Deaths and "The City" Column – September 1862           Orleans Parish

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Source:        The Daily Picayune Deaths and "The City" Column

               September 1862

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THE DAILY PICAYUNE (TIMES-PICAYUNE)  – DEATHS

*** MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1862 

NO PAPER.

*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
A FEARFUL SIGHT. – A woman named Ann Lloyd [Floyd?], who resides on 
Basin street, was yesterday taken to the Charity Hospital, suffering 
from an unusually violent attack of delirium tremens. We never 
witnessed a case in which the peculiar features of an inebriate's 
madness appeared so wildly, so strangely and so fearfully. To no 
question propounded could she give an intelligent answer, and yet she 
was constantly calling on saints and mortals to deliver her from the 
snakes which were circling round her and stabbing her with their forked 
tongues; the rats which were running over her and gnawing her very 
bones, and the red monkeys that were grinning at her in her calamity 
and mocking when her fears came. That woman in her madness was 
certainly a fearful sight.

LOST HIS CAP. – One of the guardians of the peace, whose allotted place 
in on a quiet street in the Fourth District, was overcome by fatigue 
last night and resigned himself to the comforts of "tired nature's 
sweet restorer, balmy sleep." The lieutenant came along and blew his 
whistle, but it fell upon the ears of the watchman as softly as the 
music of the spheres; the roundsman came and rapped, but the rapt 
senses of the somnolent guardian refused to be awakened and he dreamed 
that the sound came from the sudden closing of his bedroom door by his 
better half. Anon somebody walked along and carried off the sleeper's 
cap, and this morning he was reported on the police books for "neglect 
of duty."

CAR COLLISION. –  Yesterday, as one of the city cars was passing along 
Greatmen street, it was so carelessly driven as to result in a 
collision with the engine of the Pontchartrain Railroad cars, whereby 
the hinder part of the horse car was thrown from the track, though 
fortunately no one was injured. The fault was altogether attributed to 
the driver of the horse car, Frank Sastories, who was arrested for 
careless driving.

ARMS FOUND. – Two guns and the fragments of another were yesterday 
found by a boy in a lot on Music street, and were conveyed to the Third 
District Lockup. They had evidently been abandoned by their owners as 
dangerous possessions.

ARRESTS. – The following named parties have been arrested: Eph. Moore, 
a slave belonging to Sumpter Turner, on a charge of carrying a sword 
cane; W. Elsworth, of Co. F, 26th Massachusetts, for striking police 
officer in his face with brass knuckles; Frank Dirego and George 
Findimo for entering the premises of G. B. Ebling, on Circus street, 
and stealing therefrom about $60 in Confederate money and $30 in other 
money; John H. Ferguson, for attempting to create a riot on Magazine 
street; B. Fernandez, for passing a counterfeit $3 bill on the Bank of 
New Orleans, knowing it to be spurious; A. J. Gilthrop, for using 
treasonable language in the Fourth District while drunk.

BALLOON ASCENSION. – Barney reports that a great balloon, with sundry 
flags pendant, arose in the southwest about 8 o'clock last evening, and 
was for a time the rival of the comet among the star-gazers of the 
city. We saw it not, but Barney declares "it am a fact."

SICK ON THE STREET. – A man named Chas. Bug was found last night, lying 
on Lafayette street, in an almost insensible condition. He was taken to 
Charity Hospital by officer O'Brien.

TENTS AND CONTENTS. – Two officers of the Second District police report 
having found 10 tents, 66 mosquito bars, 9 coats, 10 pants and 2 
blankets, (one of india rubber,) in a house at the corner of 
Customhouse and New Levee streets, by virtue of a warrant.

FELONIOUS DOINGS. – Two negroes are reported by Corporal Cook as having 
feloniously entered the house No. 156 St. Ann street, in the night 
time, for the purpose of committing a felony. They were discovered 
while in the house, but made their escape before the police could catch 
them.

MILLER – INQUEST. – An inquest was held last evening on the body of 
Jacob Miller, the little boy who was drowned a few days ago, in front 
of Jefferson street, Second District. "Verdict: Accidentally drowned." 
He had been holing on to a boat when his fingers slipped and he sank. A 
white boy and a negro boy tried hard to save him, but failed.


*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
FLOYD – DIED. – Elsewhere will be found a native of the case of Ann 
Floyd, who was taken to the Charity Hospital pursued by the dark demons 
of intemperance in a thousand imaginary shapes. About the time that we 
wrote that notice the creature was breathing her last. She is now the 
tenant of a drunkard's grave.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. – Mr. Murphy, Inspector of Weights and Measures 
for the First and Fourth Districts, reports that he found 1,779 weights 
short from one to two ounces; 450 measures were too small; 45 pairs of 
scales were false, and 300 spring scales were condemned as unsafe and 
worthless.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman – Gabriel Mitchel and Frank Bergerstalk 
were yesterday convicted of having assumed a belligerent attitude 
towards each other, and of having so far taken the law into their own 
hands as to resort to illegal violence. They were fined $15 each. J. B. 
Turner, also, for assault and battery, was fined $10.

Peter Bunnel, who sold intoxicating liquor to soldiers, thereby causing 
unsoldierly conduct and violation of military orders, was mulcted in 
the sum of $25.

Joseph Pochelon, who undertook to push along by the felonius 
acquisition of other people's property, was sent for three months into 
Parish Prison retirement.

John Ferguson, who was arrested for riotous conduct and a disturbance 
of the peace, was fined $25.

P. F. Kendall, for passing the U. S. lines without a permit from the 
commanding general, was required to pay a fine of $20.

John Moran, a member of a cavalry company now quartered in this city, 
was sent to prison till further orders are issued. Perpetual 
drunkenness appears to be his study, as perpetual motion is that of 
other excitable philosophers.

Frank Sartorius, the driver of the car that got into collision with the 
Pontchartrain engine, was discharged, the case being considered as of 
an accidental character.

Mrs. Barrett was brought into court for beating Mrs. McDougal, and Mr. 
Barrett, for trying to rescue Mrs. Barrett from the police. Mrs. 
McDougal told a terrible story of the manner in which Mrs. B. had 
assailed her, threatening to bung her eyes, in the classical language 
of the ring, and to deal out destruction generally and particularly. 
All this was told with so much glibness and volubility of tongue that 
it told fully as much against the accuser as the accused. Mrs. McDougal 
was evidently excited, while Mrs. Barrett remained calm and firm. The 
Judge concluded that Mrs. Mac was fully as much at fault as Mrs. B., 
and so he dismissed the case.

W. Elsworth, a member of the 26th Massachusetts Regiment, was sent to 
prison to await orders. He had been arrested for getting drunk and 
knocking an officer on his face with brass knuckles.

John Gallagher, for drunkenness, and Nicholas Neville, for stealing 
some bottles, were sent to the Workhouse for a month.

A mulatto named Joe was up for threatening to stab a negro boy and 
disturbing the peach of a whole negro family. A black cloud of 
witnesses appeared against Joe, and terrible tales were told of his 
sayings and doings. But the Judge thought that it all didn't amount to 
much, so he breathed upon the cloud and it disappeared.

Pierre DeFord, a cabman, was brought up for running with but one lamp 
lighted, when the law requires two; also, for reviling the police as it 
now exists. Pierre said that on Sunday he was so unfortunate as to get 
one of his lamps broken, so that he could only light the other. In the 
evening he was suddenly called to go for a midwife in a case that 
admitted of no delay, and it was after his return, when standing at the 
door of the house where he had put down the midwife, that the officer 
came up and took him into custody. Some words passed between them at 
the time, when DeFord, who had been a watchman himself, spoke 
contemptuously of the present race of silve-moons. The accused was 
fined $5 – as perhaps for what he said as for what he did.

Robert Cameron, who was arrested on a charge of having some stolen 
cotton in his possession, was examined and discharged. He proved that 
the cotton was given to him from the cargo of a sunken vessel for the 
purpose of making some pillows. On this showing Old Bob got off.

Ephriam, a slave, who was arrested for having a sword cane in his 
possession, was discharged. The sword in the cane was not a very deadly 
weapon, and a very excellent character was given to Ephriam by his 
mistress and others.

A gaunt, slab-sided, wiry looking negro, bearing the high-sounding name 
of Francois Lefevre, was arrested on Sunday for carrying concealed 
weapons, and when taken to the Second District Lock-up, two warrants on 
charges of larceny were found against him. He was therefore, brought 
into court on three specific charges. As to the charge of carrying 
concealed weapons, he said that he was a volunteer and was taking the 
pistol to a locksmith to get it repaired. The first case of larceny 
proved to be of the following character: The negro went to a lady who 
keeps a shoe store and state that Mme. Jumonville had sent him for some 
shoes, so that she might fit herself from them. The keeper of the 
store, a Frenchwoman, sent her little daughter with ten pair of shoes, 
and the negro went with the girl. Having got in front of a vacant lot, 
Lefevre told the girl to give him the bundle, and he would take it to 
Mrs. Jumonville and return with the money. She remained there a good 
while, but the negro never thought of returning. This was the substance 
of the testimony for the prosecution. For the defence, Lefevre called 
the captain of his company. This captain was a prim, fashionable 
looking nigger who stated that Lefevre had enlisted three days before 
his arrest, and seeing that he was smart and keen, he had at once 
promoted him to sargeantship, and left him in charge of the recruiting 
office. He thought that he could vouch for his integrity. – When his 
second sergeant was arrested he was on his way to the proper U. S. 
officer with an order for provisions for that portion of his command 
now stationed at the Touro Almshouse, and he appeared to be quite 
indignant because the arrest of his sergeant had left his company 
without the proper supply of grub. Indeed, he represented them to be in 
a starving condition. The Judge did not consider it necessary to listen 
any longer, and Lefevre was sent to prison for two months.

A negro named Thomson, for gross abuse and threats of his fellow-
servants, was sent to prison for a month.

Mary O'Brien, for stealing clothes, was sent for thirty days to the 
Workhouse.

Bicente Fernandez, accused of passing a counterfeit $3 bill, purporting 
to be of the issue of the Bank of New Orleans, was discharged, as it 
was not proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the offence was 
knowingly committed.


*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
HILLMAN – On Monday evening, the 1st inst., at half-past 6 o'clock, Mrs. 
ELINOR COULSON HILLMAN, wife of George Hillman, aged forty-eight, born 
in the city of Baltimore.
The friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from the 
residence of her husband, No. 254 Melpomene street, between Dryades and 
Hercules streets, at half-past 4 o'clock This Evening.
Baltimore and Albany papers please copy.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
FRAUDULENT. – Kate Froby and Mary Hughes were last night calaboosed for 
fraudulently retaining possession of a silk dress and a shawl which 
John Laurie claims as his. How Kate and Mary got possession of these 
articles deponent doth not say.

VIOLENT. – Carl Shidel was arrested last evening, in the Fourth 
District, for extreme violence, which indicated insanity. He threatened 
to take the life of Mrs. Grainer, for some imaginary offence, and 
seemed determined to put his threats into execution.

NOT OF THAT FIRM. – Mr. Frederick Cook, whose arrest we mentioned on 
Sunday last, was not, as we are informed by a note from him, a member 
of the firm of Cook & Brother, his business being entirely distinct 
from theirs, and he never was connected with their firm. Our 
information, which seems to have been erroneous, came from the officer 
who made the arrest.

MOIST. – As far as we have entered into the merry month of September, 
we had had indications of a moist moon, with a decided change of 
temperature. Last night, for instance, a blanket was not unpleasant, 
and when we arose this morning a cold shower was beating against our 
window frames, painfully reminding us of autumn's prerogatives. By and 
by the winter will be along, and then – but we will not anticipate.

IMPROPER CONDUCT. – J. A. Swain – not one of those rural swains talked 
of in pious and poetical pastorals – was arrested by the Second 
District police for grossly ill-using Josephine Peters, on board the 
schooner R. W. Troth, lying in front of St. Philip street. How 
Josephine was induced to venture on board of the schooner, we have not 
learned.

A COUNTERFEITER. – Isadore Dudrich is at present under arrest on a 
charge of having intoxicated himself, and of having attempted, while in 
that condition, to pass himself off as a French officer.

SUSPECTED. – E. Jones, a member of the 30th Massachusetts Regiment, was 
last night arrested at the Barracks Station, for being found under 
suspicious circumstances. What the peculiar circumstances were the 
oracle sayeth not.

SIGNIFICANT. – An advertisement in another column notifies owners of 
stock placed in the Metairie Ridge pastures to remove them immediately.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
FAGOT - DIED AT THE ST. JAMES HOSPITAL. – We learn from the Delta that 
Chas Fagot, Esq., who was wounded and made a prisoner, on Thursday 
last, while acting as captain of a company of guerillas, has since died 
in the St. James Hospital. It appears that he was wounded in one of his 
legs in such a manner as to render amputation necessary, and after the 
operation was performed his strength gradually failed, till at length 
he fell asleep in death. For some years Mr. Fagot performed the duties 
of justice of the peace, his office being situated in the upper portion 
of the city.

BECK – STABBING CASE
Anton Beck, a German, is now an inmate of the Charity Hospital. His 
statement is to the effect that he had been employed as cook on board 
of the bark Trinity, and getting into a quarrel with one of the sailors 
named James Casey, he was attacked with a knife and wounded in three 
places. One of the wounds is in his forehead – a pretty severe one – 
another and still more severe one is at the top of the left scapula, 
and the third is in the muscles of the left forearm.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – Ann Slevan – a rapid Ann, though not 
born on the banks of the Rapidan – was brought into court with two of 
her female companions to answer for kicking up a shindy in the house of 
Mrs. Shingay. The testimony was voluminous, and delivered with force, 
energy and emphasis, but Ann pleaded for her cause with equal rapidity 
and skill, and the grand result was that the case was dismissed.

H. Shaw and Wm. Johnson, who attempted to run the lines without a pass, 
in order that they might get into the Confederate pastures beyond, and 
who were caught before they got past, thereby passing into Federal 
custody, had sentence passed on them, consigning each to the Parish 
Prison for a month.

Pat, Noon, for a midnight breach of the peace, was sent to prison for 
three months.

Thomas Malloy, a broth of a boy who got drunk in his joy, was fined 
$10.

Theodore Deidrich, for conduct of a grossly intemperate character was 
sent for thirty days to the Workhouse.

John Smith, the ubiquitous, who feloniously acquired a watch and chain 
to the prejudice of another member of the great human family, was 
sentenced to serve for three months at hard labor in Fort Jackson.

Elizabeth Thomas, a rather hard case, for getting drunk and disturbing 
the peace, was sent to the Workhouse for sixty days. Eliza Gilbert, for 
similar failings, was sent down for thirty days.

Dominique Madden, for having a sword cane in his possession was 
discharged, but the cane was confiscated.

Ann Carrι was brought in for disturbing the peace and manifesting 
unwonted violence. But her whole conduct proved her to be insane, and 
she was sent to the Insane Asylum. She had with her her little son, a 
boy about eight years old, and the scene was truly affecting, as mother 
and son were borne away by the police. But no one knew anything about 
the history of the woman. She was a stranger among strangers, but a 
world of wretchedness was written in the deep lines upon her face, and 
the tattered garments in which she and her child were habited. 
Notwithstanding the wreck of her reason, the instincts of the mother 
triumphed over those of the maniac, and she fondled her little boy with 
true maternal tenderness. Many about that court room, unused though 
they were to the melting mood, shed tears as the mother's fitful moans, 
and the child's sharp cry of agony, fell jointly on their ears.

Swain and several others, who were arrested on a charge of having 
attempted to take improper liberties with a woman, on board of a 
schooner in front of St. Phillippe street, were discharged, no case 
being made out against them.

THE WHARVES. – A good and substantial work is now being done upon our 
wharves. For a considerable distance along the First District Landing 
the old woodwork has been torn away, and the space is being filled up 
with batture sand. In a year or two more the levee by this means will 
have so increased in width as to permit the establishment of another 
front street and the sale by the city of another row of squares. We 
trust that in the "good time coming" a portion of the incubus of our 
municipal liabilities will be removed by the sale of these new batture 
lots.

CHICKENS – Daniel Block was last evening arrested on a charge of having 
stolen Mary Bannon's chickens. The chickens aforesaid are said to have 
been found in the possession of the accused.

LARCENY. – A Perdido street nymph, named Julia Harris, was yesterday 
arrested by officers Philips and Ferris. She is accused of having 
stolen $10 from Elijah Huths, a member of the 21st Indiana Volunteers.

MORTUARY REPORT. - We under under obligation to Dr. Hire, Secretary of 
the Board of Health, for the following report for the week ending at 6 
o'clock A.M., August 31, 1862.

DISEASES. – Atropia 2, apoplexy 2, aptha 1, ascites 4, bronchitis 1, 
brain congestion of 4, brain softening of 1, constipation 1, 
convulsions 6, convulsions puerperal 1, carbuncle 1, caries 1, cancer 
3, cancer of uterus 1, congestive chills 1, dentition 3, debility 3, 
delirium tremens 2, diarrhea acute 8, do, chronic 9, dysentery acute 6, 
do chronic 3, drowned ?, enteritis 2, explosion of gunpowder 1, fever 
congestive 2, do pernicious 3, do intermittent 6, do nervous 1, do 
remittent 2, do typhoid 4, gunshot wounds 5, heart disease of 3, 
whooping cough 1, in child birth 1, marasmus 1, neuralgia 1, phthisis 
25, premature birth 1, pneumonia 1, pericarditis 1, stillborn 5, 
suicide 1, tetanus 4, trismus 4, tumor 1, unknown 1, not stated 2. 
Total, 146.

CONDITIONS. - Adult males 66, adult females 22, male children 25, 
female children 14, not stated 1, total whites 129; males colored 4, 
female colored 9, slaves 4, total colored, 17; total white and colored 
146.

AGES. -  Under 1 year, 33; from 1 to 2 years, 6; from 2 to 5 years, 6; 
from 5 to 10 years, 4; from 10 to 20 years, 6; from 20 to 30 years, 27; 
from 30 to 40 years, 28; from 40 to 50 years, 14; from 50 to 60 years; 
5, from 60 to 70 years, 8; from 70 to 80, 1; from 80 to 90 years, 1; 
not stated, 18; total, 146.

NATIVITIES. – England 2; Ireland 27; Germany 9; France 2; Spain 3; 
Prussia 1; Bavaria 2; Africa 1; Hanover 1; Cuba 1; Alabama 1; 
Connecticut 1; Indiana 1; Louisiana 7; Maine 1; Massachusetts 3; New 
York 3; New Orleans 30; Ohio 1; Tennessee 2; Virginia 1; Vermont 1; St. 
Domingo 1; not stated 4; total 146; last week 188; decrease 42.

