New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-04
4ofal SateIIiqeate.

GRiNOLINE was scarce on the SIreeI5 yesterday.
The dust was entirely too much for the ladies, and
was too much for everybody else. Pleasant in
every other respect, the day was the most disa-
greeably dusty day within our recollection.
MoETuARY.-The Board OF Health report 129 as
the total number of interments in the city ceme-
teries last week.
The CLAY MONUMENT basks in the fulIness of its
gigantic proportions, and is admired by multitudes
every day. The pavement around it viii soon be
laid; and the 18th Of April and the bronze statue
are not far off.
DuEL.-A duel with swords was fought at the
Metairie Ridge, on Monday evening, between Mr..
Manuel Blasco, Jr., Custom-House officer and
Mr.. Laborde, a clerk in an importing house. The
affair ended in Mr.. Laborde receiving serious
wound in the left side, just above the hip. The
difficulty was said to have originated in business
misunderstanding.
CHARITY HOSPITAL ELECTION annual cleo
ton of officers of Charity Hospital has been held
by the Board of Commissioners. DIR. w. G. Nichols
was elected House Surgeon, in place of DIR. Foster
who lately resigned, in order to accept the ap-
pointment of Quarantine Physician. Mr. Jules
Lambert, late Assistant Clerk, was elected Com
missioner. Mr.. Frederick Hart, Cormerly of the
German Gazette) was elected to the Assistant
Clerkship, rendered vacant by the promotion of
Mr.. Lambert. Of large number Of medical stu
dents who were applicants, the following twelve
elected resident students at the hospital for
the year: Messrs. Campbell, Lewis, Davis, Parker,
Charchere, Dinkins, McDade, Penny, Proflet
Stickney, Haynes and Burk, The officers elected
are all well-known and accomplished gentlemen,
who will be to discharge their duties faithfully
and to their own credit.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA. Law Commence
ment.-The commencement exercises of the Law
Department Of the University took place at Ly-
ceum Hall on Monday. A large and brilliant as
semb1age of ladies and gentlemen filled the hall,
and remained to the end, the proceedings being
both interesting and pleasant.
Professor Randell Hunt, Dean of the Faculty,
conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws upon
the following thirty graduates:
Messrs. ]. E. Blount w. W. Campbell, R. P.
Gates, N. W. Chapman, G. A. Conrad, A. L. D.
Conrad, F. Duffel, A. Dupre, Jr., A. c. Demartrait
G. S. Fitche, B. B. Hempken, g. W. Hudspeth, F.
N. Lewis, W. H. Lilly, W. B. Kemp, F. 3. Macma-
nus, W. McGregor, II. N. Ogden, J. s. Pagaud, L.
Prescott, N. G. Quin, +. Rost, A. Roman, C. MGR.
Self, S. W. Spencer, John Tabor, J. F. Templeton,
Lewis West, A. P. Webre, R. H. Yates.
after comforting the degrees, Professor Hunt
delivered to the graduates of his usual power
full and eloquent addresses. Mr.. H. N. Ogden gave
the yaledictory response for the graduates. Both
were listened to with profound interest. A fine
band of music added to the pleasure of the occa
sion.
We should add that the exercises were opened
with proper solemnity by prayer from the Rev.
Dr. Palmer; also, that the promised alumni ora
tion, by Mr.. P. Alexander, was not given, owing
to that gentleman's unavoidable absence.
BLOODY RENCoNTREs.-W learn that q few days
since difficulty occurred between two young gen.
tlemen of this city, Messrs. Fleytas and Adrien
Cassafd, the cause of which was disagreement
on private affairs. The result was the stabbing of
Mr. Fleytas in the left side, seriously that fears
were entertained as to his recovery.
A desperate affray occurred about s o'clock on
Sunday night in John Thompson's oyster saloon,
on New Leyee street. in which young man
named John Doyle was stabbed in six places with
q pocket knife in the hands of man he only knows
by sight. Doyle says that in reply to some i'm
pertinent remarks, he told the man to mind his
own business at which he was assaulted in a yio-
lent manner, and during the fight was cut. One
wound was in the neck, another in the left arm
one in the lower part of the chest, and two in the
right leg. These are not dangerous; hut another
which has penetrated his intestines, is very Sc.
rious wound. No arrests have beon made
The BIG SUGAR SwINDLE.-We yesterday men.
toned that q. A. Rosenthal had been arrested in
the Second District, and arraigned before the Re
corder on the charge of having, at different times
swindled Messrs Samuel Ewing, Theodore F
We'll, and James w. Demares, out of sugar to the
aggregate value of 1892.
This, it appears, is but small portion of Roseh
thal's sWndling. He obtained other kinds of good
from other parties in the same way, toWit: Messrs
Workum q Moses, for liquors worth 5000; Gold
smith & Barnett, for liquors worth over $500
Pinckard, Steele & Co., ]. M. Savage, Jona
Pickles and Mr.. Robertson, for groceries, and F
NJ Fisk, for cotton seed oil. 1t is estimated tina
the total amount of the swindle about town is abou
| $4,000.
Rosenthal has been a large speculator in groce
ries, liquors. ETC., having his store onthe leyee, be
tween Customhouse and Bienville streets. Notl
| ing but his good standing as merchant could eve
| have enabled him to palm off his worthless note
l upon 80 lHaIy peoplc. EAs Hll'tl opeidhots, al
attempt at escape from the city, are thus describe
by the Second District police:
Having shipped all of the goods off in differen
| directions and realized the cash upon them, Nh
Rosenthal closed up his store last week, and afte
sending notes to several of his heaviest creditors
| stating that his life had been threatened, and h
was obliged to leave New Orleans. He had hi
heavy black beard shaved of, and dressing in
red flannel shirt cottonade pants and bandann
turban. he took up his residence on the ontskirt
| Of Gretna, thinking to remain incog. until it wa
| safe for him to leave the locality. Unfortnnatel
| for himself he came over to the city on Sunda
night. about 10 o'clock, and called upon Mi
Wenek, the lawyer, at that gentlemanfs residenc,
1 on Marais street, to ask some legal advice. Som
person recognized him even through his disguis
and sent word to the IRENE police officers, askin
to have him arrested. Officer Mckay went to NJ
Wenck's house and took Rosenthal into custod
He expressed no surprise or annoyance whateve
and asked Mr.. Wenck to get him bailed out.
Mr.. Wenck took a cab and sought the autho
ties to get bail bonds signed. Lieutenant Gastin
declined to release him. Recorder Wilt was ov
the Lake, and Assistant Recorder Benit was Wis
ing some friends in Algiers. The Chief of Poll
could not be found, and Mayor stith declined
interfere within Recorder WiItz's jurisdiction, WI
/ was known to be very decided against such priv