The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-29
SATURDAY NoaNINe FEBRUARY %. lsss.
Loui.Iana In.elIlxeaee.

Mard Gras was celebrated in Clinton by the
Thespans.
IL seems that they have a sort of Mistick Krewe
10 Clinton. The Democrat of the 22d says :
The bold, savagerous, redOubtable and motley
crew, dubbed Invincibles,' will parade on
Tuesday lMardi Grss) afternoon. They and their
steeds will snort. cavort and dstort, no doubt 10
their own satisfaction-provoke laughter FROM
and afford amusement to, all lockers on"
We publish elsewhere the proceedings OF the
snti-racicsi meeting acid IN the parish of East
Feliciana.
The following is the call on the " IuvncibIes u
Of Clinton 10 torn out on Msrdi Gras: charge
Attention. lnvincibles-You are hereby com
msnded TO appear on the 25th inst, (Msrdi Gras)
ct the parade ground, near the Hebrew grave
yard, fully armed and equipped as the law directs,
at Pm By order of Hezekah Spindleshsnks,
captain commanding; Walker Doolitte, O. s."
The Meridionsl the old parish paper OF Yermil.
lion, published in French and English has been
revived.
The Monroe 1nteIligencer, OF the 10th, says the
Ouachila river Is still falling.
The weather for the past Eve days indicates an
early spring. We have such temperature as is
seen usually in April and May, and the planters
and.gardeners are "making hay whilst the san
ehines."-IMonroe Intelgencer, 18th.
The town council Of Abbeville, being without
quorum at present, our mayor petitioned Gov.
Baker for the appointment of aldermen to fill the
vacancies in the council. The only reply made was
conceived in these terms "Can the persons re.
expected the persons recommended could not,
and would not take that oath. We understand
that others have been recommended whose
stomachs 1t 10 said, can digest the new iron
clsd.-[ Abbeville MeridiOnal.
An ant-radical meetingl vas to be held in Natchi.
foches last Tuesday.
We find in the Franklin Sun, Of VIM parish. a
call on the citizens Of the parish TO ascend Q at
Ninnsboro on the "a Of March, in order to organ
ize party and adopt means 70 be placed Ia cor
respondence with the Democratic party of the
State, agreeably TO the call Of the Democratic
State central committee.
The Frsnklin VIM parish) Sun says the peach
trees in that parish have commenced budding.
The Bayou Macon is still low and falling. Boats
cannot go above Chaudler's landing. Beuf river
is also low and falliDg.-[Franklin suu, 22d.
Private VIM. Jones, member Of Co. A, 10th U.
3. infantry, wounded by the premature dscharke
OF cannon. at Baton Rouge, Saturday last, the
I'D has died. fi'a -sl I..l- $3.50
Dr. Goodrich, Of this city. is temporarily ofic-
ating In the Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge.
The 0Peousss journal records the The deass, At
was well and favorably known to many OF the
citizens of this parish. He was brother of the
late Judge Ralph Cushman, for so many years our
district judge.-l Marksvlile Villager.
The people of Avoyelles held mass meeting
lately, and appointed the following delegates TO
the Democratic State Convention to be held in
this city on the 9th Of March, Messrs. A. B. Iron,
A. b. Lafargue j. J. DucOte j. NJ. Ed wards, g. J.
Gsspard, L. ID. Coco, G. w. Randolph and w. w.
Waddill.
Resolutions were also adopted denouncing the
radical reconstruction measures of Congress. and
also denouncing the so-caled convention" in
this city in the following terms:
Resided. That we condemn the proceedings Of
the constitutional convention, now in session in
the city Of New Orleans and invite the co-opera-
ton OF conservatives OF all classes Irrespective Of
past political differences, TO unite with to de-
feat the ratification Of the said proposed C0nsti-
tuition; and In order TO insure the ends above
stated we request our friends throughout our
parish TO organize Immediately.