New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-30

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1851.
S'otal gnttll1gente.
OHE OF THE GrSs.-A few days since, at Camp
Moore, Gen. Tracy sent Capt. White, Of the Tiger
Rifles, and squad Of twelve of his men, up the
railroad to Osyka to get cannon that was known
OF supposed to be there. Capt. White and ha
Tigers searched Osyka, but found nary big gun.
The gun they after had just been sent OIL TO
some other quarter. AS they were about to leave,
not little disappointed Master Julius moulton
Smith, bright lad about II years old, offered
them the only thing in the shape of cannon which
Osyka could boast; a cannon that he had cast,
mounted and otherwise made, all alone by himself,
and had been firing off to the great admiration of
| the people of Osyka, and the boys in particular.
The gun is made of pure lead, and weighs about
half pound. The breech is the little end, and the
vent is about as big the bore. The balls used
| are common duck-shot, and with good charge Of
powder each Of these Globuldr messengers OF death
and devastation be sent some forty yards.
The gun is mounted on carriage whitfield out Of
cigar-b box, and is strapped to the carriage with
| copper wire. Every time the gun is fired, the
| whole apparatus performs complete double sum
| merset. The Tigers accepted the gun with plea
sure, and had huge fun with it. 1t has been sent
| to the Crescent office, as something worthy Of
| notice and preservation, indicating, As it happily
does the military spirit Of the little boys OF l:5i !;
| any one comes in to be sassy we will touch it
off at him. Master Smith, the cannon-maker of
Osyka, promises well. 1t must not be forgotten
| that West the painter began his immortal career,
when boy, by whiting figures on the fence of the
| field in which he was plowing
WEAr SHALL BE Done WITH THEN ?-On the 28th
| inst, Capt. 6. W. Gregor, of the privateer Cal
houn brought to the station Of this District about
| ten negro sailors, claiIAing to be free, found on
board Of the brigs Panama, John Adams and Mer.
| maid
The Recorder sent word to the Marshal of the
Confederate States that said negroes were at his
disposition. The Marshal refused to receive them
| or have anything to do with them-Whereupon,
| the Recorder gave the following decision:
| Though have no authority to act in this ease,
think it is my duty as magistrate aud good citi
zen, to take upon myself in this critical moment
the responsibility of keeping the prisoners in Gus
tody, firmly believing it would not only be bad pol
icy, but dangerous one, let them loose upon the
| community"
The following dispatch was sent by the Recorder
to the Hon. J. p. Benjamin:
| New ORLEANS May %, 1861.
| ToJ. p. Benhtlain Rc7.nond:
Sir-ren free negroes, taken by privateer from
| on board three vessels returning to Boston, from
| a whaling voyage, have been delivered TO me
, The Marshal refuses to take charge of them
What shall do with them!
| Respectfully, 4. BLACHE,
| Recorder Second District,
MORE TRooPs. - The steamer Genl Quitman
Capt. White, which arrived yesterday morning
| brought down the Jeff. Davis Guards from For
Adams and the United Guards from Donaldson
Vile She also brought lot of shell and ammu
nition from Baton Rouge. The Jeff. Davis Guards
number nnetysx men, rank and file, under the
! command Of the following officers: Captain, ".
Brandon: First Lieutenant, ]. SIMS second Lieu
tenant, W. L. Cage; Third Lieutenant, J. J. Smith
First Sergeant, j. Frankenthal; Second Sergeant
r. Sims; Third Sergeant, J. 7. Towels; Fourtl
Sergeant, L. W. Brandon; Fifth Sergeant, NJ
> Kaine; First Corporal, H. Etheridge; Second Cor
poral, II. E. Evans; Third Corporal Il. Taylor.
