New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Total Sntelligenre.

be celebrated by the order in this city. All the
lodges will form in procession at Lafayette Square
at half past nine o'clock, and will march through
the streets as indicated in the programme, which
will be found in our advertising columns. The
weather, at this writing, promises to be delight
fully auspicious and we may anticipate brilliant
and imposing pageant.
Addresses will be delivered after the march by
several prominent members of the order, in the
grand ball room at Odd Fellows Hail. and seats
will be reserved for the accommodation of ladies
and their escorts. The public are invited to at
tend the exercises at the hall
The day will wind up with regalia and dress
ball, for the Widows and Orphans General Relief
Association, and the votaries of Terpschore have
before them an entertainment not to be surpassed
in elegance brilliancy, or in anything that is es-
sentia to the highest enjoyment such festival is
capable Of aifording.
Notwithstanding morning a man named
Samuel Lewis went to the cooper shop of Mr.
Blessy at the corner of Julia and Locust streets
and, making some provoking remark to John
Mcleod, a journeyman working in the shop,
Mcleod flung his adze at him, and the edge strik-
ing him in the neck severed artery and he died
from the wound at six O'Clock last evening, in the
Charity Hospital, whittier he was taken.
| Lewis. it is said, had destroyed the domestic |
happiness of Mcleod, who had separated from his
wife and has suit for divorce pending, and be-
sides it is reported that Lewis in the habit of
seeking him and taunting him in provoking man
ner. Mcleod is reputed to be peaceable, indus
trious of simple mind and inofensive habits.
He is under arrest, in the First District awaiting
an examination The deceased did not seem to
anticipate violence as he had no weapon about
him but small pocket knife.
I MAY BALL OF THE Young MEMS CRESCENT CITY
/ BENEVOLENT sAssoCIATIoN.-O Our acknowledge
ments are due to this association for compliment
tary ticket to their May ball, for the benefit of the
home Of the aged and infrm. The balls of this
association are remarkable for the decOrous and
agreeable manner in which they are conducted, as
the members are noted for their active and liberal
beneTolenee.
koUEsT-The coroner's jury were engaged yes
, terday in investigating the circumstances con-
nected with the of the body found floating in
the lake few days ago, near Milneburg. From
} tic evidence adduced it was ascertained that his
name was Alade Collins and about 20 years Of
age 1t appears that while standing at the pickets,
at the mouth of the lower basin, his hat blew of
and he very mprudently plunged in after it and
was drowned. 1t was some two miles from this
i place where the body was found. His remains
d were taken in charge by his parents, who reside
e in the city.
ARREsTs.-The police docket was unusually
II large yesterday. Grimes of every description
r from the highest to the lowest offense in the
calendar, appeared registered on the books of the
;. station.
If We fear that the advance of the warm season
al tends to rouse the latent blood of the criminal
II portion of our community.
- Dan Sullivan and John McCarty were arrested
o. charged with being idle persons having no occu
+ patton. They were taken from their room cornel
of Galvez and Grayier streets, where the officers
found number of burglars tools, together witt
some silverware, supposed to be stolen, portion
- of the latter being marked !" Gould.' They als
found one safe key numbered 1888.
James Henry was arrested on Carondeet street
| charged by Thomas Kelly with committing a.
} assault and battery.
Thomas Kelly was arrested, charged with bein
drunk and disturbing the peace
al Manda Lewis and Fanny Wilson, colored, wer
III, arrested at the Jackson Railroad depot charge
I'm by P O. Brian with larceny, to wit: stealing col
srl ton and ropes.
on Louis Andre was arrested on Tchoupitoula
nd street. charged with running dray without
icy brand or license.
John Lewis, colored, was arrested on Poydra
m. street, charged by V. A. Bond with swindling.
of Hartman Wetstead was arrested on the steambo,
landing, charged with larceny Of $500 from Mr.
o y. Rosina Blumenkart, No. 1913 Circus street.
of Patrick Dennis, VIM. Brant, Chas. Whitmor
,rk and Joe Seute, colored, were arrested, charge
u.s. with sleeping the benches in Lafayette squar
. '5 John, Mrs. and Mary Hetferman, Mrs. and M
10 McCarty, Mrs. Murphy Ned Hemekin and Mr.
Hemekin and son, were all arrested by virtue of
warrant, charged by Mrs. Christian Chandler wi
Of assault and battery.
Alcide Miller colored, was arrested, charg
with throwing brckbats into the yard of the hou
of refuge
Alex. Dumas was arrested, charged with int
fering with an officer in the discharge of his dut
Alfred Louis, colored, was arrested on the stea
boat landing, charged with larceny of some clio,
80. ing the property of Hercules johnson, colore
He was also charged with carrying conceal
weapon.
nee VIM. Perry, colored, was arrested on Perdi
street, charged with insulting an officer in the d
charge of his duty.
son, An individual considerably scattered" a
rip who gave his name as John So-andse, was arrest
on Camp street, charged with being drunk. 7
than nature gave him, but he maintained his eq
librium notwithstanding the immense weie
- under his hat" We have gentlemen
NE " good understandings" under similar circu
stances, brought to their mother earth.
THE EXPLOSION ON THE JACKSON RAILROAD
FEBRUARY LAsT.-Subjoned is the most import
part of the testimony taken by the coroner in
lation to the locomotive explosion on the Jack
Railroad, at Amite, in February last, by VIII
Colonel Forno and others were killed;
Thomas Williams testified that the explosion
the boiler of the engine Sultan occurred alb
or P. NJ. on the LIST day of February. 1866
short distance from Amite city, and while
train was standing.
Previous to the train leaving the city of
Orleans, witness heard a person say that
would not go on the train under any crc
stances" After the train had got some ten IN
Ss on from the city the engine was stopped to make
pairs heard the fireman say that the =" blow
cock had been blown out; it required about I'll
quarters of an hour to repair the injury Witt
o.. was about twenty, five feet in rear OF the emf
an be when the explosion occurred; the shock was
great that he was knocked insensble, and renal
In that condition until the following morning. ,
Thomas Kelly testified that to the best OF or
81. knowledge the engine Sultan was not IN NJ
keL dition to run on the road. Mr. Dixon told wit