The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-11
CITY TOPICS.

Our readers will remember that an election for
representative vas ordered In the Eighth Ward
on last Monday, but that Baker, claiming that. as
there had been no appropriation made to pay the
election expenses, he was not authorized to incur
any charges. opened no polls, and the conse-
quence was that there was no election. Yester-
day, however, q resolution passed the House or.
dering Wsrmoth to issue his proclamation, calling
upon the sheriff Of Orleans to hold an election in
the Eighth Ward, according to law. This may
produce the election.
A proposition was yesterday introduced into the
lower house to license bawdy houses, and another
to license gambling institutions.
The car.owners, as well as the drivers, will pro.
badly be interested in the fact that yesterday an
act was presented in the lower house making It
felony, punishable with fine Of no more than $500
and Imprisonment not more than year, for q car.
driver, through imprudence, negligence or want
of skill to nure or main any one, by running over
them with his car. TIE bill makes the accidental
killing Of any one through the csrelessness Of q
street car driver felony, punishable with i'm
prisonment for not less than ten years. The act
comes up to day. @
The diocesan convention Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in Louisiana viii commence its an
nuai sAssion ST. panls Chnreh. in this CITY, at
10 O'Clock this morning. There will be full Morn
ing service, with the bishops annual address, and
the celebration of the holy communion. There
win also be an evening service at O'Clock. and
daily services at 10 A. M. and P. while the con-
vention il in session.
Last night at the Varieties Theater, in the midst
of the railroad scene, while every one was absorb
ed in what was trsnspiring on the stage, Smokey
having Just been bound down upon the track,
while the whistle of the express train coming nearer
and nearer showed his imminent danger, some
unrecoDsructed individual who had, 1t is just pro-
bable, been benzining to q considerable extent,
thrust bis head in the center door, and in stento-
rian voice, which resounded all through the theser,
shouted, Three cheers for JEFF Davis" The
effect wssludicrously instantaneous. The audience
which, a second before, had been wrapt in atten-
ton to the play seemed to be struck with the ridi:
culousness of the incident, and spite Of the
fact that Smokey was so soon to be
inundated, and that but q moment before tear 8
had stood in many eyes, a laugh went around the
audience, while a universal turning of heads to
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made the play 60 on for a moment or two with.
out being seen. But then Laura, by super
human effort, broke down the door, snatched
Smokey from the track just in time to save him
from the impending fate, and in joy over the one
armed soldiers escape the audience forgot the
interruption which the performance had ex-
perienced.
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road. She is bound for Cincinnati. Polonious
suggests that she might now be called Carlotts.
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Yesterday was q sleepy day. The numerous
young gentlemen who were at balls up to all
hours in the morning, but who, notwithstanding
their dissipation, were compelled to be at the
Office at the usual time, passed a day uncomfort-
able in the extreme, many of them, we guarantee,
snatching furtive maps while nodding over their
books. The young ladies, of course, did not feel
the disastrous effects of the Msrd Gras frolic, for
they being under the control of indulgent man.
mas, instead Of stern employers, it is fair to sup
pose that they enjoyed "a little more sleep and
little more slumber, and q little more folding of
the hands to Sleep" than usual. Quite q number
of persons were not slow yesterday to declare that
they glad the carnival was over, that they had
had enough of dancing and merriment, and wanted
rest. Now, right here, we declare that the
able bodied young persons, male or female, who
made such assertions were unmitgsted and IN
qualified humbugs, and only said SO for effect
The idea of young lady or young man getting
tired of dancing! Why the idea is so preposter-
Gus that its assertion brings Q smile to every
cheek. No! Notwithstanding the headaches
which yesterday multiplied and the sore soes (uot
souls which yesterday abounded, and the many
vehement protestations to the contrary, we do not
believe that there was yesterday in this great city
a single young woman or young man, of a dancing
age and dancically inclined, who was really and
truly glad that Lent had come. II there is any,
speak; for we have yet to hear Of one.
"Is she Jewess9" said Felis to his companion.
as a fair creature emerged from the supper room
and crossed the hall.
"No, a Spanish senorita," was the reply.
"Ah, yes" answered Felis, Il might have
known it we've seen.her,eat her. supper"
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