The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06
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Every one is expected to appear here in domino or
| fancy dress.
The ball of the Concordia Club, to be given at
the Minerva Hall, on Clio street, near Prytanis.
Ball Of perseverance, No. IL, at the Masonic
Hall.
Ball given by the United Lsborers' Benevolent
Association at their hall, No. 357 Victory street,
in the Third District.
Grand fancy dress and mask ball at the Opera
Hail.
TEE STEAMER CONTINENTAL. upon which Lieu.
tenant General W. I. Sherman and family are pas
sepgers. passed Vicksburg at one O'Clock ou
Thursday afterHoon, and Is due at the landing this
morning. military salute will be fred by bat
terry X first artillery, IN honor of the dstng aished
visitor.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred on Poydras street
early yesterday morning, breaking out about one
O'Clock in the unoccupied paint shop, No. 156
which was rapidly consumed by the flames.
Water SO scarce, and flowed 80 insult cieutly
from some of The plugs, that, although the engines
arrived on the spot and went to work with com
mendsble alacriiy, their efforts were 10 a measure
nentrsilzeo, and the IRE gained a rapid head way.
LEY, which with gift enterprise shop. kept by q
Mr.. Moran, was also destroyed. In the drug store
was considerable stock of goods, about one
third Of which was destroyed causing loss of
about fifteen hundred dollars, not covered by
insurance.
Next to and in rear of the burning building was
the marble yard of A. Barrett & Co. Here too the
mutilatng valuable slabs 10 the value of several
thousand dollars, upon which, it is stated there
also was no insurance.
The fire, spreading towards st. Charles street.
next caught the clothing stores of Henry Nathan
and Charles Marks, both of which we're destroyed;
the former being insured by policy of $4,000 in
the Firemen's Insurance Company, the latter by
a policy of $4500 in the Merchants Insurance
Company. Considerable of the stock is reported
saved, however.
At the corner Of st. Charles was located the
coffeehouse of VIM. Hugo, who had an insurance
of $500 in the Merchants Insurance Company.
The building was gutted by the flames, although
the frame work still stands, in rckety aud DAD
gerous condition. The adjoining fruit stand, No.
lO7 st. Charles street, was also ruined and the
stock badly damaged by water. There was no
insurance upon it.
Altogether the aggregate loss foots mp about
SIS 600. Nearly every one of the buildings de.
stroyed were one-story high, and far from orna-
mental to the central locality in which they stood.
A fire occurred upon portion of the same spot
not longer than year since. In tais last case
ineendiarism is suspected. and lively efforts are
being made to detect and bring to justice the
guilty party, If any there be.
SEQUEL TO THE MCCARTHY AFFAR-T,po Po.
hceDen The Victims.-The Mccarthy affair." which
led TO the investigation of suit in the U. S. Dis.
trict Cont for damages in the sum of $500, which
Mccarthy claims OF the managers of the Opera
House company, for causing his election from the
Opera House some time last month, has had an.
other sequel. Officers Henry Degro and McMa-
hon, who are day officers of the metropolitan
police, employed at night at the Opera House to
preserve the peace of that establishment. aud
who acted In the matter under the immediate
orders Of the managers, were examined last week
before the Board of Police Commissioners, on the
charge of having violently elected Mr.. Mccarthy
from the Opera House. The result Of the exami.
nation, which has not yet been made public,
induced the following order:
SUPERNTENDENT's OFFICE,
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
New Orleans, La, Jan. Is, 1863.
Capt J. W. schOenecker. Third Precinct:
The following resolution, adopted by the hon.
orable Board OF Police Commissioners, is hereby
promulgated for the information of all concerned:
l. Resotced, That all pstromen and doormen,
detailed at any place of amusement, be under the
immediate control of the captain Of precinct
wherein tuch place of amusement is located.
2. strict compliance TO the rules and reguls-
tiors Of the metropolitan police is required.
BY order Of GEO. l.. Cam,
Superintendent Police.
E. V. HITCH, Secretary.
Evidently the resolution is intended to convey
the impression TO the minds of police officers
that, provided any one shall have previously paid
the price of admission to the theater or place of
amusement at which such officer may be en-
ployed, they have no right to eject any person
who may be Objectionable to the proprietors or
managers, until they shall have previously re-
ceived orders from the captain Of the precinct TO
which they belong, thus precludng the right of
any body 10 employ their own officers and direct
them in the performance of their dnty although
their employers are responsible for their actions
Officers Degro and Mcmahon, who, like many
Others on the pOlice force, receive little If any pay
for their regular service, have been, besides. pro-
hibited from serving as dOormen or private officers
at any public place, and are therefore deprived
of the small extra salary which was paid them by
the manager of the Opera House Company. This
sctiOn of the Board of Police Commissioners in
this instance is very reprehensible and uudg-
hiiied, and deserves the scorn of every we'll
thin king mind.
Thursday two officers were detailed by Capt.
Schoenecker TO replace officers Degro and McMs-
hon at the Opera House, but were informed by
Mr.: Nomanoin, the controller, that, although be
had no objections TO their services, they need not
expect any compensation from the management
What has been their conclusions, remains to be
known.
TIE NEW ORLEANS, NOZZLE And CHATTANOOGA
Railroad Company commenced work upon the
Mobile end of their route on Wednesday, the mayor
of that city, Caleb Price, Esq, putting in the drst
spade.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown By the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienvile and Chsrtres streets was
ss foilowe: At GAN. 80 degrees; IL 4. As; 8
P.x. 81; 6 M. So.
WE ARE INFORMED by Col. WolAey, assessor of
internal revenue, that the annual income tax as
sessment rolls for this (FirsD District, are now
being prepared. The following list of assistant
assessors, comprising those upon whom this duty
devolves, may be useful for reference.
Charles Barnard, Office corner Chippewa and
Louisiana avenue. District from Toedano to Tha-
liza, and from river to junction Of Thala and Fell
city road.
H. F. Morse, Office ls5 Magazine street. District
from Tbaia TO Julia, and from river TO Carrollton
avenue.
Henry Abel, Office 1856 Magazine street. District
from Julia to south side Peydras, and from river
TO Broad street.
J. L. Thompson, Office Commercial Place.
District north side of Poydrss TO Grsvier, and from
Camp TO Carrollton avenue.
Chas. H. Reese, Office Commercial Place.
District from Poyd TO Common. from river to
Comp. down Camp to Gravier, down Gravier to
New Canal.
Z. W. Reynolds, Office ls5 Rampant street. Dis
tricI, Canal to Esplansde. and from Rampant to
the lake. including between Orleans street and
Ursulines street.
A. L. Fields, Office 81 Exchange Alley. Dis
trict, from Canal to st. Peter, and from river to
Rsmpsrt
Edwin Christy, Office ls5 Rampant street. Dis
trict, from st. Peter to Esplanade, and from river