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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
a HORRIBLE Murder.

from the Chiliccthe (No9 Spectator, June 2sl
On Saturday evening last murder was COM
mitted in the southwest part of our county, of
such wicked and cold blooded character as to
make ones life-hlood curde andrefnse to flow and
cause chill of horror to run through the entire
community. Silas Smith, farmer Of middle age,
and in good circumstances, residing about seven
miles west of Dawn, and four miles south of
Mooresville, was murdered in bis own house in
cold blood on Saturday evening last, by three men,
or, rather, rufians. The circumstances, as far as
we could learn them, make this one of the most
barbarous murders on record almost equal 60 the
murder of the Deering family.
From oil that appears Mr.. Smith was murdered
for his money. He was known to have had several
hundred dollars of money for stock sold, and on
the day of his murder he had been to Dawn TO
receive 81 900 due him there. One of the murder
ers saw him and talked with him during the day.
Mr.. Smith had got to his home in the afternoon,
and had reclined upon the bed to recover from his
fatigue. His wife was milking outside of the in
closure short distance from the gate, and near q
cump of timber or brush. Three men coming
from behind this elump passed her with threats,
ran toward the gate, where one was Stationed, and
the two passed into the house. As they entered
they inquired for Mr. Smith of two little girls of
the family, who directed their attention to the
room.
On hearing the noise Mr. Smith raised up, and
as they came to the bedroom he was sitting on the
side of the bed. The smaller of the two ruffaas
said, I'VE have you now," and fired with his pis-
| tol, and continued to fire -four times each time
striking his victim on the breast He fell forward
on the floor, bruisng his face very much, and soon
expired. AT the first shot the oldest Of the two
girls ran out screaming, and ran toward neigh
boris in sight. As she passed out of the house,
one of the raans stepped to the door and called to
the man at the gate d shoot her,, when the rufdan
fired but without effect The girl is about ii years
of age. 1t is not known whether they got any
money, but it is supposed not. He kept no money
about him, and his money taken for property was
hidden away so securely thathis own family do not
know where it is.
1t is evident the srufians intended to OveTtake
him on the way home, and get the money-the ex-
so soon that he would have no time to hide She
money There is as yet no certainty as to the
murdereTs. Two of them were disguised b.
being blackened. One was not disguised They
The boy says he knows one of the men talked with
his father at Dawn, while Mrs. Srnith says she vel
knew one of the men, although at the time he was
1 hiackened.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
Meehanlcs' aud Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation.
From the Baton Rouge Gazette.


Some twenty years ago there existed ii our
State an Agricultural and Mechanics Association
which held its annual fairs at Baton Rouge
Favored and patronized by nearly all the most
notable men then to be found in the State, whose
tastes or pursuits allied them to the interests Of
commerce, agriculture, literature and the mechan.
cal arts, the association attained to an enviable
distinction and was instrumental in achieving
many beneficial results. The attendance in vast
numbers of the industrial and enterprising classes
which characterized the yearly assemblages Of the
association, did much to further the cause Of ma
| terial progress.
| New inventions, new discoveries and improve
ments in science and handicraft we're simulated
| and nnfolded through the fostering care and en-
eonfagement OF men Of genius, enterprise and
! eapnaL The vOtafies of architecture, commerce
and of the mechanical and manufacturing arts,
! were wont to reunte on such occasions, to COM
pare notes of the past and by social interchange
| of sentiments and IDEAS mutually to ennghten.
their minds to clearer perception Of future aims
| and ends in their several calings and pursuits
We ere glad to see that another association,
similar to the one above alluded to, has been
formed in our State. the directory of which is in
| New Orleans, and that the members thereof are
earnestly bestirring themselves with the view of
| getting up grand exposition of Southern art,
| skill and industry This exposition or fair accord
| ton, is TO commence on the Goth of November
next and to continue for eight days at the elegant
and extensive grounds of the association In New
| Orleans Premiums amounting in the aggreg gate
600 are to be distributed and every facility
| and arrangement which can conduce to the plea
sure. convenience and profit Of both visitors and
| exhibitors is promised.
A novel feature in the programme of the enter
prise is that which proposes the sale by auction,
on the grounds, of such stock as exhibitors may
wish to dispose Of The officers of the association
| are gentlemen distinguished for that energy aud
ability Of character 50 requisite to give strength
and shape to their undertaking and to insure for it
a brilliant success.
| The movement is beginning already to elicit
l 1uNN.
shall be greatly deceived if the active population
Of the whole State be not eventually enlisted in it.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

