The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-16

is awakened from her sumbers and answers the
call. All the fruit and egg vendors, the vegetable
gardeners 3, the oystermen. the pouiterers in New
i Orleans, concentrated, cannot make so great
nuisance ss the milkmsn, with his heavy cart aad
| his dabolical bell.
| MEETING OF TEE NEW CRY DRASAGE Board
| The board of engineers appointed TO take under
| consideration the subject Of the future drainage
of the city met according to notice last evening
| at room No. IS, City Hail.
The following members were present Gen.
Brsxton Bragg. l.. Surgi, r. l. Evans. Gen. A. G.
Blanchard. hsj. S. l.. James, II. G. Brown. Capt.
| John Roy and J. A. D'Hemecourt. Absent: Gen.
| G. I. Besuregsrd and G. W. r. Bailey.
The board was organized by calling Gen. Bragg
| to the chair, Mr.. Surgi being chosen secretary.
communication from the mayor and the ac
compaDyiDg copy of the ordinance creating the
board were read and ordered to be spread on the
| minutes.
board as to the manner in which its Investigations
| should proceed, the board by common consent
resolved itself into sort OF coloquial committee
| of the whole in which the subject and the proper
mode Of procedure were generally discussed in
| all their bearings
After various suggestions from different mem.
bers, Mr.. Evans offered the following whi,h was
| adopted:
| requested to prepare written statement of his
| views in relation 70 the more perfect drainage
| and protection from overflow Of the city OF New
/
meeting of the board to be held on the 18th jan
| usry next.
The various modes Of drainage, with an eye to
the sanitary Improvement Of the city were dis
| cussed in general way their different advantages
and disadvantages being brought out with sugges-
tons TO the best way of making the one avail
able and overcoming the other.
| The history of the several overfows which have
occurred since 1880, was rehearsed, and the views
| of the members given as to the causes, their
| effect upon q system Of underground drainage,
and the best mode of guarding against them In
| future.
The meeting last night was merely prepars
| tory one to the commencement OF active invest-
cation on the part of the members OF the board,
but proved very interesting one, and from the
| unanimiy and earnestness displayed oy the MEM
bers, our citizens may expect the subject to re-
| ceive full and enlightened consideration. The
board adjourned to 10 A. NJ. January 10Th, 1859.
In THE FREQUENT VISITS made by our reporter
| to the Office of the chief (or superintendent of
police, lie has seen, once, twice: a dozen times,
resting upon the mantel, awaiting claimant.
letter addressed to " Mr.. DuBose, of Chief of
| Police, New Orleans, La" For seven long
| months has this letter been there, containing its
little history locked up within 1t, but through all
this time no Mr.. DuBose ever came to claim it,
nor were the officials able to discover any one of
that name. So, foally, the letter was opened. 1t
| was from st. Louis. and was written in the Ian.
| gusge and handwriting of lady. Ii informed the
| gentleman to whom ii was addressed. that little
| boy answering the description of one of whom he
in search, was, at the time of writing, in that
city. living under the charge of faithful aged col
ored man and that the boy had at one time been In
their employ errand boy. In connection here
with il may be stated that during the war,
gentleman named DuBose, who had gone of
with the Confederate armies, was reported
dead. His wife, and all but one of his children
also died. The survivor, boy very ysung, was
taken TO st. Louis by faithful negro, as soon as
| the opening of navigation permitted, and there
lived. He was later put at work as errand boy
| sbara Int hao dfaaQ cd on
one dsy; was followed by his faithful guardian
and recoDducted to st. Louis where he was at
| the time the letter was written. Mr.. DuBOse,
| meanwhile had returned home from the war, the
report of his death being, happily, incorrect, and
| had taken steps 10 ascertain the whereabouts OF
his only remaining child. To this end, he tele-
grsphed the chiefs of police in the principal
cities. ln St. Louis the receipt OF this inquiry by
the chief of police for that city, was mentioned
| in the Missouri Republican, and this mention at
| tracted the attention OF the lady who wrote tue
letter. which fortunately has been opened. But
that was seven months since. II the father and
son be still living. that kind letter, though opened
after so long an ntervs', may yet, we trust be the
| means of reuniting them.
