The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-18
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place will be assigned in the procession for car.
riages containing ladies' and children who will be
treated with due care ADD consideration whist
all strangers and citizens favorng the great con-
sentative movement are cordially invited to par
tcipate, and will, on reporting to the grand mar
shal or any of his assistants, be assigned place
in the procession.
The route of the procession will be found
marked out in the programme of the Demo
cratic Central Committee, Published in another
column. '-
Take 1t for all in ALL never. not even upon the
return Of the here of Buena Vista from the con-
| quest of Mexico, shall New Orleans have wit
messed such an universal and spontaneous oVa'
| ton.
TraDspareucies and torches, rockets and other
| fireworks, bright eyes. glowing with enthusiasm,
| gancing down from balconies an6 store windows,
will combine to render the scene bright the
nOOntide sun cou d make it, God grant US good
weather, and God speed the old Democracy.
"wARMn is not an epthet at all applicable to
the state Of the weather, yesterday. The mercury
summer. but poor humanity never suffered more
intensely from the oppressive stiffness Of the atmos-
| phere and the glowing rays Of burnished sun.
| The call of young wife to her husband, lately
published in witty illustrated paper, " come 70
dinner, Charley dear, before everything gets hot"
was peculiarly apt to great many households,
yesterday. But New Orleans, though she is sub.
ject TO imported epidemics, has never yet suffered
| from the heat TO such terrible extent as New
| York suffered day before yesterday. One hun
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rising and the setting of the sun! Terrible.
TAE CHIEF OF POLICE has informed the presi-
| dent of the Democratic State Central COMMITTEES
that he will see that the steps Of the City Hall are
| reserved for ladies and their escorts during the
meeting this evening, and the subsequent passage
| Of the procession.
| THE DEMAND for transparencies, fireworks and
material for illumination was brisk yesterday, aud
| toward night many might have been seen carry
| ing bomewsrd packages Of rockets aud tin recepl
tacles for oil or fluid, with which to light up their
| residences.
The TEMPERATURES yesterday, as shown by the
| thermometer at @. Duhamel's, removed 10 I'LL
| Canal street, was as follows: At 6 Anti de-
| grees :. IL N. Sc; 3 Pm. 50 ;6 P. N. So.
THERE Is absolutely nothing doing in any of the
| district or recorders courts 10 the city. The
| United States commissioners are also with very
little on hand and as TO the police stations, the
books contain hardly anything but trivial cases OF
arrest for larceny, drunkenness, aud assault and
battery.
A NUMBER of the best young men OF our city
assembled yesterday afternoon, to organize so as
| to be sble TO take part in the grand process
sion tonight. The meeting was held at 20
Carondeet street. and resulted in the adoption OF
the name of "Carondelet Guard" az the title OF
the club and the election of Mr.. r. X. Pitkin as
marshal, and Messrs. Thomas Mcknight, Jr., and
r. f. Wheeler as deputy marshals. We are re-
Quested to announce that the members will assem-
|
let street. and proceed thence to Lafayette Square.
We are sure that to nights duties will be but the
beginning Of much good service that this organi'
cation is TO do for the Democracy Of our State.
Success to the "Carondelet Guard"
GIN MANK, THE PosToFFICE ROBBER.-Te learn
from the st. Louis Republican of a recent date.
thatG. W. Mank, late a mail clerk in the post
| Office OF this city, was arrested in st. Louis q
week ago to-day, by the U. s. marshal. on The
charge of roDbing the United States mail in this
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in st. Louis, and waving examination, he was re-
| handed TO New Orleans.
| according TO the St. Louis Republican, the
complaint states that Mank was employed in the
New Orleans postofice from July. 1867, until
March l6, lS6S, and il was his duty to receive the
mail bags containing registered packages, and re-
ceipt for the same. tgoes on 70 state that on or
about the 18th of March, 1868, he received brass
lOcket postofice bag containing registered letters
in which was inclosed property of the United
States to the amount CT $500. BE failed to re-
port the receipt of the package, and teloniousy
embezzled the same. 1t furtner states that me
| accused received and embezzled package mailed
| at New York, and directed to A. b. Gri5wold
d Co., New Orleans, which contained six diamond
rings, of the value Of S4OO.
The case is q peculiar one, and some curiou:
facts are connected with it. After the alleged
committal Of the robbery, Mank sailed for Europe
but came back, and detective had been EN-
ploy ed to hunt him up. Mr.. Hobbs, the detective
selected. traced him from New York to st. Louis
where Mank arrived two days ago; he swOre Ou
a search warrant against Mank, who was arrested
Sl40O was found upon him, part of which wa:
| identified. The first package referred to In the
complaint was sent from Austin, Texas, to Gal
weston, and from there to New Orleans; the
special agent of the pOst-ofhce had examined th'
mail bag while it was in transit, and, knew tina
the package was in it. Robberies TO the amour
| of $4,000 or $1,000 have been committed at the New
Orleans postofice and the prisoner is suspected
[ | of having been implicated in them.
MsDk is said TO be German OF tine appearance
, | and claims 10 have been general 10 the army
/. | and served under sherman, Blair, Hancock AM
{ | other generals. Several medals, which showe
| that he had distinguished himself, were fOun'
| upon him. He states that he was U. 8. consul a
; Astamoras and has been the editor of pape
D | published at Evansville, Indiana. BE is about
: | years Of age, and was accompanied by a woman
| who he said is his wife. The wardrobe of tn
couple is very extensive and costly. IL took seve
trunks and four boxes to contain 1t and some ohe
i | property.
Msnk reached this city on Friday last in charg
I | of the u. S. marshal, was brought before U. ;
Q Commissioner Urban, at the Custom House, who
after hearing evidence, admitted him to bail IN tn
sum of five thousand dollars.
We understand that Msnk asserts there is n
ground for the charges against him, and accuse
The postmaster himself, Mr.. Taliaferro, Of hayin
$ committed the robbery of the mails.
BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. - The reguls
monthly meeting took place at O'Clock last eve
ming, and was called to order by Mr.. Lucas Ben
| as chairman. Present: Messrs. BENT, Bermude7
= Bruf Culbertson, Cronsn, GOldthwaite, Harper
. Huyghe, McCalloch, 0'Neil, Paisley, PradOs
, Pope, Parham, Phillips, Rogers, Raymond Wiltl
! Zehender and GubernatOr. Absent: Messrs. Co
= lehs, Leefe and Logan.
Mr. Mount was reelected president, and re
A turned his thanks in few words.
Mr. Bermudez was elected vice president.
Z, Messrs. 0'Neil and Pope were sworn IN by Mayo
Conway, who was present.
a The board then went into executive session an
2 adjourned afterwards.
a JUNE IN ENGLAND.-The London correspoi