The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-22
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| py the gentlemen composing the club, on Friday
| evening next, at Eagle Hail. corner of Felicity
and Prytania streets. We shall endeavor to avail
ourselves of the invitation, convinced as we are
that genuine pleasure will reign supreme on Fri.
day next at Eagle Hall. The tickets are only one
dollar.
SUMMIT LODGE.-F. & A. NJ. No. 23l, of Sum.
| NIT, Miss has, through its committee of arrange
ments, Messrs. Geo. T. Gracey, Sam Hyman. H.
| Hitler and j. Houghton. favored us with an invita-.
tion to be present at their third annual BAIL to be
given on Mardi-gras night for which we return
| our sincere thanks. Summit is long wav off !:
but, as nothing is impossible, representative of
The CRESCENT may find his way up the railroad on
the last day of the carnival to enjoy the unaoged
hospitality of the members Of the fourishing Sun.
| NIT Lodge.
| In THE CASE OF BLEvINs, charged with the kill
| ing of Gebhardt, the police officer, on St. Charles
| street, there was great deal of excitement maui.
festeds yesterday forenoon, in the court OF Judge
| Abeu, when the jury returned a verdict of " Not
| guilty" There was a buzz. and then some de.
| monsuatlon towards huzza but this was
| promptly subdued by the judge the clerk and the
| deputy sheriff. The prisoner received the con-
| gratulatioDs of his friends with equanimity but
| when his wife threw her arms around his neck he
| appeared TO feel her devotion deeply. He seemed
TO return her womanly gladness with thankful
| fervOr.
| AS Mr. Blevins was about to take his departure.
| there seemed TO be great deal OF excitement
among the friends Of the deceased: and for time
1
tioD. 1t soon ceased, however, and the exonerst-
| ed prisoner went quietly home accompanied by
| his family and number of his friends.
TEE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
| thermometer at G. Duhsmel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienyille and Chartres streets. was
as follows; At A. N. Al degrees; IL n. 49;
Pm. 53; P. M. 81.
THE SHIP DAVID CANNON, from Liverpool,
| which was reported hard aground in the Chande-
leur Sound. has gone to pieces. Her cargo con-
sisted OF II ,7s0 sacks Of salt
THE LEASE OF THE Ninth STREET MARKET will
or tuesday next be TeG6ju6cated by the control
Ter, the former lessee having failed to comply
with the contract on the ground that he pnr-
chased it with the understanding it was payable in
city money.
ROBBERIEs.-James Ward, a boy fifteen years
of sge, was pursued caught and arrested yester
dey by tfhcer Lawrence, charged with entering
l.. Frsntzs shoe store. on Lafayette street, and
seiZng a pair of boots from the show case.
colOred boy named Sharper (he ought 10 have
really been SOY tried the same trick with sixteen
pairs Of stockings in Mr.. Levi Steinman's, on the
evee. He, too, was caught and incarcerated.
colOred man. name unknown, very cOolIy
walked into the hardware store of Mr.. Richards
on Leyee street, between Ninth and Harmony
streets, on Tuesday evening, and picking up two
double baTreled shot guns that were in the show.
case, skedaded with them. The proprietor and
Corporal Leu'z gave chase, whereupon the darby
concluded be had better let the guns drop. He
himself escaped
Joseph BaCnon, a colored man, was arrested by
Special Officer Ryan, on Lafayette street. charged
with the larceny of six barrels of potatoes.
TIE IMPORTANT FOREIGN WINE CASES, which
are before the United States District Court hay-
ing been continued over from the last term, have
been fixed for trial on Tuesday, the 26th inst
They involve very large interests, and in their
discussion will call together strong array of
legal talent on either side. The jury panel Is now
being drawn.
GUN RUBBER PRoTEcToRs.-Mr Felix NJ
DaunOy, the inventor of the India rubber drum
protectors. the object of which, by placing them
10 front Of the wheels OF cars, is TO throw of the
track any object falling upon it, and which has
already been tested with some success has re-
Gently greatly improved his invention; he is now
exhibiting model Of IT at Mr.. Duhamels, the op-
tician's, ON Canal street, between ROYAL and Ex
change Alley. Formerly the drums were attached
10 the body OF the car, aud were dissdvantageous
in this respect that as the were depressed or
raised upon their springs by the difference in the
number of passengers, the level of the drums
would be changed. To overcome this difficulty
Mr.. Daunoy now attaches his drums TO a frame
fixed upon the axles of the wheels which never
changes its position aud the lower ends OF the
OTumS sre constantly within half an inch of the
raj. ObiectiOns having been raised that the
front portion Of the car was not protected and
that person falling from the drivers platform
wonid be in as much danger as though there were
no drums, Mr.. Daunoy has taken the prsoaution TO
bicle, leaving no room for any kind of body, great
or small, to pass through and under. Mr.. Daunoy
deserves credit for his perseverance in perfee lag
his invention, which. if it saves but mans life
will do him honor and we hope remunerate him
for his trouble. Go and see the invention reader
THE EVENING TDIEs says that officer Lopez. sta.
toned at the Lake End, arrested on board of the
Mobile mail boat, at O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing. sailor name not given, who was charged |
with being deserter from the u. 5. navy. While /
the officer was conveying him TO the cars for the |
purpose OF bringing him 10 the city the sail. |
or suddenly drew revolver and fred two shots |
At m. which luckily did not take effect, but end
ed in the escape of the prisoner.
A NEW SURVEY of all the distilleries in this
district has been ordered by the internal revenue |
authorities with q view 10 the possible increase of |
their rated capacity, and a consequently aug.
mented revenue from taxes upon spirits pro-
ducei.
GENERAL BUCHANAN orders as follows: Under
the provisions of section OF gu 8cI of Congress,
approved July II, 1862, Lieut.. Col. VIM. d. Wood,
first infsniTy, is hereby detailed a field Off oer's
court, 81 Jackson Barracks. La.. for the trial of
sUch enlisted men Of bis regiment as may be
properly brought be fore him.
AT O'CLOCK Wednesday evening, a horse.
the property OF John Davis, foundered in harness
at the corner Of Marigny and Greatmen streets.
THERE WAS NOTHING Of public importance be.
fore JOdge arthur Gastuel. recorder OF the Second
District.
There was nothing, either, worth recording in
the office Of coroner for the Second and Third
Districts.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-In reference 10 the
Blevls case, in which the jury yesterday returned
verdict OF not guilty, toe attorney general read
a report of the trial, in which 1t was understood
that the jury stood at about seven for acqutta,
en- Wednesday night at about IL O'clock" The
attorney general took the ground that whether
such a suFmise arose from the statements of out.
side parties or came direct from the iury-room
toe court had power 70 punish such publication,
and that the law ought TO be enforced ID is hard
to see why surmise or guess by watchful out
side parties should not be published for what il
v as worth, in what way it reflects on the honor of
court or jury, or in what way The court could
web punish the alleged onense. His Honor, Judge
Abel, az any rate, took good natsred view of the
matter, and expressed himself satisfied with q