The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-16
LETTER FKoM ST. LOUIS.
Special Correspondence OF the New Orleans Crescenl
Gr or~ro Mech IN Toe

Special Correspondence OF the New Orleans Crescent
ST. LOUIS, March 10, 1869.
Such blasted weather March came in like
lamb. but has "carried ON Ike anything but
lamb since the first two or three days. Last week
"0d Boreas" got his back up. and very rudely
called our attention TO the fact that he had not as
yet "handed in his checks" People who had
congratulated themselves on having purchased
their last load of coal for the season were sud.
denly obliged to visit the coal yards and order
another instalment. Those of US who had enter.
tanned forlorn hope that the terribly cold
weather we had in December had not entirely
ruined the fruit prospects, were forced TO sue
cumb and adopt the majority report" and it is
now concluded on all sides that in this immediate
locality at esst, fruit of any consequence will
be raised this season. "'Tis true, tits pity, and
pity tits tits true" On Sunday the weather moder-
ated sufficiently to admit of our being RECALLED
with storm of sleet, and Monday morning our
streets and sidewalks were IN such "slickery"
condition as to render pedestrianism both diff
cult and dangerous. However, it soon began to
rain for change and continued almost uninter-
ruptedly till this morning, and the indications at
present are tbatlwe shall have more "ere to.mor-
rows sun shall rise" 1t is such weather as the
sanity Beecher would doubtless call id disa
grsesble," and under its influence it is almost i'm
possible, fear, 10 write letter of sufficient in
terest TO warrant the reader in perusng it to the
end.
Our Legislature adopted the fifteenth amend
ment, and adjourned-s fit thing to do after thus
disregarding the will Of the people who voted
Overwhelmingly against enfrsnchising Sambo last
fall but it would have been much more to their
credit had they adjourned first. The Legislature
Of our sister State, Bleeding Kansas" also swal-
lowed the niger before sdjourniDg. and which
was also contrary to the wishes of the people.
Those of our citizens who take an interest in
matters pugilistc were on Sunday startled by the
announcement that meeting" between Nc
Coole and Tom Allen had been arranged, the con-
ditons of which were that the former was to whip
the latter in one hour and a half for a stake of
$1,000. A forfeit had been put up and the parties
met on Monday night at McKee's Broad Guagen
10 complete the arrangements, when by mutual
consent the money was Withdrawn and the matter
dropped. McCOole was willing TO tight for a
larger sum on the same conditions, bat considered
$1,000 too small stake. He now challenges the
world to fight him for any sum between $1,000
and $40 600, IL being his determination TO make
preteDders put up or shut up" He would
gladly retire from the prize ring forever, but is
eternally pestered by upstairs that he has con-
cuded once for all to give them an opportunity to
80 DO their level best"
Philip s. Lanham, manager of the Psschsll
House Association. was tried in the Court of
Criminal Correction few days since on a charge
of selling lottery tickets. The jury found him
guilty and assessed the punishment at fine of
$1,000, for which judgment rendered and from
which the defendant appealed. Yesterday Alex
snder Kelsey, one of the prime movers of the
terprise. was srrsigned on a similar charge, en-
tered plea of guilty and was fned by the Judge
slOO. Ii is not presumed that the judge had in
vested in any of the tickets.
Matters on the landing, owing TO the abomin-
able weather, have been quiet for the past two or
three days. but IS soon as Pluvus gets through
with the protracted job he seems TO have on his
hands, lively times will be seen the levee. Toe
rain has been beneficial in one respect, it having
caused rise in the river. The water was getting
quite low betw cen here and Cairo and at last
counts the Ruth. which cleared for New Orleans
last Friday, was aground at Hat Island. The
Pauline Carroll left yesterday. and will be fol-
lowed tomorrow by the Lizzie Gill, and on Satur-
day by the Commonwealth. The ice, which has
interfered with the boats OF the Keokuk and other
lines running northward. has about disappeared
and they will doubtless soon resume their accus-
toned regularity. The Cor nea and Big Horn
rived from New Orleans this morning. The former
will navigate the waters Of the big Muddy" this
season regular "0'' line packet, aud the latter
will at once make preparations for a mountain
trip.
In the line of amusements this week we have at
the Olympic the renowned Worreli sisters, with
an entire company of their own from New York.
The Sisters are a trio of good looking, spriRhtly,
interesting jades, and the style in which they pre-
sent the Field of the Cloth of Gold, ;" is so at
tractve TO nightly fill the house to its utmost
capacity. The Sisters will remain three weeks,
during which time the dramatic company of the
Olympic will endeavor to enghten the minds Of
the heathens in Southern Illinois. As to who will
succeed the Worrells at the Olympic, "Ask not to
know
At DeBar's ga Flash of Lightning BY the
stock company is still the attraction. Ii is sensa-
tionsl, but interesting withsl and seems to please
Mr.. DeBar's patrons. One of the juvenile chsrac-
tiers is very apily represented by son OF Mr..
Treasurer Jones, little chap Of some 10 or IL
summers, who has chosen the profession of an
actor and evinces considerable talent for one so
young.
An opposition "Field of the Cloth OF GoldD is
on the boards Of the Varieties and draws very
good houses. have heard that the Varieties is
10 be torn down in July and a business house
erected in its place.
Kelly and Icons Ministries opened for one
week on Monday night at Mercantile Library Hall,
but owing to the difficulty Of convincing people Of
The propriety OF leaving their comfortable iresdes
and climbing to the third story of the building TO
witness burned cork performances while it is
"rsining pitchforks," they have determined to
close their engagement this evening and :" 90
hence without day." RAINBOW.
New York prices for the celebrated Grover A
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