New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-12
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some seventy or eighty men for the work, he
Cooked up and down the levee, but could not find
single hand disengaged. This is no sign, how
ever that there is not a superabundance of idlers
about town, At the same time that so many might |
have found employment at four or five dollars
day, scores were hanging despairirgly about the
City Hail, seeking berths on the police, and it is
notimprobable that tie families of some Of them
were in need. Leave off office hunting and 60 to
4 work. You'll feel better and be liked better.
al. 'HE CASE or RECORDER GAsTINEL.--The argu-
t in the case. of Eugene Staes, who, as relator,
q out writ If quo 1oarTaato to oust Recorder
u,l- mol from his Office in consequence OF hls
being less than thirty years old, which age 1t is
claimed, the law requires, commenced IN the
supreme count yesterday. The case IS appealed
from the Sixth District Court, where the decision
was against Mr.. Gastinel. Messrs. Grandmont and
A Canonge appear for Mr.. staes, and Judge Walker
8 and Mr.. Charvet for Mr.. Gastnel.
CRESCENT REGIMENT RELIEF Assoc1ATIoN.-Th
association met last night in Hyceum Hall, Col A.
q W. Bosworth presiding.
After the adoption of a constitution and bylaws,
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year
Y Presdent-Col. A. W. Bosworth
f -President-Lieut Col. A. W. Hyatt.
Corresponding secretary-Capt. W. G. G. Clai-
borne Jr.
Recording Secretary-Lieut. g. G. southmayd.
Treasurer-R. D. Gribbe, Esq
LAWYERS AT RANDoM.-When we visited yes
terday the court Of the First District Recorder, as
usual we first made reconnaissance Of the bill Of
fare-technically known as the record of cases
fixed for trial. There was nothing set down that
indicated a horrible crime, nothing that gave
promise of deeply thrilling item, in fact things
looked as if we were merely on dead level beat.
Perseverance, however, without the proyerbial
aid Of the oleaginous liquid, was rewarded, and
sensation was produced in court, apparently as
if to supply our special need-a sort of repetition
of Elijah being fed by the ravens.
A Confrere by US intimates that if Elijah's hawks
had been commissaries the comparison mghtpass.
We don't indorse him, as the Lord knows what we
might come to, some day or another, for we were
in penitentiary once, without trial. and we might
get to the bar, if we tried hard.
The performance that was not in the bills was
the collidng of couple of eloquent plead
ers, whose duty to themselves generally, and then
clients particuary,aor rice Uersa, " as you like
it," calls them to the halls Of nstice.
slight preface is necessary, in order to ex
plain the "ructon." An Ethiopian youth of some
sixteen summers abstracted from the store of
Dryades street, bolt Of linen check. An Office
of the recorders court! happening to pass tina
way, noticed the darkey and showed keen judg
ment in taking him in charge, believing, from wha
he observed, that the goods had been come at sur
reptitiousy Immediately afterwards the owne
of the store came up and charged the precociou
nigger with the theft, and the minor freedman wa
duly deprived of his liberty. A lawyer
one of the Titans, measurably speaking of tn
criminal court, was consulted by the materna
parent Of the darkey. Advice-to pay for Dol
of check. Adopted-a bolt of check paid for bu
no check delivered. Result-an intended comprc
mise but the recorder couldn't see it, out o
court, and the case was duly fixed for yesterda
morning.
Yesterday morning all parties were "to til
fore.n The prosecutor was called, and during tn
Titans turn at the witness, he endeavored to carr
the war not only Unto Africa" but out of i
by getting the witness to say that he had con
pounded felony a subtle plan of battle on tn
part Of the Titan, it must be confessed. The Law
yer for the prosecution, whom no man, judgin
from appearances would pronounce Sardtne-al
for he was tall and seemingly strong and athlete
pronounced that the discourse of opposing couns
not only violated the privilege of an attorney, bt
of gentleman.
the nose in an unmstakabIy expressive name
Opponent apparently placed the most charitab
construction on the demonstration sat down an
spoke to clever and promising young attorne
beside him. Either Titans ears were all open,
he was longing for the fray, for in second
two lie grasped with one hand the looks of h
legal brother, and with the other, gave him a fe
punches, not Of the sort mixed at the g CottC
Plant or at similar places of pleasant resor
The crisis arrived. The judge became irate, an
reasonably, at once consigned the offending pa
ties to prison. In good time, the gentlemen wi
thus acted in contempt of court signifed the
willingness to apologize therefor, and the judg
with his usual good nature accepted their stu
tion and reconstructed them in generous ma
ner.
FIREs,-About halfpast o'clock last evenn
an alarm of fire was given from Frank Quirk
q Office bawoom, on Carondelet street, betwe
Gravier aud Common streets. One of the el
-pleyees failed to place faucet properly in barr
OF liquor which he was tapping in the store rool
and the liquid flowed out rapidly. He called on
eoIoyed boy to bring a light which was accide
tVlly communicated to the liquor. blaze e
sued, hut we are glad say, nothing serious q
Gu rleS to oar friend Quirk's popular establis
me ut.
Ale ttlhLll III ten minutes DelUTe lWeLVe o 'Cl0
last might, was occasioned by the discovery
fire ON the lower 1oer of Waterman 4 Bro
hardy rAno establishment, corner of Magazine al
Comm Gn streets Corporal Rockwell, of the FIJI
District police, and the officers on adjoining bea
had brc ,G9an in the door and nearly extinguish
the fire when =" Thirteens" men completed t
work.
About h t&f an hour after, when the fremen we
about to save, Colonel Adams, chief Of polio
and Captain lJohn Youeunes, inspector for the
gurauce co, gpanies, observed an indicati
of FIRE in the fourth story of the building. TIL
Judged rightly. for flames now burst forth. T
fremen howey sr, being on hand and ready, t
danger from this. quarter was soon averted, I
affair wore the str 1ngest aspectof at least incen
arism.
BoARp OF scHooL DIREcToRs.--The directors
+be nubIio schools, l. we're to have had a meeti
last night, but quoru "a was no0 present
After waiting some t. we beyond the usual mol
Judge Augustin, presit tent, fook the ehalr' I
following members ansy 'eflng foA cah: Mess
G. W. Race, R. Turpin, E. Goldman A. hiehart