AT MEETING OF Polar Star Royal Arch Chap
Ter No. 2l, held last evening at their room, in
Masonic Hall, the following named companions
we're elected officers for the ensuing Masonic
year: Comp. j. q. Fleming, NJ. K. z. a.; Comp
w. Homsn, 4. h.; Comp. w. II. Wells. Il. s.;
Comp. W. H. Holland, G. H.; Comp. 7. A. Bart
| lett, L. D.: comp. ,. y. tldtoW. H. a. u, OOmp.
I. d. Van Horn, Treasurer; Comp. W. S. Cox,
Secretary; {; Comp. z. F. Herwig, G. M. Sd N;
Comp. Berry Russell, G. N. I'd N; Comp. J. S.
| Herwig, q. NJ. lst N. The installation OF officers
will take place on Tuesday evening next, the
22d inst.
VIeILANr FIRE COMPANY No. 3.-On Monday
last this company held their annual election for
| officers, with the following result: *Frsnk Keehn,
president; *Henry Weisenbach. vice preside mt 4;
"John H. Bernos, secretary; Charles Hemard
l aud Gahf hart l.oo
| II. Tardy, frat assistant: *Lo1is Weisenbach,
second assistant. Delegates to Firemen Charitable
Association &c. Hemsrd, F. schiebert, ~. H.
BerDos. Substitutes: 81. weisenbsch, J. Her.
scbaff G.. ii. Tardy. FRe-elected.
1t will be noticed that all but four Of these are
reelected, which shows how well the officers dis
charged their duties last year.
The GRAND CONcLAvE OF s. W. III. of the
State of Louisiana held its annual conyocation OF
Thursday evening, at No. As st. Louis street, and
elected The following officers for the ensuing year
Grand arcbOn, VIM. +. Fitzgerald, OF -Etna No
| Is; grand chancellor. NJ. H. Nicoll, of Dean No
| IL: grand provost, Vim. De Lacy, OF Aurora n o
} IA; grsnd scribe, L: a. Richards, Of Etna No. 10
grand treasurer, II. Brand, of Schiller No.
grand herald, Z. r BoehIer, of Boehler No. 10
grand inspector general, stephen Nj. Terrell, Of
| Dean No. IL; grand prelate, n. A. Calonge, o
| Ionia No. IL; grand guide, Joshua COrprew, o
+ Allen No. Is: grand warder, M. q. Laxrence, O.
, Washington No. 20: grand sentinel, d. Z. Walter
of Oliver No. IL.
. Our FORMER CoLABoRER and our friend, j. NJ
| West was brutaly beaten and abused on ST
r | Charles street few nights ago by two or more
| metropolitan policemen. Capt West, VINO Is on'
! | Of the most adventurous and chvalrous mel
alive is badly bruised about the head. Luckil!
[ for the policemen the first blow from a clul
stunned him, otherwise the report might hay
2 The TEMPKRATURB yesterday, Is shown by th'
thermometer 1T @. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. wa
!. az folows: AT s A. N. So degrees; II 4. 60;
Pm. 81: 6 P.M.4 40.
: THE REpoRTKR OF THE CRESCENT tenders bi
o thanks to Capt. Woelper, the courteous. effi:eu
end industrious clerk of the Sixth District Court
+ ard to Messrs. John II. llsiey and 81. c. Davis
his ceputies, for their kindness and attentions.
y Mr. GEORGE JACoBsHA6EN the proprietor OF tha
} | ropular saloon. the sumter. has our thanks for
/ bottle of the fine whisky which he daily dispenses
!, HE customers az the Sumter-opposite the pos
Office. lie has fine lunch daily at IL AN.