New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-20
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YESTERDAY was another gloriously beautiful and

YESTERDAY was another gloriously beautiful and
delightfully."- pleasant day.
A SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR occurred yesterday
morning between two of the proprietors of the Loui
sana Courier Mr. NJ. Vernon and Capt ]. J. Bossiere.
A business difficulty was pending between them and
whilst Mr.. Vernon was in the Office of Judge Cotton,
on Exchange Alley, drawing up his memoranda for
suit at law Capt. Bossiere entered, and it is
ported to requested Mr. Vernon to step out to
private interview in the passage.
There high words were exehanged-the Captain
struck struck at Mr. Vernon with his fist the lat
ter jumped back and drew revolver the Captain
drew revolver and fred first and only once, his pis.
tol refusing to go off; Vernon commenced firing and
fired five shots, four of which took effect upon the
Captain, bullet entering his breast, another pass.
ing through the outer part of his face and the other
two passing through his left hand The shooting over,
the combatants cenched, and were struggling vio
lently, when parties in the Office separated them.
Mr. E. B. Cotton interfered before the shooting be-
gan, but had to jump aside to save himself. of
Capt Bossere afterwards rushed up stairs with q
pistol drawn but was prevented from doing harm.
Captain Bossere was taken to stones Hospital
where the wound in his breast found to bea dan
gerous one the other wounds being painful, but not
dangerous Mr.. Vernon was arrested by special off
Ger Farrell, and locked up at the Second District
guardhouse.
THE ANNIVERSARY of the Battle of Lexington, yes.
terday was celebrated by the Continental Guards in
their usual pleasant and jolly manner. They went on
target and dinner excursion to Carrollton, and had
splendid time. In the shooting the first prize, the
Lexington medal, was taken by W. Hodgkns, Jr, the
youthful marker of the company. The second prize,
the silver pitcher was taken by private E. Mcfarland
The third prize, the leather medal which the Cont
nentals always award to the worst shot in the COM
pany was won by distinguished member who gen.
orally vegetables in the ancient Third, and sometimes
oficiates as City Father. His innate modesty which
ever prompts him to avoid notoriety requires of us
that we withhold his name from any mention of his
shooting feat in these columns. The medal was pre-.
sented to him with all the humorous honors peculiar
to that part of the days ceremonies and wasreceiyed
and acknowledged with becoming pathos. The com.
pany got back with flying colors and full vests some.
where after dark.
A RENcoNTRE of the fistical kind occurred yester.
day forenoon in Commercial Place, between Capt. j.
| X. Duncan and Mr.. Laande Ferriere. After an ex-
change Of blows, the gentlemen were separated with
an express implied understanding that the matter
would be settled in formal manner, at some other
time and place. The collision was brought about by
an ill-feeng of nearly years standing. Such, at
any rate is the best report Of the affair could OBJ
tain. 1t created a great excitement in the alley
whilst it lasted.
RECORDER SUMMERS has not yet decided the ques
ton between himself and the French Consul Count
Mejan. By the following, sent to the Recorder yes
terday it will be that the other Consus sustain
the French Consul in the position taken by him:
NEW ORLEANS Anril ia 1870
We the undersigned foreign Consuls residing a
New Orleans, having read the annexed protest o
Count Mean, Consul of France against his arrest b.
the Hon. II. NJ. Summers, Recorder of the First Dis
trict, concur in the same, being an infringement 0
the privileges and rights of Consuls in direct viola
ton of the laws and Constitution Of the United State
and at variance with the treaties with the Unite
States and foreign countries as well as the exequatu
granted by the President of the United States to III
| tSigued) WIN. MORE H. B. NJ. Consul.
/ JUAN CALIEJON, Consul of Spain.
| AUGUSTUS REICHARD, Consul of Prussia
| JOSH. DEYNoODT, Consul Of Belgium,
, CHARLES MILLER got excited on Monday nigt
with liquor and " ran muck' on Front Leyee stree
, between Hospital and Barracks. He drew knit
cut at different people, slightly wounding several an
, finally gave Joseph Davis desperate and dangeror
; stab He was afterWard arrested and two of b