New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-18
NUMBER 81.
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6rCouncn report ON the eighfh ps4e..0s
1HE FOLLOWING were the gentlemen elected at tfI,
Wand meetings Of the Old Line Democracy On Mor
day hight, ss delegates 70 the State Convention a.
Baton Eouse First Precinct, II. Calido Second, N
Duncan5 Third, L. ". Lusk Fonrth, 8. Smith and
J. N Fosweil Fifth, J. L. McCauIey; Sixth, Addt
son Camrnack; Seventh, J. D. Foster Eighth, J. H.
Scott; Ninth, W. E. Stark TeBeh, Henry viguaud.
Eleventh, Ensae Lasere Twelfth, r. A. Bozopier :
Thirteenth, H. Marigny; Fourteessh, II. st. Paul !;
Fifteenth, J. .. Kerr; Sixteenth, sesthene Apdry !:
Beventeenth, Eighteenth, Naxtl,ev Brown !:
Nineteenth, z D. White; Twentie,E and Twenty.
Srst, Luge1euhl and Charles seuzsnean- Twenty
second, W. r. Miles, Twenty-third, John, B Cotton ;
Algiers, J. B. Emerson and Peter Ellarcy,
AN INTEREsTIss; IssvE BETWEEN THE Pbsss AND
THE STAGE was locked into yesterday by Assistant
Recofoer Munroe. An se1or, the professional .eyl
lain Of the Varieties theatrical Company. had
up the dramatic c7.tic Of 3 city newspaper on
charge Of having assaulted h5m with pistol threat
ened TO shoot him, and struck him with the pistol
charging him also with carrying concealed weapons
The affair took place at aboct two o'clock cn,the
morning cf the Sd instant, the open space in s.nt
OF tide CaFyolton Store, at Pbydsas market. At lis
urgent request, we omit the name Of the critic sod
that Of his paper; and doing this, we feel bound ID
play aaa delicacy to omit the name Of the acto.
also. We may take little more freedom with the
witnesses, who were not in any masner concerned in
the row.
large crowd was present at the examination, in.
clndlng the whole male winEof the spsps dramatique
OF the Varieties Theater. The pleasant faces and
portly forms Of Tom PlacIae and Mark Smith, and
the equally taking preseuces of George Jordan John
owens Dafenpors, briegs, Seton, Lesson, Seymour,
auo sne mss' 'noagn Iamhar 70 the Pnbilc as being
cone'nuaiiy concerned IN all sorts Of rows, troubles
auu vnanss 'a 'ne arches smge, Sill seemed to
sah.s'y aplscs IN ~nich tne feat troubles and vii
a'l,es u NE arc so constantly ia.d open and weighed
py Tue s"ofu ana scales OF justice. The greasy old
courtroon naa decdediy theatrical appearance,
and was unusually Interesting from the display of the
ao'ua. "un"a't.es Vi ~. o popular actors as wen
az 'nose ob snas generaly lnVsioe put mucn iels
cnatacer' newspaper critic. .a.
i"ool .he, 'seatricai iadies' Whona We need not
naule' "ere aiso summoned 70 court but as tney
aSe.eo 'nee Iosai ignorance OF tne Fow, they were
po'e's sea.eu W private roo1i' ana not brought up
'e,o'e 'ne e.eeoy ey.s " 'ne ''owu NJ court.
"as e.=e ~ "n'on pouy -aessea ac.or nad con
o'uueu :" WING s'atp"filng cF'slc 70 persona
uuu.ue, .c' lungs "fis'eh aug paosned' ane
- uen .ne es'''o, no' Husehps oa MS muscle,
.au "es 'he .'ssc lses WIN piece Oh that fancy
"nou - ~ popuisr WIN tasn OF All Glasses
"neu 'hey arasei on 'ne defensive wncn hardware
su oausea .ne is's 70 ana 70 appeal Tor sat
is'acon aua pfotec.on 10 the onna GODDESS as rep
teSehea oy nef iaitnlui aud impartial nigh priest,
Ass.s'ah. iseeofoef munroe'
Inc prosecuting actor was backed by Counsellor
sam Meyers whist the critic was defended by Coun-
senior harhears' Inc case being unusual If not un.
pteceden1ea IN TINS city, both lawyers were very ma
'ulaly chafseu 70 'ne orim ana tne size and unusu-
any aud ofamatic complexion OF the auditory
s"n'u,a'eu oosn :" eAef.ohs ana forensic displays
'ne hAe VI "nieu, as soiehny aVerred 10 us by the
VI 'ne COURT tney had never seen IN all
'ue.I eApes'ence'
we neeo no. Dc voiuminous IN our recital OF the
les''mony, f.an.,n 'oio now naVing taken socia
Guy VI oonee ~ .he uiarkee WIN fhiips, Inc coll
ne s'ar'eu " eave, wnen ne met defendant, and
"sneu ie" "o'uS VIII ia ano hoW' cflticlsing the
.i.' .,''oiss' ne accaseo MN OF no1 oelng CON
'en' ""h 5ine' anu WIN descending 10 personal
aouse' e'e.' now 'ha'' Notwithstanding ne had pro
oia',iieu n''ns7i1 unarnleo oeenuant 1efked per
suau.s anu gave nun oow WIN IL, shocking mis-
na' on' al Which, he Ju'hpeo oack ana mad nothing
" say VI w. hos expecting 10 pe met IN that
"hy anu how .ha', one evening subsequently, when
ne went in'o oohn McDonneis' back OF the theater,
uu so' o,ose ~ ue,ehaane' the iatter grabbed
po'tie anu caleu hlm ID scohhdrel. BENG asked
w aeenuau1 lawyer II ne ao nos prlae himself on
n' "s,'. NC iepneo no' 'nougn ne aio KNOW
sone.n.hs y, D'Ans'
fniiips' sne .".fnoy WIG was WIN paintln at the
.ns no'oeh.s Vi Tue meetlng' In
annet ia.ne' ~ ue'enoant-hearo delend'
anl say, oe. away " III Do" your mead on and
nsu.u p."u',n say, u,'afiheu' ne oeclareo that
pa'h''n hau no' peen .a'h'ng 70 MN ABOUT defend
anu before the acclden'ai encounter.
quiel young sentlelnan VINO was with defendant
a1 'he 'ie, 'esea as 10 tne fencounter, though he
cou'a no' give a 'ne aeta's' saw the Two step aside
10 SPEAK heafo piaihtin quote Burns, ;" q mans a
man. etc'; saw MS friend make pass, and saw
soneoouy ". ou. ol 'ne way ) ana that was about
aM eAcep' .h's, 'nat "'ter Tue rencounter, he met
ln..ps' anu TAXED tne matter over with him that
Ih,il'ps 'olu MN that Wniist ne aud paintlH were
'ahins toeir couee IN .he mafket they were talking
apou. oeenoah. anu 'la1 as tney rose TO leave, he
srnhps' saw ueenoah. ana sala 10 pialntifi' Here
ne - no"-'nis Is sooo cnahce 10 taik TO hlm."
MI. davenport 'es'lled tnat prior to the fuss, he
neafu piA'n'l say nc INTENDED 70 horsewn'p defend
ans He'ef 'oa 'hS " oe'enaan' I'LL alIef the meet