The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-03
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that, finding it necessary to relieve himself ia
some msnner. he had 20 recnr 10 Shak peare for
" Jrds to express himself withal
Rumble thy bellyful! Spit fire Spout rain
Nor rain. wind, thunder. FIRE, are my foes;
tax not you, you elements with unkindness,
Inever gave you kingdom. called you scalawsgs; :;
You owe me no subscription why, then, let fall
Your horrible pleasure; here stand your slave
A poor, inhrm, weak and despsed reporter;
But yet call you servile ministers,
That have with rascal carpet baGgers joined
Your high eDgender'd battles, 'gsinst land
So loyal and SO true. o. o! tits foul! ~
Nevertheless, all these fine lines with their
vivid adjectiyes and their feryid objurgations,
won't dry the unfortunate reporters only suit
(his valuable wardrobe "iwas cleaned out about
two years ago. in time for this mornings wear.
But n'tnpOTte
"Jog on, jog on the footpath way
And merrily bend the stile a:
merry heart goes all the day,
IH Your sad one tires in mile g."
For quarter century there has not been so
long continued and violent a commotion of the
elements overhead in the neighborhood of New
Orleans. The rain began TO fall heavily about
o'clock Thursday evening, and has continued TN
l O'Clock, this Saturday morning, without the in-
termission of a second. The wind has shifted TO
all the cardinal and all the minor points of the
compass. and still continues to shift IL the clerk
of the weather were represented for the time
being by an imaginary Susan Anthony, we should
credit her the possessor of more shifts than Prin
cess Metternich who is said to have one for every
day IN the year. real hurricane passed over the
city between O'Clock and daylight yesterday
morning; and we look forward with dread to in
teigence from the Gulf and Atlantic line OF
coast
/ have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
Have rived the kDotty oaks, and have seen
Tbe ambitious ocean swell and rage and foam
To he exalted with the threatening clouds;s
But never till to night, never till now,
Did go through tempest dropping fire.
Either there is a civil strife in heaven;
Or else The world, too ssucy with the gods,
lDcenses them 10 send destruction"
" For my part, have walked about the streets,
Submitting me unto the perilous night;
And thus unbTaced, Casca, as you see,
Have barred my bosom to the thunder stone;
And when the cross blue lightning seemed to open
The breast Of heaven, did present myself
Even in the aim and very flash OF it."
Our FRIENDS STERN Bros, the popular auction.
eers. fol meTly of Camp street, having removed to
their new stand. on Magazine street, two doors
above GTsyier, inaugursted their new place yes
teiday by spreading for their friends and custom
ers bouDteous lunch, prepared IN the best style
and washed down with excellent wines. Harmony
prevailed and many we're the toasIs drunk 10 the
health of the amiable and enterprising hosts. We
| congratulate the denizens of Magazine street upon
their acquisition of such good neighbors as Messrs.
stern Bros. whose establishment will enven the
locality by the brisk business they carry on. For
| our part we wish them continuance OF the sue
c,ss which they have SO well meriled at the hands
of the public.
| In TIE SECOND WARD yesterday, up to 8
O'Clock, 1915 names had been registered.
PRoFEssoR HAsELMAYER makes his FIRST bow TO
the New Orleans public at the Academy matinee
to-day. We trust the weather may be propitious,
so that the juvenile patrons OF the establishment
after their long imprisonment at the hands OF od
| Pluvius, may flock by scores TO witness the
trained canaries and the feats of legerdemain, or
listen TO the hsrmOuies of the stylocarfe. The
professor will appear again 10 the evening, and
| nightly hereafter until further notice.
TIE CRESCENT REPORTER tenders his thanks to
Messrs. Wolrifz and Mayer, committee of arraoge-
ments for their kind invitation to attend the ban
per presentation from the ladies OF the Seventh
Ward to the regular Democratic club of that
ward, this evening. The club is to meet at their
hall at hal past O'Clock, and proceed thence to
Washington Square, where the presentation takes
place.
WE ARE REQUESTED to state that the Fifth Dis.
trct Court sits daily Sundays excepted) at II NJ
for tie purpose OF nsturalizng aliens who MAJ
cone properly qualified.
TIE MENBERs of the company engaged by
Manager Floyd, of the Varieties for the coming
season, reached the city yesterday via the Jack
| scn Railroad. They are requested TO assemble q.
moor to-day upon the stage of the Varieties. The
| opening performance Will be given either on
| Wednesday or Thursday evening. What pleas
ant thing it will be to witness once more egit-
| mate dramatic entertainment.
| MEssRs. IzARD AND FARRELL, who, for more
than a score Of years, have been connected with
the New Orleans police force, aud to whose skill
and energy, known through the country, this COM
mupity is indebted for the prevention or detection
| Of innumerable crimes, contemplated or commit
ted have rendered to the Police Board their resig-
nation aids to the chief of police. The with
| drawal of these gentlemen from the arduOus du-
ties they have hitherto discharged so WELL will, we
i them
/ and the good service they have done. Success go
with them, msy say heartily, in whatever enter.
| prize they engage. The people of New Orleans
/ will always remember them as tried aud tue
public seivtors. Tie following Is their letter Of
| "GtTfemen Feeling that under the present
organization Of the police force, we can 20 longer
serve as aids to the chief Of police with credit to
| ourselves, or with benef! to the public, we re
specf0ly tender our designations, and ask that II
| may be accepted 10 take effect from this date.
| "SMITH lzARD,
| IN. J. FARRELL.
"Octcber Ist, 1885,"
YOUNG LADY, named Miss Nettie Taylor
slipped in slighting from st. Charles street car
| Yesterday morning and sustained serious injuries
| upon both head and arm by falling upon the pave
| ment She was conveyed IN carriage TO bel
| residence on Bsronne street.
The TExPERATuRK yesterday, as shown by the
| observations of A. 4. GriswOld 4 Co., corner
| Canal ana Royal sueetsI was rs IolONs: a
A. NJ. rs degrees; IL N. 7G; P. NJ IS 6 P
| II. &C..
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
| fbermou eter at c. DuhamePs. Ill Canal street
was as follows: At 6A.N. rs degrees IL n
54;3P.x. ~; NJ. GO. Barometer: stormy.
| g. A. CUAsTELLA has been arrested in tht
Third strict, charged with an sttempt to piri
the pocket OF Mr.. Howe, next TO whom he wa;
d seated in a street car.
| THE RESIDENCE of A. Fisher, Esq, on Bacchui
street. near Felicity, was robbed OF quantity o.
clothing on Thursday night.
JOIN SLACK, of st. Louis, fell overheard from
| barge near Carroiltop, on Thursday night. anC
was drowned. He leaves family 10 St Louis.
THE POPULATION Of the interior will be aug
mtnted by fifteen supervisors OF registration
| Who. under instructions from Grand Mogul Regis
trsr Baker, and duly commissioned by him, Sc
| out for their various destinations on THURSDAY
afternoon.
soYE LIQUOR AND CIGARS were stolen by SOM
| fnstidious burglar from the coheebouse OF II
Lsndwebr, corner of Philip and New Levet
streets, on Thursday night.
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