The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-11
Eufal SnteIlisenre.

issued until after the formal Inauguration of the
State officers.
SwELTERTNG WEATHER dusty streets, and but Lit.
tie prospect Of rain. Although the rIver is fall.
ing Its surface IS yet several feet above the level
OF our streets, But still those streets are yawn-
ing for moisture; they stink for want Of a clear
stream, which the Mississippi is night and day
knocking at the door " to pour into them and
the poor people are begging from door to door
Tor pailiul to wash their dishes and their clothes
withal. When the great river dries I'D nav be
we shah have an squeduct from the Tangipahoa
the Amite or Pearl river, at a cost equal to that
OF the Croton water works in New York and we
may be independent of the rain, cisterns and the
water carrier. The great Heenist, Person. once
remarked that Coleridge and SOuthey would be
read when Homer was forgotten, but not-till
then; and we hardly think, from experience, that
any attention will be paid to our water facilities
until the Mississippi is diverted into some other
channel. New Orleans alderman is as regards
our water advantages. like a confectoner or q
! fTuiterer: he has such an excess continually at
his command that he turns away with indifference
and contempt from its contemplation.
| The iCes 10 ludicrOus but al the same time very
lsmentable that great city, the level of whose
streets Is, nine months out of the year, below the
| surface Of untold millions of gallons of the best
| water on the globe, should parch through a long
/ exhaustive and dreary summer, whilst the scanty
supply doled out at great cost to its inhabitants
Is conveyed in pipes five or six feet under ground.
Aldermen and assistant aldermen of the Cres-
! cent City instruct the street commissioner 10
/ open the old suces at the head of every street
/ TDnning from the river-it can be done in fort
night, if that officer should detail all his men to
the duty.
BE IT HORATIO, only or Horato Nelson as our
contemporary will have it, the country expects that
! every good man and true will do his duty now aud
! hencefUrh for HoratiO Seymour, the Democratic
nominee for the presidency. Let us have no dis.
cussiOn about the initials-no Hiram Ulysses, Hi
ram Samuel, or Ulysses Samuel. Nine-tenths of
! our population preferred Hancock TO any other
! candidate for the nomination; but all are now
satisfied with Seymour. New Orleans will GER
/ taiIly give the Democratic ticket large majority
! in November.
MAYOR CONWAY AND THE NEW POLICE Board
! Unoer the provisions of an act passed by both
| houses of the General Assembly establishing a
! board Of Eve commissioners for the government
and regulation OF the police force Of New Orleans,
the governor, Immediately after having signed the
| act, appointed members of the board in cues.
| ton NJ. A. SOuthworth l.. 7. Delassze, Thomas
| Isabelle, J. A. Raynal and VIM. George. meet
| ing was held on the same evening, and the board
| having qualified by taking the oath before United
| States Commissioner Shannon, elected Mr.. South
worth It's chairman, and appointed Messrs. George
! Rsynal and Isabelle a committee to wait upon the
Old board and obtain the books, papers and re-
| cords appertaining TO the office.
Yesterday morning, at 10 O'Clock, the board
| again convened and we're met by a refusal upon
the part Of his honor Mayor Conway to permit
the delivery Of the books, papers and records in
mayor and Mr.. Southwortb, then the mayor and
| the entire board, the latter proceeded to head.
| quarters, accompanied by the old board. and had
| an audience with Gen. Buchanan. The interview
was brief, but very business like. "Do you )" said
the general in his stately way, turning TO one of
! the outgoing board, "do you recognize the mill.
taTy government as still existing here superior TO
the civil authorities" That question, general"
was the reply, I'VE leave to yourself 10 ans Wer."
81 may argue, then, one the other of these two
conclusions continued Gen. Buchanan. elf the
reconstruction laws are still in force, by what
authority have you of the old board presumed 10
give up your office to civil appOntees? II, on the
other hand, the reconstruction laws are become
imperative and obsolete, why do you come here
and appeal for military Intervention, instead of
looking for support to the State authorities,
whence you Of The new board derive your DO wer?n
We cannot learn that any definite reply was
made 10 these suggestions of the general, aud the
visitors forthwith retired. Subsequently, we
learn Mayor Conway addressed communication
to Mr.. SOuthworth. inviting him to call at his
Office The latter did so, in company with Gov.
WsrmOth, and was informed that to-day the re-
quiIed transfer would be made.
In the evening the board met again (the third
time in twenty-fOur hOurs), and heard the follow.
ing report from its chairman:
" Ge1jtiemen-I have the honor to inform you
that since my last interview, about three O'Clock
Friday evening, with his honor Mayor Conway,
he informed me that after a careful examination
he was satisfied that the new police Law was CON
stitutionsl and that the law was binding, and in
force. He also stated that he recognized US as
the successors of the former Board of Police Com
nissioners, and would tomorrow Saturday trans
fer to us the books and papers belonging to that
board, and that TO morrow Saturday he would
give US room for our meetings in the CITY Hail."
committee OF two members was appointed
10 order 500 blank commissions printed, aud the
chairman was instructed to consult with the at.
torney general as 10 the prerOgatves of the bosrd
report was received from the chief of police
reporting eleven vacancies en- the city and one on
the river police force.
Upon Recommendation Of the chief of police
supernumeIaries Matthew BOwles, Owen Collins
and Dariss Marshall we're appointed to regular
members; and John Kline, w. l.. Deperu, F.
Nede and John 7. Harris were appointed SUPER
nUmeraries, after which the board adjourned 20
this morning at 10 O'Clock. We append a copy
Of the act under which the new board was ap-
pointed:
SIC. l. Be Il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives 10 General Assembly conUened,
That the governor, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, shall appoint a board OF
i've police commissioners for the city Of New Or
leans who shall have full power to appoint and
remove and control the officers and men of the
police force of the city OF New Orleans.
"SEC. 2. That no officer or member Of the po-
lice force shall be removed except for good aud
sufficient cause, and after affair trial by the police
board.
"sEC. 8. That al acts and parts of acts incon.
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
WARNoTH, THE NEWLY INSTALLED GOVERNOR.
has been waited upon by the finance committee of
o. lower board of the council in relation to the
affairs Of the city. In place of anything substsn.
tial for relief, the committee got mouth honor,
breath, which the poor heart would fain deny, but
dare not"
TIE FIRST DISTRICT CoURr holds a session on
the 10th inst. The United States District Court
sdjouns today.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at Q. Dubamel's, removed 70 Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At An. II de-
grees; IL \. So; SPIN. SO ;6P.M.S4.
TIE MAN ClPDEyMLE, self-cOnfessed 10 have
been prominent participant in the daring burg
larry committed some months since at the corner
Of Customhouse and Royal streets, was arrested
on Thursday morning at Chinche, st. James
parish, by Officer Hennessy aud two gentlemen Of
the name Of MaTigny, and was brought 70 the
city, where be is now confined at the central sta
ton. This man, it will be remembered when ar.