New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-20
AMUsEMENTs.


| AMUSEMENTS.
+ Academy Of Music.
The new company did not disappoint the
great expectations of the patrons of the
Academy, who, Notwithstanding the storm
last evening, gathered beneath the dome Of
that edifce in large numbers. A storm o!
applause welcomed Billy Carter. the popu-
lar Yankee, who has returned to the
Academy jovial with the glad tidings that
| Grants election is sure. The monarch of
burnt cork, Charley Pettingill, reigned
supreme. The corps de ballet is superior
even to any that was on the stage last sea-
son. Miss Evers this evening in the Span
ish dance. Jennie Engel will sing her
sweetest songs. Madalne Hardy acts tie
part OF Soliad Summers in the "Quiet
Family"
Varieties Theatre.
This evening "Hunchbacku will be re-
peated. Mr.. Ryer's Master Walter is the
leading character in the play and he is
natural and life-like in his personations
The farce Of "My Neighbor's Wife" con-
cludes the entertainment of the evening,
Last evening, owing to the rain, the house
was not so full to witness the representa-
tion of East Lynne" as was expected.
Alice Gray's personation of Lady ISABEL is
almost faultless. 1t would be as difficult to
tell how or where it could be improved as
to fail to be impressed with the idea that
her heart-rending grief is not reality
Olympic Varieties.
The Olympic has been fortunate in the
engagement of Mile Lopez and her talent
ed pupils, La Petite Ella and Masters
George and Eddie. Their classic group
ings are novel and beautiful.
The remains of the lamented Colonel
Pope will be conveyed to Illinois, (his
fathers home), on the steamer Nicholas
Longworth, which leaves tomorrow at
three P. NJ.
The deceased was Colonel Of the Thirty
Third Illinois Volunteers during the war.
DRAINING THE CIrY.-The plan submit
ted by Mr.. Camp, in his communication to
the Board Of Assistant Aldermen, is as
follows: 1tH
Build culvert from Esplanade street to
Felicity Road, which culvert would be
made to connect with the New Canal and
the Canal Carondelet. All the streets run
ming from the river to Rampant street, be-
tween Felicity Road and Esplanade street,
would be drained directly by this culvert
Change the grades of the cross streets on
the lake side of Rampant street, so that the
water should flow from Claiborne street to
Rampant street. and into the Rampant
street culvert. This would save the ex-
pense of digging out the Claiborne street
Canal.
Convert the Broad street canal into a
culvert of the same size as that on Ram
part street, say: ss
Establish the grades in such manner as
to drain all the streets from Claiborne to
Broad, and from Carrollton avenue to
Broad street into the culvert on that street,
dispensing entirely with the Galvez canal,
which has always been nuisance, on the
one side and Hagan avenue canal on the
other.
Construct these culverts in such man.
ner that they may be entirely isolated from
the cutters of the city, in order that they
may be cleaned out by allowing strong
stream to flow through them.
This can be effected by means of cul-
vert of equal dimensions with that on Ram
part street, to be laid in Common street and
connecting with the river By means of
nood-gstes the water may be made to act
on one OF more OF the culverts at one time,
mus enectually cleansing them.
Inc difference of elevation between the
river and the lake is sufficiently great to
allow the waters of the river to flow
through the canals, correcting for these the
necessity OF dredging, which in itselfshould
be sufficient inducement to undertake the
work. Fal55
Among the many benefits to be derived
from this plan would bethe ability of using
the streams created by the connection Of
these canals with the river, for water
power, for purposes of running sawmills.
grist mills, elevators, etc and for the per
petual draining OF the swamps by means
of the Archimedes screw.