THE CeNyEHTIoa FARCE" Big Ingin = Rqtus
X. Howell, has pablished a manifesto in the new
Orleans papers, reconvoking the great def1nct
State Convention, which was the laughing STOCK OF
the whole country. The motley crew Will assem-
BILE on the 90tk day of July, at the Mechanics In
stisate What is to be done when they meet in
coanc1l is unkn own, except 70 insert in the Con-
lstption of the State the right of negro suffrage
and the constitutional amendment. This procla-
| nation, issued with. all the pomposity Of Fejee
Chief, proposes to sustain the Congress of the
United States, and calls upon the proper of6cers
to hold elections throughout the State to Gil vacan
ces wherever practicable.
We suppose no one will be allowed to vote at
these elections who has been tainted IN the slight
est degree by the rebellion, or who looked sour or
cross at federal soldier. The preliminary reas-
sembng of the convention, held on the 26th Of
June last expressed their belief that the wishes
and interests Of the loyal people of the State de-
manded the reassembling Of tina convention,a II
such were the sentiment of the members, they
shsuld have defined the word loyal to its fullest
extent so that there could be mistake about it,
The presumption is, or has been, that all pard0ned
by the President, and taken the required Oaths Of
allegiance, have been fully restored to loyal ="
status Perhaps the convention thinks otherwise
and we don't doubt it-and, in this case, the
| stloyaln men will be confined to few who were
afraid to shoulder musket on either side.
| GWsst Baton Rouge Sugar flSn's.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

! ST. CHARLES HOTEL--A Moreton, Miss; W
B Wilcox, Memphis; 3 X Henry, Tia; J Burke, Mar
I shall, Texas; Young j Mayer. Natchez H A
Edward. Tensas; a S Rese, G NJ Hasted and wife,
Q Violet, Baton Rouge; r P0gh, Assumption !;
w Breazeale, I Hunter, Nstchitoches; II G Gibson
Justine, I g McWilliams, l. N Duor, r I Buck
nert W r Bradley, J M Bradley and wife, Shreve-
port Bement, Ala; a B Kirkland and wife, Mo-
bile; McGill, st Joseph, La; Broadbent,
Baltimore; H Frisbie, Bayon Bout; NJ NJ Greer
Woodj Hebert, r Hebert, Iberville; W
Sterling Bayou Sara; J P Mertz; Mrs Daniels
Ark W Q Robins and wife Y: l. w WalthalE J
cooper, La; Nelson; DR. Bailey Washington.
" ~ HOTEL Taylor and family 4 Walsh,
BrooEs, 4 Booth, Fl J Hyams. o Fl Veolet,
baton Rouge; NJ Alexander KY; Mrs Roberts
7; K Ii Bournan Vicksburg; A e HAYNES Miss:
q MeKea, Clinton, La; Matcorina; Row Tu-
MICA. La; e 3 Tansii; @ H Notube, ARK; Burr,
Shreveport; h Riley Canton; E Gay, sr and Jr,
La: N Smith, Waco, Texas; 7 Durham Hem
derson, Texas; n Berry, Lake Providence; G f
Bender, La; q r Williams, Brenhaua Texas: G II
Davis, Amite City: J S Copes; e Henning and
family, st Mary parish; r E Yillieres, Terrebonne;
Blahut.
Fl Styles, do; J May, Msf B K hawthorne,
sister, Hsuston, Texas w Richardson, do q
Macater, do; Mrs shoer alter, Texas; j
Wheless, Nashville, Tenn; N 7 Norfnent, Natchez,
Miss; w Philips, st Joseph, La NJ r Payne,
Yazoe City, Miss; I Pennington, A Burke,
Lake Providence NJ N Bradford, e A Saun-
ders, Ark; Fuanne. Vicksburg u Jones Aiex-
andria, La; l. Lister, Marshall, Texas; e
Schwartz, Q G Disel and wife, Charleston; e Me-
Nair, Z A HoTriss Ferguson, Tyler, Texas;
NJ l. Fleishel, @ Whistenant j w Balfour Madi-
son parish La; H r Balfour, Lake Providence; G
NJ Beattie, Mo; W Borden, Texas.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

