New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-20


tatory Address, BY Master G. J. Hartnett " Speak
Gently" by Miss Harriet Leopold; The Great
West" by Master Benjamin Abertson +" Footpri nts
Of Genius" by Miss Isabelle Q. Smith The Ameri.
can INDIAN by Master W. P. Brewer: There ia no
Royal Road to Learning" by Miss Georgana Dirker
La Fol lEsperance ct Ia Charlie" by Miss Mary NJ.
Pettiss; "Le Passage de rHomme dams la Yie," by
Master Il. J. Nather Z" What the World Thinks and
Says" by Miss F. E. Pattson; Louisana-her
Past, her Present, and her Future by Master c. o.
Lewis; " 1t is Morning Yet" by Miss Mary N. Kop.
man; Philosophical Essay on the Dog" by Master
F. w. Goodwin; Dialogue-as scene from the " Pick.
wick Papers," by Masters Sawyer, Lewis, Brewer,
Brevard McCants, Albertson and Goodwin +" Fare.
well to the Graduates, by Master T. Mount; Part
ing Tribute" by Miss Amanda Smith ); 4" Valedic-
tory" by Miss Rebecca Neelly Vaedictory," by
Master 7. W. Sawyer; and Address to the Graduates
and Delivery of Diplomas, by W. S. Mount, Esq,
President of the Board Of Directors.
The graduates were stationed in two rows, boys and
girls alternately and presented fine appearance as
they listened to the parting gratulatons of Mr. Mount
We should state that the exercises opened with
prayer by the Rev. Bishop Polk and closed with a
benediction by the Rev. 7. R. Markham.
The following are the namas of the graduates !:
Misses Georgeanna Dirker, Frances Marion Jackson,
Mary Macarthur Kopman, Harriet Leopold, Rebecca
Neely, Frances Elizabeth Pattison, Mary Margaretta
Pettiss, Isabel Quirk Smith, and Eliza Kate Wing
nine girls. Masters Benjamin Abertson, John Gayle
Brevard, William Reale Brewer, Zachariah James
Dowty, Frank Wills Goodwyn, Casear Joseph Hart
nett, William Douglas Henderson, Charles Uncas
Lewis, Robert Young Livingstone McCants, Henry
Joseph Mather, and Talbot Wright Sawyer-eleven
boys
UNCLE DAN BUsBY, the veteran policeman, and
guardian of Lafayette Square, has hit upon an ad-
mrable device to get drunken seepers out of the
Square without trouble. he carries bottle of harts
horn in his pocket and whenever he catches greaser
snoozing the benches, or in the grass, gently un
corks the bottle and applies it to his The first
sniff generally brings sleeper up standing if he is
puzzled, or bothered to know what started him so,
Dan gives him another smell, and that is sure to
bring him round and set him to travelling Dan has
been transforming the sleepers for over week, and
has not failed of success in solitary instance 1t is
funny enough to see the old looking around for
sleepers and his operations upon finding them.
HENRY KELLER WAS SHOT AND KILLED at half.
past eight o'clock Saturday evening, at the Ohio
Exchange corner of Julia and New Leyee streets of
him is painter named George K. Burrows, some
times called New York Jack.
The Coroner did not hold his inquest yesterday
owing to the difficulty Of securing witnesses. It viii
be held to-day. The postmortem examination
though, was made yesterday by DR.. Graham. Death
found to have been caused by pistolshot wound
in the right breast, the bullet, or several attened
buckshot wrapped in rag, entering between the
third and fourth ribs and penetrating the heart
Keller lived about half an hour after being shot
Burrows fled after doing the deed, but was caught
and lodged in the lookup by officers Burton ant
Bailey. Keller was o native of Bavaria, and abou
forty years OF age
The stories of the affair vary somewhat. The fol
lowing is the straightest story we could hear: Bur
rows, after taking supper there, went to get his hat
which he had laid down with handkerchief and
small sum of money in it (; but the hat and its con
tents were gone, and another hat in its place S
, Burrows said, at least. He asked Keller about hi
hat; Keller told him that was his own hat that b
had Burrows said it was not and Keller called him
!, liar, and struck him.
Burrows left but after while returned and agai
inquired for his hat. Keller, it is stated again qua
, relied with him, and, finally, called him liar an
struck him again. Burrows then drew his pistol an
, shot him, and afterward endeavored to escape.
) THE KITCHEN attached to Capt. Cloes' residence
on Third street, between Constance and LAUREL wa
, somewhat damaged by fire at halfpast one o'cloc
yesterday morning. The cause of the fire was nc
3 ascertaned.
JOHN SEAMAN, a native of Ireland, about 35 year
of age, died suddenly on Saturday, at the Wabas
, House corner of Julia and New Levee streets. Th
Coroner investigated yesterday, and returned We
dict of death by apoplexy, caused by intemperance
e THE CORONER held an inquest, on Saturday. on til
body of Jean Baptiste Loesher, a lad about eigh
years old, who was drowned in the Carondelet canal
! opposite Demoruele's lumber yard. Verdict acc
dentaly drowned.
BILL WILSON, or Britton, q longshoreman had on
of his legs broken in two places Saturday mor1
!, ing, by eask of claret falling upon him whilst
work in the hold Of the ship G.. Bell lying opposit
Hospital street.
THE RECORDERS Courts. - Assistant Recorde
Munroe on Saturday held Frederick Ackerhausen fo
t examination on charge of having choked, knocke
down, beaten and kicked Henry Knelmann, on tn
l4th instant, at their joint residence No. so 81
Thomas street. James Curry was held on charg
} of having stolen goods in his possession. Jane
] Baker, for Furnishing Mary Ann Cochran with brick
bats and saucer, was put under good behavo
, bonds. j. NJ. Usher gave bail not to disturb J.
! Knox any more. Caleb Leonard and Jas. Strong
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! 9TH prox.; charged by Lieut.. Dryden with hayin
offered to sell quantity jewery recognized as ha,
ing been stolen in Shreveport some time last winter
bail required, $500 each. Patrick McGrain an
wife, charged with threatening to destroy Lieutenan
Dryden's property were dismissed at the Lieutenant
request.
Recorder Wiltz had before him one Auguste LOT
cas-, alias John Walker arrested by Lieut.. Gastnel a
\ fugitive from justice in Georgia. charged there wit
murder. He was locked up to await hearing.
Recorder Long had before him Mrs. Kearns. Sh
was charged with offering rotten sour-crout for sal
t in the Port Market and refusing to remove it whe
ordered by Commssary Bachemin, and abusing tina
officer in the most horrid manner. The Recorde
talked to her like a father, and being as she was
3 woman let her of upon payment of fine of s2t
n Jean Marie, for keeping some sort of public nu
ance at the corner Of Craps and France streets,
for having to be sent for by attachment, was ais
+ mildly talked to and asked $25. Antoine Regaut
who was rescued from the river at the foot of Ma
, rigny street (haying fallen jumped in whilst Ii
. boring under an attack of Insanity was sent to tn
Insane Asylula.A
Recorder Adams had his usual large amount
e nothing to do.
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