The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-08
CITY TOPICS.

There Is little wren in Jackson Square which
makes sweet melody from dsybreak to sundown
Its nest ia located in thick shrubbery, imperyious
TO all attacks from either mischievous boys or
fierce grimalkins. While ornithologically engaged
We will state that tho clerk Of the Seventh Dis.
trict Court keeps in his room O beautiful Canary
bird, with whose songs perhaps, he selaces him
self during his legal lpbors. Besides these two
birds, Mr.. Bray, on Camp street, ownes q knocking
bird which will repeat Dixie" the Bonnie Blue
Flag" or any other Southern air that may be re.
peated TO 1t. but which positively refuses to whistle
the " Star SpaDgled Banner" or any other Union
air. dsloil bird, thbt. Where's Greeley and
SUMNER Why isn't he4mpeached or decapitated,
or ct least disfranchiseSi
f.
The Spanish corvsttdChurrHca left this port a,
eleven O'Clock on TuesSay night for Havana, not
70 return shortly TO Net Orleans. This news will
be received with reg3t by many Of our lady
friends with whom n officers Of the Churrucs
had become great favsrites, and justly so, for q
more courteous and fs6ued set of gentlemen II
would be impossible tdlmeet. II is certainly pos
sible that we may yet ihsve the pleasure of wei.
coming again these dbn,lemen 10 New Orleans,
but the old associate Of many years will have
been separated since Eommandante Senior Don
Cassaviega, having beta promoted to q higher
grade, will be assignedito more important CON.
mand. Senior Gastonh promotion transfers him
to the command of the Pinto. Senior Bsstarreche
and Matres, we understand, remain on board the
Churruca. Wherever Rheir fortunes and those Of
the other gentlemen " the Churrucs fall, they
nave the sincere wishps OF our people for their
prosperity and succes&in life.
The Catholics OF tits city propose to make O
grand celebration of Sunday next, which will be
the fitch anniversary Of the first mass of Plus
la inere are to be procession, orstions, and
various other ceremoiits, which will be very i'm
pcslng. detail Of Heterogeneous for the oc.
cason is published stwhere.
Carpenters are nowEbusy erecting an immense
platform In front Of tht Cathedral.
There lie a row nowFpending in the Sixth Dis
trict Court among the snembers Of an African NJ.
II. Cnuren. IL seems: that harmony reigned su-
preme 10 the church, pffil some time ago. Phla-
delphia Niger came bmong them. Thereafter
peace fed tie sacred dFecincts. and 10 Its stead
discord took mp the sespter and. after some spirit
ual complications, ledsA members Of the church
into csrnsl court. 3
Last night, at the. Academy. some individual
In the parqnette, whils siss Leona Lavender, who
was playing CndereEA. was standing near the
footlights, threw to Ger note. Miss Lavender
picked il up, tvirled 2 moment in her fingers, |
and then quietly threw It back into the pit. The
rebuff was neat and ws.s well deserved.
The crowd Of bount7-seekers collected before |
the bureau headquarters, on ST. Charles street,
near Julia, yesterday must have numbe.ed near.
" two hundred colofed men, women and chill. |
dren.
Inc three superb steamers now lying near Jack.
son Square present beautiful sight. Yesterday
shey spread all their sails to dry them; they
looked Ike veritable birds, ready to take to
ther wings at the least alarm.
japan plums have appeared on the streets. But
you have to stand on tptoe to reach them.
cuel was to have been fought yesterday. Int
was postponed, and the prospects are now very
good Tor its fnal amicable settlement.
In recent number Of the German UnIon. NJ
galveston. the foreman got things mixed IN. and
under the heading Of "List of members Of Con.
gress'" placed full report of sales Of cattle.
sneep and hogs. The q for sale " part was so
True that the unintendsd satire was very keen.