The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-18
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bhg, Puohsnes DIS programme and his appoint
ments OF aids. The names of the aids appear
g be received with universal appreciation. A
place will be assigned in the procession for car.
riages containing ladies' and children, who will be
treated with due care and consideration whilst
al strangers and citizens favorng the great con.
sentative movement are cordially invited 10 par.
tcipate, and will on reporting to the grand mar.
shal or any OF his assistants, be assigned place
in the procession.
The route of the procession will be found
marked out in the programme of the Demo.
cratic Central Committee. Published in another
column. TT.
Take it for all in all. never. not even upon the
return OF the hero of Buena Vista from the cOn-
quest of Mexico, shall New Orleans have wit
messed such an universal and spontaneous oVa.
ton.
TraDsparencies and torches, rockets and other
fireworks. bright eyes. glo wing with enthusiasm,
glancng down from balconies and store windO VS.
will combine to render the scene as bright as the
DOOntide sun cou make it. God grant US good
weather, and God speed the old Democracy.
"wARM" is not an epithet at all applicable to
the state Of the weather, yesterday. The mercury
summer. but poor humanity never suffered more
intensely from the oppressive stiffness Of the atmos
phere and the glowing rays Of a burnished SUI.
The call Of young wife to her husband, lately
published in a witty illustrated paper, come TO
dinner, Charley dear, before everything gets hot"
was peculiarly apt TO great many households,
Yesterday. But New Orleans, though she il sub.
ject to imported epdemics, has never yet suffered
from the heat TO such a terrible extent as New
York suffered day before yesterday. One hun.
bred and five deaths from sunstroke between the
rising and the setting Of the sun! Terrible.
TRE CHEF OF POLICE has Informed the presi-
dent of the Democratic State Central Committee
that he will see that the steps Of the City Hall
reserved for ladies and their escorts during the
meeting this evening, and the subsequent passage
OF the procession.
The DEMAND for transparencies fire works and
material for illumination was brisk yesterday, and
toward night many might have been seen carry
ing bomeward packages of rockets aud tin recepl
taces for oil or fluid, with which to light up their
residences.
TIE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, removed TO iii
Canal street, was as follows: At Anti de.
grees ;. IL N. Sc; Bpm. 50; 6 P. N. So.
THERE Is absolutely nothing doing in any of the
district or recorders courts 10 the city. The
United States commissioners are also with very
little on hand and as to the police stations, the
books contain hardly anything but trivial Of
arrest for larceny, drunkenness, aud assault and
battery.
A NUMBER Of the best young men OF our city
assembled yesterday afternoon, to organize so as
to be able TO take part in the grand process
sion tonight The meeting was held at IS
Carondeet street. and resulted 10 the adoption Of
the name Of "Carondelet Guardn "a the title Of
the club, and the election Of Mr.. r. X. Pitkin as
marshal, and Messrs. Thomas Mcknight, Jr., and
r. +. Wheeler as deputy marshsls. We are re-
quested TO announce that the members will assem-
BILE at O'Clock this evening, at No. IS Car0nde-
let street, and proceed thence to Lafayette Square.
We are sure that TO nights duties will be but the
beginning Of much good service that this organi.
cation is TO do for the Democracy Of our State.
Success to the "Carondelet Guard.'
GIN MANK, THE PosroFFICE ROBBER-Ve learn
from the st. Louis Republican of a recent date
q a laFk in tha
Office Of this city, was arrested in st. Louis q
week ago to-day, by the U. S. marshal. on the
charge of roDbing the United States mail in this
city. he was taken before a u. s. commissioner
in st. Louis, and waving examination, he was re-
manded TO New Orleans.
According TO the st. Louis Republican the
complaint states that Msnk employed in the
New Orleans postoffice from July, 1867, until
March l6 lS6S, and il was his duty to receive the
mail bags containing registered packages, and re-
ceipt for the same. II goes to state that on or
about the 18th of March, 1865, he received brass
lOcket postoice bag, containing registered letters
in which was incosed property Of the United
States to the amount of $500. He failed to re-
port the receipt of the package, and teloniously
embezzled the same. Ii further states that the
accused received and embezzed package mailed
at New York, and directed to A. B. GTiswold
Co., New Orleans, which contained six diamond
rings, OF the value Of $500.
The case is peculiar one, and some curious
facts are connected with it. After the alleged
committal Of the robbery, Mank sailed for Europe,
but came back, and detective had been en-
ployed to hunt him up. Mr.. Hobbs, the detective
selected. traced him from New York to st. Louis,
where Mank arrived two days ago; he swOre out
a search warrant sgeinst Msnk, who was arrested.
$500 was found upon him, part of which was
identified. The first package referred to in the
complaint was sent from Austin, Texas. to Gal
weston, and from there to New Orleans; the
special agent of the pOst-ofice had examined the
mail bag while it was in transit, and, knew that
"a wa Ia nj
of $4,000 or $1,000 have been committed at the New
Orleans post ofice and the prisoner is suspected
Of having been implicated in them.
MsDk is said to be German of fine appearance,
and claims to have been general in the army,
and served under sherman, Blair, Hancock aud
other generals. Several medals, which showed
that he had distinguished himself, were found
upon him. He states that he was U. 8. consul at
Astsmoras, and has been the editor of q paper
published st Evansville, Indiana. He is about 40
years Of age, and was accompanied by a woman,
who he said is his wife. The wardrobe Of the
couple is very extensive and costly. Ii took seven
trunks and four boxes to contain it and some other
property.
Msnk reached this city on Friday last in charge
Of the U. S. marshal, was brought before U. ).
Commissioner Urban, at the Custom House, Who
after hearing evidence, admitted him to bail in the
sum of five thousand dollars.
We understand that Msnk asserts there is no
ground for the charges against him, and accuses
The postmaster himself, Mr.. Tasferro, of having
committed the robbery Of the mails.
BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. - The regular
monthly meeting took place at O'Clock last eve
ming, and was called TO order by Mr.. Lucas BENT
chairman. Present: Messrs. BENT, Bermudez,
Bruf, Culbertson, Cronan, Goldthwaite, Harper,
HUyghe, McCllloch, 0'Neil, Paisley, PradOs,
Pope, Parham, Phillips, Rogers, Raymond, Wilt,
Zehender and GubernatOr. Absent: Messrs. Col.
lens, Leefe and Logan.
Mr. Mount was reelected president, and re
turned his thanks in q few words.
Mr.. Bermudez was elected vice president.
Messrs. 0'Neil and Pope were sworn in by Mayor
Conway, who was present
The board then went into executive session and
adjourned afterwards.