New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-08

regardless of their oaths and their duty, make but
! slight inspections of the boilers and Of the ma
chinery. We hope that a thorough Investigation
will be made in all such cases, and the guilt fixed
on the proper parties.
HORSE TBIEF SHOT AND KILLED IN MEADE
! CoUNrY.-A correspondent in Meade county fur
nishes us with the following:
| On Saturday night last the Z6th Of May, man
| by the name of John Peters was killed ct house
one mile from Meadeyille, Meade county, Ky.
Said Peters was born and raised in Hardin county,
which joins Meade county, and has lately been
4 lurking about through Meade county, and, as is
| generally supposed, for the puTpO1e of stealing
horses, and probably with company that has an
| established line from Kentucky running into Ten
nessee. A few days before the killing, a man that
suited the description of Peters met boy on the
lad near Meadeyile, and Ordered'him of his horse
4 and mounted him and rode off. That night keg
/ of whisky was stolen from neighboring still
| house, and the next day evening the horse taken
| by the man was found in the neighborhood, with
sore back, and it is believed that Peters was the
perpetrator of these acts but there is no positive
proof, as understand. Yet people began to sus-
pect and,speak of it.
Peters soon got to hear what was said about
him, and armed himself with double barreled
shot gun. He was in the habit of carving a full
set OF side arms and seemed to be on the hunt of
some one to wreak his vengeance on, but did not
lind his victim, and stopped at the house for the
night, which proved his last resting place on eaEth
That night, a company of men. who said they were
from Hardin county, came in pursuit of him and
surrounded the house, and said they had come TO
take him for horse stealing, He refused to be
taken prisoner and tried to make his escape by
flight. AS he ran, he was shot and fell in the
yard. where he was left by the men who shot him
He lived twenty-tour hours after being shot. Be-
fore his decease, he said he was about to die
miserable DEATH and thath was not the only horse
thief among us. 1t has taken but little time to
prove his statement true, as a horse was stolen
on the 28th ult., in an adjoining neighborhood, and
man horse and were seen on the line to Tennessee
soon after.-[LopisVille Courier.
Curing A SPLUR GE.-Quite a commotion was
caused on the streets yesterday by one Of the fair
est of the fair African radicals who rode high
rough, black, sab-sided trotter, and all covered
with gold lace, her hair cured, and oCtagonal
pieces of chandelier glass attached to it to hang
all round and glitter She proceeded through the
various principal Streets In her turban she had
several feathers, evidently the proceeds of a mid
night raid upon hearse. Down her back she had
four rows OF brass buttons aud on her delicate lit
tie frying pan hands she had pair Of immaculate
kids. The corner loafers were highly edited, one
of them remarking that she must be the Queen of
Sheba, and the urchiDs followed in swarIns, MAX
ing all manner of remarks, which were wasted
upon the aurcles of the fair equestrienne. The
noble old steed, who bore u. 81 upon his side,
and who looked as if lie had seen happier days in
an express wagon, appeared to be aware of the
precious burden he bore, but being a sarcastic
euss, and having soldefed some, kept his left eye
shut, as much as to say, " know my biz We
would describe the saddle, which was no doubt
fine one, but the gay damsel entirely covered it.
If she was not at the late muticolofed picnic she
ought to have been, as she would no doubt have
been the center Of African attraction
louisville Courier
During the last year or two the Crescent City
has Witnessed equestrian vagaries of the same de
scription. It is not rare to see solitary Amazons
on their high mettled PAGERS taking moonlghtrides
on the thoroughfares of the city, and the roads
Iaoyl
TIE DERBY.-A London correspondent of the
New York News expatiates upon the Derby races
in the following strain:
LONDON, May 19.-The races at EPSON have
been one Of the great events of the week. In
England, where racing has the countenance of
royalty and of the nobility en- 11dsse, people are
not given TO moralizng upon that passion for
gambling which takes the shape of horse racing.
The most staid father or a well brought up family
will tell you soberly, ''There is nothing to equal
our Derby Day ~ Shop windows, through the
whole length and breadth of this vast city, are
crowded with plaGards attached to bonnets para
soils mantles, hats, shawls, ETC., bearing the in
scription: % For the races Gentlemen's water
proof overcoats, busters, boots hats, ETC., % for
the races One almost expects to see feather
beds and looking glasses labeled, " for the
races.h
The immense throng that pours upon the Downs
like living sea, swelling every moment with fresh
waves, is not wholly made up of turtles, and fast
men, anu pleasure seeking IOuUBeTS. Inc DOWlS
are proiusely dotted with superb equipages, and
the fair occupants may be seen on all sides, gaily
partaking of their luncheons, (for every carriage
is supplied with well stored hamper y cham
payne corks are flying, and the air is filled with the
hum of jOcund voices and of gleeful laughter
never loud, be 1t noted, when it issues from the
lips of an English lady, however nerily it may
ring. =.
The horses gather in cluster at the starting
point then how wonderful is the stiffness that in
an Instant falls upon the whole of that dense and
so lately tumultuOus crowd. The horses start; it
is passing strange to watch those thousands of
faces, all watching one way all turning together,
as with one movement, as the horses fly past.
AIyriads seem literally swayed as by the impulse
of one single Individual; men and women inyolun-
tarily hold their breath as the goal is neared then
come the roar of the cheers, the waving Of hats
and handkerehiefs, the shouts of exultaton, with
the cry of Z" Lord Lyon has won ~ Every ear
catches those sounds, but who hears, or heeds the
low groans of anguish, the suppressed curses, the
mntteTed calculations of despair that inevitably
mingle with theml The Derby day, we are told
the liable have found the dinging of stones such
'death?i
MUFToN,1We repeat, and will do so a thousand
, times, or I'LL what we say has some effect on our
countrymen, that pound of lean. tender, iuicy
mutton can be raised for half the cost of the same
quantity OF tat pork; that it is Infinitely healthier
food, especially in the summer season, is more
agreeable to the palate and that those who eat II
become more muscular, and can do more work
with greater ease to themselves than those who
eat fat pork. We know of nothing more delicate
than smoked mutton hams of southdoHn breed Of
sheep-yemson itself is not superior. Sheep can
be kept in growing order where other domestic
animals will scarcely subsst, and thousands of