New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-10

eating Board recommend that the yards be uudt
| strict military rule, and the Commandment alone b
| responsible for the faithful performance OF tn
| duties of all under his command. The masfe
workmen should be appointed by the Commander
and appointed by the Secretary Of the Navy, afte
strict and careful examination into their mora
physical and mechanical qualifications; the maste
workmen to nominate TO the heads of their respec
tive departments the men to be employed BY them
The Board also made other recommendation
clearly defining the duties Of the respective Off
GERS.
RgaARKABLE CASE or CosTEaPT.--In the SIN
preme Court at Philadelphia, ON the 6th inst, thu
three Commissioners of Allegheny county, John D
McIlhenny, Zachias Patterson, snd Jonathan Dralf
were presented in custody Of the Sheriff. They
were severally interrogated whether they stood By
the return made by them to writ Of H1Gnd1nsus
refusing to obey the court. Each answered thai
be stood By the return. Judge Lawrie informed
them that they had been heard by their counsel
and that the court adjudged each guilty Of con.
tempt in refusing obedience to the mdaddnaus.
The Judge inquired what disposition the plaintiffs
asked.
Mr.. Meredith, on their behalf, replied that they
left that matter in the hands Of the court. after
consulting, Judge Lawre ,for the court stated that
they had no power, under the act Of the Assembly,
to go any further in the enforcement of the writ,
except by Furnishing these men for the offence al
ready committed, Of contempt of court, which was
limited to fine. An act of the Legislature which
prohibits the court from enforcing an order In the
ordinary manner, has struck down the process OF
the court A refusal to obey an injunction Is pun
ishable by imprisonment until the parties agree to
obey the order of the court, but the power OF the
court here in case which is purely criminal, is
limited to fine.
The Commissioners were ordered to stand up.
After some remarks upon the enofmity of their
offense and the folly Of their course in placing
themselves at the head of rebellion, the Court
imposed upon each fine Of $1,000 with costs Of the
attachment, and they were ordered into the Gus
the passage of the sentence, Mr.. Meredith applied
for an alias peremptory mandamus. The motion
was then entertained, and refusal to obey this
writ if granted, will render the defendants liable
to another fine.
A BLOODY DEsrERADo.-Frc The Louisville
Courier of the 9Th we extract the following:
On Saturday night Nick Altmyer, deaf mute
was stabbed and instantly killed in the house Of
Mary Warmer, near the corner of Second and Water
streets. The murder was perpetrated by one Of
two men who went there, it is said for the purpose
of assaulting the woman of the house. We are
told that when they entered the room one Of them
said to the woman he intended to kill her. and
made hostile demonstration. She retreated to
an adjoining room, where the men pursued her.
The deceased was in the house, and interfered In
behalf of the woman. He threw one of the men
down stairs, and the other drew Q knife and
stabbed Altmyer, who fell dead in his tracks.
The murderers Immediately fled, and both Of them
for the time, made their escape
Subsequently, VIM. Thompson, alias Davis, who
it is suspected was concerned in the murder, was
arrested in this way: About IL o'clock this mar
aroused Henry Conley, whose house Is near the
scene, by knocking at his front door. When ht
opened the door, the man slashed him in the face
with razor seyering his nose and cutting his face
terribly. The assassin fled, but was followed by
negro of Conley's. The faithful slave chased
Thompson several squares, and on Brook street
overlook and knocked him down with brickbat
He then mounted the fellow and held him unit
policeman Thomas Antle who was also afte
him, came up and conducted the man to JAIL TIL
razor was found but few yards from where TIL
negro felled him. ss a3sss "
It is believed he killed Altmyer. We are IN
formed that it will be proved that Thompson wen
to Browns house, in Gray's alley, about o'cloc
Saturday night and stating that he had stabbed
man, asked for razor to shave off his whiskers
He was newly shaved when arrested. He also dis
guised himself and left the place. He suits th
description Of one Of the murderers as given b
Mary Yarner.
It is alleged that Thompson and his accom-
plices, who escaped, intended to kill the woman
because she was instrumental iii holding over for
felony one Fred. Hoffman. who is now in jail
Conley was witness in the same case, and thi
alone could have excited the vengeful passions Q
assassns.