The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-30

the people, have determined to try another plan
one that il Is true, lacks the virtue of simplicity
which contesting an election has, bat which, If
the5 are allowed to carry out, viii be just as
enectual. On Thursday last party by the name
of t-colored-introduced an /" address, into
the lower house, requesting another party by
the name of Warmoth to declare the civil
sheriff of Orleans parish, Col. 7. l.. Maxwell,
out of office, and to declare one
Jno. M. Davis, who was the Radical candidate
for the same position in. So brilliant an example
as that set by Lott could not be without imitators
amongst the IS per diem field hands, who now de.
corate The corner of Royal and Cont streets. So,
yesterday, Isabelle. also colored-who, by the
by is an excellent servant, one of the best we ever
met with, and who has achieved anenviable repu.
tation as oot.black-yesterdsy offered joint
resolution, which, after increasing to great ex-
tent, in regard to "loilD citizens, lack C
Justice, etc., etc., ordered the appointment
of a joint committee to investigate the
official conduct of Judge Edmund Abel, Judge Of
the First District Court, and, should it so seem
good to the committee, to draw up articles Of
impeachment against him. Now y not this too
laughable to be serious, yet too serious to be
laughable? Here is one Of the servile race, who
three years ago was discharging all the offices OF
domestic, assuming to question the conduct of
man holding the position at the bar and in the
community that Judge Abel does and here il
titulsr General Assembly of Louisiana entertain
ing the propositon-nay eagerly acceptiingit Isit
case that demands pity for the ignorant AFRO
gance displayed or our contempt for the knayish
mischievousness exhibited, not only by the mover
of the propositions, but by the men, white, black
and mulatto who Endorsed it Let cur readers
settle the question for themselves.
There were three benefits last night-that of
Mr.. Chanfrau at the Varieties of Lolita at the St.
Charles, and of Mrs. Oates at the Academy. As
far as the house went, Lolita decidedly :" had the
CALL" although the only reason that there were
not more people in the Varieties was that the
house would hold no more.
Is this the Rialto?" asked newly arrived
carpet. bagger of an old Southern cotton factor,
in front of the Merchants Exchange. "No,n
was the answer, "but here is a real toe "-and
the merchant applied his boot to the adventurers
posteriori. sey
The bill supplementary to the act of incorpo-
ration of the Ship Island Canal yesterday passed
the lower house. It called forth much debate
and more ilbustering than any other measure
has thus far produced. The roll was called
twenty-five times to record the votes of the mem.
bers, most of the times being on trivial CUES.
tons, and il only being done 10 gain time.
The bill was amended, 80 it goes back to
the Senate for their concurrence in the
amendments. The vote on the final passage was
81 to Is. An amendment giving to the corpora
tons of New Orleans and Jefferson City the right
to erect their draining machines along the banks
of the proposed canal and drain into it, was
tabled. An amendment, providing that the cor
porations might so erect their draining machines.
on paying the company for the privilege, was
offered by McMillen, but subsequently withdrawn.
The bill gives to the incorporators of the canal
company 3d. 10000 in money and 100000 acres in
land. conditioned upon their building the canal to
certain dimensions within given time. The
house did not adjour- ~ nearly half.past five.
The notes of prepaI- ..-.. for the grand Fair to
be inaugurated on Monday evening at the Odd
Fellows Hall are sounding far and near. 1t will
doubtless be very pleasant affair, and it is to be
expected that the investment in tickets-which
only cost 25 cents each-will be very large. The
proceeds are to be devoted to the aid of the st.
Anna Asylum, a refuge for widows and orphans.
Thanks, gentle Claire. The fragrance and love-
Illness Of lthe violet, notwithstanding its modesty
and humility, are always appreciated.
A man Of dilapidated fortunes, who had already
borrowed several sums from an old schoolmate-
one Of the first lawyers at our bar-applied again,
a day or two ago, for another loan of twenty dol.
lars. "Now, see here" said the lawyer; 81
shall cheerfully lend you some money, but wish
to make ten dollars by the operation. You ask
me for $40; my pocket book contains only half,
and by giving you that half, which never expect
to see again, / profit ten dollars worth" Lucus
a non, surely, but no more sophistical than the
every day stuff in the Radical papers, or the old
Greek syllogisms we all learned in our school
lays. A1zz,
Yesterday bill passed the lower house giving
permission to the mayor and Common Council to
extend the time for paying city licenses and other
,ity taxes three months, and for that time sus-
pending the powers of the assistant city attorney
Is far as regards the collection of taxes 1t was
urged in support Of the bill-and ii was a very
good argument-that there has been for some
lime back litigation going on as to whether the |
,ity could be compelled to receive its own issue |
or its dues, and many people refrained |
7ery naturally, from paying their taxes until it |
hould be decided in what sort of money they |
hould pay them. The result has been that in the |
asst few days the city treasurer's Office has been
crowded with people, all anxious to obtain their
eceipts before the LIST of February, on which the |
month of grace would expire. This bill gives
'lenty of time to everybody in which to settle,
md its only effect will be to decrease the expenses
# the taxpaying community by relieving them of |
he additional ten per cent which the assistant
ity attorney can obtain on all collections made
" him, without, however, decreasing in any way
he revenues Of the city. The bill having passed
10Th houses, now goes to Wsrmoth for his sigma,
ure.
We wonder if the readers of this paragraph |
ave ever noticed one popularity OF theater life,
Which. however, is so general as to be more than
peculiarly. We refer to the fact that just after
ny particularly exciting and interesting scene a
erfect chorus of coughs and sneezes and means,
nd noise generally breaks out which continues