realizing sense of their immediate proximity to
something which looked very much as If a restaur
ant would not be requisite for their bodily COM
fort in future, and roast beef, turkey and apple
pie were almost in an instant transformed into
hash, favored with laih, plaster and brick bats.
OvercOats hanging upon the walls we're hurled
through the room, and we're met by kegs of lager
beer, china and glassware, together with a gen.
eral mixture of all the paraphernalil belonging 10
dining saloon.
Amid all this confusion and apparent danger,
the poor fellows, who went IN with pleasant
thought Of a satisfied appetite when they letJ the
place, were seen TO usher themselves out with a
collapsed stomach and an expression OF mental
anguish which, assisted by the soied condition OF
their clothing, Indicated the sad disappointment,
Is wei rs ll6 ualI -DlchALl escape u WHICH LuSy
had been subjected.
The explosion of a gas pipe in such manner as
this is not q very frequent occurrence, and fOrtu
nately no person was injured, but quite number
were almost scared to death. But If we are TO
live in constant tear OF gas explosions it ia quite
certain thatgss monopohes will very soon cease to
be q constant bugbear 20 all communities.
The Hebrew charity ball. 10 aid of the Hebrew
Relief Society Of tins city, came of last evening
at the Academy of Music, and in point of all the
requisites which tend TO make up an Al enter
tsinmeIt, the lsraelites were not behind the Gen.
tiles The elegance OF female loneliness, a. well
toIettes, has not been exceeded this seasOn-it
being well known fact that with our Jewish pop.
ulaton rests the largest amount Of wealth as well
fair share Of the female beauty, of which this
city boasts.
The liquor dealers are somewhat relieved now.
under bill which has passed the legislature and
awaits the governors signature, which 1t will re-
ceive, 20 become a law. II provides for the grant
ing Of licenses for three months, and was a Demo
cratic measure originally, but the Republicans
stole IL so 90 get the credit OF aiding the liquor
dealers, which they hoped would give them some
votes.
The common council squsbble is yet unsettled
the matter being before the courts on the question
OF the cOnftituuOnaity Of the legislative act ex.
tending the terms of the old board one year. In
the meantime both boards, old and new, hold
meetings. EYES AND EARS.