The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-10

me where 1 can find lawyer -" "Oh,"
replied lawyer .-, "you are speaking of
- Well, sir, all 1 can tell you about that
Cd id rascal is, that he ran away to Texas
about six months ago." II the reader can't see
the point it is suggested by the writer that lawyer
- was speaking of himself.
| A glance, yesterday. over the books of the
Board of Health, created by recent act of the
Legislature. evinced that the details OF the work
ings of the board are very minute. In each ward
| Of the city policeman has been detailed and
placed under the immediate orders of the health
officers, their duty being to visit each and every
building on his beat and to report in writing be-.
sides the district and ward of the premises visited,
the number Of the building, whether of wsod or
brick, the amount of lot filing, the name of the
| owner number Of occupants, the condition Of the
sinks, of the water supply, whether by hydrant or
cistern, the quality of the roofing, and number Of
animals, if any, kept on the premises. The fol-
lowing report is taken from the books Of the
Second and Third Districts:
Number of complaints lodged at the Office in the
mo! th Of January:
Second District. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 103
Ahno Distfict. '..'.'................ 40
Number of complaints in February:
Infrd Dlstrict. ........................ Isl
Number of premises inspected in January:
Secon1 Dlsuict. ..''..-...-........... SS3
Third District. Observation-Disclosures. $40
Number of premises inspected in February:
second DisIlcL ......."-.............. 1892
Third District. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1909
Making in all 663 complaints and 4404 premises
inspected from the 18th January. the period at
which the inspection was commenced.
Some fifteen or twenty soldiers, painfully drag
giDg heavy chains after them, the clanking of
which was ptiable indeed, attracted the attention
of the st. Charles loungers yesterday morning, as
they were being conducted by guard to the
court martial now sitting in this city. The scene.
was sorrowful one, and suggested to our mind
that the military authorities might spare our
people such a lamentable sight by causing their
criminals to be conveyed to and from the military
court on ambulances or otherwise than marching
them through the streets.
week or two ago the Young Mems Social
Club "-composed of all the honorable mem.
bers Of the Legislature you know, you
know-invited the CRESCENT to a grand fancy
dress and mixed ball at the National Hail on Poy.
dras street, just below the market extension.
The CREsCENT's olfsctories are rather delicate 50
the invitation was transferred to youth of bronze
complexion, whose employment in the paper il
confined to carrying messages and blacking shoes.
This prominent candidate for legislative and con-
gressional, as well as for gubernatorial distinc-
ton, is generally addressed as Senator" Our
Senator was delighted. He obtained a leave of
absence and repaired to the habitation of his
maternal fount. He showed her his ticket OF
admission-price 81 5O-with the names of the
Honorable Burrell, the Honorable Murrell, the
Honorable Antoine, and all the other honorable
dsrkies in both houses of the Legislature figuring
Unfortunately on the committees Of invitation,
of the floor and of reception. The maternal
brought forth all the treasures of her lamented
husband-the gorgeous cravst; the unequaled
Australian diamond, larger and more lustrous
lin pigs eye) than the Kohinoor; the ruffled
wedding shirt; the long tail blue Of the olden
time with its plain brass buttons and arrsyed |
her Hopeful" liks unto one Of the Cockney |
Solomons in Pettieoat Lane. London. She sent to |
the grocery and purchased tallow candle, the |
entirety of which she extrsvsgsntly mixed into |
the kinks OF his hair. Senator" came> to the |
CRESCENT office about that evening, to show |
himself to his admiring employers. After parsd.
ing about the CRESCENT ssnctum, the glass of 4
fashion and the mould of FORM" he took his de. |
parture for the National Hall. He met colored
gent at the door Of the National Hall, gent
purer in his African blood |
han himsef-a porter or doorkeeper at
he Senate. He presented his ticket. He answer.
ID to the door-keeper's inquiry that he had been
tent from the CRESCENT Office to make report.
The Ethiopian door-keeper was nonplussed. The
2 so ticket ought to have been an "Open
'esame;" but coupled with the word "CREs.
EN-" it was good for nix. The night-hued door.
'eeper called q "white trash" who is also
member of the Legislature, and consulted with
i'm In whispers for about fifteen minutes. The
consultation resulted thus: the Ethiopian informed
be Mercury of the CRESCENT that the 81 so ticket
1as merely "a programme" and that he could
OF enter on it. Mercury returned to the CREs.
BNT, indignant at the exclusiveness of the Young
lens Social Club, and asseverating that them
= niggers was getting too sassy and had ought
D have their burned heads busted.n