New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-23
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| CELEBRATION OF THE TWENTY Y-sEcoHD--Yester-
day was bright and most lovely day, and, as the
birthday of the Father of his Country was largely
celebrated. Many of the courts and public offices
were closed; some few stores suspended business !;
and the ladies and children were out in uncom.
monty great numbers. Flags flew gaily from the
shipping and the public buildings and consulates,
and national salutes were fired at morning, noon
and evening, on the different public squares.
The military observed the day as usual, by turn
| ing ont in a grand parade, and undergoing quar-
terly inspection and review. The uptown brigade,
consisting of the Washington Artillery, City Guards
| Louisiana Grays and Continental Guards, headed
by Brigadier-General Tracy, marched to the Place
| d'Armes, where they Joined the downtown brig
ade, consisting of the Orleans Artillery, the Chas-
seurs-a-Pied, and the other downtown companies,
headed by Brigadier- General Palfrey.
The review was made as usual by Major. Gen.
Lewis, attended by his staff, and the inspection
was made as usual by Inspector-General Forstall.
The day being holiday, and the weather being
delightful great crowds Of people assembled at the
review ground, and lined the whole line of march,
After the review, the whole body Of the military
paraded the principal streets. The two brigades
separated at Lafayette Square, and then dispersed,
each in its own end Of the city.
The Continental Guards wound up Washinston's
and their own anniversary by grand ball at Odd
Fellows Hall; Of which ball we may have some
thing to say hereafter
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERMEN.-This Board
met on Tuesday evening. The official proceedings
are elsewhere published.
REPoRToRIAL YIs1T.-We yesterday had the plea
sure of a call from Mr. Read, reporter of the Gin
cinnati Times, who is here reereatiye visit 1t
is not often that the upconntry reporters get down
this way, and it is refreshing to see them when
they do come.
NEGRO JEALOUSY AND MURDER-A mulatto wo-
man, named Omer Taggart, midwife, residing on
ST. Joseph street. between ST. Charles and Caron.
delet, was found lying dead on the banquette in a
big pool of blood, with her feet to her doorstep.
and with terribly large bowie knife stab in the
upper part of her left breast. 3
Sergeant Read and officer Van Dalson had the
body conveyed to the lookup. and then proceeded
to make investigations. They found q young man.
neighbor, who said he heard d seuifie, or sound
resembling fight, in the house; heard the woman
cry murder; saw man come out with knife in
his hand: and as the man menaced him with the
knife, he did not offer to prevent his escape. In
furniture in disorder looking glass smashed and
drops of blood on the bed. The aspect of things
was that the woman and her murderer had had a
fight in the bedroom, and that she was stabbed
whilst trying to escape into the street.
The young man who saw the murderer come out
Of the house recognized him as free colored man
named Smith, a carpenter; and other facts de- /
monstrated that he was the murderer, for there
had been some trouble between him and her, on T
account of her preferring certain white man to
him for her paramour.
The police were hot after Smith last night.
They arrested Julia and Jeanette, slaves OF Dir.
Woodlief, stopping in the deceased's house. as wit
nesses.
ARREST, PROBABLY, OF SOME OF 1nE sLoooaB
RonpEgs. Yesterday afternoon, officers Delaney
and Watson arrested one VIM. Charles, alias Bill
Rooney alias GnrIey, as dangerous and suspici-
GUS character They found him at Poydras market,
ne ran. and the officers chased him six or eigft |
squares before they caught him. He drew ra'zor