The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-15

The second concert, the "sweet pilgrim siurer.r
Mr.. Philip Phillips, was announced IA an opposi-
ton entertainment at the Methodist Church. We
have not heard the result Of this interesting
rivalry. wis 1Hf NTT
The remains Of the late Hon. James Mann. of
Louisiana, were entered at Gorham YESTERDAY.
There were burial services ct the residence Of hs
father-in-lsw, Mr.. johnson. Rev. Mr.. Abbott
officisted. Many relatives and friends of the de.
ceased were present to pay the last tribute of
love and respect.-[Portiand Argus, sth.
Those splendid snd sHperbly supercilious
sweils, the clerks Of the leading hotels at New
iork, IKE the st. Nicholas, Metropolitan, Fifth
avenue Astor House. ETC.. were to give grand
masked and fancy dress ball on the 18th, at the
Academy OF Music. The central chandelier was
to be furnished with two thousand burners many
OF which were to compose the names of the lead.
ing h1ses' Az ne oacs OF me stage was to be an
cascade of perfumed water. Two hundred and
fifty canaries were to be grouped around and
mingle their voices with three bands, that would
give alternate music from O'Clock until daylight
The floor was to be covered with brilliant paper
early in the evening, which was to be taken up
before dancing commenced. The managers were
to be costumed In modern court dresses, the
ladies' rooms were to be attended by young girls
in the guise of pages, and among the male at
tendants, six stslwsrt negroes dressed as Turks
were to exhibit themselves.
The Leavenworth Commercial says white man
named Hsys was recently murdered at Hays City,
Kansas, by three negro soldiers belonging to the
Thirty eighth Infantry. The murderers were ar
rested and lodged In jail, preparatory to trial but
during the night were taken from prison by
vigilance committee and hung to the nearest trees
Trouble between white and negro soldiers at
Fort Larned has also occurred, and conflicts be.
came so frequent and 80 serious that the negroes
had TO be removed from the post, and quartered
OF distance from it. -rf
man named Cisco, formerly express messen-
ger, and Lew Voorhees, driver, were killed by
Indians while hunting four miles from Lake Sta
ton, on the Smoky Hill road, on the sth.
woman living In Milwaukee has sailor hus-
band whom she has not eeen for nineteen years,
but receives letters from regularly. He is hand
on Liverpool packet, making regular trips from
New York and back. Every time he ships from
the former port, he writes his wife that upon his
arrival in New York next time he will certainly
60 home. The ship arrives. but NO husband.
Soon comes the inevitable letter with the same
intelligence. He did intend TO come, but was paid
of, got intoxicated, spent his money, and came TO
his senses not only penniless, but shipped on
board the packet again. He declares he will
never be fooled again, and goes to work with the
idea Of obtaining means to return home and the
next trip is repetition of the old story. Mean
while the wife tolls on, and lives in hope that
some day the truant husband will come back.
A hog drover was robbed of $500 by courte.
san, on Sunday morning, in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Howe. on the 18th, was to leave Halifax
for Portland to meet Mr.. Rase on his way to Eng
land. II is rumored that If matters can be salts
1actor1ly arranged with the British Dominion and
the House of Commons, Mr.. Howe will take the
appointment as president of the privy council.
A six foot vein Of very fine coal has been dis
covered thirty five miles from Denver and within
one mile Of the Denver Pacific Railroad. The
quality Of this coal is much superior to any yet
discovered IN that country.
band of Ku Klux made raid into Livingston,
Overton county, Tenn. on the night of December
30; what particular object they had is not known,
but they left after sharp conflict with party Of
colored men, forgetting to carry with them half
dozen horses and their shrouds. The negroes
claimed the horses as trophies, and sent them
away for safe keeping. The Ku Kiux returned on
the night of the ID of January. largely reinforced
and demanded Of Mr.. Lewis, the States attorney,
the disposition made OF the horses. Mr.. Lewis did
not know, end 90 informed them. Then they ex-
acted promise from him to ascertain, stating
that they would return again. Some of them
visited the town the next day. and were
very threatening to Mr.. Lewis, who brought
the news Of the raid. He is here trying to get
the State authorities to take some action on the
subject. The sheriff of Overton has armed q
posse of fifty citizens, who await further demons
trations of the Khan. Detective Barmore, of Nash
vile, while returning from business trip to Pa.
laski. was taken from the train on the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad, at o'clock A.. NJ, on the
18th, by body of Ku Klux, some twenty-five In
number, dressed 10 scarlet, with scarlet masks.
Barmore made no resistance, and no one interfer-
ed in his favor. What they did with him is not
known.