The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-17

freedom, etc.. etc., etc. The Republican party
| sprung into existence from that select body OF
men who consider the negro entitled 70 be &C.
| cepted as q free and enlightened citizen. That
| party was destined 10 live through all ages. He
4 wouldn't speak Of the bloody battlefeds, the
i courage, the un1arnshed honor. etc., of the
Union soldiers engaged In the struggle to crush
I rebellion. The Republican party was marked
with signal ability. Maximilian and his imperial
nssco then came in for little warm denunciation
from Mr.. Durant. We thought tho words were ia
miliar in which he asserted the rights of Ameri.
cans to rule Amefica-that we had read them ia
the sditoriaI columns of the New York Tribune
and in Congressional reports. The United Sites
are the chosen home of lbeyty. The congomer-
sted type Of this great union Of States was for
upwards of five years. " like Niobe, all tears I"
st the cncrmities Of its Southera offshoots. Lee,
like BreDnus, was laundering at the gates of the
capitol-at this junsture, the CEsscESr reporter
thought it Useless to listen or to record any fur.
ther. The hoB. Mr.. Durants eloqrence and logic
may tickle the ears Of the groundlings, but If his
reputation is to stand upon or fall with what he
said last night during the first hour of his long
expected and elaborate oration, then God help
the wicked. In our humble and meybe preju-
diced opinion, it was Vo1 ct praeterea MI.
THE FLORAL CoscERT.-It was a beautiful
scene that presented itself last evening 70 those
who visited Lyceum Hallto witness the 4" Flower
Csntaia, or Growing Of the Rose Queern per-
formed by the Sunday School children of Calvary
Church. assisted by those of Mount ivet Algiers)
Sunday School and others. The little ones were
arrayed in white trimmed with green, and each
being designated by the name Of some particular
flower, bore wreath or garland Of the same.
The stage was decorated beautifully with flowers
and evergreens. and in the back ground. piano,
evidently presided over by skilled hands, furnished
acccmpanimentsto the vocal music. But the sim
pie purity and sweetness of the childish voices
minRllng together in melodious harmones was to
us above all the truest beauty Of the evening. aud
hereafter, having forgotten the scene, the place,
the hour the name ofthe music, shall still hear
those fairy echoes ringing Ia our memory, recall
ing that brief glimpse of seraph-land
The concert will be repeated this evening at
Lyceum Hall at the special and earnest instance
of many of the delighted audience of last evening
Tickets can be had at the door, and we trust
the audience will be as numerous as on the first
occasion. We can as ure our readers il will prove
delightful way Of passing the evening.
FIRE AT Pass CHRIsTIAH.-Inttlligence was re-
ceived yesterday that early on Monday morning
the two small warehouses located at the head of
Blsnchsrd's tcentral) wharf, at Pass Christian,
were destroyed by fire, together with a quantity
of furniture and merchandise, received per Laura
On Saturday evening. We regret TO learn that
Mr.. .Reichard lost all his household furniture in
the corfsgration, and the Christian Brothers a
quantity OF goods which had not been delivered.
The burned buildings and sheds can easily be re-
placed, and meanwhile travel will not be inter-
fsred with by their absence.
STLBBING AFFRAY.-A difficulty took place
yesterday morning, at the corner of Hagau
avenue and GRsquet street, between two cOlored
men named Frank Brown and August, in which
the latter was dangerously stabbed with q dirk 10
the back and In the left SIDE. He was taken to
his residence near by, and there received surgical
attendance, his wounds being pronounced danger
ous by the physician. Brown ran off, but was seen
shortly afterward near the Bayou Bridge by an
officer, who gave chase and followed him some
distance into the swamp, without being able 20
overtake him.
bURGLARY.-The grocery store and residence of
Mr.. III. q. Fink, corner of Cont and Preur Streets
was entered between 2 and O'Clock yesterday
by burglars, who broke open a door in the rear
of the store, and succeeded in stealing a small
amount Of money and a quantity of clothing.
There is no clue to the identity of the thieves.
FIBsr DISTRICT CoURr.-The case of Fran.
cisco Cuneo and Juan Patafors, after a two days
examination of Witnesses and argument of coun-
sci. submitted last evening TO the jury. These
men are accused of persusding q man named
Valette to attempt the murder Of another named
Giuseppe Guglielmo. The jury were locked up by
order of Judge Howe until this morning, and at
the time Of the appearance of this paper they are
probably still celebrating upon the merits of the
case. Several of the jurors are negroes.