The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28
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Dickinson, Matamoras; Frank Burrel, Browns
vile: l. FriltoD, Texas; g knight, u ! A: John
Smith John Kilgour. Gin; W McMiIlou. Miss;
g Murphy, Washington, ID G; W Cornell. Chi.
csgo; W II Stewart, Brandon; I Atkinson and
daughter, Mobile, Ala; Gen P o Hebert, Miss Jen-
lie Hebert, Bayou Gouls C p Huntingh; John
Grant; Mrs Boyle, child and servant. Memphis
Msriagin, New York; G Wilson and wife.
Miss Bette Wilson, parish of st Mary; Cheat
ham, Nashville; Buckingham. ferre Haute,
Ind; Rushenburg, N Y; d Kaufman, Memphis;
G A John, Brooklyn; W Il Roberts, La Gen
Ayres. U s A; Ira b Dutton, Miss; Mrs A Coley,
A II Baker. Capt Dawson, Tensas, La.
City HOtel-J NJ Tucker, j Il Menge, steamer
Monsoon; A s Meyer. Atlanta, GA; Sam Lawson.
city; Webster Bsllinger and lady, Iowa; Flour
noy, Shreveport, La; w j Stephens, 81 Louis,
Mo; Day, Texas; Galbert, Jno Carter,
Mississippi: Davis, Mrs Edwards. Texas; A
Gillum wife and step son; ] Z Moore. Jno Elias,
Mississippi; Watkins, La; s Harris; VIM
Minion, Ark; SN Weldon and boy, N j; VIM l.
Thompson, st Helena; W Briggs. MD. Texas;
Darcy, city; G9oSa Nsss,i,s M;s Tim; f;s;
man. Ga; Peter Burke, Ala; .Hugh Kennedy, n ):
Jas Layton, Mrs G W Gould, Liddle, G NJ
Lddle. Sesmsn,J Baxter, Stephen johnson,
Mise; W A Stewart. Evergreen, La r Mood;
JDo Dsney. c NJ Dsney, N G.
50. .JQmes-TF F sutton, Sam G Lake, Nash
vile Tom O'Neil Prue, La Chas NJ Keller,
Canada bishop II Kavanaugh, Ky; G w
Rollins, La Owen Jennison, Havana; l. b
Ruf6n, Ben F FsrthDg. @; q Tuttie and
lady, Ala Miss Jennie Sheridan, Frank Spenser,
A. Hardin. Ala A V Starr, Ga {; Jack Ernest.
Miss James Maynard, Va Mrs NJ Villeuve aud
servant. Texas; J I Hull, Jackson Geo M Mur.
rell and family, Miss Ross, Va; V G Murphy,
c Lewis, Tenn l. Clark, La.
THE DISMAL AND CHILLY WEATHER yesterday
had not much influence on the spirits of the occu-
pants of our sanctum thanks to our considerate
friends John I. Handy 4 Co., commission mer-
chants and liquor dealers. John Handy, who has
just commenced business with his firm at No. SO
Grsvier street. will be remembered as the right
bower of the old and faithful establishment pre-
sided over by Sewell L. Taylor, where the
choicest of wines and liquors could always be OBJ
tanned. Capt Brown, who used TO superntend
the ordnance at Port Hudson, during the days OF
the grsys is also connected with the hrm, and
a more genial companion we challenge New Or
leans TO produce.
"THg LATEST NOVELTY " consisting of an ar
tifcial bunch Of grapes, each filled with per-
fumery, Of which newspapers have recently
spoken, is not new at all, the writer having pur.
chased some in this city for New Year presents 10
1867. The article, however, is beautiful and in
genlously contrived.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. DuhamePs, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets, was
as follows: At A. n. AZ degreee; Ia n. So;
Pm. Sc: 6P. n. 56.
