The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-08
Vocal Sntrlligenre.

for water in the cutters. The swamps yawn and
cape for it. Let Us have water, cool, fresh,
wholesome, life bringing water from the Mssis-
sippi. oh, city fathers. Let it run and dance
through every thOroughfare running at right
angles with the Father Of Waters. Let it flow
into our back grounds, irrigatDg, fertilizing and
raising the marshes, like another Nile.
Doctor McFsriane and other distinguished
men of science used to say that the digging up of
the ground in summer brought on fever aud MAS
matte Affections. But they never said that effect
was probably owing TO the fact that the cor
poratiOn was in the habit of dumping its refuse
matter in the suburbs, instead of into the Misss.
sippi river, the greatest of all sewers. And they
might have gone further and said let in the river
water through your cutters to the swamp; It will
fill your suburbs a thousand times more quickly,
and with substance thousand times more molten
sive and less nocuous than the heaped-up and
sinking nuisance every corporation cart deposits
in the of your city laying the seeds OF cholera
and yellow fever. The alderman or assistant
alderman who brings before and carries through
the council bill ordering oil foul matter to be
thrown into the river, and the river water ad
mtted into the streets of New Orleans, will merit
a statue and crown from the next generation.
JAMES JOHNSON, seaman on the American
ship Ida Lilly, from Bristol England to this port,
made affidavit against Capt. Patterson, master of
the vessel, charging him with assault and battery,
and with putting him in irons without cause. on the
high seas during the voyage hither. We learn
that Capt. Patterson accuses the atfiant Of mu-
tinOus conduct justifying the measures which he
took toward him.
Mr.. ALFRED BOURGEs, who, twice chosen secre-
taTy OF the Board OF Assistant Aldermen, mas
discharged his duties with invariable prompt
tude and courtesy, has been chosen secretary of
the finance committee of the City Council.
OM1NoUs.-A carpet bag mandatory is estab-
lished Immediately in the rear Of Mechanics In
stitute. II fronts on BsroGne street, and eommu-
nicates with the Institute by means of an alley
running through from either side.
THE FmBUsTERos, so called. are still in prison.
If this is free country, how can men be
restrained Of their liberty with no charge recorded
against them. Lioerate them as soon as possible.
THE CARIcATURE ToURN AMENT.-If the tourney
which is TO come off next Sunday, weather per-
hitting, be anything equal to the procession
which the knights on their mules presented on
Sunday last, the people of New Orleans may
lcok forward TO the most humorous and inter-
esting performance that has ever occurred in the
South The line Of knights attracted the repOr-
ter'sattention, last Sunday, as they filed by twOs
past the Clay statue. There were knights of all
ages and of all countries. There were Sir Laun-
celOt du Lac, the good and pure Trlstram, knights
from MOhegsn hills and knights from China. No
three were alike. King Arthur's round table was
the resort of all cavaliers, no matter of what
race Though we never read of Dunn knight,)
who were welcome the moment after they had
proved their proves in the lists. But we ven
ture the assertion that Amadis and Orlando, in
their wODderous adventures and achievements,
never in all their experience, contended with such
a variety of fabulous cosmopOlites. They were
as antpodal as those who
Jousted at Asoramont or Montalban;
Damasc', or MarOccO or TrebizOndn
We thought we recognized an old acquaintance
in the person Of the standard bearer il was
MaiOr Dslgetty, the soldier of fortune, oharac-
ter which the genius of Sir Walter Scott will carry
down TO the remotest posteritY.
A. BoUANcHAUD, Judge elect of the parish of
Point Coupee, has filed his recantaton oath in
the Office OF the secretary of state.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer al q. Duhsmel's, removed to Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At 6 A. NJ. &c de-
Rrees; IL M. "a; 3 Pm, SO P. NJ. 50.
In THE SENATE, yesterday, Senator Ogden. in
concluding one of his brilliant and stirring Efforts
drank glass of water, proceeding which elici-
ted the original remark from Mr.. Lynch that he
was not previousyIaware of windmills going by
water. The jelt desprt, however antiquated
would have been a good hit, had it not been
directed against such eloquence as that which
Mr.. Ogden often dispenses in the Senate upon the
vital questions of the times. Senator Lynch's
remark in this instance brought to our minds
VIVID recollectons of Cervsntes, be it said, still
without comparing Mr.. Ogden to a windmill or
Mr.. Lynch to the chivalrous Don QuixOte.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This board held its
regular weekly meeting last evening President
| Marley in the chair, and the following members
present: Messrs. Prados, Brady, Shields, Kaiser,
| O'Brien, Pessou, Boguille and Poynot-a full
| board present.
A petition from John Walsh, contractor, for
repairing Soraparu Market. was received and re-
| ferred.
A memorial from citizens complaining of the
| fruit stand in front of the Poydras Market was
| also referred
petition relative to the route Of the Julia
| Street Railroad. Referred.
.o,Io oF Nko
finance committee, in place Of Mr.. Zacharie.
| A resolution prohibiting the payment of bills
| without the signatures of both chairmen or two
| members of each Of the finance committees
passed first reading.
| A Joint resolution granting the use of a room in
the court house on st. Peter street to the crimi-
nal sheriff, to be used as an Office, was referred.
A resolution from the lower board for the ap-
| pointment Of q committee OF one from each dis
| trict, to ascertain what retrenchment in the pub
| lie expenditures can be effected, was con-
| cured in.
resolution from the same board to appoint a
| committee. composed of the committees on
| fnsnce of both boards. 10 wait upon the legisla-
ture and confer upon the financial condition Of
the city.
M. Kaiser moved to amend, by requiring tn e
committee to report the result to the council
| Adopted.
An invitation from the lower board to meet il
Joint session, TO elect en- official journal, eigh
| members Of the school board and thirteen com
missioners of the House of Refuge. was received
but returned, as the resolution did not specify any
time of meeting, with the request that the join
| session take place at eight O'Clock.
resolution, offered by Mr.. POynot, requiring
the treasurer to cancel all coupons paid by the
city or monies received in the manner used by
the banks with checks was adopted and sent e
the lower board for concurrence.
| A resolution from the lower board, 70 grant
The right of way of a railroad on Esplanade street
10 Biscoe & Simms, at Is cent. per passenger
was referred.
resolution, granting the right of way 70 thu
Orleans Railroad Company OF railroad on Where
Marais and other streets, was referred.
| resolution TO sell the contract 70 repair th'
| railing around Lafayette Square was offered by
Mr.. Shields and adopted, and sent TO the lowel
| board for concurrence.
Mr.. Shields offered a resolution to appropriate
$500. or so much thereof as might be necessary
for the purchase Of books 70 record judgments II
city suits, the money to be expended under tn
| SUPERVISION of the finance committee.
Mr.. Prados would vote for the resolution whe
| he became satisfied that the appropriation wa
necessary, but as yet he was not 5i satisfied tina