New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-18
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MEErING.-There was last night meeting in the
lecture room at Odd Fellows Hall, The gentle
men composing this meeting were many of them
old and respectable citizens. So far as we could
ascertain, the object Of the meeting was to save
the Union--certainy laudabIe object. But why
SO much secresy and privacy about it? Why was
notice Of it not posted on the walls and published
in the papers? Why were the reporters not inyit-
ed to attend and report the proceedings? Why was
it that the meeting was called by printed circulars,
carefully handed out in private to persons supposed
to be q in = for secret? Why was there no door
keeper, to demand password Of all who entered,
and especially of two reporters and an editor who,
after entering and taking notes of the preliminary
proceedings, were approached and politely in
formed that if they remained they might hear
something that might possibly offend them? Why
invite members of the press to retire, when the
doors had been left open for them to enter? 1fthe
Union is to be saved is this the way to go about it?
We knew the meeting was going to be held,
but didn't go there, because we were not invited,
and for other reasons. The two reporters and the
editor above alluded to, heard of the meeting,
went there supposing it to be public, found the
doors open, entered and were invited to retire.
No editor or reporter of the Crescent went, be
called was well known to the Crescent, and the
Crescent therefore treated it a secret meeting.
But why were the doors left open for all who
might choose to enter, and why, after this, did the
heads Of the meeting shrink at the presence of the
press? Will anybody enlighten US? Funny way
to go about saving the Union, isn't it,
HEALTH OF TIE CITY.-There were Ia inter-
ments in the city cemeteries last week. OF the
deaths, 81 were by consumption; 54 were chill
dren; and two deaths were by old age.
SrABBrNG AFFAIRs.-Dan Callahan, alias Murphy,
was arrested on st. Thomas street on Sunday
night, on the charge of having violently resisted
and cut policeman Murphy, who undertook to ar
rest him for being drunk and disturbing the
peace.
Tom Smith was arrested at the Indian Queen
Hotel on Sunday evening, on the charge of having
knocked down James Brady and given him several
cuts with a sheath,knife.
sailor named Luke Lyons, was stabbed in the
back by some person unknown to him, at O'clock
yesterday morning, in front of Amats coffeehouse
at the corner of Elysan Fields and Levee streets.
The knife was thrust into his back and left stick
ing there; it was not pulled out for several min
utes. He was sent to the Charity Hospital Lieut..
Mazerat yesterday arrested Arthur Guerin, on
suspicion that it was he who had inflicted the stab
1t seemed that there had previously been fight
in the eofeehouse, in which Guerin was concerned.
One story was Gas above Intimately that Lyons,
having had no fuss with Guerin, did not know who
it was that stabbed him. There were various con-
flicting stories, which puzzled us not little.
But Lyons, at the hospital, yesterday, declared
that Guerin was the man who stabbed him. and
later in the day, man was arrested as witness,
he declaring that he saw Guerin inflct the stab.
1t is further stated, that after leaving the knife
sticking in the mans back, Guerin went into the
bar-room, took drink, then was among the first
to discover the wounded man, and to pull the
knife ont of his back,
A JOLLY WAY OF QUITTING LIFE.-A Mexican
sailor, name unknown, was late last night in mer-
ry mood He invited several coffee house acquain-
tances (none Of whom knew his name or tronblel
to take drink. This was in a coffee house near
the French market.
As he invited the party to drink he remarked
that he had not long to live. They thought he was
joking, ne appeared so merry. As they quaffed
their drinks, the jolly Mexican, standing with
them at the counter, drew pistol, put it to his
head and blew his brains out
Nothing could have been more suddenly or dra
matically horrible. The dead body was carried te
the Second District lookup.
SERIOUS CHARGE.-some time since we mention
ed the arrest of negro boy, caught in the act 0
carrying of large lot of cigars which he ha,
stolen from Mr.. p Prats the cigar importer, at til
corner Of ST. Charles street and Commercial Place