The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-16
1oral Snteuigerlrt.

MADAME LAMBELE ALHAIZA, accompanieu oy
her husband. Mr.. Paul Alhaiza, having recently
returned from her successful professional tour
through the North and West, yesterday paid
flatterng visit TO the sanctum of the CRESCENT.
We gladly welcome the return OF our ctdntetSe
leoeTe TO the boards Of the Opera House, where
the freshness of her voice and her personal at.
fractions contributed so much last season in
making her favorite with our people. Nine
Alhaiza makes ber first appearance this season
on Monday as Rosine, In lRossni's Barber de
Seville. ~ on which occasion there will be more
AlmduiUds off the stage than upon it. Our old
friend Lsmothe was the cicerone of the party,
and should receive our thanks for this and many
other attentions.
The CONCERT last night at Odd Fellows Hall,
was as il deserved to be, well attended. Mr..
Edward Groenevelt has reason to congratulate
himself on the score OF both performance and
audience. The one being numerous, fashionable
and appreciat and the other artistic and ex-
cellent II is matter Of regret that the detailed
account of this really delightful entertainment is
crowded out of to-day's paper, but 1t will ap-
pear in the issue Of tomorrow.
LAFAYETTE Hook AND LADDER COMPANY No. l,
ever in the van, are out with their announcement
OF grand mask calico and fremen's ball. to be
given at the new Union Hall. corner OF Third and
Magazine streets, on Mardi Gras night, Feb. 9th.
Mr.. VIM. III. Burroughs, OF the committee oil
arrangements, has the thanks of the CRESCENT for
invitations.
A WHITE WOMAN about forty.ive and quite
comely for her age, was pointed out to the local
of the CRESCENT last evening, whilst giving her
testimony in the Sixth District Court, as the wife
of full-blooded negro, and the mother OF several
mulatto children. This worthless creature was
well dressed, and looked Is demure aud as mod
est as could be imagined. Her name is Watts.
and her dwelling is on Annunciation street, some
where between Felicity and Race streets. Her
darling James, a coal black darky, has a running
in his ear, which made his presence as convoy
insupportabe to the clerks in the Sixth Court
from the excess Of scent which ii emitted. Watts
done can't be un-Dunn.
The FUNERAL oBsEQUIEs Of Brevet Major M. r.
Msrston, lst United States infantry, whose death
in consequence OF injuries received by the recent
boiler explosion upon the steamboat Glide, was
mentioned in our last edition, took place yester-
day from the late residence of the deceased, No.
l67 Camp street, at two O'Clock. Capt Viele's
company of the LIST, which had been detailed as
the funeral escort, rendezvoused on Lafayette
Square, and thence marched, preceded by the
post band, to the house where a large number Of
the friends of Major Marston, including most of
the officers on duty in New Orleans, and many cit
izens Of either had assembled 10 listen to the
reading OF the burial service by Rev. Mr.. Adams,
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The remains were borne in q hearse covered
with the stars and stripes TO the Girard street
cemetery, six brother officers of the deceased act
ing as bearers.
the year 1886, and entered the army ss second
lieutenant, LIST infantry, on the 18th OF April, 1851
On the 10th of January in the following year, he
was promoted TO a captaincy, and on the 4th OF
July 1863 was brevetted major for gallant con-
duct during the siege of Vicksburg. AT the time
of the disaster which caused his untmely death,
he was proceeding under orders from General
Buchanan to Grand Ecore to investigate the recent
killing of a man by Gen. Mclaughlin.
ANOTHER FUNERAL took place yesterday occa.
stoned by the explosion Of the Glide. II was that
tar of of hna WI n
was mortally scalded at the time of the accident
The funeral took place from the corner of Roche
| blsve and Customhouse streets, and was fully
| attended.
One OF THE most egregious anomalies which
| have ever come 10 our notice occurred yesterday
| EVERYBODY in New Orleans has seen the blind
| man, whose method Of making living consists II
| reading to the wonderment of wayfarers by run
| ming his fingers along the lines Of large quartc
| Bible, the letters OF which are raised. The con
| ditiOn of the poor man and his selection OF tne
Holy Script as means of earning his daily breaC
gives him an air of sanctity which would convince
| the most skeptical.
Yesterday, Drez the popular halter, opposite
| the ST. Charles BOteI, in order to mend rent II
| his awning, being provided with very short lad
der was compelled to raise il upon an empty case
against which the poor blind fellow, on his way 4
| dinner, probably. with his Bible under his arm
! ceme in violent contect. He raised his head, an'
| with an air of great wrath shouted, at the top 0
Well, it may have been unchrlstian, but the seem
| yss SO ludicrous that several persons presen
could not help laughing aloud, to the gres
| modification of the blind man, who went Oi
muttering something we did not hear.
TIE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT In the tourna
ment last night at the German Company Han, th'
| principal game for $500 side was played be
tween W. NJ. Rivers, of Cincinnati, aud Mr. Johl
| Miller, of the st. Charles Billiard Saloon, tn
former giving odds of 300 in the 1000 points, an
winning by III points. Mr.. Rivers average ru
WAS SIS 2-9; ; his best run 524 points. Other inter
esting games were played, but closed at too lat
an hour for Us TO give particulars.
ITIs RUMoRED around town that day or tw
ago the governor and lieutenant governor had a
ungovernable quarrel about some matter of vita
interest TO the credit of the State. Oscar insste
that the project should be carried through-itmu'
be done. The governor replied: eff it were
Dunn, when tits, Dunn, then there well 1t wer
quickly, Dunn for If these burned rebels kee
on, shall have to leave for Illinois Therefor
let it be quickly, Dunn"
THE TEMPERATURB yesterday, as shown by III
thermometer at G. Duhamels, Ill Canal stree
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. wa
as follows: At A. u. Sc degrees Ia n. 60;
Pm. GA; 6 p. NJ. g.
MAYOR CONWAY having been informed that
| wooden building is being, or about 10 be erecte
| upon the site of the late burnt Olympic Theate
has instructed Street Commissioner Murphy to II
| form those interested that such proceeding is
coDtravention of g city ordinance.
THE COMMITTEE from the House of Represer
tatives, appointed Q few days since to investiga
the expenses attending the metropolitan polio
regime last evening visited the police hesdqua
ters and had an interview with the board OF con
missionefs. For further particulars await fort
coming report
THE RECORD OF LICENSES taken out since the b
ginning of the year under the provisions Cf Il
| new ordinance. shows remarkable falling {
from last year when the payment in city none
was allowed. But two hundred or thereabouts
all kinds have thus far been recorded 10 the ma
or's Office, whereas last year by the 22d OF Jan
ary, four Thousand drsy licenses alone had bee
taken out. Now that greenbacks are require
people appear to be holding of.
TEE IMPORTANT and interesting case Of Ere
sen et al, opposing the collection OF the one p
cent. tax. before Judge Collens, OF the Seven
District Court has been submitted and is no
under consideration. The decision CT Judge CO
lens is anxiously awaited, as it is believed his re
sons will satisfactorily end the matter without q
| Of an anneal To the SuDreme COul