The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-24
CITY TOPICS.

CITY TOPICS.
Where is that report of the State auditor, prom
ised on the trst Monday in February, but never
sent in, The auditor has several times asked the
Legislature for more clerks to assist him and they
have been grated. He has asked $500 for
| extra compensation to his clerks and it has been
given, and yet the report is still lacking This Is
| matter of vital interest to the real people OF
the State as they naturally desire to know exactly
how much has been stolen from them during
1868. 1t is q matter of no sort OF
consequence to the legislators themselves,
| who not having 10 pay the debts of the State,
are not interested in the amount, and who, as
long they get their shares or the stock, or the
cash Inch are paid them for their votes on the
various bills passed, do not care straw as to the
sum they vote away in exchange. But the people
| of Louisiana do care. They want to know the
record of the thefts, their amount and when they
fall due 1t is the auditors duty to furnish this
statement. Bat he has put forward one paltry ex-
| cuse after another, and here we have the last
week OF the session before Us and no report yet.
The public can make but one deduction, and that
is that the accounts not yet sufficiently cooked
to bear the light.
or Monday night, and great many people were
fearful, last night, that the peach aud plum bios
SONS would all be killed last night, or this morn
ing, by black FROST On Monday at midday the
thermometer stood at IS degrees, on Tuesday at
midday at IA difference in twenty. flour hours
of 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Let me tell you, boss !" said an aged, bald.
headed and very black negro juryman to the clerk
of one of the district courts, yesterday, about
o'clock" de judge he say adjourn de court. Mr.
Sheriff. in order dat de members of de jury may
have a chance TO git some refreshment.' But,
boss, how is swine to git any when amt got
nickel in my pocketT'
Our readers may expect rich developments from
the proceedings of the Senate to-day. Lynch,
Campbell. Ray, ct id, will probably make an effort
to punishthe refractory Democratic members who
lett the Senate chamber last night, breaking the
quorum and preventing the passage of Rays iafs
nous city charter. Nothing less than the expul
sion OF the Democrats is contemplated by the
Radical members who support the bill.
The reporter of the CRESCENT was passing along
| back street, shortly after dark last evening,
when his ears we're suddenly saluted by the
ings of ahoarse voice, exclaiming: Now, gentle.
men, step up-now's the chance" The words
issued from a dmly.lit auction shop, where,
perehed upon a counter, sas the possessor of the
hoarse voice aforesaid, cycling. now his wares, now
the motley crowd outside, who, with gaping
countenances, awaited the opening of the sale.
| The sale opened, being promised with the remark
"Now, gen;ulmen, We are perfectly willin' to
throw things away, if you're only willin' to pick
'em up; If you won't pick 'em up, why, wen
throw ZEN away anyhow" The first article Of
fered was bunch OF envelopes, which, even at
five cents, failed to find purchaser, until the
tioneer thought he remembered colored man in
| the audience who had offered him that sum for
them. Here, you bid five cents, didn't your
| said he. The darky thought he'd take them any.
how. "Got any more ~ asked q voice in the
crowd. "Plenty more up STAIRS" answered the
vendor. "DoL't want any, then" answered the
voice.
"Now, gentullmen, here are one box Of fine
white almond soap, three cakes in the box, each
| cake weighing certainly not less than one pound.
How much an l bio, gentlemen? How much do
hesr--two bits-two dimes-ffteen cents?"
But soap didn't appear to possess any value in the
rfs tR JsaS5EssieS III. and ID air air
OF intense disgust.
Now gents" be continued, "my business is a
auctioneer, and knows wot ye all wants, and
that is to get things for half the money. Now.
here's fine dozen o. socks, worth dollar fifty
anywhere. Now, only start em, how much?"
Buy dem on Charters street, any day, for
ninety-five cents q duzzen," growled a mulstto
turning on his heel. But the dealer didn't mind
him as he continued Nov, 'eres these socks.
remndin us as the scripter says, Them wot en-.
tiers into the kingdom OF Heaven if they has
stinkin' feet they shall not be admitted How
much. gentlemen, now say a dollar aud twenty.
fve-fve-ive-now, gentlemen don't want TO
be hard on you, dollar ninety cents, eighty five,
six bits, sixty cents"
A voice in the crowd here cried out "ten cents.D
Gone" said the auctioneer, quick as fash,
and the innocent bidder found himself suddenly in
possession of a dozen socks for dime.
The reporter had seen enough, bat as he hur- |
ried of the hoarse voice could be heard in the dis.
lance drowned every now and then by the up. |
roarious laughter which its homely wittcisms |
evoked.
Madame Janauschek made her second appear. /
ance last evening as NedeG to the great satisfac.
ton OF this writer, In the part of Medea she was /
called quite equal 10 Rlstori, VINO Is ct,.-sl.-a a.
the head of the profession in this character.
Jansuschek had a full house, but she deserves a
crowded one every night. AS a tragic actress, in
her line Of business and her style of acting. she
is unequsled in this country. The "Amuse-
ment" column of the CRESCENT will always do
her justice.
The extremely bad weather this winter has put
the unpaved streets of tie city in a deplorsble
condition. Some of these streets have been under
water continually for upwards of two mouths.
Others are knee deep in sash and although the
street commissioner has bsen working his gangs
as hard as men can work his progress is necessa-
rily slow and hardly perceptible.
wag, walking up the courtroom stairs, yes