The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-04
local SnteIIigears.

Doon ement of the demise OF the Rev Francois
lsidore rurgis. who died yesterday morning, aud
will be buried tomorrow afternoon. His loss
viii be deeply regretted, not only by the Catholic
populatifn, but by thousands Of other denomi0a
ticns who had opportunities OF Knowing whfts
heroic and self-sacrifcinR spirit he had, and how
nobly, how charitabiy and how faithfully he per.
formed the srduous aud responsible duties OF
Christian minister.
The Olympic Theater on 81. Charles street has
been selected as the place for the assembling o.
he State Democratic convention to morrow.
Lieut. Col. w. G. MITCHELL secretary OF civil
affairs TO Gen. Hancock. has returned from q
months absence at the North.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Davis are still in the
city, and at the 81. Charles Hotel.
The tine for paying the tax levied by the recon
struction convention has been extended to the
20th instant. The warrants, except those FOR
official printing, have also been rendered receiy
able for all State taxes.
The Temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
| thermometer at C. Duhamers, corner BenvilIe
and Chartres streets, WAS as follows: At 6 A.
| H., 40 degrees; at II n, 55; at ?. NJ, 6l; at
In the New Orleans School Of Medicine yester-
| day degrees were conferred by Prof. 8rickel up
On several students who bad graduated s. doctors
OF medicine ard OF pharmacy. Pref. Bruins de-
livered The valedietOry, IA behalf Of the faculty
Of the institution and those who heard him pro-
nonuee IL say it was one Of the most instructive,
eloquent and impressive addresses they have ever
| heard delivered to graduating class.
TEE PARADE Observation-Disclosures the
frequent holidays that have relieved the unusual
| monotoDy and danees Of the season now draw
ing TO aclose we are wen assured that our people
would consider sn those occasions incomplete
unless coupled with the certainty that the great
Fourth of March was yet IN anticipation. And
| now the lookedfor day has come. The fremen
| hare been making preparations for brilliant
| display. Uniforms have been brushed up, the pet
| machines have been decorated, and now this
morning eyerythi is 10 readiness fov the pageant
which 10 long Tres Of red snd blue and White will
wind its way through the principal streets frnged
| on either enrb by sdDiring throngs. At the
hour OF writing there Is every promise OF bright,
genial day, The line Of march will be "a follows:
| The procession will form in line at the position
4 indicated precisely az 10 o'clock A. NJ. The head
| Of the procession viii move up Camp to Julia,
down Julia TO Carondelet, mp CaroDdelet TO 81.
| Andrew, up st. Andrew TO Prytania, mp Prytania
10 First, up First TO Magazine, down Magazine TO
| Felicity, up Felicity 10 Annunciation, down An
nuncistioD TO Cahope, down Calliope % Msga
zine, down Magazine TO Julia, down Jalis to st:
Charles, down ST. Charles 70 Canal, across Canal
| To Royal, down Royal TO Espianade, to Casa
caivo, down Cssacalvo TO Vaudeville. up Msnde-
| vile to the LeVee, up Levee to Esplanade, do En
| EsplaDade TO Chartres. up Chsrtres TO CaDal,
/ where the procession viii be dismissed.
TIE BlLIs OF COLUMBIA No. 5 AND CREOLE
| No. 9.-Tbese two great events take place this
| evening" the former at Masonic Hall, and the lat
| Ter at the New Lustanos Hall, corner of Great
men and Elysian Fields streets. These two excel.
Il lent companies cannot ial 10 give suCn entertan-
| uents as will elicit the admiration OF a who will
be happy enough TO be present. Tickets can be
| procured for eilher ball OF the managers.
| THE KUEKsTEINER AFFAIR.-We learn from Re-
| corder Letten that the lieutenant Of police In bis
District and the chief, at their last visit to the
Kuersteiner family, found them all eonyaleseent
and able 10 converse freely; Mr.. Kuersteiner him.
| self 60 far recovered that he was walking about.
| Yet nothing has been elected from any inmate OF
| the house except the statement already published
| OF Prederica Bruche that the person who mall
treated her was white man, who had been lying
| By her side, and bad bowie knife.
The reports published in some Of the papers
that child two years old sleeping with her had
heen put with its neck between the bedstead aud
the wall and was found in that state almost sufo-
| Gated in the morning. by the milkwoman. has no
foundation in fact. The child was lying on the
bed when the mkwomsn entered, and bore no
! marks Of violence whatever. The physician who
first attended the family thinks that the child was
! so terrified by what occurred that comatose
sleep followed the fright
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kuersteiner, and the other
two children, one of them eleven years old, say
they have no recollection Of what transpired.
Under these circumstances Recorder Letten IS OF
opinion that he cannot enter into Judicial In
veFtigstion, as there is no party complained OF.
| The whole city has been sgitated by the sup
| position formed at the outset, that some fendish
| villsins attempted 10 mlrder family of six per.
| sons including three children, one OF them sn in-
fant; and the idea that such was the fact posses.
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limits of the police, to such degree that they are
| living in a state of fearful apprehension. The
| gravity and the consequences OF the affair demand
! thorough inquest at the hands Of the magistrate
| within whose Jurisdiction the outrage WAS com
| mitted, equally as muck an investigation is re-
| ouiIed to be made by coroner when he Is in
formed of homicide. The elAtestrevelatons tend o
the belief that norobbery was attempted, and now
that the family all able 10 tell what they know
| the affair IL as much mystery ever.
| It's respectfully submitted that the duty OF Re-
! corder Letten Is TO summon before him the milk
woman and every inmate Of the house OF safi
| cient age TO give evidence, and examine them
searchingly under OATH so that if possible the
| guilty person or persons may be reached by the
| law or il may be known whether any one did en-
| ter the house feloniously or not. The excitement
in regard 10 the mysterious occurrence is such
that the public mind VIII be satisfied with nothiog
short of thorough Investigation by judicial an
thority.
| SEVENTH WARD NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
| CLuB.-This club met At Z O'Clock last night, al
| the Spanish Cockpit, pursuant to call. large
and respectable number Of our most prominent
| citizens were in attendance; j. Rodriguez, Esq
in the chair, and Francis A. Nader, Esq, secre
tary.
| ing, and declared nominations in order. :.
On motion, the following gentlemen were nomi
| mated and elected by accsmation delegates q
| he State convention: LeOnee Durthe, TheodOre
L. Theinem8n ard Isaac Rodriguez.
| On motion, the resolutions adopted at the mass
meeting at the st. Charles Theater we're unani
mOusly adopted.
And on motion, the club adjourned subject t
the call Of the president.
ATTEMPT AT TINCENDIARIsN.-AbOut3 o'clockyes
| teTdsy morning, an unknown rascal was detected
by officer Murray in the act OF attempting TO tr'
the grocery store corner of White and Erat'
streets; but although the officer pursued lin anS
| fred twice ct him with his revolver, the incen
diary succeeded in efiecting his escape.
ExoSERATIoN- Alonzo Stevens. the house
keeper Of Washington Fire Company No. 20, VIII
was arrested on Monday, charged with running hi
engine over a boy eight years old. named Samue
Brown, at the corner Of Race and Religion
streets, thereby csusing his death. Is entirely ex
onerated from all blame by the coroner who hs
held an inquest over the body Of the child. Mr.
Stevens was thereupon released under $4,000 bond
by Recorder Neville, to appear aud undergo
formal examination before the First District re
corder's court when notified.
The CASE OF Mn. ALFRED BoURGEs, SECRETARY
| AND 7. J. CUNNINGHAM. AEssESGER OF THE BOAR
| OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, CHARGED WITH FORGERY
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