New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19

P'VaSNaoH dtO W sue WfuOWo ssHU O1PHSES OF
deceased comrades and assist such of their cons-
fades as have been disabled and are now unable to
heip themselves. The association then adjourned
70 meet On Friday, tho a3d inst at o'clock r. NJ.
THrEP CAuGHr.-Mr. Charles T. Estlin, on
Saturday, succeeded in catching thief in the act.
me fellow, who gives his name as Fl. CeItsn, brohe
INTO Mr.. Estlin's residence on Camp street, and
helped himself to a lot of e9othing and pocket
BOOK, when he was oyerhaaiedi and subsequently
given into the custody of the police at the First
District station. Colton's calling was very we'll
illustrated by an outsider" and two skeleton
keys which were found upon him when he was
searched. His chance for taking trip to Baton
Rouge at the expense of the State appears to be
very fattering.
SrAgBrNG-A man named Michael Hofiu was
arrested by officer Cook, Saturday night, on
Front LeYee street, on q charge of stabbing James
Pendergrast with intent to kill. The wounded
man was removed to the Charity Hospital. Hofin
will be brought before Recorder Gassinel this
morning.
4 INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENT Robert
samuel F. Osborne, late of the United States
army, has been appointed by Gen. Benton, Col
ector Of Internal Revenue for the First District of
OF Louisiana, inspectorof distileres Of recufying
establishments throughout the district. Capt. Os-
borne is spoken of very favoraby by those who
know him.
MORE CgTTING.-A young man, Isadore Kaiser,
was cut in the side last evening on Thalis street
by P. Dunnigan, who made his escape. Hisfather.
VIM. Dun nigan, was arrested as an accessory to
the stabbing. Young Dunnigan is described as
not having a very quakerish disposition. He il
about twenty-five years of age, about Eve feet
eight inches high, has sandy hair and light CONF
plexion. He generally wears black clothes and a
white hat. We could not ascertain what the diff
Guilty originated about.
FATALLY BURNED.-A coIored woman named
Louisa Salvador, residing at No. AZ Burgundy
street, was fatally injured BY her clothes acci-
dentally taking FIRE. She expired very soon after
the occurrence of the shocking event.
JEALOUS RAGE-Two siclians, roo n. mates, who
lived at No. 26i Royal street, named Pietro Pc
trucchi and Pietro Rise, it is said loved not two
well, but one too well, and the result was an i'm
pronptu appeal to arms, in the course of which
Riso got badly cut in the head with Ratchet by
his rival. Petrucch as arrested, and Riso was
conveyed to the Charity Hospital.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoUar.--Judge Du,els-
In the cases of the United States vs.. the house
hold effects and one lot of ground, of G. 0. Sweet,
and nine lots and piece Of ground. property OF
Fl. & F. Slater, it was ordered and decreed that
the several libels be dismissed and the property
be restored to the claimants These cases depended
upon Judge Durell's Interpretation of the Presi-
dents pardon The decision Of the court was in
accordance with the just policy Of the President
UNITED STATES CIacUIF CouRr.-In the case Of
Mr.. Bigelow the motion for new trial was over
ruled.
| In the case of Mactie, as no good cause was.
shown for his beiag detained in custody, his dis
charge was ordered.
| CRIMINAL CouRr.-JudJe A5e.l.-J. W. Dubois
alias Wilson for obtiinlng under false pretenses
from one of the clerks of the st. Charles Hotel a
gold watch and money, which had been deposited
for safe keeping in the office, was on Saturday sem
fenced 20 one years Imprisonment in the peniten-
| tiary.
James Brown, convicted of larceny, was zen
fenced to nine months imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary.
George Williams, convicted of the larceny Of
three bales Of cotton, was sentenced to aix-
!, months in the penitendary.
PRovosr CouRr-J,ldge Benedict.-w. Eyans-
and j. Rockwell of the 56th Ohio Vols. and Thomas
Rourke of the lstU s. Infantry were before this
court on Saturday. on the charge OF being drunk
= and disorderly. Their violation of military dis
cpline will be expiated by ten days imprisonment
e Mr.. FoorE AND MR.. sEDDoN.-Mr. Feote says in
: ate Government was forciblys impressng wheat
and paying the farmers from seven to nine dollars
h for it, Mr.. Seldom, the Secretary of War, caused
e his subordinates to pay him forty dollars per
t bushe for his whole crop. Mr.. Foote adds that
he made this exposition in the last speech he de
livered in the Confederate Congress. and that Mr.
D Seldom resigned the department of war the ne1
, day. In reply to this the Richmond Sentinel say
> Mr.. Foote knows that Mr.. Seldom. whom J
thus traduces, did not sell :. his whole CROP,
stated that at great disadvantage to his
: vesting operations, and in compliance with 1
3 earnest appeal which the Commissaty Dep a
ment was addressing to farmers for the i'm a
diate relief of the suffering soldiers he suspef I'd
q his pressing work to thrash out comparati ',
r small portion of his. wheat, receiving thel rel
tile price that was then paid to everybody eli
as compensation for the loss which such N ,se
? sonable thrashng necessarily involved.
y Foote knew this when he made his speech !. 1
d knew it when he wrote his book !; but the n /
now he could not forego the luxury of txa due
one of the purest and most honorable of ZEN
e men. Mr.. +. says that Mr.. Sedden resig ned
e portfolio the very next day after his spec eh.
t. might have said with as mnch appropriate ness
connection, that the sun set tne very ext 4
Mr.. Seldom was no more affected by NJ 200
l. speech than is the moon by the dog that bays
k it. His purpose to resign very probal Nv cau
- the speech-the speech had nothing to 10 with
- resignation"