The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-15
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TIE BALL announced some days ago in the
| CRESCENT, 10 be given by the gentlemen com
posing the Opera House Club, will certainly come
| of ct the Opera House on the 9th inst. Need
we say that II Is one Of the interesting topics
among our city bellies. and that the affair will be
ss brilliant rs the magnificent balls given by the
Jockey Club and Southern Hospital Association.
The ball will include sumptuous supper, the ca
teripg for which has been intrusted to Col. +.
Dumonteil, on the corner Of Canal and Bourbon
streets. No one better than Col. Dumonteil could
have been chosen to attend to this important de-
partment Of the affair. r
SINKING OF THE IDAHoK.-Since our last edition
we have learned the following additional particu-
lars about the loss of the Idahoe:
On Saturday, 9th inst, at A. NJ, eight miles
above Danville on the 0uschits river, the Idshoe
struck snsg her larboard side alongside of her
boilers and sunk in a few moments. The boat and
cargo are total loss, but all on board both pas
seDgers and crew, were rescued. This strips the
accident of all its terrors and renders it simply
commercial misfortune. In contrast with the
many deaths in which the explosion of the Glide
resulted, this makes the disaster much less mel.
ancholy.
GRAND BILLIARD TOURNAMENT will take place
tonight at the Deutsche Company Hall, corner OF
Bienyille street and Exchange Alley. The psrtci-
pants will be Messrs. w NJ Rivers, Charles Qusd,
Henry Miller, James r. Ramps, John Miller and
NJ Fisher. There will be match game for 5000
a side between Mr.. Rivers and Mr.. John Miller
This will be q brilliant exhibition and great
treat to amateurs of the nobaa game of billiards.
TIE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY is extending all
over town. Its offices and its patrons are every.
where.
Or ALL TIE BONDS ever issued In New Orleans
or in the State, said disappointed bondholder q
day or two ago, the only bond worth fig is Major
Dick Bond, who used to aim that Brooke gun,
from the lower fortfcations at Vicksburg, at But
ler's and Grants excavators, and drove them from
their work. tt
The SAD, USrrMELY FATE Of Major NJ. R. Mar
| st0n will bring sorrow to many hearth. Warm
hearted, genial and brave he had attached to him
| many friends. The peculiar circumstances of his
death painfully Illustrate the uncertain tenure of
| life. or fine appearance, manly bearing and
| splendid physique, it would seem that he might
reasonably have expected heightened stay on
| earth, but
Life's little stage is but small eminence,
Inch high the grave above"
| And though clasped in the chill embrace Of death,
this thought may assuage the poignancy of grief
| that he is only gone before.
The TWO MEssRs. SHEPPARD, of this city, who
| lost their lives on the Inflated steamer Glide.
were buried yesterday evening from their late
residence on Vaudeville street. in the Third Dis
| trict. One of them was q member of one of our
| fire companies. AS the funeral procession, which
was very numerously attended, proceeded down
Canal street, the rain fell in torrents drenching
| the double funeral. The two cofins were borne
on trucks noble old horse, stalking between the
| two, looking as sorrowful as possible. They were
followed by long string of carriages, containing
the relatives, connections and friends Of the Ia
mented deceased.
Mr.. CEsPEDEs, son of Gen. Cespedes, com.
| manderin-chief of the nsurgent Cubsns, who had
been sojourning incognto in New Orleans for
fortnight or more, has recently left the city to
join his father and his safe arrival on the Senpre
| FSel Isld Is rumored. Mr.. Cespedes is quite
young man and recently left Havana, where he
| was completing his studies. to come to New Or.
leans in order to more easily reach the seat of
war.
/ TIE STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN-FtIrtter Pdfticu-
| lars Regarding the hytred.-The following is q
| list of those persons who, wounded in the explo
sion of the steamer Glide, have since died. An
| inquest has been held upon all of them, and the
same verdct-accidental burning, Of course-re
turned in every case:
Joseph NJ. Anderson, chief engineer of the boat
native of Alabama, aged 36 years. This man
died at his residence No. l23 jackson street, on
Wednesday, about A. NJ.
Georgia.. Woods, pilot, native Of Tennessee,
| aged 3S years. He died at 9s Rampant street.
Brevet Major M. R: Marston, United States
army, passenger, native Of Pennsylvans, aged
| 80 years. he died at 2l7 Camp street.
Martin Hanes. deck hand, native of Ireland,
aged 80 years. Died at Charity Hospital.
Peter Logan, deck hand. a native of Ireland,
Walter Allen, colored, passenger, aged 26 years.
Died at Charity Hospital.
Michael Roche, deck hand, a native of Ireland,
aged so years. died at the Charity Hospital.
George Sloan, deck hand, a native of Ireland,
aged 81 years. Charity Hospital.
Eli Gerald, pilot, native of Mississippi, aged
40 years, Charity Hospital.
The following is the list Of the wounded now
living and taken care Of at the Charity Hospital:
James Middleton, owner of the boat, doing well.
Lawrence Ruddy, right low, no hopes.
Patrick Flaherty, some hopes.
John Dempsey, doing well.
Thus it will be seen that of all whom we yester.
day morning announced would probably die but
one is now alive, Lawrence Ruddy, and it is not
expected that he will last much longer.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS met at 10 A. NJ,
yesterday, all members present. resolution
passed by tie board, November 10, 1865. relating
to planters building or repairing levees and the
board uniting in petition to the Legislature for
the reimbursement OF any amount so expended,
was rescinded.
As the amount of funds receivable by the board
will be insufficient to pay for work under contract,
the board will request the General Assembly to
appropriate an amount for urgent cases of cre-
vases, etc.
No appointments were made to fill the vacan.
cies in the engineer department.
A report embracing the transactions Of the
board from its organization, will in few days be
submitted to the General Assembly.
Hereafter, regular meetings will be held Oh the
first Wednesday of each month, unless specially
ordered by the president.
Adjourned to the first Wednesday of February.
JUICE COOLEY is working with strong hand
with regard to delinquent jurors and witnesses.
He orders attachments issued against all such and
fines them to a considerable extent. Judges
Tbeard and Leaumont express their determination
TO pursue the same course.
U. P. C.-The CRESCENT is indebted 10 Oak
Grove No. 2, of the United Ancient Order of
Druids, Tor complimentary tickets TO their grand
fancy dress ball, which lie to take place at new
Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday evening, the 10th
instant. This ancient order Is composed of excel
lent young men, and the list of directors insures
splendid ball.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, "a shown By the
thermometer ct G. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street.
lately corner Bienville and Chsrtres streets was
as follows: At s An. SO degrees II u. 81; 8
Pm. 6s: 6 P. NJ. 81.
As WE GO TO PRESS we hear startling rumor
TO the effect that the two Peruvian iron csds now
az the mouth of the river, have been sunk by the
terrible rains which have prevailed at the Passes
for the last two days. We could get no psrticu-
a the late hOur which the naua arrivad