The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-17

out the purpose he had announced, rushed to his
side to find him lying upon the sofa and beyond
The coroner was at once summoned. and in
formation was also given TO Superintendent c ain,
who Immediately FASTENED to the scene of the
tragedy, and to whom, also we are indebted for
the above particulars. The result of the coroners
inquest will be published in our next edition.
To Pass ALONG Busy STREET at midday
q street the sidewalks of which are crowded with
ploddipg humanity, and lined with stores where
men make dollars and CENTS street where dust
covers and noise pervsdes everything-a street
where passers-b by have their heads down, always
intent on thoughts Of self-to pass along such
thoroughfsre, and by chance to look up and see
resting in the third story window Of dingy old
house two or three fower-pots, In which fresh
roses and modest violets are blooming, spite OF
dust and noise about them, does not the glance
drive away for moment ones selfish haste, aud
set him TO thinkDg-wondering whether in that
upper room some neat, tidy little soul does not
daily wafer those flowers, and call them the only
companions Of her home?
Mr.. ]. NJ. G. JOHNSON. lessee of the yicksburg
Theater, has reached New Orleans, and will re.
main here for several days with the view Of en-
gaging members for the company to perform at
his theater during the season. :.
ELEVENTH WARD PoLrrIos.-At . meeting Of
the regular Eleventh Ward Democratic Club, held
on Saturday evening last, November 14th, the
club was reorganized, and the following officers
reelected. to serve the ensuing year:
A. w. Bosworth. president.
John Breen, vice president.
John Schillang second vice president
Joseph Andrews, Jr., secretary.
W. Tracy, treasurer.
Meetings are to be held on the first Monday of
each month.
TIE JEWELL GUARDS lately an efficient and &C
tive campaign club, have reorganized under the
title of the "Cronan Democratic and Benevolent
Association with which any citizen OF good
moral character and standing NAV. if deslrOus.
connect himself. and have elected the following
officers President, Geo. Cronan; first vice-presi-
dent, Chas. Santana second vice e-president. E1g.
King; secretary, Chas. Burkhardt; assistant sec.
retsry +. Haworth treasurer, j.. Burkhardt;
grand marshal. John Astredo; first assistant mar
shal, Emile Pou. The association will hold its
next regular meeting at o'clock on Saturday
evening, the 2lst inst, at the corner Of Bienyile
and Prieur streets.
A Crowd collected about Magazine Market on
Sunday morning, considerably excited over the
death of Mr.. Th0s. Sinnott, but quietly dispersed
at the request of the police.
SrREETs-The street most appropriate for the
reside nee Of newly-married people-Felcity
street.
A burglarious street-Robin' street.
Military streets-Magazne and Camp streets.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets, was
as follows: At A. n. So degrees; IL n. 65i
P. N. 66: 6 P. N. t6.
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DEATHS were reported
last week, the number being a decrease of twelve
from the number reported during the week pre-
vious. l was killed accidentally by fall, by
burns or scalds, by stab wound, by pistol shot
wounds, drowned, l delirium, l delrium tre.
mems congestion of the brain, 4 of fevers, III
consumption, old age, lockjaw, l brain
disease IL still born, and the balance various or.
binary diseases 65 were whites, 35 colored. and
4 olo cd m
States, not stated and "a were foreigners; 90
were children under 10 years Of age.
ACCIDENTALLY DRowSED-We learn that Mr..
Andrew Oliver, a soa of old DR.. Andrew Oliver.
who has been dscharging clerk in q ship bro
ker's Office in this city, while coming oil ship
ship end the wharf and was at once swept away
by the current. His body has not been recov.
cred, though HE selstisss have offered e. liberal
reward for it. Mr.. Oliver leaves wife and four
| little children. He served with gsllantry during
the war, facing bullets for four years only TO be
drowned at last. We trust some consolation
to his bereaved family that his body will be ulti-
| mately recovered.
MILE. SoHLKK, the charming danseuse of the
Academy of Music, surpassed herself last evening
| in the ballet of the burlesque on the White
Fawn." She certainly must have reserved her
| excellence for the occasion, as her previous
| dancing, although beautiful and remarkable, was
| nothing compared to her performance last eve
|
| we're not only unknown to us but by far superior
| to anything Of the kind that we have seen upon
| the boards of the Academy. Tiny Bertha IN the
| Cancdn qusdrie evinced knowledge OF the at
| tributes of q queen of the Bal Mdbte, which
would induce one to believe that it was not tau hi
to her by her dancing MASTER but that she learned
| il in Paris.
The RAoEs.-The fifth stable of race horses
which has arrived in New Orleans recently from
different parts of the country, is that OF j. Consk
| ESQ., Ii came by the Jackson Railroad yesterday
and comprises bay horse Gtlroy. BY Lexington
dam Magnolia; ch. b. Victory, by Uncle WICK
dam Magnolia; bay horse Ldrkin, by Lexington
dam Magenta, and ch. b. Little Mac, by Imported
Eclipse, dam Waterwitch.
| In Nashville Mr.. Conlisk's horses won eight on
of nine races, and in Memphis seven out OF eight
1t will, therefore, be seen that these horses vii
prove formidable opponents in the races to com
of at our fall meeting.
MULE KLLED.-Yesterday car on the Annur
citation street railroad came into collision with
car on the Girod street railroad, One mute wa
| very badly injured and was led away towards 10
| Girod street stable. but opposite Capt. Parodi
oyster saloon, on Poydras street, the poor anims
fell and died. Its injuries were in the head.
MATCH GAME OF BASE BALL. being the thir
of a series between the Atantcs of Algiers. an
the PeIicans OF this city, was played in Algiers
Sunday. The result is shown by the folowln
score:
| ArLANrIcs. PELIcANs o,