The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-18
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women was found athslf-psst 10 on Saturday night,
In the house No. l23 DelOrd street.
AeyeTbeer's " lie Prophetic " will be repeated
tonight st the Opera House. with all its gorgeous
scenery, its magnificent mise en- scene, which in
cludes the skating scene, the electric rising sun
and the ballet and above all, Mme Audibert as
Fides ard Picot as the Prophet. The greater
part of the seats are already taken. Tonight is
subscription night, which means that the audience
VIII be fashionable.
Marie FTedeTici, a rare artistic, has benefit to-
night at the ST. Charles, appearing as Marguerite
In " Faust." Many who heard her last evening
for the first time left their seats in order to secure
at The box-othee Te-PossessOn of them this even
ing.
The small boys on Clio street, il is said, have,
in sport, organized themselves into the " Clio
Band" for offensive and defensive purposes.
Woe TO the unfortunate Calliope or Erato street
boy who dsres encroach upon their domain or in
tnHge upon their pTerogatives.
An unknown man was found lying on the side
walk of GIavier street, at l2t o'clock Sunday
morning, severely cut in the head with what is
supposed TO have been glass tumbler.
Chas. Smith was arrested in the Second District
on Saturday afternoon, charged with entering the
store of Mr.. RufI and picking his pocket book
containing $780, Smith il also charged with
carrying burglars tools
A man named Jack Horriden, found on Old
Levee street dangerously stabbed in the abdomen
was sent TO the hospital. HOrriden does not
know bis ssssiant; he was too intoxicated at the
time be received the wound to remember any
thing that transpired.
Only two arrests on Saturday and four on Sun-
day in the Fourth District; all triling offenses.
Moral Fourth
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer 1t @. Duhamels, corner Bienyie
and ChaTtres streets was ss follows: At 8 A.
NJ, 4G degrees; at II n, 81; at 8 P. NJ, &C /;
at ?. NJ, G5.
Mr.. Noble. the warden OF the city workhouse.
is said to be opposed TO the employment of the
f# hat
cleaning the canals and streets of the city. II the
report be true, we hope that this opinion will not
in the very slightest degree influence the action
Of the council in the matter.
At the tine the attempt TO break into the city
treasury vault was made IL contained over a mill
lion of dollsfs in svsiisble currency. The treas
urer's first notice Of the attempt was obtained
through the city papers.
Another party connected with the cotton permit
frauds in the Custom House has been arrested.
The premises of MessTs. knight & Co, l72
GTavier street are being visited by large crowds
since the discovery of a stream of gas issuing
from what is known as a kOOn's well. forty feet
deep. The gas ignites readily, and has been burn-
ing since the discovery was made.
The latest trick among mischievous boys is oae
very annoying to cardriyers. An urchin serious
in demeanOr, but rOguish in intent will enter the
car, walk up to the box, apparently deposit his
ticket, and take a seat The driver looks for the
picsyune, but sees none he pulls the strap in the
box, but no ticket falls meanwhile the boy, hav.
ing had ride for two or three squares gracefully
slghts, amid the msledictions of the Jehu and the
laughter of the passengers.
The odor of tainted meat is disagreeably pre-
ceptible on Magazine street, adjoining the mar
ket Its cause should be removed.
Bishop Wilmer will administer the rite Of con-
fTmatOn at Amite 10 morrow.
The reconstructionists make slow progress, or
rather no progress at all at Mechanics Institute.
The Constitution as revised: has not yet been re-
TUNED from the printer for adoption as a whole.
The majority appear desirous OF staving of ad-
journment.
Office Of collector of internal revenue for this dis
tTict, has been accepted, to take effect upon the
appointment of his successor, and not earlier
than the 18th Of May next.
The Supreme Court yesterday, in the case OF
the State OF Louisiana VS.. the Louisiana State
Bank, William Bailey, intervenor, rendered
judgment in favor Of Bailey, which gives him
s7O,sO0. In other respects the judgment Of the
lower court is affirmed.
The HEBREWS LADIES FAR.-H we could
speak the language Of flowers we would not have
been embarrassed when we entered the Deutsche
Company Hail. last night, upon the occasion of
the grand fair which is being held there, aud will
continue until the 23d inst, for the benefit Of the
Hebrew Educational Society. recent fair held
in this city had caused us to believe that the acme
of taste bad been reached by the manner 10 which
the ladies had disposed and decorated their booths
but We must acknowledge that the palm should
be granted the Israetish ladies of this city.
The booths at this place are, besides being got.
ten up with the taste for which our native pOpula-
tion Is so distinguished, given a poetcal chara;-
ter and each ls known by the name of flower
i Gliding the Hearts Ease +" kept by the amable
reverend Mrs. Gutheim the Marguerite, +" Kept by
our excellent friends Miss Mathilde Kahn Miss
Julia Newman and Miss Esther FOrsheimer; the
Csmellia,' by Mrs. Ferdinand Hsber and Mrs.
Nsvra. (These ladies also enttle themselves as
the Education" because, We think, they keep
q Roulette" table. The Evergreen" ," the presi-
dents table, presided by Mrs. Rev. Jacobs, Misses
Kreeger and Hardy, the "Forget Me Not" the
"Rose," which bears the name of Crescent"
also, the "Petuma," rare flower we suppose,
judging by the beauties who preside over the
b over, the "Tulip !" represented by Mrs Kieffer,
Mrs. Myers aud Mrs. Wineman, ''the Violet" our
foyOrite flower when the Heliotrope is withered-
WHY was she forgotten, that sweet and tender
flower? The "Japonics,' and the pompous
'Dsha" and presuming "Fuschis."
The fair is a decided success, such an one as is
seldom seen in this city, and contains works of
art which we shall mention as the fair progresses,
&C oTding to their merits.
Thanks fer attentions seldom received.
GRAND BASE BALL MATCH.-The following is
the score of the first of a series of games be-
tween the Southern and Lone Star clubs for the
and making in all FIVE games that
have been played by these clubs-twO second
Dire matches and three first nine matches, all of
which were won by the Southern club
This game having been on the tapis for some
time, had the effect of bringing together the
largest crowd Of spectators that has ever assem-.
bled upon ball ground, among whom were quite
q Der Of ladies. The playing on both sides
was very good, but especial mention may be
made OF Mr.. E. W. Wilson, Of the Lone star. and
Mr.. J. S. TwOmey, Of the Southern club, for the
manner in which they caught several "ay balls"
The following are the gentlemen who represented
both clubs on the occasion:
souTDRs. Outs. Runs. LoNE STAR Outs. Runs.
i, rant o. 81 b..,.5 2 Tebault < ,s ST i
: olizman !, lstb Wilson E W.. .ef.6
9 lane sr Y ;K,LI ~ COnGOn W., p......2