The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-09


The dust on Canal street ia fearful, and there
Is no pleasure 10 driving. But don't sprinkle
the streets, don't because it may make Them
wet.
Capt Jim Tucker, of the Lotawanha, because,
we presume, of his great success In managing
wheeled steamboats,, concluded, on Tuesday.
after his return from the fair, that he could man
age velocipede, iDssmuch as it had two wheels
Bot after a thorough trial, we are sorry to state
that as q velocipedst he Is by no means success.
After mounting and getting away in fine style for
q short distance he and the machine parted COM
papy, be making magnificent spread-eagle of
himself on the starboard side, while the bicicle
made general smash up Of itself against the
port wall. Capt. Tucker then bought new ma
chine, and the last we saw Of him he was carry.
ing it aboard, with the intention, no doubt, of as
tonishiDg the denizens Of Jefferson with the admit
rable manner in which he has learned to run the
machine. Our impression, however, is that he
win find it more profitable to devote his attention
to one-wheeled steamboats,, and let the two
wheeled machines alone in future.
The latest phase of betting IL q ten cent pool
made up among the jockeys on the question of
which horse will get the inside. track from the
toss.up.
There are some persons-gentlemen they GER
tanly are not. aud they cannot claim to be called
fnen--who smuse themselves while on the shell
road in trying to run over gentlemen who ride
yelocpedes on that thoroughfare. Two or three
instances Of this have recently come to our know
ledge. We would wish to inform ell such persons
@ho
ing the lives of the gentlemen whom they try to
run over, and are thus laying themselves open
not only to legal consequences, but to the justf-
able retribution on the part of the riders of the
velocipedes. Should the name of any such cow
srdy fellow come to our knowledge we viii take
great pleasure in ventilating it. This is intended
for those whose head the cap fits.
From appearances in Commercial Alley last
night there was foot race going on in that 10.
cality. Three or four feetfooled individuals were
meanderng around there In rapid style.
Twenty-eight thousand bushels of wheat, re-
Gently shipped hence per steamship Gen. Grant,
were pronounced on arrival at New York, to be the
best conditioned that had been received In seven
years. In this connection We may mention that it
costs the same money, eighteen cents. to ship
bushel Of grain hence to New York by steam as it
does to send bushel from Chicago to Buffalo.
For the last few days, that part Of st. Charles
street which is included between Julia street and
Tivoli circle, is occupied from "esrly dawn to
dewy eve" by filthy and noisy crowd Of negroes
who make that great thoroughfare almost impas-
sable for ladies' and children. We understand
this odoriferous congregation Is attracted to that
spot by some mysterious operations of that great
institution, the Freedmen's Bureau.
Could not the military authorities In charge OF
the aforesaid bureau devise some plan whereby
that part Of st. Charles street could be reopened
to the public, There are two schools for young
ladies In the immediate neighborhood, whose pa
irons are anxiously looking for the abatement of
the nuisance.
In consequence Of the great Catholic demon.
sration to take place next Sunday, the lecture Of
Professor Seaman, announced to take place on
that day, is postponed to the Sunday following
18th Of April. Holders of tickets and those In
terested viii govern themselves accordingly.
There was beautiful hop at the velocipede
School last night. The evening was opened by a
grand display Of velocpede riding, which was
participated in by some dozen Of the pupils, some
of whom exhibited much grace in the manage
ment Of the beautiful and treacherous bicycle.
Afterwards Miss A., of this city, mounted ma
chine, and went circling round the hall to the sd-
miration Of all the spectators. But by this time
the guests had arrived, the velocpedes were piled
upjn one corner, and to the strains of a waltz
played BY fine orchestra, the disciples Of velocia
led out their lady friends to the dance. The mer-
riment thus commenced continued without sbate-
ment until long after midnight. when exhausted |
with pleasure the guests departed, carrying with
them enjoyable "reminiscences of their dance at |
the velocipede School. aud most pleasant memo
ries Of the kindness and hospitality which they |
had experienced at the hands of the propriesors
and pupils of the velocipede School. We but |
echo the generally expressed wish when we say
that we hope for speedy repletion of the We
locipede hop.