New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-08
THURSDAY MORNING. sEPTEME
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rHURsDAY MORNING, sEprEMBER 8, 1859.
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BY white men, certifying that this that free negro
is native Of this State, and entitled to remain here
under the recentlyenforced law on the subject.
We have this from good authority: A free negro,
who was born slave in Kentucky was emancipated,
and came to this city, had been in hot water some
time about establishing or trying to establish his
claim to reside here. gentleman of this city, who
has known him from his BIRTH and who rather likes
him. was much bothered by him, and went to much
trouble in his behalf but, finding that he could not
honestly get him residence here dropped the case.
day or two since, this negro went to this gentle
man friend in high gee, shaking paper from the
Mayors Office, declaring him, on the oath of two
white men, to be native Of this State, and beyond
the reach of the new law. He stated, in high
humor that another free negro had taken him to two
white men whom he never saw before, and that upon
paying them $25 each they went before the Mayor
| with him and swore that they knew him to be q
| native Of this State!
Another case we heard of was that of free-negro
woman who went to gentleman in great distress,
and begged him to lend her $3.50. Upon bis inquir-
ing what the trouble was she stated that under the
new law sbe was not entitled to reside in the State
but that she knew two white men who would swear
her through before the Mayor for $75 each.
THE ExAMrNATIoN of Lieut. Dryden and officer
ou Vic SAAiSSS PiSiehiSu Wy 0onloS DoJsOt
was concluded yesterday. The testimony was simply
rehash Of that given before the Recorder, being
chiefly in reference to the character Of the witnesses
Banker Weaver and Porter, who had sworn against
Boyle. 1t is not worth while to fatigue readers
with republication Of the rehash. The Mayor re-
served his decision. - s-
THE GREAT CRICKET MATCH between the Crescent
City and Pelican Clubs takes place at the Deachaise
| n Go Tbo mir ato ho p;tob obnd ou
arrival of the II o'clock cars. multitude of people
will be the ground and the greatest afternoons
sport of all may be expected. The polite Invitations
we have to be present, will be honored if possible
JOHN Cook AND GEORGE LOGAN, free colored,
have petitioned for their liberty by habeas corpus.
They belong to the crew Of the ship Elizabeth Ham.
lton and the arrival Of the ship were, under the
new law relative to free negroes sent to prison. there
! to remain till the ships departure.
In praying for the writ to Judge Hunt, of the
First District Court they aege they part Of the
crew of the ship Elizabeth Hamilton, bound from
/. New York to this port and back to- New York, or
any port in Europe. That they shipped for said
voyage but their tarrival at this port were lille.
gally arrested and imprisoned without warrant or
authority Of law. That they have committed no
crime or oense known to the statutes Of this State
That for many years past they have been engaged as
sailors in the same trade and have always heretofore
given bond as the law directs to depart in the same
vessel in which they arrived and ready to do the
same new. That they are bound by the terms o
their engagement to give their undivided time to the
discharge of their respective duties board, vel
as while sailing.
s They further allege that the act of 1859, undel
which their arrest made, is in contravention ani
violation of the Constitution Of the United States ant
the treaties and acts of Congress regulating com
merce between foreign nations and the several State
of the Union, aud is in violation of every principle
of law and justice. Realtors aver that they are lille
gay imprisoned and deprived of their constitutions
rights and liberty and that if they have committed
an nfracton of our penal law of this State they
entitled to trial by an impartial jury and that the
are now imprisoned in the Parish Prison Of this cit
without the judgment Or decree of any court of Law
J, or equity of this State.
,e The writ prayed for issued and made returns
BILE at O'Clock yesterday. When the case came ur
Judge Hunt had decided to rule it out of his Cour
as not properly coming within his jurisdiction.
We understand the opinion to be largely prevalen
that the new negro law is unconstitutional, and wi
not stand any great length of time.
Four MEN, named W. H. Curtis, Joseph Powell
Charles Pollok, and Charles Jeffrey, arrived yeste
day morning on the ship Ashland, from Bordeau,
- consigned as prisoners to the u s. Marshal, by tt
American Consul at Bordeaux. Curtis and Powell
: who are sailors, are charged with having murdere
m fellow-sailor on board the ship Orphan, on ht
passage from New York to Nantes; Pollok and Je
frey mate and carpenter were sent along wtnesse
all the parties were forwarded to Bordeaux by IL
J, American Consul at Nantes, and by the Consul
Bordeaux shipped to this country. The name Of Il
sailor murdered has not yet been reported. The e
all animation will soon take place before the u s. Coz
c. missioner, Mr.. Lusher.
be W. F. GouRAuD, mate Of the ship Moses Taylor,
complained Of by Capt n Y French, of the said shi
as having stolen six gallons Of brandy, valued at s.
n out of two casks in the ships cargo, whilst at sc
during the last voyage of the ship from Bordeaux
n this port. The casks broken were consigned
Messrs V. l. E. Maignan. A warrant has been issu
for Gouraud's arrest by Mr.. Commissioner Lush
:. before whom the complaint was made.
ROBERT ROBERTSON, o sailor, was wounded vest
day afternoon at the Greentree cofee-house, in
for latin street. He was struck on the left side of
face, under the eye, with some heavy, blunt inst
and ment, by some man known to him. He was hurt /
me. enough to have to go to the Charity Hospital
'as A MAN DowN Town got out OF cool scrape
. an unc0mmonly cool way tne otner oay' RAISING
ice.house, where he was well known, he said
wanted a little ice to take home. The ice man s
he would send it home to him, and asked him h
much he wanted. He said just a small quantity
his family wasn't large and didn't need much; 9
then he went on home.
nc Owning the house he lives in, and having moth
else to do he had for some days been repairing
u.s. painting it, As soon as he got home, he exchanl
his clean clothes for dirty old suit he kept for
purpose, and taking his ladder and paintpot, W
ahead painting the front of his house. After Ii
En- while came trotting along dray with an 1rshu
Red and huge block of ice on it fulsized block,
rnS imported The Irishman stopped and asked if
cd - lived there. The painter, who had expec
. about fifteen cents worth of ice, was appalled, at
sight of the block and noticing that the Irishn
by his manner OF speech, mistook him for work.
hicb not staying there, be replied, No, Mr.. -
kept doesn't live here"
with "Be jabers, an that's mistake said Patr
unfurling his written direction, and looking at it
at the house +" sure there's the number have
rk. and it must be the place." "We, maybe 1t
. said the painter, daubing away; 81 don't be
Is. o here, and don't know anything about it," Pat
got off the dray to go and knock at the door, but
'ens painter stopped him, saying It's no use knock