The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-28
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a charge Of having been one of the parties con-
cerned in the recent assault upon Jacob Barker.
The accused was released on bail, to appear this
morning.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. DuhamePs. corner Bienyille
and Chsrtres streets, was as follows: At A. M.
6s degrees IL N. IS; BPM 7S; 6P. M. 76.
General Hsrtsuf left for the North yesterday
afternoon, via the Jackson railroad, having been.
previously stated relieved from duty as chief
Of stan in this command, aud assigned to duty in
the Department of the East, headquarters at
Philadelphia. The general will pass month in
the West before proceeding to his new post Of
duty. Brevet Brigsdier General Neill, Twentieth
Infantry, relieves him here as assistant adjutant
general.
The colegisl repast spread at Schroeders
Family Garden, on Sunday, by our friends of the
German Press, was, we learn. the occasion for
rarely sOeiable gathering, in which several other
representatives of the press participated to their
great enjoyment. 1t is with no ordinary regret
that we reflect upon our inability to have assisted
in the festivities of the day.
Mr.. Hugh Montgomery has been elected assist.
ant alderman of the fourth ward by about fifty
majority, which gives the Democrats both the
assistant aldermen from that ward, Mr.. Sturcken
being the associate of Mr.. Montgomery in repre-
sentipg the ward.
The flag crossings at the northwest corner of
Bourbon and BenVille streets, and at other points
on the way TO TIE Opera House are too narrow,
and should be widened to prevent the occurrence
OF accidents similar to one which nearly happened
10 a lady returning from the opera last evening.
Dir. Dasher, author of one or two successful
burlesQues recently produced at the Academy,
leaves for ST. Louis this evening, to fill an engage
ment at the Olympic in that city.
THE RECoRDERsHIP OF THE SECOND DIsTRIcr-
Contested ElectiOn.-Eugene Staes, the CON-
petitor Of Arthur Gastinel for the recordership
the Second District, at the late election has filed
a petition in the Sixth District Court, Judge
DuDlan,ier, contesting the election. and claiming
that be was chosen to the office. He alleges that
although the returns of the election, made to the
commanding general of the district show that Mr..
Gsstinel was elected, he (Mr. Staes) received
majority of the votes cast, and the election is
contested On the following grounds:
l. The returns from poll No. 2, twelfth precinct
which show q majority Of one for the defendant,
should show majority of twenty-one for con-
testant.
2. That at poll No. l, precinct l3, defendant re-
ceived only 81 majority, instead OF lO1, officially
reported.
3. That the commissioners at poll No. 2, pre-
cinct No. Is, after the closing Of the poll peremp
tOriy refused 10 allow the witnesses appointed by
the radical Republican party TO be present at the
opening of the ballot box; that when said wit
nesses entered the room an hour afterwards, they
found the tickets scattered upon a table, and con-
testant AYERS that he will prove there was an IL
legal substitution of tickets.
4. That at poll No. |. l4th precinct, the tally
rolls did not correspond with the number of
made were incorrect and fraudulent, majority of
80 accredited to defendant, which should have
been accredited to contestant.
5. That the chairman of the commissioners at
said precinct fraudulently added marks or tallies
upon the roll, after the ballots were counted.
6. That at poll No. 2, precinct No. IA, the votes
cast there were tampered with. and not returned
in accordance with law that 2l5 votes were cast
there for contestant, but only 2O9 returned.
SLIGHT BREAK IN THE LEvEE.-The river is
oveIfOwing its bank on the Davidson plantation
in It. Bernard parish, short distance below
here, submerging the road at that point to a
depth of two OF three feet. There was a slight
break in the levee at this point, but it has by this
time been repaired and no serious damage was
anticipated. The river is very slowly rising
being now two feet five inches below the high
water mark of 1862.
ODD Fellows PICNc.-The fete champetre
given at the Fair Grounds Sunday, in honor of the
forty ninth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in this
country, must have realized handsome sum for
the Widows and Orphans Relief Association,
for whose benefit it given. Jaeger's band
was in attendance. as were also the Turner's, who
by display of their athletic feats afforded visitors
an agreeable diversion. base ball match, OF
which the score is printed elsewhere, was played,
and dancing was kept up until late hour.
CHARGE OF MURDER.-On the fifteenth of last
month a man named Patrick COughlin was severely
beaten in quarrel somewhere on st. Thomas
street, sustaining wounds for the treatment of
which he was removed TO the Charity Hospital,
and from the effects of which he died on Saturday
evening last Yesterday at the insugation of
Coroner Bradford who had held an inquest upon
the body, James Brennan was arrested, charged
with the murder of Coughlin, and now awaits an
examination before Recorder Neville.
INvEsTIG ATIoNs INro RECENT FIREs-The cir.
cumstances connected with the recent burning of
the house on Dryades street, adjoining Mechan.
les Institute, owned by j. Bottero, and occupied
by A. Manessier, restaurateur, have been thor
oughly investigated by Justice Paul W. Collens,
who, it may be remembered, was tome time since
delegated by the Board of Underwriters 70 take
testimony relative to cases where suspicious Of
inceLdarism may arise.
In the present instance Mr.. Bottero, thinking
that Judge Collens gave too much latitude to the
testimony taken, applied through his attorney,
Mr.. Redmond, for writ OF prohibition, certoTari
and mandamus before Judge Emerson, of the
Third District Court, to restrain said justice Of
the peace from taking further evidence, basing
this application upon the provisions of the stat
utes of 1856, relative TO evidence. Section 4.
The question was taken under advisement by
Judge Emerson, and decision may very shortly
be looked for.
MEETING OF PHYSICIANS Proposition TO
Ibrite the american Medical Association TO
Hold its NeIt annual Meeting IN Nei0 Orleans
OppOSed.-B is Carried by one Mdjority.-A
call signed by several physicians appeared IN the
papers for meeting Of the profession to consider
! proposition to invite the American Medical As
socistiOn to hold its next annual meeting in New
| Orleans, and last evening 6 number OF medical
! gentlemen assembled in the biary of the Uni
versity Medical College, when the following pro-
| ceediDgs were had:
DR.. n. Mercer was elected chairman of the
meeting and briefly explained its object and DIR.
(Gen.) James Trudeau was chosen secretary.
The subjoned resolution was submitted by DIR.
| Richardson:
"ReSolUed That the president of the meeting
| be authorized to invite the American Medical AS
sociation TO hold their next annual meeting in this
city, at such time as they may indicate in the year
| 1857
| DIR. D.. Warren Brickell opposed the resolution
| He was. be said, Influenced in his views in this
/ connection by no sectional partisan feeling
| but regarded the question purely in professional
| light as a Southern physician. During the wal
the American Medical. Association passed resolu-
| tions in support Of the policy of declaring medi
| cines and surgical instruments contraband q
war; denounced the physicians who were attend
| ing the sick and wounded in Confederate hospital
| as traitors. and expelled from the association
| upon offensive charges, a Southern physician
without summoning him TO defend himself anC
without giving him an opportunity to be heard
| Tr Hrqkan damned panpciqliv the Withhold