New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-16
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If not a deluge or a tornado. The town generally
rejoced at the prospect Of rain. But it appeared
at last to be all grand humbug. The clerk OF the
weather was merely making fun Of US, by acting
| like fool at a MISUNDERSTANDING his own quiet
| fun irside of the whiskers and apparent ferociy
| of an italian brigand few drops Of rain, sort
of sneeze, not laying but tickling The dust, was all
that resulted, and the dark celestial whiskers and
domino rolled away, leaving the town disappointed
and disgusted. 1t may be, however that ycster-
days show was something ike that of the Mock
| Duke, who so iunnily precedes the real Duke, in
the play Of the " Honey Moon.' We hope so.
I We all want rain. 5@@M
| ANSIyERsARY OF THE ITALIA CLuB.--This popu-
lar and well-known German musical association
yesterday celebrated their fourth anniversary, by
| grand banquet at Boudros, at the lake. The
feast was sumptuous, and was properly dispatched d.
After the removal of the CLOTH toasts and speeches
were the order. Mr. Louis Heiehelheim, Secretary
of the Club, and President of the festive meeting,
delivered handsome historical sketch of the Club,
/ which was organized four years ago by a few men
in small private room in the Second District, but
| which now numbered over two hundred members,
constituting the greatest feature of vocal music
now existing in the city, the public has had fire.
qnent opportunities of knowing. Prof. LaHache and
| Messrs. Sebastien Seller, Buhrmann Riemann and
| Others made speeches suitable to the occasion and
| received with all proper enthusiasm. The whole
affair passed off goriously. After returning to the
city, the singers marched to the residence of a
| welLlsnewn member who was not able to be pre-
sent at the banquet, gave him serenade, and then
dispersed, all well satisfied with the celebration of
| their fourth anniversary.
| Cry TELEGRAPH ITEMS Fire.-The first tele-
graphic bellringlng for fire took place last even
4 ing. 1t was a novelty to the community, as well
as to the firemen, who, receiving the call stimuli
taneously from the bells in all parts of the city,
and being the rtfor the first elegraphic alarm
took the straight direction, according to the bell
taps, for the quarter whence the alarm proceeded.
| The telegraph was found to be all correct in its
| directions, but the alarm proved to be almost un-
| iustifable. At the Orleans Cotton Press, (where
the fire occurred on Wednesday, the smouldering
| fire in one of the scorched bales broke out in a
| flame, and, nthe wind which prevailed, threatened
to revive the eonfagration. The telegraphic alarm
was instantaneousy given by some one, and the
multitude of fremen who centered at the spot with
| their machines found that their labor was NOT
| wanted the fire having been extinguished with a
few buckets of water 1t was no fault of the tele
graph that the fire was Insignificant, and though
the firemen did not relish their useless run, the
| power of the telegraph in ringing them to duty
and sending them to the right spot was duly ap
preciated. strict and severe observance will
now have to be kept upon any and every body who
telegraphs fire alarm.
Suicide.-The following dispatch was last even
ing received at the central Office, from Officer
Mike Carroll, of the Third District: A man at the
Lake blew out his brains with double barrel gun
Inform the Coroner.n Neither the Coroner moi
this reporter had time to visit the Lake to Obtain
the particulars. 4" s". -...z ..... w. -M..s.
CoRoNER's ISQrEsTs.-The Coroner yesterday
held an inquest on the body of John Oxner, found
in the river near the foot Of France street. where
he was accidentally drowned a few days ago
whilst at work breaking up hatboat. Verdic
accordingly,
An inquest was held upon the body of an un
known white man, about 80 years old, apparently
steamboatman or levee laborer, found in the
river at the foot of st. Andrew street. Verdict
Found drowned.
The SUICIDE AT THE LAKE.-Upon receiving the
telegraphic notice, last evening, that at the
lake had blown out his brains, Deputy Coroner
Soraparu at once went down and held his inquest
The dead man was Jacob Eichmann, a well know
or S30O 900, and father of a son and daughter botl
married. 1t appeared that he had been drinking
freely in consequence of some financial difficulty
with his son.n- law. Yesterday afternoon ht
visited his friend NJ. kuntz, at the lake, anG
borrowed his shotgun, saying that he wished
to hunt for couple of mischevous coons tina
had been depredating around his premises
Knntz loaned him the gun, and loaded it for hin
with shot. He left, and went toward the woods
in the vicinity. On the way he met fisherman
and asked him what luck he had had The fisher
man mentioned what he had caught. Eichmann re
marked, Il can get better game than that ant
passed on A minute or two afterward the fisher
man heard the report of a gun, and, turning about
saw Eichmann fall from against tree. 1t was
found that he had killed himself by putting the
muzzle of the gun to his face, and pushing the
trigger with his toe. His face and the top of his
| head was blown of. Verdict: Suicide by shooting
/ ARREST OF HERMoGENE PERRY. - Hermogene
Perry who stabbed and killed his neighbor Angus
Droze, some months ago, in grocery at the cor
ner Of Orleans and Roman streets, was arrested
last evening by Officers Mellot and Rousseau, a
the corner of Ursunes and Rocheblave streets
1t was said he had just returned from Mexico. i
will be remembered that he aud the deceased were
dinner they had together one Sunday also tina
Perry's mother was arrested on the charge of in
citing him to the murder, but was subsequently
discharged. The case is a hard one for Perry as i
stands.
JoHN HENRY ATTEMPTS TO lNTIMtDATE A WIT
NEss.-Yes esterday, after the dismissal of the wit
nesses in the Lockwood case, in the First Distrie
Court, and as the crowd poured out of the Cour
into the street, John Henry, the cab-driver, prin
cipal witness against Lockwood, tapped the shoul
der of John B. Willis, and requested few words
in private. Willis is quiet young man, barkeepel
in cof1eehouse on Circus street, and was brough
up an accidental witness for the defense in thu
Lockwood case. After going aside, Henry said
.What dc you know about this ease?" Willis
replied that what he knew would appear when he
swore in Court and not before. Henry said
"Yes, and the case comes on next Friday, and II
fix you before that.h These are the facts assert
ed by Willis, who went to Chief Adams office las
night to make his affidavit and claim protection.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-Jud9e Htnt-The cast
of Bill Lockwood et als charged with the murder
of the carriage driver Wm Gill, at the Pfngsfest
was set for trial yesterday. Owing to the absencs
of the most important witness for the defence
VIM. Ricks, who was President of the Pfngsfest