SCENE SO LAUGHABL1 EOETBA1bD lu
burlesque Under the Lamp Post" at the Acade-
my Of Music, representing the rascality of par
eel of sable habitues of the levee, does not come
far from the fact, it appears. for yesterday live
ly darky. .rejOicng tin the cognomen OF Logan
Baker, feeling impecunious, and consequently
beng viyidly impressed by the urgent need Of re-
plenishing his exchequer, devised an ingenious,
bur, as result proved, disastrous method for &C.
COM fishing that always desirable consummation.
Lossn's sole stock in trade was circular
oIua ada in limit nf UOl
eagle on the one side, and bearing some trade
mark upon the other. This, intrinsicaly worth
less, was nevertheless, in the minds eye OF It's
possessOr, the key to wealth-t0 no end OF chicken
meat and whisky. Musing on these loDglngs,
Logan met just the man he wanted-a colored
brother of hi-, psmcd bsddcn, VINO, he speedily
ascertsDed, had sbost ten dollars on his person.
The two became bosom friends In a surprisingly
short space Of time, and then when the ground
was ready for the seed, Logan produced his gold
piece, say ing in an off hand way: 81 wish had
some change for this-Id like to treat to drinks"
Laden said be had ten dollars that Logan could
have for bis gold piece. Its bargain" said
Logan, and the exchange was made-when, 10 )!
OF Q sudden disappeared the would-be entertainer.
The new possessor of the specie turned it over,
began to smell a mice, and then making dihgent
inquiry, discovered himself victim He went to
the station made his affidavit, and in q short time
after Logan the impostor was luxuriating 10 the
delights Of prison CELL awaiting an interview with
the recorder this morning.
AMONG The INNOVATIONS in police matters con-
sequent upon the Inauguration Of the metropoli-
tan IsRme is q new system of recording arrests.
Ii has hitherto been customary when prisoner was
brought in at any of the stations, for the clerk to
write out in huge ledger the name OF the ac-
cused, the charge, the accuser, the arresting
officer, time and place of arrest, and list OF
articles found on the person OF the prisoner. This
necessitated considerable expenditure OF labor
and time which the new system, we think, obvi-
ates. The present record books are ruled in
columns, in which are to be entered the name,
age, color, sex and occupation of each prisoner.
and sll the facts connected with his arrest. By
this means the entry may be expeditiousy made,
and any required fact readily referred TO. But
there in the records are some additional features,
characteristic, we are told, of the metropolitan
system, wherever adopted elsewhere, and which
appear curious at first sight. The prisoner is asked
not only bis own nationality but that OF bis pa
rents, and whether he is married or single. For
instance, here are the questions asked, with ther
possible answers:
Whats your name t"
" Pompey Jones "
"How old are youf"
"DunnO, ssr."
"About Is reckon. What country was you
born in'"
"Up in de Tesh country. boss"
where was your father born,"
Never had no fadder as knows off,
"And your moiher!"
ssy.n
- What do you do for livingl"
"Works on de levee when gifts chance"
"Are ycu married."
"Yaw, ysw, bossy! Now don't be sskin' me
dem foolish questions no MORE" Exit prisoner.
The foregoing questions, when addressed to
some intoxicated female, such as may be seen led
in any evening, will be apt to lead to some anus
ing dialogues. Yet, viewed statistically, the new
system will be useful and may furnish information
throwing light upon the causes of crime and means
of preventing it.
A FIRE broke out ct ten O'Clock yesterday
morning in house belonging to Mr.. Turpin, No
6s Levee street, originating, IL 10 supposed, In
defective chimney. No alarm was given and the
flames were extinguished before they had don't
naIe than ftiy dollars worth Of damage.
About Noon YEsrERDAY,a q boy named Angus
Fongeral, about eight years old, was run over snC
seriously injured by syrup Wagon, on Magazine
street, between Tbslia and Helpomene streets
He was taken to his home al No. $40 Magazine
street.
HENRY MORRIS, colored, charged with stealing
pair OF CATERS from Mr.. Phster's store, No.
| ST. Charles street, on the 26th inst, and Chas
| Meyers alias Smith. charged with having on tn
eau,a dav stolen from Rica Rros ~ Co four ,ack