New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-21
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST Fl, 1866.


Various Item@
coIored man named Henry accidentally fell
into the river at the head of Duman street yester-
day, and before assistance could reach him, he
was drowned. ..
The company of infantry which has been occu'
pying Lafayette square, yesterday struck tents
and moved out of the square, leading many VINO
Witnessed the removal to the agreeable supposi.
tion that that pleasant afternoon resort for chill
dren was about to be permanently evacuated by
the military The hope was of brief duration, for
scarcely had the late occupants moved out, when
another company narchedin took possession and
pitched their tents. No blame can attach to the
company, Of course, for they are acting under the
orders Of a superior.
! j. NJ Butler was arrested last evening by the
First District police charged with shooting and
| badly wounding Peter Coffee, at the corner Of
Robin and New Levee streets, between and
O'Clock ?. NJ. Coffee was taken to the Charity
Hospital.
| Emile Collier, an unnaturalized Frenchman, a
member of the convention Of 1864, who claimed
to represent the parish o. Ascension and who was
in the Mechanics Institute on the 30th July, the
day of the riot, had of hisanlles fractured by
shot and by jumping on the pavement from the
second story window. He has since been in DIR.
NIercier's hospital on Rampant street. 1t became
necessary to amputate the limb to save his life,
and on Sunday the amputation was successfully
performed by DR.. Mercier. The leg was cut below
the knee 1t is now hoped the misguided man
will recover.
COrOner's Inquests.
Coroner Delery held inquests yesterday upon
the following cases:
Arme Valet, 54 years old, native-l6I Union
street. NeIulcI -cno1efa'
Andrew jackson, S6 years old, native. Died at
the corner Of Burgundy and Esplanade. Cholera.
George Meyer % wears old, of France. Died
il 9fs 1I.oaznn c,a1aral dehfitv
~ -, osIa,al - :; 7-,ui.,;, o,o5
W. Vu9IFnpus' coioFeu' pOEH III Virginia. aSeu
| 10 years. Cholera.
A colored female child, 1874 Franklin street.
ctiu bor,
-
Safah j. hoss' cplofed' hatiye OF tennessee
aged 20 wears. At 92 Gaennie street. Cholera.
Mardnl,De Fitch. aged 10 months born in
ro,,iI;a,,, ,4rtt 1,r1tor -4ro,+ f,,,,.,,lsfor,
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STortuarv Report
The whole number Of deaths reported to the
Board OF Heath Yesterday asoceuFrng up TO T A.
NJ was - "li'.sS 10 '1VhS anu Z il2' e.ISS
iiGu VI lNe1T uT''"' - I'm eloi0'
whites ana DlHchs' Ihis SHOWS ueeIease oi Il
in the cholera deaths, as compared with the num-
ber of the preyious dav.
uecorders' Courts.
FIRST DIsrEtcT.- .--Recorder Ahern yesterday
disposed If the following cases: VIM Meek and
Mike Coffee for drunkenness and disturbing the
peace were tined y % 49ch. John Taylor, Ben
and and Thomas II Wallace, for disturbing the peace
i were fined s. each. Mary Hushan and N Beard,
Lambert, for being drunk and riding in Bernard
key @ @ gao ns ANU [elTss o % pi wa WAS ne5 Fp
Margaret Hopkins, for ill.treating girl about
thirteen years of age was fined $3o'
q with having committed larceny in the Vegetable
I 4 Market, vas sent 70 the House of Refuge.
Il Tomass JU bGnsa nnde snspicons circumstances