New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-25
The Courts.
Gases Set for Trial This Day

| Gases Set for Trial This Day.
l FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
| State vs. John Lane. u
| State vs. Sam Murphy. .-'sA
State vs. Beauregard Jamison. r. 4
| State Vs. David Mcguire. .a a..g. #. al.
| State vs Mrs. Hinchey.
| State vs.. John Merry.
State VI. James Hany. al -.-.. .-... ... , -f F..
| State vs.. Malvina Garidelle. .. .#
| State vs. Malyina Garidelle.
| SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
| James 8. Matere vs.. A. Tete, testamentary exc
cutor-Dufour. Castera.
Mrs. N; Gnmeersford vs.. Jno. cooney, curator
Budd e. Hunt
Alfred Penn vs. Alfred Kearney-Hunt & Den
eyre. Bright.
Succession of J. Lerethe -Buisson, Jannin.
Roseiius Phillips.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Mr.. Ventriss vs.. W. r. Hodges-Lacey, Buchan-
an and Gilmore.
| s. Stewart VS.. J. Enderln-Tissot. Davidson.
]. Domingo VS.. Union Insurance Co.-Hunt &
Bayne. Castera, Lea.
! Thiele l. Gieler va. Crutcher & Co--Buchanan q
Gilmore. Bradford, Lea l. Finney.
N. Mahen vs. H. Avent-Hundngton. Emerson
& Grow.
Mrs. Ev. witz vs.. L. Millaudon-Collens s.
Woodbridge. E. Bermudez.
Il l.. Wiltz VS.. L. Milaudon-Benjamin,B Bradford &
Fnney. a...... ..
| FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
Babcock & Kernoehnn vs. j. NJ. d ]. @. Muir
phy-Hyans Jonas. Miiser & Spodord.
P1PrB DISTRICT COURT.
Eugenie George VS.. j. Rousseau, her husband
, Train. Drouett. .um
Emma Hill VS.. Blanca Robinson ct als.-Earhart
& Ferguson. Howard.
Montem Berwin vs.. steamship Natanzas ct
, als.-Filleul. Tatum. r-f,,I =..... .s.
Citizens' Mutual Insurance Company vs. Thsmas
, Murray Co.-Castera. semmes & Mott. +"
II 4.
Coleman. Redmond. h
John T. Grant s. Co. Vs. Micajah Harris ct ais
} 7. J. Il A. g. Semmes. Race, Foster & Merrick,
Viavant. &#@ O.. 'F"S "i
si sixth DISTRICT COUNT.
| A. ]. Powell vs. Jonas Pickes-Hunt Il Dene-
1gre. Singleton & Harde.
| I J. Coleman g. Co. vs. Carondelet Canal, etc.
Dniant & iornor. Dufour
) | L. II. Richard VS. G. Weishaar--J. Magne. Tis-
W. r. Bell vs.. A. Brown & Co-Koontz. Clark
j., & Bayne. I'D. ....
L. Doyle VS.. W. Alexander Singleton g. Hardie,
e T. W. Collins.
F. Limsndri vs. Joseph Muchseed-heyers &
: Augustin. Sambola Ducros. l... E.
e A. Rochereau & Co. VS.. ]. Vissea, Jr.-Magne
4 Drouett.
SUPREME COURT. -. ..
8 State VS.. M. surcke-Atsorney General. Hen
o Widow NJ. Dufessat VS.. Chas F. Berens-Dn
q four. Bermudez, Huntington.
l. Grief Byrne vs.. VIM. 5. Betterton-W. Fl
Hunt Durant u Hornor. I.'. ....z ..--...M
! | B. Kittredge & Co. w. Juan Riyas-W. Fl. Hunt
"a Durant & Hornor.
- John Howard VS.. M. YeEer and Timothy Kin
ball-Lynch Holland.
