New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-19
Aen OrIsaus NaiIg Creseent.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 1CNE 49, 1861.
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Eptal 5ntel!jgHrtt,
DErAHrCHE or THE ElGrrm REGNENr.-T The
Eighth Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, Col. Kelly,
il to break camp this morning and HE away from
Camp Moore to the batjIcGclds Of Virginia. Three
city companies are in this regiment the Sumter
Guards, B"nville Rifles and jeff DAVIS Cadets. All
these are made Of the right stuff, and the other
companies comprise the flower Of our country
youth and chivaIry.
Oae Of these companies the Attakapas Guarls
is cJmmandcd by the brave and chigalrous Ale b.
ladies' DeBanc, Of the late State Convention.
Capt. DeBlanc was Chairman Of the C0mmitte on
EnrOllment in the Convention, and it seems that
since The adjournment Of that body he has kept his
hand in by enrolling Que Of the finest bands Of
soldiers that bis loved Louisiana has yet offered.
He is highly and justly spoken Of for the kind and
brotherly attention be bc5tows unon the comfort
and welfare Of his men.
Our friends Of the Bicnvc R1es as they leave
camp for Virginia, ask US to publish the following
card Of thanks and it is needless to state that we
do with pleasure;
Carr moore, June IL, 1851,
The officers and members Of the BicnyiIle Rifles
hereby tender their grateful thanks and aCkuOW
Judgments to Messrs, &. f. Sturn, s. P Del .abarrc,
j. Y. Chaery, G. O. Dlubcrt, and others Of The
Third District for their lDefaIity and Kindness in
furnishing them with ncceesaries required during
The time OF cnrOSliIg the said company.
And they further tender their heartfelt tha 1ks to
Mrs. Widow l." j. Huard, for the magnificent Gona-
ton Of splendid flag of III Southern ,onfederacy,
aud also towards the equipment Of the company.
A I. X 49,. Gnu
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HDRtir, j NOR II I.cr;t Ijut.
Inr,-,,r, pt,.r ,riiy no,,, ,,,7,, l,ee }oor or
ganized for the State service, under the command
Of Capt Jno. Price, veteran Of the battle Of New
Orleans in 1915, who has also seen service in the
Florida war and in the regular service in Washing
ton Territory.
The Old veteran is as anxious TO serve lis home
as lie once was to serve tie o,d flag. lie thinks
that those that have served in the defence of oar
beautiful Sunny ,-outh shall now come forward and
fight for their Orange GroTes. Those that know
| nothing OF practical military experience will haYe
| 4 splendid opportunity Of becoming soldiers under
the command of a veteran like Capt John Price.
This company will be mastered into the State
service in a few days: and everything is prepared
for the best position in the States defence, which
is now oh+red them. So all young men Of good
rcpute are invited to attend their drills, and there
have an opportunity of enrolling themselves in a
company that will be an honor to the Sugar State.
THE MAmoH GuANDs-This fine Third District
company was yesterday mustered into the State
service. They were to receive a flag last evening.
at the corner Inde""ndence aud Love streets.
We were in. to there, but unfortunately
| could not 60.
TIE MURDER At THE CITY PARE.-We yesterday
| gave some account of the murder and robbery of
an unknown man ct the City.Fark his body being
found there early on Monday morning: and we
| added that the police had clue to the murderers
| and robbers. .......---
The murdered man has been identified, and one
Of the murlcrcrs has been detected as it were, by
the finger of fate. This is the story:
Late on Sunday night of,rer MelIo. on duty al
tie Bayou Bridge saw two men pass the bridge OIL
the way from the alk to the city. One was in his
Stint sleeves, having his coat rolled up under his
arm. In the morning he heard of the dead body in
the road in trout of the Park, went to the body and
asked every one passing if they could identify the
body. At last, cofeehouse keeper named
| Mckay, ani lis bar-kcerer, living out that way
curno along in wagon, and identified the body as
| that Of a m0u who had the night before been at
thcr coffee house dttHkug ana talking ia : friend.
| way with some rough customers from the city
Mrkay had heard one OF the raugl5 say in talking
about boxing fighting. &C.. Why, I'm ]imry
Dillon, the sparrcr, Of Barracks street." Tie party
in the coffee house consisted Of three besides the
| murdered man.
Neo sent this information to the Second Dis
trrt Recorders Office. The messenger gave the
| Information to Corporal Macias, and Maciaa, who
knew Dillon well, was preparing TO start ont afto1
him, when who should walk into the Office bu
| Dillon himself. 1t happened thai on Sunday nigh
Dllon's wife and another woman, pretending to bc
| drunk, surrendered themselves at the lookup anC
asked to be locked up, which request was granted
| [They are sailor cyprians, Of the lowest class
| And Dillons visit was to get his wife out. Mrs
| Dillon being released, MacaS took Dillon out ant
invited him to take Cab-rde, for rcaons which ht
would soon explain. They got into a cab, on thu
front seat of which was officer R9usseau of tht
City Park, who had come in to notify the Coronc
about the dead body at the Park.
When Dillon found the cab steering out ack o
town, he asked questions in an uneasy way, bu
Mac0s baflcd him. As they approached the Park
Dillon. still more nervousy asked where they ere
going. Then Macias said g We're going to SEE
the man you murdered and robbed last night" A
this, Dillon betrayed the most unmlstakab,e signs
Of guilt and terror. He was unarnled and betHceI
two officers who had their pistols ready HI
mustered courage to deny the murder; admitted
| he was o thief, but declared that he would neve
harm any man for money. They reached the dea,
| body, where the Coroner and his jury had arcad
| arrived. Dillon was made TO look at tnc lace O
the murdered man. He declared positively that III
had never seen the man in his lie. He was the1
brought to the city and locked III.
Meantime. Special ONccr Boullosa, having heel
posted rs to Dllons supposed part in the murder
was investigating Dillon's h0nu's in the sailor
boarding house, region of (.llatin, Barracks all,
| Front ICyec streets. In cofIeehouse at the cor
ner of Barracks ana Front L.eYcc streets. the,
found a man named McEeigh. who on Sunday noo
had there seen Dillon and another man with
stranger, who was treating &nG appeared to b,
flush OF money. The party wet2 on the best 0
terms, and they all went, McIeig!l included t.
take dinner st Dillons house. They haI merr,
dinner together, and after that. Non and hi
guests including the stranger. (McIegl excepted
went out Esplanade street, to take q ride in thu
Bayou Bridge cars and see tho beauties of the sll
burbs McNeghs description Of the party talIie
exactly with that of ncE4y, as to the party VIII
visited his cohee-house on the Ridge late at night
Roullosa then visited and searched Dillon
hose. Between the mattresses Of Drlon's bed
The officer found eatherpurse, with a steel clasp