The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-07
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payable in not less Than forty nor more tlan fifty
years, with interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, payable semi annually at New York or at
Liverpool; the bonds to be guaranteed by the
State, which shall hold lien upon that portion of
the road within Louisiana and its appurtensnces
ulti the bonds are paid, principal and interest.
The bill has been read once In the House and will
probably come up again to-day.
The inquiring and meditative mind is filed with
sad suspicious as it contemplates its matutinal
cocktail, its meridian bitters its post-prandial
pousse cafe, and its nocturnal night cap. II muir
murs deprecatingly perhaps, perhaps vindictvely,
would that somewhere in the marble halls,
Amid the remnants of untasted drinks,
Or in the dry bar rooms could meet with him,
The Abominable, who unlimited came
Into our unsupported drinking shops
And cast this fusel-oil into our teeth,
And bred this change, that might speak my mind
And tel him TO his face how much hate
bis presence hated both Of gods and mep.r
Meaning probably the New York Worlds COM
missioner, who has set the whole drinking com.
munity sganst their liquor. Have we fusel.oil
among us is now the question of the day.
The House yesterday passed bill sppropriating
100000 to pay the expenses of this session of the
Legislature. Now there are lOl members of the
House and sc senator's, 1877 men, to be paid at the
rate of IS per day for sixty days. This amounts
to se5760. The little sum of sl34 24O is therefore
left with which to pay pages, porters, etc., aud
with which also to lquidate small bills for pens,
such as the 5000 of the last session, stationery
accounts, etc. We say it is left for that purpose
because the general appropriation bill covers the
advertising and printing, and there are
no other expenses. To persons who do
not know the personnel of the Legislature
this may seem large amount to expend for
pens and paper. To such we have a word to say.
We shall say 1t in a whisper, so as persons abroad
may not know exactly what kind of men now
control the State. vast quantity of pens and
pepper is used because quite number of the mem
beers are now learning to write, and they use up
Countless pens and quires of paper daily in making
pot hooks and straight marks. When this fact is
known not only surprise will vanish, but we are
sure that no one will compla at the outlay.
What if the bill is large? The legislators are
learning to write, and surely the people of Louis.
lana will not grumble at any outlay which will en-.
able their rulers 10 sign their own names, but will
rather gladly spend their money for such pur.
pose. Let then there be no more murmuring over
No one who has sympathised with the late un-
pleasantness, can have forgotten the Iamented
Father TurRis. Neither can it be forgotten that
this venerable prelate before being called among
the elected, accomplished his cherished object Of
founding an asylum for the widows and orphans
of the Confederate dead. We regret TO say that
this institution is in such condition as TO neces.
state the aid of our charitable citizens. To
meet the exigency the society of the "Chil.
dren of Mary" have inaugurated we were
going to say a fair-but we are informed
that although the entertainment will be conducted
by ladies, it will cons st simply Of music and CON-
fort for the inner man. The entertainment will
this evening, at the lodge of the Per-
feet Union, on Rampant street, between Main and
St. Philip, right hand side going down town, and
accessible by either the Dauphin street, Bayou
Road and Orleans street railroads. which will land
passengers at the very doors of the hall. From
he arrangements which have been made we can
confidently say that those who will visit Perfect
Union Hall will be fully compensated for their
generosity By good fare, excellent music, and last
'ut not least, by being waited upon by beautiful |
)Teole ladies'.
So numerous of late have been the robberies OF i
watches and chains that the superintendent of DO.
ice finds in his possession list of over one hun.
red numbers by which to identify stolen time.
'ioces- II would he a wholesome precantinn in
hese times for every one to jot down some where
he number which he finds on his watch-case.
hat little trhing act might prove the means ofits