The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-23
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THE LOVELY WEATHER OF YESTERDAY with its
clear blue above and Its cool bracing atmosphere
seemed to refresh and reinvigorate every one.
Canal street during the morning was brilliant
with life, a perfect panorama OF gaiety and
beauty. Every one seemed to step with lighter
tread. to move with fresh vigor at the thought
that the long dreary summer is over, and that
once more the season of activity is upon us.
The COUNTER PETITION which was sent in to the
council concerning the erection of steam engine
upon the premises of the late Mr.. Vom Hofe was,
we are informed, signed by all the property
holders upon the square. Our informant, who is
one Of these, states that the only motive which
prompted this opposition was belief that the
erection Of the engine would seriously damage the
value of adjoining property. We are further in.
formed that Mr.. Vom Hofe left a written state.
ment which in no way attributed his rash act to
any unkndly feeling on the part OF his neighbors.
The RECENT DISCOVERY of the body Of the
young GIRL Jonille Cardenas floating in the river,
under circumstances indicating that abe had been
the victim of the double crime of outrage and
murder causes great indignation and excitement
in Jefferson City. The coroner's inquest has
tended TO confirm previous suppositons, there be-
ing found marks upon her throat showing that she
had been strangled before being thrown into the
river. Several arrests of negroes have been made
upon suspicion of participation in the crime.
IT'S A NOTICEABLE FACT that during the present
political campaign, the number of stray children
has considerably increased. This is undoubtedly
owing to the fact that the little ones, attracted by
the music of passing clubs, naturally follow in
their wake, and only too late discover that they
have got away from home, and are unable TO re.
trace their steps Psrents should bo visffsnt fu
this respect, for q young child, moving with such
number Of people as usually follow procession,
can be very quickly lost sight of.
A SQUIRREL makes his appearance occasionally
in Lafayette Square, and never fails to create
sensation among the scores of idlers and others
Who haunt that now rather seedy public place.
He appeared yesterday, and for while was the
hardest chased squirrel ever known of.
boy Eugene Carey on last Monday by being run
over at the corner of Magazine and Erato streets,
| by butcher cart. On Tuesday the coroner, DIR.
| Roche. impaneled jury and proceeded to in
casualty should fall. The inquest terminated
| yesterday in q verdict to the effect that Julian
Artemas, colored, the driver OF the cart, was
guilty, through his careless driving, OF the death
of the boy, and that Victor Nicklaus, white
| man. who at the time was seated with Artemas on
| the box of the cart, was an accessory TO the
| deed. The evidence shows that at the time OF
| the accident the cart was going at q trot but I'M
mediaiely after the driver lashed the morse 10
| eallop and disre gardpg the cries of policeman
| and others, drove of as rapidly as possible. A
| young man on the sidewalk hearing the shout OF
| the policeman " Take his number" glanced at
the cart as it passed him, and testlned that the
| number was 60. The driver was arrested on
| Tuesday evening in Algiers, by the coroner's
deputy. and is now in prison awaiting final action
| OF the courts. Nickaus. the white man accused
| Of being accessory, was arrested last evening.
I RAPE-Any person who has read the daily pa
| pers attentively for the last few months cannot
| have failed to notice how alarmDgly frequent
| have been the instances OF rapes. and attempted
rapes in that time II will be observed, too, that
| in a majority of these cases the crime is perpe-
trated by q negro upon white person, and FUR.
/ tser that in nearly every instance the victims OF
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atrocities grow out of the unsettled condition OF
society at present, and hope that with the dawn.
ing of a brighter era will come the cessation Of
| their occurrence.
| A MIssTArEMRSr.-A few days ago 1t was
stated that gentleman in Algiers had. through
grief at the death of his son, gone to bis child's
grave and shot himself. This Is true as far as the
/ suicide and the cause OF it goes. But the boy
was drowned and his body has not yet been re-
| covered SO the latter portion OF the account is
1 incorrect.
TIE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
| observations of A. B. GrswOld Co., corner
| Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: Al
A. NJ. 72 degrees; IL NJ. "; P. n. "a 6P.
| M. ~.
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
| thermometer at c. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street.
| was as follows; At A. n. 81 degrees; IL n.
| 81; 3P.N. 60; 6 p. n. 6S.
TIE JEFFERSON TRAGEDY, by which mere
child, eleven years old, named Antoine Cardehas,
met viol mt and horrible death on Saturday eve
| png last when sent by her father to CLEAN after
| the rice reapers, near their home on the river
| bank opposite Carrollton, has created intense in-
| dignstion in the parish-the circumstances OF the
crime being revolving in the extreme. The coro-
| ner's inquest developed the fact that the young
| girl had been strangled, violated, enveoped IN a
| sack and thrown into the river. Since that time
negro named Milton has been arrested as the
guilty party. and was yesterday arrsgned before
Judge Bruening, in Carr0llt0n, for preliminary
| examination. The testimony of about fifty wit
nesses most of them negroes, tended to establish
Mil,on's guilt-the only rebutting evidence being
that of coored preacher named Gardiner, once
| chairman pro. tem., of the Dryades street con-
| vention whose evidence went to prove an aibi
But more convincing and damning proof OF guilt
was the discovery, In Milton's house, OF tin pail
carried by the unhappy child when she last LEFT
her fathers house, and Of her handkerchief. which
was found hid away under q mattress, while II
Milton's pockets were found the girls earrings
| The accused was committed for trial before the
| Second Judicial District Court, parish OF Jener
| son and was remsnded without bail. He Is nov
| confined in the parish prison at Carrollton.
| PuNcT1LloUs CAR-pRIvEs, and one who, W.
| vould wager. was once a well Disciplined sol
| dier, came to our notice yesterday. The regula
tioDs are that one tap of the bell orders stop
the next corner, two taps an immediate stop. 4
happened in this case that LADY passenge, sisn
ing 10 alight at the middle OF square, pulled IN
bell ony once. The driver looked around an
saw the lady getting up. But she had only tsppe
once, so he drove on, inquiring: DO you "So