The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-25
CITY TOPICS.


trary and unpleasant; but when she saw the
green grass and the white, the blue and the purple
blossom upon the trees in and about the Crescent
City, she called upon the damp south wind and
drove back the killing black frost. Old February
had hard time protecting the tender buds from
the tail end Of the great snow storm north; lbut
she succeeded, ard, we hope, she will still Keep
UP her efforts until spring sets in and makes all
nature verdsnt and all the gales genial.
The following was the vote by which was re-
considered the vote refusing to the citizens Of this
city the least thing that could be granted them In
the Ray city charter bill, the right TO elect the
mayor and the six administrators Of the city pro-
vlded for in the bill:
YeAs-Apderson, Antoine, Blackman, Beares,
Braughn, Bacon. Couplsnd, Darrell, Day, Egan,
Fntch. FOute, Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Monet.e,
O'Hsra, Ogden, Pinehback, Poindexter. Pollard,
Randall, Thompson aud Wittgenstein-24.
Nays Campbell, Packard, Ray, Smith, Wilcox
and Whitney-6.
twas after this that the Property Holders bill
was offered as a substitute for Mr.. Rays bill, was
passed and row stands reconsdered. and will be
taken up to-day as unfinished business.
Every person that frequents Canal, Royal and
other streets, must have remarked a one legged
beggar that Propeis himself with his hands, pre-.
seniing a most filthy and unseemly appearance.
II is not the grovelng aspect of this wretch that
alone is repulsive his manner of addressing Ia
dies is rough and peremptory to an insupportlble
degree, particularly when no gentlemen are near.
The writer understands from very good authority
that this beggar has been driven away from the
city Of New York, where he was several times
arrested for vagrsncy, but always secured his
liberation by adduciDg proof that he was the
owner of houses and lots Of ground in that city to
q considerable amount, namely, twenty thousand
dollars. We have often wondered how it was that
the police here should allow this disgusting men.
dicant to move in his peculiar style along crowd
ed thoroughfares. when he is as well able TO walk
upright with eTu,eh as sDy other onelegged man
in town. We have seen him creep back and forth
between the corners of ST. Louis and Toulouse
streets, seven or eight times on fine day, and
each Of those times collect from five to a dozen
nckels ss toll from compassionate women. His
earnings sometimes, must reach twelve or fifteen
co ars in one day.
1t is due time that he should be arrested and bis
means OF living inquired into. If what has been
related about his possessions in New York or else
where should prove true, he ought to be made to
support himself in less offensive and more re.
spectacle manner. If he really is pauper, there
are asylums, Worbhouse, and a Parish Prison,
Were The municipal authorities might provide for
his necessities.
Our readers will remember that about three
weeks ago the sergeantat arms Of the House,
having been sent after absent members, returned
and said that he had been grossly insulted by the
doorkeeper of the St. Charles Thester, who had
also included the carpet baggers and their allies
in his denunciatiOns. An investigating committee
ives appointed, and yesterday submitted their
report az follows:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,. STATE OF La.
New Orleans, Feb. -, 1869.
To the Hon Speaker and members of the House Of Reprsen
Gendemen-Y special committee appointed
to investigate the facts concerning the charges
made by the sergesntatarms against Chas. Wer-
per door-keeper Of the St. Charles Theater, report
the result of their labors as follows:
Your committee, AFTER some delay, and through
the kind assistance of Capt. Cain, chief of police.
served upon Mr.. Werner a subpoena and CODY of
the chsrges made by the sergeant at arms.
Mr.. Werner made his appearance before the |
committee, and stated that he was ignorant of |
having cursed or insulted the sergeant alarms or
your honors bly, body, ard was very much grieved |
that anything of the kind had transpired and |
further stated that he was ready aad willing 10
apologize, if he had insulted your honorable |
body. u
We submit herewith a communication from Mr..
Werner, ard recommend that the explanations set
forth in said commune alton be received and ask
that the committee be discharged.
JAMES S. MATHEWS.
Chairman.
WILLIS Prescott,
r. j. MORASD.
The Communication referred to states that Mr..
Werner was much surprised at having the charges
preferred against him, as he had no recollection
of anything Of the kind, and says: off did curse
or in any way insult the sergeant.at arms or your
honorable body, l apologize for it and am sorry
that anything of the kind occurred, it is very
unpleasant to me-"
All we have to say Is that if the House is going
to Investigate" every man who denounces that
honorable body as it deserves, they had best de.
termine on a perpetual session, nothing less
would afford time enough 10 attend to the case of
each man in New Orleans who from MS heart
curses them and the hour when their plunderiDg
rule commenced.
The writer had the pleasure, day or two ago,
OF meeting an old comrsde of Confederate times.
William II. Woodson, Esq, now connected with
the Southern Associated Press at Memphis. Just
after the battle Of Chickamauga, WoOdson and the
writer were at the provost marshal's, in Atlanta,
trying TO get detailed accounts of the great battle
from per,ons momentarly arriving. A typogrsph-
ical friend of Woodsons, Just from the front,
greeted him, and after relating the casualties
which had occurred on our side, stated thathe had
seen the body of the federal General Lytle-with
whom, in times Of peace, both he and Woodson
had set type on the Cincinnati Eoquirer-lying
stark and stiff on the battle field. What" said
Woodson, Lyle that wrote, Pm dying, Egypt,
dying p" etc. 1.-THE ssme-poor fellow, loved
him. although he fought against u.s."
The writer, who had cut the poem out Of the
New Orleans Delta before the war began, hap
pened to have it in his memorandum book, pulled |
II out and showed it to the others. They then gave
him some information concerning the poet soldier,
which be wrote down and published in the Mem.
phis Appeal along with the poem itself. The STATE
ment and the poetry were republished in nearly
every newspaper both South and North, the
verses set to music, and the song became popular
Ill a. H.