The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-23
Goral Sntelli9enre.

REPoRToRIAL BREvITIEs.-" Doctor Frank y
was arrested yesterday afternoon for having en-
tered ST. Theress's Church, and broken open the
poor box.
The funny clown from Ames's Circus, riding on
a lively mule, and followed by a mob of shouting
uTchins, drew up before the CRESCENT office yes
terday, and favored US with I" three good cheers
lnsiiy given by the juvenile detachment.
The alarm o. fire shortly after midnight on
Tuesday was groUndess one.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown By Che
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
ard Cbartres streets, was as follows At A. NJ.
66 degrees; IL NJ. 7S; 3P.M.76 rs; 6P.M.73.
ARREST OF A. S. MANsF1ELD.-The following
serious charge and affidavit having been made
few days since against Mr.. A. s. Mansfield, of this
city, by VIM. III. Hall, Esq, of New York, the
former has been arrested and is now under charge
of deputy United States marshal at his resi-.
dence, corner Fourth and st. Charles streets,
where he is confined by indispostion. The fol-
lowing is copy Of the charges against him
District and State of Louisiana, Parish of Or
leans, ss.-On this 10th day of April, A. d. 1868,
before the undersigned, United States commits.
sioner in and for the District of Louisiana, came
personally VIM. M. Hall, of the city and State Of
New York, and on his oath, by me duly admins
tered, makes complaint against A. s. Mansfield,
who is resident of the city of New Orleans and
the District of Louisiana, for that heretofore, to-
wit: In the month of August 1868. at the Dis
trict of Louisiana the said A. s. Mansfield was
steamship called the Shooting Star; that he in
suTed the said ship caused her TO be insured for
a large sum Of money. to wit: for one hundred
thousand dollars, against loss by the dangers of
the sea, and marine disasters that said insurance
was effected in various companies in the city OF
Boston, Massachusetts,, upon the hull of said ship,
and In dferen. sums with the Equitable Safety
Insurance Company, the Neptune Insurance Com
psny, the New England Mutual Marine Insurance
Company the Roylston Fire and Marine Insurance
n Hoafou Tnaurapaa
Mercantile Marine Insurance Company. the Amer
icsn Insurance Company, the China Marine Insu-
rance Company, the Manufacturers and Insurance
Company.
That in the month of August aforesaid, the said
Mansfield, affecting 70 contemplate voyage of
said chip from New Orleans 10 Galveston, in the
State of Texas caused to be received aboard of
said ship large quantities Of freight, which was in
sured in the Metropolitan Insurance Company,
and the Home Insurance Company, both Of New
York. aud in the Home Insurance Company Of
New Haven, Connecticut, in various sums amount
ing in the aggregate TO s20,l77 So that before
the sailing OF said ship on her pretended voyage,
the said Mansfield, with the intent or design TO
prejudice, iDjure and defraud said underwriters
on said ship and cargo, directed and procured the
master of said ship willfnlly and corrupty to
csst away, or otherwise destroy said snip or
steamer on the high seas on her said pretended
voyage; and thereupon the complainant says in
pursuance Of said felOnious direction and pro-
curement the said master did on said pretended
voyage. and on or about the 10th of August, 1866,
williuly and corrupty, on the high seas, cast
away and destroy said steamship Shooting Star,
near the Timbsher Islands, about 10 miles from
the Timbaer lighthouse, where she was absu-
dOned by the master and crew as wreck. Where
fore this complainant charges that A. 8. Mans
field directed and procured the said ship or
steamer TO be wilfully and corrupty cast away or
otherwise destroyed on the high seas, with int9nt
aud design 10 prejudice the underwriters on said
chip and cargo, himself being the agent or owner
OF the ship, against the act Of Congress 10 such
case made and provided, and against the peace
and dignity of the people Of the United States.
(Signed) VIZ. N. HALL.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this 10th
day of April, 1865.
An ILLICIT DIsTILLERY.--Cbss.M NEEDING, arrested
about three months since on q charge OF running
an illicit distillery arraigned in the U. S. Cir
cult Court on Saturday, and pleaded guilty to the
charge. He was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Dnrell TO pay fine of $3.50, or undergo thirty
days Imprisonment.
ELECTION FRAUDs.-Twelve negroes sent down
from Recorder Neville's court. appeared before
u. S. Commissioner Warren yesterday varously
charged with frauds or attempted frauds In the
late election. Six were released giving bail TO
appear for examination on Monday, while the
other six were remanded 70 the Parish Prison,
and will undergo examination to-day.
MURDER AT FoRT PIKE.-Brevet Lieut. Col.
Gaines lawson, Of the seth colored infantry,
stationed at Fort Pike, on the Rigolets, has made
sfhdavit in this city against John Foster, mem
Der Of company c. IN his command, charging MIN
with the murder Of fellow soldier, named Achan
Grefenburg, on Sunday, Q week ago. The Two
had become eng gaged in some alteration which
terminated IN Fosters seizing billie. OF wood
and striking GrefenburQ with II upon the head so