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

service said. AID everybody heartily glad vi il.
Yes, yesterday, in the House of Representatives
the uSus nature, christened the property holders
charter, was indefinitely postponed, and indenn-
itely postponed by o vote Of 60 to FL. And 30
this league between the Radicals of the Senate
and the projectors Of the charter has been routed
horse, foot and dragon, baggage and artillery,
by the detection of the very Radicals upon
whom the other party to the contract most
relied We Rad not expected this boon from our
present Legislature. We had thought that body
equal io~Anything. But, it could not swallow the
proposed charter. Could volumes say more
against the charter than that it was too bad even
for the Radicals? Once more then We congratu
late the people Of New Orleans, the poor men, the
Taxpayers, upon the destruction Of this the
cherished scheme of the would be oligarchs. Once
more then, 10 triomphe, for the people are
victorious.
On Monday evening, while Jason and Oreo1'
were conducting an animated dialogue upon the
St. Charles stage, the audience were surprised by
the spparition of a thomas-cat which, with
crooked back, bristling hair, and elevated tail,
dashed suddenly out at breakneck speed from be-
hind the scenes, and crossing the stage, leaped on
into the house and disappeared. Last night again
the presence of pussy was pereeptible, for from
the upper gallery came, of q sudden, during the
performance, feline cries of mingled hate aud ter
ror cries which told Of an approaching collision;
cries succeeded by an intermingliug of amorous
squalls and caterwaulings; very funny, perhaps,
but nevertheless very annoying to those who de-
sired to observe the performance closely. We
would suggest that the management send man
or two TO seour the building before to-uights
performance. This kind of tragic Dle1oS is objec-
tonaDle.
To give our readers an idea of the interference
with commerce caused by the bar accommodating
at the mouth OF the Mississippi, We will state that
two steamships and one sailing vessel are now
stranded on the bar, while FIVE steamers and six
sailing vessels outside, and fifteen sailing vessels
inside, with 10000 bales Of cotton, are awaiting
Sumclent depth Of water to enable them TO pre-
coed on their course. Six hundred passengers
are also coioyea 1. -e~ohs-e, 4i'y-
same lsmentable cause. 1t is time something was
done. But what!
A friend Of the local went to a st. Charles street
restaurant yesterday evening and called for
dozen fried oysters. Two OF these he devoured
with excellent appetite, but the third mOrsel
which he ran his fork into proved to be large
cockToach which was as fat as a Christmas tur
key. This proved too much for our friends
equanimity, and going upon the stree. herendered
up the tribute Of his stomach to mother earth.
After this unpleasant performance, he returned TO
the saloon, handed over ten dollar bill, put the
change he received into his pocket, and waited
to count it until he got to the CRESCENT sanctum.
Here be found he had received change to the
amount $40 60. 1t need hardly be mentioned
that with the honorable impulse which is his
characteristic. be will hand the restaurant cashier
this morning the amount of his error in over
change.
Another case OF insurance in the great patent
Radical Life Insurance Company has come up. A
colored member of the Legislature, named VIM.
Smith, died some four months ago. Last night
bill was introduced into the House giving to his
widow one thousand dollars. No reason was
given for this. Il was not asserted that Smith had
lost bis life 10 the service of his country, or that
he had particularly distinguished himself in that
service, bat simply thousand dollars was asked
for bis widow. Andthe immigrants and colored
brethren voted the appropriation-of course they
voted it. 1t was not their money; only some of
yours, gentle reader, and therefore they were not
particular about spending 1t.
Who is the next to make application for policy
in the Radical Life Insurance Company (unlimit-
ed)? Ineome-wel, all they can squeeze ont of
the people of Louisiana. References, every car.
pet.bagger and scslsvag in the State.
The all.absorbing theme just now among the
school children and their teachers is, whether or
not holiday is to be given on the 4th. As the
board meets tonight we expect to see some action
on this point. AS we remember the delight az.
forded Us in our young days by the firemen's dis.
play, the CRESCENT puts in good word for the
juveniles.
We notice good move which has recently been
made by the controllers of the Academy Of
Music, which we recommend to tho attention of
those WHO may be interested in the matter. On
the tickets which are sold at the Academy are
printed the words, at is agreed that this ticket
is sold with the understanding that the manage.
ment shah have the right to refuse admission
to the holder upon returning the regular price Of
the ticket" The object of this OF course is, that
should some enteTprising mig, under the sup.
position that tho civil equality bill will ever
amount to anything attempt, having first got
some degraded white man to get ticket for him,
to obtain admission to the Academy, he will very
politely have his money handed back to him, while
one Of the suave and eversmiling ushsrs will
quietly show him the route TO the eolored gallery.
BY this arrangement of the tickets the mokes will
see that If they via to appear in the Academy
they must do so in the third tier. On the whole,
We think that we should advise the colored men
and brothers to give the Academy wide birth.
Mr.. Pilot the manager of the great German
tragedienne at the 81. Charles ID gentleman
worthy Of the confidence of such an actress as
Janauschek, and Of the public. BE has won many
friends during his short stay in the Crescent city,
and will do SO wherever he goes. Himself and the
madame express great admiration for our people,
and promise to return among US. No Southerner
Is InUI1 genial sOaorous than Nuns. Pillvtt aud
more could hardly be said.