The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-28
gufal SnteIIi9ente.

TIE ARRIvAL Of Gen. Rousseau, commander OF
this department, may be daily expected.
governor WARNoTH has commuted the SEN
tence of capital punishment passed upon Ander-
SOD johnson, the negro wife-murderer, to impris-
ODmeDt for life in the Penientiary. johnson was
10 have been hung q month since, 1.-THE crime was
committed about year ago. but the governor
granted q reprieve of one month at the request Of
the cODvicts spiritual adviser. The governor has
also similarly commuted the sentence of John
johnson, sentenced to be hung for murder at East
Baton Rouge on the 4th prox.
HENRY SCHuFKMAN, residing at the corner of
Bscehus and Thslia streets, shot and killed him
self with q revolver on Wednesday. The cause
of the act was espondency caused BY bis inability
TO pay an iDstallment due upon life insurance
policy which be had taken out from the Manhat-
tan Insurance Company of New York.
CoL. FRANK MARQUEE, Of the Pendleton Guards,
sent bouquet Of such tremendous dimensions to
one Of the reporters Of the CRESCENT, that the
individual honored was in as much of a quandary
a. the man that won the elephant at raffie. He
He was afraid to leave il in the sanctum lest q
confrere might steal II, and still more alarmed to
carry it along with him for fear one of the Met
rop0litan police should arrest him for carrying
a bundle larger than Governor Warmoth's car
pet bag.
OuR PRINCIPAL DEMOCRATIC CLUES had yester-
day the flags tied with Grape, as a mark Of re-
speot for the memory Of Hon. J. G. Mann.
THE TEMPERATURES yesterday, as shown by the
observations of A. B. Griswold & Co., corner
Caral and Royal streets, was as follows: At G
A. N. 50 degrees; IL NJ. SO; P. M IS; n. N. IS.
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at c. Duhamels, Ill Canal street,
was as follows: At A. n. 76 degrees II n.
IS; 3P.a 81; 6P. N. 81.
GEO. PEAS was dangerously stabbed near the
barracks, late on Wednesday night by one Chas.
Faulkner. The cause of quarrel was merely per-
sonal. Faulkner has been arrested.
The CASES before the recorders of the various
districts are of trivial character, and hardly de-
serve mention. The hot weather seems to have
put stop to all sorts OF crimes and pecadillOes.
WEATHER VERY WARN, no fever, no cholera.
The city was never more healthy-no sun strokes,
nothing but the ordinary report Of mortality.
YouNG NICKERN's REcovERY.-The community
will be gratihed to learn that young Nickern, who
was so dresdiully wounded by the fall of the
platform in Lafayette Square, at one Of the late
meetings, hes entirely recovered. Our readers
no doubt Tecollect that the young mans skull was
iTightfully injured that no hope Of his recovery
was entertained by the eminent physicians who
visited him soon sfter the accident. DR.. Nichol-
son, however, undertook the case, which he has
been so fortunate as to bring TO q happy termins-
tiOn. Young Nickefn is still afflicted with droWsi-
ness, the effect Of the conclusion AMI compression
OF the BRAIN and il is feared that his intellect may
be impaired. In that event bis position would in-
deed be q very sad one, and q number of gene.
rously disposed citizens have thsught Of organ
izng a subscription in his favor. Any money in
tended for that charitable purpose will be CRATE
fully received by Professor Won LaHsche, at his
office, No. Is Baropne street.-lBee.