The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-02
GOral 5ntfIIigenrs.

MAJOR MICHAEL O'CoSNoR, chief OF the FIRE
department., called at the CRESCENT, yesterday,
aud desired US to state, in reply to some strc-
'uIee which appeared in q Communication ad.
dressed 10 the Picayune, day or two ago, that
they are IN ust and unfOunded. The FIRE de-
raIiment Of New Orleans has never flooded
sIeet So as 10 maks a lake of it, nor have any
Ilugs been opened without a5s0 ate necessity.
The Gre which occurred over Mr. Heaih's store
had spread all over t1e bQiiding before the Alarm
il the morning; and as the engines arrived. it was
tor the pUrpese OF serving all OF those on hand
that the plugs between Camp street and the levee
were opened. As to the injury of stock from the
Aaod of water, the gallant fire hoys had TO climb
into the upper stories of adjoining buildings, in
order TO keep the fire from spreading.
Mr. O'COnDJr wishes US TO state, also, that the
New Orleans fire Departmental the performance Of
their duty, know no politics and nc color they
srve 10 put out the flames, il they destroying
the property of a colored man, with "a much zeal
and SIS much venture OF their lives as II they were
consuming the pslsce OF the wealthiest white man
10 New Orleans. The fremen Of this city have
never shown any paTtislty foT one class sg linst
another in their fremen's work. Their object is
to overcome cODnagrstons and to protect pro.
perty ard no unpTejudced person can accuse
them or any of their members of anything to the
contrary. Major O'COnnor is right, and not only
the CRESCENT, but all gOoo, true citizens will sus
tain The assertion.
ONE HUNDRED INTERVIEWS were reported by
the Board Of Beslth for the week ending Feb
2Sih, thereport showing an increase OF twenty
four over that OF the previous week. IA we're
still born. l6 died Of consumption, of pneumonia
4 Of commissions, Of whoOping cough, of IN.
hsmmstion of the brain, 4 Of lockjaw, of maras-
mus, 3 of congestion Of the brain, of heart dis
ease. 3 of old age, 2 of measles, OF dropsy, Of
paralysis, of other diseases 25. 80 were males, 46
females, and not stated 6l were white, %
black, Is mulRttoes, and not stated; q were
under year of age, between and s, between
and 10, between 10 and 20, between 20 and
80, 10 between 80 and 40, IL between 40 and so,
between so and 60, between 60 and 20, l be.
tween 20 and so, 3 between so and 60 and / up
wards of 100, and IL not stated; so were born in
the United States, 10 in Ireland, in Germany, ia
France, in Mexico, l in Scotland, in South
America, l in Switzerland, l in the West Indies
and 20 not stated.
THE LOCAL OF TIE CRESCENT cordially joins
with the evening Picayune in attribuling energy,
talent and honest regard to duty to the attorney
general of the State. He mas shown himself. in
variably. kind to Witnesses, whether for the State
or for the defense, courteous to the court and
jury, and above all be has never consumed time
with unnecessary trivislities.
THREE FIRFs were reported on Sunday The
first, occurring between and O'Clock in the
morning, destroyed a kitchen building in the rear
of the millinery establishment of Mrs. p. Furlong,
No. l72 Rampant street, and did some damage in
The way Of broken windowa TO the main building
insurance reAorted on the property.
About two hours later q defective fue occa.
stoned another fire in the William Tell coffeehouse,
tvo-story frame building az the corner Of Clsi.
borne and st. Philip streets, occupied by Pierre
Massey. By the speedy extinction of the flames,
serious damage was prevented here.
Ard two hours later, chimney of the house,
No 20 Philip street, occupied by Mrs Jenuey,
caught FIRE, but Lafayette Hook and Ladder Co.
No. was promptly on hand and extinguished the
fame before it had done any great damage.
TEE SECOND OF TIE GRBir WINE cases, viz:
The uit Of the United States VS.. four hundred and
Uineiy nine csses of wine, came up for trial be-.
fore Judge Durell in the United States Court
Yesterday, Messrs. Schmidt & Tissot appearing ss
counsel for claimants. Two witnesses, Mr.. Philip
WintIee, an Official in the customs department,
and Mir. John Marshall, an expert, were examined
on the part Of the government. The wine in.
volved in this case il of the Cote Blanche brand.
At The opening of this case Mr.. Schmidt, for the
claimants, asked that the question of the amend.
ing of the libel whereby the seizures had been
represented as made on water b" instead of " on
land" be left to the decision of Jury. This
motion was, however, overruled by the court.
The TERN of the present session Of the General
Assembly Of Louisiana expires on Thursday at
midnight, with calendar IN the Senate measur-
ing nearly nine yards in length. The conclusion
may be arrived at in consequence that il is not
at sll improbable that an extra session Of the
concern will be called very soon. Some Of the
bills on the calendar Of both houses are very im.
portant in their character.
The TnPERATURE yesterday, as shown By the
Thermometer ct c. Duhamel'a, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Biepville md Chsrtres streets, was
aa follows: At A. xySS degrees; II N. 46; 8
P.B. 55; P. II. So.
The OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER was kept
open until near midnight on Saturday, when ex.
pred the specified period within which license
payers might settle up without mourning the ad.
ditionsl per cent. Mr.. Mount and his assistants
we're kept excessively busy up TO the time the Of
Gee was closed, the amount received on that day
being, we learn, about $50 900.
The PRECISE DATE FOR THE DEPARTURE OF TIE
FIRST INFANTRY has not been fixed upon, although
It is presumed that they will so sometime within