The Donaldsonville chief., 1882-02-04

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.


Items of Interest from the Crescent City,
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 81, 1882.
EDITOR CHEF:
Wednesday last Ross Raymond; man
of prepossessing appearance and good
address, victimized the proprietor of the
st. Charles Hotel to the tune of 500.
Soon after obtaining the money, Ray
mond and wife surreptitiously left the
hotel, arousing the suspicion of Mr. Riv-
ers, who had accepted daft for the
amount of 500 upon the New York Her.
aid. He telegraphed Immediately to the
Herald and received the reply that Ray
mond had no money due him at that Office
and that such pretense was swindle.
Raymond was arrested by detectives
Caster and McDonogh, and it has since
transpired that he swindled the Burnett
House, Cincinnati, in like manner, out
of $125. 1t is difficult to conceive how
q man like Raymond, in good report with
the best journals North, and also at one
time reporter for the London Times,
should allow himself to be led away from
the paths of rectitude,
The Coroner's inquest upon the body
of George Kinds, resulted i'll the finding
that he was stabbed in thSabdomen jan
uary II by Jules Lawrence. Kinds died
on the 18th inst.
The levees and public roads are in
very bad condition Immediately below
the line of this parish. The Assistant
State Engineer for that district says it
would take more money than the whole
levee fund now in the State treasury to
make the st. Bernard and Plaquemlnes
levecs secure. Great uneasincss is felt,
the river being on tho rise all tie way
up as high as st. Paul. Some people
have already moved their best furniture
up to the second story.
Peter Cassana, an Italian, master of
the lugger of the same name. was stabbed
in the back in Il cowardly manner, Thurs
day evening, by q Sicilian, name un-
known, who was employed in discharging
the lugger's load Of potatoes. The police
believe they know the miscreant and
promise an early capture. Cassana's
wound will probably prove fatal. He is
.A,,co oA ~
A colored man named Rappler was
waylaid aud robbed of a gold watch and
chain and So so in money, Wednesday
night by three Negro men on eRampart
street near Bienville. He reports that
one pinioned his arms, another put a gag
| in his mouth while the third robbed him.
Thursday evening about 10 o'clock
Mr.. Geo. Huard, while escorting lady
home, was jumped on by two men who
attempted to rob him, at the corner of
Dumaine and Royal streets. The screams
of the young lady brought to the spot
three young gentlemen who were also
escorting ladies home, and the roughs
escaped after battering Huard severely
and causing his lady partner to faint.
August Davis, the rapist, gave up his
life for the satisfaction Of the law, on
Friday. The end was like the life: he
died firmly and desperately, like the
sicilian brigand, with q pater noster on
his lips. Protesting his innocence and
thanking the reporters for their
courtesy, to one he gave . cigar, to
another handkerchief, and then calling
for 4 drink. was offered water, but he
said be wanted whiskey; his wish was
complied with, and he gulped down a
whole tumblerful and with tho usual
speech in such cases, the cap was ad-
justed and the fatal leap taken. At 2:03
o'clock he was cut down and an exami-
nation by the Coroner revealed The fact
that death occurred from asphy xia, the
vertebral column not having been broken
The body was buried in Holt's Cemetery
The Public Administrator, desiring te
obtain most Of the emoluments flowing
from the administration Of the Burnside
estate, applied for the removal Of Oliver
Beirne as executor and asked that he bt
appointed dativo testamentary executor
Judge Monroe very sensibly refused thu
gentle appeal, and the case has been re
moved to the U. S. Circuit Court. It ii
to be hoped the application will receive
no more consideration there than tn,
State Courts have allowed.
A crevasse has occurred on the lowe
Lafourche near Lockport. The breal
was reported twenty yards wide AMI
hourly increasing on Sunday last. Th'
Governor, has sent State Engineer t.
the scene to take the matter in hand
Grave doubts are expressed of the posi-
bility of closing the breach during tn
present high water.
The patrol of the Committee of Public
Safety was out in full force Saturda,
night and have finally completed ar
rangements to operate to such an exten
that garrote:s and burglars will hav'
very little opportunity to ply their call
ing in future and had better take time ly
notice and give this city wide berth, a.
they value their skins.
President Arthur stated the other da,
to a colored Republican from the South
in answer to certain pertinent question:
in regard to his section, that men of hi
stripe had had a trial from 1868 to 1871