Year: 1859

YESTERDAY was a hot sunny day throughout, the
atmosphere, however, being hazy, and good stiff
breeze tempering the heat at times.


THE BOARD OF HEALTH report 144 as the total
number of interments in the city cemeteries last
week. No mention yet of yellow fever.


We ACKNOWLEDGE the receipt of an invitation to
be present at the annual examination and exhibition
of the ST. Charles Institute for young ladies' at Green
Vile, conducted by Mime Mace. The examination
begins to-day and ends tomorrow. The exhibition
and soiree takes place on Thursday evening. On
Friday morning the prizes are to he delivered.


OUR LITTLE FRIENDS, the gnats, were around last
night with the mosquitoes. Several thousand charged
at our gasght and Topped down wingsinged ed on
our manuscript as we scribbled.


THE "CHARMER' is just about as splendid q
steamer as ever came down the Mississippi. Stroll.
ing along the levee last evening, were attracted
by her beautiful set. symmetry and finish and going
aboard found her to be elegant tasteful and splendid
in every detail, She is trulya floating palace; and
no one can pay her VISIT without feeling hungry to
go a.traveling on her. There is no letdown in the
Indiana and Kentucky boatbuilders if you think
there is, go and look at the " Charmer.'


MOST NOTABLE among the improvements of old
buildings in progress about town. is that of the
old Venetian castle palace, the house with his,
tory, so long called the haunted house, at the corner
of Royal and Hospital Streets All the old milldewed
plaster and obsolete gingerbread work has been re.
moved, and the building now shines out in plain
and tasteful robe Of whie-as bridelke and pretty
as the spirits (not ghosts) who now haunt tive
mean the pupils of Madame Parents Academy.


AN UNKNOWN MAN was found lying on the levee
in the Second District, yesterday afternoon, danger
ously i'll of sunstroke. Officer Laargue sent him to
the Charity Hospital


A LABoRING MAN, name unknown, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon, at No. n Front Levee street
First District. He went into the bar-room, there
being nothing apparently the matter with him, went
up stairs without saying word to any one, and
when some one went to look after him, to see what
be was doing, found him dead. The Coroner had
not investigated the case up to late hour.


The REPAIRS to the First District steamboat land
ing are getting on bravely. That is about the only
business going on down there just now.


THE MULES of one Of the Bayou Road omnibuses
dashed off with their vehicle yesterday morning, at
the junction of St. Charles and Canal streets, and
brought up with round turn against the awning o
Leighton Barhos store, at that corner. The smash
was terrnc, damaging polu ous auu awning, anu Tue
awning most. There was naturally some stampeding
and big excitement on the occasion.


THE RIPPING up Of Canal street, lower side, and
laying Of water main, is one of the most expeditions
jobs the Water-Works Company ever did. There are
as many aborers crowded at the work as can posi-
bly, get together. The work has progressed at tht
rate Of nearly spare day. Itwoald be pleasant t.
see that kind of work going on in great many othe
streets about town.