The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-04
gOral SnteHtgenrs.

BALL AT Masonic HALL.-To.night the gay and
festive will be afforded another Of those favorable
opportunities for enjoyment which have, since the
commencement Of the seasons carnival of pleas
ure, been conspieuousy characterized by high
social gatherings and unmistakable brilliancy.
The Alpha Home Lodge No. ~ will be found no
laggaTos IN the van OF amusemepts, and to those
who attend their entertainment this evening we
can safely promise full measure of gaety and
feel assured that they will not only realize their
highest anticipations, but will convey with them
into the distant future the most agreeable memo
Ties of this attractive occasion.
THE LAMENTED GKN Rousseau was an admrer
of the noble animal for which his native State.
Kentucky, is famous, and left at the time of his
death two fine saddle horses, one OF them a chest
nut sorrel, called Arabian; the other Lexington
colt, aud either of them handsome enough 10
make any lover of horsefssh proud in their DOS.
session. These two valuable animals il was con-
cuded to ratfle of among the friends Of the late
general, the value of the former being fixed at
$1,000, or ere hundred chances at SO each and
OF the latter at $l5O0. or one hundred and fifty
chances at $40 each. Many of the chances were
taken by officers OF the army. the balance by
residents, and on Tuesday evening" the list being
filed. the rattle took place at headquarters. The
result wes that the Arabian fell to the lot of Mai
Russell of the staff who had taken the first chance,
made the first throw and scored 45. The remain.
ing ninety contestants failed TO reach these
figures, and consequently Major Russell takes the
horse. The Lexington colt was won by Mr.. +. r.
Stephenson OF this city, who threw AS. lis
q pleasure TO know that this agreeable game OF
chance netted the neat little sum Of $500 to the
estate Of Gen. Rousseau.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhsmel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chsrtres streets, was
as follows: At A. 4. Al degEees Il II. so;
Pm. 5l; P. NJ. so.
met last evening MIR. Mount in the chair and
Qnorum present.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Mr.. NJ. D. IagsD, chairman of the fnance com.
mittee, submitted the following:
To the Honorable President Board OF Public schoo
Directors:
Genaemen-Your finance committee beg leave
to submit the follO.ing report for January 1863:
Salaries Of teachers, s2l 5l7 20; salaries of su-
perDumeraries 1888 60; salaries Of officers Sll75:
salaries of porteresses, $l5OT; rents, 1852 IS
repairs, S9l4 So; stoves, S472 so books and sta
tonery. sl6l SO; moving furniture. sl25; adver.
tising, SIS supplies $50 7S; making total for
January Of $29,l66 20. 0De-tYefth Of the appro-
priation, s2s,l 20. Balance due by the board,
s6S71 81.
Report accepted.
Mr.. N. D. LagsD, chairman Of the finance com.
mitiee, submitted the following special report,
with reference to the expenditures of the board
for the current year:
The annual appropriation, as recently appro.
priated by the Common Council, is $3.50 900. The
present expenses salaries of officers $l4 100:
salaries Of teachers, S260, ,300 salaries of porter.
esses, sl7 500; rent of buildings, s30,50O. Total,
$322, 400. For supplies: estimated school.
house repairs, $4,000; printing. $500; :books
and stationery, $1,000 |; supply for depositary,
$500; furniture, 5000; Incidental, $1,000;
stoves and fuel $500 bills on hand not yet paid
$500. Total expenses, 1854 400. Excess Of ex-
penditEres over appropriation, $4400.
Your committee see no other way to bring the
expenses within the limits of the appropriation
than by a reduction of the salaries of its EN-.
ployes. That this reduction nay fall With the