New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-02

MoHylHG HovGmBGR 2, lsae.
reEns Intelligence,

re,1ps IntciliEence.
A mysterious murder was committed ia Houston
a few days ago, Of which a man named Duffy,
who had served with conspicuous gallantry in the
late war, was The victim. 1t appears that Duffy
had been drinking, and on going to supper at his
boarding house had quarrel with a fellow
boardcr, whom he stabbed in the side He i'm
mediately after went upon the street. and met
with some friends whom be informed of the cut-
ting, and asked their advice as to what it was
proper for him to DO They eounseed him to re.
turn quietly and retire, as the matter could be
settled next morning. lie seems to have taken
their advice, and at the foot Of the stairs as he
was going up to his room, he was shot with
pistol ball. Alarmed by the report the inmates
of the house rushed down stairs, where they
found Duffy at his last gasp, apparently in great
agony, the ball having entered his abdomen and
. lodged in the spinal vertebrH. A coroner's jury
was mpaneled, but no clue to the murderer could
be obtained. 1t was clearly shown that the man
with whom he had had a difficulty had not moved
from his bed from the time he had received his
wound. Deceased Vas a Kcntuckan; was one
Of the crew of The bIerroac when that famous
vessel was destroyed, then raised cavalry com
pany, and fought under the command of General
Wheeler. He had lost the use Of lis left arm
from a wcundn bnttle, and isTcpresented to have
been brave and generous fellow
SrIcIDE.-Snnduy morning about 10 o'clock
shot was heard Oh kuhn's wharf, apparently from
the brig Amanda GRiuu, Capt. g. Ashley. On be-
Ing Investigated, y vas fpu4d that CharIesD.
Lai2ie, from Fredericksburg val. and employed
as cook on the above ltHirell vessel had com.
mitla5 suicide bg Shooting himself w,l pistol
the bail taking citart ia she eft Side OF TIE head
and passing entirely through the braun. lodged in
the latt jaw M oteaa0u Is EiYan i0r the rash act.
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5olIov.
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cantafl rnnltyitd him as n co1k for the VOYAGE
Sirse yyrjfi1G t4.e afUye yya understand tHat
some three or iour DAYS before the vessel arrived
in rI,tt Taizf4 ,yi#nfEad si.,,s of iu.Dnity- H.
4Lrl,4g -qtrtrr aF t5a EiuI zy3s oh.aryable t tbe
fi,nG 5f Ill frat1
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die. n IT. iury gas tIt ia sgrne l., Ii. death bv
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rgalye.t9n News
MvriaJs Of dead fab have racnatly bean thrown
on III .oras IA frrIas any pa6re IsIand. st,,
lJose,i s, l,o lI,, res',.t l,f yslglpic sc,ior.
Mr %torg HID 5r1m Fraesto"e county. informs
rs tbtt r,,,a r1 i4 Iptta;.fn fat AMI tirne.
,I7Fr fi,, h ttas p,-l.r i,aq1 h.forp-tIrat
4 tI. nrai1ct fa tbiniga .ilr he n,Tra to tIr
acre r56urI. f],a 4rI7ugt w tg arotiDd pl8Dted n
nat t,rb3tfv more Inn al,a1f sJyo.tIird. Of what
II MA n l4Gl Frun4tuEe AZ u,le of tAe largest
cott5a roIJIr;es n t-r MI -np5lt-v. VIII rc9rly
ali tIn INNER coi,,ff4 oF tb6 Braz3s are 1aakinS
yerv raG3 cJtt5n uroIs I5,a w0rr, has been ii
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