The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-24
goral Sntelliarnre.

sional beggars who were arrested in June last. had
at the time eleven thousand dollars deposited in
the bank at Lisle, in Europe, and have again
returned to the city after tour through the North
win additional forces to excite sympathy, in a
youpg man, who is able to simulate the loss of
both legs below the knee, and ildren who are
MADE 10 appear blind by the use of blue stone.
IL is Understood that supplemental petition
will be flied in the case of Recorder Gastinel. and
that before the matter is likely to be argued
again the Supreme Court will have adjourned
nnill next winter. Meantime the recorder islike-
ly 10 continue in possession of the office.
The friends of Mr. James Larkin who resides at
No. l37 Julia street, have been somewhat annoyed
by The publication of the arrest of an individual
OF the same name, on charge of having stolen a
barrel of pork, and, at their request, il is men.
toned that Mr. Larkin is not the party referred to
in the police report. t.f ~ rlIt-
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhsmel's, corner Bienyille
and Charities streets, was as follows: At6AM
5S degrees; at IL NJ, 60; at P. NJ, 81; at 8
p. NJ, 81. Ia..a -.rrr
The ladies in charge Of the fair at Masonic Hail.
for the benefit of NJ. E. church of Gre ina, an
1nSn saa e be gwen .oaay a I shs
evening. an.efs ~.
The dress ball. to be given by Quitman Lodge
No. 76, F. x A. NJ, comes of next Wednesday
evening, at Masonic Hall. The beautiful and IN.
usual ceremony Of Masonic baptism will precede
the festivities. letter has been received from
Bro. Albert Pike, sovereign grand commander
supreme council Scotcn hlte masonry, stating
that he will probably be present on the occasion.
The newly enfranchised and other lobbyites at
Mechanics Institute, were SO noisy yesterday
discussing the political issues OF the day. that the
chair was several times obliged to threaten to
clear the lobby, unless better order was pre-
served.
The FAIR AT MASONIC HALL.-A graceful In.
vitation, which we received yesterday from the
amiable Miss Baber who presides over the " Cres.
cent stand at the fair now being held at Masonic
Hall for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal
church of GIetna, affords Us the pleasure of con.
graduating this young lady and her fair assoc
upon the taste and skill with which the fair has
been gotten up. In point of style and beauty
there never we're, in the city, better arranged
booths and stands nor more varied assortment
Of cakes fruits, fancy and useful articles, which
the friends of the Gretna church have so bouuti.
fully contributed to the fair. Our space is too limit
ed 10 allow a minute description Of the display
made by the ladies who conduct the fair, bat we
vii ind room TO call the attention of the ladies
and gentlemen visiting Masonic Hall to the right
hand corner next the street, as they enter the
hail. where they win find screen. behind which
Professor Mckenzie, weird Individual, exhibits
a--well, something which we will not divulge
TO them, because we don't know oursef what
that something is. II will please them, however,
to take peep behind this screen; we will even
say that they may be benefited by it. Mrs.
DOnnica and Misses Keener have our thanks for
kind attentions, and Miss Baber for a nice lunch
and cup of delicious coffee. Miss Keener has
on exhibition at her stand the Freedman's Para
disc" paper cutting, her own handiwork, which
took the prize at the late fair. besides others of
equal merit, which by themselves are worthy Of
visit to the fair, which is nightly crowded with
the beautiful and fascinating ladies' of Gretna and
New Orleans. The fair closes on next Friday
night
ANNIvERsAKY OF BuRNs's BIRrHDAY.-This is
the one hundred and ninth anniversary of Bobby
BuInss birthday and IL will be celebrated by the
w Wit hair r1raa w
sup at Richelieu's in the evening. The committee
on invitations have favored rs with a ticket. ac-
cOmpanying which Is programme OF songs. SEN
tment and recitation that would tempt one
TO climb Ben Nevis, had it to be done at the en-
tertainment. ~
NEW OPERA CoNPANY.-we had the pleasure
yesterday, of receiving the visit Of Mr.. II. Grau,
The manager of Lotti's Grand Opera Company,
which will arrive in thi: city about the 5th Of Feb
ruarr, and commence performing Immediately
afterwards and for the first time in this city, at
the National Theater for season of twelve nights.
This company has met with great success in the
North and Northwest, and includes, the critics
say, singers of the first order, among which are
three prima donnas, Mesdames Clara Lang, Maria
Fredenci and Sophia Dzuba Messrs. Lott sad
FraZ Himmer, tenor; Heinrich Steineke, ary tone;
Joseph Weimlich, basso, and Anton Graf, the
excellent bssso butfo, already known in this city.
The re eroie will consist Of the best operas OF the
great German composers. Nine. Maria Fredericl
is said TO be unrivsled in the character Of Mar
9dTettd, of GounOd's Faust" --4 ----
Mr.. II. Grsu is the brother of the great impress
sario, J. Grau and Is stopping at the st. Charles
Hotel. l
ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE MECHANICS
S0CIk1Y.--The annual election Of officers OF the /
New Orleans Mechanics Society was held on
Wednesday night, st their rooms in the Mechanics
Institute. The attendance was very large srd
the following gentlemen were chosen: President,
Vim. McCulloch; vice president, John Mcintyre
recording L.. HOrnPa A
Cooper corresponding secretary, G. F. knight;
stewards, b. 7. X. Bennett, Peter Ross J. Van
Slooten, ]. G. Flemming; health and relief COM
mittee, T. w. Bothick, John Geddes, A. G. I
knight finance committee, John Davidson Thos.
0'Neil, r. Roberts; library committee, Charles
POtthoff, A. G.. knight j. Van SoOten; educs-
tion committee, Newton Richard, NJ. Fehren-
back, John X. Collins; building committee New.
ton Richards John Davidson, E. NJ. Rusha, Joshua
PEBBLES, John Geddes.
2 A NATIVE GESIUs.-The old black man, Harry
Cook, whose humble manners and singular aud
comprehensive invention attracted the curiosity Of
so many visitors at the State Fair, has left his
model on exhibition, upstairs, in the Masonic
Hall, en- st. Charles street. Though rudey
shaped, cut Of the commonest materials, with an
ordinary jacknife, The model exhibits wonderful
concentration of power and space, and II closely
scTutnized by practical and educated maehnists,
could probably be adapted TO very usefal aud Ia.
Dor saving principles. Ii combines within itself
a saw mill, upright, circular and wood saws, rice
and grst mill, grind stone turning, and hull IAN
neT; AND alongside of the machine is a cOntTiv.
snce intended for hosting logs, and rsturn-
ing them planks and other sawed timber. These
mutifarious functions all set in motion by the
simple turning of a crank, and it is really curious
10 observe the complicated moyemeniss issr rnt tt6be
and his model the kind attention OF our citizens.
HARD CAsE.-Mr. VIM. H. Gerbrick. a re
spectacle laborIng man, living at the corner Of
Levee and Lafayette streets, brought complaint
10 us last evening Of the manner in which he and
thrty-eiRht OF forty other laborers were sold yes
terdsy. Nappears that tbese men were ENGAGED
by an individual, whose name we suppress, to 90
down to the Staekhouse plantation, thirteen miles
below Algiers, and work there for the period of
three months. They went down on a steamboat,
and, after landing at the plantation, they were
informed by the proprietor that he had no work
for them TO do and that the Individual who had
contracted with them had no authority for his
sction. Thus these poor fellows, according to
our nformants statement, were misled into going
considerable distance from home on wild
goose chsse. were not provided with anything to
eat, and had to return on foot. Surely It was
a hard case.