The United Guards number seVenty-tive men
p rank and fle The following are their commits
stoned officers: Captain, F. I. Nichols; tirs
Lieutenant, L. D. Nichos Second Lieutenant, j
, St. Martin Second Junior Lieutenant, not elected
! THE CONTINENTAL GAURDs.-Although but lttl
f newspaper mention has been made of this CON
. | pany save in the usual advertising way, the Cor
tinentas have conclusyely shown that the spirit
lie 76 is dead, and that they fully determine
| to honor the name they had adopted At o'coc
| Yesterday afternoon, under command of their ga
liant officers, Captain Clark, Lieutenants Merriam
Mcfarland and Davis, Ohan whom more human
u efficient and gentlemanly set of officers wei
| never allotted to one company they marched
the Carrollton Railroad Depot, where quite a nun
Der of ladies and gentlemen were ready to Jo
them in excursion to Rickerville, in order to r.
4, ceivc from the ladies of Jefferson parish banne
wrought by their own hands. The company wa
E nearly full mastering ninety eight muskets, e,
j; elusive of officers. They were accompanied b
a the home guard of the Continentals, nearly tift
strong, under command OF our amlabIe 1rlenE
Alderman HOdgkins.
i The newybuilt Boys Orphan Asylum had bee
il (and very properly so) selected as the place
ID presentation. After the company had gone throug
II The usual evoutons at that shady spot, Miss Aust
stepped forward, and in eloquent terms presente
;. the token Of her lady friends. Captain Clar
+ thanking them for their kindness, received Il
h same calling upon Mr.. Otis, of the Picayune, to
. Justice to the occasion; and SO he did. Aft
n drawing happy parallel between the Continenta
of yore and the present ones he showed that Il
principle involved was the same, and, with feellf
remarks to the color bearer, Sergeant Pendergras
Ip made
all.
II The presentation being over, three ladies, su
ported by others, stepped forward with baskets
bouquets, and handed to every man a most beau
k ful one which at once were placed on their mu
;. kets; and really that scene itself was one of tho
a which never will be forgotten by men harboring
or heart Within
he From the asylum the whole party adjourned
- the hospitable mansion of Col. Dick Pasteur,
cotton-press fame where splendid punch a.
o. o. other substantial conVeniences were spread out
- all. The soldiers stepped forth in patoons, but
variably made front to the punch. Altogether, Il
~ was one of the most pleasant affairs OF the seasO
4 The company, after arriving in town, pass
through our principal streets and paid the Cresce
eo M Office quite compliment, for which we are gra
~ fu) and in their march challenged the admrati
iaf of every one.
be 1t may not be out of place to mention, on this
b, cason, that the home guard of this company ha
voluntarily provided all means and comforts for
boys who are going and are, besides, in thorou
= organization to repe any enemy which may see
ORE to trust himself in this region.
qe SAD FAMILY AFFRAY.-Last evening" at the re
h. dence of Mr.. A. p. Withers, on Nayades sire
: near Thalia Mr.. Withers shot and dangerou
= wounded his step-son, DR.. \. F. W. Mather.
As the police tell it, the nature of the affair
this: The two men were i'll the parlor, and talk
about the Washington Artillery, who left on NJ
Is. day for Virginia. AIather denounced the Artill
lists in strong language, and his step-father den
what he said. Violent language followed, and
WithCrs says) Mather drew pistol and shot at b
once, not biting him. He snatched up Shar
revolver that was lying near, and fired four I'll!
at his step-son. The latter fell at the third fl
and as he was falling Withers fred fourth tiI
the bullet woundng the hand of Mrs. Wither
l.. wife of one and mother of the other-she hav
rushed in to interfere, and she being the only V
Lb ness of the affair
% eE n Withers Immediately went out into the sire
lg a and voluntarily surrendered himself to officer
en- SON. the first officer he met. He locked
fur nj -. - H., ,I,t, liz Mo+,or uo Of t,on, in
. breast. Last night, Mather was not expected
- live.
e A QUEER CAsE.-Dr. Thomas Jennings, f. m.
a genius who has several times been in the ha
OF the police for his sharp practices, was yester
d evening examined before Mayor Monroe o
,o charge made against him by the Chief of Polio
,O that of having with his colOred wife, on Thurs
W" night last audaciously entered the fair at Odd
lows Hail. and pronlenaded around upon an
,.,. sumed equality with white people. The fair
'N' given by ladies' of different Protestant cOngre