New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-26
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YESTERDAY was dark, warm day, with lazy
rain in the afternoon and at night. The mud manu-.
facture progressed beautifully.
QUESTION which has agitated and divided the
Third District School Board for some weeks past
the election of School Superintendent-was settled
last night. There five candidates for the office
at the start, when Mr.. Louis Lombard had the call
though not the majority all the rest. Meeting
after meeting was held and there was baoting after
balloting, without effect. Last night the battle
turned in favor of Mr. Lombard, and be was elected.
There were nine Directors present and Of the nine,
five voted for Mr.. Lombard, and one for each of the
four other candidates, thus electng Mr.. Lombard by
majority of one. During the long interval between
Mr.. Cuvellier's resignation and Mr.. Lombards elec.
ton, the duties of the SUPPLEMENTARY were dis.
charged in very satisfactory manner by Mr. Gordon,
the Principal of the Boys High School.
The FRIEND who presented this reporter as
mark of his esteem, young bullpup, has said re-
porters thanks. The little fellow has already com.
menced fighting the cats, though he gets tue worst
of it every time. Never mind. He'll make their fur
fly some day.
Two MORE FIRES occurred on Sunday evening and
night. -...... .-.=
At eight O'Clock in the evening, fire started in
the stable of Mr.. Benedict, Greatmen street, be-
tween Louisa and Piety 1t was put out before doing
much damage.
At halfpast one o'clock fire started in the stable
of Mr. Xiques on Dauphne street, between st. Louis
and Toulouse. This was destroyed-loss about
$4,000
THREE ScRUPLEs MAKE DRAM" said jolly one
at Sans, the other night, and three scruples is
what always take.' Saying which he poured out a
stifener, of at least three fingers. ''That may be
three scruples," said an admring friend, but I'll bet
you the oysters there's nary conscientious scrupe in
i'll! The barkeeper seemed to think this was cap.
ital.
CAPT. BossIERE being out of danger, from the
shots he received in his afray with Mr. Vernon, the
latter was yesterday admitted to bail. Judge Hunt
fixed the amount at $3900
A MURDER, of a character so heartless and bloody
that we cannot find terms wherewith to denounce it,
took place in Jefferson City yesterday.
A stranger, whose Dame was said to be Ochs, came
down deck passenger on st. Louis steamer one
day last week, and got off at the Stock Landing-a
place where passengers frequently land-impaent of
the boats delay and anxious to get down to the city
There the stranger fell in with some persons who ap
preached him in friendly way, and made such a
deep impression upon his unsophsticated nature,
that, either fancyng himself in New Orleans or not
caring to meet better friends, be remained there. II
seems that despite his rough exterior, he had with
him enough to excite the cupidty and the nefarous
designs of the sharpers who occasionally hang around
the Stock Landing, on the lookout for such custom
ers but he was too stupid to perceive the real OBJ.
ject Of his entertainers.
Early yesterday morning he was visited at bis
boarding house by two of these fellows, who invited
him out to take walk. He went with them. After
going some distance he was decoyed under some pre-
tense or other into old shanty, kept bya Gascon,
in which he was seized and brutally murdered being
knocked in the head with some heavy blunt instru
ment, and stabbed in the throat, the murderous
blow knocking him senseess and the other severine
his carotid artery. He was then red of everything
valuable about him, and left weterng in his blood
Some other persons, who claimed to be friends, af
terwards visited the house and took the body away
The strangest part Of the whole shocking affair." per
haps is the fact that though the murder soon became
KNOWN no inquest was held by the Coroner Of Jefer
son, and that the police Of that corporation made nj
first tragedy Of the kind that has stained that towr
| with blood
The conduct Of the authorities of Jefferson In al
lowing such murders to pass unpunished is doubtless
based upon their expectation of getting portion
| OF the spos, probably nice roast or steak, atel
the victims are dissectea and offered for sale at the
| stalls in the markets. Mem.-ltems being scarce
| yesterday we had to 60 to work and manufacture
one,