Both toads and frogs catch their prey with the
structed @ organ@oecupying but little room at the
opening Of the gullet-appearlng hke saai. q Il
Aeshy eminence on prying open the Jaws l j rs la
pleasure Of the animal, six or eight inches, and
perhaps more. The proieOtahle for0sis exerted
with the quickness Of a fash Of light, An ex,
tremely tenacious secretion ezades IN rom h, so 20
wheR Il II thrust holds ii firmly, and the eontrac-
ton Of the fbres instantly delivers the struggling
eantye exactly at the opening OF the tauees where
il Is taken of, as our teeth detach morssl from
the tines of the fork.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

RECONSTRUCTION AND REFREsHMENT.-We print
ed, Wednesday, a telegram from New Orleans an
nouncing meeting of the members of "the Con-
vention of 1864 and their (probable) Intention of
taking measures to have the new constitutional
amendment adopted by an extra session OF the
legislature.
This convention! Of ga was factionlifted into
power by Banks, and it is remembered chiefly for
its remarkable bills of something like $4,000 for
cigars liquors, horse hire, and other legislative
necessities and luxuries. The membes, in addi-
ton, voted themselves ten dollars pc, day each
for their services and these ''loya' Southerners
mainly from Massachusetts. Connecticut, New
York, and other parishes of Louisiana, reconstruc
ted the Constitution of the Sttte opened two
barrooms adjoining their hall OF sitting
sat for fifty or sixty days, and charged round
quarter of a million, or more, for their services
and refreshments. When they adjourned, it was
with the understanding that they should continue
this sort of thing occasionally, whenever there
was any necessity for more Reconstruction or re-
freshment. The opportunity now seems to offer
in agitating the adoption OF the amendments, re-
port and platform of the radical reconstruction
lists, As preliminary movement they sent del
egaton to Washington to see how far Congress
would sustain them, and they now seen to have
received encouragement enough to warrant the
re-opening of the conventional bar roms 1t is
an attempt of an unscrupulous star chamber
created by and under military authority, to resume
control of State matters, and so draw a few hun.
dred thousand dollars for supposed serices and
real refreshments.-[New York World.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
DR.. Samuel GILBERT. Preparations.

DIR SAMUEL GILBERT so celebrated having had, for
Che last twenty Eve years in the treatment OF
CHRONIC DISEASES,
the most lucrative Medical Practice in the South has at last
consented to allow Of his esteemed remedies be
prepnrcd proprietary medicines This resolution
engendered the repeated solicitations of those who
have experienced tie benefit professional
akn by tbs nposbiity of giving especial attention
of the applications him for prescriptions
by whose pecanary cumstas business habits
preclude the possibility of applying in person to him.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

A writer on the New York Tribune, who has
taken a jaunt to COney Island, thus describes The
pleasures and drawbacks of bathing at that
watering place;
By midday the bath houses, where they hire
bathing suits, are crowded withapplicants many
of whom are ladies. You leave your .Pahuables
with the keeper, snatch up, pair of blas jean
unmentionables, retire to an. elegant apartment
fitted up luxuTiously with rough pine bench and
bucket of salt water, and, in a few moments, if
you are spry, you are transformed from tolerable
looking, welldressed younganan into shambling,
barefooted, goose-necked nondescript, in com
parison with which Sandwich Island ragamufSn
is a Broadway swell. Bntyour nat7ral timidity
is lost whom you witness-the ladies' emerge from
their bathSng closets in their bathing costumes
The Transformation, if aRrprisng in your CASE il
asst lnishing in theirs,
Fancy gaudiy-plumad paroqeat denu6ed o
its feathers and then rolled in mad, and you cal
have some idea of the appearance of the ladies
They enter the bath-A0use in oil the elory o
flouncea, crinOlines, Earasos and waterfalls; they
come out of it like SO many heggar-maids, will
their coarse clothes clinging 10 their limbs ahs
| their little heads made hideousin q sloaOhy broaG
| brimmed hat, which would occasion tnrn'up ii
| the nose of Paksg0nian peasant They run As
| and aWkWardly to the beach in order to cohSea
their ungainliness in the waves, aad you follow
them for the bginy bath in whose glorious IaAury
almost everything else is Lost
The foaming breakers come up IN irregular
bursts, and their poWeE can DC eApSIieleeu y, :,
numhRrless WaYs. Atsar the nrsI plhhBeI INT
bather can yscline upon the stand and take tht
waves in cool, salt ripplesi or he can plunge il
waist deep and run bis chance of being rolled owe
and over again by the white-caPped headers
they roll IN from m1i@oceahA ,
Ihe ladies look even less handsome when the,
emerge from the sea, and you don't feel lik
| falling in love with one of them, The cheeks an
| eyebrows of some of them were well painted an
blackened before they entered the sea- and the
cana out wonderfully transformed. Black eye
hrews turn blonde, and rosy cheeks haggard an
Gale; but the freshness Of the ocean at the sam
time clings to them, and the glow of health an
/ beauty is agleam in their eyes.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

