New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-10
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MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10. 1883.
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MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1859.
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TIE WEATHER got into GOODNESS on Saturday
tight, and yesterday woke up with chill A brisk
,oreaster kept up the GOODNESS, notwithstanding the
un at day and the moon at night covered the earth
With q golden lustre melloved by an Indian sumner
,aze The dust in the streets Is becoming intolera-
,!e The poet who writ, The rain it raineth every
lay" might have been saying good thing OF the
lime but the poetry of the preserved expression is
completely ruined, just now, by It's immeasurabe dis
.lnce from the truth.
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF THE Sons OF LOU
members of this Association celebrated
their third anniversary yesterday. They turned out
in great force and the day being fine and the streets
dry, made brilliant and most imposing appearance
The procession was formed at Perfect Union Hall,
on Rampant street. Mr.. E. Fsgot led the way as
Grand Marshal, with his aids, consisting Of Messrs
F. B. Hernandez, f. NJ. Crozat, E. Toledano, p B.
Boisfontaine N. A. Lambias, j. Gros c. W. gilbert.
son, A. Abadie and A. Raymond. There were two
DIVISIONS, each headed by music and the national
coiofs, aad between was long line of carriages
occupied by the veterans of rs and invited guests
The banner OF the Association was beautifully deco
rated in floral way and after it Tin the frat divis
ion) followed the President, Secretary and other
officers, and the members The procession was about
three squares in length. How many men were in it
we did not ascertain. 1t wound it's majestic length
through the principal Streets going as far down as
Louisa street in the Third District and as far up as
lafayette Square in the First District. During the
march therelwas cannonfring at Washington, Jack.
son and Lafayette Squares, whilst, in compliment to
the Association the stars and stripes were unurled
to the breeze in different parts of the city.
Returning to the hall, the procession formally was
at an end. But large number remained in the pro.
cession and accompanied the President, Mr. De La.
barre, down to the Third District At vaIenca's new
house, the Third District Exchange" formerly the
lookup on the railroad) plentiful supply OF refresh
ment was in waiting, and properly went its destiny
Mr.. De Labarre made brief speech, appropriate Il
the occasion, and was responded to by one Of tn
guests, Mr.. Leon Vllegas, of the Iberia Benevolen
Association. Toasts and compliments of the usua
agreeable and raternal kind were circulated freely
and at the final dispersion, all departed satisfied.
Including, as it does, SO many hundreds Of th
natives Of Louisiana, and men Of different profession
and situations iu life, the Benevolent Association
the Sons of Louisiana is body whose power in goo
work, in keeping up spirit Of real brotherhood ant
practical charity, and in cultivang and strengthen
ing the better elements of human nature is second
no organization in existence. The Association ha
done and is doing much good, and promises to COZ
tnue in its noble and prosperous career for man.
long years to come.
DEATH OF MAJOR ELLIS Major Robert Ellis sue
cumbed to the insidous destroyer, consumption, o.
Saturday morning, and departed this life at the ag
of thirty years. he was brave and gallant mar
whose heart was courage and whose soul was ch
| valry. He was prominent man in the Cuban inva
| sion under Lopez and in the Nicaragua war unde
Walker taking foremost rank in different hot er
| gagements, and winning honorable scars. But 70
his ailing he would have Joined the recent Nicaragu
expedition, which was SO unhappily thwarted. H
went down to bis death quietly and uncomplaningly
having no fear Of the monster which he had go ofte
faced in its more terrific forms. Better men tina
Bob Ellis seldom die. We knew him well, and spea
feelingly.May be rest well.
| AN ELEGANT CHEvAL1BR.-A man giving b
name as H. johnson was arrested on Saturday nigt
in brothel on Cont street by special officer Bo.
Ian. He was charged with swindling the clerk Of Il
steamer Lizzie Simmons, on the recent and first tr
of that steamer down the river, by giving him dra
for $50 on the firm of Fl. g. T. johnson l. Co. in th
city $40 for passage Of himself and wife from Mer
phis, and $40 for money borrowed. The officers
the boat finding upon arrival, that there was no SUI
firm in the city as H. Il. 7. johnson Il Co., trar
ferred the draft to the police. with description
Il. johnson and wife. Boyan was entrusted with q
ferreting in this case. Naturally supposing that d
wife of such gentleman might be something lie
than wife, be visited the different public abodes
such ladies at house on Cont street, found ne
and young and handsome arrival just from up tt
river; went there several times, and at last Gang
his gentleman, and locked him up.
johnson, as he calls himself, is perfect gentlem
in personal appearance dress and style Of speech
man that Byron might admire, il he lived. II
police opne that he has been regular winter visit
here, under different names. He admits that he b
visited the city frequently, but denies that be "
ever before arrested. We saw him in his cell Ia
night, and wondered how man so handsome, wi
his neatly trimmed hair, whiskers and moustact
and his elegant dress of broadcloth, beaver, pate
leather immaculate shirt and vest and mouse color
kids would be able to extricate himself from his pc
ton honorably. He curled his lip at the idea of bel
arrested for $50, which he said he would think I
) thing OF spending in an hour, if he had plenty
money, and which be said he could raise in half
hour if at liberty; frankly admitting that be issu
the draft which the officers of the Lizzie Simmc
and the police pronounce false and fictitious.
A TRAGIC AFFAIR occurred in the Second Distri
about o'clock yesterday morning. Arthur Guer
> Policeman Poole, and Sergeant Macias, were
stabbed by John Carr, sailor who recently came
this city on the ship Vision and in his turn Carr
t shot and drowned. These are the particulars Of
affair, as nearly as we could obtain them:
At about II o'clock, q petty dispute took place
tween Carr and Guern and another man, in Arc
Murphys coffeehouse, on Gallatin street. Cue
passed his finger across Carr's nose, in token of
contempt, and left. About two hours afterwa
Il Guerin went to the Vegetable Market with won
and had coffee. As they turned the corner of Ga
tin and Barracks streets, Carr, who was stand
y close behind the corner, sprang at Guerin with
!, saying word and plunged knife into him. Cue
e shouted and fell Carr ran up Gallatin street,
t, Guerin's woman pursued, screaming murder and c
ing the police.
Carr turned down Hospital street, aud when at
corner of Front Levee, Policeman Poole stepped
to seize him. but before he could do so, Carr plum
~ his bloody knife into him and continued his fiji
down Front Levee street. Poole fell as soon
stabbed, but made noise enough to bring up OF
police among whom were Sergeants Arroyo Q
ID Macias. Poole told them that the man who stabl
to him was stranger to him, but described him
wearing glazed cap, blouse, and white pants.
The officers went down the levee, and at B
~ uo.I-, ,troot +bev found a man answering Pool