Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-02-26
NEW ORLEANS ITEMS.
The New Orleans Bulletin, of the

; Fatal Duez.-A duel was fought
Thursday morning above Carrollton
between Edward Lefevre and Charles
Genin, resulting fatally to both of the
principals. The weapons used were
shotguns, the left hand barrels being
loaded with bullets, distance thirty
PAGES. At the word both fired almost
simultaneously. Lefevre received a
ball through his body below the
heart and was killed on the spot,
and Genin was MORALLY wounded,
the ball passing through his neck.
The latter was taken over the river
by his friends, but died yesterday
morning from his wound. Both had
families, one leaving wife and two
children and the other a wife and
child. The difficulty originated at
the late ball Of the Dry Goods Clerks.
Mr.. Lefevre thinking that Genin had
insulted his wife, sent a challenge,
which was promptly accepted, and
the result of which was that two
widows are left to mourn the I'M
timely deaths of their husbands.
Westinghouse .BvtAday.-There
were no cannons fired yesterday, no
military displays and joyous pro-
cessions in honor of the "Father of
his Country" The clouds on the
political horizon are too heavy to
allow any public demonstrations of
joy like those that used to mark the
anniversary Of Washington's birth
day. In honor of the event, how
ever, the American flag, with its
thirty-six stars and thirteen stripes,
! was displayed from all the public
Offices, the Custom House, State
House and City Hall, from the offices
Of the foreign consulates, from the
newspaper offices and from the Mo-
rescue Building, where the ladies'
bazaar is being held for the benefit
of the Southern Hospital Associa-
ton; and in the hall, too, is nearly
all the bunting belonging to the mill
tary headquarters, Gen. Hartstaf, at
present in command, having loaned
the association these flags for the
purpose of decorating the rooms of
the bazaar.
The French corvette lying in the
river, opposite the First District,
was tastefully decorated with the
flags Of all the European nations, and
the American flag flying at her main.
The General Assembly of the
State adjourned over from Thursday,
in honor Of the day, and the Custom
house, Postofice and all public Off
ces were closed. The courts, too,
adjourned, and though no outward,
noisy demonstration appeared, still
it was evident that in the hearts of
our people the day was not forgotten.
The Ladies' Bazdar.-The living,
lovely picture set in frame of waving |
banners, wreaths of flowers, ever
greens and clusters of costly wares,
which last night met the gaze of WIS.,
itors as they entered the rooms of the
Bazaar, was such as the master
painter we'll might envy, cursing his
own fate that he could not stop it for
a moment and transgorgeous word
paintings might despair Of ever doing
justice to: We shall certainly not
attempt to describe scene like this,
but advise everybody to 60 and see
for themselves.
The House the State Built.-The
portable cottage house, which, under
the direction Of Messrs. Thomas
Murray and Ed. Gothiel, Commits
sioners, has been constructed for the
Paris Universal Exposition, leaves
today for New York, for shipment
thence to Europe by steamer. When
put together, it contains one single
room, twenty-five feet by fifteen,
and fifteen feet from floor to ceiling.
This is to be the reading room In
Paris for the use of all Louisianians
arriving during the Exposition.
In front Of the cottage is a portico
bearing the arms of the State of
Louisiana, carved in Walnut, and
supported by plain and futed col
umns of oak, cedar, cypress and vel
low pine. Altogether, some ten diff
ferent kinds of wood have been used
none of which have been painted,
merely vanished, so as to preserve
the true colors. The floor is laid in
alternate squares Of cedar and cy-
press, and the whole is artistically ar
ranged and reflects great credit on
the architect.
Bar A case of devilish cruelty
was revealed at Chicago a day or