*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
MONROE – On Tuesday morning, the 2d inst., at half-past 6 o'clock, 
DANIEL MONROE, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, a native of 
Philadelphia, resident of this city for the last thirty-eight years.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862 – page 2

RECOVERING FROM APPARENT DEATH.- Two rather singular cases of 
remarkable escape from living burial are related as having occurred 
subsequent to the battle of Fair Oaks. The body of a colonel was found 
on the field and brought in. Arrangements were made for embalming it. 
The process includes the use of galvanism. The shock was given, and to 
the astonishment of all, the colonel rose and walked forth. The other 
case was also that of a colonel, who was found dead on the field. In 
deference to his rank he was brought to the hospital and laid among the 
dead. His friends prepared to give him a decent burial, and were about 
to carry the body out, when the colonel rolled over and in tones more 
like those of a man drunk than dead, called out, "Ben, John, where is 
my whiskey flask?" – Exchange.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862 – page 1

POMPANO. – We have been lamentably destitute of our favorite piscatory 
indigene, the pompano, this season. Is the proverb naught that says 
"there is as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it?" If not, why 
have we not pompano? We were accidentally tantalized with the sight of 
a small bunch of very fine ones, the other day; but it was just after 
we had, in default of pompano, been partaking of sheepshead; not a bad 
substitute, but yet not pompano. Could any thing we might say, in 
elongation of this paragraph, incite our fishermen to bring us pompano 
we would say it. As it is, we hope the hint, like the fish, will be 
"well taken."

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
THE STABBING CASE ON SHIPBOARD. – We mentioned in our edition of this 
morning the fact that Anton Beck, the cook of the bark Trinity, had 
been stabbed yesterday afternoon by James Casey, a seaman on board of 
said vessel. Since that time, Casey has been arrested at the request of 
the first officer of the vessel. Jack Smith, another sailor, was 
arrested as accessory to the stabbing. The facts, as related, show a 
desperate state of excitement on board at the time when the cook was 
carved by Casey.

IN THE WOOD TRADE. – Wood is scarce at present, but there is a lot of 
it already cut and piled up in the depot of the Jackson and Great 
Northern Railroad. To this pile Mary Curran and Sarah Doyle went for a 
supply, but an officious policeman interferred with them, and woodless, 
whether they would or not, they were conveyed to the calaboose.

CARRYING ARMS. – Notwithstanding the stringent measures which have been 
adopted to prevent the carrying of deadly weapons, persons – 
particularly colored ones are every day arrested for carrying such 
weapons. Among the arrested last night we notice the name Robert 
Perkins, f.m.c., for being drunk, disturbing the peace and carrying an 
unlawful weapon, to wit – a pistol.

REMOVING ARMS. – Joseph Durain was arrested in the Fourth District, and 
will this morning be arraigned on a charge of having removed arms 
beyond the limits of the Federal lines, for supposed purposes of an 
unlawful character.

UNION MEETING. – Capt. Sellier reports on the books of the Third 
District police that a Union meeting was held last evening by colored 
men in a building on Roman street, between Bienville and Customhouse 
streets, the managers having a permit from Col. Stafford.

REMOVED. – Mr. R. C. Kerr, so long assistant and acting Librarian of 
the Lyceum Library in the City Hall, has been duly notified that his 
services are no longer required. His successor is Mr. James S. Foley.

DARK DOINGS. – Fanny, a slave belonging to Mr. Doty, was arrested last 
night in the Fourth District, on a charge of having committed a violent 
assault and battery on the person of Miss Lyons, the daughter of Mr. 
Wm. Lyons.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862 – page 2

IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN REFERENCE TO NEW ORLEANS. – A Washington letter 
in the New York Herald, of the 19th ult., has the following paragraph:
We are informed and have every reason to credit the report, that Gen. 
Butler will soon be recalled from the department of the Gulf, and that 
Gen. Dix will take his place there, with his headquarters at New 
Orleans, and that he will be associated in the administration of the 
local affairs of Louisiana with Hon. Reverdy Johnson, as Provisional 
Military Governor of the State. Gen. Butler, since he undertook, about 
the 1st of May last, the government of the city of New Orleans, as 
provisional military dictator, has done an incredible amount of work in 
behalf of law and order, and has been so far successful in bringing 
order out of chaos, and submission out of rebellion, that it is 
believed the city and the State may now be submitted to a less 
stringent administration. Accordingly, Gen. Dix, who was so successful 
in his quiet and conciliatory policy in Baltimore, (after Gen. Butler 
had purged the city of its rabid secessionism,) will, it is believed, 
prove again the right man in the right place at the right time; and 
that Reverdy Johnson, a Maryland slaveholder, as Provisional Governor 
of Louisiana, will soon win over that people completely to the side of 
the Union, as their only ark of safety. As for Gen. Butler, it is 
believed that a new field will be found somewhere for the exercise of 
his active, positive and decisive method of dealing with intractable 
rebels; but whether he will next be charged with the duty of clearing 
the track for law and order in Mobile, or Savannah, or Charleston, 
remains to be revealed.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862 – page 2

MARRIED.
LENES – ELLIOTT – On the 2d inst., at Christ Church, by Rev. Dr. 
Leocock, JOS. LENES, Esq., to JOSEPHINE ELLIOTT, only daughter of 
Joseph and Lavinia Elliott, all of this city.

DIED.
WILLARD – On Tuesday evening, the 2d inst., at half-past 6 o'clock, 
EDWARD O. WILLARD, stepson of Geo. Clark, Esq., aged 27 years, a native 
of New York.
Albany and New York city papers please copy.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862 – page 4

THE CITY.
A TELL-TALE. – Mr. Jacobs, who keeps the loan office at the corner of 
St. Charles and Poydras streets, has on many occasions marvelled at the 
mysterious disappearance left on pawn in his establishment, so he made 
an arrangement by which the tintinnabulations of a little bell should 
give a note of warning whenever recently received articles were removed 
from a certain shelf. Yestermorn, Mary Ann Sterling made her deposit, 
got her money, and as she was on the eve of departure, the little bell 
rang. Thereupon she was caught with the abstracted pledge under her 
shawl, and looking herself in a most abstracted mood. In due time Mary 
Ann will have to explain why she cause the little bell to become thus 
agitated.

HOSPITAL STATISTICS. – On the 1st of August there were 421 patients in 
the Charity Hospital; during the month there were admitted 704: 
discharged 462; died 92. On the 1st. inst. the number in the hospital 
was 469. The greatest number of admissions on any single day was 193, 
this was August 8th. On two days during the month the number of deaths 
amounted to 10. These days were the 12th and 14th.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman. – In accordance with the provisions of 
an admonition published a few days ago, parties who procure arrests and 
then fail to prosecute, are likely to be proceeded against. John 
Johnson, for an offense of that kind was yesterday ruled into court and 
fined $10.

Patrick Peacock, a soldier, was brought into court to answer for 
conduct of a mutinous character. The charge was proved, and P. P. was 
sent to the Parish Prison for one month and required to forfeit one 
month's salary.

John McCracken was accused of assaulting Wm. Piper, his neighbor, in 
relation to some quarrel between their respective children. From the 
facts as related by the witnesses, the court came to the conclusion 
that the accuser was more to blame than the accused; thereupon 
McCracken was discharged and Piper fined $10.

A trio of negro volunteers were brought into court for drunkenness and 
threats of violence. They were sent to prison to await further orders.

Robert Lynch, a watchman, who arrested his sister and placed nippers on 
her wrists, for drunkenness and disturbing the peace, was fined $15 for 
the unbrotherly act. The sister was told to go her way.

Another police officer named Wm. Knight got himself into trouble; more 
than that, indeed; he got himself for two months into Fort Jackson. 
Wrestling a ring from the finger of one of the frail daughters of 
Bienville street. It was in proof that this guardian of the peace threw 
down the woman on a sofa, choked her and forced the ring from her 
finger against her will. Knight said that he had been living with this 
lady of the night, and that he was only exercising the privileges of 
his position in the premises. But it all would not do; he was sentenced 
to do duty at the Fort.

James Casey, the sailor who stabbed the cook of the bark Trinity, and 
John Smith, accused of being accessory to the same offence, was sent to 
Fort Jackson, at hard labor, the former for three and the latter for 
six months. The particulars of the cutting we have already given. Beck, 
the cook, is rapidly recovering.

Julia Harris, for stealing $10 from a soldier, was sent to prison for 
six months.

Daniel Block, whose blockhead is always getting him into trouble, was 
yesterday sent to the Workhouse for a month for stealing chickens. 
Block will now be blockaded from the pursuit of his favorite pastimes 
for a least thirty days.

Ann Williams and Mary Turner for getting up a grand row and disturbing 
the peace, were sent to prison for a month.

Mary Curran and Sarah Doyle, for stealing wood from the Jackson 
Railroad depot, were sent to the Workhouse for six months.

Martin Golden, for kicking up a row, was fined $10.

Ann Ross, Eliza Bennet and Ann Watson were all sent to the Workhouse 
for various improprieties of conduct.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. – An ordinance adopted by the municipal bureaus, 
and approved by Lieut. Weitzel, Assistant Military Commandant, 
appropriates $220,318.80, for the next scholastic year. The public 
schools are to be opened on the 15th inst., under one superintendent – 
not three as heretofore. A Bureau of Education is also appointed, 
consisting of the Mayor, the chairman of the Bureau of Finance, the 
chairman of the Bureau of Streets and Landings, the Comptroller and the 
Treasurer of New Orleans, shall constitute said bureau. Said bureau is 
to have full charge and control of the public schools of New Orleans.

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THE CITY.
THE STAFF OF LIFE. – Bread, the staff of life, was three months ago so 
difficult to obtain that many were wholly unable to procure it. The 
loaf which can now be had for five cents could not then be obtained for 
fifty, and starvation began to stare us in the face. At present, 
however, our markets and our stores are well supplied with salted meats 
and breadstuffs, and the bread tariff is more favorable than it has 
been for years. By an executive order from Lieut. Weitzel, the 
Assistant Military Commandant of the city, bakers are requested to give 
sixty-two ounces of bread for twenty cent and smaller loaves in 
proportion. These rates are so favorable, as compared with the ruling 
prices for some time past, that they cannot fail to be looked upon by 
the poor of the city as a public blessing.

PETER BESANCON KNOCKED DOWN BY A NEGRO. – Every body about the city 
knows Peter Besancon. He was once a man of wealth and position, and, 
withal, he was esteemed as an honored member of the "fourth estate." 
Some years ago his mind became unsettled by domestic troubles, and 
while occupying a position in one of the Departments at Washington he a 
difficulty with a secretary which resulted in injuries to him of quite 
a serious character. After that he returned to this city, and in his 
own wild way wrote a number of advertisements which appeared in one of 
the papers here, headed "War! War! War!" In these advertisements he 
stated that the Buchanan Administration was a mere mass of corruption 
and that war would soon overtake the whole land and overwhelm it with 
"the abomination of desolation" spoken of by Daniel, the prophet. 
People then laughed at these outgivings of the war-prophet, as he was 
called, but when re-read at the present time they sound "like the voice 
of one crying in the wilderness."
When Peter ceased to write, stern poverty, which had long dogged his 
footsteps, fastened upon him his whole desolating load, and he moved 
about our streets animated by the proud instincts of a gentleman but 
weighed down by the fortunes of a beggar. Those whom he knew in his 
better days he generally avoids, and the sun of his life is fast 
sloping down the West.
Last night a negro met him in his wanderings, and taking umbrage at his 
eccentric conduct, struck him and knocked him down. The blow was a most 
brutal one under the circumstances, and this morning we saw a police 
officer searching for Peter in order to secure the prosecution of the 
negro for the outrage. Whether he found him or not we cannot say, 
though we trust he did.

NEGROES ARRESTED. – Last evening Capt. Brett took to the First District 
watchhouse, nine negroes, who were arrested in a boat on the river. 
Those who manned the boat say that they were ferrying contrabands from 
the other side of the river to this.

POLICE ARRESTS. – The police arrests for the last twenty-four hours 
were not exceedingly important. The following are the principal ones: 
Joanna Adams, accused of being a drunkard and a nuisance to Erato 
street, and of having, moreover, committed an assault and battery on 
John Grimes and wife; E. McCeure, of the 21st Indiana Regiment, for 
being drunk, taking his supper in the market and refusing to pay for 
it; Mary O'Neil, for robbing a soldier named James Reddy of $30; Mrs. 
Kline and Margaret Whitemore, for keeping a disorderly house near the 
Barracks Station, and entertaining soldiers after hours with liquor 
&c.; Simon, a slave, for assault and batter, and theft.


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THE CITY.
UNKOWN – INQUEST. – An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a 
negro man aged about fifty years, found in the river, at the right 
bank, nine miles below Algiers. On the body was a new suit of common 
negro clothing, and under the stout outer coat was one of fine alpaca. 
From these facts it is supposed that the negro was a runaway, and that 
he was drowned while attempting to cross the river. His dress was not 
what he would wear while engaged in labor, and the weather has not of 
late been such that two coats would be required as a protection from 
cold. It is therefore conjectured that the alpaca coat was worn under 
the other one for the purpose of concealing it. Nothing positive, 
however, could be ascertained with regard to the identity of the negro, 
or the manner in which he came to his death, beyond the fact that he 
was "found drowned," and a verdict setting forth that fact was rendered 
by the jury of inquest.

FRAUDULENT USE OF BANK BILLS. – A few days ago, a bill of the issue of 
the Bank of New Orleans, was presented at the counter of that bank for 
redemption. It was at once recognized by the Paying Teller as one of 
the old notes sent to Baton Rouge in January last to be destroyed by 
the State Auditor. Before sending the notes in question away, they were 
all well marked at each end with a cross, in the same manner that 
checks are cancelled when returned to the drawers. Elsewhere the public 
is cautioned against receiving these cancelled notes, which seem not to 
have been destroyed by the proper officer at Baton Rouge, and by some 
means or other have again got into circulation. They can easily be 
detected by the cuts at each end.

THIGH BROKEN. – A laborer named Patrick McCarthy had one of his thighs 
bones broken yesterday, by the breaking of some tackle and the 
consequent fall of himself and a hogshead of bacon into the hold of the 
ship Daniel Malone, on board of which he was working. The ship lies at 
post 20, Second District, and thence he was removed to the Charity 
Hospital. His injury is serious and may prove to be a fatal one.

FOOT CRUSHED. – A cartman named Robt. Casey, had his right foot badly 
jammed yesterday, while discharging a cart load of stones in a yard at 
the corner of Canal and Villere streets. He was taken to Dr. Stone's 
Infirmary.

INTENT TO KILL. – Yesterday a free darkey named Octave Rigaud, was 
arrested by virtue of a warrant in which he is charged with having 
committed a gross assault and battery with intent to kill.

SUPPOSED BURGLAR. – A few nights since as officers Duane and Gallagher 
were passing along Villere street a boy pursued them and stated that 
man was climbing over the fences just behind them, doubtless with the 
intention of breaking into some house. The officers returned and 
pursued the climber, and as he refused to stop they sent a swift 
messenger after him in the shape of a pistol bullet. Thereupon he 
exclaimed "I surrender," and became a prisoner. What became of him 
afterwards we have not learned, but have no doubt that his case will in 
due time be attended to.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – Robert Hall was yesterday hauled over 
the coals for getting drunk continuously. The Workhouse now holds 
Robert.

John Adams, for being drunk and disorderly, was mulcted in the sum of 
$20. For offences similar in their character, but different as to the 
details, James Coulter, Edward Roorke, Ignace Siferman, John Fifer, 
Frank Toaly, Ned Barret, and Edward Smith, were respectively fined $10 
each.

A. Stuart, for a contravention of military orders by selling liquor to 
soldiers, was required to pay a fine of $200.

Mary Holmes, a homeless drunkard, was sent to the Workhouse for three 
months.

R. Lebarre, at whose house some revolvers were found in a box, was sent 
to the Parish Prison for a month. The arms were, of course, 
confiscated.

Frank King, who undertook to exercise his kingly prerogative by 
interfering with an officer in the discharge of his duty, was fined 
therefor $10.

A slave on whose information arms had been found on the premises of her 
master, had manumission papers furnished her. Henceforth she is 
determined to call no man master.

Mary Fitzpatrick, who walked at once into the affections and purse of 
"a bowld soldier boy" – the latter without saying "by your leave" – was 
sent to the Workhouse for six months. Some other women, supposed to be 
implicated in the same transaction, had their skirts cleared, and were 
discharged.

Ellen Dillon, for downright drunkenness and vagrancy, had to go to the 
Workhouse for ninety days.

James Dolan, who administered some lawless blows to a fellow creature, 
was fined $5 for that same.

A NUISANCE. – Officer Rogers reports the residence of Lizzie Lawrence, 
at No. 71 Union street, as a nuisance which ought to be abated.

RECOVERED. – A dress pattern alleged have been stolen from the corner 
of St. Charles and Poydras streets, was yesterday found in a house on 
Apollo street, by virtue of a search warrant. The theft is said to have 
been committed by Mary Ann Ranson, alias Sterling.

SWINDLING. – Joseph Block was yesterday arrested at the instance of a 
soldier on a charge of embezzlement. He is futhermore accuse of 
carrying uncurrent money for the purpose of swindling soldiers.


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MARRIED:
NAUDIN – LYNCH – On the 28th ult., by the Rev. Dr. Hawley, Miss MARY 
LOUISA LYNCH, of this city, to W. M. NAUDIN, M.D., of Jefferson parish.

DIED:
DEL BONDEO (DEL BONDIO??) – On Thursday morning, the 4th inst., at a 
quarter-past 2 o'clock, MARIE DEL BONDEO, aged two years and six 
months, daughter of F. and Adellι Del Bondeo.
 
WILLIAMS – On Wednesday evening, 3d inst., at 9 o'clock, Mrs. W. 
WILLIAMS, wife of William Williams, aged fifty eight years.

HOZEY – On Thursday morning, the 4th inst., at a quarter past 8 o'clock, 
Major CHAS. F. HOZEY, aged about 57 years, a native of Philadelphia, 
but for the last 37 years a resident of this city.
The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully requested 
to attend his funeral, from his late residence, on Constance street, 
near Robin street, on Friday Morning, 5th inst., at 9 o'clock.
Philadelphia papers please copy.

