New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-21
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Inc appointment OF Judge Tailaferro Will De
favoraby received by the Bar. He has been judge
of the Catahoula district, of which parish he has
been resident since boyhood, and is regarded by
the profession in that section as an able jurlst.
Both in public and private life he rs man OF pure
character. Although between sixty-fve and sew
enty years of age, his mind is still clear and vigor
GUS. He differed widely from the great majority
Of the people of Louisiana in regard to the late
war, but, though never Disgusting or conceallng
his Union principles, his ngenuousness and consis
tency won the personal esteem Of those who dis
sented from him.
THE LATE FORGERY CAsE.-There is reason to
believe that James Peterson, who is under arrest
for passing on the Bank of America check with
the counterfeited signature of Messrs. Forstall d
Spear is not the principal party to the fraud. Cir
cumstances, which we are not at liberty to reveal
now. have transpired, tending to show that others
were concerned in the transaction, to consummate
which Peterson was used as an instrument. Pc
tergon was arraigned before. Recorder Gastnel
yesterday, and pleading not guilty was remanded
for examination. He is about Is years Of age, and
centeely clad but neither in manner nor appear
ance does he create the impression that he has the
ceverness or tact usually supposed to be neces-
sary for a successful forger. He states that he
came from Cairo H., to this city, and has not been
here long. He was boarding in house on Poy-
dras street, and had room mate, who has not
been seen since Peterson's arrest. There were
three new trunks in the room, containing few ar
ticles of clothing but nothing to throw light upon
the antecedents Of the prisoner, or giving any ad
ditonal information in regard to the crime for
which he has been arrested.
REPORTED ATTACK DY SOLDIERS ON FlREMEN.-
| Lieutenant Jacobs, commanding the police in the
| Third District, upon the authority of the Foreman
| of Fire Company No. s, reports to the chief that
on Thursday night some hay was set on fire in an
empty lot on Cotton Press street. and, as the fire.
men and policemen were running to the scene of
| the burning, they were beset by soldiers of the
| First New Orleans volunteers, who were concealed
| in the dark, and ten of the firemen and police
were wounded. If the report is correct, General
Candy will no doubt cause steps to be taken to
bring to punishment the parties engaged in so un-
| provoked and dastardly an attack.
PIcKPoCKETs IN THE STREET CAgs.-The oldest
police officers say there never has been greater
number of thieves and pickpockets in the city
than at present. The street cars are fayorite
resorts for the pickpockets. The crowded condi-
ton of those conveyances-men standing in the
can pack themselves affords peculiar facilities
for the operations Of pickpockets, and the hume
rus instances heard of their depredations show
how industrously they avail themselves of these
facilities. The vagrant law if vigorously enforced
by the police and the recorders will speedily rit
the town of these dangerous visitors.
THE BONDS OF THE BANKS SEIZED BY TIL
FEDERAL AUTHoRITIEs.-The following dispatcl
from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Governor
announces automatically the decisoniat Washingto
relative to the bonds taken by the military author
tiles at Shreveport, and which had been deposite
with the State Auditor as security for the redemr
s ton of the issues of the free banks of the State
To his Excelleny Gov. J. NJ. Wells;
: Sur-The Attorney Geeral recommends that tn
d bonds CAPTURED by Gen. Sheridan at Shreveport
which had been deposited by the banks OF Ne,
Orleans with the State Auditor should b
r. returned to the present Auditor of the State 9
~ Louisiana. In accordance with his opinion l wi
C cause the bonds which may be identified as be
onging to the banks, to be delivered to the Stat
: Auditor or to any duly authorized agent at Wast
" ington. or will send the same by express, to tn
l. State Auditor, upon receiving advice from you,
1t the risk of the State. Please make public thi
D. decision. Very respectfully.
HUGH McCuLLo'H Secretary of Treasury.
:, The Governor we understand, considers it III
=. necessary to send special agent to Washington
y and will telegraph request to have the bonds 70
- warded by express.
A SANS CULoTE ON THE STREETS.-A very unusu
,e public spectacle was witnessed on Rampant sire
st between Customhouse and Canal streets, yesterda
b. afternoon about five o'clock. A tall, fine lookir
r. and well proportioned young man with nothing
It, but cap and coat, the skirts of which reach'
as about half way to his knee, was unconcerned
N. promenading, and, indeed, seemed to think the
in. was something about him to Justify very hiG
o. bearing, for he was as erect and his head
is proudly poised as if he were a martinez on Dire
he parade. The sight of sans calote was,
mt course, frightful one to the currents of gal
dressed ladies that are usually moving about th
vicinity on fine spring afternoon such as we h
his yesterday, and it interesting to observe th
shifts to avoid the breekless and shirtess horr
dy Some plunged across the street, reckless OF t
consequences to their delicate feet of runni
:, over boulder pavements, others made "rie
NY about as quickly as Galletti pirouettes while S
'.n others bravely moved forward, finding somethi
vi unaccountably interesting to gaze at on the 70
- OF the houses on the opposite side of the sire
~, Fortunately the shocking individual did not intrr
" .l' himself in fashionable avenues long, but, turn
n down Customhouse street, marched in the direct
of the QUARTER Latin, where the Georgia style
ON costume does not produce such a sensation,
81, whittier he was followed bya train of ebony di
i'm sells who seemed to enjoy the cheap show huge
:, - The supposton is that the individual VIII
:. i eccentricity produced all this excitement V
+,t- suffering from temporary alteration Of mind
had escaped from his lodgings or some hospita
fill AcC1DENr.-Y esterday morning, as the eng
ola of Columbia Fire Company No. 5 was running
Julia street, the horse fell, and the foot Of
and driver, Mr.. Phil. Ford, was fractured. He
.ree taken to the Charity Hospital for treatment.
sseS WoRK1NGMEN's DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION
avy convention met last night at the Mechanics Ii
ace tute, pursuant to adjournment, President r
new in the chair; Secretary F. Lance Dupree.
seen Mr.. D. Mahonney offered the following res
4, in ton: -. .
,me. RESOLVED. That the convention adjourn
,an) Monday evening, 23d inst, for the purpose
of hearing definitely from the candidates nolnIn
> " whether they accept or reject the nominal
ana made by this convention.
sibIe After some discussion. the resolution
told adopted, and the convention adjourned acc
eady ingly.
1ohi FENIAN BRoTHERHooD.--A meeting of the
WIFI nian Brotherhood Convention was held last
ing in the City Hail. II. E. Gilmore President
ma Thos Lynch Secretary.