Between seven and eight O'Clock last evening,
the house of Mr.. Joseph Proctor, No. log Elysian
Fields street, was entered and was plundered in q
singular manner An armour was broken open
and it is supposed some iewelry in it was stolen,
but lot of silverware was left strewed about the
room. Mr. Proctor is absent from the city, and a
coored man in charge of the premises does moi
know what the robbers carried off.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
The Second Louisiana Brigade Relief
Association,


The coroner held the following inquests on
Sunday
On the body of Robert Gable, days old, col
ored Verdict-death from trismus nascentium.
And on yesterday on the body of SyIVane, a
colored woman, about IS years old, on Roman
street. between Julia and Girod. Verdict-died Of
pernicious fever.
And on the body of Richard Young, oolored
man, aged about 35 years, at l78 Craps street.
Verdict-died Of cramps.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
Coral S9nteIliaenre.
The Suicide OF Mis-. Lenormand.


We yesterday briefly noticed the suicide Of Miss
Laurentine Lenormand, lady twenty-seven years
of age, who shot herself on Sunday afternoon, at
the residence of her father, Mr. Augustine Alma
Bile LenOrmand, No. Ga Maine street.
The testimony taken before the coroner shows
that unwIlingness Of her father to sanction an en-
gagement for marriage, which she had entered
into, was her reason for destroying herself.
The jury of inquest impannelled consisted of the
following gentlemen C. E. Delery, G. Gourlay,
F. P. Serin, A. Lejeune and A. &. Bourgeois,
Mrs. Marie Comet, lady who occupies part of
the house, in which Mr.. Lenormand resides, testi
fed
Deceased was sitting in the room. She seemed
to be angry. Her father said TO me: " Look at
Augustine, she seems to be mad with me-" He
then asked her to kiss him. She answered " no,
am too angry" then went into the yard and
little while after he came to me and said she had
shot herself. Her father had always previously
lived on good terms with her. The pistol with
which she shotherself was taken from her father s
press.
Subjeined is the testimony of Margaret Hatto,
| a servant in the family:
AT half.past two deceased told my child to call
| Mr. Lenormand to dinner. He ate his dinner, but
she did notdne with him. After dinner was in
| the room, doing some work, when she requested
| myself and my child to leave the room. | went
| INTO tne YARD, ana Immediately aiter neard Snot
| when returned, and found her lying on the floor
| dead, and bathed in blood.
The evidence Of Mr.. Lenormand was as fol
lows
| My daughter wished to marry a certain person
against my will, and to enable her to marry asked
me for three thousand dollars in gold, which re
| fused. This was the cause of her anger, and my
impression is was the reason she committed
| suicide
The deceased was native Of France. Hei
family came here many years ago. 1t is seyera
years since her mother died. She was laundress
| and of such skill and taste in making up the fine
drapery of ladies', that she earned very hand
some income by her labor. She placed doubl,
barreled pistol under her chin and fred boil
barrels. The balls lodged in her brain and causet
immediate death. The verdict of the coroner
jury was in accordance with the evidence that sh
| came to her death by suicide.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

