New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-06
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The MAYoRALTY.-It is generally believed in
well informed quarters that as soon as General
Candy receives an official copy of the late procla.
nation of President johnson, Mr.. Monroe will.
without further inquiry or delay, be informed that
he can take his seat as chief magistrate Of the
city, regardless of any objection that may have
been made to procure the Intervention of Federal
authority against him.
| RECORDER GAsT1NEL.-The public will be graft
he'd to learn that this gentleman is likely to escape
| the assassin attempt of the unfortunate man who
assaulted him. He was yesterday in very easy
condition, and his physicians considered him out
of danger.
DELUGE.-Between two and three O'CLOCK
yesterday morning, one of the most violent storms
that has ever visited this region, commenceda We
| have frequently had as heavy rains, but, q our
! recollection, such continuous and awful rAals of
thunder, never. For upwards of two hd4s the
elemental strife kept up series of rapid b& cur
ring percussions, to compare which, with t& fleet
of the most formidable park of artillery S$tatles
the grandeur of Almighty power, and wodaAe as
feeble in illustration as the firing of pocNM pis
tol to convey an idea of the roar of coEfbiad
1t is surprising not to hear of the lghtning4shay
ing struck any place, for it seemed as if th& city
was ablaze with the electric flashes, aud theNhun
der ratified with that sharp, terrific and dea&nine
sound, indicating the close proximity of theE CON
cussons, and agitating the earth as if it waS sub
jected to some great internal convulsion.
The rain fell necessarily, in torrents, untfi thi:
was being written at a late hour last night, ant
Then there seemed no prospect of an imme date
cessation. The draining machines, in anticipation
OF storm, had dried up the canals, but when the
torrent came were unequal to the work devolyine
on them. northeast wind prevailing drove the
water of the lake up, rendering drainage more
dlhcult, and the consequence was that the rear O.
the city was completely deluged until late lou,
Of the morning.
We have not yet heard of any serious damage
resulting from the storm. The bridges at the in
tersectons of streets were extensively hoated off
but the street commissioner was speedily at work
restoring them, and oday the crossings are likely
| to be in their usual condition.
| The streets have seldom been 50 utterly deserted
as they were yesterday. Canal street, usually SO
gayly thronged, was desolate and on the business
thoroughfares all operations and movements we're
suspended. Everything was gloomy and dull.
A VEssEL.-In making our usual rounds yester-
day, we discovered in the vicinity of the City Hall
large sized skif. In view of the terrible show er
we have been subjected to the past twenty four
hours, we might fairly presume that this vas
merely placed there as precautionary measure on
the part of few of our city officials to provide
against an inundation that might arise during This
inclement season. While ventilating our opinion
rather freely on this matter we were coully
informed to shut up-"we were a little under the
| yrea thnr'' oil 4l,+,,
bombazine and moved off.
STOLEN CoTroN.-Oficers Lawler and Bottom
succeeded in recovering $50 bags of cotton stolen
from the ship Geo. Seymour, lying at Post No. 81,
First District. Jas. Thomas, employed as watch
man, having been missing since the discovery of
| this nefarious transaction, is suspected of com.
plicity in this matter.
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-An adjourned meeting
| of this board was called for last evening in accor
| dance with the resolution of the board at the
Finance Committee on the police ordinance Al.
derman Clark, President of the board took the
chair at O'Clock.
Aldermen McCloskey, Whitney and Smith an
sWeFed to roll call. quorum not being present
on motion of Alderman McCloskey, the board ad
journed until the next regular meeting, on Tues.
day evening next.
| CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.-The grand nry
impaneled and sworn in the First District Court
yesterday, was charged by Judge Abel who sitter
calling attention to the subjects upon which the
statutes require him to address the grand inquest
proceeded as follows:
| Ge7eHenaen-You are the guardians of the police
and good order of the most populous aud CONNER
cial portion of the South. As an auxiliary in the
administration of criminal law, it is not only your
/ duty to be impartial, but in troublesome times
like these you should exercise the greatest degree
ofwisdom and moderation, avoiding all unne cessary
cause of irritation, that the wise and good of our
country may freely discuss and wisely determine
the public good. They know we have been meas
ureaby daspoiled of property acquired under the
Constitution and laws of the general government :;
| taxed without representation; that distressed and
nnofending widows helpless orphans and loyal men
| have been reduced to poverty and want; that we
are liable to be arrested upon the mere sugges-
ton Of an ignorant, vicious dshone st ne gro at
any moment, and be taken before man claiming
to be member of the freednen's bureau having
none OF the insignia OF court of law civil or mill
tary and by him fined or compelled to nay civil
debt, or pretended one, under pains of mprison-
ment. And this in violation of the laws of the
State, and of the fifth amendment of the Constits,-
tion of the United States, which declares that
none shall be deprived of lite, liberty or prope ty
without due process of law"
And all this done within few steps of a sitting
district and circuit court of the United States
several State courts and court martial. under
the control and supervision of o commanding
general selected for wisdom and approved anS
respected for moderation and justice. And All 81
these constitutional courts are open to- the recn
lar administration of justice, according to the
laws of the land.
This has never before been allowed in cjyilizes
countries and finds no approval in the breasts o
wise and moderate men, North or South
These things, gentlemen, are augmented by {
class of men, who, blinded by fanatcism O
prompted by avaEice, distract the minss Of sth,
colored population by teaching them eepalit,
with the whites and that they are imposed sslbon
but by their own acts, demonstrate the infeficfis,
OF the Africans by rejecting them as equals /
} every particular. r.
These men also teach them that there is a sa,ir
OF envy and hatred in the minds of the peral4 ,
the South against the negro race. This U,evmu.
l know to be unfounded ..6
IL The disnterested American people, North ,