New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-31
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OH saturday nl9ht meeting OF tle 1Flenu5 Oh
Southern Rights took place in the Hall over the
Carroton Railroad depot, Third Ward.
The meeting was called to order by nominating
DR.. McFarlane for President, and q. w. Kooptz
for Vce-President; Geo. w. Helm and VIM. II.
Semple were appointed Secretaries.
The President, on taking tie Chair, made few
very appropriate remarks. br. ]. 0. Nixon being
called upon, responded in short speech appro
pirate to the occasion. Judge Fitz, of Missis-
sippi, Col. GLADDEN., Mr.. George w. Koontz and
George Hyams were the other speakers They I'd
spoke to the point, and the meeting was eminent1y
an enthusiastic one.
On motion, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed an Executive Committee for the Third
Ward Hon. Gerard Stth, Col. D. A. Wilson, Geo.
W. Helm, W. G. Lpscomb and J. B. slawson.
Robert A. Grinnan, ESD, was elected Treasurer.
THE MUNICIPAL IMBRoGLro.-On account of i'll
health, Judge Price did not, on Saturday, as was
expected, render his decision upon the misunder-
standing between Recorder Emerson and Mayor
Monroe. The decision will be given to-day or on
Wednesday, as we hear.
THE CANDIDATES IN ALGIERs.-From the Al
giers Newsboy we learn that at meeting on We'd
nesday night Mr.. George w. Lewis was nominated
as the Cooperation candidate for the State Con-
yention, and that, at another meeting on Friday
night, Mr.. McGee was nominated as the Southern
Rights or Separate Secession candidate for the
Convention. At the first meeting, both parties
met and struggled for the mastery, and they had
quite lively and funny time of it.
MISTAKE OF THE TniEs.-On Saturday, an
affidavit was made against merchant of this city
for overdraWing his bank account to the amount of
some eleven or twelve thousand dollars, and
against the cashier of the bank for allowing the
merchants checks to be paid. The merchant was
arrested in the evening and released on bail. The
cashier, we understand, has not been seen for the
past three or four days We withhold names until
the matter is investigated according to law.
PIsToLoRIo.-Rie Jones was arrested on St.
Charles street on Saturday morning at halfpast
o'clock, at the request of VIM. Molloy, who
charged him with an attempt to shoot. Officer
Smith, who made the arrest, having found q re-
volver in the prisoners possession, made, as in
duty bound, charge against him for carrying
concealed weapons. @.M
On Saturday morning, D. D. Israel was ar
raigned before Recorder Emerson, on the charge
of J. B. Carr, who alleges that Isreal drew der
ringer upon him with intent to shoot him and kill
him. Mfr. Israel gave bonds in $3.50 to appear and
answer this charge on the 18th of January.
ROBBERY OF CIGARs.-Recently the cigar store
of Louis Constantine, in the Third District was
nocturnay broken into and robbed of Is 900 cigars.
On Friday 1000 of these cigars found secreted
under the house of Berno Dominguez, on Columbus
street, near Goodchldren; and officers Berton and
Carrigey arrested Domnguez and one Sariboa as
the burglars. Assistant Recorder Magoni or
Saturday sent them to prison, in default of $T5t
bail each, to await examination.
COPPER STEALER.-On Saturday morning, Joe
the slave of Mr.. Stewart, was arrested on the
testimony of two negroes, charged with being al
accessory to the stealing of $475 worth Of copper
the property of Mr.. John McHugh, Magazine street
Officer Borof of the First District police made til,
| arrest
EASY FOR THE PoLIeE.-The only arrests in tht
Third District for the twenty-four hours ending
yesterday morning, were two drunkards and foul
stray goats-a thing unprecedented in the OLE
Third, for Saturday and Saturday night The thing
however, may be partly accounted for. The gress
ers and bruisers keeping tolerably sober for til,
want of whisky money, shiver through the day ant
at night go to the lookup for lodgings thus saving
the police the trouble of Juggling them in. 1t i
pretty much the case in the other Districts as wei
as in the Old Third.
AccIDESr.-A poor fellow named Henry Bon
was yesterday morning found lying dangerousl
wounded in one of the new buildings on Roya
street, between Gustomhouse and Bienyille. II
had, during the night, fallen from the third story
| to which he had climbed for sleeping place and
! shelter from the incement weather. Officers Pee
cora and Terrade sent him to Charity Hospital.
| VIOLENT ASSAULT WITH BRooM-sTIeK.-J Jua
| Garcia was arrested on Hospital street on Frda
night, on the charge OF having violently beate
| Francisco Sanchez with broom-stick, with intel
to murder Sanchez was SO badly hurt that he ha
to be sent to the Hospital.
i FATAL STABB1NG AFFAIR AT LAKE BoRGEE.-
Coroner Beach and DR.. Berthelot yesterday he
an inquest on the body of John Frank, fishe
man. thirty five years of age, who was brought U
from Lake Borgne the evening before and left
Charity Hospital. He had desperate stab in Il
abdomen, which had cut the small ntestines al
caused them to protfade through the wound near
foot and half, he being in this condition whe
brought to the Hospital. The story of the affa
was that he got stabbed whilst trying to separa
two Of his friends who were fighting. The Cor
ner will collect the witnesses and examine thel
some time this week.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE FANoY,-John G. Heel
an, Ned Price and Aaron Jones are among til
latest distinguished arrivals at the st. Gharle
Hotel. OF course, the admirers of fstc proves
| are in quite stew about t--so much SO, that o
Saturday night, in the st. Charles bar-room, som
of them had a promiscuous engagement, in til
course Of which give and take' was played rigt
merrily Other weapons than natures were drawn
but none used. The :. Benicia Boy and his friend
were present during this little scrimmage, but too
no part in it.
BuRaLARY.-Th residence of Mr. h. Colvelle, o
Fulton street, between Washington and Sixth, wa
broken into early on Saturday morning, and rot
bed of a silver watch and two chains and $50 j
cash.
F1RE.-On Saturday evening a feather bed wa
accidentally set on fire and destroyed, in dwell
ing on Customhouse street, between Dauphnc an
Burgundy. The bed was soon torn up, and th
shower of feathers that was cast from the windo'
gave quite an illusiyo representation in minatar
of a snow.atorm. There was good deal of e1
citement, and the fremen had their run fo
nothing.
GHNEsous.-We understand that Mayor Monro
has an unsettled claim of $500 against the city, fc
sorxtirn. rnndarad Inv him some time a9o as Assis