The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-10
Toral SnteIli9enrs.

A Spence. S, Louis; DrRC Malone, F T Man.
love, NJ Msnlove. Miss Mole Green. G DrOm.
bOle Miss Fannie Price, Texas; Jas Murring and
lady, Joseph Wilson, st Louis; B Bruce, Jr, n Y;
w A Weed, Brsshesr. La Gustave Murpey. Tex;
" Drake, N Y; NJ Prigh, La; Burnes, Jr;
g Fl Clarke. wife and child, CITY II Fonts, Iad.
Ctr HOtei-R Kerr, Brashear; Yard, Nc
Carty Gnrhed, city; Geo Gland, Miss; W
Baylor. Texss; l. Sherul and brothers; o Yer.
hoef Louisville: II Coyle. New York: War.
ren, wife and child Irwin Miller. ] Madden, Miss;
Cooper, Yszoo CITY; Col Mascom, Miss; Jas
BrOdnay. Ala; Ed jacques. Pa; W II Barnett.
PIynch, N Y; G G Counstoke and wife, Clinton;
Mrs + Z Davidson. J David, Mobile; Geo Broti;
II Hohorst and family. Texas; Carlos NAPLES.
o; f i Bowles; W G Bowles; f K Csrlosse, Terry,
Miss: DR. A Z Warren Miss: & TAYLOR and family
NY. W Vale; C Frank Moore. Mrs Weyneth
and child, T b House, Texas; Johnson. Ala;
Smith 81 Mary. La: Z b Bro En, New York.
81. james Hotel-CaPt sunde, river; W Gas
neil, CITY; II @ Rickey; NJ Hurgsn, Yszon; Ton
Bisnc. E Johnson, city; Mrs HanswOrth. wiaona;
NJ Foster, Ala: W Wolley; White, G P
Bar, Va; Mrs Miller and son. Ill; Seq.
nsigno. Grenada; Mrs Mary Yneworth. Mis-
Mary Copy, JOS Copy and lady, Texas; ID F
Scott, KY; Il ii Lacy ID G Ransom, Ed Delham,
Texas; Hill, Ouachita City; Tom Hollimor,
Arkansas.
ONE OF TAE peruvian InoS CLADs has return.
ed TO this city for repairs upon her boiler, the
completion of which the other vessel will await.
lying at anchor meanwhile, at the Southwest
Pass. The customhouse officials have received
instructions to permit them to depart unmolested.
MECHANICS No. 6 ANNUAL ELEcrToS.-Last
night this gallant organization held their annual
election for officers, which resulted "a follows
John McCsfftey, president; Jas. B. Prague,
! vice.presdent; Robert E. Diamond, foreman
| jos. Comfort, first assistant; Robert Purcell,
second assistant; A. Dapremont, secretary; +.
1 Scullin, treasurer; Robert Il. Diamond, p. III.
Waters. John 7. Condor. delegates to Firemens'
| Charitable Association; Geo. II. Clark, marshal
| for 4th OF March Jas Barry, housekeeper.
After thus electiDg their officers for the coming
year. the boys started on tour to see their
| friends. OF course they counted the CRESCENT in
| that number. and so they halted in front of our
| Office and treated US to a serenade-v0cal-and
afterwards to three hearty cheers, all of which
were high appreciated by us. We would like TO
| compliment the Mechanics boys in return, but
there is a proverb about gliding refined gold. so
we shall not attempt it. Success go with Aechsn-
les 6.
Lo, He CoMETH.-Ex United States Commits
siouer r. H. shannon. the illustrious official who
| took so much pleasure in tearing from their
| homes citizens from remote portions of this great
State, at the instigsted perjury OF corn.deld
negroes, is back in New Orleans, after a tour
throughout the North aud West, during which be
| lectured and slsndered, slandered and lectured,
until Ferdinand Mendez Pinto had become no cir
cumstsBce unto him. The ex commissioners
smirk is as boyish and as roguish as In former
| times when Phil. Sheridan and he we're acting as
tuculently against the people of New Orleans as
Sheridan is now acting against the frontier savages
There is an unctuOus ssnctty about the expression
| of Shspnon's face which always coDjures up the
| phrase that one may smile and smile, etc. The
| career bf Shannon as United States commits.
sioner has had its parallel in the annals of the
| world at remote intervals.
