The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-03
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RELIGIOUS ITEMs.-Rev. J. W. Hesly. pastor Of
the First Congregational Church Of this city will
shortly assume the control of the literary and re-
ligious department Of the Baton Rouge Courier
This VIII Decessitate, we suppose, his departure
from this city.
Rev. Father Dulphy, of the Cathedral, will
preach to day at the church of S.. Vincent de
Paul. Third District. Services to commence at
10 O'Clock. The sermon will be in French.
BALL OF THE FREMEN's CHARIrABLR Asso.
CITATION OF JEFFERsoN.-The gallant firemen of
the independent City of Jefferson paid visit to
the Crescent City last night, and with dance and
music awaked the echoes of the New Odd Eel.
lows Hall. The response on the part of the New
Orleans public was not such as 20 entitle them to
any very lsudatory remarks. In short, as A.
Ward was wont to say, " on the contrary, by no
means, far different" The ball, however was 10
every respect successful, and the absence of New
Orleans ball-goers was felt not so much as the
seeming lack of appreciation and good will their
dereliction denoted.
The CRESCENT returns thanks for courtesies to
the managers generally, and Mr. Thomas Friend,
president of Home Hook and Ladder Company,
IN particular and tends its hearty good wishes TO
the ant-metropolitan boys of the free city of
Jefferson.
LIBERAL CoNcERN.-On New Years Eve the
restaurant of our old acquaintance Forget No. 10
Union street, which had been in the hands of that
clever fellow, Ernest Boiteux, for fortnight or
so, was transferred to Mr. Dennis Bechac The
actions which we are always happy to chronicle.
The salons were simply opened to those who had
received previous invitation, and for a couple of
hours the tables groaned with all the eatables that
this market affords, and claret and champagne
flowed with profusion almost unequaed within
our experience.
The writer owes his thanks to Messrs Bechac,
Boiteux and Uzac for the civilities extended to
MIN, and is pleased to notice that hereafter the
French Restaurant will be conducted on tie style
which its name implies Cheapness, elegance
and comfort wiltbe the main features of Mr..
Bechac's house, where private saloons, with elk,
twelve, tweDty-four and thrty-sx table SETS can
be secured at any time, and q breakfast will cost
only sixty cents and dinner seventyfve cents.
Besides, the restaurant, which is on quiet and
retired street, will be open until after the close of
the theaters. We can recommend the st. Emllion
and PommaId which is in Mr.. Bechsc's cellars.
NEW YEARS EvE-Messrs. Bidwell & Parle
cent the CRESCENT huge pitcher Of egg.nog, so
delicious, so heady, so plentiful and 80 PREACHER
Gus, that the writer, whose task II to acknow-
edge tie courtesy, found himself unfit to do il in
appropriate terms at the time. Col. Bdwell is too
well known and too popular among all classes of
people in New Orleans to need any praise from
us. Andy Parle is household name, and all the
theater-going people. and all the men about town
who like good drink or q hearty welcome know
and like and patronize Andy Psrle. Thanks, gen.
temen, and long life and prosperity to you.
OK NEW YEARS DAY, as two gentlemen were
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they became the object Of the laughter of couple
Of pretty girls on balcony Of that street, for
what reason is unknown to the writer. When the
two gentlemen got under the balcony an occa.
siopal glance upward revealed to them the indis-
Greet exposure of two pairs of neatly shaped
ankles. As sudden as thought their situation be.
came evident to the young ladies, who withdrew
from the edge OF the balcony, but not before one
Of the gentlemen had remarked In a loud enough
voice to be heard, II is our turn to laugh now"
sudden rush for the interior of the building by
The young ladies denoted plainly that the gentle
men were the "topmost dogs.r
TIE ALARM OF FIRE, about lO:l5 last evening,
came from the corner of St. Mary and Camp
streets, where two story house, occupied by
Mr.. Selph, and owned by John krantz, Esq. had
been, il is supposed, set on fire by incendiary.
But slight dsmsge resulted before the flames
we're extingushed.
A BOY NAMED JOHN WAGoNER, thirteen years
old fell from wagon, at the corner of AnDunci.
alton and Washington streets, about III O'Clock
yesterday, and sustained serious cuts on his head
and left arm. He was taken TO his home, on Lau.
rel street. between Washington and Sixth streets.
A TRUNK, STOLEN yesterday from q colored boy,
at the corner OF New Levee and Delord streets,
was recovered in the evening by Sergeant Foster
and Special Officer Cummings, who took it to Pa.
caner station. IL contained variety of female
apparel, and was marked b. Turesud.
"CoRPoRAL MCCAIN reported last night about
ii o'clock that woman named Mrs. Brown was
lying dead at No. rs Baronne street, having died
suddenly. The coroner was at once notifed."
The foregoing, appearing in our last edition re-
corded the death Of Pelage Brown an octoroon,
whose name, three years since, was extensively
published in connection with the poisoning of Mrs.
Fanny Crouch. OF late she had been the pro-
prieuess of q boarding house at the csrner of
Union and Baronne streets, but times had been
hard, her furniture was finally seized, and she
found herself finally reduced to penury. On New
ears Eve she is represented to have said to her
servants (for there were two of them who seem to
have stood faithfully by herr p GU will never see
me after to-day In the morning she was found
poisoned and dead in her bed. The result OF the
coroner inquest has not yet trsnspred.
GENERALS BABcooK AND PORTER, of the staff of
General Grant. reached this city from Arkansas
on Friday. They called upon General Rousseau, /
1t his headquarters, yesterday morning.
JUDGE THEARD, of the Fourth District Court,
was wearied almost to death. one day, by G long.
minded attorney. A friend of the judge-a dis
nguished member of the bar-seeing the i-dgeis
snbui, approached and whispered, 1" interrupt |
him, judge" Interrupt him, sir, interrupt him |
Why. sir, TO interrupt him would be like inter- |
-upting prescrption-the more you interrupt 1t |
he longer il runs" |
Mr.. ARIsTIDE DEScIL, while standing at the |
corner of Domaine and Derbigny streets, at a |
ate hour Thursday night, was shot by some UNI |
known person in the left eide and dangerously |
ouDded. He was taken to his residence, No. 226 |
Claiborne street, and physician called to attend
lim.
IT is RUMoRED about town that Homers Had |
was rampant On Commercial Alley, New Years |
Day, seeking to devour Gen. Harry Hays or any |
other duIned rebel general. The Iad, we under. |
stand, was as highfslutin as Achilles in his |
wrath
Declare, muse, in what I'll fsted hour
Sprung the fierce strife; from what offended power,
STREET. COMMISSIONER! Look to the crossing |
corner Of Rampant and Bienville streets. The |
ron bridge the eide towards the river is broken.
Ind a horse at night may get his Leg broke, and |
cause a suit for damages against the city.
WE LEARN from. the Picayune that about 2 |
O'Clock Friday morning, a difficulty occurred in |
he house No. 24S Rampant street, in which a |
nan named Herman Hicompt was shot and NOR |
ally wounded. Two Italians, named NJ. Con- |
sDia and S. ID. Armico, are suspected Of the hom.
eide, and have been arrested. There was party |
n the house. A crowd on the banquette were /
exploding fre-crackers, and some one fred a
pistol, the ball passing through the tramson into
he house. OF course good deal of excitement |
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