LANG – On Thursday, 4th inst., AMELIA LANG, aged forty-two years.
The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will 
take place This Evening, at 4 o'clock, from the residence of her 
husband, Jules Lang, Algiers.


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page 1

THE CITY.
FURIOUS FEMALE. – Mrs. Higgins, whose proclivities appear to be of a 
furious character, is at present under arrest on a charge of having 
with force, arms and unlawful weapons, made a furious assault on the 
person of one of her female neighbors. She will have to answer before 
Judge Kinsman.

CAVALRY PISTOLS. – Two cavalry pistols are reported to have been found 
in a house of ill-fame on Dryades street, and the question arises: How 
came they there? Cavalry pistols presuppose the existence of troopers, 
but what would respectable troopers be doing in such a place? The 
matter is a puzzling one, however it is viewed. Women don't use 
pistols, though they are frequently great on epistolary correspondence. 
They are generally looked upon as non-combatants, yet the fact remains 
that in this house where women only reside pistols were found.

TIME EXTENDED. – The time for the redemption of cut city bills has been 
extended from the 15th inst. to the 15th of November next. This will 
enable the holders to use them in the payment of municipal taxes, 
licenses, &c. in this connection we may add that notice has been given 
cautioning the public against receiving notes of the printed city issue 
of the denominations respectively of one dollar and of fifty cents, 
purporting to be signed by A. J. Villere and T. J. Forstall. The 
counterfeit is by no means a good one, and may be easily detected, 
especially by the bungling manner in which one of the names is written.

SECESH. – Edward Berry was last evening arrested at the instance of 
Lieut. Weizel on a charge of singing secession songs and proclaiming 
himself a rebel.

SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE. – F. Forman was arrested last night for using 
seditious language, hostile to the United States. John Harris was also 
arrested on a similar charge, with the addition thereto of carrying 
concealed weapons and of having weapons at his residence. The arrest 
was made by Lieut. Duane, at the Empire House, corner of Jackson and 
Tchoupitoulas streets.

A THREATENING FUGITIVE. – Josι Fermoso, who is said to be an escaped 
convict from the State Penitentiary, was arrested last evening on 
History street, in the Third District, at the request of Mrs. Ellen 
Davis. Mrs. D. accuses him of having threatened to rob her and to burn 
her house. When rogues intend to commit felonious acts they do not 
generally proclaim the fact beforehand in the form of threats.

SUGAR STOLEN. – A negro drayman, named Allen was last evening arrested, 
on the levee of the Second District, for having on his dray a hogshead 
of stolen sugar. The sugar is said to be owned by Wm. M. Pinckard.

COLORED MEETING. – A colored Union meeting was held last night on 
Urquhart street, between St. Bernard Avenue and Annette street. It 
seems to have been largely attended, and the deliberations were 
enlivened by music.

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page 2

THE CITY.
MATZA, FRANCOIS – INQUESTS. – An inquest was held yesterday on the body 
of Matteo Matza, a native of Spain, aged 45 years, found dead in a 
house on Urquhart street. Verdict: "Died of inflammation of the 
stomach." Deceased had been very intemperate of late, and by that his 
death was doubtless hastened. He leaves a wife and family.

An inquest as also held on the body of an ancient African, named 
Francois, who had been free for many years, and whose age is set down 
as over one hundred. He died in a house on St. Ferdinand street, 
between Urquhart and Morales streets, without having been attended by a 
physician. The verdict attributed to "dysentery." Sent into the world a 
century ago on "Africa's burning sands," this old negro mush have seen 
strange changes in his time. And now, when he has taken his departure, 
"the times are out of joint."

POWDER FOUND. – Lieut. Grives and Officer Pelletier found, yesterday, 
in a grocery store at 259 Old Levee street, eight 25 pound kegs of 
powder, and article held to be contraband.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – Joseph Block, like Daniel, has got 
into trouble. Joseph has been in the financial line. He had been buying 
"green backs" from an Indiana soldier, and a dispute arose about the 
manner and the matter in which payment had been made. The examination 
did not leave a favorable impression on the mind of the court as to 
Joseph's financial fitness, and the result was that Joseph was fined 
$50 and sent to prison for a month.

G. S. Torres, for selling liquor to a soldier, was required to pay a 
fine of $100. T. was sold himself when he sold that liquor to the 
soldier.

J. H. Harris, for speaking in a hostile manner against the U. S. 
Government, and for having concealed arms on his person, was sent to 
Fort Jackson for three months at hard labor.

Jose Fernandez, for creating an intemperate excitement on Canal street, 
was sent to the Workhouse for two weeks.

Josι Formosa, an escaped convict from the Penitentiary, who had 
threatened to rob Mrs. Davis, and burn her house on History street, was 
questioned in relation thereto, and was ordered to be sent back, in 
order to finish out his term of penal servitude.

Mrs. Adams and Mary Sullivan were before the court for making a mutual 
charge against each other, in true military style, one armed with a 
bucket of dirty water, and the other with the arms which she brought 
with her from Ireland. Both were found to be at fault, and for their 
benefit the Workhouse was ordered to receive two fresh inmates. Mary 
McGoffin was also sent to the Hevia street Institute for a quarter of a 
year. A fondness for "the chrop" is Mary's weakness. She like it 
strong, and becomes very unruly under its magic influence. Her last 
exploits were on Perdido street, where she got "lost," and never found 
herself till she was in the calaboose.

Margaret Mahoney, Margaret Campbell and Mrs. Derman were workhoused for 
a month each. Both Margarets were up for drunkenness, and Mrs. D. for 
designing to break the head of one of the Margarets with an axe handle.

Julia McBride, for talking confidentially to herself and a lamp post 
that seemed quite posted up in her affairs, has to work off her spree 
in the Workhouse, whither she has gone on a two months' visit.

The charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, brought against 
Octave Regaud, was examined and dismissed.

E. G. Childs, who had pawned a watch entrusted to him to be repaired, 
was tried on a charge of embezzlement, and was sent to the Workhouse 
for two months.

Auguste Gayarre and Laureant Duchene were arrained on a charge of 
having had concealed arms on their premises. They live in the same 
house, and therein a double barrelled shot gun was found, and a short 
distance therefrom several guns were found concealed in a hollow tree, 
treasonably, as the officers who found them thought. The testimony 
failed to implicate Gayarre, but it appeared that one at least of the 
shot guns belonged to Duchene, and also some cartidge boxes. He was 
consequently sent to Ship Island for two months.

Mary Ann Sterling or Hanson, as she was sometimes called, was brought 
up to answer to sundry charges of larceny. She appears to have been in 
the habit of obtaining articles by indirect means and then pawning 
them, and in one or two instances she stole back the articles from the 
loan office after she had pawned them. Mary Ann's explanation was very 
unsatisfactory and she was sent to the Workhouse for six months.

Mrs. Chilton and her cook, Jan Ridloff, who live in a house on Rampart 
street owned by Mrs. Suzette, were tried for having concealed weapons 
on their premises. The information was given by a colored woman, and 
the search resulted in the finding of two guns and a sword. But the 
articles were proved to be the property of a person who had long since 
gone to the war, and the cook had been told at the time of his leaving 
to deliver them up to the Confederate authorities. She did not, 
however, do so, but gave them to the coachman, and they were placed in 
the loft of the coach house, and the coachman who placed them there has 
since gone to the North. Under these circumstances the women were both 
discharged.

C. F. DeBehr was sent to prison for two months for having arms 
concealed in the room he occupeid. A search was made but no arms were 
found. The accused admitted that he did have arms but stated that he 
gave them away to an officer. The information in this case was given by 
a colored woman from whom DeBehr rented a room.

KIDNAPPING. – Kitty, a slave belonging to Mr. D. Moore, was arrested 
last evening for having stolen a young slave girl belonging to another 
person.

Wm. Morrow, of an artillery company was sent to prison for a month, 
with the forfeiture of one month's pay, for insulting a lady by 
demanding a kiss from her, and for taking away a handkerchief which she 
dropped, in one corner of which $42.50 was tied up.

BRUTAL ASSAULT. – A man named Patrick Seagrave was last evening 
arrested for having severely wounded his daughter by striking her head 
with a brick. What led to the attack we could not learn, but the girl 
was covered with blood when her father was arrested.


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page 2

DIED:
VAN RENSELLEER (BARRETT??) – On the 1st inst., in this city, LOUIS A. 
VAN RENSELLEER, aged seventeen years and three months, daughter of John 
A. Barrett and Ann Barrett.
New York and Philadelphia papers please copy.
[Note: this is exactly as notice appears. Inconsistency in name.]

HOLSON – On the 3d inst., in Dr. Meux's hospital, in this city, Mrs. 
ROSANNA W. HOLSON, of Chico county, Ark., aged about forty-five years. 
Her sufferings of body were great and protracted, and were borne with 
the fortitude of an humble Christian, who looks forward with faith to a 
happier state of existence.
St. Louis Republican please copy.

McEWEN – On the 5th inst., after a short illness, W. P. McEWEN, a native 
of Albany, N. Y., aged thirty-nine years, for the past eighteen years a 
resident of this city.
The relations and friends of the family are respectfully invited to 
attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 45 Villere street, 
between Customhouse and Bienville streets, at 4 o'clock This (Saturday) 
Afternoon, without further notice.
Albany and New York papers please copy

TURNER – On Friday evening, the 5th inst., FRANCIS TURNER, aged sixty-
three years, a native of Kentucky, but for the last thirty-five years a 
resident of this city.
His friends and acquaintances are invited to attend his funeral, which 
will take place from Davidson's Row, on Carondelet street, at 4 o'clock 
This Afternoon.
Baltimore papers please copy.

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page 2

MARRIED:
CULLEN – TANNEINO  - On Wednesday, August 13th, at St. Alphonsus Church, 
by Rev. Father Meredith, JAMES CULLEN to MARY ANN TANNEINO, both of 
this city.

DIED:
HOLSON – On the 3d inst., in Dr. Meux's, in this city, Mrs. ROSANNA W. 
HOLSON, of Chico county, Ark., aged about forty-five years. Her 
sufferings of body were great and protracted, and were borne with the 
fortitude of an humble Christian, who looks forward with faith to a 
happier state of existence.
St. Louis Republican please copy.

SMITH – On Friday, the 8th of August, in Havana, LIZZIE SMITH, aged 
eight years, daughter of Henry and Sarah Smith, of this city.

WATERS – On Saturday morning, 6th inst., at half-past 7 o'clock, JOHN 
WATERS, infant son of Patrick H. and Bridget Waters, aged five months 
and twenty days.
The friends of the family are most respectfully invited to attend the 
funeral, which will take place from the residence of the parents, No. 
176 Erato street, near St. Charles street, This (Sunday) Evening, at 3 
o'clock.


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THE CITY.
ARRESTED. – J. B. Cornibι was yesterday arrested and taken to the 
Second District Lockup to answer to a charge of swindling.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. –  Michael Ragan, a member of the 30th 
Massachusetts Volunteers, was sent to prison for a month. Michael's 
doings on Port street are elsewhere reported. The two women who were 
arrested with him were discharged.

Virginia Travers, Wm. Davis (a soldier), Frank Felton, Michael Berry, 
Pat Whelan, Margaret Marcor and Kate Welsh, for drunkenness and other 
offences arising from that root of all evil, were sent to the Workhouse 
for a month.

Several soldiers, for drunkenness and other offences, were sent to the 
Parish Prison to await the orders of their officers.

Giuleo Tortoni for beating his wife was ordered to pay a fine of $25 
and to furnish security in the sum of $500 for his future good conduct.

Officer Burns had to pay $10 for making a trifling arrest.

John Milne and his wife had to pay $10 each for disturbing the peace. 
Pierre Lacoste was fined $50 for selling wine without a license. 
Lacoste is quite an old man, apparently three score years and ten. He 
stated in his defence that for five years past, he had eked out a 
scanty livelihood by selling bread on commission for Mrs. Bouny, and 
wine in the same way for Mr. Pujol. The wine he considered that he sold 
under Mr. Pujols' license. A shop-keeper, who thought that this traffic 
interfered with his business, got a police officer to go to Lacoste and 
get a bottle of wine, and thereby a witness was furnished for the 
prosecution.

B. Abadie, for lightening the staff of life at the cost of his 
customers, was required to pay a fine of $50. James Burkhardt was also 
fined $50 for selling bread below the assize standard.

John McCabe appears to be in for fines. A short time since he was fined 
$100 for selling liquor to soldiers, and yesterday, for a repetition of 
the offence, a fine of double that amount was imposed on him.

Capt. James H. Ure was yesterday before the court on a charge of having 
arms concealed on his premises. The information, it appears, came from 
a slave girl belonging to Capt. Ure. The search was made by a United 
States officer, and there were found a sword, a gun, a flask of powder, 
a waist belt and a bayonet scabbard. Mrs. Ure said that the gun 
belonged to a man who had taken the oath of allegiance since the city 
was taken possession of by the Federals. Mr. Ure, who seemed to be 
quite unwell, said that none of the arms belonged to him, and he knew 
nothing about them, though he supposed that they must have been left at 
the house by some of his wife's relatives who belonged to the 
Confederate army.

It was, however, held that the military order relative to concealed 
arms was clearly violated in the premises, and Capt. Ure was sentenced 
to confinement for three months at Ship Island, and the slave girl, 
Parthena by name, was furnished with her free papers.

BROWN PLAYING THE PHILOSOPHER. – Our neighbor Brown has a philosophic 
turn of mind. Whatever he does is done philosophically, and in his 
speech he always strives to like cause and effect together. Sometimes 
Brown gets tight, but it is never for the vulgar purpose of feeling 
inebriate exhilaration. He drinks and sees other drink, in order that 
he may study the effects of drinking upon himself and others. Recently 
a new psychological wonder has presented itself to him. He has a wife, 
and whenever he drinks a little, he discovers that it has a strange 
effect of his wife's understanding. Philosophy prompts him to probe the 
matter to the bottom, and so enamored has be become of this new study, 
that he goes home half tight every other night. His wife's name is 
Thomasa, but he familiarly calls her Tommy. The other night we 
overheard a portion of their colloquy. It ran thus.

Tommy. – Yes, you have been swilling again, have you?

Brown. – There it is. The fit is on you again. Now I want to know 
Tommy, dear, how it is that when I drink a little it flies in your head 
so. Excuse me, but it makes a perfect fool of you. I have studied the 
laws of sympathy and magnetism, but they don't explain our case. If 
drinking made a fool of me I might understand how it made a fool of 
you, but as it is, the case is wholly unexplainable, I must, however, 
persevere. "It will never do to give it up so, Mr. Brown," sang he in a 
musing, mystic manner.

Tommy. – O, sphaw – you're a fool yourself. You're drunk; that's the 
cause of it.

Brown. – There you go again. It's strange how my drinking affects your 
understanding and your temper. Here I am (hic) calm as a philosopher, 
intent on solving some of life's great lessons, while you become, 
without any apparent reason, senseless as an idiot and irritable as a 
maniac.

We could hear no more, but were convinced that Brown's philosophy was 
as much at fault as of the drunkard who explained that the lamp posts 
were dancing around him in a most insane and insulting manner.

How many Browns there are who make home a desert and then blame their 
wives for not rendering it attractive.

ARRESTS. – Edward Howard was evening arrested on Hevia street. He is 
accused by Mrs. Catherine J. Russell of having committed an assault and 
battery on her with intent to kill.

Two soldiers were arrested in Poydras Market for eating at a coffee 
stand and refusing to pay for their meals. They are also charged with 
assault and battery, and resistance of an officer when in the discharge 
of his duty.

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THE CITY.
SPEECHLESS. – a poorman, sick and speechless, was found this morning 
lying on the levee, between Hospital and Barracks streets and was taken 
to the Charity Hospital by a policeman of the Second District.

GRAVES – INQUEST. – An inquest was held this morning on the body of 
Joseph Graves, a native of Philadelphia, aged 65 years, found dead in a 
house at the corner of Tchoupitloulas and Julia streets. Verdict, died 
of diarrhea. Deceased had been long suffering from the effects of the 
disease which at last resulted in his death.

DROWNED. – Last night a man belonging to the steamship Ocean Queen fell 
overboard and was drowned.

VERDANT. – Auguste Verdan was so verdant as to suppose that he could 
steal a ham from a coffee stand in a public market without being 
detected. He tried it, was caught, and is now in prison.

WARLIKE. – Mr. and Mrs. Ragan and Mrs. Maroney are the not very 
neighborly neighbors of Mr. Orapisa, who resides on Port street, in the 
Third District. For some reason or other the Ragans and the Maroney 
became furious against their neighbor and his family, and made violent 
demonstrations against them. The assailed Orapisas sought refuge in 
their domicil, whereupon the domicil was itself assailed, and for a 
time the siege was carried on with a reasonable show of force and 
determination.

Eventually a police officer named Williams sent to the rescue of the 
besieged, but in trying to arrest the assailants he was charged upon 
with a bayonet in the hands of Ragan, and seemed for a while destined 
to be impaled. Ragan, his wife and the Maroney were, however, at length 
mastered and taken to the watchhouse, and the bayonet of Ragan's siege 
gun was carried off as a trophy.

THE KNIFE. – Dan Stewart, a soldier, was arrested for threatening the 
life of P. Basia with a knife, in Magazine Market. A negro armed with a 
large dirk knife was last night arrested as a dangerous and suspicious 
character, and runaway. He calls himself Louis Harris.

MEAT STEALING. – Mike Barrett and Pat Whalen, accused of stealing a 
large piece of meat from a stand in St. Mary's Market, were taken 
before Judge Kinsman to have their reward meted out to them.

DETERMINED TO OFFEND. – John McCann, a member of the 14th Maine, was 
arrested last night for an assault on an officer; also on Mary Irwin; 
also for insulting Antoins Lerose and wife.

TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. – A sick woman, named Mary Brown, was found last 
night on the street in an almost dying condition, and was taken to the 
Charity Hospital by Officer Masterson.

BEATING A WOMAN. – John Farley, of Company K, 8th New Hampshire, was 
last night arrested on Dryades street, at the request of George Swan, 
for beating Mary Bevan.

CORRECTION. – The arrest for using seditious language, referred to in 
our edition of this morning was not made at the instance of Lieut. 
Weitzel, the Assistant Military Commandant, but by request of Lieut. 
Weigel. The similarity of the names of these two gentlemen has led to 
one or two unfortunate mistakes, typographical and otherwise.


*** MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1862 

NO PAPER.


*** THE DAILY PICAYUNE – TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1862 – page 2

DIED:
GUBERNATOR – Near Springfield Parish of Livingston, La., on Sunday, the 
31 ult., CAROLINE CHARLOTTE GUBERNATOR, consort of John L. Gubernator, 
of this city.

GOODRICH – Sept. 8th, at 9 P.M., OLIVIA GENEVIEVE GOODRICH, youngest 
daughter of H. L. and C. B. Goodrich, aged three years.
The funeral will take place at 4 ½ P.M. to-day. The friends of the 
family are respectfully invited to the funeral.

MICHEL – On the night of the 20th August, 1862, at the Louisiana 
Hospital, in Richmond, Va., 1st Lieut. JULES MICHEL, of the Jefferson 
Cadets, Company B, 14th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, aged thirty-nine 
years. Lieut. Michel was wounded at the battle of Gaines's Mill four 
times before he left the field of battle.

*** THE DAILY PICAYUNE – TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1862 – page 4

THE CITY.
RESIGNATION AND PROMOTION. – Lieut. Bertin, who for some months past 
has been at the head of the 2d District police force, yesterday 
tendered his resignation. He is to be superseded by Wm. D. Miller, well 
known as a quiet, skillful and faithful detective. Under the management 
of Lieut. Miller the police affairs of the 2d District will emerge from 
darkness into light.

AUCH - INQUEST. – An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Henry 
Auch, a native of Germany, aged 20 years, found in the river at post 45 
in front of St. Andrew street. It was in proof that he had been a 
sailor on board of the U. S. transport "Ocean Queen." A few evenings 
ago he fell overboard backwards, and in descending to the water struck 
his head against the cap piece of the wharf, and was thereby stunned. A 
verdict of "accidental death" was rendered.

FORGERY. – Last evening James Lindof was arrested by Special Officer 
Jules Fremont on a charge of forgery preferred against him by the 
Acting British Consul. Rumor has it that the checks were forged on the 
Bank of England.

LARCENY. – Ellen Edwards was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge 
of having stolen a $20 bill from Timothy Sullivan.

OUT AGAIN. – We notice that the "Estafette du Sud," after being 
suppressed for a week or so, is again out, as of old.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman – The cases before this court yesterday 
were in the main of a trifling character. A great many petty cases were 
dismissed, and quite a number of loafers and drunkards were sent for 
various terms to the City Workhouse. Among those who were sent to the 
Workhouse for long terms were Sarah Winters, Bridget Quinn and Mary 
King. They were all up for disturbing the peace and whetting their 
whistles rather freely.

John Anderson – not the John immortalized by Burns – and his friend, A. 
Hurney, were sent to prison for getting into a fight unlawfully. They 
are soldiers belonging to the 21st Indiana Regiment, and though fighting 
is their business, they are not supposedt to have had any business to 
fight when they did.

Edward Rice and Herbert Stoddard, soldiers, for fighting without 
orders, were required to pay $10 each.

Tim Cokely and John Davis, soldiers belonging to the 8th New Hampshire 
Regiment, for getting drunk – which is not a privates' privilege – and 
for taking meals in the market which they refused to pay for, were sent 
to prison in order that they might properly reflect upon their 
condition.

Nicholas Rocker and John Reeler for getting drunk and disturbing the 
peace had to pay $10 each.

Robert Despona, accused of retailing meat in market and weighing it 
with false scales, was found guilty and had to pay a fine of $50.

A watchman named John Cavanagh, for getting drunk, was recommended for 
dismissal and sent to prison.

Frank Sarder, for assault and battery harder than the law allows, had 
to pay a fine of $25.

Charles A. Gleeson, of the 2d Massachusetts cavalry, for getting drunk 
and disobeying orders, was sentenced to forfeit one month's pay.

Pauline Martin and Jerry Slaugh, for getting up a violent muss, were 
mulcted in the sum of $10 each.

Mike Mockler and Pat Kelly, for ordering a meal and refusing to pay for 
it, were sent to prison. N. Bratile, for larceny, was also sent to 
prison.

A colored volunteer named Wm. McDougal was arrested for using insulting 
and incendiary language. Among other things he was heard by a police 
officer to remark that he would as soon shoot a white man as not. He 
was sent to prison for a month. He was so black that charcoal would 
make a white mark on his face.

A slave named Ramson, accused of having stolen $60, or thereabout, from 
his master, was sent to prison for a month.

A negro named Fortune, accused of having stolen five sacks of potatoes, 
was discharged, his accuser not being present.

[From our Evening Edition of Yesterday.]
UNKNOWN - A DROWNED WOMAN. – The body of a young, fair woman was 
yesterday found in the river in front of Terpsichore street, and an 
inquest was held thereupon, a verdict of "found drowned" was rendered. 
Deceased appeared to be about twenty years of age. She had auburn hair, 
and is supposed to have been of German parentage. Her hair was neatly 
put up and fastened with a comb, and her dress was of red calico, with 
small white spots. Whether she was "one more unfortunate" who had 
sought surcease of sorrow beneath the waters of the Mississippi, or one 
who had accidentally fallen into the depths, there is no means of 
deciding.

UNKNOWN – INQUEST. – An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a 
young negro, who was drowned while bathing in the river in front of the 
Touro Almshouse. Verdict, "accidentally drowned." His name could not be 
ascertained. He was, we understand, a recently enlisted volunteer.

ARMED SLAVES. – Four slaves, armed with large knives, were yesterday 
arrested at Gretna, as runaways.

CONCERNED. – John Spring was arrested on Burgundy street. He is accused 
of being concerned in swindling Joseph Marshall out of $45. If this be 
proved, Spring will have an early fall.

SICK. – A man, dangerously sick, was found last night on Front Levee, 
near Hospital street. He was taken to the Charity Hospital.

POTATOES. – A free negro named Fortune had the misfortune of being 
arrested last night for stealing five sacks of potatoes from the Old 
French Market.

ATTEMPT TO ENTER. – James Walsh and James McDonnell, of the 26th Maine, 
were arrested for trying to enter forcibly the residence of Mr. 
Creland.

FALSE INFORMATION. – James O'Conner was arrested and held to answer for 
giving Officer O'Connell false information.

ATTEMPT TO ROB. – James Moran, Lawrence Mooney and Frank Brady, were 
arrested at the request of Capt. Skerry. They are accused of having 
attempted to commit a highway robbery.

TREASONABLE LANGUAGE. – Mr. Beckreen was arrested on Saturday night, at 
the request of L. M. Day, Mr. Fish and Judge Heistand, for using 
treasonable and incendiary language against the Government, and 
insulting language to them personally. Robert Hellet was also arrested 
at the instance of the same parties, for inciting Mr. Beckreen to 
commit the act for which he was arrested.

BAD INTENT. – Two Spaniards named Antonio and Salvatori were yesterday 
arrested at Milneburg at the request of Mr. Ragan, on a charge of 
having committed an assault and battery with intent to kill.

LARCENY. – Celestine Charlotte Wells was arrested at the request of a 
negro, who accused her of having stolen a box of jewelry belonging to 
Col. Stafford.

A DESERTER. – Richard Belcher was yesterday arrested at the request of 
his wife, on a charge of being a deserter from the 1st Louisiana 
Volunteers, and also for abusing her. He had his uniform in a bag and 
it, with his wife, he called his baggage.

DISCHARGED. – Three of the Third District watchmen have been 
discharged, two for sleeping on their beats, and one for drunkenness.

THE OATH. – Thomas Taylor was arrested on Liberty street for abusing 
and insulting Michael Bird, because he had taken the oath.

PERSISTING. – Wm. Burnett, Wm. Crawford, and H. Dunbar, were last night 
arrested on Baronne street, for persistingly remaining in an unlawful 
assemblage, after having been warned to disperse.

ROBBERY. – Mat Gainsey, James Sullivan, Luke Mulligan and John Collins, 
were arrested on Poydraw street on a charge of having robbed James 
Doyle of a small sum of money.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
BLACKMAILING. – This morning Edward Planchard, who has recently been 
acting as a special police officer for the Second District, was 
arrested on a charge of blackmailing and of collecting money under 
forged authorities. One case alluded to by the officer who made the 
arrest, was the illegal collection of money from a woman who keeps a 
grocery at the corner of Johnson and St. Philippe streets.

WOUNDED. – Michael Brown, a native of New York, is at present in the 
Charity Hospital, suffering from a gun shot wound in the posterior 
portion of his person and from Diarrhoea. It appears that a day or two 
ago he was taking two negroes home to the parish of St. Bernard when he 
was fired at from parties in ambush, and wounded as above set forth.

THREATS. – The slave Betsey, belonging to Mrs. N. Bienvenue, was last 
night arrested on a charge of having grossly abused and threatened her 
mistress.

OUT. – No less than ten lamps are reported out on Magazine street, last 
night, between Lafayette and Delord streets. The moon was so bright 
that the lack of lamps could not have caused much damage.

WAGES AND LOANS. – Johanna Hornet, an irritable female, last night 
procured the arrest of Frank Lipo. She charges that he is indebted to 
her for wages and for money loans. Though Frank may have been very 
uncivil to Miss Hornet, the case still presents a civil aspect in a 
legal point of view.

STOLEN ARMS. – A man named James Scott was last night arrested on 
suspicion that he knows something about stolen arms, the facts of which 
he is desirous of concealing.

ARRESTED. – Six slaves were yesterday arrested in the Third District, 
on a charge of being runaways. One of them had a sword cane. The others 
had bundles and presented the usual appearance of fugitives.

GOODS FOUND. – Officer O'Connell reports that by virtue of a search 
warrant he recovered a dress belonging to Mrs. Palmer and a piece of 
satin belonging to Mrs. Beale, which articles are alleged to have been 
stolen by Mary Ann Hanson alias Sterling and pawned by her in the loan 
office kept by Mr. Jacobs at the corner of Poydras and St. Charles 
streets.

RUNNING A SAW. – Joseph Rodgers got tight last night and disturbed the 
peace very severely. He had a saw in his hand, when a watchman saw him 
and undertook to arrest him, but he drew the saw and threatened the 
officer with it; he was, however, arrested and locked up.

STEALING SHOES. – A lot of boys were last evening arrested at the 
steamship landing, on a charge of having been concerned in stealing a 
lot of shoes which had just been landed from the steamship Roanoke. The 
boys say that the boys who actually stole the shoes have not been 
arrested.



*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1862 – page 2

McFARLANE – DR. JAMES S. McFARLANE. – We were pained to learn yesterday 
of the death of our old friend, Dr. James S. McFarlane. He had for 
nearly half a century been identified with the rise and progress of New 
Orleans, and scarcely any public measure presented itself during his 
long residence here that did not claim his earnest support or equally 
earnest condemnation. His mental resources were great. Firm in his 
friendships and warm in his oppositions, he became an impassioned 
contraversialist, and to the force of his cultivated intellect were 
added some of the eccentricities of genius. On subjects connected with 
local politics and health he has written much and well, though the 
idiosyncrasies of his mind frequently induced him to espouse causes 
that were far from popular. Of late his health has been rapidly 
failing, and at last the "mortal coil" has bee shuffled off. We 
sincerely condole with his relatives in the weight of affliction which 
has fallen on them. Dr. McFarlane was a native of Charleston, S. C. He 
died at the mature age of sixty-two.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
PAUPEL – On Thursday morning 9th instant, at 8 ½ o'clock, Mrs. MARY 
JOSEPHINE PAUPEL, a native of this city aged 28 years.
Her funeral will take place To-Morrow Morning, Sept. 10th, from her late 
residence, No. 329 Constance street, between Josephine and Jackson. The 
friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral 
without further notice.

McFARLANE – On Tuesday morning, 9th instant, at his residence on 
Josephine street, Fourth District, Dr. JAMES McFARLANE, aged 68 years, 
a native of Charleston, S.C>, and for forty-two years a resident and 
eminent medical practitioner of New Orleans.
His funeral will take place To-Morrow Morning, at 10 o'clock, from his 
late residence on Josephine street, between Rousseau and Fulton 
streets, Fourth District. His friends and acquaintances are 
respectfully invited to attend without further notice.

*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1862 – page 4

THE CITY.
MORTUARY REPORT, for the week ending Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock A.M., 
September 7, 1862.

Diseases. – Abcess 1, apoplexy 1, atropia 1, bronchitis 2, brain 
softening of 1, brain inflammation of 1, cerebral congestion 3, 
carbuncle 1, catarrh 1, cholera infantum 1, convulsions 5, croup 3, 
congestion of lungs 1, coup de soliel 1, debility 5, dentition 2, 
diarrhea acute 7, diarrhea chronic 7, dysentery 8, drowned 1, enteritis 
3, epilepsy 1, fever congestive 3, do intermittent 3, pernicious 4, 
typhoid 7, from cars running over 1, from collision of cars 1, 
gastritis 4, gunshot wounds 15, heart disease of 2, marasmus 4, 
meningitis 1, oedema 1, paralysis 1, phthisis 12,  pneumonia 3, 
premature birth 3, scalded by hot water 1, scorbutus 1, stillborn 9, 
tabes mesenterica 1, tetanus 1, trismus 4, scirrhus of tongue 1, 
scirrhus of breast 1, uterus, chronic effect of 1, not stated 5. Total, 
146. Last week 146.

Conditions. Adult males 66, adult females 12, male children 30, female 
children 24, not stated 1, total whites 132; males colored 4, female 
colored 2, slaves 3, total colored, 14; total white and colored 146.

Ages. Under 1 year, 26; from 1 to 2 years, 10; from 2 to 5 years, 7; 
from 5 to 10 years, 6; from 10 to 20 years, 2; from 20 to 30 years, 29; 
from 30 to 40 years, 23; from 40 to 50 years, 15; from 50 to 60 years; 
7, from 60 to 70 years, 3; from 70 to 80, 4; from 80 to 90 years, 2; 
between 90 and 100, 1; not stated, 11; total, 146.

Nativities. – Arkansas 1; British America 1; Connecticut 3; Denmark 1; 
France 3; Germany 5; Holland 1; Illinois 4; Ireland 20; Iowa 2; 
Louisiana 51; Maine 2; Maryland 4; Massachusetts 6; New Hampshire 5; 
New Jersey 3; New York 6; Ohio 5; Prussia 1; Pennsylvania 6; Rhode 
Island 3; Spain 1; South Carolina 1; Vermont 4; Virginia 1; Wisconsin 
4; not stated 2; total 146.

SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE. – John Byget and P. H. Casey were yesterday 
arrested and held to answer for the use of language of a seditious 
character against the United States Government.

COTTON. – Bridget Maguire and Honora Cuff – rough looking customers – 
were yesterday arrested, they having at the time in their possession a 
lot of cotton supposed to have been stolen from a pickery at the corner 
of Poydras and Galvez streets.

PARKER – IDENTIFIED.
The woman whose body was found a few days ago at the head of 
Terpsichore street, was yesterday identified by her comb and a fragment 
of her dress, which had been preserved by the Coroner. According to the 
accounts given of the deceased her name was Catherine Parker. She came 
here some years ago from Philadelphia, but it is supposed that she was 
born in England and was about twenty-four years of age. She had an 
uncle and aunt residing here, but for some time previous to her death 
she had been living on Josephine street as a seamstress and earning for 
herself an independent livelihood. Of late, for some cause or other, 
she became low-spirited, and on Friday evening last she went out for a 
walk but returned no more. Something lured her to the Mississippi and 
she stepped in, probably to relieve herself of the "perilous stuff 
which weighed upon her heart."

UNRULY SOLDIERS. – Yesterday forenoon, quite an excitement was 
occasioned on Conti street by a woman who pursued a soldier, demanding 
of him her gaiter boots. She said that she had given $4 for the boots 
an hour or so previously, and that the soldier, whom she became 
acquainted with on the previous evening, had entered her room and taken 
them from under her bed. After being pursued for some distance, the 
soldier gave her one of the gaiters, and struck her several times with 
the other before he finally gave it up.

Another case occurred about noon on Girod street, not far from the 
levee; two soldiers entered a barroom to get some liquor, and being 
refused, became very unruly and excited. The keeper of the house 
ordered them to leave, when they attacked and beat him severely. A 
chair was broken in the row, and though the house was closed after it 
was all over, one of the soldiers returned, and with the fragments of 
the chair, broke the windows.

Such conduct as this is more noticeable in consequence of the general 
good conduct of the soldiers, and the severity with which offences 
against citizens are punished.

ROBBERY. – Michael McCanna was yesterday arrested at the Barracks by 
virtue of a warrant in which he is charged with robbery.

ARRESTED. – Twelve men were yesterday arrested and locked up at the 
instance of the Provost Marshl. We could not learn the precise charge 
against them.

PROVOST COURT. – We regret to say that this court was not in session 
yesterday, in consequence of the severe indisposition of Lieut. Col. 
Kinsman, the acting Judge. We trust that he will be sufficiently 
recovered to-day to resume his judicial duties.



*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1862 – page 1

WASHINGTON ARTILLERY BATTALION.
The Advocate is our authority for the statement that the Washington 
Artillery, of this city, on the 23d ult., had a skirmish with the 
Federal forces at some bridge near Manassas, in which they lost five 
killed and twenty wounded. The names of the killed are Taylor, Marshal, 
Lieut. Brewer and privates Chambers, Rose and Cummings.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
SUSPECTED. –  A. Blcakman, a member of the 14th Maine Regiment, was last 
night arrested on a charge of having in his possession a gray horse 
supposed to have been stolen. When taken to the lockup he gave a rather 
confused account of both himself and horse.

PICKING POCKETS. – James Dudley was last night arrested at the Eldorado 
gambling saloon, on a charge of pocket picking in said saloon. He had 
probably gone his pile on the elephant previously.

LARCENY. – Edward Boylan is at present under arrest on a charge of 
larceny preferred against him by Wm. Breicht. He will have to answer 
before Judge Kinsman.

ROBBERY. – G. Lawrence, of the 14th Maine Regiment, was arrested at the 
request of E. A. Benedict, of the 12th Connecticut Regiment, on a charge 
of highway robbery.

SLAVES ARRESTED. – A body of slaves, numbering thirteen, was yesterday 
arrested as runaways by the Third District police. They evidently had 
set out to fight against windmills and such other obstructions as might 
happen to arise in their future pathway, but the idea of being arrested 
as fugitives from labor never once entered their precious craniums.

LIGHT BREAD. – Mrs. Cradle, who has thus far rocked her way through the 
world in an easy, off-hand manner, is now the victim of unpropitious 
circumstances. She sells bread in the Port Market, Third District, and 
that bread, being unduly leavened, was lighter than the law allows, and 
for selling bread thus overlight she was arrested and held to answer.

ACCIDENT. – A man named John Comfort was yesterday thrown from a horse 
on the Fair Ground race course, and striking against a tree, was 
severely injured. He was taken away by his friends, but at last 
accounts he was very uncomfortable.

FURIOUS CONDUCT. – Matthew Dalton was last night arrested on Love 
street, apparently at enmity with the whole world. He was very drunk 
and very furious, among other things he attempted to break through a 
door which was barred against him.

FLAG RAISED. – On Sunday last the United States flag was raised on the 
engine house situated on the Bayou Road and occupied (original cut off)


*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
THE LEVEE. – The levee had quite a lively appearance last evening, 
thousands of people congregating on the wharves to see what might be 
seen. Among the special objects of interest was the gunboat Essex, 
which appears to be a most formidable craft. Many laborers were at work 
wheeling up batture sand, in order to make a solid levee, where before 
the wood work of the wharf extended. This is the case above Poydras 
street and below St. Louis street.

JEWELRY FOUND. – Officer O'Connell reports that by virtue of a search 
warrant, he found yesterday, in Rafel's Loan Office, on Common street, 
four rings, a pair of ear-rings and a ladies' breast-pin representing a 
bunch of grapes in appearance and color, said articles having been 
pawned there by Mary Ann Hanson alias Sterling. The supposition is that 
they had been stolen by the incorrigible Mary Ann. One of the rings had 
on it the letters "S. W." She had an immense number of pawn tickets – 
some of quite an ancient date – and the presumption is that she did a 
ponderous business in the pawn line.

WARM AND DULL. – The weather for the past two days has been warm and 
dull, and occasional showers have only served to render the air humid 
and unpleasant.

DUEL. – A duel is said to have taken place a few days ago between two 
free colored men, who disagreed about the war and its results. The 
result was that one was mortally wounded. We are unable to give the 
full particulars.

SAVAGE NEGRESS. – A negress belonging to Mr. Myers, on Girod street, 
has recently behaved in a very provoking and savage manner. She was 
yesterday arrested for committing an assault and battery on her 
mistress, and for threatening to take the life of her mistress or that 
of any man who dared to come near her.

SAILORS IMPRISONED. – Four sailors belonging to the bark Alex. Barker 
were yesterday locked up by order of the military authorities. The 
peculiar features of their offence we could not learn, though we 
believe it to be unlawful interference with the officers of the vessel.

EMBEZZLEMENT. – Julius Maynard was yesterday arrested at the instance 
of Thomas Ford. Maynard is barkeeper in a coffeehouse at the corner of 
Poydras and Rampart streets. Ford alleges that he went there early 
yesterday morning and left with Maynard for safe keeping over $200, and 
when he returned about noon to get the money, the fact of its having 
been left was altogether ignored.

FIRE. – The fire between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon was in the 
rear of a kitchen next door to No. 18's engine house, on Clio street. 
The flames were extinguished before they had made much headway.

PROVOST COURT. – In consequence of the continued illness of Lieut. Col. 
Kinsman, the bench of this court was unoccupied, and of course no 
business was transacted. This we regret, as well on account of the 
Judge as of the fact that the number of prisoners is rapidly 
accumulating, so much so that after a few days the clearing off of the 
dock will be no easy task for a single judicial officer.

A FALL. – A little girl was taken to the Charity Hospital yesterday, 
one of her arms being broken by an accidental fall from a gallery. 
After her arm was set the girl was taken away.

DIED.
NO DEATHS REPORTED.

*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
THREATENING. – John White was last night flying too tall a kite on 
Fulton street. It appears that he is one who goes down to the sea in 
ships, and having taken in too large a cargo of whisky, he talked with 
an unbridled tongue, and threatened to shoot officer Sullivan with a 
navy revolver. For these doings John was arrested.

WOULDN'T PAY UP. – Mike Fox and John O'Brien, of the 8th New Hampshire, 
were arrested last night for partaking of food in an eating house on 
Rampart street and refusing to pay therefore.

REPORTED. – The bell of the Ninth street Market is reported for 
refusing or neglecting to strike at 9 o'clock. It is supposed to be out 
of order.

A WRECK. – The wreck of a vessel of some description shows itself above 
the surface of the water in front of the Canal street ferry landing. 
Would it not be well to have it removed, now that the water is low, and 
proper appliances might be easily brought to bear?

HURRAHING. – Last night John Kerwin and Wm. Hart were arrested on Girod 
street for hurrahing for the South, and apostrophising Stonewall 
Jackson in laudatory language.

BURGLARIOUS DOINGS. – Some burglarious fellows, supposed to be negroes, 
residing in the rear part of the city, "bearded the lion in his den" 
last night and accomplished their daring purpose. It appears that 
special detective Officer Long resides at 147 Johnson street, and that 
the thief or thieves scaled the walls of his yard and succeeded in 
taking from thence $150 worth of clothes which had been left upon the 
lines. Similar performances have recently taken place in the same 
neighborhood. It is to be hoped that the offenders will be ferreted out 
and brought to justice. If their detection be possible Detective Long 
will manage it.

THE KNIFE. – Ransom Eggleson, a soldier, is under arrest on a charge of 
having behaved in a very unruly manner, in a grocery at the corner of 
Burgundy and Customhouse streets, and of having forcibly carried off 
the knife with which the grocer cut cheese for his customers.


*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
FIRE. – There was a large fire down the coast last evening, but we 
could learn no particulars as to its causes or results. We are inclined 
to think it was a prairie on fire.

A HOG CASE. – Paul Castaing was yesterday tapped upon the shoulder when 
walking along Main street, and requested to accompany an officer to the 
Second District calaboose. Paul, who appears to have a fancy for pork, 
purchased three hogs from William Clifford – so at least the record 
runs – and after obtaining possession of the three porkers refused to 
pay for them.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman. – Yesterday Judge Kinsman, being 
sufficiently recovered to attend to his judicial duties, resumed his 
seat on the bench and dispensed justice to those who sought it at his 
hands.

Among those who came up for judgment was Ranson Eggleson, a soldier, 
who went into a grocery store at the corner of Customhouse and Burgundy 
streets, and laid violent hands on a cheese knife. It appears that he 
had entered the store and asked for a bottle of liquor, which was 
refused. He then took up a cheese knife and began to carve it as if it 
were an enemy in battle. Being remonstrated with he took up the knife 
and carried it off. The defensive plea set up was that it was all a 
joke. But the joke story wouldn't do, and the gallant Ransom had to 
ransom himself from durance by the payment of $10.

Catherine Burns, who burns out her stomach with fire-water, was brought 
up and sentenced to a month's retirement from the world in the 
workhouse. Larry Martin – a bird of ill omen – was also sent to the 
workhouse, drunkenness being his principal failing.

Theodore Radacer, who sold liquor to soldiers in violation of military 
orders, for the supposed purpose of bettering his financial condition, 
found that he had made a great mistake. He had to submit to a fine of 
$100.

A negro boy, named Adolph, was sent to prison for a month. Stealing a 
ham was his offence.

Eliza Bell, for permitting her clapper to ring out inebriate 
billingsgate, was sent to the workhouse for a month.

A poor old woman, whose lamp of life is well nigh burned out, and whose 
intellect seems to have become clouded and confused was sent to the 
Insane Asylum.

John Warick, who disposed of liquor to soldiers at the corner of 
Customhouse and Franklin streets, was required to pay a fine of $200.

C. M. Berth, for drunkenness and disturbing the peace, was fined $10. 
Charles Bussy, for stealing wood and interfering with an officer, had 
to pay a like amount. Alexander McDonald had to pay $10, and Patrick 
McGinn $25 for improperly interfering with an officer in the 
performance of his duty. McGinn defended himself by stating that he had 
been attacked by the officer and would have been roughly handled but 
for the protection extended to him by three women. Pat Sullivan, for 
disturbing the peace, had to pay $10. Dan Moore, who kicked Walter 
Meyer and called him a thief, was fined $20. Joe Rodgers, who assaulted 
a police officer with a saw, had to pay $10 therefor.

Mr. Brush had a brush with Mrs. Sweeny. Mrs. S. declared that Mr. B. 
struck her in the face. B. claimed that the charge must be facetious, 
as he was paralyzed in his arms and wholly incapable of thus assaulting 
her. He said that he merely brushed against her when he met her in an 
alley way. Furthermore, he averred that he was incapable of dressing or 
undressing himself, and had by his goodness of heart lost $80,000. He 
had to pay $10.

C. Furstner, who keeps an establishment at the corner of Gravier and 
St. John streets, was fined $100 for selling liquor to soldiers. 

Wm. Henderson, for threatening a woman whose dog had bitten him, was 
sent to the workhouse for three months.

John White, who was dressed in the garb of a sailor, was arrested on 
Fulton street for using insulting and seditious language. When officer 
Sullivan undertook to check him in his unbridled speech he drew a navy 
revolver on him and threatened to put a bullet into his bread basket. 
When asked if he had hurrahed for Jeff Davis, he answered that he had, 
for he considered that he had a right to the free expression of his 
opinion. He was also asked from whom he got the navy revolver, and with 
an up-turned look he answered "faith." He appeared to be a steeled 
enthusiast, ready for any desperate enterprise, and a thorough 
secessionist, though apparently a member of the U. S. Navy. He was sent 
to Fort Jackson for three months.

Thomas Casey was sent to prison for a month for using seditious 
language. John Kirwin and Wm. Hart, for like offence, received like 
punishment.

The boys who were arrested on a charge of having stolen several boxes 
of childrens' shoes just landed on the levee from a steamship, were up 
for trial. Michael Lahey, the largest of the boys, was sent to the 
Workhouse for six months; the other boys were sent to the same 
institution for one month.

Ned Boylan, for stealing $3, was sent to the Workhouse for half a year.

Jenny Lacoste, a woman of bad repute, who, being the mother of a child, 
had abandoned it to the tender mercies of a negress, by whom it was 
again abandoned – both women being abandoned characters – was sent to 
the Workhouse for six months. The poor child seemed a sad looking 
object. It was apparently starving for lack of sustenance, and was sent 
to the Workhouse with the mother.

Mike McGiness, a fugitive from the Penitentiary, was up for trial on a 
charge of having in a bye street knocked down and robbed a citizen. It 
being shown that he was already under sentence for a grave offence, he 
was sent to prison to have his original sentence enforced against him.

DIED.
NO DEATHS REPORTED.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY
DARK DOINGS. – We understand that a collision occurred last night 
between a party of runaway negroes from the coast plantations below the 
city, and the guard stationed at Camp Chalmette. It is said that some 
blood was shed on the occasion, but we could not get a sufficiently 
clear account of the particulars to warrant publication.
We also hear complaints of the ill-treatment of white men and women by 
the negroes now quartered at the Touro Almshouse in the Third District, 
and some of the police are engaged in an endeavor to ferret out the 
offenders.

GOAT CASE. – A man named Jacob Albert was last evening arrested on 
Magazine street. He is suspected of being concerned in the stealing and 
selling of goats.

FUGITIVE. – Dan Rosenguest became last night an involuntary guest of 
the city. He was arrested at Sorrapara Market as a dangerous and 
suspicious character and fugitive from justice. In what particular 
respect he had outraged justice we could not learn.

BAD INTENTIONS. – Jacob Ricker and Barney Monaghan were last night 
arrested on Annunciation street. They are accused of having entered the 
residence of Minnie Black, with intent to steal, and of having 
pretended to be police officers, so as thereby to elude the vigilance 
of justice.

WOOD. – A. Frank, who doubtless would have himself considered a frank 
man, was yesterday arrested in the Second District, and taken to 
Algiers, where he is accused of having taken possession of a lot of 
wood and then refusing to pay for it.

A SHOOTING CASE. – James Murphy, a member of the Company I, 13th 
Connecticut Volunteers, had some words last evening with the driver on 
one of the horse cars on Rampart street, and becoming excited he drew 
his revolver and attempted to shoot the driver. In doing so his pistol 
was prematurely discharged and the bullet entered the right thigh of 
the shooter, injuring him severely. The soldier was promptly arrested 
by a police officer, but, as his wound was severe he was taken to the 
St. James Hospital.

A SHOWER. – We were blessed with a refreshing shower this morning, and 
the air afterwards was cool and pleasant.

POTATOES. – Alvarez Walt is under arrest on a charge of having 
attempted to steal a barrel of potatoes from the Vegetable Market in 
the Second District.

BURGLARY. – Two slaves named Newton and Henry, belonging to different 
owners, were last night arrested at the corner of Annunciation and 
Josephine streets, on a charge of having been concerned in committing a 
burglary.

KING - DIED ON SHIPBOARD. – A man named King went on board of the U. S. 
steamer Bee, at the Quarantine Station, in an very emaciated condition, 
and died just about the time that the vessel arrived here. He did not 
give many particulars about himself, but stated that he wanted to go to 
a house on Poydras street, back of St. Charles street.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY
ACCIDENT. – Young Dan Merritt, son of the well known Sexton of the 
Cypress Grove Cemetery, was sadly injured a day or two since by falling 
from a city horse car and being dragged a short distance. He was going 
home from school, when the car was stopped with such suddenness as to 
throw him in front, over the railing. His face was very badly bruised 
as well as other portions of his body, but fortunately no bones were 
broken, and he is now recovering rapidly.

KING – INQUEST.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Denis King, a native of 
Germany, aged 22 years, found dead on board of the steamboat Bee, at 
the head of Lafayette street. Verdict "Died on consumption." Elsewhere 
we have stated that the deceased went on board of the Bee at the 
Quarantine Station in a very emaciated condition, and died about the 
time that the vessel arrived here.

EICHHOF – DIED OF HIS INJURIES
John Eichhof, who belonged to the crew of the U. S. gunboat Gray Cloud, 
and was so severely injured some days ago, that he had to be taken to 
the Charity Hospital, has since died in that institution. Both bones of 
one of his forearms were broken and he received besides severe internal 
injuries which resulted in peritonitis and death.

UNLAWFUL SEARCH. – George Koening and B. Sallois were yesterday 
arrested in the Second District, by virtue of a warrant in which they 
are charged with having searched the house of Mr. Jean Montanι without 
authority and in violation of the order of the Military Commandant.

NEW RULE. – A new rule was yesterday issued in the Provost Court 
requiring officers who make arrests, and all persons who cause arrests 
to be made, to appear promptly and prosecute, otherwise they will be 
fined for contempt of court.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – E. Royal, for proceedings against J. 
B. Hubbard, some time last winter, whereby Hubbard was obliged to leave 
the city, was yesterday tried and sentenced to one year's imprisonment 
at Ship Island.

Two Italians, who resided at No.l 2 Poydras street, were found guilty 
of having arms in their possession, and sent to Pensacola for three 
months.

V. Soulear, found guilty of having been concerned in a swindling 
operation, was sent to prison for three months.

Josephine Peters, for getting drunk, was sent to prison for two months.

Louis O'Donnell, Charles Paton, and John Daniels, of the 2d Louisiana 
volunteers, were sent to prison for intemperate and unsoldierly 
conduct.

E. Bakers for assault and battery, was fined $20; Joseph Stofle, for 
selling liquor to soldiers, had to pay $100; and John Martin and N. 
Bradley had to pay $15 for fighting in the streets.

Henry Comb, for committing assault and battery on a sentinel, was 
sentenced to six months at hard labor at Fort Jackson.

John Arnold, for peddling without license, had his horse and wagon 
confiscated.

F. Shuff, for a rough assault and battery, was sent to prison for three 
months. The slave Solonto got three months in the workhouse for an 
attempted larceny. The salves Henry and Newton, for burglarious doings 
were sent to the workhouse for six months. Edward Tinsby, for assault 
and battery, was sent to prison for three months.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
PECK – On Friday evening, the 12th inst., at half-past 7 o'clock, Col. 
S. H. PECK, aged sixty-two years, a native of West Merridan, and for 
the last thirty years a resident of this city.
The funeral will take place This Afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from his late 
residence, 146 Gasquet street, between Roman and Derbigny streets. The 
friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend, without 
further notice.

LABORDE – On Friday morning, 12th inst., at 5 o'clock, NELLIE A. 
LABORDE, the only daughter of the late Joseph M. and Ellen Laborde, 
aged 3 years.


*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1862 – page 1

ROSS – THE LATE ALEXANDER M. ROSS.
Alexander M. Ross, Esq., the engineer of the Victoria Bridge, whose 
name, with that of Robert Stephenson, will always be identified with 
the Grand Trunk Railroad in Canada, died very recently. Previous to his 
death he had suffered severely from a mental malady which was 
incurable, every effort put forth for his recovery having proved 
unsuccessful. He was born in either Roseshire or Cromarty, in 
Scotaland, in the year 1805, and was, at the time of his death, in his 
57th year. He was the resident engineer at the Conway Menal Strait 
bridges with the late Robert Stephenson, and during his whole career 
professionally and privately, had very close relations with him. The 
proposal to construct the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada, led to the 
selection of Mr. Ross by English capitalists to visit the Province, and 
to report upon its condition and prospects, considered in their 
relation to railway enterprise. His illness is said to have been the 
consequence of an effort on the part of some of the late Mr. 
Stephenson's relatives to rob Mr. Ross of the credit of having 
conceived the Victoria Bridge, although it is regarded as the joint 
production of both Ross and Stephenson.

It is pretended that Mr. Stephenson, when on his death-bed, and it is 
believed, when he was insensible, gave his sanction to a letter by one 
Mr. George Robert Stephenson, known only as some family connection, in 
which the whole claim of Mr. Ross was ignored, and his character in 
other respects offensively assailed. The Hon. John Young, the admitted 
projector of the bridge, at once came to Mr. Ross's rescue, stating 
that, when he mentioned the necessity of the structure to Mr. Ross, the 
latter went with him in a canoe and pointed out the present site, and 
gave a description of what it should be, now embodied in its reality. 
In the meantime Stephenson died, and the executors commenced a series 
of offensive proceedings, all predicated on the supposed wish of their 
deceased friend. Mr. Ross's family trace his insanity to their 
proceedings. They assert that his mind received such a shock as never 
to recover. For shortly after the completion of the bridge he returned 
to England, only to become the inmate of an asylum, where he remained 
until he died. Those who knew the man will much mourn him, and never 
cease to honor his memory.

THE COMET. – The New York Journal of Commerce has the following:
This comet, which is attracting some attention at the present time, was 
discovered at the Dudley Observatory, (Albany, New York,) on the 
evening of July 18th, as also at Cambridge, by Mr. Tuttle, on the same 
night.

