New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-04
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Mr. L. H. Place was President Of the meeting.
Three great speeches were made by Messrs. Harry |
Hays, II. D. Ogden, and Prof. J. D. B. DoBow.
We heard all three of the speeches; and our only .
regret vas, that the wisdom and patriotism then
and there spoken forth was not upon the wtirl-
wind TO compel the attention and warm the heart |
and enlightcn the understanding Of every man in |
New Orleans, in Louisiana, il the South.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING AT DRyADEs MAR |
KET.-The friends of immediate and separate seces-
sion in the First Representative District had q
rousirg and most enthusiastic meeting at Dryades
Market last night.
The following were the officers the meeting be-
ing called to order and the nominations made by
the Hon. James Beggs:
President-J. N. Reid II
Vice Prcstdents-Joln Fl. Rareshide John T.
Moore, W. G. Mullen, Gusteve krubbe, G. N. |
Bradford, J. s. Clark, Sam Boyd, Joseph Frech-
leier, VIM. j. Ahern, P. Weckle, Geo. Schneider,
Adam Kimmel, George Plattsnier, 7. L. Macon,
A. B. Clark, F. A. Boyle Robert Brown, James
Campbell, j. J. Noble, Chas. u. Chase, DR.. ]. c.
Sunderland, DR.. S. Ball and George Hillman.
Secreta,'ies-Wash. Marks, A. A. Plattsmier.
DR.. Lindsay, the President of the Club was not
present at the beginning Of the meeting: but
letter from him, explaining that he had to preside
at the monthly meeting Of the First District School
Board, was read to the meeting by Mr. Beggs.
Mr. I. N. Marks, one of the candidates, was to
have addressed the meeting, but did not he being
necessarily absent, on important business con
nected with the Firemen's Charitable Association.
NIr, B. S. Tappan made lengthy, able and most
spirited speech. It was appropriate to the times,
and every word of it braathed the soul of the true
patriot.
Attorney.General T. J. Semmes made a splendid
and convincing speech; and Mr. II. L. Clinch
made the last speech, regular cliaclter to what
had been said by his able predecessors.
The meeting was lit by big bonfire of tarbar-
rels, and other fireworks and band of music en-
vened and otherwise frightened the occasion.
The Pelican flag waved over the street triumph
anty, before the meeting, during the meeting and
afterward.
TIE YoUSG MEMS SOUTHERN RIGHTS CLUB, pur-
suant to CELL met last evening at Concert Hall.
The meeting organized by the naming of Mr..
L. L. Conrad as President, Mr.. Geo. Sumrall as
Vice.Presdent, and Mr.. II. G. Gardner as Sec
retary.
Col. Lockridge and Fl. J. Leovy, Esq, addressed
the meeting in short but spirt-stirring speeches.
During the delivery of these speeches much en-
thusiasm prevailed The action of South Carolina,
applauded.
The President then stated that action was now
the part of true Southern young men; and after
consultation, the following Executive Committee
to supervise the election of Monday next so far as
the club was concerned, was unanimously adopted
ErecutiUe ConondNee-L. L. Conrad, N. T. N.
Robinson Robt. A. Grinnan, Col S. A, Lockridge,
oark, George samTall, v: ". Watkins, Paul
Axson J. K. sprague, f. 7. Eggleston, Charles A.
| Conrad, B. c. Elliott and J. T. Daniel. President
| D. H. Marks; Secretary, Fl. G. Gardner.
| This manifestation of the young men Of New Or
leans is rst-rate token of the feeling OF the city
| Strong hearts nerve-brave minds gude--arms
strike.
| THREE PARTIES IN ALGIERs.-We have already
mentioned that Cooperation and Separate Secession
meetings have been held in Algiers, and that Geo
| Washington Lewis was nominated as the Coopera
ton candidate for the State Convention, and Mr.
| McGee as the Immediate Secession candidate. An
| other meeting was held on Wednesday night, anG
| now we have a third Richmond in the field Mr.
| Norbert Trepagnier, as the '' United Southern Ac
ton ~ candidate. The difference between Mr.
| Lewis, Cooperation, and Mr.. Trepagnier, United
Southern Action, must be something of a "dstinc
ton without dfference.n 1t may be alright ant
well understood in Algiers; hut on this side Of the
river it is rather puzzlesome.
COOPERATION MEErINGs.-Three cooperation
meetings were held last night, in different parts o
the city.
TIE WONDER OF THE AGE.-Christine Milly, tn
two headed girl, than whom report says nothin!
half SO strange or astonishing has ever before ap
peared, is, we learn, engaged at Spalding &
nd will In on hnTf
next week.
Fatal. SHOOTING ON New YEARS NIGHT.-COro
ner Beach yesterday held an inquest oil the bod.
of Matthew Riordan, an Iyishman, 26 years of age
found dead at No. 10 North Market street--tha
is, at St. Mary Market.
From the testimony, it appeared that the de
ceased and another Irshman named Thomas Ford
both of them quite drunk came together in Barry
coftehouse, at the corner of Annunciatton an
Delord streets. They had both been celobratin
New Years, and Ford was drunkest of the two
Meeting at the bar Ford called Riordan Corkc
nian, and Riordan called Ford a Fardonner. For
d, drew pistol and brandished it in drunken mar
ner; Ricrdan went off few steps; the pistol wa
; discharged; man named CASTILLO seized Ford, an
in the struggle the pistol went off second time
Riordan was now seated in chair near the stove
was soon l0uliG NE was SEUb ucGh,
bullet passing downward, and intcting wound c
which he soon died.
The Coroners jury rendered verdict Of NAL
slaughter against Ford.
q Yesterday morning, Ford voluntarily went an
! surrendered himself to officer Tom. Kearney, at
ntting that he did the shooting, but protesting th0
he did it accidentally.
ACCIDENT ON TIE SuELLs.-The Chief of Polio
last evening found on the new shell road near th
Halfway House, man, name unknown, who ha
his head dangerously cut by falling out of bugg!
The Chief had the sufferer conveyed to the Chart
) Hospital
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMsELF.-Special office
l. Fisk last evening took to the hospital man name
Samuel McCuen, he having accidentally shot hin
self in the face aboard the steamboat Woodford.
New YEARS EVE STABBING AFFAIR.-One Dan
Kenney was arrested yesterday afternoon, on o
y Levee street, by special officer Dalton, on tt
a charge of having stabbed and dangerously woun
}. ed Thomas Melvin, on Monday night, on Adelii
d street. John Barleycorn, probably had hand
Is this as in all the other bloodspllings of the Ia
g holidays.
+ THEIR LAST DAY.-Osborne and Eagan, wi
II murderers BOTH are to be hanged to-day, with
IL the walls of the Parish Prison.