New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


The Discharged Policemen
A committee of the discharged policemen
at their last meeting as follows:
First--Having consulted with Judge Cot
ton, they have come to the conclusion that
to bring "A suit against the city of New Or
leans at the present time would end in
useless expenditure of money and great
loss OF time with nothing gained by it, for
the following reasons:
The courts will not be in session until
November, and "a delay of few months
cannot take any of our rights away from u.s.
Moreover If we were to go to law about it
there are none OF the judges but come under
the jurisdiction OF the military governor.
He has the power to stop all legal proceed
ings in any court, and the opinion of the
attorney general of the United States and
that of the president are in few days eX-
pected here. sour committee have agreed
to wait for those opiIiious, and if favorable
to our cause to proceed in the matter, and
if those opinions coincide with the actions
OF the governor III removing the civil au-
thorities from office, there then the matter
must drop. This, gentlemen, is the reason
for your committee to delay action in the
matter. As Governor Wells, Judge Abel, and
Mayor Monroe have memoralized to the at
torney general and president in the matter,
we. your committee, think the only course
to be pursued in our case is to await with
patience the action of the authorities at
Washington, for If we institute a suit
against the city, and the military governor
stops the proceedings. we will not be bene.
fitted any by it. But if the opinions of the
attorney general aud President johnson are
that the power of removal is not vested i'll
the military commanders then we can in
stltute suit in safety. Judge Cotton is
willing to place the matter in court, but his
| advice is to await the action of the authori-
ties in Washington in the cases Of the high
officials, and he further says that in receiv
ing our money we can do so by receiving it
under protest As to our legal rights.
JAS, II. HUCHINS, Jr.
EDWD. FLOOD River Police.
E, V. LECLERC, Second District.
NJ. HERNANDEZ, Third District.
ED. HEWITT, First District.
Discovery and "Reminiscences.
Some boys, while playing Friday in the
garnet of Il vacant house, No. 543 Craps
street. found human skull and some bones
lying upon the floor. Lieutenant johnson,
upon being informed of the matter, made
an investigation, and finds that the house
has not been occupied since the death OF
the owner, Mr.. CyrOt Gentes, some six years
ago.
He is said to have formerly practiccd
medicine III Baton Rouge. When his effects
were removed by his heirs the above articles
were probably overlooked. They are now
at the office of the chief of police.
The Crescent says there are many singular
| "reminiscences connected with the name O
| this eccentric old man. \ Frenchman by
| birth, he served as drummer boy in The
armies of the first Napoleon. and his &C
! counts of the appearance, habits, and pecu
| liarities of that wonderful man were lifelik,
and exceedingly interesting.
| The writer has often listened for hours e
| his descriptions, which always bore the i'm
| press OF truth. Modest and unassuming
| 'rn J. &c LOT,
| probably had performed none worthy o
| remembrance. He used to recount how
the emperor would saunter from fire to fire
/ on the biyouaC, dressed in the simplest man
| ner and mixing with the common soldiers
| by whom he was invariably recognized.
| His brusque manner, and his "thou-ing
| and g. thee-lng the men, was not at all L
| their taste. Cyrot Gentes was present dur
| ing the operations at Dresden during which
| MOreau was killed. He used to say thai
| Napoleon, whilst momentarily directing hi!
artillery, perceived knot of officers on al
| eminence aud calling TO one of the artil
| lerIsts, and pointing to the group, exclaimed
: Irez ta-H dot y droo', queiq''es petit!
| ge1leTdUr -" Fire III that direction-thosC
are some petty generals TIE ball carried
| off both Of Moreau's legs above the knees
wounding him mortally, and the allies re
treated in consequence.
Old Cyrot Gcntes was harmless and in
dust:iOus man. Unspeakably unclean il
| his person, he was a man of excellent in
formation and sense. His monomania con
sisted in bringing suit in the district cour
| for imaginary damages, and the perusal o
| his petitions afforded great amusement tc
clerks and lawyers. This imperfect sketch
will revive many halfforgotten memories
with great many readers.
base Ball
The following is report of the base bal
match yesterday between the Southern base
ball club and the Customhouse base bal
/ club: