The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-28
Eofal SnteIigenre.

BALL OF THE DRY GOoDs AND GENERAL MER
CAMILLE CLERKS AssOCIATION.-The above asso
cstion already an important feature in our social
and business relationships, is composed of class
of young men whose names alone offer a guaran.
tee for respectabty and intelligence and whose
influence as exhibited by the skilful and judicous
manner in which they have controlled the desti-
nies of their noble institution will ultimately be
seen and felt in this great metropolis, now TEEN.
ing with unmistakable evidences of commercial
ability.
'Tis to this band, then, cemented by fraternal
feelings and made powerful by its peculiar ties of
benevolence and charity that is due the fact that
we were regaled last night with another of those
recherche entertainments for which our Crescent
City has long been so eminently noted.
From the hour of P. NJ. the portals of th
Odd Fellows magnificent Hall were opened to
the votaries of pleasure, who regned supreme
in their fantastic Mosques and diversified cos
tunes for many hours with undimnished ZEAL
All the elegance, beauty and fashionfor which our
gay city is so conspicuously distinguished was
literally displayed on the occasion, and the gen.
tlemanly managers in endesvoring to render the
affair alike agreeable to all achieved q marked
and fattering success, thereby crowning their
efforts with the highest qualification. The enjoy
ment was continued till Aurora admonished the
jewellers to desist, and when this reporter left,
which was only from his high regard for Somnus,
there was no perceptbe relaxation in the grace
ful and rapid movements of nimble feet to ex-
hilarilatiDg strains.
Many thanks, gentlemen, for your particular
notice at well timed intervals, which you may feel
assured will be remembered among the many
pleasant incidents which have characterized our
presence on similar occasions.
THE FAIR AT ODD FELLOWS HALL, which ia
announced to begin on Monday evening next and
continue for five nights, will doubtless be an affair
OF rare pleasure to all who may participate in It,
The object of the entertainment is to relieve the
necessities of st. Annals Asylum, on Prytania
street. corner of st. Mary. This institution is the
home Of many widows and orphans who have no.
where else to look for one. Let our citizens see
to it that through their neglect to furnish the
means of their support these poor people shall
not be made to lack bread to eat. The admttance
fee is but Is cents, which is little enough when it
is considered that each evening there will be
concert, tableaux and dancing.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown By the
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienvie and Chartres streets. was
as follows At 6A. n. so degrees; II m. 81; 8
Pm. G.; 6 P. NJ. 62.
LADIES UNATTENDED have been frequently an
noyed or insulted of late on the principal tho.
roughfares at night by men who take advantage
of the absence OF an escort to make improper ad-
vances. This fact coming TO the notice of the
superintendent of police, he has instructed his
patrolmen and specials TO keep a vigilant lookout
for such persons and lock them up, if discovered,
without ceremony. Capt. Cam promises to see
that all Of them who come under his charge, shall
not be lenienty dealt with.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, of New Orleans cur
rency, were burned yesterday in presence of the
legal witnesses. $4,000 of this amount were in
bills OF one, two, three, five and twenty dollars
and the balance in fractional currency. II took
some time to count these bills, and a good deal
of smoke and fire to burn them. Every note,
whether small or large, had t. be counted, and it
may well be imagined that tho count was tedious
ana disagreeable, as well as difficult. The next
count will take place at the Gas Works.
SPECIAL OFFICERS DUMAS AND MADDEN yester-
day arrested Charles Weaver upon a charge of
having robbed the store of F. NJ Fisk No. %
NatcheZ street, of velvet carpet a lot of blank
ets, calf skins and numerous other articles valued
in all az 5000. The store was entered at various
times by means of false keys. Most of the
property mentioned was recovered.
A BURGLARY was attempted on Carondelet
street, in Carrollton, on Tuesday night, by two
negroes. Information of the intent had, how
ever, been previously given the police, four Of
whom were accordingly secreted and in wait
ing to spprehend the expecte intrudeTs. About
one O'Clock A. NJ, two negroes were observ.
ed to jump the side fence, spproach the house,
and break open the door. The officers then
charged upoutbem, yhsysupon one of the negroes,