The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
CITY TOPICS.

The Hon. Murrell stopped over again in III
House yesterday. In the course of a chsste AM
elegant discourse he took occasion TO remark tina
be did not Ike the tone of City Topics. Tn this
however, Hon. Murrel is not alone. Most of on
saffron-hued legislators dislike the tone of Cir,
Topics; all of the white Companions of IN,
saffron hued ones dislike City Topics. In fact
about the only people who like City Topcs ar,
honest white people and intelligent colored ones
Well, we can't please everybody, and we shall
continue our present course, denouncing imbe
cilty, ignorance and knsvery, even at the risk o.
losing the valuable support of Hon. Murrell and
all the other honorables, white, black and inter
| mediate, who now congregate at the corner OF
Cont and Royal streets. 1t will be a sad thing "a
lose the cOuntenance Of these noble patriots
dreadful thing to feel that they don't like the
tone of City Topics-but we think that we are
equal to making the sacrifice.
vsgrant law. just the thing that New Orleans
now needs SO much, s now before the lower house.
IL was introduced by Mr.. Hsnlon, of Orleans, a
Democrat. If tits passed we can look for some
cessation of the burglaries and other robberies
which are now chropically chropicled. When such
alaw is passed, the public can rest assured that
Capt. Cain, chief of the metropolitan police, will
enforce it vigorously.
On Thursday evening, at the Opera House, a
fair feminine occupying seat in an open box iu
the dress circle, might have been seen gracefully
munching the classic fruit of Georgia, ycleot
goubers, alias ground peas, alias pindars, alias
peanuts. Her enjoyment of the banquet seemed
to be unlimited.
We knew it would come. When we chronicled
the first charge in the war of slaughter houses
made under that heroic General Devices, of Bien.
ville we foretold that his trumpets would soon be
answered. Yesterday McVesu-he of Caddo-
marched CALAMITY to the front, his banners en-.
blazoned with the words. Crescent City Live
Stock Landing and Slaughter house Company.v
and rushing upon the House, endeavored 10 take
it by storm. But the fortress was stronger than
he thought; so, after carrying one post and get.
ting bis bill introduced, he fell back in good order.
to prepare for another onset. If no other bill il
introduced, Devices will, we suppose, fire the next
shot. The combat will then thicken, and will as.
sumo mighty interest to the monopolists and
their friends. Money will then commence to cir.
culste, promises to pay will multiply, greenbacks
will be plentiful, and l. o. US will be thick as
leaves in Vallsmbrosa." To those who are not
interested 1t will be lively sight to watch the
varying fortunes of the war; to see the blows dealt
by either combataDt, to hear the bids made by the
two parties. For ourselves, we can only repeat |
the sentiment we enUncated the other dav: |
" Here's to the company with the most money, for
that will be the winning one.'
Something very neat and beautiful was vester. 1
day introduced into the lower house. II was
nothing more nor less than bill ordering the pub.
heat of all State official matter, such az laws.
journals of the two houses, etc., all city official
matter, and all advertisements of succession
sales, sheris' sales, msrsha's sales, sales under
seizure and all other Judicial advertisements in
this parish in German newspaper. The power
TO select the paper is vested by the bill in War
moth, Dunn, and the speaker of the House. or a
majority Of them. 1t is in short, simply a repro.
iuction of the original printing BILL with the pro.
Iiso that the printing be done in a German news.
'aper. The bill was referred to the committee
IN printing. Considering that the Constitution
rovides that the laws and other official matter of
he State shall be published in English only. doing
way with the former law which REQUIRED their
in French also, this bill is, to say the
east OF It, reireshingly impudent. French is the
iDguage Of very large portion of the people of
MS state and yet the laws cannot be published
II but here comes an illiterate darby who was
lected to bis seat in the so-called House by the
ouse itself, who ousted the man chosen By the
eople to represent them, to make room for him. I
20 coony proposes that the State shall bear the I
Expense of having all official printing done in G
erman, language but little spoken in the State.
be object of this bill is too transparent to need
Hplanation. Somebody's pockets want filling
10 somebody is willing to take the money ofthe p
x'payers OF Louisiana without giving qatid pro '
10. II the bill passes-which Heaven forefend c
shall know who the prehensile individual is. "
We would like, in behalf of party goers, who
81 now are very numerous, to throw out a sur. nj
stion to the directors Of the various CITY rail.
ads. AS things are now, the cars all over the p
y cease running at midnight, and thereafter the W
ly chance that person at an entertainment has 81
get home is either to YEARLY boot it, or else
carriage. Now, TO boot it is exceedingly Of
agreeable, while to hire a carriage, except to NJ
, favored few who have greenbGcks number. I'd
s, rather more disagreeable. Out of this com. n,
Istion Of disagreeabilities we would suggest BE-
Il the railroad companies could reap a hand. Dc
ne harvest Let them run cars up and down at
erVals of say half an hour. from IL O'Clock ao
81 3. Then, TO compensate for the extra trou. Es
. let them charge rs cents for each passenger. M
even so cents. The cars would always have Il
trips, and the result would be some increase Oy
he treasury of the railroad companies. and a Oh
idcd increase in the comfort and convenience
party goers. The companies now will charter wa
II cars specially if asked, and are satisfied TO ge
eve for them in the aggregate no more than So
at they would get should they charge so cents cal
each passenger. We are convinced that this use
aid pay the railroads, if not IN cash. at least chi
the blessings and good wishes OF beIated
7eers. Fri
citt
ne gradual growth of business and its tendency COZ
Onward from Canal street must be percep. last
to any one returning here to-day after an per
snce of year or two. Who does not remem. pre-
when Apollo or st. Charles or Camp street, SEQ
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