The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-19
CITY TOPICS.

MS name Is O'dara. he nhiie iroih ierfcoounos
| He is gentleman of exceedingly elegant and re-
fined manners and his collegiate education was SO
carefully tended in preparing him for the role OF
statesman that he has introduced new phrase
into the English language, as well az into parlia-
4 mentary discussion, which has been adopted by
l all the colored gentlemen who have the honor TO
be his associates in either house. The phrase is
| this If / had not have been," or lit had not
| ouqlt to have been" These are the fsvorite ex-
pressions of this distinguished scholar and states
man.
The Honorable O'Hsrs is equally an adept in
finance and is ought to be, the chairman OF the
senatorial committee which is styled by that
name. Anyhow. publicans, (who, in the oden
time, when sermons were delivered by the Son OF
God upon the mount, were money lenders, not
hotel keepers.) publicsns, we say, are requested
to read small legal proceeding in the local col.
umn of this mornings CRESCENT, wherein the
honorable Senator O'Hars exhibits a financial
sudscity Of which Jay Cooke or Ben Butler might
be vain, and which ought to prevent them-the
publicsns-from trusting any Radical in this
State, forever and forever more, with single
nickel, in the form of promise to pay.
There is something grand, and Charles James
oxlike, in thus delnding the usurer. But Charles
James did not 60 so far az the Hon. O'Hara. He
kept creditors waiting in his "Israelitsh chamber"
for their /. o. U.s.; but when the paternal Holland
shelled out bis sterling thousands, turn of the
cards filed the prodigsl's pocket, the expectant
creditors were paid. But our great Terrebonne
orator gets shaved by Mr.. Josiah Richardson on
his prospective per diem. He makes out due
BILL or rather an order on the warrant clerk OF the
General Assembly for $4l0-all prospective, mind
ye-in favor Of Josiah, the aforesaid, from which
be realized, principally in cash, the snug amount
Of 1907. 4 few days afterwards. his memory fails
him with regard to the exact wording OF his little
memorandum to pay, and in company with Josieh,
he Wits the warrant clerks Office, asks Major
Oliver, the assistant warrant clerk, to allow him
per1sal of the document privilege Major 0.
chad not ought to have" granted-sDd puts il
into bis pocket. Josiah, the il-sLarred son OF
Richard, finds the proceeding without prece-
dent within his experience-n fact, regular
coup detdt. BE therefore sues both the Hon.
O'Hara and the warrant clerk for his shekels, aud
the Judicial proceedings will be found in our local
column, this morning.
From the list Of stockholders of the Mechanics
and Agricultural Fair Association recently pub
lshed it appears that the five largest stockhold-
ers are C. Il. Slocomb, 533 shares Widows and
Orphans Relief Association of Louisiana, $50
shares "A. B. James, 100 shares John PembertOn,
rs shares, and williamson Smith, 81 shares. Honor
to these gentlemen who have so substantially
aided an enterprise which viii rebound so much TO
the benefit Of the State.
Yesterdays dispatches transmitted the intelli-
gence that ]. a. Head OF this State has been re-
leved by Congress Of political disabilities. We
wonder If this gentleman is any relstive, by mar.
rage or otherwise, of A. Head of this paper, or
if he be connected with Dead Head, the immor
tai and ubiquitous If it is the great Dead Head
himself, we would also like to inquire if the dis.
ability referred to is the disability to pay his
bills Information solicited.
As we have before stated, the CRESCENT is
prepared to give to any one the credit Of the
good deeds he may perform. Hence we notice
measure which yesterday came up in the legisla'
tive body, which would certainly be beneficial 10
the State. 1t orders the appointment of COM
missioner of immigration, who shall collect in
formation in regard to the typographical, agri-
cultural and other characteristics of the State, TO
be published, together with a statement of the
advantages to new settlers that our State offers,
and distributed in Europe. 1t also creates an
agent who shall proceed to Europe, and there en-
deayor to attract immigration 70 Louisiana. Let
the provisions of this bill be carried out By cOmpe
tent men acting in the interests Of the State, and
il must prove of great advantage TO Us. In its
present form IL is open to many objections, but
those can be remeded. II is to be hoped that the
Legislature will give us this good act as some sort
A. Ao-o
passed. The bin was introduced and supported
by Mr.. Heidenhain, Radical representative from
the fourth ward OF this city.
People are beginning to talk a great deal about
the third annual State Fair of the Mechanics and
Agricultural Fair Association. which is to be in
augursted on the 9th Of April next, only little
more than month hence. The association has
made every preparation for it that can possibly
tend to make it a success, and there is every pros
pect that through the efforts of the liberal minded
and public spirited stockholders, the coming fair
win far exceed, in every way, the former exhibit
tons. A list of the premiums to be awarded has
already been published. copies of which can be
obtained by application to any stockhoIder. Is
embraces almost every conceivable article, but,
fearing that some things might have been omitted,
5000 has been set apart to be distributed in
premiums for such articles as may not have found
a place in the list. We cannot too strongly urge
upon the residents in the country, both in this
State and others adjoining, the importance Of at
tending this fair. If you have anything worth
showing-a big potato, fine piece Of cloth, fine
stock, good chickens, well put up preserves extra
cotton, or any other agricultural or me-
| chanicaI production-bring it with you. But
even If you have nothing to exhibit, come any
how; for you may see and hear things at the fair
| that will be worth much to you. There will be
labor-saving machines of all kinds ON exhibition
| the best products of our soil will be there, and
from the inspection of the one, and the knowledge
| of how the others were raised, you may learn
| what will be very valuable. Our citizens, too,
are interested in this enterprise. Whatever bene-
fits the agricultural and mechanical interests Of
the country, doubly benefits the city. Besides,
if these State fairs made interesting TO strsn-
| gers, their existence will cause an annual influx
| of visitors, which may be looked forward to as q
time Of increased business to our merchants over