When first discovered the geocentric motion was quite slow, the comet 
being at a greater distance from us than the sun, and moving in an 
orbit making a very large angle with the eliptic. At that time it 
appeared as a nebulae, considerably condensed at the centre, the light 
being intense enough to be easily seen when the wires of the micrometer 
were illuminated by artificial light. From this fact we were at once 
led to conclude, that the amount of matter composing this body is 
considerable, exceeding the one discovered on the 3d of July, in a very 
large ratio, for we estimated the intensity of light of the second, 
equal to that of the first on the 3d, when it was distant only nine 
millions of miles.

On the 18th of July it was distant about 135 millions of miles, and was 
approaching the earth at the rate of two and half millions of miles 
daily. 

On the evening of the 31st the embryo of a tail was distinctly seen by 
the aid of the telescope, and as early as the 28th the light was more 
concentrated on the side in the direction of its motion, showing that 
the tail was already in process of formation. Although the outlines are 
not as distinctly marked as in the comet of last year, yet we notice a 
gradual change of figure and a greater concentration of light at one 
point. On the 6th of August the tail had increased in length and 
brilliancy, but owing to the strong moonlight it cannot be seen so 
readily at the present time.

Although many theories have been advanced to account for the formation 
of the tail, yet we know comparatively little about it. That the source 
of this power lies in the sun, we have strong evidence for believing, 
since it is usually the most brilliant after the comet has passed its 
perihelion.

As it is now approaching both the earth and sun, and being so favorably 
situated for observation, it will, without doubt, attain great 
brilliancy. [The brightness of the moon, just now, prevents its being 
seen to advantage – Eds. Pic.]

Judging from the records of past comets and the position of the 
present, we surmise it will reach its maximum brilliancy about the 26th 
of August, when it will be only one-fourth the distance it was on the 
18th of July.
G. W. HOUGH, Assistant, Dudley Observatory.


*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
BUTLER – On Saturday morning, the 13th inst. Capt. GEORGE BUTLER, aged 
fifty-three years.
Charleston (S.C.)  papers please copy.

PAGE – On Saturday morning 13 inst, at 10 o'clock, JOHN PAGE, aged 
twenty three years, a native of England. The funeral will take place on 
Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock from the residence of C. Wilkin, corner 
Louisiana avenue and Laurel street. The friends of the family are 
respectfully invited to attend.

LEVY – On Saturday evening, the 13th inst., at twenty minutes past 3 
o'clock, Mrs. BLOOMY LEVY, a native of Portsmouth, England, aged fifty-
two years.
Her funeral will take place This evening, at 4 o'clock, from her late 
residence, 191 Terpsichore street.

*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1862 – page 3

THE CITY
PECK – ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN GONE.
Col. James H. Peck, an old and enterprising citizen, has at length gone 
the way of all the earth. His age was three score years and two, but up 
to a period comparatively recent he pursued an active business life and 
was sustained by an earnest vitality and a strong physical 
constitution. A few days ago, when standing in his establishment on 
Canal street – the agency of the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines – he 
felt himself seized for the third time by a paralytic affection, and he 
at once gave it as his opinion that the attack would prove fatal. We 
have heard him frequently describe a similar attack which occurred when 
he was riding in a railroad car, last summer, and which left him for 
some hours in a state of entire insensibility. Since then he had a 
second attack and now the third one has taken him to that far "bourne 
from whence no traveler returns."  When removed to his residence, on 
Gasquet street, after the symptoms of his last illness had become 
painfully apparent, he said: "Good by, all; I am going to leave you." 
These were his last words, though he lingered for two days afterwards 
in a state of almost utter insensibility. Though the father of a large 
family, but two of his children were present when his eyes were closed 
in death. Others are away amid stirring scenes, and his wife and the 
younger members of his family were at his country residence, near 
Tangipaho.

Few men have led more active, energetic lives than the late Col. Peck. 
At one time he had the almost entire control of the gold trade of 
Georgia, first as agent but subsequently on his own account. After he 
removed here he was largely engaged in contracts for paving, opening 
streets and filling up public squares. He served also in the Florida 
war; and for service in the Mexican war he raised a company here and 
took it to Mexico, when he was elected lieutenant colonel of the 
regiment into which his company was mustered. When peace was proclaimed 
he returned here, and in due time he engaged with great earnestness in 
the sewing machine business, and in that business he was getting on 
most prosperously when the present unfortunate war broke out, and 
interfered with his prospective arrangements. He had contemplated the 
establishment of a large Sewing Machine Factory in this city or 
neighborhood had "grim visaged war" but "smoothed its wrinkled front" 
in time. He was a man of strong passions, strong prejudices and strong 
friendships. His affections and his enmities were marked with the vigor 
of an energetic mind, and that which he resolved to do was generally 
performed regardless of consequences.

Of late he had been interested in the culture of tea, and of his first 
regular crop, raised during the present year, a sample was placed in 
our hands about two months ago, which we tried, and found to be 
excellent.

The old Colonel now sleeps in his family tomb on the Metairie Ridge, 
and when we left the spot last evening a mocking bird was singing on a 
green tree above it.

ESPINOLA – INQUEST.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Philesι Espinola, f. w. 
c., aged 14 years, found dead at 408 Girod street. Verdict, "died of 
diphtheria." The death was very sudden, deceased having been engaged in 
conversation but a few minutes before she died.

UNGRATEFUL. – Louis Gepelin came to this city some time since from 
Bonnet Carrι, and having no special abiding place, he was permitted to 
lodge with his friend, Jean Ribet. Early yesterday morning, according 
to a statement made to the Second District police, Gepelin arose early 
and departed from his friend's house, carrying with him, as it is 
conjectured, $130 in gold, $23 in bills, and a note for $580 – all of 
which effects were stolen from Ribat. During the day, Ribat made his 
complaint, and Gepelin was arrested.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman. – John Cleary and Thomas Meagher, for 
extorting black mail from a lady to the amount of $19 – twenty-five 
dollars were demanded – had to go to Fort Jackson for six months.

The three young goat stealers whose case is elsewhere mentioned, were 
sent to prison for a month.

Wm. McLaughlin, for using seditious language, had to go for three 
months to the Parish Prison.

The negro volunteer Gustave, for an assault and battery on his master, 
Mr. Durel, was sent to prison for three months.

Margaret Lee and Bridget Quinn, for a mutual assault and battery, had 
to pay a fine of $10 each.

C. L. Bellemont, for making use of seditious language, was sent to the 
Workhouse for three months. Mrs. Lawrinski, for intemperance, received 
a like sentence.

A. H. Raymond, a soldier, was tried for stealing $140 from a captain in 
the United States service. He pleaded guilty, and $40 of the money was 
recovered from a woman, to whom he had given it. He was paced in charge 
of an officer to show where he had spent the remainder of the money and 
to report on Monday for sentence.

Four sailors, belonging to the crew of the Abraham Barker, were 
arraigned on a charge of mutiny. The men complained that they were 
overworked, by the officers. On the way up the Mississippi a row 
ensued, and one of the officers was beaten by a sailor named Frank 
Wilson. This Wilson was sent to the Workhouse for a month. The other 
sailors were sent to prison for a like period.

Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. Ropf were sent to the Workhouse for a month for 
stealing cotton. A man convicted on a like charge was sent to prison.

*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1862 – page 4

THE CITY
JEWELRY FOUND. – Mr. Barclay, who resides at 7 St. Peter street, took a 
box of jewelry to the Second District Police Station this morning, and 
reported that it had been found in his kitchen, where it is supposed to 
have been hidden by a negro girl. That it had been stolen either by the 
girl or some of her friends he had no sort of doubt. It contained seven 
pairs of ear-rings, a gold chain and locket, and two shirt studs.

RUNAWAYS. – Nearly a dozen runaway slaves, belonging to Mr. Story are 
now at the Second and Third District Police Stations. They are arrested 
as straggling members of a large gang that came up the coast on 
Thursday night, and were scattered in attempting to pass the guard.

SEDITION – C. L. Bellemort is under arrest, awaiting an examination on 
a charge of having made use of seditious language against the United 
States authorities.

GOAT THIEVES. – Three boys, named Edward Keemelson, Thomas Castello and 
Jackson Albert were last evening arrested in the Fourth District, on a 
charge of carrying on a felonious goat trade, by stealing and selling 
goats and dividing the profits.

ACCESSORY. – John Seller finds himself in limbo. He was arrested as 
accessory to the breaking in of Minnie Black's premises, on Josephine 
street, for the alleged purpose of taking felonious liberties with the 
goods and chattels therein contained, to the great prejudice of the 
said Minnie, and the blackening of the characters of those concerned.

INTENT TO KILL. – A slave named Gustave, belonging to Mr. Durel, the 
stationer on Chartres street, was yesterday arrested on a charge of 
having made an assault, with intent to kill, on his master. The 
circumstances, as we learn them from the police, are these: The salve, 
who had joined a military company, went to Mr. Durel's residence, 
accompanied by two free negroes, who were also dressed in uniform, and 
demanded admittance. Mr. Durel opposed their entrance; hence the 
assault on him. The two free darkies, Alfred and Alphonse by name, were 
also arrested as aiders and abettors in the assault on Mr. Durel. 
Gustave was armed with a butcher's knife.

BLACK MAIL. – John Clary (Cleary) and Thomas Maher (Maegher) were 
arrested in the Fourth District, on a charge of having been concerned 
in black-mailing operations. We presume that they had pretended to be 
police officers or something of that kind. The charge is made by N. 
Gunn.

OUT OF ORDER. – Lieut. Miller, of the Second District police force, 
reports the telegraph box of the Trιmι station as out of order and 
unfit for use.

BATTERY. – Honorah Meagher was arrested last night for cruelly beating 
Mrs. Eshnot and resisting an officer.

UNRULY SLAVE. – The slave John, belonging to Mrs. Murphy, was arrested 
last night for making a violent assault on his mistress, and for 
resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty. He awaits a hearing.

*** MONDAY,MORNING  SEPTEMBER 15, 1862

NO PAPER.


*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY
SARGY – INQUEST.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a slave named Sargy, 
belonging to J. S. Ludlow, aged 117 years, found dead at 139 Constance 
street. Verdict: "Died of old age." Deceased was a native of Richmond, 
Va. She has frequently stated that at the time of Braddock's defeat she 
was ten years old – old enough to perform the duties of nurse. Latterly 
her sight, which years ago failed her, was completely restored that she 
was able to thread the finest needle. She recollects Richmond as an 
insignificant village, where but few families resided. About a week ago 
her appetite altogether failed her, and she gradually sank, till "like 
a useless and worn out machine," her heart finally ceased to beat.

DEWEES – INQUEST. 
An inquest was held on the body of Henry Augustus Dewees, a native of 
Louisiana, aged fifteen, found dead at the corner of Washington and 
Fulton streets. Verdict, accidentally drowned. Deceased was the son of 
Mr. Daniel S. Dewees, formerly Sheriff of the parish of Jefferson, and 
at present a member of the Bureau of Finance in this city. The Youth 
had gone to bathe with some other boys in the Toledano Draining Canal, 
where he was seized with cramps, and was drowned before assistance 
could reach him. The occurrence took place on Sunday, and the body was 
recovered on Sunday night.

UNKNOWN – INQUEST.
An inquest was also held on the body of a United States soldier, aged 
thirty years, found dead in his bed at the Planters' House, corner of 
New Levee and Lafayette streets, and a verdict was returned attributing 
his death to natural causes. He was sick when he went to the house, 
apparently having a chill. He was advised to go to the Hospital, but he 
declined, observing that he would soon get better. His uniform bore the 
marks of Second Corporal. He said that he had been discharged, but no 
evidence to that effect was found about him. He had light hair and 
moustaches of a darker color.

INTENT TO KILL. – Three negroes named Peter, Dick and Brace, were 
yesterday arrested in a house on Baronne street, on a charge of having 
made an assault, with intent to kill, on the person of R. P. Welmouth. 
An officer was called in for the purpose of arresting the negroes, and 
he too is said to have been furiously assaulted and resisted. Charges 
of this kind are becoming quite common, of late, against our servile 
population. One case, in which a French citizen was ill treated, has 
formed the subject of complaint at the French Consulate. Several 
negroes were also under arrest on a charge of being concerned in mule 
stealing.

ARRESTS. – Nelson H. Hoyt was arrested yesterday on a charge of using 
seditious and disloyal language. A boy named Mike Daly was arrested as 
a fugitive from the House of Refuge.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – E. Gaston, for getting up a small and 
personal speck of war, had to pay a fine of $20. A number of other 
fighters and disturbers of the peace got off on payment of $10 each.

Several soldiers and sailors, charged with minor offences, were sent to 
prison to await the orders of their superior officers.

Several drunken women were up on different charges and were sent to the 
Workhouse for a term proportionate to the measure of their offence.

Peter Dogherty and his wife Bridget were up for having a little 
domestic disagreement. The quarrel arose just as they were about to sit 
down to their dinner, on Sunday. Mrs. D. had a carving knife in her 
hand, and for a while her demonstrations were decidedly furious. The 
outcry produced a crowd, but though the husband kept his darling spouse 
from stabbing him, she bit him pretty badly. A fine of $10 each was 
recorded against both husband and wife.

Three months at hard labor were awarded to John Kelly. It appeared that 
on Saturday last he had followed a woman into a restaurant on Gallatin 
street, and while making approaches to familiarity, took her bank book 
from her bosom and went out with it. She pursued him and tried to get 
the bank book back, but he slapped her and tore an ear-ring from her 
ear. He told a boy that he had thrown the book into a gutter, but when 
in court he denies all knowledge of it. The woman said that the bank 
book was her only evidence that she had $157 in one of the Boston 
banks.

George Hanks, of the Massachusetts Mounted Rifle Rangers, was sent to 
prison for having drawn a pistol on the keeper of a coffeehouse who 
refused to supply him with liquor.

Gustave Reiser was fined $10 for drawing a pistol on a citizen, and the 
pistol was confiscated.

John Vogelsanger was fined $20 for having in his possession two cords 
of wood, which had been stolen from the levee, and Daniel Walter had to 
pay a like amount for beating a colored man at Gretna. His only defence 
was that he had just taken the oath and got tight on the occasion.

A mulatto woman named Sarah, owned by Mrs. Schooler, of Rampart street, 
made a sad complaint of ill-treatment against her mistress. She was 
sent to the police jail for the present.

John Goodyear was ordered to pay $110 to B. Zimmermann, which had been 
paid on a boat, which boat Goodyear subsequently sold to another party.

Mr. Joseph Mackin was yesterday tried and sentenced to two years 
imprisonment at Fort Pickens. It was in proof that he was connected 
with a committee which in December last caused Mr. J. B. Hubbard to 
leave the city on account of his political and Union proclivities. He 
stated in his defence that the action taken in Mr. Hubbard's case was 
for the purpose of protecting him from popular violence.


*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862 – page 2

MARRIED.
LANBAT – PILIΙ - At St. Augustin's Church, Paris, August 18, 1862, His 
Excellency COUNT DE CHASSELOUGH LANBAT, Senator, Grand Cross of the 
Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor and Minister of Marine and of the 
Colonies, to LOUISE PILIΙ, eldest daughter of Armand Piliι, Esq., of 
New Orleans.

DIED.
DEWEES – On Sunday evening, 14th inst., at 6 o'clock, by Drowning, HENRY 
AUGUSTUS DEWEES, youngest son of D. S. Dewees, aged fifteen years and 
one month.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1862 -  Page 1

THE CITY
WOULD DO IT. – William McCay was arrested at the corner of 
Tchoupitoulas and Josephine streets, on a charge of having expressed a 
determination to hurrah for Jeff Davis whenever he felt like it, and of 
trying to excite a crowd, against the peace and dignity of the 
authorities.

REPORTED. – Officer Dyer makes a report on the police books, to the 
effect that he was grossly insulted when in the discharge of his 
official duties, by guard of the colored regiment at the Touro 
Almshouse. It appears that the black guards ordered him off the 
sidewalk, and sent a file of men to arrest him because he persisted in 
the execution of his official duties.

BY ORDER. – Bernard Renaud was last night arrested by order of Col. 
Nelson for an improper interference with a body of soldiers.

WIFE-BEATING. – M. Isaac was arrested at the request of his wife, on a 
charge of having committed a violent assault and battery on her person.

CRABBED. – Mary Crabb, a female said to be of a very irritable 
disposition, was arrested on Geiennie street at the request of Mr. Wm. 
H. Burroughs. She is accused of having made a desperate attack on Mrs. 
Burroughs, with force and arms, and of habitually abusing and insulting 
Mr. Burroughs.

HAD A DIRK. – A soldier named John Morgan – not him of Kentucky – was 
arrested on the triune charge of being drunk, disturbing the peace, and 
carrying an unlawful weapon in the form of a dirk knife.

MULE STEALING. – Officer O'Connell of the First District police, 
reports that he found five mules, the property of the United States 
Government, which had been stolen from Camp Parapet (above Carrollton) 
by George Kenny, a negro who flourishes under a United States uniform. 
Three of the mules were found in Kenny's possession, and the other two 
in the hands of parties to whom he had sold them. Kenny and the other 
parties concerned were arrested. The purchasers were Thomas Lewis, a 
slave belonging to Mr. Chambers, and John Turner a free man of color. 
Another negro, with the high sounding name of Oliver Cromwell, who 
drove the mule which Turner bought was also arrested. They all await a 
hearing before the proper authorities.

LARCENIES. – Peter Brostlein is under arrest on a charge of larceny, 
preferred against him by Capt. Baker, of Co. B, 1st Louisiana 
volunteers, and Maria Wallace on a charge of having stolen a dress from 
Mary Holton, on St. Charles street.

*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY
MORTUARY REPORT. – Abscess 1, anasarca 4, anemia 1, apoplexy 1, 
cerebral congestion 1, cholera infantum 2, cholic 2, convulsions 4, 
croup 1, debility 6 delirium tremens 2, dentition 4, diarrhea, acute 6, 
diarrhea chronic 5, drowned 3, dysentery 6 diphtheria 2, enteritis 3, 
fever, bilious 1, fever, brain, 1, fever, congestive 3, fever, 
pernicious 2, fever, intermittant, 2, fever, remittent 1, fever, 
scarlet 1, fever, typhoid, 7, fever, yellow, 3, gangrene 1, gastritis 
3, gunshot wounds 6, hepatitis 2, hemorrhage 1, marasmus 6, meningitis 
2, nephritis 1, old age 2, paralysis 1, peritonitis 1, pneumonia 2, 
phthisis 9, rheumatism 2, stillborn 5, trismus nascentium 5, scirrhus 
2, not stated 4. Total 129.

