The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-29
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| day, was not among the least happy incidents Of
| this joyous holiday season. Neatly and uniformly
dressed and with countenances all bright with
| youthful life, the children, several hundred in
/ number, attracted much attention as their little
| feet battered lightly the sidewalks on their
| way 10 and from the bishops residence in the
Second District. ..
| NINETY EIGHT DEATHS were reported last
| week, the number being decrease of two
from hatrcported for the previous week, of these
/ died from burns or scalds, apoplexy, con.
gestion of the brain, lS consumption, ] typhoid
| fever, heart disease, lockjsw, old age, IL
pneumonia, poison. softeniDg of the brain, ]
| small pox, premature birth, 10 stborn, and
| the balance various ordinary diseases; 81 were
| males, 35 females, and not stated; 60 were
| whites, "a coiored, and not classified; 80 were
children under 10 years, between 10 and Is,
| between Is and 90, Is between 20 and 80. 10 be-
| tween 80 and 40, IL between 40 and so. IL be-
| tween so and so. 10 between 60 and 20. between
| 20 and so, and l between so and 80; 60 were
natives Of the United States, not stated, and q
| were foreigners. ... t.. t.. a.
Mr.. CREEPY, super visor of internal revenue for
| this State ard Arkansas, set out by rail on
| flying trip TO Washington on Sunday evening, with
| the expectation Of remaining but a short time
| away. 1t is mentioned as most probable that
Col Charles Case will be appointed to the colec.
torship OF this the first district, rendered vacant
| BY the resignation of Gen. Steedmsn which takes
| effect day after tomorrow, the 3lst inst.
Col. B. B. KELLER, of Gen. Rousseaus staff,
| who some time ago went to Washington as bearer
Of dispatches, and of the generals annual report,
| returned on Sunday morning since which time he
| has been confined to his room by indispostion.
| THE TEMPERATUKE yesterday, az shown by the
| thermometer at c. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Charities streets. was
| as follows At A. n. 81 degrees; IA 4. SO;
| Pm. GA; 6P 63.
| MURDER.-The examination of witnesses in rels.
tioL to the killing Of Major Todd, the cO0red man
who died on the oath instant, was concluded yes
| terdsy by Coroner Roche, the jury returning
| verdict Of murder against a colored man named
COMBS, alias koon. 1t seems that several col.
| ored men were playing dice in room Of No.. lS0
| ST. Thomas street, when difficulty occurred, the
| origin of which it is impossible to state. Coombs,
| however got up from his knees-they were all
| kpeeDg on the floor while they were playing
| and went 10 one corner where the wood was kept.
Selling billet, he returned 10 the group, and
claiming IN send you to he'll anyhow" he
struck Todd over the head with the wood. inflict-
| ing most CHASTITY wound. This was on Wednes-
/ dey last Todd died the next day. Coombs was
/ then at large, but the officers we're set on his
trail. Special Officer T. H. Cummings had the
case in charge, and himself took the direction Of
| affairs. He traced Coombs TO steamboat, which
| however had left its wharf, but Mr.. Cummings
FASTENED up TO the Stock Landing. and there, just
| before the boat showed of, found his man and ap.
| pretended him. Mr.. Cummings subsequently was
| extremely active in the securing of witnesses for
the State. and il was principally through his ex-
| ertioDs that the case was 80 well and thoroughly
| worked up. II affords us great pleasure 10
| chronicle this performance of his duty by police
man, as such thing is all the more valuable now
| a-days for being 80 rare.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-A man named Dawzer,
| proprietor Of oyster saloon on Tchonpitoulas,
| near ITALIA street, stabbed himself in the side,
| about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, with the
| evident intent Of thereby ending his existence. 1t
| is said that at the time he was laboriDg under
| mental alteration brought on by anxiety. The
| wound did not, however, at once prove fatal,
| although his physician considers it dangerous.
He now lies at the Charity Hospital.
A PRIZE FIoHr for $50 side. occurring on Sun
day morning a. the Hals way House. the principals
10 which were Pat. O'Mealy, of this city. and Dan
Carr, of ST. Lonis, is reported. The fight lasted
| Two hours and ten minutes, commencing at
| o'clock Ninety-one rounds were tonight, the last
| three of them being, however, declared foul by
| the referee. Carr was declared the winner.
ACTING CAPTAIN KELLY, of the sixth precinct
Fourth District) has informed the superintendent
| Of pelice that the building on the corner of st
| Mary and Fulton streets, once occupied as a col
| ored school house, is now untensnted, the gate
| open, and the boys going in and out smashing
| things generally. He requests that the owner be
informed Of the fact, and notified to secure the
premises.
AT A QUARTER PAST FIVE O'clock yesterday
afternoon q difficulty took place at the corner of
| Jackson and New Levee streets between two
| men, during which one of them, named John
| Poland was shot IN the abdomen by revolver in
| the hands of the other. The wounded man was
removed TO the Office Of DR.. Schulze, where the
ball was extracted. Though severely wounded
| he refuses to give the name Of the man who shot
| him.
| FIREs-A defective chimney flue was the cause
Of slight FIRE at No. 66 jackson street, early on
Sunday morning. But little damage resulted and
| no alarm was given.
The lamp and coal oil store of Mr. Jos. Kauf
| man, corner of Magazine and Richard Streets
/ pauQht ne a
/ sion of fire cracker. Here, too. the fame was
extirguished before any serious damage had been
done.
BoARD METROPOLITAN PoLICE-Dec. IS 1865
| Present: Commissioners Dunn lin the chair), B0r-
| bank George, Reynsl, Isabelle and McDuff.
| Charges against the following members of the
| police force were dismissed, viz Pairolmen JAS
Mead, Jas. Coughlin, Jos. GleDnis, j. McGee,
Sergeant W. Mccain.
The names of the following officers were or
dered dropped from the rolls. VIZ: Pstrolmen
| Thos. King, d. PreDdergast, H. Hanson, Chas. II.
Alden. Jas. Burke. John I. fully, W Dillon, 5. ID.
Brindley, Thos. Healey.
The following officer was dismissed, viz: Patrol
| man F. Z. Snow.
The following forfeits were imposed: Patrol
! men VIM. Dietrich. days pay p Cassidy, 3
l days; H. Smith. days; Ed. Morosin, day.
| +. Fitzgibbon. 10 days.
After dispatcbing sundry items of business. the
board proceeded TO the election of a captain Of
police, resulting in the choice of q. j. ScbreiDer,
who was assigned to duty as captain OF the second
| tPaoeDier) precinct. -....ae.r
THE ENTERTAINMENT last night at the National
| ThesteT, for charitable purposes, proved TO be
| so SHINY attended that the concert and tableaux
| were not given, but the young folks commenced
The ball at once. When our reporter dropped in,
which about O'Clock, those present seemed
10 be having a very pleasant time. We regret
exceedingly the pecuniary failure of the affair.
In TIE CHOICE of Acting CAPTAIN Schroeder as
| q captain Of one of the precincts created by the
meiropo Titan police bill our citizens, however op
posed 10 the system itself. have to be salts
lied ia that in Capt Schneider they will certainly
find an energetic and yigilant officer.
THE MEMBERS Of Trad Ferry Fire Company No
| y will please accept our Acknowledgements for
be arty sslute rendered u.s. as they marched by our
Office last evening. The occasion of their turn out
was the annual election of officers.
| VOLUNTEER No. lon Sunday last the above
company held their annual election for officers
(which resulted as follows:
/ President, f. ]. Buoch, Jr. (; Fore man. John
| Fiecel: First Assistant. Frank Lauer Second