New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-05

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band and son were now in the Penitentisry, and
not in the Confederate service as soldiers. In this
we were misinformed, for we have since learned
that both having duly served out their t1ae in the
Pententary, have volunteered for actual service,
the son being now in Virginia, and the husband
ready to leave. We make this correction in JUS
tice to the men, and to remove an Impression
which otherwise might have got abroad, that the
Relief Committee are not careful epoagh in their
inquiries regarding applicants.
QUITE WARLIKE.-For the past thiFty-siX hours
Place PArmes has presented quite warlike ap-
pearance, covered as it is by tents, and inhabited
by armed and equipped men OF war, OF the fere-
cious ZouaVe pattern. Last night and the night
before the camp fires, the sentinels and the white
tents, which the light of the fires revealed, pro
duced romantic and decidedly military effect,
and thousands Of people congregased on the out
side of the iron fence which surrounds the square,
and gazed for their first time on regular encamp-
ment Of soldiers. These soldiers are a part of
Col Bernard Avegnos Battalion of zouaves, who,
we understand, leave to-day for the seat of war.
There are 250 men in the camp, and are there FOR
the purpose of completing their outfit and getting
ready generally for their departure. Yesterday
afternoon they proceeded to the Cathedral and
had their Regimental Colors dedicated in due form.
They certainly fine body of men, and will do
honor to the State when opportunity offers. May
success attend them.
SOMETHING WHICH NEEDS REHEDY.-We have
been informed by the Coroner that he is very fire.
quently called upon to hold post mortem exam
nations upon the bodies Of infants who have died,
after having been under treatment for sometime
by mdwiVes or other female doctresses. Now
it is very clear that there must be good
son why the law refuses to recognize midwives as
physicians and if there is, can they not be pun
ished for practicing physc, and thereby prevented
! from imperilling the lives Of the children and
| wives OF those who are so foolish as to employ
| them in such capacity. 1t is true that sections
are not allowed to inter upon their certificates :;
| but is this enough? AS to those who so igno-
rant, or culpably negligent as to employ them, it
would be but serving them right to take from them
| the management of any other children they may
| have; for a father or mother who could entrust a
| child into the hands of some old chrome, perhaps
| in her dotage, who, because she is unable to do
| anything else, pretends TO be midwife or doc
tress, have bat little of the parents love for
their offspring. Of course we have many very in
tellgent and highly educated mdwives in this city
who, in their line of business, are perfectly COM
petent and reliable but that class offend in
the manner we have mentioned. It is the ignorant
and degraded class who speculate upon the sim
plieity or earelessness of the poor. Hereafter we
| shall make it point to publish the names of every
one whom the Coroner detects in the business, and
hold them up to public detestation, if they cannot
be otherwise punished.
Sd MAD DoG.-We yesterday saw mad dog in the
Street, but we were unarmed, gave him a wide
berth. He trotted along the banquette, looking
as miserable as poor creature is supposed to fee
| under the circumstances. As he went on, we saw
a little girl approaching from an opposite direction
swinging her book satchel around by the cord
We shouted out to her to beware, but as we spok
English and she doubtless only understood French
our warning was not heeded and on she came, thu
| sstchelswinging around her head Our heart almos
stopped beating with apprehension, and we eX
pected to see the enraged animal rush upon he
and fix his deadly fangs into her flesh; but, by
miracle, its attention was not attracted by th
child, and she passed on uDhurt, although ther
could not have been two feet space between then
on the banquette.
We shudder to think of the horrible fate of thos
, bitten by rabid dog, and when we think of tn
great number of dogs which infest every street il
the city, look upon it as a wonderful thing tina
there are not more of them running mad than ther
are. Although the police periodically scatter aroun
} the streets quantities of poisoned sausages, TIN
number Of dogs does not seem to diminish in an
distnguishable degree on the contrary, they seen
! to increase to an alarming extent. Under thes
circumstances, we think that the police should b.
clothed with authority to kill every dog that the
find in the street unmuzzed, and that the city pa
handsome bounty for every one SO destroyed
City people have no use for dogs except to guar
their yards, and if they keep valuable watch dog
let them keep the animal at home safely chaine
| or muzzled. But the great majority of the dog
seen in the streets of no value whatever, fo
any purpose, being mostly miserable ''eurs of lo'
4 degree,' which vagrants or thieves, consumin
, as much food as man, and making more noise
, night than whole pack of Siberian wolves. W
, favor a war of determination againts them.
| DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.-Jedlousy and Murder
! terrible domestic tragedy was enacted in til
l Faubourg TrGme last evening, about 65 o'clocl
the last act of which was the killing of q wife
her husband. Michel Richet Frenchman, som
' time since enlisted in Col. Avegno's Battalion {
Zouaves, and went into camp over at Vaudeville
His wife, good looking woman, aged about j
years. and daughter Of about II years, RENAME
at home, supporting themselves by washing an
ironing. They were industrious and quiet reopl
a and among their neighbors bore good character
J, They rented a room on Tr6mG street, between S
| Peter and Orleans streets, and worked in the var
Il | of the premises. Richet over to the city 0
e Tuesday with his battalion, and getting leave
Q absence went on general burst yesterday. Ft
! II | reasons best known to himself, he becan
q Jealous Of his wife, and accused her Of being tc
v intimate with lodger in one of the rooms
!; the premises. She Indignantly denied the charg
! ! they had serious misunderstanding and
f left her room and went into the street, whe
Q he soon saw the man of whom he was jeaou
i Immediately Rchet began quarreling with hi
and they were about to come to blows, when bIa
II anne Richet came out and attempted to persua(
her husband to come into the house again. I
turned furiously upon her, and drawing from b
% pocket q dirk knife, with @ blade about thrt
u inches in length stabbed her in the lower part
I the abdomen, near the groin. AS soon as she pc
ceived that she was stabbed, she retired into h
l. room, exclaming that she was killed, and in abo
IL FIVE minutes expired. Richet fed towards the Pla
q d'Armes, where his company was camped hopiI
J. to take refuge with them and evade arrest; b