New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-31

posed mostly of German residents of the
Fourth district.
SUICIDE BY AN ACTRESS Handsome
Danseuse Takes Too Much Opiul.-some.
thing like three weeks ago a young dan.
seuse, who uses the name of Edith La
mereux, came here from Mobile anticipat.
ing that she would secure an engagement in
the Academy at the coming season as a
danseuse, in which capacity she excened.
For few weeks last year she was engaged
in the Olympic. but the manager failed to
sufficiently compensate her, and she left for
other parts. yet she strayed South again
through Alabama, and for a short space re-
manned in Mobile.
When she arrived here she had a small
sum of money and took rooms at the corner
of Basin and Gravier streets, where she
received her acquaintance, and of course
soon spent her last dollar. Her poverty,
quarrel with an intimate male friend, and
disease caused her to indulge freely in the
use of opium, even more than formerly.
Yesterday morning, however, the poor girl
was found dead in her room, and the Coro.
ner's inquest elected the fact that she had
taken an overdose of opium.
She was, perhaps, twenty years old, or it
may be less, OF perfect form, unusual beauty
of singular kind and of that type which is
so peculiarly attractive to admirers of the
ballet.
Her physical developments were extra.
ordinary, and doubtless were the source oil
her success as a danseuse, although, we are
informed, she was regarded by managers as
talented in her profession. Her photo
graph, which was shown US at the office oil
Mayor Williamson, certainly represented
her as really handsome. She possessed 6
singular head of hair, and which she dis
posed to unusual advantage.
Her father, Mr.. Springstein, was native
of Ohio, who emigrated to Cuba and there
married a creole of the island, and Edith
was their frst-born. Her short career in
this country has been one of continued ex
citement, fattered and petted by all for heI
pretty. face and figure. When a
reverse occurred in her circum
stances, and with a probability thai
she would never again be able to pur
sue her avocation in consequence of bodily
infrmities. it is possible she preferred death
to living life of retirement.
That the poor girl is dead, and by her OWL
hand, is true from the evidence as takeI
before the Coroner. Previous to dissolution
she stated to one of the neighbors, who was
aware of her habit of opium eating, tha'
she did not take the dose for the purpose OF
selfdestruetion. 1t is asserted that this ont
more unfortunate had lover with whom
she quarreled Wednesday night, and tina
this fact was the cause of her seeking obliy-
ion in a narcotic.
THE CASE OF Mrs. CLANCEY.-Before The
Grand Jury yesterday came the case of Mrs
Clancy, charged with murder, and sen
before the Criminal Court by Recorde,
jackson. The Grand Jury failed to find
''true BILL" and made the following re
port:
The Grand Jury, duly impanneled, bel
leave to make the following report in tn
case of the State VS.. Mrs. Ann Clancy
charged with the murder of her husband
John Clancy, on the fifteenth day of July
1868. They have caused to appear befor
them all the witnesses furnished for thu
State, and whose evidence they have taken
and have carefully examined and deliDerat
ed upon, and are fully satisfied that shC
she should not be indicted by reason of he
insanity and mental arrangement. This il
most conclusively established by with essei
who have known her for a considerable
length of time, and whose testimony cal
not be doubted.
INDICTED FOR MURDER.-Y yesterday tn
Grand Jury found true bill against Isaa
Williams, alias Charles Williams, charge,
with the murder of R. ]. Foot, on the nine
tenth instant, in Algiers.
CRIMINAL CouRT-Judge Ho,ee.-In tn
Criminal Court yesterday, Charles Vale
was tried and found guilty of burglary an
larceny, committed on the nineteenth c
June last, on the premises of DR.. Fisher
No. SIS Magazine street.
DEATH BY SUNsTROKE Coroner Roch
held an inquest on the body of Williar
Yickers, found dead in house corner {
johnson and Cypress streets. The verde
was that death was caused by sunstroke
This, we believe, is the first or second au
thenticated case here this season. SeVera
have been spoken of, but only with conjec
ture. The thermometer ranges too low t,
cause death by heat.
| To THE PURPosE.-The following assertio
is published in a city paper:
Seymour clubs are being organized a
over the country
Very correct; and the clubs will be use
to beat the Democrats. Every Republica
organization is Seymour club.
| CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING,-Charlt
Hennings, otherwise @. Christopher, goo
before the Criminal Court to answer fc
having stolen horse, property of the Unite
States army. The animal vas hitched to
post by Lafayette Square, and accused dc
liberately mounted him and rode OFF, br
was arrested on the Ridge with the IDEAS
The prisoner was newsboy, and brothC
to the fellow known as Santa Anna, ais
formerly newsboy.
PAVILION PEACE BoNDs.-L. d. Bauel
keeper of beer shop under the Germa
theatre, yesterday entered into peace bono
with the State in the sum of $500 to kee
the peace for six months. There is reaso
to suppose that the Pavilion will net sic
| over more than once month hereafter.
A GRAND FIzzLE.-After all the strenuoI
efforts of the Camp street papers yesterda
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