New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-22
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE %, 1859.
&otal gnteIligtntt.
IT RAINEp yesterday as usual.

Patricks Church IL at last ornamented with hand
some iron street railing In front. Lafayette Square
ia being shaved of its superfu0us grass. Dan Busby
continues to hartshorn all sleepy oafers found in the
Square. The "Story Building" the magnificent
iron structure at the corner Of Camp and Common
streets, (the future store OF Alfred Munroe & Co..
begins to receive its finishing touches the painters
yesterday began laying on the white. The bathing
in the Lake is very pleasant just now, and great
numbers go down to enjoy it, particularly by the
Pontchartrain road. Peaches, melons and the like
are becoming abundant and reasonably cheap. The
red ants, and other insects fostered by the damp
weather, are getting to be dreadful nuisance in
different parts OF the city. If the weather be fair
tomorrow afternoon there will be white game of
racket at the ground in the Third District. There
will also be rehearsal at cricket by the new Pelican
Club, at their field on Louisiana Avenue This after.
noon, we may add, the Crescent City Club are to
play cricket match at their ground in Jefferson
City. Sans saloon on St. Charles street, has gone
into summer quarters The only drinking saloons now
open in and around st. Charles street. are Proctors
the Masonic Arms, Coffee John g, Soda McCloskeys,
the Jenny Lind, Strongs, Dick Murphy's the Phoe-
nix, the Tattersalls the Age, Santnis, Holt's the
st. Charles, the Orleans, the Ruby, the Union and
some half dozen others. The times are getting dull.
sure.
THE CRESCENT CITY CRICKET CLUB have our
thanks Tor their polite Invitation to us to be present
at their match to be played this afternoon at the De.
lachaise ground. We shall attend with pleasure IL
possible.
OUR QUESTIONS, propounded yesterday, on the
subject OF fugtives from justice and the habeas cor.
pus act, have drawn forth communication, giving
iull legal explanation of the matter. We will en-
deayor to find room for it tomorrow.
MIR. DuPLEssIs, the Comptroller elect, being duly
qualified yesterday entered upon the duties of his
Office. Mr. Theard received and welcomed him form
ally in the presence Of all connected with the office,
and guests from the city Offices Some friends having
made heavy donation of champagne for the ocea-
sion, it was properly christened. To the welcome
| offered by Mr.. Theard. Mr.. Dupesss responded
briefly and with feeling. Other gentlemen present
spoke in manner worthy of the occasion. The fol-
lowing was the address made by Mr. Theard to Mr..
Duplessis:
Mr.. Dupesss, it is with the greatest satisfaction
that according to the provisions of the city Charter
transfer to you the important Office of Comptroller
OF this city to which you have been elected lately by
the vote of our fellowctizens. No better selection
could have been made, as know of no one worthier
than you of that trust and am sure that in the ac-
comPlshment of the high duties which, from this
day, deVoye upon yon, you will give full satisfaction
to the public at large at the time that you will
realize the most sangnine expectations of friends
Allow me to add that towards that end you will be
powerfully aided and seconded by the active, ntelli-
gent and trustworthy employees that you find in this
Office, and whom avail this opportunity of highly
recommending to YOU"
GREAT COMPLAINTS were rife about the Coroner
yesterday and the day before, in the vicinity of
Leyee and Elmra streets, Third District. Early on
Monday morning the body of drowned man was
found in the river and brought ashore the foot of
Elmira street. The body laid there all day and all
night, and nearly all day yesterday, sckening the
neghbors with its stencil. We are informed that the
Coroner was notified of the body being there on Mon.
day morning There must be some mistake about it,
We cannot understand how he would knowingly
allow decaying body to remain unburied so long in
populous part of the city, during such hot weather
| as we now have.
CHARLES BLANCHARD was arrested yesterday, by
detective officers lsard and Farrell He is the same
young man who, two or three years ago, whilst EN-.
ployed as book keeper in the establishment of Manuel
Blessy, on Magazine street, embezzled some SIT 900
| and absconded to Havana. He was then followed by
Mr. Blessy, who found him in Havana, and succeeded
in recovering $4,000 of the money from him. Re.
GENTLY Blanchard returned to this city and by means
of some old letters of recommendation he had saved
obtained employment as assistant book keeper in the
banking house of Jacob Barker. He was arrested at
his desk in the bank and taken before Assistant Re.
corder Munroe. Mr.. Blessy, being apprised of the
arrest appeared and made affidavit of the embezzle.
ent and the Recorder sent the accused to prison to
be examined on the 2Sth inst. Blanchard is un.
changed in appearance, save that he has haggard
and careworn look His story to the police was that
he would never have returned to New Orleans, but
for promise made by Mr.. Blessy to him in Havan a.
when he gave up the $1,000, that he would not prose
cute him in the event of his return home 1t is hard
to imagine how the young man could return to the
city with such responsibility hanging over his head
| and deliberately engage employment in banking
| house.
| A STEAMBOAT ROBBERY was perpetrated yesterday
morning The state-room of passenger on board
the steamer D. f. Kenner was entered at o'clock.
(he passenger being at the time in the wash room
and robbed of gold watch and chain, with locket,
gold pencil, and pocketbook containing $40 or s45
So we find by complaint entered on the boo of the
| Chief of Police
| The RESIDENCE of Mr.. H. r. Given, at the corner
| of Nayades and Jackson streets, was entered by
thieves on Saturday night last. The rascals carried
away fancy worl1-box containing $95 in money, a
ladys porte-monnae containing $l5 or $40, and
| ladys line gold fObchan and locket A liberal re.
ward is offered for the recovery of the articles.
| A VALUABLE SILVER GOBLET was stolen on Satur.
day last from the residence of Mr.. I. B. Hart No.
l95 Canal street. 1t had on it an inscription, in
cluding the name of member of Mr.. HIS family.
| Ten dollars reward is offered for its recovery.
JOHN QUINN, lad of fourteen, was drowned on
Monday, whilst bathing in the river at the foot Of
Nuns street, Fourth District The body was not re.
| covered.
JOSEPH scHoEMMER, young German, was taken
to Charity Hospital on Monday by the Third District
police. He hurt his back badly by falling cut of &
tree in the rear of the McCarty plantation.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT Judge Hunt Charles
Sancho and Louis Francisco were tried yesterday for
counterfeiting and for having counterfeit coin in
their possession withintent to utter it. Sancho was
found guilty, and Francisco was acquitted. There
| was no other business of Importance.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURr.-The following ac-
cused parties were yesterday discharged: James
Curry, suspected Of having stolen goods in his pos
session Pat Shanahan, charged with extorton-no
prosecution John Edmonds. charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses; and Madame Joe,
charged with brick-batting Catherine Rutledge.
John Daily, for wicked assault upon Andrew j.
Knight upon the levee. was required to furnish SO
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