New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-20
N IFrom the New York Herald ]

HIS asRrv AL, " sDEAINas AND CAPTURE N THIS
CouNTKY.
IFrom the New York Herald
Surean Lamirande, gentlemanly looking
Frenchman, about thirty eight years of age Is now
confined il Ludlow street jal. charged with hav-
ing robbed the Bank ofsFranee of about 100000
( francs. The accused was the cashier of the
Poiters branch Of the Bank of France, and dur
Ing the time be held that position, is alleged to
e have appropriated the above mentioned sum. No
II particulars of his operations have yet been made
public. but IN what manner the money was slis posed
O may be inferred from the fact that 10 francs
are reported TO have been recovered from his mis-
tress. The prisoner made his escape and landed
at Portland, Me-: from there lie proceeded to Que
bee, and Afterwards made his way to this city, and
PIT mp at the Metropolitan Hotel on Monday last,
where he was captured. a French detective fol-
. lowed him across the Atlantic, and traced him to
this city, rendering efficient aid in efecting his
capture. n
The accused viii be examined before United
4 Stntes Commissioner Belts on Saturday morning
next, when an application for his return under the
extra7ition treaty will be made by Messrs. Coudert
4 Bros, who have been engaged to represent tie
4 French government. gSfs
PURSUIT or "A RUNAWAY CASHIER TO AMERICA.
From the Gazette de France, March ISL
The directors Of the Bank Of France have Just
sent 70 the United States ID pursuit Of the cashier
of tier Poitiers branch the two police agents who
formerly succeeded in capturing there Carpenter,
Il who stole 80 many shares from the Northern Rail-
way Company. The deficit ut Poitiers is now
found to amount to 100000 francs, of which sum
Il ~ Da0 francs have been recovered from mistress
Of tie fugitive.
5 FLIGHT OF A GERMAN BANKER.
From Galignani's Messenger, March ISL
Tie local journals state that NJ. Widemann. ban.
ker at 9uebw ier Bas- Rhin,1 and director of the
Compton d'Escompte of that place, has taken to
fight. He has, they say, been declared a fraudu-
lent bankrupt, and seals have been placed on the
bank and gu all his effects. He appears, says the
Gouffier du Bias. Rhin, to have taken with him
n nesoslaeie secnrlIles Tor g 900 francs
ETHg STATE or EAST TENNESSEE Our readers
Will hardly be surprised to learn that movement
Is on foot among the Union men of East Tennessee
Vie Z State Of East Tennessee'' This movement
y supposed to have originated with Brownow, and
40 approved by the leading men of that section A
grand mass meeting was recently held at Knox |
vile to consider and to act upon the proposition
AL the discontented and factions spirits of that
.foFsaken region gathered together on the oc-
caslon, and after listening to speeches from such
men as Browniow, adopted series Of resolutions
approving the acts of the Tennessee legislature
and the proceedings Of Congress- and petitiopuq
the government for authority to |" form new
State, 70 be composed of the eastern division Of
this State TO be called the State Of East Tennes
see assabjoin an extract from q letter written
hy one 0f their number, which will give an idea Of
the subject: S q 3ss5 T-1
The people Of East Tennessee are beginning
~ tale, and re getting mp some feeling on the
1ubiect 81 making East Tennessee separate ana
dependenf State. We have precedent, West.
81 Congress a ne time for rs to go to work The
people are al right with whom have talked, /
might say ninety.nine out of every hundred are
1or ne STATE 70 Pc made. Nashyille paper.