Conditions. -  Adult males 30; adult females 18; male children ???; 
female children 21; total whites 112. Males, colored, 6; females, 
colored, 5; slaves, 6; total colored, 17. Total whites and blacks, 129.

Ages. – Under 1 years, 21; between 1 and 2 years, 6; between 2 and 5 
years, 5; between 5 and 10, 5; between 10 and 20 years, 6; between 20 
and 30 years, 37; between 30 and 40 years, 14; between 40 and 50 years, 
7; between 50 and 60 years, 3; between 60 and 70 years, 5; between 70 
and 80 years, 2; between 80 and 90 years, 1; at 100 years, 1; not 
stated, 16; total 129.

Nativity. – Connecticut 2, France 4, Germany 4, Hayti 2, Illinois 2, 
Ireland 24, Indiana 2, Louisiana 39, Maine 1, Missouri 2, Massachusetts 
2, New York 6, New Hampshire 2, Ohio 2, Russia 2, Vermont 2, not stated 
27; total 129, last week 146; decrease 17.

PROBABLY MURDER CASE. – Yesterday a colored man, named Robert Leon, 
died in the Charity Hospital from the effects of injuries alleged to 
have been received by him at the hands of a watchman, on St. Charles 
street, on the night of the 1st inst. From all that could be learned in 
relation to the case, Leon came to this city as cook for a company in 
the 21st Indiana Regiment, and, it is said, brought some money with him. 
He was taken to the Charity Hospital in the Street Commissioner's 
wagon, and his story was that a watchman had beaten him with his club. 
At first it was thought that his injuries were not very serious, but he 
gradually sank until he became utterly unconscious, and shortly 
afterwards he died. A post mortem examination revealed the fact that 
the skull was fractured on the right side of his head, the fracture 
extending upward and forward. Under the dura mater on this portion of 
the head there was a large quantity of coagulated blood. This 
occasioned compression of the brain and was the immediate cause of 
death. More remote causes will be sought by the jury of inquest at its 
adjourned meeting on Saturday next. On the police books, so far as the 
Coroner's investigations have extended no record can be found in 
relation to this case. Leon was a native of Virginia and about 35 years 
of age.

IN HIS NEW QUARTERS. – Col. French, the indefatigable Provost Marshal, 
has removed his quarters from the "cribbed, cabined and confined" 
quarters he has heretofore occupied on the second floor of the City 
Hall, to the larger rooms formerly occupied by the Board of Aldermen, 
which have been specially fitted up with all needful appliances. On 
this Colonel's desk we noticed a large, fragrant and beautiful bouquet, 
the gift doubtless of some one equally beautiful and pure.

BOY DROWNED. – An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a boy about 
sixteen years of age, found in the river at post 24, First District. 
Verdict "found drowned." Deceased is supposed to have been drowned 
while bathing, as he had no clothes on save a pair of white twilled 
drawers. There is, however, some mystery about the case. The clothes he 
is supposed to have taken off were not found, and no one could furnish 
the slightest clue by which the body could be identified. Deceased had 
dark hair, much longer than usually worn by boys.

CALVES AND SWINE. – Four speculators in flesh, who gave their names as 
Salvador Griego, Simon Ma?gia, Angelo Gargarel and Josι Banano, were 
yesterday arrested in the Second District, on a charge of having in 
their possession three calves, which they are accused of having stolen 
from Mr. Bahy, in the parish of St. Bernard, and fifteen hogs which 
they are also supposed to have stolen. The accused will doubtless meet 
their reward.

SENT TO SHIP ISLAND. – P. McGuire, who published a card stating that he 
had not taken the oath, and had no intention of taking it, has been 
sent to Ship Island for his obstinacy.

ALARM. – The alarm of fire yesterday led us on a wild goose chase. We 
found at length that it arose from a foul chimney on St. Joseph street.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – John Dern was sent to prison for a 
month for having a Confederate flag in his yard.

Wm McCay, who expressed a determination to hurra for Jeff Davis 
whenever he felt so disposed, and who was furthermore accused of 
talking in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, was 
sentenced to hard labor at Fort Jackson for three months.

Mary Murphy, for stealing a dress, was sent to the Workhouse for three 
months. Her address in her defense did not save her. Mary Johnson, for 
drunkenness, was also sent to the same institution.

Mike McDonnell and Peter Brassman, who indulged in a mutual 
antagonistic collision, got off on payment of $10 each.

Edward Wicks, a wicked son who was arrested for stealing $20 from his 
maternal relative, was sentenced to spend thirty days in the internal 
portions of the Parish Prison.

Frank Canio was tried for selling liquor without license, and being 
found guilty was sentenced to pay a fine of $100.

L. Nicholas and T. W. White had to pay a fine of $25 each, with two 
months' imprisonment, for turning their educational skill to felonious 
account.

Two women got into a quarrel and one had the other arrested. The 
investigation showed that both parties were equally to blame, and that 
the male witness in the case was to blame also. The three had to pay a 
fine of $10 each.

A roystering fellow named Philip Royster was tried on a change of 
larceny, and sent to prison for three months.

Several drunken women were as usual sent to the Workhouse to work out 
their own reformation.

A colored girl named Betsy, who threatened to kill somebody – she 
didn't much care who – was sent to the police jail.

ARRESTS. – Among those arrested yesterday were the following:

G. C. Hardy, soldier, for threatening the life of a coffeehouse keeper 
because he refused to furnish him with liquor.

Thomas Bennett, for declaring that he intended to join the Confederate 
army in Mobile, and reviling the United States Government.

Tony Fernandez, for having stolen property in his possession – a U. S. 
saddle.

Abby Brown was arrested for stealing money.


DIED.
RISCH - On Tuesday morning, 16th inst., at half-past 5 o'clock, IGNACE 
Risch, aged thirty-six years.

The friends and acquaintances of the family, and those of his brother-
in-law, Philip Wirtz, are respectfully requested to attend his funeral, 
which will take place on Wednesday Morning, the 17th inst., at 9 
o'clock, without further notice.

HALL OF ORLEANS FIRE COMP'Y NO. 21,  New Orleans, Sept. 10, 1862.
The officers and members of this Company are hereby notified to meet at 
the Engine House on Wednesday Morning, 17th inst., at half-past 8 
o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late 
Treasurer, IGNACE RISCH. By order of
JAS. AYLES, Sec'y.

*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1862 -  Page 2

THE COMET. – This celestial phenomenon is now discernable, when the 
weather is clear, its nebulous brightness much diminished by its 
increased distance, just on the edge of the milky way, in a southern 
direction. Of this comet, a late Boston Traveller says:

At what epoch in the world's history it will reappear to adorn again 
the vast expanse of our starry heavens, and excite new admiration and 
wonder among men, no one can now tell. Its history begins with its 
present appearance, there being no record of its having been seen 
before in any age of the world. The nucleus has presented some strange 
and abnormal phases, as viewed with large telescopes. Sheets of flame 
have been seen issuing from it in divers directions, and the whole 
phenomena has not inaptly been compared to a world consuming by fire. 
On Saturday evening the nucleus was within that beautiful wreath of 
stars which form the constellation Corona Borealis, while the tail 
stretched upward towards the pole of the magnetic dip. It is travelling 
fast into the huge constellation of Opinchus, and will finally 
disappear in the scorpion below the circle of the Zodiac. Although the 
present comet has been far inferior in brilliancy to that of last year, 
or to the ever-memorable one of Donati in 1858, yet it is a large one 
compared to most others. Only one in six of the comets which are 
observed ever become visible to the naked eye, and during the present 
century not more than half a dozen have appeared which have been larger 
than the present one. The colossal comets of last year and of Donati 
have hitherto been the products of an age, instead of a few years, and 
it is hardly reasonable to look for such stupendous exhibitions again 
very soon.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1862 -  Page 1

THE CITY

COUNTERFEIT MONEY. –  Carlos Barretti was last night arrested, on the 
levee, on a charge of attempting to pass counterfeit money. He had in 
possession some counterfeit half dollars and dimes.

SELLING LIQUOR. – Michael M. Ford awaits a hearing on a charge of 
contravening military orders by selling intoxicating liquors to sailors 
and soldiers.

LAWLESS. – It is reported that a gang of lawless men in boats and 
schooners have been in the habit of visiting the coast below the city, 
furnishing slaves with liquor, enticing them to run away, and trading 
with them for pigs, calves and poultry belonging to their masters. In 
order to prevent such lawless doings, a police force has been placed 
under the charge of Dr. Knapp, and this morning two of the supposed 
offenders were brought hither from the parish of St. Bernard, to be 
tried for their offenses.

BURGLARY. – Between 1 and 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning two negroes 
broke into the residence of a market gardener, named Dominique Debos, 
who lives about a quarter of a mile from Camp Lewis. The gardener, it 
seems, had a dog, and this dog the Negroes had managed to place in a 
sack. He, however, kept growling so that his master was awakened. As 
soon as Debos got up, the negroes attacked and beat him badly on his 
head with a bottle. The noise began to attract attention outside and 
thereupon the negroes ran away.

TO BOYS. – Boys are warned that the police are about to enforce the 
ordinances against them if they undertake to swim naked about the 
wharves in the day time. Be warned in time boys and don't expose 
yourselves.

INTENT TO KILL. – A free woman of color, named Mary Saucier was last 
night arrested, on a charge of having beaten Mary Seymour, and made an 
attack on her with a knife, with intent to kill. Mary Lacy was also 
arrested on Claiborne street for an assault with intent to kill. The 
charge is made by Thos. Flynn.

LARCENY. – A slave named Henry, belonging to Mr. Murphy, was arrested 
at the request of E. Walton, on a charge of having stolen $64.

POTATO ROT. – Officer Wolf reports that a large quantity of potatoes, 
which had been landed at Post 40, Third District, have become 
completely rotten, and are a nuisance to the two senses of sight and 
smell.

SUDDEN DEATH. – A free man of color, named Charles Adams, fell down 
last night, in an alley way leading from Baronne street, near Canal, 
and died almost immediately. His body was taken to 14 Baronne street, 
where an inquest was held, and a verdict was returned attributing death 
to disease of the heart. Adams was a native of Kentucky, and about 45 
years of age. He fell with his face downward in the gutter.

SEDITIOUS. -  Dan Mullen, of the 14th Maine Regiment, was arrested last 
night on St. Charles street, on a charge of using seditious language 
against the government, and of threatening Officer Coyle.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY

STRANGE TRANSFORMATIONS. – There have been some curious transformations 
in the business world since the war commenced. Not to speak of the 
extravagant prices paid for articles in various parts of the country, 
our intention is merely to direct attention to some of the more 
noticeable business changes which have taken place recently in New 
Orleans. In old times business had its specific rules the regulations, 
as fixes as the laws of the Medes and Persians. But now old times and 
old arrangements have passed away. Coal oil and coal oil lamps are sold 
in crockery and apothecary stores; corn and whiskey are sold in dry 
goods stores; and everything like system in business is ignored or 
overlooked. How many thousands of men in this city have been obliged to 
put off old vocations to assume new ones, since the ordinance of 
secession passed! A few have been enriched, but tens of thousands are 
ruined. When will the good old times come round again, and business 
fall back into its old channels?

RAIN. – We had some very heavy showers yesterday, and one or two 
remarkably sharp flashes of lighning and loud claps of thunder. The 
weather afterwards became much cooler and pleasanter than it had been, 
though the sky was overcast during the entire day.

POTATOES. – John Brown's slave Stephen was yesterday arrested in the 
Second District for stealing a sack of potatoes.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman. – Cases before the Provost Court 
yesterday were neither numerous nor important. The following are the 
only ones worthy of notice:

Salvador Griego and his three friends who were arrested on a charge of 
having stolen hogs and calves in their possession, were yesterday 
arraigned and remanded for examination.

An old case was up. The facts as proved showed a difficulty between a 
husband and a wife, and the strife which ensued was, as usual, 
heartrending. The wife loved and suffered, and the husband, doubtless, 
suffered also. There appears to have been an order given to dispose of 
the community property between them, and the party appointed to perform 
that duty reported that it was inadvisable to force a sale during the 
present stagnant condition of affairs. The case was eventually 
continued.

James McMahan, C. W. Rowan, T. W. Howland, Joseph Remper and Andrew 
Nelson, all members of the 13th Connecticut Regiment, were sent to 
prison to await the orders of their commanding officers. They had been 
guilty of various petty offenses.

William Nelse, for insulting a lady, had to pay a fine of $10 therefor.

Michael Kennedy, who belongs to the camp of Mars, went to the tents of 
Venus, and while sporting there, got into a quarrel with one of the 
fair but fragile daughters of the night, and committed, as was charged, 
an assault and battery on her person. The developments showed that the 
fair one was even more to blame than the soldier; so she was fined $10, 
and the knight of the sword was told to go his way.

Thomas Christian, accused of having committed a heathenish sort of 
assault and battery was discharged, as he was not more to blame than 
his accuser.

Thomas Bennett who indulged in seditious language and expressed a 
desire to join the Confederate army, was tried, and as the charge 
against him was proved, he was sent to prison for a month.

Mrs. Downey, who disturbs the peace of her neighbors when she should be 
resting on her downy couch, was dealt with tenderly, being only fined 
$10.

Michael M. Ford was tried on a charge of selling liquor to sailors and 
soldiers – a grave offense, for which he once before paid $100. The 
proofs were clear against him, and he was this time fined $200. Ford 
said that he could not afford to pay such a fine often.

Joseph Dannell for larceny was sent to the Workhouse for three months.

Walter Henly for drunkedness had to pay a fine of $10.

Levi Lorende was tried and found guilty of selling liquor to soldiers. 
He had to pay a fine of $100.

Abby Brown was arrested for stealing money from her husband and using 
it improbably. They proved to be a precious pair and both were sent to 
the Workhouse.

DIED.
MONROE - On Wednesday morning, 17th inst., at 5 o'clock, of pernicious 
fever, JOHN T. MONROE, aged four years one month and seventeen days, 
son of Mayor John T. and Rebecca Isadora Monroe.

HUBBARD - On Monday morning, 15th inst., at 4 o'clock, Madame WINNEY 
HUBBARD, aged sixty-two years, and for the last forty-seven years a 
resident of New Orleans.

*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1862 -  Page 1

THE CITY.
DULL. – A spirit of heaviness was on the city this morning. The clouds, 
which hung loweringly above, showed occasional breaks and streaks of 
light, but they were too faint and few to drive away the general 
dullness. People moved about as if they expected bad news. There was no 
elasticity in the movements of the people, and even rascality, if it 
moved at all, moved unobserved. The police arrests during the night 
were in the main of a trifling character. There nothing to relieve the 
base grovelings of rascality; no daring dash; no brilliant villainy. 
Even the Ben Harding voice of the famous auctioneer of Chartres street 
– that queer voice which makes people on the sidewalks stop and marvel 
– lost half its eccentricity of tone by the dullness of the day, and 
folks walked on without minding it. The beggars who, as usual, come out 
early, were soon disgusted at the prospect and returned to their 
respective homes to imbibe artificial life from their respective 
bottles – a never-failing remedy for dullness among people of that ilk.

DROWNED. – The body of a man was this morning found in the Broad street 
canal, and there are some reasons for supposing the case to be one of 
suicide. The Coroner has gone to investigate the facts, but whether he 
will succeed in tracing effects to their causes, is uncertain.

THREATENING. – Catherine Callis was arrested on St. Louis street for 
threatening to kill Mary Johnson. And thereby hangs a tale. Catherine 
appears to be jealous of Mary, though Mary declares she has no 
sufficient reason for so doing, and the result has been an expressed 
determination on the part of Catherine to rid herself of her hated 
rival.

DISCHARGED. – J. R. Rayhy, a police officer of the Fourth District, was 
discharged from the police by Col. French for insulting a citizen on 
the streets, and exhibiting symptoms of intoxication.

USING A CANE. – P. Fourney was arrested on Front street, near the 
Triangle Buildings, at the request of his wife, who accuses him of 
striking her on the head with a cane.

FRAUD. – Martin Hyams was arrested in the instance of Wm. Meadows on a 
charge of fraud. The particulars we could not learn.

*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY.
INQUEST. – An inquest was held by Coroner Beach yesterday on the body 
of Bernard Couret, who was drowned early yesterday morning in Canal 
Carondelet, near the Broad street bridge. It appears that the deceased 
kept a grocery on Carondelet Walk, and that on Wednesday night he was 
called upon to sit up with a sick relative. Early in the morning he 
went out for a walk, having previously taken a cup of coffee, and in an 
hour or so afterwards his body was found in the canal. It was not, 
however, supposed that he had been thrown in by force, or that he 
plunged in of his own accord. He was subject to fits, which rendered 
him for the time being helpless, and the impression is – for there is 
no proof on the subject – that being attacked by one of those fits 
while walking on the banks of the canal, he fell into the water and was 
drowned. Some mud on the sleeve of his coat, received when falling down 
the embankment, was looked upon as favoring this hypothesis. After 
being made acquainted with all the facts, the jury on inquest decided 
that the deceased was accidentally drowned. Mr. Couret was a native of 
France and about 47 years of age.

An inquest was also held on the body of Antonio Berndes, a native of 
Germany, aged 50 years, found dead at 175 Poydras street. Verdict, 
"Died of consumption." Deceased was a carpenter by trade and had long 
been ailing. He had no relatives here, and appears to have left the 
world without regret.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman. – The case of Isadore Heidensfelder was 
yesterday up for trial. Heidensfelder, it will be remembered, took a 
wounded soldier some time since to the Second District Lockup, and 
reported that, in attempting to shoot a person on the Rampart street 
cars, the soldier had accidently shot himself in the thigh. The wound 
was of so serious a character that the soldier – a mere boy, by the way 
– was sent to the Charity Hospital, and he had recovered sufficiently 
to appear on the witness stand. While the soldier was in the hospital, 
facts came to the knowledge of Lieut. Miller, which satisfied him that 
Heidensfelder's report was incorrect, and that the soldier was shot by 
Heidensfelder himself. Hearing that such an opinion prevailed in 
relation to the matter, Heidensfelder surrendered himself to Lieut. 
Miller, a day or two since, and demanded the examination which came off 
yesterday.

The chief witness in the case was the soldier. He stated that he had a 
difficulty with the driver of the car, and drew on him an unloaded 
pistol for the purpose of intimidating him. Hearing the cry "arrest 
him," he turned and fled, and and getting into Orleans street he ran 
towards the river, pursued by a man whom he recognized as 
Heidensfelder. As he ran two shots were fired at him, one of which took 
effect in his thigh. He furthermore stated that while he was in the 
Hospital the brother of the accused approached him and offered him $25 
if he would give no testimony in the case.

