New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-21
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IHE ACCIDENT ON THE JACKSON RAILROAD
an inquest held ny the coroner Oh ule DooleS oI
hessrs' Desire Prosper and Xavier HenrLett VINO
were Killed on Thursday last, at the Carroiiton
crossing by the upsettlng OF WOOD car on tne
JacNsoh ralroad, mas resulted III Yefdict uhaing
the persons IN charge OF the tram, biameiess ID
1he anar. Inc conductor Of the raih informed
lhetn Oh the Danger oil raVeHng on the car they
nau selected, but Ihey, unfortunately, persSted,
uesplte MS warning
MEETING OF FIRST LOUISIANA BRIGADE-The
object for which these gentlemen assembled, on
Saturday evening, was one that deserves the CON
sideratiOn and attention Of all who sympathize
with them in their undertaking. The purpose
of the organization is one that will enlist the
warmest feeling of our noble spirited citizens and
they cannot help but wish them God speed in
their noble undertaking, and whenever the oppor
tunity offers give them substantial support. If we
are to judge from the eminent array Of gentlemen
who participated in the proceedings, there is no
such word as fail in their vocabulary.
In response to call, a number of the 5th, 9Th
7th, 8th and 9h Louisiana regiments, and Wheat's
battalion, met Saturday evening at Lyceurn Hall,
at 7o'clock.
The meeting was organized by calling to the
chair General Hays, and electing Adiutaut John
Tobin, secretary.
Inc chairman upon taxing ms seat, stated that
'ne o"JeoI Oh 'ne meeting was iof the purpose OF
ah organization 10 rendef ald and assistance to
snose VINO had lalthiuhy served and were now
uSaDIeu anu GPuiu NOV o0baih employment; and
aiso, tnab IheFe were huthoefs Oh the ola nrlg-
auo soa'tere" 'nroushouC One country VINO are
uiSaoleo from wounds, or proTacted SICKNESS
from returning TO tneif homes' 10 AID these un-
fortunate coniFaoes was the ooJectol organlzauoh'
d no~oh was h&ue' WHICH PreVaAea' tha1 the
chair hlah appoint coihuittee Oh teh' whose duty
IL shouiu oe u ufdiI CONSTITUTION ana bylaws Tor
the government oil tne organization, with the
power also u Cali meetings.
Inc CHAIRMAN appointed on the committee the
ionoWing named gentlemen:
Col' H. d. heliy' mayor Alex Hart Capt. John
D. hVefa' MAJOR >. II. New Capt Aleck White,
L. Ausson, u McManon' ape Ihomss' Jno. Rea-
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the known snirit and cbaractar of +be gert,ar,on
who took mart nm tho occosior ond the o1,ioct ,,a
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1Hh l'AoS oN THE FAIR GROUNDS CouRsE'-
an interesting trotnng match VIII taEe place o.
Sne falI UrouhuS course tomorrow afternoon
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hAhBoR STEAM hNG1NEs.-on Saturday morn
ing nial OF steam hre engine on the towboa
Norman was maze at the mead OF Canal street
and the result showed the machine to be one Q
great power Sl& streams OF from one and hal
10 three ihcnes IN oiameter were thrown two hun
ureu lee'' Inc diameter 0! inc nose was four anr
a haif lnches, ana 1t was esumated that the water
was forced through at the raEe OF four thousand
gallons minute A trlaL was also TO have beer
made OF an engine on the towooat Reliance, but
did not come oh' IN consequence OF an impertec'
ton in the cylinder, which, however, could readily
be repaired. As both engines, however. are from
+Le so,a f,ntorv on5 oF +bo so,,o +-1o ~
'N0 '"Ni' i' o." u tN9 '"Nio s'5io "U'
power, lest u one IS satisfactory as 10 ooth.
These engines have been placed on the boat
bv Messrs. Edward A. Yorlye & a at coet n
500 ooo - t1o o,,,,o,4o a. -,
'--000' ~ 'H0 ~>pe.'"sioN 'A"' 1iie oi'y anu 1u
uhdefWrlters VIII, uhltedly, compensate the enter
prising firm sufficiently to authorize retention
. | the machines for horhnr service n ,,~evart +b
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0'S'i u''ioi VI a'''.io0"'' ""o su'PPluS Wy IIe
and to aid III furnishing a supply Of water t
engines in times of low water in the river, Th
idea seerns tn he n very good one and will 5o,b4
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iess """loS9 its9i iof'4"oy l" toe iusuFaLc
Offices and the city authorities.
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We anticipate large and spirited attendance i
the cause in which they have embarked Th
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