New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-03
By order of Brevet Major General A. Baird.
NATHANIEL BURBANK,
1st Lieut., Act, Asst Adj't General

NATHANIEL BURBANK,
lSt Lieut., Act Asst Adi't General.
Official:
NATHANIEL BURBANK,
lst Lieut., Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
SECOND LOUISIANA BRIGADE RELIEF SooIEFY.-
The members of this brigade met in the City Hall
last evening to complete the organization of a re-
lief association; Col Waggaman presiding, and
Lieut.. Turner, secretary. a constitution and by
laws were adopted, and the permanent officers of
the association will be chosen on Monday next.
Col Munier of the 10th regiment, Captain Goodin
of the 18th and Capt. O'Rourke of the lst, were
elected delegates to the general convention of
relief associations.
THE CASE OF Hon. ROBERT B. HELL.-Mr. Al
fred Marchand whose criminal prosecution against
Hon Robert B. Bell, for obtaining from him, as
was alleged, the sum of $5l4O by false pretences
was tried in the First District court few days
ago, and resulted in the aequittal of Mr.. Bell had
we find entered civil suit in the Third District
court, for the recovery Of the money, previous tc
the criminal trial The suit is against Mr.. Bell and
the city, as his debtor The petition AYERS:
Your petitioner further AYERS that he has beer
informed that although the assistant treasurer de
MES that the said Bell has any claim against the
city of New Orleans, yet petitioner has been in
formed that the city owes him something in hi
capacity of contractor, although he cannot specify
the exact amount. And whereas, petitioner is en-
titled to receive whatever amount may be due tt
the said Bell by the aforesaid city Of New 0rean
to the extent of the amount due your petitioner a
aforesaid.
CoRONER's STATIsTICs.-The following statstica
report from DR.. Delery, the coroner, shows tn
inuuests held by him during the months of Ma
and June, and, in regard to the number of freeG
. mon diving without assistance is snppestive
From the 10th to the 31st of May l866-Freet
men dead without medical assistance 49, Acc
dental drownings Z. Killed by the cars A. Kie
by cart l Suicides by laudanum q Suicide
by chloroform l. Killed by fall l. Murders
Homicide l. Various diseases 3. Total sc
; From the lst to the 30th of June, l866-Freedme
I dead without medical assistance 81. Accident
t drowning Z. Suicides by taking laudanum
4 Suicides by taking arsenicl. Suicides by hanli
l. Suicides by cutting throat l. Homicide
: By fall /. Murders q Stroke of lightning
Il Accidentally scalded l. By explosion Of a lamp
}. Various diseases 81. Total II.
u THE RECORDERS CoURTs.-In the recorde
r courts of the Second Third and Fourth District
1t nothing of interest transpred yesterday.
Before Recorder Ahern there were numero
:, arraignments, and the examination of the part
IL arraigned were fixed. The arraignments were
IN follows:
ed Mary Plunkett, accused of stealing two lin
an shirts the property of Michael Corbett
g John Coffee, accused of selling skiif belong
ol to the city, which he had stolen, to John Dolan
cd VIM. Mcmahon, charged with Offering for sal
ms skif belonging to the city, he had stolen, to Fl
lid enCe Boyle
,'u W Frank Fulton, charged with stealing valua
an cane, belonging to Mr.. F. NJ Fisk, and hat,
property of Mr.. D. P. Buckner, from the reside
of those gentlemen, No. q Rampant street.
IN James Blount and Michael Hickey, accused
picking the pocket Of Michael Ruftchaeh of $2i