The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-01
SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER /. 1868

otner comDusuDles. Tnere was every evidence
that the grocery, as well as the shoe store, was
intended TO be set FIRE to. The two men were
duly arrested and locked mp in the Third District
police Office. The case comes up next Thursday
before Recorder Massicot.
U. S. COMMISSIONER wARREN's CouKr.-John
CoDroy. accused of the murder Of Captain Low
of the Liverpool ship Polar Star has been sent
before the commissioner by Recorder Becker, aud
will be brought up for examination on Friday, the
9th inst, at l03 A. NJ. BE is, meanvh bile. commit.
ted without bail. 49,.
The examination into the Terrebonne murders
was concluded yesterday. Hugh 0'Rourke has
been discharged from custody and Mcintyre and
Keegan released on bail.
THERE WERE ONLY HALF-A- Dozen arrests made
by the police yesterday. in the Second District.
Tney were all trivial and unworthy Of record.
SUPPOSED SUIcIDE.-The report was made yes
terday TO the Office of Coroner Roche that col
ored woman had shot herself 10 house on Car
rollton Avenue, near the bridge over the New
Canal. Subsequent information asserted that
the shooting was accidental, resulting from the
woman's carelessness in handling pistol. The
investigation will be concluded on Monday.
SINGULAR CASE is the following: On Friday
morning at 81 O'Clock, according to the statement
of his wife, who was in the house at the time,
Alexander Droz, residing at 20f Clara street, died
Of CONGESTION OF the brain. Early in the morning.
without saying anything to her neighbors aud
leaving her husband dead In his bed. Mrs. Droz
locked up the house and went to market and else
where, not returning till evening and then not
announcing her husbands death. Her subsequent
conductwss 80 singular as 10 authorize the coro-
ner to order an inquest on the body of Mr.. Droz,
which resulted in determination to hold post
mortem examination OF the body. That examina-
ton is now being conducted and until It's results
transpire ell other investigation of the matter
must cease. The affair is inexplcable at present.
Two WHITES AND NINE BLACKS were brought
up yesterday from st. Bernard parish, in charge
of the sheriff of that parish, Mr.. Antoine Cha
laire, charged with being engaged in the recent
riots In that region. The white men are justices
of thepeace! The Picayune states that these
Justices of the peace" together with their fell
low prisoners of the other race are the leaders Of
the Radical element In that locality, and have
been since the riot industriously employed in stir
ring up dissention and melting the negroes to re-
newed and repeated acts of outrage against the
planters.
A few nights ago they went to a gentleman's
house, ordering HIM to leave; another man they
attempted to kill. The two white men are the
worst characters in the parish, and the sheriff
says are more deeply responsible than any others
in bringing about the troubles there. Our re.
porter visited the prison this morning, aud through
the kindness of Mr.. Emile Rnez, the officer 10
charge, was permitted to see the prisoners. They
are desperate looking set Of men and bear in
their oountenances evidences Of the consunmate
villainy that has distinguished their conduct the
past few weeks. Pes
FRAUDULENT TICKETS, with the names of the
Democratic electors for president and vice-pfes-
dent mixed up with.those of the alternates, have
been put in circulation. Beware of them.
LIEUT.. scHGSEcHER reported from the Third
District at late hour last night that Jacab Diex
had been arrested, charged with accidentally
shoting Mrs. Honoria Nichols, T. Jonas and ].
Brown. The latter was sent to the hospital.
COMPANY G, 9Th cavalry. and the enlisted men
on duty at headquarters, were inspected and mus
tered for pay yesterdsy.- - ~. iatl i.If
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown BY the
Thermometer at G. Duhamel's, III Canal street,
was as follows At Gan. "a degrees IL n.
Il; 8 Pm. 72: 6P. n. TO-.
CORONER AvILA held inquests, yesterday, on the
bodies of three infants one dead from meningitis,
the other two. newly born. from lockjaw. Also
on the body of a woman, aged 65. at the corner
of st. Peter and Dorgenois, who had died Of old
age and debility. t, sia.s ,... g..
A GENTLEMAN was shot and badly wounded late
Saturday night, on Royal street, near Canal. 1t is
believed the shooting was accidental. The ball
entered the side and lodged near the spine, max
ing painful but by no means fatal wound.