The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27
CITY rOrICs.

Yesterday being Coed Friday. the supreme fast
day of the church as well as legally dies non In
this State, business was almost totally stsgnant.
Canal street. between 10 and l was full of peo-
ple-most of them ladies-going to church and
returning therefrom. but that holiday look which
IL usually wears was absent. Later in the day the
ladies'. having satisfied their religious duties,
turned their attention once more to worldly
things, and occupied the attention of the clerks
of the retail stores to degree that made that
portion of the day no holiday to that much over
worked class.
Delta Lodge No. Is, /. o. o. F., will tonight
occupy the spacious ball room Of the Odd Fell
lows Hail. and therein will entertain their friends.
The ball promises to be one of the handsomest of
the season, and in fact it could hardly be other
wise when the arrangements Of the affair are In.
trusted to such men as Messrs. L. Homes, F. K.
Boyd, T. W. Bothick, p. Clancy, and p. @. Carey.
We wish the members of the Delta a pleasant
evening, and know that our wish will meet its fall
fllment. lfu..f
match race has been agreed upon to be run
during the coming Metairie races which promises
considerable interest. 1t is for $4,000, half mile
dash, catch weights:
W. h. Williams names Oh. b. Louis Z. Smith,
by Revenue, dam by Albion.
w. O. Lipscomb names oh. m. Mamie Nc Nary,
by Copgsree, dam by Albion.
The mare has heretofore been esteemed peer.
less from the halfmle post, and 1t is bold horse
that will run against her. The race is attracting
considerable attention. ~ fi'1
In connection with race matters We take the
opportunity to call attention to piece Of liber-
ality on the part Of the jackson Railroad Co.
That company, through their president. General
Beauregard. have communicated to the Jockey
Club their intention of passing all visitors to the
races travelling over their road at hslf-fare. We
hope this will be the means Of attracting num-
Der of people.
The preparations for the fair for the benefit of
the ST. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum, to be in
augurated on Monday evening next. are going
rapidly on. The Blafer Buildings. on Canal
street. near Burgundy. in which the fair is to be
held, are being transformed, as by the magic
touch Of fairy fingers, from simply three large
rooms into three halls of delight, two being filed
with bowers of roses and ribbons, and the third
having been adorned ss BELTS temple wherein
the worshipers OF the poetry of motion can
worthily lay their offerings at the feet Of their
goddess.
There's no doubt that when Monday evening
comes and the hall is threwn open to visitors,
that even those who may have their expectations
raised high by this paragraph will fnd those
anticipaiions exceeded again. We would remind
our readers that each one Of them may in some
way contribute to the success Of the fair. Let
your offering be however little, 1t will be some
thing-it will be one addition made to the sum of
the worlds well doing, which is precious Ito us)
legacy from the past, as it is an assurance that,
fallen though it be. there 10 still goodness and
nobleness in human nature.
The ladies in charge of this affair are requested
to meet this morning, at IL O'clock at the Blafsr
Buildings, to perfect their arrangements.
Fels Oates, as calmly as though be was doing
highly virtuous and noble action, asked yester-
day, "why is one OF the pieces now playing at
the Academy like the opera Of L'Africaine ~ OF
course nobody knew. or II anybody did. he would
not vouchsafe an answer. ut is" said Felis.
"because the author introduces q Brgand Queen
(brig and queep) in each" Felix then explained
his Joke in short speech of about fifteen mia
utes, and finally succeeded in raising laugh.
In the window OF . certain jewery store down
town there is statuette of the Beast, very &C
curate likeness. The proprietor of the store has
adorned the figure with ell kinds Of spoons, from
table spoon to a salt spoon; they are fastened
around the hero of New Orleans in every con.
ceivsbe manner; they are grouped in his hands
and cling to his boots; they are strapped TO his
back and tied around bis body, and to complete
the picture, rope is fastened around the neck Of
the redoubtable warrior. and although fastened al
slack, seems to just want one jerk to give Ben.
jsmin his just doom. The whole thing is capital
Among the accomplished graduates of the last
commencement of the New Orleans School Of
Medicine was DR.. j. B. Armstrong, who has Sc
lected St. Charles parish ss the scene of his future
labors, and whose prospects in that portion Of
the State are of the most fattering character
With his talents, natural and acquired, and his de-
votion to his profession, we anticipate that DR.,
Armstrong will at once take high rank as a med
cal practitioner and congratulate the citizens oil
ST. Charles on having such valuable and useful
addition made to their number.