THE GREAT MYsTERY.-The body is to dies so
much is certain. What lies beyond? 70 ona who
passes the charmed boundary comes bfck 10 tell.
The Imagination visits the realm of shaloTs-sent
out from some window in the soul over Iife's rest
less waters, but wings its way wearilyhack, with
an olive leaf in its beak as tokeI of emerg-
ing life beyond the closely bending heizon. The
great sun comes and goes in the haven, YET
breathes no seret of the ethereal Wilderness the
crescent moon cleaves her nightly passage across
the upper deep, but tosses ne message nd displays
no signals. The sentinel stars URalsnee escn
other as they walk their nightly rouRis, but We
passage to the heavenly camp. Between this ant
The other life is great gulf fixed, acoss which
ne ther eye nor foot can travel. The gntle frient
whose eyes We closed in their last slee long year
ago, died with rapture in her woner.strickel
hands folded over triumphant heart, but her lip
were past speech, and intimated noaing of tn
vision that enthralled her,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

We hope that at the meeting of the council to-
night, the streets and landings committee of the
board of assistant aldermen will report upon the
memorial from the projectors of the above men
toned important enterprise. The fact that the
proposed road would be of almost incalculabe
benefit to the Second District is so patent that it
cannot require lengthy consideration to arrive at
all the points in the case, and as time is of the
greatest importance to the measure, we trust that
none will be lost.
Another consideration should influence the COM
mittee in this matter. 1t is now about the time for
the council to take its usual summer vacation, and
if there be any delay now, two valuable months
will be lost to the enterprising gentlemen who
have this important public work in contemplation.
Whereas if it should be approved of by the coun-
Gil before its adjournment, the road could be com
pleted, at least to the bayou by the time the fall
trade begins.
Houses convenient for residences for our bust
ness men are very scarce and high, and there are
hundreds upon the line of this proposed railroad
which now do not pay living interest upon the
capital invested in them, If the council should
take immediate and favorable action on the memo
rial, these houses would be soon tenanted at coed
rents our increased population would be accom-
mooated WIN dwellings, ana tne CITY gam larBly
in taxes on the increased value of the real estate
thus made productive. It is true all this would
occur if the matter were delayed six months or q
year; but as the city never in greater need Of
money than at present. this is a just and proper
means at command to increase the revenues al
most at once.
Finally, as the proposed public improvement
would injure no one, and infringe upon the rights
/ a
fetal for ALL we trust it may be allowed to be pu
in operation at the earliest possible moment.
"Ifit were done, when tits done then It were we'll
Tt donp 1yn
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17
The Flre on sundav Nleht.

The building destroyed on Sunday night, was
COW stable near the Metarie RIDGE owned by
man named Ferdinand. There was no insurance
on the premises, and the police report that the fire
| is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

AT least twelve million acres of uncultvated
land yet lie untouched by spade or pillow within
the boundaries of Iowa. So says the Davenport
Gazette.
What of that? If the whole State of Iowa was
pitched into Texas, it would take six months to
tinu The little thng.-[Jimplecute,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

In the State of Indiana, lately, sch 0ol teacher
named Cooper, at Cave.in- Rock, threatened 10
chastise a female scholar in his school, when a
young man named Roger, told the teacher if lie
whipped the girl he would shoot MIN. Cooperwas
abont to put his threat into execution, when Oh
serving Roger make motio'a as if about to draw
a weapon. he drew his revolver and shot Roger
the ball taking effect in his bowels Roger then
drew his revolver and shot Cooper insthe back, in.
fiCting seyeEe, but not dangerous wound.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

The following are the passengers by the steam,
ship Sheridan, Capt. Bolton from New York It'll
inst
Mrs A. O. Bennett and three children, VIM. c. Robbin
lady chss, b. ChaDplin, Mrs A Stacker, Mir. J.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

monument as big as the grand pyramid,
might be built of the teeth that have been ruined
by neglect Shall this still go on in face of the
great fact that sozodont is certain preventive OF
dental decayi
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

The statistics of the last sixty years show that
the population of London doubles itself in forty
years. The population in 1865 was computed to
be 2993, ,5l3; we may therefore assume that in
1905 London will contain 6, 900, 900 inhabitants.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-17

The Washington Chronicle pronounces Henry
Ward Beecher an "apOstate" and slaVerying
demagogue.n