New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-05
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appointed the following gentlemen to the Board OF
HEALTH
Doctors W. Stone, sam. Chopin and s. A.
Smith and Messrs. David McCoard, Charles Bag
ME and s. f. Pennington. The board will be com
plete when the three members appointed by the
| city authorities are chosen.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE CITY TREAsURER.-Mr' IT,
Hernandez, the new city treasurer, yesterday
made the following appointments;
| P. Prados and Charles Leyerich, license CLERKS.
H. Durel, E. Legendie, Sidney r. harper ano L. ~
Lvaudais, tax collectors.
7. G. Berry. inspector of licenses, First plstrlct
| uo+eb insnector of licenses, Fourth District.
These appontments nearly complete the organl-
yation of the Office The gentlemen chosen py
Mr. Hernandez are most of them well known
citizens. and all thoroughly qualified Brief as tie
i time has been since Mr.. Hernandez took posses
sion, the office already has that appearance VI
order and system which attests his ofclal apiiites
and the ATTITUDE of his assistants. And not the
least agreeable change is the courtesy ana prompt
.ude with which the business of every cltizeh'
however humble, is dispatched.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF RECORDER GAS
rrNEL.-Yesterday morning, shortly after the open
inp of Recorder Gastinel's court, at O'CLOCK as
he was passing from his bench to his private ONCE,
j he was accosted by a man, who presented paper
h to him. Mr. Gastnel, who it appears mad Deen
r troubled by the man once or tWlce before, anu
e who had discovered that he was not IN ms rlgnt
r mind endeavored to get rid OF him by telling MN
1t to wait, and proceeded into the private ONCE,
). where the man followed him and stabbed him in
n the intestines Several gentlemen who witnessed
e the sudden and unprovoed assault, rushed in, and
L as the assassin still held the knife in menacing
t, manner, we're about to deal summarily with him,
T. when Mr. Gastinel requested them not to harm the
n, man, as he was crazy.
Ve Shortly after Mr.. Gastinel tainted and was
to carried to his dwelling in carriage, where, at
III last accounts, his case was considered hopeful,
en- although from the nature and situation OF the
wound it may be several days before his physicians
ey can give decided opinion. r.
nd The assassin was Immediately secured and
ch locked up in cell. The knife with which ne
es inflicted the wound large pocket knife witt
sharp pointed blade which had been very iatel1
sharpened to a keen edge, AID was Still greasy
from the oil on the hone. ...
ist The name of the assassin is Christian Sechen!us
er He druggist byprofesslon, born IN Hesse Darn
ct. stadt, Germany, and thirtysix years of age.
by learned this much from himself in the CELL Upo
or. asking lin what cause of difficulty he had wit
or taken from him by the police. These papers
sen consisted of private letters written to him b
ted friends in Germany, and in the German Language
throwing nc light whatever upon the affair, excel
un- the following which is the communication he q
ar. sired to present to Mr. Gastinel and of which
had three copies in his possession:
ere St1etDlent of CIR. Sieci;enius About Sumo
f Co1nDanY IN the United StatesA bout eight yea
-0' ago Jefferson Davis with convention OF lawyer
doctors druggists and officers OF the United star
cry army extra took my inventions and plans nj
hon made from me and gave it to man with the nan
,ha of Dinsuope her calls himself President OF AdaE
-; Express Company IN New fork, te give ~
MIN. him to omen the express with Mr. LogWood a
and NJ Blake agent and superintendent in the EXPIRE
iced Office IN New Orleans. . :. :. r
es Jefferson Davis and his convention took 1t ir'
sseo me on account of, that would not go with MIN
to his revolution plans, he did have, to that time
felt did warn Jefferson Davis and his convent
with and told him everythlhgih "oSah0e no" ~ WV
lie Mr. Dnsmore, Blake and Logwood did knt
the very well that would not let them have my pla
and andinyentions, also did give them no rlght 70
,oos tnem unter other names Whatn the did do slnc
wears. After that would not stay in this cont
se and get forced 10 it by the same Manu. the told
to the void kill or arrest me on amy reason
did liove than in New orleans M ans sa io1 da EdVea ea
,, n,nnths longer, than went to Texas and dld co
.'n ~ back two and half years ago, all tnat lime
ange did use intrgues against me, the made me tn
Epis- too much, forces extra, So that should Tor
tiay how it ana Ile ulu ludhf ~ ~ p.'e
- forgot tit for seVerae years, till that revolu.
did come and l did come back to New Orlea
INT 1t then | found the revelation plains out and
Con- coleckt most everything back again. Ihls
what convention IS all throngn .ne t au ba a
cy. et ;cb the did Get by ntrigues think
vs. on fnrfhpr viii come out by the arrest of them tt
,rk of mann the are angashed in Adams Express, u
shed have tn papers in possesslo tne olu gGs W ho
happened, when tie won't to do it. ,,,,,,,
ss to N"pf CHR. sIEcKENll
but in Sieckenus, informing US that ne mad oeen Id
sterial in the employment of Mr.. Leva' apothecars
Try, as the corner of BienVllle anu iarais stree's
aten. made some inquiries last evening from that gel
man the result of which sustains the opil
ue, which eyery one must form, that the author
the ahove incoherent and nonsenscal produch'
Grated insane Mr. Leva informs us that Tor TWO OF
of his Years mast Sieckenus has been in this cond
in regard to political affairs, and, also, has
edings, crazy belief that he had been robped all'
ng at 9 sometimes that it was Mr. Davis, sometHe
President of the Adams Express Company
had robbed him. During the rule OF Gen.
Aho"h he was under arrest for accusing that ono
u 'ne svipdling him, but was released on the uns
les and 80 q. ,,;na beino discovered. Latterl,
@o'er- arrangement has become more paipaole'
has been very Incorporate, using alcohol eV
roi, produce intoxicaton. He is rational on all
,.xt :; except that of politics and the robbery Ill
,hnr, seems to have been that Recorder Gastlnei
sor t,a redress his supposed grievances; hence
nnaer. peated applications and the unfortunate
:. 49, SEQUENCES to that gentleman.
and all OBTAINING GOODS ONp%f rHA'I NI ~, ,l4,
nice tbe T. ". Condor, q resident of Franklin, St.
~ street narish was arrested and brought to New
hat +be hv officers j. r. Condor and John McCann,
concen First District police, the prisoner having
4 warns charged with obtaining about sl2oo VIC
Broad goods under false prctenses from }. T. vii
The false representation, it is alleged, wa
stating that he was captain OF the steame
w York One. The accused will be arraigned befo
,rnal re- corder Ahern this morning.
vertsing pUcr1s11c-One of those exhibitions
for two show certain kind of courage and enc
Heralds under physical suffering, briefly and po
the other known a. a prjze fight, took place ye
returns morning on square of the Metairie lidg
on the able for that sort of scientific muscular e.
ext, with The colubatants were two buffers name
e World, McT,ain and Dick Johnson alias Manchest
OF Com They fought thirteen rounds when Pat a
Zeltung' edged, through his second, that he was t
dVerusef' Just that time by Mac.
'4A Ne" RECKLESS DRryING.-Reckless driving
oeip'e ~ come the custom, not the exception, in
d ioi sn' leans Notwithstanding the laws and orr
9. @ s@ against this practice, SO frequently destru