The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26
Goral Sntellisente.

| Jim Parmesant was arrested about six O'Clock
| last evening, on Poydras street, charged with
having stabbed and dangerously wounded man
| named Peter Belonia. r.F
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
1 thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner Bienvile
| and Chartres streets. was as follows: At A. NJ.
| 70 degrees: IL N. S4; Bpm. 81; 6P.M Sc.
General Buchanan orders that the term of ten
| days, within which, by the laws Of Louisiana,
party contestng election ia required TO present
his petition TO the court, shall date from the egh-
/ t1enth day Of June, 1863, the day on which the
returns OF the election were fled in the Office of
| Hon. j. Q. A. FellOwes has been appointed al
derman for the third ward in the city Of Jefferson,
| vice J. F. Beden, resigned. r'
| Mr.. Pascslls LsBarre yesterday assumed formal
| charge of the controllers Office, the former
| incumbent, Mr.. Mandel, gracefully resigning his
| chair. Nd
| lhe investigation into the alleged embezzlement
| Of whisky alluded TO in the CRESCENT of yester-
| day, will take place before Recorder Becker on
1 Tuesday next. r rt
| Most Of the delegates to the Democratic Nation.
| al Convention leave for New fork on Saturday
| evening, via jackson, Humboldt and Louisville.
/ Others have already departed.
| The Varieties Theater lsst night was 80 crowded
| that the impossblity to or hear the perform
| ers will be our apology for not mentioning the
afair at length. The performance consisted of
Money" land A Regular Fix" and was for
| the benefit of the St. Vincent Orphan Asylum,
which is, we regret 10 say, in very needy circum-
| stances. The Orleans Dramatic Relief Associa.
| tiOn may well be proud of this success, which is
due to their spirit of charity.
Two young girls, one about thirteen and the
other eleven years old, both natives of this city
and respectaby connected, were enticed away by
| a woman calling herself Mrs. Robbins about five
weeks ago and carried away on the steamboat
Fannie Gilbert to Cincinnati. The relatives of
| The children, discovering clue to the road they
| bad taken, telegraphed to POrkopolis. and the
| two little adventurers were brought back to New
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intelligent, well behaved aud modest in their de-.
meanOT. They state that Mrs. Robbins showed
great anxiety 10 hear them sing and made them
great promises If they would learn circus riding
and nlnsttelsy. She seemed TO have no other OBJ
ject in view than to educate them for the stage or
the arena. When the telegram reached them az
Cincinnati, and the police took them in charge
she manifested no further desire 10 interfere with
them, ard lett on the cars for New York. II is a
rare thing Tor young girls to be entced so far
away iron home and be returned unsullied to
their families.
young creole (white, we wish it understood
was arraigned Wednesday before his honor Re.
corder Becker, a charge of disturbing the
peace. He had been released before daylight
yesterday parole, TO appear at half past nine;
but en- bis way home, meeting his physician. and
telling him Of his exhaustion and want of sleep,
the doctor volunteered to answer for him and
state bic condition. The recorder, not satisfied
Issued an attachment for the arrest of the cuprit
who was reused ont of sound sleep about mid
day by police officer. When he reached the
court he was ordered TO pay fine of $3.50
fer the breach of peace and S. for the cost of
attachment. After some discussion the recorder
Rbsoved him from the $40 fine, but Insisted on
the SIS for the attachment. ''All right" says B.,
'put to whom shall psy the smount?" "Well,n
tsys his honor, 'yOo may pay it to me, as well
TO anybody else" and the money was anded
ever and duly poCketed.
We thank Eugene Desdunes, Esq, secretary of
the board of directors Of the New Orleans pub.
Gp rrhn fOrQ an ~ Oft
Of the board this evening at O'Clock.
A negro cut a white man with knife yesterday
afternoon, on the levee, and started on a run
down Canal street. He was closely pursued by
a policeman, who made two steps to his one, and
hnsliy ovartook him nsar the enrnE- of Camp and
Common streets. The nations ward surrendered
without parley, and was accompanied to the First
District lOck-Up by his captor. The wounded man
was properly cared for, and the case will come
mp in due tine before his honor, the honorable
Alr. Becker.
Mrs. Amedee Ducstel, Jr., acting principal Of
of the DeSoto Girls School, will please accept
our thanks for a copy of the programme of the
exhibition which took place at her school on
Wednesday, and was mentioned in yesterdays
CRESCENT.
The steamship Selma, from Indianola for this
port, was wrecked yesterday, during a heavy
gale, just after leaving her place of starting.
The ship broke to pieces and proved total loss.
Mclean, the son Of the captain, who was
cond engineer, Captain John E. Thomas and
The remainder of those on the snip were
saved. Captain Thomas was highly esteemed
and extensively known in New Orleans. He was
an old resident Of this city, member of the firm
of Thomas & Foley, and universally esteemed.
His loss will be deeply lamehtsd by large circle
of friends. The Selma was loaded with cattle,
but the wreck occurring within mile Of the
shore, and the boat breaking to pieces almost i'm
mediatey the beeves made their way in safely TO
the beach. The vessel herself is total loss.
We regret to say that the press Of matter in our
local columns compels Us TO leave over the
port of the annual commencement exercises of the
schools at st. Mary's Dominican Convent until to-
morrow. The gentlemen composing the manage
ment have our thanks for courteous attentions,
which will not soon fade from the tablet OF our
memory.
a good many, soy dozen, negro prostitutes
were arrested, yesterday, in the rear portion OF
the Second District. charged with violating city
ordinances. They had to pay fines or go to the
Workhouse.
We have been requested to ask what recorder
il as that passed Wednesday night in disgrace
ful orgies, at the lake end Of the Pontchartrain
railroad in company with dissCl1te companions?
The canvas OF the yacht Elephant are said to
have served for couch, etc.
The "A B c." class of the McDonogh (GirlsD
School is one Of the most beautiful that we have
seen. Not single child in the class, which
is under the tender care OF Miss Dunbar. appears
TO be over five years old. While we remained to
contemplate the pretty spectacle yesterday, which
was examination day, we saw no less az one uine
than eleven tiny, dumpy arms raised towards the
teacher with all fingers closed, except the index
which was pointed heavenward, accompanied
with an inqusitive look from the little faces. Tue
act entirely different from any practice of our
school days, when we presented to our teacher
THE palm of our hands either vertically or lOngi.
notwithstanding to circumstances.
A MAN KmLED.-Lsst evening, between eight
end nine O'Clock, terrible tragedy was enacted
in Victor's celebrated restaurant, on Canal street.
Major Richard Nancy OF Nashville, Tenn, en-
tered the restaurant and called for supper. The
proprietor told him he WAS already in debt for
certain sum- and he, could hardly expect credit
for further bill. Major Nancy became angry,
and after some atercatOn retired to his seat,
the sdsd0Or sdjoiniDg the principal entrance.
He had another difficulty with third party.
who had just enlered, and rising from
his seat. they approached the window
fronting Canal street. 0ne Of the walters called
the proprietor's attention to the scufie. He went
towards the front of the restaurant but before he
reached that part Of the rooIn the person engaged
in the alteration. but whose face he could not
see, Because his back was towards him, made his