! The reporter of the CRESCENT has some recol-
lection Of an anathems ir r)m Gratsno, in the Mer-
chant Of Venice, in the words following:
"oh be thou damned, inexoraSle dogi
And for thy life let justice be a;cpsed 80
| 70 hold spinion = i,h Pyth@gorss
That uls Of animals infuss themselves
Governso wolf VINO r.ng-d for huH.n slaughter,
| Even from The Eallows did his iei 'ul hes''
! Infused itself in thee; for thy desires
| Are wOlhsh bloody, starved and raVenous'
The SWORN STATEMENT or A. BELoT the person
who the city for upwards Of s2S 900, damages
suffered by him in the destruction. by mob, Of
| his cigar mandatory, corner OF Orleans and
Claiborne streets, as signed before Paul W. Col
| lens justice OF the peace. in May last, and fur
Dthed to the city assessor puts the amount OF his
property at four hundred dollars. Belot msntons
no isrniturs, no capital in business or money at
| interest, no horses, no movable estate, nothing
| but the bare four hundred dollars for his cigar
fastory. he sues the city of New Orleans for
| more Than twentyeight Thousand dollars, and
Mclean, the editor and proprietor of the Aexan-
| dria ---, sues Alexandria, We are informed,
| for forty thousand dollars.
This Is about the resdiest and most profitable
way OF making money. Why don't Warmoth,
| Campbell, Dunn, Shannon, the parson, and Others
| of the newly arrived gentry, trump up actions in
| damages against the poor old Pelicany You have
your precedents. gents, profit by them.
THERE Is COMPLAINT among good many of the
| legal fraternity, that the judge OF one of the
courts in this city adjourns almost daily about
| twelve or one clock, no matter what business
fixed for that day may be left unfinished. Ii is
| rumored that his honor Is afraid to enter upon q
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long winded counsel might detan him until the
| soup gets cold.
The OLD CoNrINENTALs.-We take pleasure in
informing the public that this time -honored and
| venerable association having reorganized itself
for benevolent purposes, will 10 future assist in
| relieving the destitute widows and orphans and
| in extending the hand of charity to suffering
humanity On the 22d February, 1869, they in
| tend giving one of their well remembered balls,
| the proceeds TO be applied in carrying out their
laudsble motives, and having engaged the Odd
| Fellows Hall for the occasion, we anticipate
seeing once again another of those brilliant as
semblsges for which the entertainments Of this
! club were SO conspicuously distinguished.
MANY RoFBERIEs that actually occur or are at
! tempted, are not reported through the regular
channels. Last Saturday night aoouts o'clock
| 10 the Pacanier district, youth who had in his
pocket some mbney which be was carrying home
| IN bis father, was chased by two thieves, one
white the other black, 10 the very door II his res
idence, and finding this closed, had to climb the
fence TO escape his pursuers. Only the ladies Of
| the house ~ere at home at the Tine The thsivsa
were seen by them to secrets themseles IN an ad.
| Joining lot, where they remained for some time,
| until repeated calls for the watch pobsby sug-
gesting the thought that policeman possibly might
| come, they left at their leisure. 0u tbs same
night, about three squares away from this locality,
| q colored man was knocked down, robbed OF his
weeks earnings and left in bruised aud insensi-
bic condition at the gate of his premises.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown By the
| thermometer at G. Duhsmel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienyille and Chsrtres streets, was
as follows: At 6 AN. 40 degrees Ia 4. AZ; 5
| Pm. So; 6P. N. 81.
Our FRIEND Of many years duration. Bob Pur-
| cell, has the thanks of one OF the URESCENT re-
porters for the rhythmicsl mention OF his name in
that good old fremen's refrain last night.
JUICE COOLEY, Of the Sixth District Court, has
refused to grant q suspensve appeal in the case
of Diamond VS.. Cain. This Is the great police
case, in which Judge Cooley decided the metro
politan police bill unconstitutional. The motion
Tor a suspensiye appeal was made by Gains
counsel.
DESCENT UPoS A NEGRO CoFFEE HoUsE.-ln
formation having been given at the Office OF the