IA Patrick j. Call ys. Jos. 7. Herwig ct als.-Ds
E. fonr, Hewes. Whitaker, Fellows & Mills.
Elizabeth Il. Hall VS.. ]. A. Cartwright-Va
II Doson. Eggleston. -ng4
e. terra.
p Bones OF TEE DoDo.-A single foot and an oil
painting in the British museum, head in the Asl
"A mclean museum at OXf0rd-such have been fC
many years the only evidence on which naturalis,
have had to rely to prove the existence of tha
singular extinct bird, the dodo of the Mauritius
a On this slight foundation anatomists have built u
a superstructure reconstructing the entire bird
.r evolving the remainder, as German would say
n out of the depths of their inner consciousness l
is quite true, as subsequent discoveries hav'
,. | Proved that some of their suggestions were erro
neous; thus Professor Owen formerly maintained
that the dodo was an enormous wingless vulture
IS But the more elaborate investigation of Messrs
y Strickland and Melville proved that the bird rea
J. was gigantic ground pigeon, doubtless feeding
its young with the milky secretion of its crop, lik
n the whole of the colutubine birds of the presen
day. The views of Messrs Strickland and Mel
h vile To the uucture of the dodo have been re
e markaby borne out by the discovery of larg
humber Of bones OF the bird in small morass il
u | the Msprtus, known as the Mare aux S0nges,
q W ch had been drained tor agricultural parposes
l.
Is an elaborate and very valuable paper descrip,iv
( OF the esteuogy OF the animal was recently rea
before the geological society by Professor Owen
IS In addition to complete set of the bones retaine
a Tor the national collectonin the British museum,
r, considerable number of duplicates have been OF
~ Standardization Newspaper
le DANGER OF CKlNoIlSs TO CoMrAssEs. =
steamer, on her passage to Portland, Me-, aite
IN passing certain point, shaped her course b
the cumpass us usual, when it foun
as that she was going astray, ny reason of th
m compass not indicating the pruper COURSE althoug
Il. The c0GIpass OF the best kind, and had neve
in before failed them. Two three Of the officer
is of The boat and young lady were in the pile
II, lave been cureeBsly placed near there, as III
Y cause Of the difficulty; but could be fouut
i'd and the mystery could not be accounted for, uni
some one sLrewdly suggested that perhaps it VT
III The lady's steel houp.skt that caused the diff
sp Guilty, aud the whole matter was at solved b
q. the withdrawal of the lady, when the cvmpa4
assunled Its proper position.
~ | Observation-Disclosures roulauLIc theory that
ali murderer may be discovered by the impression
his image left on the retua of the victims ey
ID, which was put forth atew years ago, aud sho
70 tune alter pronounced failure on experimcut
sb beng revived. The Memphis Bulletin says Il!
the body oi q man was found lately in Memphis
or Such condition to leave doubt that lie h,
ed been murdered. The police, hudug no clue, d
termiued on trying photography, and accordingl
l the day of The murder, with the aid of nliui
Ter scope, images left on the retina Of the eye of Il
dead were transferred to paper, and curious fac
ge developed. pistol, the hand and part of Il
lace ut the man WiIo committed the criiue are pc
ws iectiy delineated. ... |.
~ ..-. -
lie zen. John 9. Brecknrdge is said to be residi,
in Taruto. Canada. letter from that place say,
Care is makiug its work on his face. His hu
winch tour years ago was black as jet, is n,
s'l huary. He is weary of exile, aud is anxious
*. return to home and friends" 1t is reported ih
OO Ex-Governor Price, of New Jersey, is going
is | Washington to lntercede for him, and we he
P haIdly say that the Governors mission has Q
ID best wishes for its success.-TN. Y. indicator
TX
Congress is about deciding that hereafter t
er- head OF no living man shall be printed On Unit
eu States currency. The next important issue "
r. probably bear the head of Forney.
III. How does u hair dresser end his days? He Gu
es, mp aud dyes. ,D. n
ial | nd sculptor? He makes faces and hpsts