New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-15
Eotal SnteIIigence.

InOthef OF the deceased, on Julia street. Inc Two
young men died in the Confederate service during
the war, and their sister in Mississippi soon after
the close of the struggle. 1t is seldom that a
mother is oppressed with such gathering OF sor-
rows, and the line of companions in arms who
knew her gallant sons, and of citizens that COM
posed the cortege, bespoke the high respect enter
tanned for the memory Of the dead and deep sym
pathy with the living.
THE New OFFICERS IN THE COURT HoUsE.-Ah
the executive and ministerial officers lately elected
to positions in connection with the district courts
have been sworn in and entered upon their duties,
except General Hays sheriff elect, and Captain
Byerly, clerk of the Third District Court elect,
who will take possession tomorrow
Captain Trepagnier, clerk of the First District
Court has appointed Mr.. P. Grayos his deputy.
In the Second Court, Captain O'Rourke has ap-
pointed Mr. j. Michel minute clerk, and Mr.. A. j.
Yillere docket clerk. They held the same posi-
tions under his predecessor.
Although Captain Byerly has not yet been in
Quoted, he has announced that he will continue in
office Mr.. Jules Vienne, the present minute clerk,
and Mr.. ]. o. Chalon, the present docket clerk.
Major Bond, in the Fourth Court, retains the
former minute clerk, Mr.. Joseph F. Dick, and has
appointed Mr.. George White docket clerk, and Mr.
Dennis Cronan, Jr., assistant deputy.
In the Fifth Court, Colonel Powers retains the
minute clerk appointed by his predecessor, Mr..
St. Colombo Davis also the docket clerk, Mr.. F.
A. Luminais.
Mr. Woelper, in the Sixth Court, continues Mr..
Gaspard james as minute clerk, and has appointed
Mr.. F. ]. Laizer docket clerk.
Mr.. Luzenburg, the new district attorney, was
sworn in yesterday, by Judge Abell, and at once
entered upon the duties of the office.
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY RELIEF AND MoNUMEN-
tai ASSOCIATION. Pursuant to the notice given
in the city papers, meeting, very numerousy
attended by the members of the Washington ar
tillery, was held last night at Lyceum Hall. On
motion, Col. T. L. Bayne was called to the chair,
and j. Howard Goodwin, Esq, was appointed
secretary.
Resolutions to the following effect were adopted:
That the members of the five companies of the
Washington Artillery form an association under
the name of the Washington Artillery Relief and
Monumental Association;'' that the objects
of the association shall be to collect the
remains of their deceased comrades in arms,
remove the same to this city for interment; for
erection of a monument to their memory, to aid
disabled and destitute members of their organiza-
tion and give aid to the families of such as are de-
ceased, And the list shall be opened, to which
every one desirous of becoming a member of the
association may subscribe. ......
The following gentlemen were appointed as
committee to prepare constitution and to attend
to other requisite business:
First company, Messrs Squires and Payne; secont
company, Messrs. DeRussy and Aime third com
pany, Messrs. Hero and Tisdale fourth company
Messrs. Bein and -; fifth company Messrs
Vaught and sambola.
Another meeting will probably be held on Mon
day evening next.
| THE SUPREME COURT ON CONFEDERATE MONEY
Upon rehearing, the Supreme Court yesterday
rendered decision affirming decree of the cour
made in December last, in the case of George
Schmidt VS.. Jacob Barker, appealed by defendant
| from the Sixth District Court.
| Plaintiff was a depositor in defendants bank
| the Bank of Commerce, from January 18th tt
| April lst, 1862. A balance was due him of $4OO
This, subsequent to the occupation of the city by
the Federals, plaintiff demanded in legal tender
which defendant refused, and offered Confederate
money. It was in proof that the business of the
bank, at the time plaintiff kept an account with it
was conducted with Confederate money; and upor
his bank book was inscribed the following notiica
ton: " Deposits in this bank are received only OF
condition that the amount is to be drawn in Con
federate money!
The opinion of the court, now reafirmed, was
in brief, that Confederate money having, upon tht
face of it, been issued to make war upon the gov
ernment of the United States, parties voluntarily
dealing in it, as was the case with both plaintiff
and defendant, were culpable-guilty of an i'm
moral act-and the court could not lend itself t,
the enforcement of contracts entered into in con
tempt of law. Declaring this contract, therefore
null and void the decision of the lower court
which was in favor of defendant, was ordered II
be reversed
! THE New RAILROAD TO THE BARRACKS Car
were yesterday placed for the first time on tn
track of the new railroad from Canal street, run
ming along The leyee to the barracks. The tract
| is only laid from Canal to Esplanade street, AM
for the present the cars go no farther than tn
latter street.
THE FENIAN FEsTIvAL-The great Fenian Fes
tival at Oak Grove, yesterday, was largely at
tended. The ground presented as gay and festiv
an appearance as any we have visited for man,
| years. The open air ballroom, as we call til
pleasant place provided for the admirers of til
Terpsichorean art, was one of the principal point
Of attraction. Various other sources of amuse
ment, almost too numerous to mention, were OBJ
servabe, and were looked to in the proper spirit
The utmost harmony and the most genial spiri
characterized the festival during the several hour
we were present. Should the weather prov
favorable we anticipate that the grove to-day will
be visited by thousands Of Irish fellow citizen
and all who have sympathy with glorious cause
FATAL AcCIDENT.-As one of the cars on thu
Prytania street line was turning the curve at Fe
licty street last evening, between six and sever
O'Clock, Mr., Patrick Cain, who was standing OF
the platform, was thrown over the dash board BY
the rapidity of the turn and the car running oYel
him, he was SO severely injured that he died shortly
after being conveyed to his residence.
MIR. Cain was respectable young mechanic
who was either born in New Orleans or came here
very young, and married but few months ago
He was member of the First Louisiana regular
infantry, in which he served faithfully from the be
ginning to the end of the war, and was so con
spicuous for solderly conduct that he was detailed
as an orderly for General Bragg, and remained il
that capacity at the generals headquarters unit
ordered back to his command by his own request
when he smelled approaching battle.
Tom Wall, the driver of the car, has been ar
rested to await an investigation of the case.
ACADEMY OF s0IENCEs.-Ths most credtable