New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-21
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dozen transparcnccs, and two or three dozen men,
passed along Camp street. They all seemed (the
men, we mean) to be Very sick as they passed the
Crescent Office. Thinking they had been patron
izing picay,,ne coffee houses and bad oysters, we
paid no attention to their disgusting noises till we
heard them, Immediately afterward, hnrrahng for
two popular and weknown citizens, whom they
called Charley Dreux and Ben Harrison.
Wondering how the crowd could groan for us Of
the Crescent and hurrah for old friends, Dreux
and HARRISON. in the same breath we took the
trouble to walk out and see who the noisy ones
were. We were much relieved upon finding that
the two or three dozen men were mostly boys, and
drunken boys at that, following WIN. Wilson, Esq,
alias Red Bill, around town to acquaint the public
with the fact that the " Independent American T"
party was still in spasmodic state of existence.
Finding that it was only Red Bill and his crowd
we became satisfied and gratifed.
The groans of that crowd should they pass the
Crescent office again, will be sweet music to our
however, if they respect themselves, ought to take
prompt measures to stop Red Bill and his crowd
from holding them up to public ridicue, by hurrall
ing for them in the streets when they go round on
a drunken froc.
ESAMISATIoS OF THE FISHING PAETY = q. s.
Ios0n,issioaer's LosHt.-Fers' was resumed
before Mr.. Lnsher yesterday, Or rather court was
opened to resume it. The much talked Of witness
for the Government, Wells, telegraph operator at
the Southern Pass, not having arrived, and Mr..
Lushcr announcing that it would be impossible for
him to be present till the next day, (ts day) Mr..
Miller declined introducing any other Witness and
in consequence the court adjourned till to-day.
The absence of Mr.. Wells has cogged the proceed
ings till it has become suspense and for the sake
OF public tranquility, we hope he will lie on hand
to-day, with his great developments, whatever they
may be- ..M am...m @M.. a... .m.M..0.@ mMmMaM..
| Government, it appears, is 50 anxious to make
something out Of the alleged ibusters, that it
not wait for the Commissioner to get through with
his share of the work. On Wednesday, before
the Commissioner opened court, Judge McCaleb
| opened his court for short session, in which the
| following gentlemen were sworn in as Grand Jurors
of the IT, S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Louisiana:
| j. w. Arthur. foreman; r. r. Walker, Jos. G..
| Greve, J. NJ. Savage, J. Ellis, Vim. Wallace NJ A.
Tarleton, J. w. Tut, E. H. Farchd, +. Parmele,
g. W. Logan, Chas. II. Lee, s. A. Kingsland, W. j.
Dewey Eneas Smith and Ig. Caulficld.
Judge McCaeb then delivered to the jurors a
very lengthy and elaborate charge, relative to the
reported expedition for the invasion of Nicaragua.
After laying down the substance of all the acts OF
Congress bearing on the subject, he said: -
1t becomes your duty, then diligently to inquire il
any person has, within the territorial jurisdiction OF
this court, that is to say, within limits of the Eastern
District of Louisiana, begun set foot, or pro
yided or prepared the means Of any military expe-
dition enterprise, to be carried on from thence
against the territory or dominions Of any foreign
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4 with whom the United States are at peace;" fol
all persons offending deemed by the law to
| be guilty Of high misdemeanor, and upon convic
ton would be subject to fine not exceeding three
thousand dollars and to Imprisonment for not more
than three years In the discharge Of your duty
you will bear in mind that there are none so hum
BILE or so exalted, as to be able to claim exemption
from responsibility for violation Of the law anC
the obligation imposed upon you by your oath
calls for the exercise of diligence, impartiality
firmness and decision.
Much excitement has been created in our coun
try and especially in the Southern section of Oul
country, for some time past, by reports of con
templated expeditions or enterprises to be carried
on against the Government and Territory of Mica
ragua and this Court has had its full share of thu
labor and responsibility in the examination ant
trial of cases wherein persons have been charged
with beginning or setting on foot military eNpe
dition designed for hostile invasion of that coun
try. Within few days past other persons hav,
! been arrested upon charge of being engaged il
an expedition of a similar character. They arr
now undergoing an examination upon the charg
before Commissioner OF the United States. Blu
the action of the Commissioner cannot forestal
, the examination which you, as Grand Jury, ma,
institute-which you are bound to insttute-
order to ascertain how far the evidence will just
the presentation of bill of indictment against tn
parties implicated in the charge. To perform sat
isfactory the important duty which devolves upol
you will be difficult in the extreme, because of tn
caution and concealment usually observed by per
sons who deliberately engage in such unlawful en-
terprises.
; That various preteXts and evasons should b
resofted to for the purpose of concealing the rea
design of parties who mediate violation of til
laws of the land, may reasonably be expected
Such persons are well aware that a bold and opel
avowal of their plans would inevitably prevcn
their execution. These plans are laid in secret
Every acts covertly performed, or shrowded unde
some plausible plea that may effectually concea
the real intention. The suspicious of public iustic
must be lulled and the vigilance and activity of it
| ministers must be bafled by every means whlc
human ingenuity can devise. When the citize
ceases to feel g proper reverence for the law whc
he has deliberately formed design to violate il
=. solemn injunctions, he will not be scrupulous i
relation to the means he may adopt to eule il
r penalties.
The Grand Jury at once set about investigator
the charge against Messrs. Anderson, Maury, Fay:
SIOUX, Scott ct all and were at work yestcrda
raking up testimony and sending after witnesse.
So the Fishing party are actually passing throug
S the United States Commissioners Court and tn
V United States District Court at one and the sam
n time
c Judge McCacb's explanation, that the action
the Commissioner cannot forestall that of the Gran
jury is doubtless correct enough; but the circun
i stances of the U. S. Commissioner and the U. s
Grand Jury proceeding separately against the sam
parties at the same time, will strike all as an OF
dity. Government is determined to spread itse
this time, and if possible render itself terror
its own people no matter what the trouble or CO.
, may be.
. BADLY Standardization 6 and I o'clock la
i evening, row took place among a lot of Irshme
in the Fulton Exchange, at the corner of Giro
and Levee streets. In the melee, one of the part
, named VIM. McDonough, was stabbed in the throa
f breast and one of his wrists. When brought
the lookup he was so weak from loss of bloc
/ that he was not expected to live. He was at ono
sent to Charity Hospital. He could not tell, NJ
: could anybody, who stabbed him.
Since writing the above we learn that Office
Montague and Somers arrested John Thomas, al
Bill Roberts, alias John Lee, as the man wi
stabbed McDonough. Henry Woolfkeld, propri
, J., tor of the coffee house, Samuel Nagle and Jol
u French, were also arrested as Witnesses Woo
5 keld, it was reported, jumped over his count
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