The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28
SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER %. 1858
LETTER FRox ST. LOUIS.
Special Correspondents Of the New Orleans Crescent
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ST.. LOUIS, Nov. Is, 1868.
While, according to the telegrsphic reports,
snow is falling north, east and west of US, are
in the enjoyment ~ OF wet spell. " Pinvial
drops" began to descend early yesterday morn
ing, and continued all day snd last night with brief
intermissions. The weather now may be "quoted"
as warm and cloudy, with indications of more
rain. So long as snow does not fall in St. Louis,
We feel encouraged, our people as general thing
being averse TO II. When 1t comes, it seldom re-
mains more than one or two days, aud when ii
mets. our streets are left in most disagreeable
condition. which renders pedestrianism diff ,ult
and unpleasant. 1t also has tendency TO create
profanity. This know Of my own knowledge.
having on more than one occasion heard we'll
dressed people-maes. of courss-swear at being
spattered from head to foot With mud and slush by
o passing horse.
A fire broke out last night between IL and IL
O'Clock at the extensive brewery OF Fritz VAIN
right on the corner Of Tenth and Care streets,
which resulted in the total destruction Of tae
buildings and loss 20 the proprietors OF $50 900
above Insurance. The beer ia the vaults IS be-
heved 10 have escaped injury. One OF the work.
men who slept in the building, was not warned
of his danger until the bed on which he was lying
was enveloped in flames. He escaped but was
considerably burned. Though Messrs. Fritz 81
wainwright by this misfortune will be unable to
brew any more beer this winter, 1t Is consola.
ticn TO our beer drinking population to know that
The thirty nine other breweries in this city will be
able to supply the demand and that there ia no
danger of their being obliged to thirst all winter
for their favorie beverage. Sixty thousand OF our
population are Germans and that they all-men,
women and children drink, beer is evident from
the fact that so large q number OF breweres are
supported here. While on the subject it may be
germdine to state that c0nnOisselus consider the
beer manufactured IN st. Louis as unsurpassed by
that produced in any other city in the United
States. Bavaria, only, can beat US Ia that line.
Business is dull, though on the landing coniid-
m il flri0O
ment southwark. The trade, however, is so cat
up by the ringing In Of outside boats as to give it
Q general appearance Of dizziness. There Is
plenty of water southwark for the largest class of
boats, and the present wet weather will doubt
less create another temporary rise. The great
freighfer, Thompson Dean, Is loading, as is also
the City Of Alton, and both are announced 20
leave this day for New Orleans. Among the boats
first due from below are the Peoria City, Bis
msrck and Olive Branch.
The following New Orleans guests were regis
tered at the hotels yesterday: Southern-B. Bar
low, ]. Swabacher. Planters'-Mrs. Smallwood,
Miss Smallwood.
Amusements are plentiful. varied and toleraby
well patronized Whitman's ballet troupe remain
at DeBar's this week. They will be followed next
week by that attractive elfn witch Lotta-the
mrth-provokiDg, care.dispelling Lottal She will
open with her new play, Fire Fly" Emma
at the Olympic. She is pleasant, careful and
panstaking actress, and is meeting with success.
At the Varieties the "Cancan " in all its glores
is nightly produced to tolerably good houses.
n. Hsrtz. the magician, still fourishes at Phil
harmonic Hall. The contest between magic and
epiritusism, referred to in my last, took place at
the hall on Monday night. after the conclusion OF
n. Hartz's sleight Of hand tricks. committee
of two was selected by the audience, consisting
of d. A. January, Esq, and DR.. Franklin, who
superintended the tying of @. w. Jackson, Z" test
medium" by Hartz and his associates. Mr.. jack
sons hands were tied behind his back with a
small rope in what Hartz called scientific knot.
q knot which be said he had never Known a hu-
man being able to extricate himself from unss-
sisted. A cabinet. something like a wardrobe. was
placed on the stage and carefully examined by
the committee. All things being ready Mr.. Jack.
san took seat on chair in the cabinet, the
doors of which were allowed to remain open till
jackson became under the influence" which was
mantle sted by contortions of his face and body,
wnen-the doors were closed and the gas in the
hall was .ssned down very low: After the lapse
talking in very fo~A. voice, but IN some
mccarthy gbberish that NO. one present
could understand. The sceptics present be-
came impatient and noisy, calling take
him out - "humbug," ETC., etc. DR.. Fesaklil OF
the committee, arose and suggested TO the su-
dience that If spiris were going to unite Mr.. Jack
son twenty minutes was ample time for them to
do so, when To- hand appears at each OF the
circular holes near the top OF the doors Of the
cabinet and directly out flew the rope. The doors
were opened and Mr.. jackson walked out painting
for breath and perspring freely. Confusion now
reigued supreme. The sprituslists present were
jubiant, while the unbelieving denounced it as q
fraud. and some even accused Hsrtz of being a. in
with It," which he briefly denied. DR.. Frsnklir
crosse and said he could tie Jackson SO that he
could not get loose. and il was finally arranged
that the trial should take place next Friday night
1t IL suggestive fact that jackson declines to bt
TIED with any other than his own rope.
Ole Boil will give two concerts at Mercantile
library Hall-the first on Saturday, and the Sc
cond on Monday night next.
Tomorrow our people viii smuse themselve,
by eating turkey and drinking hot whisky punches
not Forgetting, however, to give thanks for thu
privilege. RAINBOW.