The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-25
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Camp street, nearest Canal, would suit the heads
of people, as well as their feet by elev ting their
awning so that grown people can pass under II
without " schrouching " and taking of their hats
and caps. II there is not ordinance relative to
the proper elevation of signs and awnings, II IL
time there was.
All the charges against the commissioners of
election in the fourth ward. except one, Mr..
Cavanac, have been withdrawn, aud there is
precious little worry about bis case. The less
said by the radical party about frauds in this
election the better, il the evidence in the hands
Of the registrars and commissioners Is allowed to
see The light
Over one hundred negroes, charged with per-
jury, volIBg on false papers, voting twice and
thrice, voting on afidsvits of loss Of papers when
they actually had them In their pockets, etc.. and
who were arrested in only one Of the wards OF
this city during the election, were released out
Of pity for their ignorance, by parties who made
the charges and could have sustained them by the
documents themselves.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at q. Duhamels. corner Bienve
and ChaTtses streets, was as follows: At 6 A. NJ.
6S degrees IL N. 76 +; 3P.M. so; 6P.M. 78.
The house of Mr.. Mcguire, on Canal street.
near the Canal street car depot, was broken into
yesterday afternoon during the absence of the In
mates, and robbed Of a variety Of valuable
articles. There is no clue TO the perpetrators o
tie theft.
A colored man named Robert Collins, &C ,dsut.
ay fell through the hold OF the British ship Fanny
4 ,ler, at post 81 on Friday evening and received
a fracture in the scull, which caused his death.
Joseph Henry has been arrested in the Second
District, charged with attempting to violate the
person Of ADtonia BOhueur.
On Thursday night the coffee house OF John
Prau at the corner Of PerdidO and Dryades
streets, was entered and twenty FIVE dollars stolen
4 nit.
O1e Bill Hill is under arrest In the Second Dis
tr Ct for being found on the premises Of Mr.. @.
DoeteEr. on Thursday night. under circumstances
e ding TO a suspicion that be intended committing
heft.
A young woman. named Mary Becar, in under
arrest in the Fourth District. on a chsr1e Of des-
troying an infant to which, it s said she secretly
gave birth.
lhe sentence Of death passed upon Charles Jo-
seph a negro convicted, in the First District
Court, OF The murder Of his wife, on Perdido
rect has been commuted, by Governor Baker,
h. Imprisonment for life.
The governor has appointed the lst OF next
mo th as tn dsy upon which the negro coBvio.ed
OF { Z murder 90 Eu0 smith, IN W est Feljlana,
shall be exec ie'.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY ENTEaTAINNENr.-The
wss magnificent assemblage at The National
1htater last evening 10 listen to musical aud
literary entertainment given by the great violin
is;e, Miss Filomeno, and several OF our musical
and literary amateurs, for the beneft Of the Or
phsn's Home, Seventh street. Fourth District.
Miss F. played the violin snd the piano with her
usual brliancy and eclat, and Mr. Meteye, as-ii.ed
by Miss G. aud, after, by Miss T., sang insly.
was very good but we could hear bat lit ie Of
- Dsmon's LocomOtiTe,n and what we did near
was better written than rendered. The same re.
mark might be applied to the other literary
attempts. Young men of literary taste and his
trionic inclination cannot study their own ability,
indy duality and gestculation too closely, to say
nothing of elocutiOp. desk would have afforded
some relief 10 Cue declsiaers last evening, aud
saved them from. that high school declamatOry
manner which was unwitingy forced upon the
audience. Cut, without further criticism, the au-
dience was large, the music was fne aud the cause
Was glorious. Success to all.
MYSTERIOUS ATTACK ON Mr.. JACOB BARKER.-
On Thursday between twelve and one O'Clock, in
tie afternoon, cab stepped in front Of the resi-.
deLce of Nr. Jacob Barker, proprietor of the late
Bank Of Commerce, and two men stepping ont,
asceDded to the gallery Of The first floor, where Nc.
Barker was seated, and endeavored to take him TO
The carriage. His shouts brought a col0red fe-
male servant TO bis assistance. aud after strug
ge in which Mr.. B. was roughly handled, the
men were compelled TO abandon what seems to
have been an attempt to abduct the old man. A
nephew Of his, who was in the premises at the
time, also came TO the rescue, but did not get to
the front of the house until the men were driving
of in the cab in which they came. He fred seve-
raj pistol shots at the vehicle as il went of, bat
| without effect.
Although Mr.. Barker ia very old and feeble,
and it would be reasonable to suppose such an
| attack ss that described to have been made apon
| him, might even endsnger his life, he does not
| seem TO have been seriously Affected by it, as he
was seen out yesterday, riding in one of the city
| csTs. The assault Is attributed to parties who
were depostors in his bank. and who, it is said,
foIc;bly took him out in the bush near the Half
Way House several weeks ago, and threatened to
| hang him on the spot unless their money was
| returned to them. A carriage driver named
| Duffy was yesterday arrested 10 the Fourth Dis
| trict ON suspicion Of being the party who con-
vey ed the ssssilants Of Mr. Barker TO his residence
on lbuIsday, and it. is under.tood that warrants
are out for the arrest of the two men, who it is
| alleged were the occupants Of Dufy's carriage.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-,Judge HOloe-ApT'd ~.
| Mary Ann Beadle, coored, was tried for receiv-
ing jewelry valued at ninety five dollars, and the
| property of John r. Hamilton, knowing the same
| 10 have been stolen, and was acquitted.
| John NJ. Cambria was tried Tor burglariously
entering the bar-rOom of g. CARTE. at the corner
| of Poydras and Dryades streets, with intent to
| steal and was acquitted.
| In the cases Of John Brunnen, informed against
| for rObbiDg James Davis Of seventy-five dollars
| and Joseph LafOn, charged with embe2zlement
| the district attorney entered nOlte prOsequi.