New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-13

charge against MeSSrs. FRANK A. Hefny ana u. II.
Mcfarland, lately doing business at Nos. q and
30 Natchez street. under the style of Henry L.
Mcfarland, of obtaining the sum of two thou
sand dollars by false representations from Mr..
Miller, No. 81 Magazine street. The firm became
insolyent soon after borrowing the money, and
the false representation is alleged to have been
made in the statement they made in regard to the
state of their business. The case was sent before
the First District Court for trial. bail being fixed
at $500.
The Late Riot-Report of the Grand Jury.
10 the Hon E Abe Judge of the First District Court of
New Orleans a..
The grand jurors of the parish Of Orleans have
had under consideration the subject of the terri
BILE riot that occurred in this city on the 30th OF
July last and now come into court and ask leave
| to report, that ..
a large number of citizens, whose testimony they
had been informed was material to show the
| cause, inception, manner and close of the bloody
scenes of the 30th of July; and in order to
secure fair, full and impartial history of the
bloody day, as well as to sustain and justify the
conclusions to which they have arrived, and have
embodied in this report, they have caHsed the
testimony of the witnesses examined by them to
be carefully reduced to writing, winch testimony
they submit herewith, ana from ~hch II
That, on the SOth day of July last, there was q
conflict at and near the Mechanics Institute, il
this city which resulted in the death of about forty
persons white and black, and n the wounding
slightly and severely, Of about two hundred more
The first question naturally presenting itself is
what caused, in a time OF profound peace, so ter
rbe conflict? What aroused our usually que
and peaceable population to so dire and fierce
struggle? it could be no trihing or ordinary caus
i that could bring on such deathly collision upo
the members Of a community hitherto moving $
harmoniously together. The question, however
is not difficult of solution. ,...
Some few weeks since meeting of about thirt
persons met in secret caucus in this city, eiecte
Rufus K. Howell president pro tenn, resolved thi
he should conv oke the convention of 1864, /
meet on the Both of July last and that the COVE
nor of the State should be requested to issue b
proclamation for elections to fill the vacancies
the convention.
IT, These men claimed to have the right and poWe
and very undlsguisedly expressed the intention
remodel the Constitution of the State to suit the
purposes, and to take possession or control OF Il
State government. 1t is unnecessary to enter in
a discussion here Of the question of the prete
sions of this body of men. Suffice it to say, tn
there never was a more impudent and audacio
claim set up to assume power than this pretend
right to meet in convention. 1t had not the sigl
est foundation whatever, even under the reso
tiOns of the convention of 1864, under which
was claimed they could meet which constru
. together, as well as by the Interpretation OF tn
III author, never contemplated that the power
calling the convention together should be conf
red on the president of the body except IN
case of the rejection of the Constitution by
people, The second resolution on the contra
rs, clearly and explicitly conters the power on