The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-26
CITY TOPICs.

new one, was yesterday killed quite dead III inc
lower House. Its protector fought hard for it,
but his efforts were unavailing. 1t is just as well,
probably, that it did fail, for its provisions could
never have been carried out.
General Lee yesterday introduced into the
House the report of the commissioners (himself
and Mr.. Lynch. of the senste,) appointed by
wsrmotb to negotiate the sale of the 1886 levee
bonds, which negotiation was made in New York
last summer. 1t was not read, but ordered print
ed. We congratulate the tax payers of Louisiana
on the light which is at last breaking through the
thick darkness which has so long enveloped the
transactions of the commissioners.
Amalgamation, Notwithstanding the protest
which every true mans heart raises against it, is.
We regret TO state, sometimes more than theory
In this city. An instance has come to oar notice
of white man having married a coored woman
The happy pair are residing in the Second District,
on Claiborne street, near Orleans. Let us give to
the degraded man the full measure of our pity.
| He is below our contempt.
It suggested that the present style OF scarfs
so popular amongst the jertnesse doree of the
Crescent city being rather neat thing, in fact,
| decidedly nobby," might not be inappropriatey
styled rum'un.
Mr.. Campbell, of Iowa, who just now is playing
the role OF State senator from Orleans parish,
wants to have standing committee on peace aud
order. Our people have already seen some of the
reports emsnatiDg from previous committees on
| peace and order, and are therefore capable of
giving Mr.. Campbell the credit he deserves for his
effort to peTpetuste these iasehood manufactures.
| Doubtless, Mr.. Campbell having been so success
full heretofore In fsbricatng Outrages, will get
himself appointed on the committee (as he got
himself elected into the Senate), when the good
| people of Louisiana can look out for most
founding declarations. For samples, see the last
report of the peace and order committee.
Asa specimen of the refined and elegant man.
ner in which our legislators relieve the tedium Of
making laws for the once sovereign State of Lou
isiana, we may mention that during yesterdays
session of the lower house, while don. Heldenhsin
(who was so overwhelmed with crockery favors
last summer) was on his legs making brilliant
speech, some ons removed the chair which was be-
hind him. The result was that when Hon. Henry
resumed his seat, be continued his descent rather
longer than he had expected, sending his heels
high into the air and coming down on the floor
with an awful bump. At this soul-elevating sight,
the house became cUnvnlsed with laughter, and it
was sometime before the ex cornield cuItivators
and immigrants could regain cOmposure sufficient
TO enable them to resume their arduOus eight
dollars per day labors.
The model legislators who now make their
headquarters in the neghborhood of the bar
rooms which cluster thlckly around the corner Of
Cont aud RoJ al streets. seem to be imbuCd with
an idea that they are just little bit higher than
any authority which exis,s in Louisiana. Among
other subjects which they have lately taken up,
over which they have particle of control, is the
manner Ct running street railroad cars. One
member of the joint stock vote buying and selling
association is, it seems, displeased with the idea
of there being no conductors on our street cars,
and has introduced a bill into the lower house
TO compel conductors to be in the future
employed. What earthly reason can be assigned
for this is to us mystery. The only one we can
think of is that it is customary to employ them
at the North but there il is necessary, because
it is found that people do not pay their fare
unless they are watched; but here 1t is a notori-
GUS fact that extremely few, if any, attempts are
ever made TO evade the payment Of the tri1e de.
maDded by our companies. That the employ.
ment of conductors would materially decrea se
the receipts of the corporations is not to be doubt
ed, for human nature, since EYES apple eating
frolic has been such that, in the aggregate, man.
kind will steal if there is a fair chance to
escape detection. The statute, therefore, is use.
less, will increase the expenses of the companies
and decrease their receipts, and has. as we have
already said, but one assignabe reason for IT, and
that is that the dishonesty of the Northern car.
riding community has demanded such a thing
there.
Now that we have already one railroad depo
on the levee, and that charter has been granted
to snother-the Chattanooga Railroad Company
which will have one terminus on the evee, i
seems to Us that it would be good idea for these
roads to combine and build what is called unior
depot for their joint use. Ii this is done, the
same depot might be used by the Jackson Rail
road, when it is extended to the levee, as it vii
undoubtedly be in the course of time. Such
building is to be found ia each of the principa
cities OF the North and West, where people have
learned to appreciate these advantages. Let one
be constructed here, and the greater facilities
commerce created by IL will at once be felt.
Head mildly inquired of US last night if we dit
not think that when pro ct con he rendered him
self liable TO prosecution under the law which
Furnishes cruelty to animals. No answer wa
voucbsafed.
On previous occasion we gave a rather hare
rap on the knuckles to that individual who is Il
bors by loud conversation during the play We re
be found in every theater, who annoys his neigh
greet to note that undeterred by cur exposure h,
sgain attended tie st. Charles Thester on SUNDAY
night. We now drop him forever. He is evidently
lost to ali sense of shame, and therefore we shall
give him up as too hard case to be dealt Will
further.
We are under obligations 10 MI. l.. Sosrds, gen
eral agent of the Southern Publishing Company
of New Orleans, Mobile and Louisville, for a copy
of this years dire Glory. From the preface to lh
, present number. by Mr.. Charles Gardiner, W,
learn that 1t is the object of the Southern Publish
ing Company to issue from time to time STANDARD
books and publications. including the annual direc
, tory of New Orleans, Galveston, Mobile. Memphis
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