The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06


planters wbo take advantage Of the act is not so
great as well informed parties would think con-
sidering the great losses they bad to bear and II
IS said but few sugar planters avail themselves OF
the beDeht, feeling cor hdent that two or three
years will re establish them more permanently in
wealth than they have been heretofore
THE TEMPERATURES yesterday, as shown By the
thermometer ct c. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street.
lately corner Bienville and Chsrtres Streets was
as follows: AT 8 A. n. 81 degrees; IL n. 81; 3
P.N. GO: 6P.M59.
The STEAMSHIP AUSTIN, which arrived at this
port on Sunday morning, brought from Santa
Rosa. Mexico six foe young Egyptian csmels on
their way TO Detroit, Michigan, where they are to
be added TO j. NJ. French's mammoth circus.
Mr.. Besmer, our old acquaintance in the good
days of the Olympic Iheater, under whose care
the animals have been brought over is now con-
nected with Mr.. FIench's circus His energy,
courtesy and business qualifications will make him
useful TO the concern ana popular with the people
with whom he will come in contact. Success to
Beamer.
SERGEANT E. HARKEsG, late OF the Second Dis.
trict police, who resigned his position rather than
serve under q negro captain, has gone into the
liquor mixing business at the corner of Royal and
Cont streets. The ests blishment is for white
only and is known as La Fortune" Hogever
much the people may regret the loss of this ex-
cellent officer they cannot do less than wish him
success. .
CORONEk ROCHE mas COuCiu1eQ an Inquest upon
the body OF Herman Hicompt. the German shoe
maker who was shot before the house No. 2ls
Rampant street, early on the morning OF New
Years day. The wife Of deceased identified the
two Italians, Catania and Armico, who were then
arrested, being the guilty parties, and upon her
testimony the jury returned a verdict against Ca
tania as principal, and Armico as accessory to
the shooting.
YESTERDAY lady, while passing the corner of
Philip aud Camp streets, was robbed OF her
pocket-book. The thieves, three in number,were
showily dressed, and their general appearance in-
dicated that they were not natives OF this cline.
In snatchng the lady's pocket ook they tore her
shawl off her shoulders, but after proceeding
square they threw the shawl in the street. Under
our present police system to add that the thieves
escaped is entirely superfuous.
CHAs. HARRIS was arrested n.Camp street yes
terdsy, charged with being deserter from the
United States army.
NARCIssE PoUclioN fruit dealer IN Poydras
Market, wss charged with i'll treatment of a
white boy named +. 0'Rey, and gave bond for
his appearance before the recorder this morn
ing.
ABOUT IL O'CLOCK YESTERDAY a FIVE year old
boy nsmed Thomas Probst was kicked and Sc
veTely injured by mule TuDniDg at large on An
nunc.ation street, between Toledano and Pleasant
streets. He was taken to his home on Harmony
street. near by, and the owner of the mule, Mr..
Stephen Smith, was arrested upon a charge OF
criminal negligence.
A WOMAN NAMED Mrs. SINCLAIR attempted to
commit suicide yesterday morning about 10
o'clock at her place OF residence, corner Of New
Levee and 81. James streets, by taking laudanum.
She was conveyed TO the Charity Hospital. and it
is said hopes are entertained of her recovery.
GAIT. scHoENEcHER reports that person
named J. Murray, arrested on Monday night,
charged with stealing books, escaped from the
Second District recorders court room yesterday
about III A.. NJ, and has not since been recap
tmed.
A MAN NAMED FREDERICK SCHULTZ was run
over by car No. %, at the corner of Josephine
and New Levee streets, yesterday morning, and
sustained Injuries which, il is feared. will prove
fatal The driver had not surrendered himself at
latest reports.
SUICIDE CAUSED BY DREAN.-On Sunday
morning a suicide occurred which had some pecu.
liar circumstances about it. IL seems that sailor
Dsmed d John Platt. on board the British ship Ssd-
brech, left behind him his wife and children.
While en- the voyage out be dreamed one night
that his wife and children were all dead. The
dream produced a great effect upon him, as he
seemed to tbink of itc0nstsntly, becoming moody.
sod and cullen. A snort ume before arriving here
he had some sort of quarrel with the second
mate of the vessel, who was his brother-in law.
The disagreement was but a uitiing one, but II
seems in connection with his sombre dream to
have affected him so deeply that he decided to end
his existence. he committed the deed with an
ordinary sailors caee-knife; the weapon was
quite dull, and even rough, and j, must have re-
qured all the frenzy of his wIought-up mind to
enable him 10 draw itas he did across his throat
with force sufficient TO infiict CHASTITY wound.
Il will be sad piece of news 10 send home to the
dear ores who there await his return.
ASSESSOR woLFLEY has received official notif-
cation that the 18th section Of the act imposing
taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco, and for
other purposes, approved July goth, lS6s, has
been ame nded by striking out the lst Of January
and inserting 18th of February.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.-Gen.R r. B. Ayres has
been dispatched TO Arkansas, having left here on
the 10th ut., to investigate the militia troubles,
ana report concerning them to Gen. Rousseau.
BrevetMsjO NJ. r. Msrston, of the First lnfan-
Try, has been ordered to Grand Eeore, to make a
thorough investigation and report the facts con-
nected with the killing Of William kimbail by
Breyet Brigadier- Gen. N. B. Mclaughlin.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas has returned from Texas,
where he has been inspecting national cemeteries,
and will shortly return TO Washington to report.
Generals Porter and Babeock, OF the stall oil
Gen. Grant. set out yesterday for brief visit TO
Galveston, and returning thence, propose going
directly 10 Washington.
Gen. Rousseau was confined by illness to his
residence yesterday.
BASE BALL-The following is the score of games
PLAYED for the championship OF Rspides parish
between the Pelican Base Ball Club and the Rich
mond Base Ball Club:
First game, played December 5, 1865:
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