New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-02

NEwORLEANs, July %, 1898.
J. Il. MADDOX, ESQ, Proprietor Daily Crescent.
Sir-1ou are aware that from the first SIT
| ting Of the present Board of Assistant Aiuer-
| men, it has been constantly pressed upon tnat
i body to examine into the qualifications oil mr.
| George Pandelly. The Committee to whom this
| matter was first referred refused to investigate
the charge. made in a letter, by one OF the
undersigned the papers in proof OF which were
never even read by the Committee, although
| they were before them at their hrst meeting.
Some members of the Council, well known to
this community, have ever since displayed q
yaeillatien really disgusting adiourning from
time to time with the express intention to take
| the subject up at their next meeting, and as
| often breaking the quorum to avoid the discus
sion Of the very matter they assembled to look
into 1T having been represented that the mat
ter has been urged in a spirit of persecution, to
vindicate ourselves from the foul charge, We
propose to publish the documents, so that the
public may judge whether Mr.. Pandelly has been
prosecuted or not.
We, the undersigned, feel deeply interested in
this matter, and without expressing our opinion
as to the qualifications of Mr.. Pandelly, would
like to submit the evidence upon which the
charge has been made, so that every one may
Judge for himself in the premises.
1t is for such reasons that we deem it proper
| to place the papers in the possession of the
undersigned, before the public, and hope to do
so through the columns Of your valuable sheet.
Yours, etc
| G wnrz, II G MusdRoyr,
| NJ BIrNfNri NieroR WuTz,
SrArs HtNRK GUYoL,
| WV. ANpRy, F, BorlIGSY.
Las. 6UNoI, JQUEs CHARBoNNET,
Z. DUEgL p. REAUp,
| We received the above communication yestcr-
| day, and although we would under ordinary
circumstances refuse to admit into our columns
| nything calculated to injure or question the
social standing of an individual, the motive and
responsibility Of the gentlemen who make the
request are, we deem, sufficient to make US dis
regard in the present case our general rule :;
provided, nevertheless, that the papers are of
record, and that the comments are strictly con-
fined to the facts, and the language is not
stronger than that used in the original docu-
ments.
We have nothing to do With this affair, and
shall hazard no remarks relative thereto; it is a
matter entirely between the accusers and the
accused, in which wo will not interfere farther
than to give either party the space necessary
for accusation and defence-admitting the pro-
auctions of either party SO long as they are
couehed i'll gentlemanly language-just as we
would any ordinary business advertisement
The Farmeville QLa.) Enquirer is down ON
the Postmaster at Harrisonburg and the con-
tractor, for the frequent mail failures in that
region of country. The editor says:
1t is no unusual matter for the mail to fail
beyond Munroe two and three weeks in success
SION"
We agree with the Enquirer that the Post
master and contractor should be dealt with in
a summary manner, as warning to others of
the same stripe who may feel inclined to follow
their example.
The same paper reports the corn crops in
Union and the adjoining parishes made and the
prospects fine for a good crop of cotton
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FIRE AT DoAKsvILLE, Capt, Summers, of the
steamer Ventura, reported to the officers of the
steamer Texas Ranger that on Sunday night,
the 10Th ult., n fire broke out in the store of
Berthold Jones, Caddo parish, destroying
stock, books and papers; also the store of Stew
art & Co, DR.. Booths drug store, and a large
warehouse and several other buildings Stew
art & Co. lost everything excepting books and
papers. No insurance. Berthold s. Jones's
stock was insured for $4,000. River falling