The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-20
TUES DAY MORNING.
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sent up by the chief Of police of New Orleans,
is rapidly coming to point Woodruff. the Me-
tropolitan satrap. has been arrested, aud his tre
mendous body guard, of seven negroes, armed to
the teeth, prepared for every emergency, whether
of life or of DEATH have been arrested and held
| to bail. Woodruff had established a station house
on the levee, some squares from the mayoralty
and council hall and there had drilled his forces.
Most, If not all. of these were negroes. They
were armed with Enfield rifles and with swords
and pistols. If they had razors, the razors were
concealed. The razor is the special weapon OF
the negro, as the sting the weapon Of the wasp,
not deathly but painful. These gentlemen of
| the moon attempted to parade the streets and to
rap the quarters. They did not carry out their
intentions for any length of time, for up came Mr..
Letbequs the fearless chief regularly ap..
| pointed, with his trusty deputies. and arrested
the Enfield rifles. the swords and then the Metro
potan darkies and their razors, and finally, the
| smallest potato Of the lot-D. G. Woodruff. Wood
ruff and bis satellites were brought before Judge
Fry. an ex-officer, and very gallant one, OF the
| United States Army, who Is now justice OF the
peace. After hearing, the Metropolitans and
their captain we're released, some on bond others
| on parole. One of these self.consttuted Metro
politans negro named Sandy Packer. Sandy
Is frebrand from the plantations, that has been
lighted by the cowardy carpet-bsggers and scala
wsgs who set fire and then run away to avoid the
danger brought on by the confagration. Packer
vas, soi-disdat, guarding the nigger church.
There is danger Of trouble in Jefferson City.
The police board ought to consult the courts
rather than appeal to force. The unanimous
voice Of the good people of the parish of Jeffer
son is against the attempt Of few Radicals in the
parish of Orleans to regulate their police, their
streets, and their general behavior. They are
men who know their rights, and, knowing, dare
maintain.
WE SAW ON THE STREET yesterday an aged fe.
male whose appearance certainly indicated the
last extreme of destitutIon and decrepitude.
Short of stature, withered In men, her long white
hairs struggling over her forehead, one foot bare,
the other half covered with slip-shod shoe, her
head and body covered with shawl which i'll
concealed the rags beneath, in her hand bundle
containing probably her entire wardrobe. She
stood the picture of hungry despair, before large
grocery store where pdteS de fOi1 grds, and par
salmon, bottled ale and barreed apples all spread
mesan cheese, sugar-cured hams and tempting
their imaginary delights before her. Then. with
tottering steps, sheturned away, doubtless won.
dering at the unequal distribution Of the gifts Of
fortune.
The SUICIDE OF Mr.. VoM HoFE, the widely
known proprietor of the piano mandatory in the
Fourth District, was an event which has saddened
many hearts in the community. For years past
Mr. Vom Hofe has labOred night and day to put in
operation what appears TO have been his darling
scheme the establishment of piano factory on a
large scale. All that economy, patience and un-
tring industry could do he did. From q small be-
ginning bis enterprise assumed large proportions,
and each day saw new step forward towards its
completion. But it became necessary to erect
small steam engine upon the premises, and Mr..
Vom Hofe petiiioned ithe council accordingly.
This was met by a counter petition signed by pro.
perty holders in the neighborhood, aud there the
matter dropped into abeyance. This is supposef
to have plunged the unfortunate man into despair.
for ON Sunday last shortly after the departure of
8 family TO church. the servant heard q pistol
discharged in Mr.. VOm Hofe's room, and Fastening
thither found him expiring, pistol ball having
pierced his heart. An inquest was held by the
coroner and verdict rendered in accordance
with the facts. No letters or papers were found.
Mr.. Vom Hofe leaves a wife and three young
children to regret his loss.
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE Of the Hebrew Edu-
cation Society was thrown open on Sunday for
the scrutiny and inspection of its many friends
and patrons. The interior of the building Is fully
in keeping with the anticipations produced by an
exterior view. The lower floor, raised upon
brick pillars height OF ten feet from the ground,
is approached by broad stairway from the
head Of which a spacious corridor runs through
10 tie rear of the buding on each side of this
| are two large school rooms, warmed and ventil-
| ated by registers, the ceilings high, the windows
| shaded by neat blinds, and every thing betokening
| a combination of neatness and durability. Over
| the front stairway, on the second hoor, Is the
superintendents office, and on either side OF 1t
we'll arranged cloak and hat rooms. On the right
hand side of the ball, on this floor, Is large room
extending nearly the entire depth of the building
This will be devoted to the daily collection and
distribution of the pupils into their various
Departments. On the other side of the hall are
two school rooms of the same dimensions and
| finish those beneath.
| All in all, the arrangements and construction Of
| the school house are perfectly adapted to the
| convenience, comfort and health of pupils, and
| too great commentator cannot be given the
| society for its munifcence and enterprise in
| insugurating and completing SO grand an under
/ taking.
| PROCESSION composed of two Radical clubs,
/ the Grant Guards and The Sheridan Guards,
turned from Peydras street into st. Charles
| shorty before IL O'Clock on Saturday night and
continued on its way up the latter thoroughfare
toward Tivoli Circle. At Julia street 1t was over
taken by Dryades street car, filled with white
| people including several ladies. and the process
sion moving of the track permitted the car 10 go
| on as far as the curve at the Circle. Meanwhile
one of the negroes in uniform had entered the
car and taken seat Those in the procession
seeing him, as the car passed, yelled Rollins,
Rollins" from end to end of the line. with such
other expressions as, "Whst are you doing
| 'mong the rebels ?n Come out of that car" The
one addressed turned and yelled back in return,
and amid this interchange OF compliments, the
car reached the curve, where the track leaves st.
Charles street. Here another uniformed negro
| entered, and with language most abusive, and
uttered in a loud voice, ordered the first one to
get out of the car. The other responded saying
be had TO work all day, and wanted to go home
and get some sleep. he was tired Of this foolish.
| Dess.n During this conversation the driver had
endeavored to pass around the curve and go
| ahead of the procession. but as he did SO the
mules bride was seized by one of the club and the
animals head was turned of the track, thus de.
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| again passed. Then the car followed slowly up in
its wake and finally succeeded at the corner Of
Delord and Baronne in going ahead OF the pro-
cession.
THE moRTUAEY REPORT of last week shows enc
hundred and twenty-six deaths, a decrease OF
twenty-one from the number reported for the
| week previous: died of gunshot wounds, OF
| apop exy, bronchitis, l congestion Of the brain,
| Is consumption, l dropsy of the brain, fever, z
bilious, congestive, 2 pernicious, intermittent,
brain, j remittent. and typhoid fever, heart
disease, old age. 2premature birth. l6 stubborn,
and the balance various ordinary diseases.
sixty-four were males, fifty nine females, and
3 not stated. Eighty.seven were whites, I'll
blacks, Is mulattoes and not stated. 81 were
under 10 ten years, between 10 and Is, III
| between 20 and 80, Is between 80 and 40 IL be-
tween 40 and so, 10 between so and 60, be-
tween 60 and 70. between so and 80, l between
90 and 100, and whose age were not reported.
IS were natives of the United 5taets, Is not sta.
ted and 70 were foreigners.
WHITE MAN, whose name was not ascertained,
stepped from an insecure portion of the ferry
landing fistboat on Saturday night, and falling
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