New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-20
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and pleasant enough. Though there are few
scattering cases of yellow fever the health OF the
city is uncommonly good for the season.
ASSISTANT ALDERMAN, FIRST WARD. - Citizens
residing in this Ward will remember that an cleo
| ton takes place to-day for Assistant Alderman.
Our advertising columns will show the candidates
in nomination.
| DOUGLAS AND Johnson MEETISG.-The yoang
| friends of Douglas and johnson had quite meet
ing on Saturday night, at Concert Hall. They
afterward had a procession, with music, through
the streets. The procession, we will state in just
ice to the Douglas party, was respectable in num-
bers, handsome, gentee and orderly. The follow
ing are the officers elect of the "Youne Mems
| Douglas and johnson Club
| President-Samuel Barnes.
| Vice Presidents First Distriet-Ffank 3. Green.
Second Distrct-A. A. Lipscomb. Third District
j. B. Jones. Fourth District-George E. Pitcher.
| SecTetagy-W A. Clark.
Treasuiey-J. Howard Goodin. n.. ...n=". ..
| Grand MarShdl-E. P. Rareshide.
Marshdls-Frst District-John 0'Brien. Sec
ond District-J. G. Mccoy. Third District-James
Delamore. Fourth District-Wm. l.. Randall.
/ Committee on Ways and Means Samuel Barnes,
Joh1 o Brien, A. A. Lipscornb f. P. Rareshde, l..
NJ Comes.
/ VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY No 1.-This conf
pany left on Saturday for Biloxi. We doubt not
they had good time of it. They will be back
this morning.
ENTIRE BASE BALL CLuB.--Is will not be forgot
ten that the anniversary match Of this club is to be
played this afternoon at the Delachaise Ground.
A large crowd will doubtless be present.
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST A RESPECTABLE
| CITIzEN.--A well.known professional gentleman
resident OF this city, was yesterday arrested by
Acting Chief of Police Jaquess, on the charge of
| having, on Saturday, in his room in one of the
hotels outraged the person of little girl, eleven
years old, whom lie had decoyed tlithcr. The al
4 legged particulars have been detailed to u.s. and the
accusation is made by respectable parties; but so
10th are we to believe such thing of the accused
gentleman, whom we have known long and well,
that we refrain from giving either names Or par
tculars; thing which we shall not do, unless the
charge be fully substantated upon legal invest
4 igation.
A BAD SpEeuLATIoN.--Mr. WIn. Inslee, man
| hitherto Of good standing in this community, was
arrested on Saturday evening, by special officers
| 1sard and Boylan, on the charge of having issued
! one forged check and three fraudulent or worth
less checks in his name, each for s25, 500 in
all, and issued to four different parties, all on the
Bank of New Orleans. He did have money in that
bank, but had none there when he issued the three
checks in his own name. The one check to which
he had appended @ forged signature was placed by
the recipient in the hands of the officers and upon
this they arrested him. All the checks were issued
by Insee and cashed by the four victims, Gall
friends of hs) shortly after bank hours on Satur-
day; and it is stated that having weakness for
gambling, he went into that business, having Satur-
day night and Sunday before him, and expecting
TO win money enough to so around and redeem
his checks before the bank opened on Monday.
His trick was discovered before he had time to
lose or win, and, as we have stated, the man who
received the forged check informed the police.
Yesterday, the holder Of this check and the holders
of the other three anxious to rescue the sim
ner from the talons of JUSTICE his friends having
rallied to his rescue and having offered to pay any
and all amounts that he might have obtained by
means of his worthless checks. Recorder Emer-
son was applied to; his answer was that the Off
GERS had merely done their duty, upon reliable
information and evidence received and that he as
a magistrate could not think of releasing a man
who had been arrested upon what he considered
good evidence of forgery. So the accused was
retained, and will be arraigned to-day.
AN IsiBRoGLIo-Ldlh Sui, Assault and Battery,
and DAel.-Recently, as we are informed, the pro.
prietor of variety store on Royal street informed
his FRIEND the proprietor of the fancy grocery op
posite that his clerk was in the habit of robbins
the store or carrying away goods surreptitiously
The grocer disbelieved this at first but being in
: duced, he kept watch with his friend across tht
street, and had the modification of seeing his clerE
: carry off basket of provisions for which, as ht
!. subsequently discovered, there was neither entry
Il on the book nor cash in the drawer. Next day ht
told his clerk that he had detected him, and no
wishing to prosecute him. on account of his family
4 told him simply that he would have to quit his ser
: vice. @"
The clerk in day or two sued him for a month:
: wages He offered to pay half the amount claimed
. proposing to retain the other half for the good
taken out of the store The clerk spurnel this of
:, fer of compromise and proceeded with his suit
The grocer called in his neighbor the variety man
!. and proving by him that the clerk had takel
n goods from the store without rendering any ac
count therefor, non-suted the clerk and put hin
in for the costs With the proof adduced befor
1t the justice, the grocer might safely have had tn
1t clerk arrested on charge of larceny, but he pre-
= ferred not to do SO.
d Next comes from the incensed clerk challeng
" TO the grocer 10 meet nun Ill uottil COMPUTE al
Is grocer coolly told the bearer of the message h
'r would not fight with a thief. This young man
being the nephew well as friend Of the dscharg
d. ed clerk, then challenged the grocer himself. Tn
grocer demurred at fighting o man on account Q
>, thief, but finally accepted the challenge, and tn
- prelimnaries were made for the meeting, to tax
II place yesterday, with broad-swords.
:, - Meantime, the fighting nephew concluded to hay
little satisfaction out of the variety man who ha
. testified against his uncle. This gentleman ha
gone TO Pascagoula and his return was looked TO
n. daily. The nephew, armed with good cane
y waited several mornings at the lake and watehe
IN the mailboats for his intended victim. festerda
bt morning he arrived.
n. 1t seems he had written to his wife to meet hi
10 at the lake with the children that they might hay
he fish breakfast at the Washington Hotel, befof
e. coming into the city. As he walked into the hote
ne looking or his family he was tapped on the shoa
,rt der by young man, who asked him il he was ne
lv sfr. D.. :" / am, sir. You testified SO an
~ so, in such case ?" "I did, SIR well, you'll
an id iar!'' and with this epithet the young ma
began benting him with his cane. The Vanei
man had nothing hut an umbrella 10 defend hin