The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18

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stitched to carriage and his motion thus utilized
Marvellous stories are told about the speed of thi.
FraDkenstein of today. the truth of which We
will shortly be able to test. II is said that he
makes his mile 10 2:l5 with all ease imaginable
and that he is as good ~ an ordinary horse, and il
frst-csss family animal, being very docile and
trsctsble. He is soon, we are informed, to be
here, when everybody can see for themselves. II
isnot mentioned how he travels, but we suppose he
is taken limb from limb and packed in box II
is expected tina. he will take rooms in the jackson
Railroad machine shop or Leedss foundry. When
he does get here, his arrival shall be duly
chronicled.
Judge Durell yesterdsy 10 the United States Dis.
trict Court, in reference to q case where the at
torney, having other business in one of the State
courts, sent to ask for continuance, expressed
bis surprise that such plea had been made. and
addressing himself to the lawyers in front of him,
said If you find yourselves overloaded with
business. as some of you doubtless do, 50 you
cannot be in three or four places at once, you
had best employ an assistant. This court cannot
wait upon the State courts"
Did it ever occur to you, dear reader, that lesp
years should contain long springs. or that news
paper mans engagements are always pressing
ones? or that the can-can is q oul.elevating
dance? II these things you have not noticed
before, think over them now.
The lovers Of he beautiful, as they pass down
Chartres street, cannot but be attracted by the
srray Of art in Schwarzs windows. Deserving
Of more than passing notice is the spirited
acknowledgement representing two horses fee
ing, terrified. from an approaching storm. Though
somewhat rough in detail, the salient points are
well brought out the action of the Heightened
sseeds, as, wildly looking back, with senses
almost parslysed by fear, they madly plunge to
escape the pursuing tempest, is well delneated.
In the background, the hamlet, peacefully repos.
ing away out Of the track of the storm, forms q
well marked contrast.
Christ Church was yesterday the scene of one OF
the handsomest weddings ever witnessed in New
Orleans. The bride was q near relative of the
Episcopalan bishop Of Louisiana, who himself per-
formed the ceremony. As our lady readers may
be interested in the dresses on the occasion,
We will try to describe them. The bride wore q
white satin, high-neck and low sleeves, made en-
pdnieT', with long train. Her veil was OF silk
thule, very long. The bridesmaids, four In mum.
Der, were sttired in white carleton, low neck aud
short sleeves, also made en- pdnier, looped up with
sprays OF pink roses, long trails. The bodies were
made with Grecian bertha, an old fashion lately
revived and very pretty and very becoming They
wore demi wells. The ceremony was impressively
hv tha hish al hr D.
Lescock and two other clergymen.
reporter Of the CRESCENT yesterday heard a
singular ver6cation of the Christian saying
Cast thy bread upon the waters, and it shall come
back to thee after many days. prominent
lawyer, who is fond of horse. back exercise, was
very severely injured some months ago by fall,
away out on one of the shell roads. Insensible |
from his wound, he was picked up and succored |
by young man, an entire stranger, who hap |
pened to be al the time in the neighborhood. Not
long after his recovery. his good Samaritan had |
the misfortune to wound MORALLY little baby, in
the arms of its mother, with ricochet shot from |
a Monte Christie rife, with which he was amusing
himself shooting at mark. As soon as the |
lawyer heard of the terrible catastrophe, he az.
sumed the charge of generating his friend
which he did in SO triumphant manner that the
jury had no hesitation in bringing in a verdict of
scquittal.
The question Of the restoration to duty of the
negro policemen whose names were dropped from
the rolls during the excitement preceding the re.
cent election, is one which should not be lightly
acted upon, and we believe we are correct in
ssying that the proposition meets with By no
means unanimous consent from the members of
the Board Of Commissioners and other officials
prominent under the metropolitan regime. II is
certainly distasteful to the people of New Orleans,
and living as we are supposed to live under re.
publican form of government, that consideration
should have weight. The excitement previous to
the election was only allayed by the discharge of
every negro from the police force their restora-
lion at this time is by no means q happy omen.
II is with fears for the result that we look upon
he change. But certain it is that IL the people
Of New Orleans wish to be assured that negroes
are not to police our Streets the present police
board must be abolished. They have broken
aith once, for they took the negroes off at one
line, and now that the pressure is lighter they |
'ut them back, and they can be no longer trusted.
Whether their action will be sustained by the
'itizens of New Orleans is yet to be seen. but GER
ain it is that it ia in itself breach of faith The
esults of. the experiment will soon show them.
elves.
The Alpine hat has made speedier progress to
be favor of New Orleans beaux than most of the
ewfsneled styles of head-gear which have hith-
rto come from the New York emporium. These
emf conical and fshtai head coverings, with their
road silken bands and bows, are not wanting in
certain picturesqueness, and, for most people.
re quite preferable in all respects to the stiff
ilk tiles affected by ultra fashionsbles. Whether,
fter all, they are more tasteful than the ordinary
oft felt chspeau, the graceful adjustment and
hsping of which are SO well understood By our
reole Brummels, is to us an open question.
Attorneys will please not make this lobby
,eir ofhce," is the pithy notice which one may
nd nastAd in tia hall lAaxi.s
ct Recorders Court. The motive which
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