New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-07

cutlOn commenced without legal cOnsu!ta-
ton; and the forms of law in such an intr.
cate case as this whole bank matter, require
the best legal skill to manage it successfully,
with such al array of legal :
talent to defend it.
Mr.. Randell Hunt Immediately rose, and
said he was happy to find the prosecutor
had thought better of the matter and pro.
ceeded to promise FOR Mr.. Barker what that
gentleman has been promising for himself
to do justice to all his creditors, to give up
all his effects, etc, etc. to satisfy his debts.
There were then smiles, ard handshaking
congratulations, and the triumphant prose
cutor was driven home in his carriage,
while the creditors and the rest of mankind
went home on foot.
Murder on the Lake Shore
The body of an unknown man, found in
the lake at MandeYille on the 9th ultimo,
from the description given was supposed by
his wife to be that of Captain James Brown,
of the fishing smack Ohm Williams, who was
reported to have fallen overheard and |
drowned when opposite Orange Grove, four E,
miles from the Rigolets.
Mrs. Brown, who resides at biilneburg, |,
visited Vaudeville and had the body eX /
humed. She did not identify it as that of
her husband, nor could she remember pre-.
cisely the clothing he had OIL.
The body appeared to be that of a person /
about thirty years of age and about six fee. /
in height. 1t had on white cotton under /
shirt, check overshirt, linen pants, blue tlan-
mel drawers, and new pair of fine gaiter
shoes. There were two bullet holes in the
breast, and the body was also perforated
with small shot and it was evident that the
unknown man had been fouly dealt with
murdered and thrown into the lake.
Upon these representations, the chief of
police of this city determined 70 investigate
the matter, and this morning examined
number of witnesses. 1t appears that when
d
to another, the Kate Smith, Captain Rose
witch. From the evidence of those who
were on board of the vessels at the time,
there had been no difficulty between Brown
and any of the crew. That he had been
| drinking some, and accidentally fell over
| board while asleep near the stern of his
| boat, and that every effort had been made
| to rescue him, without success. The vessel,
| when he was last seen, was forty miles from
Vaudeville. Nothing was asCertained to
identify the body found at Vaudeville as
that of Captain Brown, and, consequently,
no accusation has been made against any
one.
COnstrueting IL Wharf,
On Wednesday the city controller adjudt-
| Gated the contract for the construction of a
wharf to connect the upper end of the
steamboat landing at foot of Notre Dame
street with the Texas steamship landing,
thus abolishing the tiatboat basin there, and
which was yielding no revenue to the city.
The contract was sold to Henry Eileman,
Francis Martin and c. \. Eager securities,
at 81 10 per superficial square of one hun
dred superficial feet of wharf complete, and
81 25 for bulkheads per running foot.
The wharf is to be constructed OF the best
yellow pine, and in conformity to plans
and specifications made by the city survey
or. 1t is to be commenced in ten days fol-
lowing the approval of the adjudication by
the common council, and to be completed
in four months under penalty of twenty
| dollars per day for each and every day
thereafter the same is not completed. The
: contract is entered into under a bond O
, $4,000.
PaymeAts are to be made in cash for tn,
+ work on completion Of each three hundred
a | feet or more of squares of wharf, and &C
, ceptance of same by the city surveyor anC
chairman of streets and landings commit
tee, the city retaining in guarantee unit
the final completion OF the work ten pc,
, cent. of each and every settlement.
Fun In Court.
In the recorders courts, particularly tina
, presided over by Recorder Gastinel the fol
: lies, vanities, weakness, delights, anC
| | shades of human nature afford mingled
amusement and sadness to the reporter. l
i would be more agreeable there if the crow
y | was not so oppressive, and to relieve tn
spectators who go there daily from the ue
c cessity of these frequent visitations whe
n they might otherwise be engaged in som
f profitable employment, the proposition
d here made to report daily in these columt
everything worth reporting, and putting a
n the fun and pathos into the sketches thi
g can be concentrated. So buy the REPU
r. LIcAN daily, and read it regularly, all VIII
d have leisure for court loungings.
Police Changes,
e The following appointments and di
D. missals were made yesterday by the mayor
e. | nictript Nathaniel Mrf'anD Nicp Y
x d. Sullivan; Thomas Gleason vices. Ra
,! terry; j. J. Green vice ). Rigncy; Jamt
le McCloskey vice John Reilly.
'e Second District.-W. 3. Barrett vice
~ Sanchez.
IS Third District.-George White, supern
~ merary.
Fourth District.-George Lenz vice
a Price; Julius Warner vice j T. Shearcr.
a. The only colored man whose name '
recognized in the above list is that of Ca
.; tain w. b. Bennett, who was a gallant OF
~ Ger in one of General Buffers Native gual
u, regiments.
~ A little boy, about thirteen years of aa
Pl the son of Mr.. |. Jackson, residing at \
ii, l79 Poydras street, while playing on I
Il, granite steps of the city hall last evenir
~ fell off into the yard below, a distance
nc some twelve feet striking on his head, a
AZ rendering him iusensible. He was pick
II II up by Lieutenant Manning, of the first d
II, trict police, and taken into the static
e house. He was subsequently moved to
10, faith er's house. The result of his inlur
"a could not be ascertained by our reporter
Gi a late hour.
h,, Drunkenness and yagrancy.
nv Catharine Murphy was fined yesterday
at Recorder Ahern, for drunkenness, So; Mi
le Sheridan was let off with 50 90 fine for
no same; and Mary Lawler, Thomas O'Brit
of and Thomas Fitzgerald for similar reasol
had to pay but the same sum.
.se A trio or more of yagrants were betc
to the same recorder. Walter Buttertield a
John McGiff, having no visible means OF
,b- honest living, had a choice of six mont
III labor for the public benefit or $500 bond
in GOOD behavior. John Morris with S
rn. bond or ninety days in the workhou
Louisa Hermann had no choice but
of workhouse for three months.
IDS Delegate. to the Republican Sta
-. Convention
nts The following additional delegates to
,rk Republican State convention are repor
red as elected from this city:
md THIRD WARD-James Quinn, j. NJ. Mena
md r. Ii. Isabelle, Colonel G. f. Garringt
Solomon Moses, Thomas Lynne, DR.. w.
an, Pemberton.
~" SIXTH wARD.-yictor souterre and A.
ose Leger.
for dette, T. Bailey, and L. Williams.
nm Assault and Battery.
er's Emile Phillips, colored, charged by Tt
lgs Connors with assault and battery, had
ey | option of SIS, or ten days parish pris
the offered them yesterday, by Recorder Ga
the mel.
aw, Fanny Lavinia, Jenny Hill, and Ii
har | Mary colored for striking insulting, al