New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-30

| 10r the murder OIL RaGrolmRn leonard TOOK
place this morning. The Grand Jury will
find an Indictment for murder!
PARAGaAPHs.-The races Saturday on the
Metairie Course were well attended. In the
principal one, State post stake, three mile
heats. entrance s25OO, p. p, the Club to give
$1,000 and plate valued at $1,000, the three
year old Lexington orkshire bay colt,
Bayonet, took the plate, stake and all. The
track was a little heavy, and the time con-
sequently not excellent. .-.s
Governor Warmoth has appointed Charles
A. De France, Esq. Judge of the judicial
district for the parish of Carroll, He sue.
ceeds Judge WHY, now of the Supreme
Bench.
Two ruffians attacked Mr.. Gerard Frazier,
cattle dealer, while on the levee, near the
Stock Landing, between two and three
o'clock in the morning, knocking him down
with slung-shot, which inflicted terrible
cash upon his head, and then robbing him
OF $1,000. They escaped with their plumber.
The five men, said to be from Chicago,
whose arrest under charge of being con-
cerned in recent robberies along the line Of
the Jackson Railroad was mentioned few
days since, were brought before Judge Abel,
of the First District Court, Saturday, on
writ of hAbeas corpus. The court decided
that as the case was still pending in an infe-
rior tribunal, it had no Jurisdiction in the
matter at the present time. The prisoners
were, Therefore, remanded to the Parish
Prison. ..".=.
Judge Durell charged the Grand Jury Sat
urday among other things to rigidly enforce.
the Civil Rights Bill. The Jury returned
true bill against John Conroy or Connolly,
sailor, for the murder of Captain Low, of
the ship Polar Star, while at sea, and simi
lar bill against Sam Thompson, for the
murder of W. L. Mccall, on the ship St.
James, also on the high seas.
Saturday evening Superintendent Cain
and Special Officer Marks arrested two men,
who were charged with stealing two han
bred and twenty-five dollars and gold
watch and two chains, from the boarding
house of Miss Murray, at the corner of Camp
and Julia streets. 1t appears the parties
day or two since engaged rooms without
board, and have on one or two occasions
been seen wandering about the house. Sat
urday afterpoon the money and watch were
taken from the table drawer of Miss Muir
ray. The articles were placed there in the
presence of them men. One of the halls from
Canada.
A new dry goods store is opened at the
corner of Canal and Rampant streets, where
confectionery saloon formerly tempted
passersby. Westward the star of dry goods
wends its way.
Mr.. John G. Parham, member of the
Board of School Directors, has received
from the Live Oak School an elegant silver
goblet, with appropriate inscription, and
from the pupils of the Magnolia School
pair Of handsome silver salt-cellars.
To-day the grand jury examines witnesses
relative to the killing of police officer Geb
hard in from; of Fred's saloon, on st. Charles
street, about two weeks ago, by Will
liam Blevins.
About nine o'clock yesterday morning, in
the Keller Market. an ARRAY took place be-
tween c.. NJ. Parker, Commissary of the mar.
ket, and Patrick Gray and Mike Flanagan.
Butcher knives and brickbats were freely
used.
The Board of Health controversy remains
in statu quo The Board appointed by the
Governor served a notice on the sections to
report to them weekly; but DR.. Dirmeyer,
Secretary of the old Board, served another
notice on them, over the seal of his office,
to report to him weekly, which they are
still doing.
Daniel Myers, about eighteen years old,
was arrested yesterday morning by special
police officer White, at the corner of Maya
zine and Melpomene streets, ON suspicion of
having committed arson, by setting fire to
No. SO Girod street, Friday evening.
Yesterday afternoon, on St. Charles
street, near Louisiana Avenue, Peter Dorm
ley, eleven years old, IVES shot by another
boy, named Michael Miller, aged twelve
years, through the right hand, with
double barreled pistol, inficting a severe
wound. The shooting is supposed to have
been accidental. The wounded boy was
taken to the Charity Hospital.
An elderly single gentlemen, whose house,
during his absence, had been rented out, re-
turned, and presuming the building still &C.
cupied by his relatives, made himself at
home and went to bed while the tenants
were at the the theatre. " The latter return.
ed, found stranger in the house, and the
elderly gentleman was marched off to the
calaboose for being found under suspicious
circumstances in his own house.
LOST.