The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-17
Tofal 5ntelIigenre.


years ago who were encamped in the City Park
They made considerable sun of money by "teli-
ing fortunes-that is Of foretelliDg the future OF
people W were silly enough to pay them. Un
fortunately, though they professed TO into the
future they did not see into il far enough to know
that the police would one day pounce on them
and drive item of, which, however, was actually
the case.
Saturday night, about IL o'clock. at the ST. Louis
Exchange, corner OF Lafayette and Delta streets.
A lot of records OF the old fourth Justices court
are lying uncared for in corner of closet in the
the Second District. Unless taken charge of by
the proper authorities they may at any moment
be destroyed by fire or otherwise.
On Saturday there were fifteen departures of
steamboats, from this city.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamers, corner Bienville
and Cbartres streets, was as follows: At 6 A.
NJ, ~ degrees; at IL NJ, 70: at 3p. NJ, 80; at
6P. M, n.
THE DEPARTURE OF GENERAL HAscooK-The
dispatch summoning General Hancock to Wash
ington was first received by him on Saturday
evening. He left town yesterday afternoon by
the half past four o'clock train on the jackson
Railroad, accompanied by Col. W. G. Mitchell.
secretary for civil affairs. A dispatch has been
sent TO Gen. Reynolds at Austin, Texas, be being
now the ranking officer of the district, notifying
him of Gen. Hancock's departure. and requesting
him TO assume command. 1t is probable that he
will do so only bominaliy, leaving the manage
inert of affairs at headquarters in this city TO the
experience and judgment of Gen. Hartsuf. assist.
ant adjutant general of the district. The latter
officer has not yet returned from the Rio Granie,
whittier he, with number of others, sailed on
the new steamer Josephine.
EVIDENCES OF SPRNG.-The evidences of spring
are now everywhere to be seen. The trees and
shrubbery in the public squares and gardens are
fast acquiring fresh and green appearance. The
peach, fig, pomegranate and orange trees and the
vines are budding or in bloom. In the markets
priraetTs have already made their appearance 10
the shape OF new cucumbers, the precursors of
green peas. Flowers, of which we are never to-
tally deprived, are growing more plentiful. The
corner Of Royal and Canal streets has the appear
ance and fragrance of a flower garden. A new
feature in this neighborhood is a comparatively
young bouquetiere We mention this fact for the
information Of a certain journal of civilization
whose pictorial correspondent some months ago
represented them all as young and fascinating. At
that time the ages of the five who monopozsd the
sale of bouquets in the locality mentioned amounted
in the aggregate to two hundred and fftyIour
years!
The PROPOSED SALE OF THE STALLS OF THE
CRY MARKETs.-The Council will meet tonight
for the transaction Of general business. The
most important questions to be discussed will be
the propriety OF selling the stalls of the city mar
kets, separately. for term Of ten years. one half
cash and the balance at one year. according to
some of the members Of the Council and Ell hteen
months, according to others. For the iDforma.
ton of our readers we give the following calcula-
tions, which have been the basis upon which the
Council at its recent secret session, entertained
the proposition. The number of markets in this
city is thirteen. and contain tbirty-six hundred
and sixty eight stalls, which are said to bring an
income to the city, at the prices for which the
markets were sold for the year 1868. of 66 cents
per stall or table. At so cents each q day, the
1868 stalls would bring s669.4l0 q year, and
s6,694 100 for ten years, one-hah OF which being
paid cash in city money would Immediately retire
So. .347 $50 of the currency.
The advocates of this plan assert that butchers
pay from rs cents to 81 a day for each stall, and
some Of tn wholesale dealers even pay as much
as SO stall, and that the average price paid by
them to the farmers is fully 81. That the stalls
baDg sold separately competition for their pur-
chase will be greater in view of the large number
Of individuals who can invest their small earnings
for one table where they could not pretend to
pui chase the lease Of whole narket. At so
cents per stall, from figures before Us, the Beef
Market, however. would not bring as much, by
several thousand dollars as the price for which
it was farmed out for this year. The market con-
tains 20S stalls which, at so cents each, for one
year, would be only s37 500; whereas the same
market is now under q lease the price of which
was s54 500. But the advocates Of the plan con-
tend that not single stall in that market is rented
for less than rs cents and that the average price
is 81 day, and that by selling the stalls sepa-
rately they will obtain much more than the sum
at which the market is farmed out. Nous GER
r0ns.
FURTHER GAS EXPERIMENTS Another tube has
been sunk at No. l72 Gravier street, the place
where natural gas was first discovered month
ago. II is within few feet of the first one, and
has, as yet, only reached a depth of thirty feet;
but from it even at that depth. as we are informed
by one Of the gentlemen concerned, q slight flow
Of gas is perceptible. The requisite depth, forty
odd feet, will doubtless be reached to day, aud
then I'VE shall see what We shall see."
YouNe MES's BENEvoLESr AssocIArroS.-The
last of the series OF balls given this season by the
members of this association will take place on
Thursday evening, at the National Theater. The
similar occasion on last Mardi GTas night, was
marked By q rare enjoyment and geniaiity, aud
we can certainly Congratulate ourselves on having
been the recipients of an invitation to the coming
festivity. for which we are indebted to Mr.. Berce-
geay, secretary of the association.
TEE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF LouIsIANA-This department of the univer
sity Of this State will hold its commencement ex-
ercises on Thursday next, the 18th inst, al Ly-
eeum Hall. The closing address on the part of
the faculty will be delivered by our eminent and
talented fellow citizen Or. Chaille, recently re
turned from Europe. DR.. Watkins, of the gra-
duatiDg class will deliver the vaedictory. The
exercises will be Of the most interesting charac-
ter, and the occasion will be enlivened with fine
music, by band Of music especially engaged.
The presentation of the degrees win be made by
the Hon. Randell Hunt.
REV. DR.. BECKwITH.-A rumor that the dis
course of the Rev. DIR. Beckwith of Trinity Church,
on Sunday morning, would be his final one. as rec
tor and prior TO his conservation TO the bishopric
of Georgia, caused the assemblage Of so large a
congregation that very many were compelled to
go away, unable to obtain seats. The choir from
Christ Church combined with the choir of Trinity,
to give solemnity and beauty to the choral por-
tons of the service.
A PAINFUL AccIDENT.-About 2 O'Clock on
Sunday afternoon, as two year old child of Mr.
6ibbel, residing at Ne. 30l Magazine street. was
crossing the street in front of its fathers resi-
dence, il accidentally fell and was run over by
street car No. A. which was passing at the time.
The little innocent creature was picked up in an
iDsensible condition and taken 20 its fathers
house, where It was ascertained that both Of its
tiny limbs were badly crushed and the bones bro
ken. Its condition is now Of the most precsrious,
and its tueTings too painful to be thought Of.
The SHOOTING OF Mr.. II. E. BURTELLE.-
Police officer Gleason who was arrested on
Saturday on the charge of shooting Mr.. Fl. z.
Burtelle, appeared before Recorder Vennard yes
terday morning, for examination, but the case
was confined uEtil the certificate of the attend
ing physician Of Mr.. Burtelle could be procured.
Mr.. Gleason was therefore remanded. From in
formation received we learn that the wounded
man is not so dangerously shot as was at first