The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-07
gural Sntelligenre.

j0urnment. He bore on his shoulder, in the same
style in which the vendor of rat poison used to
carry his sign, huge placard with the inscrip-
ton: "I6CO dollars day, or sir bitS cord"
As the msgDanimOus Oscar j. Dunn was stepping
out Of the Mechanics Institute, surrounded by a
crowd of sycOphants Of both colOrs, he was
ha'ed (for Oscar would, with little training be
Hercules by the ignorant darky, with "Here's
yer chance. If you can't make s. a day in the
legislature, yer can make six bits a cord on Mr..
Smiths plantation" The laugh was universal.
Dunn himself. (who is no small fool,) was highly
amused, and the only Indignation exhibited was
by the lobby members. He was of their COM
pleNion, he was plantation and he escaped.
TIE RIGHT 0FFIcER.-At last the people Of New
Orleans have an assistant city attorney in whom
they can place reliance. Our citizens will find,
In Frank Michnard young man who was born
and has been raised in the Crescent City; who is
q member of one Of the Oldest and most respected
families of the old population, and who ishonored
and esteemed and ADMIRED by all who have met
him. No more illegal exactions in the shape of
fees, no more vexing of poor widows, no more
harsh, uDmsny treatment of persons who might
ask few days respite from the terrible hand OF
the law and from the inex0rable tax day. Frank
EichnaTd will see TO the interests Of the city of
New Orleans, but at the same time he will remem-
Der that he is one of the population of that city.
He has no nest to feather abroad. He is scholar
q gentleman, jurist and a humanitarian and
above all, thank God, he is an honest man.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at g. Duhamefs, removed TO Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At AN 70 de-
grees; IL NJ. 50; 3P.M 81 6P.M s5.
XFHIAs.-Tbe uninitiated must know that the
Jiphids qlddils is fsh of the mackerel kind, with
tue upper Jaw projecting to a considerable extent
over the lower one. OF such a species is the
xphias we speak of. This xiphas was engen-
dered in the province of Algiers; it was nursed
there, ard there brought to maturity.
The herring loves the merry moonlight,
For she comes of gentle kind "
And those that assume anything like contest
with the xiphias, if there be wind, may have
cause to regret their venture. Xipbias and San
Antonio! New York and New Orleans!
Mr.. HOWELL, the city treasurer, expresses his
entire willingness 10 turn over his Office to his
duly elected successor, W. S. Mount, Esq, when
the latter presents himself with the requisite
bond ard other psraphernaia of Office.
THE CITY TREASURER was engaged, yesterday,
in paying off the public school teachers. DE
lightul task !" No wonder the man is Mouney.
TIE PAPERS all compliment Major Keeler, of
the civil service Especial duty.) No wonder, for
truer gentleman never wore blue or gray.
THos. L. MAXWELL, civil sheriff of the parish of
Orleans Jos. Hsnlon, clerk of the Fourth District
Court and James G. Hayes, sheriff of the parsh
Of st. Landry, elected at the late election, have
filed with the secretary of state the recantatiOR
example for all officers elected under the new
Constitution. Let them all follow such an
example.
PERsONAL.-A few days ago, we had the sincere
pleasure of meeting Col. Ben Hynson, younger
brother of our steemed nieghbor, Geo. W. HynsOn,
just back from Kentucky and other Western
states, as youthful and smooth faced as If he
were only twenty years old. Two better citizens
or more whole souled fellows than George and
Ben HyDson are not to be found in all this great
metropolis.
The INFANTRY were still on duty yesterday
around Mechanics Institute, some of them sleep
ing on the door steps and galleries Of the opposite
houses, some stretched on the grass in the court.
yard, and others watching abstractedy the pro-
gress Of events within.
TIE CATHOLIC FESTIVAL at the Oakland
Course is stated 10 have been exceedingly brilliant
and successful. The CRESCENT reporter, who was
detailed for that duty, found himself, just
about the hour of starting for the course, hedged
in under balcony and sheltering himself from
tropical thunder shower. He learned that the
fremeDs festival had been postponed, and justly
thinking nobody could exceed New Orleans fire
boys in exposure, he gave up the excursion. We
learn from the evening Picayune, however, that
the attendance at Oakland Course was very con-
siderable. The races and the sguabble for the
arrest Of the creased pig were interesting and
amusing. At least three thousand persons were
present, and there no tagging in the pleasure
casion was the sinking of a Canal street car into
one OF the draining canals. Nobody was hurt,
but DO car passed up after the accident. Passen-
gers had TO come up afoot after reaching the
Scene of the disaster.
THEFIREMEE's FESTIVAL, which the wet weather
caused to be postponed on the 4th and yesterday,
will with the consent Of the clerk OF the weather,
come of Sunday next. We sincerely hope our
fellow citizens, the iremen of New Orleans,
will be, on that day, blest with a serene sky and
dry sod, for no body of men in the community de-
serve more than the fremen.
TIs UNDERSTOOD that as soon as the legislature
shall have reported to military headquarters,
officially. that the l4th constitutional amendment
has been adopted, the major general commanding
will make formal transfer Of all his civil powers
to the governor of the State, and continue his re-
lations with State and municipal functonaries just
IS the military stationed in New York, Ohio OF
Massachusetts, sustain their relations with the
State and municipal authorities Of those common
wealths.
No ARRESTS worthy Of mention were recorded
at the central station yesterday. One man was
confined upon charge Of larceny Of two hun
dred dollars worth of books, and snOther man was
dragged in very drunk from of q wheel0arrow, on
which he had been placed by.a wltchful GUARDIAN
But, beyond this, nothing trRnspired there during
the day worthy Of reporters attention.
THERE WAS NOTHING of any consequence that
transpired in any Of the four districts of the city
yesterday. On Sunday morning, about O'Clock,
a wife murdered her husband whilst supposed to
be suffering from an attack OF lunacy. The ooro-
ner's examination Of the matter will be found in
another column.
The FOURTH OF July passed off with unusual
quietness. The terrible excitement, few days
previously which threatened 10 culminate in
bloodshed, has Gained down. With the excep-
ton of few drunken men and women, scarcely
an arrest was made during the whole day, and
none of them was worth recording.
TIE STEAMER Gov. ALLEN arrived yesterday
morning, with large, welcome and valuable
load of all sorts of fruits-peaches, apples, melons,
ETC.. which she took up all along the coast from
YicksbUrg down.
VAN, commenting on the proverb, "straws show
which way the wind blows, - whilst imbibing his
iulep through one of those natural productions,
phiosophically remarked, they show, also,
which way the liquor goes."
SUNDAY EVENING sbout dusk, as the CRESCENT