The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-25

Of rubbish and cotton which had been used 4
wipe the boiled oil tanks (not coal oil, as IVES q
hrsf reported), and another theory, not Af all I'm
probable, is that the cotton saturated With the
boiled OIL produced spontaneous combustion. We
make this correction for the purpose ol
clearing Hessrs. Bostick q Seymour from any su
picion OF having nred their store; the character
O. these gentlemen ID too highly established In
tnls community TO require any Qualification, be-
Of about ESQ 600 should their store have burnt M,
for their stock. estimated at no less than $3.50 000
only. n y go =, - > = =
SIXTH WARD MRETrrG.-There was rousine
meeting held last night in the Sixth Ward, at the
sc1ooinouse on Hospital street. between Dauphin
The organization of the club, to be known Is
the Sixth Ward Club, was perfected BY making
she following selections for officers:
Judge A. Gastinel. president.
Judge r. Il. Theard. vice president.
A. P. Roux, Henry Clark and Z. p Terrebonne,
secretaries Anthony sambola, treasurer.
Committee to draft resolrtions-Jerome Bayon,
Emilien Charbonnet, John Pemberton and P.
Delegates to the national Convention ANTHONY
sambola, Frank Kathman and George White.
Mr.. Sambola was called. and addressed the
osssi1 a SFSnSs and tscsss
and thrpnehout his speech be was enthusiastically
ihe meeting, after The transaction of some un-
important business, adjourned until Friday next,
Thus the Sixth leads the van. and will be soon
initiated ty the whole city and State.
THE MERCHANTS BANK This institution is now
occupying its new and elegant quarters, No. As
Camp street. where all business transa tons will
hereafter take place. Yesterday nice collation.
was spread out in the cashiers Office, and many
friends aud patrons Of the bank were present and
drank to the prosperity of the Institution. We
congratulate the stockholders for the selection Of
Nj. E. II. Keynes as president, and Mr.. ThomasJ :.
Dix as cashier.
Mr. Keynes is young man Of great energy and
ability, who from bis youth has been connected
with banking and financial affairs. aud Mr.. Dix is
gentleman so well known in this community as
merchant. that any mention Of his capacity TO
fill the responsible siton Of cashier of this bank
would be superHuous.
MoRrUARY REPoRr.-Dr. Geo. VIM. Dirmeyer,
secretary Of the Board of Health, makes the fol-
lowing report OF the interments which occurred
in this city during the week ending on Sunday
morning at o'clock: AIbumnaris L; aneurisia
Of the aorta, anemis. l; apopexy, 2; asthma,
]; bronchitis, s burned. .; cancer. 4; consump-
ton. Is; commissions, 4; debility, q; diarrhea,
dropsy, 3; drowned, 2; dysentery, 4; epilepsy,
/; fevers. 4; CASTRO enteritis, 3; disease Of the
heart, 2; b9neplegis, imperforate anus, 1 I; in
tlammation. I; intemperance, l !; disease OF the
kidneys, l0ckjaw, l marasmus. / paralysis,
Is ptIIlQll-s DItu tuIlOuldt lLs flcneIS 3uu ruU-
ture Of urethrs, 2; stillborn, 10; suicide, / ::
teethirg.. /; iris Eascentium, 2; unknown, q;
wounds, l; not stated, l. Total 99 Forty-nine
were natives of the United States.
HoPE's BALL Jo.NIeHr.-The managers of the
grad fancy dress and masquerade ball of Hope
Hook and Ladder Company No. 3. which is to
take place to night, at Carroll Hall, corner of
Grestmen and Elysisn Fields streets, will accept
our thanks for Invitations to be present. The
ball cannot fail to prove success for with the
number Of managers on the invitation ticket alone,
magnificent ball might bs given. We will be
there.
BURGLARY.-A daring burglar was committed
esriy Sunday mcrnnr, BY some unknown thieves
who entered the store Of Mrs. Dickson No. 1871
Canal street, by cutting ont one of the panels of
door leading into the yard of the premises.
Although the thieves found and upturned large
quantity Of valuable laces and other goods In the
sy s cSss RSsns e s Is
the Savings Bank next door, and were 100 soon
disturbed in their nefarious purposes. -
CURIOUS MoNoxiNIA.-A comely looking young
man, genteely attired, and of excellent address,
yesterday presented himself at the Office of the
chief Of police to surrender himself. After giving
had about fifty aliases, one of them being "Red
john" and that wherever he went he was
" spotted" and prosecuted by the authorities, for
what offense. be does not know.
a.
himself, concluding that be must be laboring
under temporary mental alteration. gave him
lodgings at the station house, and later. the
r c1rder sent him to the Asylum.
JOIN SNAPPEa.-That excellent special officer.
Anthony Pecora, while sauntering along Canal
street. on Sunday afternoon, caught glance at
the notorious John Snapper, who was suspicously
lurking about, and quietly picked him up, took
HIM TO the First District lookup, and entered
charge accusing him Of being q dangerous and
suspicious character. Snapper was sent to the
Workhouse, where it is to be hoped he viii re-
main as long as possible.
ATTENPr AT BunaIAny.-On Sunday njobt
burglars attempted to break into the resfdence Of
Mrs. Hammer, corner Of Philip and St. Charles
streets, but did not succeed.
DRowNED.-A colored man named william Clay
ton, while in state Of intoxication, on Saturday
night. fell of the Canal street steam ferry Jerry
into the river. opposite Jackson square, and was
drowned. The fog was so thick at the time the
accident occurred, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, that he was not seen after he fell over
board.
Mills and Chas. MeeD, standing on ladder wash
ing the wheelhouse of the steamboat Mississippi,
fell overheard, by the ladder breaking and both
we're drowned. Their bodies had not been re-
covered at last accounts.
FREs.-A fire broke ont about O'Clock on
Sunday night in the Olive Branch coffeehouse, but
was extihenished before any serious damage could
be done.
About IL o'clock the stable Of Mr.. Thomas
Lynch, corner OF 0asquet and st. Patrick streets,
wts completely destroyed by FIRE, supposed to be
the work Of an incendiary.
RuN OvER-Mr. Francis Fontaine Is reported
by the police of the Third District as having been
run over about l04 o'clock Saturday night by
ciiy csr. His arm and leg were badly iojurei.
The wounded man was taken to his residence on
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Jtsdge Ho,oe-Feb. a.
The Jury in The case of J. A. Da Rochs, J. G..
Becker and II. s. Davies, alter being confined from
the time the trial was closed on Friday Dight,
came into court with verdict this morning.
There are three counts in the Indictment, as fol-
lows:
1. Charging J. A. Da Rocha and F. Dubois (who
has abseoBded and was therefore not on trial)
with attempting TO set fire TO the house No. 1876
Chartres street, owned by Hypolite GalIy, and
charging J. G. Becker and h. s. Davies with being
accessories before the fact. = f.r.a -
3 Charging II. s. Davies, +. Dubois and J. A.
Da Rocha with preparing combustbles and put
ing them in said house. intending to set FIRE to it,
and J. g. Becker with being accessory to the pre-
parstion and so putting OF said comDustibles. -
snbjoined Is the verdict of the jury:
First Count. A. Da Rochs, guilty.
First Ccunt-H. s. Davies and J. g. Becker, not