The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-19
CITY TOPICS.

have commenced to strictly enforce that portion
of the bill creating them which orders the super
vision of the city by force Of health police,
whose duty it is to examine all premises that may
be at all suspected of being in any way preiud
cial, by their uncleanDess, to the health of the
neghborhood. To carry out this object, an extra
| force, called the sanitary company, has been ap-
| pointed and is nov at WORK. We are not yet pre-
| pared to state the character of the men, as we
have yet to hear of their of working, but Ii
ia to be hoped that the board have displayed
sufficient judgment to appoint good, honest, efec-
tive men to discharge these important aud deli
cate duties. We trust soon to hear of the good
results of this new system of policing. There
always has been and is now plenty of room for
such a system TO work.
Music's power on day last week led us to the
residence of Mr.. Cognon, the talented professor
of music and orchestra leader, on ST. Peter street,
opposite jackson Square, into the midst of about
twenty of our most distinguished professional and
amateur musicians, Of both sexes, who assemble
weekly at Mr.. Collignon's in order to spend the
evening in close communion with the Muses.. We
speak Of the MUSES. generally, because music. al
though the chief object of these select and refined
reunions, is not the only pastime of Mr.. Coignons
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works of art autographs of distinguished person
ages, his tables laden with magnificent cartoons
aid his library shelves filed with choice literary
selections, attest the fact, with what else we
| heard and saw, that the Improvement of the mind
| seems to be the great goal Of host and visitors.
The principal attraction on the night in question
was Mr.. Engel, the light tenor Of the Opera
| House, who during the evening, with Madame c.,
well known in our respectable circles for her
| fine soprano voice and excellent singing
| Qualities, sang the beautiful and thrilling duo
between Romeo and juliet in the opera of that
nsme-Gonnod's last opera-which will soon be
placed upon the boards Of the Opera House. To
| give an idea Of the impression we received would
be as futile as to recount the manner in which Mr..
EDgel sang Gounod's romance, Medge," gem
sung by real artist, whose only faults not to have
been endowed with as much voice as his position
at the Opera House would strictly require. AL.
though We cannot begin to relate all the pleasant
recollectioDs of that soiree, we will not forget
TO mention the cavatina of RossiDis Stabat Mater,
Fac ut Portem," sung by Nine. c., as we had
already heard her sing this beautiful cavatina at
the Jesuits' Church OF the Immaculate COncep-
ton, on Baronne street, five had a regret it was
that Mr.. Page, the accomplished violinst, who
was present, had not brought his instrument with
which to ravish our already delighted ears. This
little meeting, at which were also present Mr..
Adolphe Schneider, Mr.. Magner and others con.
nected in former years with the concerts cldS-
siqte, under the leadership of our host when
the Odd Fellows Hall were wont to be filed with
the soul-eevsting strains of the symphonies of the
great masters, naturally causes US to inquire
whether the classical concerts will not be revived.
Last year, we believe, an effort was made by Mr..
Collignon and several of our prominent citizens to
give series of six concerts yearly, but owing TO
the stIiDgency of money and the political troubles
the project of revival failed. Now that compare
tive comfort exists will not another effort be made
towards the Reorganization of the association,
under whose management these brilliast and
select soirees were given? We hope so. For our
part we promise our assistance towards the &C
complishment of such desideraium. New Or.
leans can but be benefited by it, materially and
intellectually.
The chaplain of the carpetbag Legislature, a
coloTed party by the name of satchell (Sho gets
paid s. per diem Ter one ten minute prayer per
cay IN Lis orisons yesterday morning thanked
the Almighty for the day OF rest just passed. 10
that we agree with him, and so we think do the
people Of Louisiana, for they have good reason to
thank God that on one day de spared us the ses-
sion Of a body with whose existence He, in bis
inscrutsble wisdom, is now affecting US. Let Us
thank Him for the blessing.
Robinson, the champion rider at the Academy.
carries his son around on horseback on bis head
Is not tais new way for a man to support his
family-or raise his boy? N. B. This is a jew de
bowsprit.
Plantation negroes are the best informed, the
abest, and the most impartial jurors the civiliz d
world has yet possessed. Thomas E. Hilson, one
of these Sane plantation jurors, has sent Judge
Cooley, of the Sixth District Court the following
excuse. But before seeing it, we wish the reader
to know that this illustrious black gentleman was
drawn on a special jury in an important and very
intricate commercial case. VideliCet
New orleans jan the is 1869
Mr. iuge Coollsy
! have got OlhiDg eat and can not stay Here for
nothing my house Rent is going on | cannot get
a0y credit any where money is Hard to get eft i
was geung any money could Promes pay to them
by Of but at this Reaies can not promies no
money am happy To do my beast for you and the
Law also but moust live too and you know it |
love to do as am bid to do i mOust have some
thing 10 eat
Sin my name Thomas Hillson
Judge Cooley is a man of sense, wit aud dis
elimination. Alter reaolIg HlllsOns appeal, ne
simply Endorsed it Excused. W. H. c." Reader,
are you sure you would have been excused? No.
was merely for the negro's gross ignorance that
he was excused. And of such is the kingdom of
the United States.
Something in the neighborhood Of $1,000 re-
wsrded the exeItions of the members of the
Ladies Benevolent Association at the fair recently
he'd at Odd Fellows Hall. This will do con-id-
ersbly towards completing the work OF RENTER
ring the remains OF the dead soldiers of the Con
federacy, though we hardly think it will enable
the ladies to entirely finish their project.
How does it happen that a negro, who is de-
clared by the best government the world ever
saw, competent to represent the rich parish OF
Assumption in the Senate of Louisiana, is unable
according to the laws promulgated by that same