New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-19
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before. There was rain in the morning, clouds all
day, and sky of Novemberish zinc in the after
noon. The temperature was considerably cooler
than that of the previous day.
PRoGREsssG.-T laying of the square blocks
on Camp street was begun yesterday, in front of
our Office We hope the weather will hold up long |
enough to allow Messrs. Nicholson & Co. to finish
the job without further Interruption st. Charles
Magazine, Canal and Poydras streets, or the con- |
tractors and residents thereon, are alike anxious /
for an uninterrupted prosecution of the square |
block revolution.
POLICE DIFFIcuLTY.-Quite a breeze was raised |
around st. Charles street yesterday by one gentle
man giving another an awful thrashine. Both were
policemen: the thrashcd was a broker in police |
mems paper, such as orders in advance on the |
Treasurer for monthly salaries, etc., and the |
thrasher was man who had probably had some
dealings with the thrashed in his capacity as a
broker. At any rate, as the story went both were
policemen, and the difficulty between them was of
financial origin. The tlrasher was arrested.
DRowSED.-An unknown man fell into the river
at the foot of Marigny street. on Monday evening,
and was seen no more. His hat was recovered;
it is French silk hat, marked with the name
Emma
DEATH OF HoSoRA HIGGINs.-The Coroner yes
terday held an inquest on the body of Honora Hig-
gins, an Irshwoman % years of age, at her resi-
dence on st. Andrew street, between New Leyee
and Rousseau Verdict, intemperance. Honora
was once fair and lovely, and fra and Incorporate
as she was, in her downward career, had still
enough Of the woman about her to create jealous
les and strife among men, and fights and pistol
shootings of the fiercest character. Luckily no.
body was ever killed on her account, though seve-
raj have been wounded. Those who quarreled and
fought about her should now make friends since
she is dead and gone. ."
EXAMINATION OF THE FISHING PARTY.-T. S.
Commissioners Cou,t.-All hands appeared in
court at ii O'Clock yesterday attended by the
usual crowd. The prisoners, Col. Anderson, Capt.
Maury, Capt. Fayssoux and Capt Scott, all looked
bright and fresh as green bay trees. A deputy
marshal called the witnesses whilst counsel over
hauled and marked their books and arranged their
papers for the days fierce encounter. Everything
ahd everybody being ready the case proceeded.
Charles Reed .S,eorm.-Was on the Panther on
| the night of the Sd: on board when the party
| of men were taken aboard at the Powderhouse.
| Didn't know the four accused; couldn't remember
that they with the party, for he didn't know
them then, and the night was dark besides. The
men didn't appear to be under anybodys control.
All the conversation witness had with any of them
was to ask them to go away when they came
| about the pilot-hOuse: didn't hear any Of their
talk; saw no fishing tackle, though there might
| have been such in their carpet-bags; have been to
Pass rOutre often; there are two or three houses
| there-the boarding officers house, the telegraph
| house and one or two fishing huts. Can't say
| whether there were accommodations there for so
| or 100 men. There are many houses at Southwest
| Pass, chiefly the pilots houses; the other side
are five or six more houses, and the telegraph sta
fin,, hnr-a fho .6nnt-
| can't say that it is unusual for the towboats to
carry large crowds of passengers: they frequently
!! carry crowds of passengers up from ships Can't
| remember that it customary to stop on the
| way down to take crowds of men on board. Don't
know that the crowd in question had any provis-
ions: witness being all the time up in the pilot
house on the upper deck.
| Daniel Carroll s,rOym-1s engineer of the Pan
| ther; was on board when the crowd got aboard at
the Powder House, but being asleep at the time
did not see them get aboard first saw them when
went on duty at II O'Clock. Knew Maury and
| Anderson Witness never had any conversation
with any of the party; did not hear any of their
conversation; they did not appear to be under any
body's control. Didn't know any of the Captains
1 intentions; all he said to witness, was to tell him
| to fire up whenever he wanted steam. Saw the
| men at Pass fOutre; they were fixing up fishing
tackle and fishing. Don't know whether the party
| had provisions with them or not when they came
aboard but saw them eating next morning. 1t is
usual for towboats to carry large crowds of men
laborers to the coal yards and lighthouses, cmi-
| grants, etc. Witness never pays attention to the
character or purpose of crowds coming on board :
his place is at the engine and that all he attends
| to.
! James Murphy s,ro,m.-1s second engineer of
| the Panther and was on duty when the party got
aboard at the Powder House. Saw no fishing
tackle or provisions brought on board; there might
have been tackle in the carpet bags. Some had
carpet bags, some had canes, and some had nothing
| Witness recognizes Maury, Anderson, and Fayssoux
| as having been in the crowd. Heard none of the
IL tn ynffh fhnr1
was to ask them to trim boat, when they crowded
too much to one side going round to Southwest
Pass. The Captain never said anything to witness
about the destination of the boat. All he ever
| said was to fire up when he wanted steam.
Capt. Seleck s,corn.-Went down to the revenue
cutter with dispatches from the Collector to Capt.
Brushwood left here on Wednesday, got there on
/ Thursday. Heard of and saw the party at the
Southwest Pass. They numbered eighty or one
hundred and were opposite the telegraph station,
where they had tent. Do not know any of the
accused. not even by sight. Never went among
the men; was on the cutter all the time, and all
witness saw of them was from the cutter. Wit
| ness attention was continually directed to them.
There was nothing marked in their behavior, en-
cept raising flag with great deal Of ceremony.
Witness described the flag particularly.
Upon Mr. Miller asking witness to draw sketch
of the flag, Mr.. Mckay stated that that was unnec-
essary, as the flag was the free flag of Cuba a
present from Gen. Lopez to Capt. Marry. Mr..
Miller, however, wanted the witness drawing, and
it was furnished.
/ Examination yps,t,ned-Witness did see n man
walking up and down the wharf, near a hogshead:
he had something like stick gun; couldn't
say that he walked with military step; saw It all
through spy-glass. Heard the party on shore
shouting when they raised their flag; couldn't tell
the meaning of the shouts. The cutter was there
under orders not to let any vessel go to sea with
passengers from that place. 1t is not usual for
towboats to carry crowds of people down. but it is
usual for them to bring up big crowds from ships.
NJ. Wider .S,ro,m.-Is a Custom-House officer.
Was at Southwest Pass from the 2sth September
till the 9Th October. Saw the body ofmen encamped
there; they numbered n hundred, more or less
Passed through there telegraph business; did
not recognize the accused then, any of them, till
they came aboard the Kimball, on which boat wit
ness also came up. Heard none of the talk of the
men whilst on the boat. Had no talk with them a
the Pass only passed through there, as they were
on the telegraph wharf Mr.. Wells, the operator
was at the telegraph office; think Mr.. Fayssou!
was there, and that he was telegraphing something
but did not see him doing it. Was in the offic
about ten minutes; witness business was to tele
graph to the Collector about the crowd of me
being there. Did not tell Fayssoux and the other
there what his business was; the dispatch was i
writing. Had no talk with them. The only thin
said to witness was by Capt Rezean, who aske