The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-04
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since planter on the coast, lew mics DeioW
the city, was favored by a friend in the patent
Office at Washington, with an Ofshoot from one
brought out by Commodore Perry, from that re-
mote country, and now the tree is absolutely
more common than the peach or the pear, and
its fruit cheaper and equally considered In public
estimation.
New Orleans is bleet beyond all other cities of
the United States in all that administers to the
comforts and delectation Of the human family
Where can you get more delicate and eXqusltely
favored figs more luscious peaches, sweeter
melons, more sueculent vegetables, greater
variety of the inny tribe, or better beef and NUT
ton! Echo's answer is unnecessary. We have the
finest of Texas beef brought over from Galveston
and from Berwicks Bay, by steamer and by rail in
twentyfour thirty hours. They are not heated or
worried, or half starved and feverish from
weeks drive over arid prairies, but come TO Us
ss fresh and as wholesome as when they were
feeding in their native pastures. John Bull may
boast his Southdown lamb chops, but one who
has eaten of Attakapas mutton from our French
market, has no baBkeriDg for anything better r.
rot even for favorite bits from the renowned
Rocky Mountain sheep. Green peas in January
10 fact which has repeatedly been called to the
attention of Col Green, Of the Boston Post. by
highly esteemed contemporary strawberries in
February, rOastn ears, asparagus, mushrooms
butter beans, sDd-and-(the number puzzles us)
during the ides of March ; okrs. the year round
| egg plants-but enough. Our pen in inadequate.
What Is a clambase when compared to a court
| bO1fROn What is fresh lobster when put into
| jDxtapositiOn with sOft-shell crabs Where Is
the bird outside of the magnolia groves Of Louis
| lana that can vie with the cdiUe de tdlgieT Or
| the fish in mountain brook, or Atlantic ocean,
| or Western lake, but must hide its diminished
| scales alongside of the pompano Has Boston or
| New York, Cincinnati or Chicago unceasing, but
shifting land and sea breezes? Have they clear
| atmosphere just satisfactorily tempered from the
rays of FURNISHED sun by heecy clouds, which
| act as kindly veil not only for animated nature
but for the teaming fields, the gardens and the
| groves?
These gifts are all the gifts of Nature. bestowed
| in her most generous mood, and granted without
| the begging.
But there is one blessing which we of New Or
leans hold as of no worldly value-a blessing tor
which Boston and New York, Chicago and Cincin'
| natl would give untold millions-it is the unre-
| earded blessing Of a mighty stream of living
water, flowing above the level Of our streets, and
always urging itself upon our attention, and muir
| muriDg for admission into our psrched and stink
| ing gutters.
| on, We city fathers those of you who have
passed your childhood in this village, don't you
| remember how pleasant the streets looked, TWEEN
| ty.fve or thirty years ago, when the gnrgng
| waters running through every thOroughtare made
| thousand Lilliputian Mis- issippis, dancing and
/ cleaning IN the light of the sun by day, and the
/ q Don or the street lamps by night, spreading
/ over the cypress swaps and deposting their
i precious freight OF aliuvOn in the rear OF the
/ city? Don't you feel conscious of the fact that
/ the natural deposit in those days was far more
/ eficacious in retaining the marshes in our sub
uIbs than twenty thousand corporation cart loads
4 of dirt thrown there by the labor of man? If
/ Butler during his satrapy had introduced the
/ Father of Waters with some shsckles upon his
prodgslity. into the thirsty streets of the Cres-
| cent City, the deed would have gone far towards
/ washing ont the fOulness of his reward. Ii would
/ have acted in an humble and not irreveTent de-
| gree, after the manner of the recording angels
| tear when il fell upon the book Of doom and
blOtted out Uncle TOby's oath forever.
A CoUNTRYMAN recently entered one of the
| large cry goods establishments on Canal street,
snd after having completed his purchases, started
| with his bundles under his arm toward the rear of
| the store. bidding the salesman good day" as he
went. Rather surprised at this unusual mode of
| undertaking exit, the salesman called after his
| customer, and pointed to the front door, saying.
This is the way out, sir" Rusticus looked
sbashed turned his face toward the street, then
again pointed to the back part of the store where
q mirror covered the wall, and, in doubt, an
swered. Yes, but can't go through?r His error
was politely explained to him, and he finally con-
cluded to depart, as he had come 10, by the front
door.
| Our REPORTER was rather staggered yesterday
| at finding worthy recently entranchised youth.
who has distinguished himself as an attentive
waiter at his boarding house, trnsferred to the
| digDifed position of page in one of the branches
| of the legislature. If that boy hands around di.
gess as actively as he does dgestibes, and sling
his delicate feet about as lively in the transmits
sion of acts and resolutions as be does in plates OF
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he'll give universal satisfaction, and be recorded
among the pages of history.
IT SHOULD be generally known thatM Thomas
L. Maxwell, the chief clerk, and Mr.. Z. W.
Halsey, The assistant clerk of the House Of Rep
resentsiives. whose term of Office expired only
on the election of their successors, were in atten
dance az their desks the day the legislature first
assembled, and expressed their intention OF open
ing the session. Mr.. Maxwell was superseded in
this duty by Colonel Batchelder, who himself
names. The fret process was agreeable to civil
law, the second to military instructions.
IT Is QUITE a puzzling question to answer-that
| Of where is the Seventh District Court TO be
placed Probably il will be in the same building
with the First some say 1t will be located 10 the
unOccupied room between the Third and Fourth
ard snTmise goes even so far as to state that an
other story will be added TO the building, TO meet
the increased necessities Of this great city.
TIE CITY has returned to its wonted tranquility
The soldiers are no longer CHARTERED on Lafayette
square, ready. at moments notice, to double
| quick in the direction of Mechanics Insti-
| tute. The interior of that eddce still looks more
| like a general police rendezvous than a legsls
tive hail, proceeding with its business in state
| of intestine peace. " IWGis, que UOulez U0uS y
Ignorance. faulty and presumption may yet re
| new the feeling Of insecurity and OF imminent out
| break which existed IN midst the two or three
preceding days.
thermometer at @. Duhameps, renewed to IL
Canal street, was as follows: At A.M.76 de
grees II n. 81; Pm. IS; 6P.M SO.
, IT WAS a curious sight yesterday presented
I. | opposite Mechanics Institute. Some of the sol
| ders on guard there had spread their blankets OF
= the hard pavement in the shade of the buildings
and were lying stretched at full length, smoking
or sleeping, as if during halt in a long march o
3 | q lull in a battle. They seem to ook'upon tn
| progress of events inside the building with al
utter Indifference, long as their arms ART
bright and their powder dry.
TIE SENATE chamber is permeated with a suf
locating odor arising from the sinks of tn
: | Mechanics Institute. Could not q remedy be 90
tanned by inaugurstDg sinking fund in addition
to the contingent fund?
THE GREAT football match Of the New 0rlean
Football Club is TO take place this afternoon Of
the Delachaise Grounds at half past five 0'clocl
e precisely.
The NEGROES on jury duty in the First Dstric
u Court must form very low idea of the morals o
I the many offenders of their race that are breugh
{ before them for trial and punishment. 1t j