The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-12

the old bloeK," and were most Hospitality enter
tanned and efreshed. Curious to ex anime the ram
6catiops of this immense factory, we found every.
thing carried on on an exceedingly large scale,
and good many men working like clock work,
(only more silently at their business. Mr..
Sturcken has cellars containing nearly thous-
and gallonS, wash house for cleaning the
barrels 10 use (of which there are upwards
# 1000 an engine for steamng them thoroughly
for saving wood, for pumping water, for wash
ing the malt, for raising and lowering heavy
goods, and for tanning the hot beer until it gets
cool. We witnessed the process OF flaming upon
a surface of clear water, which in FIVE minutes
as cool as ice water. This is the invention OF
Mr. Sturcken. The Furnished copper worms and
faucets, the immense cauldrons, the heaps of malt
and hops, the perfect cleanliness and economy 10
every department and the contented, cheerful
air of thes numerous hands at work, prove the
business aptitude of Mr.. Sturcken and the pros
perity of his worldly affairs. His brewery will
repay a visit, and all visitors may rely upon being
well treated by himself, or in his absence by his
worthy sons. His beer is not so strong as the
Western beer, but is better adapted to Southern
climate, more wholesome and lasting, and twice
as cheap.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-Ssrah Jane Brennan.
accused Of larceny, was tried before jury yester-
day, found guilty and remanded for sentence.
The larceny was committed IN May, and when the
accused was srraigned during that month, before
Recorder Vennard, she pleaded, in the language
of that ma gstrate, as indorsed on the commit
ment guilty TO the charge of stealing fifty dollars
In United States treasury notes and forty-0ne dol
lars IN currency from the dwelling OF Mr. Variliiat,
on jackson street, between Laurel and Constance.
She made the confession voluntarily, without
any promise of reward or threats of punishment
| by the recorder, in presence of two Witnesses"
June Sd, when brought before the district court
| she withdrew her original plea, and pleaded not
guilty.
Jack Brown was tried yesterday for assault
and battery, with very serious intent, upon the
person of Chevary Rousseau, at the latters place
OF residence, PrytaDia street, between Philip and
First, Fourth District. Jack, II appears from
| eomplainsnt's affidavit, went to the premises
aforesaid and assaulted Chevary without cause or
| prov0cation, drew a knife aud attempted to make
mincemeat ef hin. Deponens's constitutional
l prejudice against such course impelled him
TO seize the knife and in the struggle his hand was
| severely lacerated. Still, with an unslacked
thirst for the blood Of the ilfated Chevary, Jack
according to that worthy's affidavit, threatens his
| lie, and he fears those threats may be carried
into effect unless the law interposes the strong
/ hard of authority to prevent the sanguinary
| catastrophe. Jack was sentenced to twenty days
| in the Parish Prison. a.
| The case of Antonio Picori, charged with ar
1 SOD, was continued from yesterday.
| FoUR H DISTRICT CoURT.-A very intricate case
IL now on trial before Judge Theard of this court
| involving an amount of 100000 The suit IS en-
titled d. j. Farrar and others against j. B. Mich
| QUO, brother and legatee of an old. wel.known
and wealthy citizen of New Orleans, who died
| payment by the heir Of a due bill Of deceased,
| in favor Of the parties suing, for the amount
mentioned. Defense pleads that the bill has not
| the genuine signature Of the deceased, and, be-
sides, that there was no consideration or value re-
ceived. Autograph letters of the deceased have
| been introduced in evidence in order to establish
the genuineness or falsty Of the signature to the
due BILL Some of the most experienced experts
and lthographers in New Orleans have been sum.
| moned as witnesses, and the case promises TO af-
ford fine field for theliDgenuity and eoquence of
the counsel engaged, as well as for the astuteness
of the judge.
Two important cases have lately been dismissed
| by the judge Of this court, in obedience to the
order Of the commanding general of this military
district. One is that Of the Citizens Bank, and
the other that of the Crescent City Railroad, both
praying for injunctions to prevent the collection
OF certsin taxes. In the case of the former, the
grounds for the injunction were simply that the
local law had declared the bank exempt from
taxation, and that no law OF the cOnven
ton Of 1854, or of Congress, had been en-
acted initiating against it. The judge very
| properly granted the Injunction. In the
| ofher case, the reasons presented for nd
Injunction set forth that the congressional acts o.
reconstruction and the acts of the 1864 State con-
Vention are unconstitutional and, therefore, nOpe
rative in the matter under consideration. Judge
Tbeatd, thinking the subject too extensive for hi
Jurisdiction, suggested ID planting counsel Il
change their proceedings and to sue out writ o.
| fisi p1i1s; declining, at the same time. to orde
the issuance of the writ of injunction. The orde
| of General Buchanan has summarily quashet
| both suits.