The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-27
Eoral Jnteaigsnfe.

| GOhhsNukk OF Arthur GCFRN.-Arther Gu
| IT'D, accused OF the killing of Edward Fores, Il
colored man, Friday morning in the vegetab
market, surrendered himself to Sh sriff Max we'll
| person at ten O'Clock last night. Mr.. Guerir
tnree hours after the homicide, sent word to th
sneIln mat ne wss anxious to surrender, but tbs
he was AFRAID II be did so a negro mob would q.
sai, INN and tear him to pieces. Sheriff Maxwe
nsu no olmcnlty whatever last night in takin
ouerln 10 the Parish Prison, where he ia now in
eaIceiated. Guern is confident of an acquital be
lore an impartial jury.
WE UNDERSTAND that Edorard Fores, the col
OIee man VINO was Killed last Friday morning, re
cently made speech to a negro club In tbe cal
ored school house, Greatmen street. near U,ion
In which he declared that the men Tnegroes
would attend to the lice, (meaning the whit,
.L .len,l ana lne women (negroes) to the knits-
| the white women and children.
de Is represented to have been very danger.
Gus and violent character. During the regime Of
Butler be was arrested for striking a white vo
man, q lady, in one of the city cars. The outrage
N.I was committed IN open daylight. and without any
plexlon. He is represented to have been very
abusive about the markets. He served his full
term. -
PACKARD AND THE TWO OTHER NEGROES In AL
and 6reatenns riot and incsndsrs% rs9s
served, Friday evening, by deputy Of Sheriff
maxwell, with special notice to appear at bis
ONCE, yesterday, at 10 A. NJ, and answer to the
charge. Packard and his coadjutors obeyed the
summons, and furnished bonds in $1,000 each.
SHERIFF MAXWELL has received a warrant from
justice OF the peacei in the parish OF Rapides,
for the arrest OF little coIored girl aged eight
years, who, il Is charged, was kidnapped bv a
colored woman and brought to this city. The
warrant calls for the arrest of the child and for
her being placed for safe keeping in the CUSTODY
of the freedmen's bureau. Mr.. Maxwell refused
10 execute the warrant; but sent IL to Gen. Hatch
agent OF the bureau for Louisiana stating that as
no charge had been made against the child he had
no suthorlty to arrest her; and leaving the whole
matter TO the discretion of the general.
TIE SKTLLFUL PHoToGRAPHER.-J. H. Clark,
lOl Canal street. has taken the lkenesses of the
ladies' and gentlemen composing the delegation
that came down from ST. Louis with the splendid
banner for the Blair Knights. The center portrait
is that of Col. Hatch, the chairman; aud the sur
rouncing ones are those of the beautiful and
charming ladies and the distinguished gentlemen
composing the delegation. ~.
NEGRO, engaged in rolling cotton bales from
a steamer to the shore, in the Second District
yesterday, fell into the river and was drowned.
A crowd OF negroes gathered about the wharf
near the boat, looked listlessy and indifferently
OF the struggles for life of their unfortunate fel.
low creature, but a white man plunged boldly
into the river to the rescue. His efforts, we are
sorry to say. we're Intellectual. The body has not
been recovered.
A FURNITURE CAR driver. whilst backing his We.
hicle, at the corner of Dauphin and Dumaine
streets, yesterday, so TO let the city car pass
fell from bis seat and was badly injured.
A MAN named Peter Degenwick had bis left arm
broken by falling from Cart corner of Dauobins HI
and Main streets, on Friday evening. He was
conveyed to the Charity Hospital.
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;ns .Ssf s AIIhArT was maoe on FRIDAY
on AnnunciatiOn street. between First and Second
oaroTej ,,;,hout uecaue aiarneu' anu oe-
'0HPeu "inou' any Dooy'
THE ORLEANS DRAMATIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION
will give one of their charming histrionic perform
ancts at the National Theater on Thursday even
ing next,.the proceeds of which are to be devoted
TO he st. Joseph German Catholic Orphan Asylum
or Boys ana Urls under tie charge OF the sisters
u tsHsobe Ir , = arg enuer oDngau1n 70 ar.
Sl ue ioI conplImentary
RartkSs shsf rp,e eeAinnouacvo evcea..
sion.
r1pz broka out aarIv vas.eraav ,norr;ne In n
ron ~ s1ahIes on Rsnv;iIa strea, ,aar ra -oIitor
kvenne and extending 70 an adjoining two'storv
frame honse Totally dsstrovei 10Th The ownay
and occupant was MIR. Co1tre.
THr nrPARTr-pr of The 81 Ion;s dalaoat;on wa
terday bv tbe5p train on tba Tsct"oD Psi1-
road was ,he CLOSING scene of a most soraeshia
visit Refore the marty ieff The botsI tbsv 1ore
presented by the Constitution Club with beauti.
iu imitation OF cotton plant, the presentation
being made on behalf Of the club by Mr.. Thayer,
and the reception by Capt Ben Taylor. Speeches
we're also MADE Dy Col. Hatch and others, and the
ACADEMY OF MUsIo,-To- night we are to have
the closing performance OF Emerson, Allen and
Manning's troupe. Dick Parker and Billy Emer-
son viii entertain with their melodies and hulor-
lsms, ara Anen ana manning Will do their best to
and tbeir nerfoTmsnces. Than tba short SaII
aoo,o. In to-,o;.o.o 80 g. !. L.s-e >--:-s -
Academy will close. But when the elections are
over, when, God grant il. people shall have oni.
etIy settled down to their regular ayocations again
then the doors will reopen and admit the public to
sucn series OF entertainments as are not yetre-
corded IN the Academy annals.
THE REv. Mr.. P1 ATT. of Louisville has declinad
call 70 The puIpit OF Trinity Eoiscopal Cbnrch of
This ciiy.
IN the village OF Gretna early yesterday morning,
entirely destroyed two squares of buildings, from
net street 10 Laiayette Avenue, and valued at
SzJ,UV IL Is saia 10 nave Deen originated Dy q
negro lbcenoiary'
A coLoREp MAN named Leon Thomas stabbed
smother named August Lecbe. in the 81. Bernard
n arket Yesterday morning, infieting dangerous
wound. He was arrested and. confined In the
Third District station.