The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-12
&c .ha American League.

ru meeting was called 10 order last evening ny
ln aar Mr. P. Rotchford to the chair. The
& 'nss Of the last meeting were read and adopted.
np'' rar,ss O'Connor then came forward with a
W Saames amounting in IN to $40, for the bene-
.f,be cause. The following are the subscribers
y" .as Fitzgerald, 50; Michael Muldoon, Richie
InOn Wm b. Knox, VIM. Silk, Terrence Wolf,
pp"'i .nlace. John Gardener, RobertJ. Richard
''uD robn C. Dietor, Patrick Clinton, James Fauk-
"n' Charles Rooney, VIM. III. Sheppard, Thomas
rb;nrbam. Simon Healy, Patrick Mcdonald,
pun. Ann ]. Leonard and Miss Mary Horney, 81
~ vote of thanks was passed to Mr.. O'Con-
N'z ,,bisardent zeal in behaI of his native county
a% @'. this subscriptions to the amount of nearly
a ',oo we're taken up. The meeting, after having
sY sIoplently addressed by Messrs. Brennan,
''nb seanlin, Coleman and others, adjourned
i4nI land cheers in behalf of the liberty of the
"'1 ;sls Of the ocean, and the acquittal of Smith
n op,eo. Meagher and Mitchell p 81
u-o uoeR1BLE MuRpERs.-It is rarely that
ors called upon to recount the occurrence upon
s,,Oe day, and in the same vicinity, of two such
n.d. as the following, related in the Covington
4, Advocate Of the 10th:
=, Sunday evening last, an atrocious murder
~ ~ committed in this place by !" Dick" negro
Ta the property of Mr.. David Measles, of this
nas;sb unon servant belonging TO DIR. Hill, we
Ldisn il Georgia. As we learn, Dick and an
th", siaye had engaged in personal encounter,
OE Dick. finding his antagonist rather too much
M' fsticufR resorted to knife, when the deceased
~ Peo,D approached the combatants, saying they
.o D to fight fairly" Dick Immediately left the
L., i L
Dan whom he stabbed in the neck, severing the
p pm,Ia @ VEIN which caused his death Instantly
TpicE surrendered himself up, and is now in Jail
We learn that while the Coroner was engaged in
he above case, he was called upon in his official
anacty to Fepair to another part of the Parish to
boS an inquest on the body Of Gilbert Galloway,
cha was stabbed on the same day by Daniel Ma
"bss Of Washington Parish This occurred near
The residence of Mr.. J. Letchworth.. The parties
had been drinking pretty freely, and some alterca-
,inn occurring between them, blows ensued, when
',Iagbee drew his knife and stabbed Galloway in
he region Of the heart, producing death in five Or
tsn minutes. Maghee is still at large. "A warrant
has been issued for his arrest.
S,pAFFAIR.-The St Louis Republican learns
that a horrid affair took place near Belleve, Mo-,
mthe 9Th inst. It's represented that among party
Of Tennessee emgrants on their way to Arkansas,
we're family named Cooper, consisting of a man,
his wife, his brother, and his son. The young
mans father and uncle had been drinking, and the
bmer whipped the woman very severely, and the
uncle threatened to beat her to death. Some alter
cation took place between the parties, the boy TAX
ng the part of The mother. The boy attempted to
escape; but his uncle pursus him, when Selling a.
rail he struck his pursuer over the head, and killed
him instantly. The young man delivered himself
into custody, at Belleville.