New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-26
Epcal cSnteIligenre.

mitted suicide-one of them man of large fam
lyand an old and respected citizen, another sue
eessful dealer and third stranger, whose fate
is not the least saddest.
Paul Prats, well known and extensive Havana
cigar dealer was found dead, his throat being
cut, in side room of h5 establishment, corner of
St. Charles street and Commercial alley. The only
cause we have heard assigned for his suicide was
despondeney, accustomed by the loss of cargo Of
cigars upon which he had no insurance. But his
business otherwise, we understand, was as pros
perons as could be expected. He attempted to
take his life two Or three times previous to the
last rash and fatal act. His partner Mr.. Pezaut,
had him carefully watched on one or two of these
occasions, and thus prevented anything of Sc
rious nature occurring.
The deceased, however, consummated his de-
sign before daylight yesterday morning 1t would
appear that after Mr., Prats cut his throat in the
closet, he attempted to get out for quantity of
blood was observable on and about the door.
The deceased was Spaniard by birth. His
immediate relatives reside in Spain and Porto
Rico but he was unmarried.
The second body the coroner was called upon
to view was that of Robert Purcell, native of
Ireland, and a man Of about lrtyeIght years Of
age. He was found hanging yesterday morning
in an outhouse Of his residence, on Erato street
near Howard. He had been Incorporate for some
time past, probably induced by family troubles
From tha position Of tie body no doubt could be
entertained that he intended selfdestruGtion By
hanging, but as he almost knelt upon the floor in
trying to execute his purpose, asphyzia evidently
was just as much the result Of accident as design
The third suicide was that of s. Noyes, an en-
ployee Of the propretors Of the Museum Of An
atomy on ST. Charles street. He took about two
ounces Of laudauum. His condition was discovered
before the poison had operated fatally, and he
was sent to the Charity Hospital by special officer
Farrel, but the efforts made to restOle the unfor
tunate man proved Intellectual. The following
sentences were found written on scraps of paste
board torn from boxes, and lying near where
Noyes was found.
Lena when yoa die, want you to be buried
slde OF my grave. 5. NOYEsn
away. s. KoYEsS
Mr. Slipper, give everything to my wife. i
want her to have everything. s. NOYEs.n
We have been unable to learn anything that
would give clue to the motive that lea this man
topct a end 70 his life.
Since writing the above we learn that man
named Williams, employed on Mr. hlandons
plantation The other aide Of the river, also com
particulars.
SECOND LOUISIANA BRIGADE RELIEF AssoGIA-
TloN.-A meeting Of the members Of the Second
Louisiana Brigade, contemplating the formation of
relief association, was held last evening, in the
Lyceum Hall, Col. Waggaman in the chair, lient.
Turner, secretary.
heavy rain coming up about the hour for
which the meeting vas called, and many OF the
members being absent at the concert of the Lou
isiana Guard Battery, the attendance was thin and
it was deemed advisable to adjourn to Monday
evening next, without transaoting any business.
THE Cow gHTIoa OF SIXTY -FoUR.-The follow
ing notice has been served upon the surviving
members Of Tint illushioua body:
HEH ORLEANS, juno q, 1865
sS@-aeVBfal members of the convention as
Well as the executive, request yon to attend a
meeting of the mosnbers OF the constitutional con.
ReDton ithc State of Louisiana, atthe Mechanics
Institute, New 0rleEpa, on Tuesday, the 25sh iust
atZoclock r. II. JoHN d. HEEbla, Sec'y.
BOARD OF HGALru.-The joint committee Of
the board of health met yesterday at q p n.
Present: DR.. Austin, Dr. Chopin, Dr. Foster, Al
derman Stith and Assistant Alderman Paisley.
Mr.. Bsllangert the city street commissioner, waa
also present.
The minutes d, the last meeting woro read and
confirmed.
The secretary read the ordinance ne had nre-
pared in accordance with 2ho Instructions of the
Committee al the last meeting. II was amended
and adopted. The ordinance is principally an
adaptation Of existing ordiuaUcoa 70 the powers of
the board Of health.
The board Of healta met last evening at Z
O'Clock present, Or, Smith, DR.. Stone, DR.. Chop.
pin, DR., Foster, Dr.. Austin, and Eessrs. CreeVy,
MoCOard and Banuie,
a communication from the mayor vas read,
covering communications from nLr. Collector Kel-
legg and from the secretary of the treasury.
Their object was to offer cooperation with the
local authortieB in carrying cut quarantine regu-
lAtions to prevent the introduction of cholera ;
and they announced that tho necessary nstrnc-
lions would be issued to commanders of revenue
CATERS to seoure their aid. The secretary was
directed to acknowledge the receipt of the COM
municRtion.
A communication from Er. H. ]. Anderson OF
the treasury department was read, announcing
that he had been appointed special agent and
enclosing q copy of the joint resolution OF Con
gress 20 authorize the department to give na in
quarantine against cholera.
On motion OF DR.. Stone, the president was re-
quesed to iaform the special agent that the au-
4huFlLes were ready 10 cooperate WHO hlmi and
that although it seemed at present unnecessary to
do so, the board woud promptly inform him when
it should become SO.
The president laid before the board his report in
reference to two cases in the Charity Hospital
alleged TO have presented some features suggest,
i've Of yellow fever. It was minute and thorough
and showed conclusiyely that une-tbat OF male
from Houston-was o case of rsmittent fever
complicated with jaundioe, which proved fatal
the other case of malarial remittent fever, in q
female, residing Felicity road, near the river
and who Is conVaesCent. The report further
showed that the patient from Texas had beer
passed by she quarantine on the statement of Tho
captain Of the steamship on which he came over
that there was no one sick on board, although th{
man had been sick forseEeral days previously. L
further stated tina. DR.. AeKelYey desired instruo
lions as to whether he shoad, in the case of steam
era coming from Texas arriving at quarantine
during Che night, dotain them till morning to in
sPect them, allow them to proceed on the mere
word Of the captain or clerk, OF require oath to bc
taken before doing so. The report also embodied
a hurziedly given opinion of Attorney Genera
Heron, that the board has not the power of quar-
amtining vessels at the Rgolettea; and it recon-