New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-08
gufaI SntfIIiaents.

IT CANE At Last, yesterday, and gladly was it /
welcomed. We mean the rain the blessed rain. With
thunder and lightning and fierce wind did 1t come in
the early afternoon and fresh and sweet was the
afterwards The houses looked clean and wideawake;
the grass and the flowers flushed up in their brightest
of colors and the trees shook their heads and fairly
laughed for joy. It the first rain since the 10Th
Of May, and that rain was mere sprinkle, after
eight or ten days drought. We feel glad that the
blessed rain here once more all have to look ont
for now is that it doesn't stay with too long, and
become the cursed rain. Another laundering dash
Of it came along last evening.
THE VICTORY Of the American party in Mondays
election was duly celebrated in different ways, for it
was blow 80 complete and overwhelming to the as
pirations of the formerly sanctied but now whining
and vtuperative Independents THAT ia, il their
organ be their fair exponent-that it would not have
been right to let pass without sort of jubiant
demonstration
An artillery salute Of Is guns awoke the echoes |
around Washington Square, Third District, in the |
evening.
At later honr, 3 large crowd Of the American /
party visited their Comptroller elect, Mr.. Duplessis
at his residence Burgundy street Hospital, to
congratulate him upon his victory. cordial welcome
was given, and backed by collation. worthy OF the
occasion. Speeches were made, and sentiments Of
all appropriate kinds flew bright and fast.
One gentlemen present remembered us OF the Cres-
cent in toast which be gave: To the Daily Cres-
cent-the voice of the American party in New Or.
leans" 1t was a compliment which we are vain
enough to think was deserved.
We heard of other jublations and fresacs in honor
Of the event Of the day but not being able to be
present everywhere at once, we are unable to offer
the details.
THE SUPREME COURT, we perceive, is rapidly draw
ing its labors to Close There will be more cases
argued before it until next November. large num-
ber Of decisions were read by the Judges yesterday
and on Monday. On Monday, on entering the Court
room, we were pleased to observe the Hon. Judge
Morgan, of the Second District Court, occupying
seat the bench, and delivering very learned and
interesting opinion in a suit. On inquiry Of mem
ber of the bar, we were informed that the law au-
| thorzed the Judges when they disagreed and stood
two to two-and the fifth Judge was recused on ac-
count Of interest or relationship to the partes-to
call in to their consultation any of the District
judges. Under this provision, Judge Morgan had
been selected to prepare the opinion of the majority
of the Conrt-an honor Of which, in humble judg
ment he acquitted himself with great ability and in
manner highly creditable to himself and the Court
The Supreme Court, we. learn, will finally adjourn
next week.
THE GROCERY of A. Parle, at the corner of St
Paul and Girod streets, was destroyed by fire, with
all its contents between and two o'clock yester
day morning. How it caught was not known.
THE FIRE at o'clock this morning was occasioned
by the burning of cigar shop on Circus street.
In Our REPORT, yesterday, of the shooting affair
between L. Mccall aud Charles Reeves, we gave an
erroneous account of the route Of the combat
Mccall ran from the corner of Carondelet and Per
dido, not down the latter, but down Carondeet to
Common down Common to st. Charles, and up ST.
Charles to the front of the hotel, where the thing
was stopped by Lieut. Dryden. The Lieutenant saved
Mccall from his pursuers only by drawing his owr
revolver and it not to arrest him as an offender
but to save him from DEATH that he took him to th
! lookup.
The Lieutenant sent for physician the first thing
on leaving him at the lookup; but before the phys
clan came, Chief Adams arrived, and sent him to th
hospital The Lieutenant deserves much credit TO
his action; aud yesterday Mccall Acknowledged
, thankfully that he owed his life to him. This wa
not the only case on Monday in which the police
ruled out of duty by the " election law" still d
brave service in quelng disturbances originating a
the polls
WE LEARN tuht ou Houuay, at COvlnBtOl over Tn
lake, drunken fellow named Irish Jimmy was sho
in the groin by man named Douglass and that yes
terday morning he died. The story is that grudg
had existed between them ; that Jimmy, when drunk
went to Douglass and offered to make up their diff
Guilty; that Douglass refused his profered hand; tina
Jimmy then said he could whip two men like him
and that Douglass tbereupon struck him, and drew
his pistol and shot him. Douglass is under arrest.
|
D JERRY BRIAN, an Irishman, employed near thu
Stock Landing in wheeling slaves from the fatboats
was killed by stroke of lightning during the storm
= yesterday afternoon. He had taken refuge with tw
t other men in shanty the landing. The other
J were badly shocked.
= FIVE BOYS who were padding up and down th
river in pirogue, last evening" at about O'Clock
t were capsized by the waves of job-boat whic
. passed near them The accident occurred nearly op
!. poste Poydns street. Three of the boys were see
clingng to the boat, by the gentleman who nforme
l. US of the accident the other two were supposed
be drowned.
i A. +. SMITH was arrested at the corner Of Leve
r and Emira streets, on Monday evening, q charg
of having shot German, no Swear and beate
Swear's wife. Officer Fl. Bachemn and Aguillar
# arrested him at Mrs. Swear's request. Smith, "
/. learn, acted only in sefdefence. He was assaie
|. by the Swears and crowd Of others, with bottle
# sticks, and other missiles, and drawing pistol b
fired at Swear, the bullet striking him the cente
of the forehead and glanclng under the skim towar
d the temple infictng painful but not dangerou
v wound. Mrs. Swear appeared before Recorder Long
q q to make her affidavit, yesterday whilst her husban
# remained at home in bed.
s SOME OF THE PROCEEDINGS connected with Nor
\ days election are to undergo judicial nquisiton be
}, fore Recorder Summers. Yesterday, upon affidavit
made by Gen. Lewis Superintendent of Elections
9 and his First Deputy, Mr. DeChoiseu, the followin
parties brought up before the Recorder Robel
. McNe alias Bob johnson; Policeman Jane
Boyle; and the man McMckle, who was seized O
Monday at the Common street poll, by Mr.. DeChosel
Il and band of g Extraordinary Deputies" and thru
into the Parish Prison, but, as we mentioned yeste
day, soon released through the action of Record,
t Summers
"a Gen. Lewis affidavit was that on election day b
a tween 10 and III O'Clock, at the third poll of Il
Seventh precinct, Basin street, between Girod ar
Julia, whilst in the discharge of his duty Superi
tendent of Elections, he was assaulted and struck
ir the back of the head with some blunt weapon, su
y posed to be metal knuckes, and knocked down, th
III whilst down, he beaten and kicked and severe
; bruised and injured by Robert Mcneil, one Jam
Boyle, and several other persons whose names