The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24

uay one INFAMOUS scneme OF usurpation was
killed. and hope that all efforts to renew il in any
shape will meet with the same termination.
The carpet-bag gentry are taking fancy to the
Opera House. Mcmillan and Lee, in their turn,
ornameDted one Of the conspicuous oges of this
theater on night last week. Is it with the inten.
ton of elevstng themselves that they visit places
Of refinement? Vide the fable of the lion and
the donkey.
If you wish to ascertain your position relative
to her to whom You may have devoted all your
admiration, and wish to be disappointed as to the
prooaoiiites OF your winning her, just follow the
lady OF your thoughts to the Opera House, or any
other theater, and watch her movements during
the most interesting moments of the performance.
You may be certain that the center of attraction
for the young lady will not be on the stage: and,
mayhsp, by following her surreptitious side
glances, discover that that handsome young fell
low over there, with curly hair ami light NOUS
tache, is more interesting to her than the play.
Wasn't It rather an anomoly that the Fenian
meeting in Algiers on Friday evening, was held
at st. Georges Hall
Aheio eeems 10 % naru struggle among the
fair ones that tLrong Canal and other streets, be.
tween the fashions of trains and short dresses
We saw three ridiculous mishaps which occurred
to trains yesterday within five minutes time. The
tremendous and unwieldy hoops which amplify
these ridiculous appendages, very apt to catch
in any obstruction. and in case the hoop itself
caught in a projecting piece of furniture near
Montgomerys warehouse, completely dislocating
the whole arrangement. In second instance a
lady tore two foot rent in her magnificent black
silk dress and in third, staid old gentleman
from the country, whose eyes were rolling in a
fine frenzy in every direction except tight before
him, trsmped upon lsdy's elongated skirts SO
firmly as she was entering a store, that she
unntenticnally made the lowest curtsy.
Two females, young and very beautiful, saun
tered, yesterday, down Canal street from the
Custom House, crossed over into Camp, and went
up that street. They were bedizened in the ex.
IRENE of the mode. their dresses were short.
their paniers exceeded those of a Hottentot
matron, their hair was dyed of light and unnat.
ural bronze, their diamonds were Austrian, and
their chain cables pinchbeck. One had sky blue
dress on, and the other, one OF that everysryipg
silk styled gorge de pigeon. As they wriggled |
along everybody turned TO view the apparition- |
draymen, carriage drivers, little boys and dogs.
The bend, they affected strongly, reminded the
spectator of cholera times, when atrocious pains
would invade man, woman and child anywhere
and everywhere without moments premoniiion.
most absorbing city topic is the question. of |
how those 1856 levee bonds were negotiated last
sun mer. The matter it is well known was placed
BY the Legislature in the hands of two commits.
'ione.s to be appointed by ex-selfelected- terri.
Wsrmoth. That individual chose
zen. lee, member of the lower house. and Mr..
lynch, senator from Carroll. Thus far all ia
lear. But the mystery commences with the ar
ival of these two commissioners in New York,
Ehither they went to sell the bonds, and con.
inues all through their proceedings there An
explanation of the mystery has been promised on
everal and various occasions, but SO far has not
'een forthcoming. quite general opinion is
hat the reason for its non appearance is that the
ccounts of the commissioners not being suf.
ciently cooked, when the Legislature met, time
vas required to complete the culinary operation.
But there is now prospect that the public
nXiety 10 know what was accomplished
D New York and how it was done, will
DON be allayed. Lee himself introduced a
esolution into the House, yesterday, de-.
handing from the commissioners an immediate
eport of their proceedings. The resolution
assed, and the people of the State may no wait
breathless suspense, for the key to the mystery.
LET us trust then that the figures being now done
rown will shortly be revealed to the popular
axe.
There are three individuals who have lately
cen travelling on the jackson Railroad between
ere and Canton and victimzing greenhorns by
racticing the " three card monte" game, who
erit notice in City Topics, which, as everybody
nows, is devoted to the announcement of CARPET
aggers, scalswsgs, gamblers and other species of
ckpockets. The first of the two is a short. red
ICED man, of as years or thereabouts, weighing
bout $50 pounds. His game is to be passenger
no makes friends with his fellow travellers. and is
cry loquscious and generally agreeable The
cond is tall, raw.boned specimen, no beard.
18th rather Irish face, large mouth, through
hich CLEAN very large and very white teeth. He
the man who enters the car in search of amuse.
ent TO while away the tediousness of the Journey.
I'd to that end, offers to play a little game with
e first Individual, to whom, Of course he ap-
ears to be perfect stranger. The first accepts
ID the bets are made. Meanwhile outsiders are
owed how beautiful the game is, by the first
ans winning the bets should they not bite.
'nerable looking old gentleman, apparently of {
years, with long, white beard, and generally {
patrisrchsl aspect, approaches, and becoming
terested, offers to himself risk little The three
nfederates then commence to gamble heavily. I
ying meanwhile to get others to take smaller
is. In this they are sometimes successful. as
3 know Of one gentleman having sunk $40. {
ul once made, they get off at the next station.
e give the gentlemen this notice gratis and only
pc that it will be the means of putting some {
lwary travellers on their guard against the ras-
Is. r
We learn that officers Henry Degros aud Nc.
ahon, who on the order of Mr.. Normandin, the
rtrOle'u of the Opera House, elected Mr.. Nc. ,
rthy, colored man, from the Opera House on J
esday evening last, have been summoned 10 /,
pear before the Board of Commissioners of the
,tropolitan Police to answer the charge of
wing violently removed Mr.. Mccarthy from the
ilding. We are not informed as to who II ia
u makes the charge but from appearanoea :. .