New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-07
DAILY CRESCENT
THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY CREScryT
NEWS or THE CITY,.

PERsoNAL.-With pleasure we acknowledge the
many favors extended to by Deputy Coroner Terrell
The activity and promptness Of Mr. Terrell in dchargng
the duties Of his situation have been matter Of
general remark and however far the principle Of rota
ton in once may be carried in todsy's contest. we
hope for the public and benefit that Mr. Terrell
may be retained in his present position.
SOUTHERN ECLECTIC AssoCIATIoN.-Th men,
bers of this association have rendered complimentary
benefit TO their President, Mr. W. b Tsbo which takes
place at the Southern Museum tomorrow evening In
the Iron Chest Mr. Tebo will personate the character
Of Sir Edacgd Mortimer, and will be assisted by Mr.
Llewellyn HiYred, and Miss Sawyer Helen Mis-
Sawyer spoken Of young lady Of much talent and
beauty and it will be her first appearance here Mr.
Bs will be has hitherto DONE sustain the character
Of Irish gentleman 1t il expected that the enter
tainment will draw full house give very general and
particular satisfaction anreect much credit upon those
who get it up.
THEY HAVE CONE The far-famed Campbells.
he whose unrvaed songs and wit SO mapy
willing give their ears-have arrived 1t iswe
known that they comprise troupe Of the talented
and skifu singers and performers in the country and
among them is Mr.. Edward Kendall the greatest buge
player in the world and long known the leader Of the
celebrated Boston brass band They give their first con-
cert tonight Armory Hall and their opening will class
with the election in the list of the great events Of day
THE SUPPOSED MURDER CAsE-Wm Starr
arragned Saturday before Recorder Winter and
honoraby discharged The particulars Of this case have
already been published and it is necessary to more
than barely sllude to them On the ID of August box
shipped the steamer R. NJ. Jones' at this port,
marked merchandise While ascending the river an
offensive smell found to proceed from the box and on
opening it dead body discovered which buried
at Nine Mile Point
VIM. Starr arrested about ten days ago either
through false information received prehaps too
hasty eagerness to bring murderer to justice He
proved his examination Saturday that at the date
the body shipped he in smithland. KY and had
remained there for time afterwards An anonymous
letter. directed to the Recorder. read stating that
the person found in the box had died natural death
that tle body had been shipped for up the
country and that it had been done secretly in conse
luenoe of the aversion Of stesmboatmen to convey
freight Of that description.
Mr. Starts case is peculiarly hard one Arrested in
city where he stranger without the chance of
bail cast into prison and obliged lie there until he
could prove his innocence when in fact there neither
circumstances nor evidence against him (which by the
way is feature of the administration Of laws and
placed under imputaon which must injure his char
actr here and elsewhere in spite Of an honorable &C.
quttai he must feel himself deeply aggrieved But we
do not know that blame attach the officer who
arrested and entered the deposition against him He
was undoubtedly deceived in ID to the circumstances
which cast suspicion upon : e. We know the man
and can not believe that he mpelcd by any other
motive than desire to do his duty grounds he
proceeded on might perhaps be well calculated to
deceive
DESPERATE CHARACTER.-Two accusations
were made Saturday in the First District Police Court
against Henry Smith mate of the steamboat Louisiana
charging him with deadly assaults John Bannou en-
tered deposition to the effect that Smith knocked him
down and beat him aud afterwards attempted to throw
him in the river for the purpose of drowning him Thos
Deahunt also entered deposition against Smith charg-
ing him with making slungshot attack with murder
Gus intent in which he, Delahunt, much cut and
battered about the head and face Smith comes of good
family and we astonshed learn this lawess con
dueton his part He required give bond of 500
on each charge, to appear on the 18th
LARcENY.--Ann Thompson was arraigned on
Saturday last before Recorder Winter on the charge
having stolen fifty dollars from Michael Carroll on Gravier
street. The woman searched at the time Of her ar
rest and the money found secreted her arm She
was sent before the First District Court.
AssAuLTING AN OFFICER = VIM. Miller was
sent before the First District on the charge of hav
ing attacked and beaten officer Grvot in Dryades street