The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03
LETTER FROM NEW YOEK.
'ecial Correspondence OF the New Orleans Crescent

cpecal Correspondence OF the New Orleans Crescent
NEw YORK, Jan. q, 1869.
1t appears TO be the custom of this State 10 tur,
man out OF the gubernatorial chair into a sof
seat in the Senate chamber az Washington as
they did with Edwin ID. Morgan and now hayt
done with Reuben E. FeIton. The contest oyel
ne nomination was very warm, and il was quite
| generally thought that Morgan would be returned
| as be was supposed TO have the most money. bul
things did not work calmly and smoothly in the
hepublicsn camp, and The consequence was that
IN me place OF good man, although he is IRE.
pub, +" we have poor Old mass Of milk and vatar
trash, who never has done the State any service
unless his Unprecedented practice of psrdonino
unrepentsnt criminals can be construed into a
service for that is all he built up reputation for
s sno INV ne gees 70 the senate, nobody seems to
The Legislature, il IL currently reported we're
scaredsinto voting for Fenton when they mad Ia.
tended to vote for Morgan. However, the Job ia
fixed now, and we have only 70 wait awhile IN asa
how well the new senator from New York ans.
tains his reputation for doing nothing
skating, though not quite so general as years
heretofore, has been and is a very important item
In The amusements of this city this winter. The
great long talked OF contest for the cbampionshiD
and steke q s2ceO, between Meade and swift
cane On las. evening in jersey City, and resulted
10 the latter beng declared victor by one point ont
OF ferry. The Empire Rink, the largest ia the
country Is open day and evening and fancy dress
csTnivels are held on ice lighted bv calciums. and
The whole scene enllvened by a large brass hand
mere Is DO such fever among the gsntler sex for
skaiIng as was the case four or i've years ago
when It FIRST became generally customary for
soles 10 ENJOY this healthy exercise, but still the
attencance OF ladies' is by no means small, when
pleasant day comes along. The Park poads. A
has nlTays been the case, free TO all and they
are crowded every day bys mixed company high
and low. rich snd poor alike. SleiVhng thus far
Ia me season has not amounted to much. week
VIII probably cover all the days when snow enouQh
mas been n the ground to run sleigh. This New
Workers have got accustomed TO now as for wears
past there has been very little sleighing here and
IN fact very little snow at all.
Our " bale and hearty" police can give no fur
ther information as yet concerning the murderer
OF Rogers, notwithstanding the man Logan de.
ilvered himself up voluntarily. When it comes 10
beating boys brains out with a club thew are
peliecuy az nome; but as preservers of the peace
ana human lie. they are about as useless as so
many babies. Every day deeds of outrage are
growing worse and worse. and now that il ia not
an amenable ofense to carry loaded pistols. we
are having kind of Fourth of Jolly celebration
s every night; and in the morning we find
several individuals have been hurled ont of this
world by the means of bullets. IL perchsnce wa
are relieved OF this style of news for a dav IL ia
replaced by repettions of " bold and daring rob.
Derles," such as was perpetrated at the Park
Bank few days since, by fellow who smasbed
an elegant plate of glass with an iron sledge. and
DagRed what he could but unfortunately was
caught, and to-day he was identified as the feI.
low who was committed for robbery, last Octo.
per- oy Alderman Cowan, and the papers sent to
lhe district attorney, from whom they were after.
WARDS obtained and receipt given by this alder |
man, since which the fellow has been at large and
nothing more said about the affair, until he puts
himself again in the cslsboose by this daring |
nsneuver. e
Brougbsm's thester opened last evening. and IL |
vas packed and crammed from gallery to par.
luette. Fisk, of Erie fame, and now of theatrical
lotorlety, has done the business brown for Brouo.
lsm, and he has one of the incest and pleasantest
heaters in the city. II is looked upon as a Great
rccess. 5'0N'
The opening night of Booths tbester ia no. vo,
ln5ounced but the sale Of seats by auction foS il
COX place this morning. w ~
FISK, OF course, is running "Pikesn undar tho |
lame OF the Grand Opera House with the French
pera on the boards, in opposition to Gran Al the
teneh theater: but very soon Grau is TO knock
pots out OF them all, by the production of the
reatest Of the French opera bouffe, g leur de
he" u' ue
n9nlpty Dumpty" ia now produced in volume
l, anu attrects and amuses as much as ever. The
econstTuction has rendered it almost new.
J0nn owens, with his barrel of sars,u is at
De broadway, drawing crowds, and Much Ado |
bout Nothing" is to be produced AZ WaIIsck,s
q MONDAY next, with the most perfect and sla |
ant appointments ever pat upon the stage |
verifying even 20 the sword hills has been made
n "a designed expressly for this piece.
me rlqIelees: with Morlacchi's ballet troupe.
Ppiace LYDIA Thompson and troupe at Wooa;,
useum, and The latter go to Niblo's next Mon.
az, opening with " Forty Thieves
Inc Daiis are occurring lust as fast as thew "a, |
held, sometimes three large ones of a niobt
40 always one The annual ball of the late Vol |
nteer FIRE Department came of last EVENING |
ut did not come up to former years for eleosness,
dress by the ladies'. Utmost six thousand doI. !
rs was added TO the fund for widows and ~.
'ahs' EYES AND EARS