The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
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yu N, -ner bravery appear upon our streets!
-, y not have out their mssheens," all
.s ID with flowers and ribbons, the gifts of fair
lies, and looking too beautiful to ever be fit for
the hard service which they nightly perform for
the citizens Of New Orleans! Will not the balco-
MES be filed with ladies and the sidewalks lined
with spectators, all earnestly watching the long
procession file by, throwing bouquets and wreaths
to those whom they deem particularly worthy OF
such favors, while each, as the companies pass,
breathe a ferEent and heartfelt "God bless the
iremen?" And will not 1.-THE boys" themselves
enjoy the day, for it is one that will show
them that. arduous though their labors be, the
people Of New Orleans appreciate their sacrifices
and thank them for them? Yes, all these things
will come to psss-snd glad are we that they will,
for the fremen well deserve the tribute that will
be paid to them on that day. Let them rest as.
sured that no praise will be more earnest or more
deeply felt than that which the CRESCENT will give
them.
The educational bill which passed the Senate
last evening now contains an excellent section,
introduced by Mr.. Egan, providing that the opera
tons Of the bill, admitted to be an experiment by
it's author, shall not interfere in any manner or
form with the present organization of the State
Seminary at Alexandria, reported to be in -four
ishDg condition. The new section was adopted
by majority of two votes, and the result seemed
to considerably affect its opponents, who would
have Parson Conway to utterly control the educa.
tional system Of Louisiana.
The next grand mask and fancy dress ball,
which promises to be one of the events of the
season, will be the ball Of that stsunch fire COM
pany of the Third District, Crescent Steam Fire
Engine Company No. "a, which will take place
on the anniversary of the fire department, the 4th
of March, at Carroll Hall, corner of Grestmen
and Elysian Fields streets. We are under obligs.
tons to the managers for an invitation to be
be present.
There wss q frost yesterday morning. This is
bad for the gardeners.
The challenge given by Mississippi 2 has been
accepted by Volunteer /. Messrs. G. Taylor
Gauche, E. Bessy and John Curry. will act as com.
mittee on the part of Mississippi. 1t will be
close thing.
meeting of former students OF Spring Hill
College, will be held to-day, at noon, at lac
Royal ST. eet. A full attendance is requested.
What q chapter in cotemporaneous history is
written upon every fence and wall in our city in
the shape of play bills, placsrds, posters and ad-
veitisements Reader, did you never wish ycu
could tear of dozen or more of the posted layers
and revive, in the half legible remains of last
years posters, the recollectons of a season ago?
There is war amongst the colored brethren.
pastor of certain African church has had his
title to the pulpit contested. The matter was first
brought before the congregation and their decision
wasreDdered. But the losing party would not abide
by their verdict aud called In the carnal power
TO aid him where his spiritual weapons had failed.
Recorder Becker was first appealed to, but he
failed to nete out justice enough to satisfy all
parties so taking his cue from the proceedings In
regard TO the metropolitan police, the losing
colored brother sued out injunction and brought
tie matter up before the courts. There it now re.
poses, while the priestiy litgsnts are anxiously
awaiting the decision Of the temporal judge that
shall fix their spiritual Jurisdiction May the best
man win.
The following extremely important intelligence,
which we find In a Southern paper, we hastenlo
lay before the readers of City Topics. that they
msy be thoroughly posted in regard TO the subject
it treats:
1t is fact perhaps not generally known, but
interesting to young men, that the solitary ringlet
which floats from SO msny waterfalls is a noiica-
ton on the part of the wearers that they are not
engaged. II it is extremely long, the wearer is
supposed TO be very DESTROYS of getting splced at
once; If only moderately long, II shows that only
good offers will be entertained; an extremely
short, meager ringlet indicates that the wesrer is
very particular as to whom she accepts.
We learn from the Morning Star the organ of
the Roman Catholic Church in this city, that Sat
urdsy next, March Gin, will be the anniversary of
the conservation of the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Odin. At the mass on this occasion the
priests throughout the diocese will add to the
prayers of the day the prayer In Anniuersario
consecrdtioniS Episcopi and cay the Credo. 1t
was on the 9th of March, 1912, that the Most Rev.
DR.. Odin received Episcopal conservation at the
bands of the Most Reverend Archbishop Blanc, in
the old Cathedral. He has, therefore, borne the
Episcopal burden seventeen years.
And, that on Saturday, Feb. Goth, the most
reverend archbishop conferred the sacred order of
deacon, az the Archiepiscopal Church, on the
Rev. Matthew Halbeld. belonging to this diocese,
and On the Rev. Peter Byrne, of the congregation
Vi tue vi Wcunetuayt req. Z4tb, Rev.
Matthew Hslbeld was promoted by the most rev.
erend archbishop to the sacred order of priest
hood.
For the information Of those of our readers
who may not be posted about legislative matters.
we will define the different kind OF bills which
are daily run through our model General Assembly.
First there is your share bill. This is bill where
the members are paid for their votes in shares of
the profits which may result from the successful
execution Of the enterprise. This embraces
quite large number of bills. Then here are
your stock bills. To get these bills through, Ger.
tifcates Of stock in the compsny-stock bills al.
ways incorporate compsny-are distributed.
and through their means, members being, of
course, strongly interested, the bill is passed
then there are the cash bills, when greenbacks
are psid down on the nail. These bills are yery
rare, however, and when they do come in are very
popular. caskbill is sure to 90 through. Be.
sides these there ere smaller fry, such as special