Other witnesses were examined who corroborated the young soldier's 
statement. It was also in proof that the pistol taken from the soldier 
did not appear to have been recently discharged, and that an attempt 
had been made to tamper with another of the witnesses.

On this showing Judge Kinsman sentenced Heidensfelder to imprisonment 
at Fort Pickens for six months.

D. Turner, for turning the bony ends of his arms into battering rams, 
to the prejudice of somebody's ribs, was fined $10.

Wm. H. Cousine, who was arrested as a fugitive from Parish Prison, was 
taken into court and questioned as to the manner in which he had 
effected his enlargement. He could not answer satisfactorily, and was 
sentenced to return to prison to fill out his old requirement.

Stephen, the contraband of John Brown, was brought up with a round turn 
for having placed his shoulder feloniously under a sack of potatoes, 
which he attempted to march off with from the Vegetable Market. He told 
a cock and bull story, which was not believed, and he was sent to the 
Workhouse for a month.

Frederick Friedlander was put on trial for purchasing some powder from 
a Federal soldier named Driscoll. The powder is said to be some which 
was captured at the sacking of the guerilla camp, and sold by Driscoll 
to Friedlander for $8, sundry drinks being thrown in by the way of 
lagniappe. For these doings Friedlander was sent to Fort Pickens for 
six months, and Driscoll to Fort Jackson.

Augustus Merkle was arraigned on a charge of being accessory after the 
fact to the tearing down of a U. S. flag, but after a partial hearing 
the case was handed over for military action.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1862 -  Page 1

THE CITY.

THEATRICALS ON THE RIVER. – Under this heading our sprightly 
cotemporary, the Jefferson City News, gives the following piece of 
theatrical information:
"Robert Macaire," "Box and Cox," and "Servants by Legacy," were 
produced to a select audience on board the Pensacola, on Tuesday 
evening, the characters being sustained by the crew. The acting would 
have done credit to some professional actors; the dying scene in 
"Robert Macaire" depicting faithfully the natural conception of the 
authors. "Servants by Legacy" kept the audience in a perfect roar of 
laughter, the ladies enjoying the "female" characters (which were of 
course personated by men) hugely. The officers of the Pensacola deserve 
credit for their efforts to amuse in the midst of war, and their 
friends are rapidly increasing.

UNION MEETING. – The last Union meeting at Lyceum Hall was enlivened by 
a speech from Col. Hamilton, of Texas, in which he detailed the horrors 
of secession, as practiced in Texas. The mob, the revolutionary 
politicians, and "the reverend cut-throats" who preached secession from 
their pulpits, are charged with the responsibility of taking Texas out 
of the Union. A very dark picture of affairs in Texas was drawn; the 
brightness of the past was held up in contrast, and hopes of a still 
brighter future were indulged in and proclaimed. For these details we 
are indebted to the Delta.

LIGHT BREAD. – Joseph Meyme was arrested in the Fourth District for 
having sold to Edward Vail a loaf of bread not half the weight 
prescribed by the published assize.
M. Coutint was also arrested at Gretna for an offence of a similar 
character. Though probably the size of his loaf corresponded more 
nearly with the assize regulations.

THREAT TO KILL. – Louis Gregg was arrested last night for threatening 
to kill the driver of one of the City Railroad cars.

EMBEZZLEMENT. – George Russell, of the 13th Connecticut Regiment, is 
under arrest on a charge of having embezzled Fanny Mariam's watch. How 
Fanny happened to place her watch in George's hands, and whether the 
watchman got back the watch from George are as yet unanswered 
questions.

USING A BUCKET. – Caroline Coyle found herself coiled up in a cell of 
the First District calaboose. She said that she only had a quarrel with 
Miss Only Kenney, but Miss Only declares that Caroline struck her with 
a bucket, injuring her severely.

FOUR OF THEM. – Four of the females that flourish in the regions of 
Perdido were arrested last night for habitual drunkenness, and for 
furnishing soldiers with spiritous and unlawful stimulants.

THE SWORD. – Michael McCarty was arrested on Julia street for an attack 
on Martin Horigan with a sword, with intent him, the said Horrigan, to 
kill. Horrigan received a flesh wound in the affray.

DRUNK,  &c. – Wm. Donagan was arrested for getting drunk and using 
seditious language.

INTENT TO KILL. – James O'Hara was arrested on Carondelet street for an 
attack on Joseph Westmore with intent to kill. Westmore is said to have 
received from O'Hara a good deal more than the law allows, to-wit; a 
blow with a piece of iron on his face.

*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. – A soldier named Elijah Greenfield, while uncocking 
his pistol yesterday, was so unfortunate as to discharge the weapon, 
and the bullet from it passed through his left hand. He was taken to 
the Charity Hospital for medical treatment.

TALK AMONG THE UPPER TEN. – Of late there has been some talk on a 
tender subject among the upper ten. It appears that one of the 
fraternity, whose domestic relations were not altogether of the odor of 
sanctity, concluded to eschew evil concupiscence, get married and live 
virtuously. With this end in view, he paid his addresses to a lady, and 
in due time she became "bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh." 
After he took her home a difficulty ensued.

The unlawful love which he had so unceremoniously put off proved 
refractory. It produced storms. There was lightning and thunder and 
heavy showers of tears. To speak plainly the mistress disputed the 
wife's rights to her own husband, and occasioned what might, without 
any figure of speech, be denominated "a scene." It is not easy to 
imagine all the trouble which a reformed, sensitive, and withal 
sensible husband might have under such circumstances. Days were spent 
in arrangements – perplexing days of toil and trouble and care. At 
length the mistress, for "a valuable consideration," yielded up her 
claims, and since then things have gone on harmoniously towards peace, 
happiness and reconcilement.

LEFT. – The flag of truce, which arrived here a few days since, left 
the city yesterday morning.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – William Donovan who hurrahed for Jeff 
Davis and indulged in other such sentiments was required to pay a fine 
of $10.

Joseph Delaney, who has such an affection for soldiers that he 
undertook to furnish them with liquor in the guard house, was sent to 
prison for two months for his mistaken philanthropy.

Ann Hart, M. Sturgeon and Kate Goltrie for habitual drunkenness and 
furnishing soldiers with intoxicating liquor, were sent to the 
Workhouse for three months.

Thomas O'Hara was tried for aggravated assault and battery, which being 
proved against him, he was sentenced to three months imprisonment at 
Fort Pickens.

A colored man named Louis Griggs was tried on a charge of snapping a 
pistol at a white man. It appears that he and the white man had some 
misunderstanding about the political rights of negroes, and other 
matters. The charge was proved, and Griggs was sent to Fort Pickens for 
three months.

Augustus Reynolds, in intemperate conduct, was fined $10.

Ann McGuire, who grew boisterous under the influence of inebriating 
drinks, was sent to the Workhouse for three months.

Charles Smith, who had been arrested for larceny, was discharged, the 
prosecutor failing to appear against him. Subsequently the prosecutor 
was fined $10 for his action in the premises.

DIDN'T PAY UP. – John Bordes, a farmer in St. Mary's Market, was 
yesterday arrested for failing to pay his dues and appropriating to his 
own use all the revenues coming into his hands.

SEDITIOUS. – Wm. H. Houck was yesterday arrested by Lieut. Duane on a 
charge of using seditious language against the United States 
Government.

*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1862 -  Page 2

MARRIED.
GOLDING – McCAN – On the 18th inst., by the Rev. J. E. Bradley, at the 
residence of the bride's uncle, D. C. McCan, Esq., Mr. WM. GOLDING to 
Miss MARGARET E. McCAN.

DIED.
WEBER – On Friday morning, the 19th inst., at 10 o'clock, JOHN GEORGE 
WEBER, aged 48 years, an exempt member of Jackson Fire Company No. 18.
His funeral will take place This Afternoon at ? o'clock, from the 
corner of Julia and Carondelet streets. His friends and acquaintances, 
and the Fire Department, the Masons and Odd Fellows, are respectfully 
invited to attend.

*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1862 -  Page 2

DIED.
NELSON – On Friday evening, 19th inst., at half-past 10 o'clock, in the 
thirty-fifth year of her age, MARY ELIZA MURRAY, wife of John M. 
Nelson.

THORNHILL – On the 19th of July last, at "The Elms," in the city of 
Natchez, Miss., after a long and painful illness, Mrs. ANN THORNHILL, 
of this city, in the seventy-sixth year of her age, a native of 
Warrenton, Fauquier county, Virginia.
Washington City and Warrenton (Va.) papers will please copy.

HEDGES– On the 13th ult., at the residence of her uncle, the Rev. H. T. 
Lee, parish of West Baton Rouge, ELLEN LEE HEDGES, aged thirteen years, 
daughter of Rev. C. S. Hedges, of this city.

McCORMICK – On Saturday afternoon, the 20th inst., at 2 o'clock, CHARLES 
McCORMICK, aged twenty-one years, native of county Roscommon, Ireland.
His friends and acquaintances, and those of his brother-in-law, James 
Clark, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, which will take 
place from his late residence, 404 Felicity street, between Benton and 
Liberty streets, at 3 o'clock This Afternoon.

*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1862 -  Page 3

THE CITY.
LEON – INQUEST COMPLETED. – The inquest, commenced some days ago to 
learn the manner in which Robert Leon, f. m. c., came to his death, was 
terminated yesterday, but not with very satisfactory results. It will 
be remembered that Leon was taken to the Charity Hospital on the night 
of the 1st inst., suffering sadly from the effects of injuries alleged 
by himself to have been inflicted on him by a watchman on St. Charles 
street. After he died, it was found that his skull was fractured by a 
heavy blow or blows with some blunt weapon, and that death had resulted 
from the pressure of coagulated blood upon the brain. The inquest was 
postponed to ascertain, if possible, by whom, and under what 
circumstances, the man's skull was fractured.
But no light could be thrown on the mystery, and the jury was obliged 
to return a verdict attributing the injuries to "some person or persons 
unknown."

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – It was decided by Judge Kinsman in the 
Provost Court yesterday, that all intoxicating liquors, whether 
distilled or malt, furnished to enlisted men in this department is 
prohibited, and the person or persons furnishing the same will have 
their property confiscated, their places of business closed, and will 
themselves be punished by fine or imprisonment.

Thomas Mackin, who broke open a box of bitters on the levee and helped 
himself to several bottles, was sent to the Workhouse for two months.

Oliver, the mule stealing nigger whose arrest we have elsewhere 
mentioned, was sent to prison for a month.

Louis Rebar, found guilty of stealing shoes, was sent to the Workhouse 
for six months.

Edward Malone, a soldier, accused of stabbing Officer Gainsboro' with 
intent to kill, and of interfering with him in the discharge of his 
duty, was sent for trial before a court martial.

Sarah Rosenschwink, accused of selling liquor by the glass without 
license, was fined $25, which she paid and departed.

John Jost, for abusing and threatening one of his fellow sinners, was 
found guilty and sentenced to hard labor for six months at Fort 
Jackson.

Peter Brown, for drunkenness, was sent to the Workhouse for a month.

Wm. H. Houck, for putting on Dixie airs in the streets of New Orleans, 
was sent to prison for three months.

Catherine Graham and Kate O'Brien for intemperance in word and deed 
were sent to the Workhouse for ninety days.

Wm. Newman, a Confederate soldier, was arrested for being drunk and 
talking rather wildly. He was sent to prison for six months.

Several soldiers, arrested for being absent from their quarters without 
leave, were sent to prison to reflect on their unlawful doings.

B. Seliva, for searching premises without permission, was fined $100. 
He was hunting after runaway negroes.

Josι Baρano, Salvador Grego, Serano Marte and Angelo Carterel were 
tried on a charge of having stolen a lot of calves and hogs in the 
Parish of St. Bernard, which they brought to this city for sale. The 
owner of the calves identified them fully, but as he had not taken the 
oath of allegiance he was not permitted to reclaim them. It was in 
proof that the prisoners had offered $100 to the officers who brought 
them here, with a view of softening their official hearts. But the 
bribe was not accepted. The accused were found guilty and sent to Fort 
Pickens for six months, and the stolen property was ordered to be 
delivered to the quartermaster for slaughter, or otherwise.

Michael H. Sullivan and H. W. Patterson were up on a charge of having 
arms concealed on their premises, a fact which Sullivan confidentially 
disclosed to a cavalry officer when tight. Two pistols were found, but 
they were old and worthless things, and the parties were discharged.

Mr. J. Slater was tried for having concealed arms in his possession. 
The information against him was given by a negro girl about sixteen 
years old. The weapon was a rifle. She said her master had at first 
concealed it under the floor of the kitchen, and afterwards had removed 
it to the privy, where it was found. On this showing, Mr. Slater was 
sent to Fort Pickens for three months, and the girl was ordered to be 
emancipated.

ACCIDENTS. – A cavalry soldier was turning the corner of Canal and New 
Levee streets at full speed, yesterday, his horse fell down, and he was 
badly injured. He was taken into the Customhouse.

ARRESTED. – g. de Ferriet and B. M. Hebrard were last evening arrested 
on a charge of having been concerned in forcing J. B. Hubbard to leave 
the city in December last.


*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1862 -  Page 4

THE CITY.
SCALDED. – Joseph Welling was, this morning, admitted into the Charity 
Hospital. He had been badly scalded in consequence of having 
accidentally fallen into a boiling kettle in one of the city breweries. 
Welling was a native of native of Bavaria, and about thirty-five years 
of age.

MULE STEALING. – The slave Oliver, belonging to Mr. Mitchell, was last 
night arrested on a charge of having stolen a mule. The mule was taken 
from him and sent to the pound, and he was sent to the lockup. In 
addition to the theft charged against him, he is accused of being a 
runaway.

ARRESTED. – A number of soldiers were last night arrested by the 
police, on a charge of being absent without leave from their quarters. 
On this subject strict orders have been given.

BITTER. – Thomas Mackin was last evening arrested at the request of 
Capt. Lesk, of the bark Trinity. He is accused of having broken open a 
box containing sherry wine bitters, and feloniously appropriating to 
his own use sundry bottles thereof. These bitters will probably prove a 
bitter subject to the accused.

TRYING TO BREAK IN. – Catherine O'Brien stands charged with a 
burglarious operation. She was arrested last night for attempting to 
break into the house of James Clark, on Second street, in the Fourth 
District, but whether for purposes felonious or otherwise deponent doth 
not say. It is strange that a woman should so far unsex herself as to 
try to break into a neighbor's domicil.

A CHANGE. – A change has come over the face of the sky and the signs of 
the times. The air this morning is fresh and invigorating and the azure 
vault above is clear and pure. In stepping out one feels a joyous 
consciousness of existence which had not been enjoyed before "for lo, 
these many days." Ladies in great numbers have been tempted out, and 
the streets present an appearance of unwonted brilliancy. We trust that 
we have now entered upon a really fine spell of weather.

IN THE LIQUOR LINE. – Mary Hill was last night arrested on Customhouse 
street for furnishing liquor to a United States soldier named Thomas 
Cory. Cory was also arrested for partaking with Mary of the inebriating 
draught.

TRYING TO GET OUT. – Among the arrests by the Fourth District police, 
we notice the names of J. B. Nerea?, A. J. Keller and Mrs. Keller. They 
are accused of having attempted to get into the Confederate lines by 
surreptitious means, and of having had with them a variety of 
contraband articles.

CLOSED. – The Empire House, whish has long been considered the first of 
the Fourth District drinking establishments, was closed last evening by 
order of the military authorities.



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*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1862 -  Page 1

THE CITY.
ACCIDENT. – Mr. Adam Kieffer was severely injured by falling in a 
brewery. He was taken to Charity Hospital for medical treatment. It is 
supposed that some of his bones were broken.

NEARLY DROWNED. – Notwithstanding the repeated warnings made to boys 
about bathing in the river, the practice is still adhered to. Yesterday 
the river police saved one little fellow who had got beyond his depth. 
He had been swimming with some other boys, and was just sinking for the 
last time when the police reached him. Two of the larger boys were 
arrested. It is said that they were laughing at their drowning 
companion.

BREAKING OUT. – Fritz Taylor, who has an exceedingly bad reputation as 
a counterfeiter and burglar, broke out last night from the First 
District lockup. He had been supplied by some kind friend with a little 
saw, with which he sawed off an inch bar of iron at one end, and 
wrenching it from its place at the other end, he made a hole big enough 
to creep through. The result was that he walked off unobserved. On the 
16th of August he had been arrested for being concerned in a burglary on 
Canal street, and why he has been in the lockup ever since does not 
appear very clear to outsiders. Such a man should be kept in the Parish 
Prison.

BODY FOUND. – The body of an infant, apparently not fully developed was 
found last night in an alleyway leading from Front Levee street near 
Esplanade. An inquest was held thereon, but no facts could be elicited 
as to how it came there.

USING UNLAWFUL FORCE. – Thomas Stapleton, John Connelly and J. Loomey 
were arrested in the Fourth District yesterday, on a charge of having 
forcibly entered a place of amusement, and tried to create a riot.

FORCIBLY FELONIOUS. – Charles Zimmerman was last night arrested for 
forcibly entering the premises of F. Leopold and stealing therefrom 
various household goods and chattels.

INSENSIBLE. – A white man, in a state of almost insensibility, was last 
night found by the police on Camp street, and after being removed to 
the Lockup was subsequently taken to the Charity Hospital. He had a 
fine watch and some money in his pocket, but his name could not be 
ascertained.

STEALING. – John Brown, following out the instincts of a bad man and 
nature, was arrested yesterday for stealing sugar from the Levee. He 
thought he had a right to it as the cane was grown by negroes.

ROBBERY. – Thomas Hall was arrested in the Second District yesterday on 
a charge of robbery preferred against him by W. R. Hawkins, on the 16th 
inst.

ARMS. – Lieut. Miller reports that he found two loaded pistols, a sword 
bayonet, a bowie knife, a bullet mould, and some powder, by virtue of a 
warrant, at the residence of Joseph Grego, on Old Levee streets. Grego 
had previously been arrested for passing counterfeit tickets.

SUSPECTED. – L. Harrison, A. Gannon and Mary Gannon were arrested 
yesterday, on Love street, on suspicion of having stolen a variety of 
articles from the premises of Mary Carrigan on Love street.

*** TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY.
OPENING OF THE COURTS. – Some preliminary steps were taken yesterday 
for the reopening of the courts. The new Sheriff, James Dunham, Esq., 
took possession of his office, and some deputies were sworn in. Judge 
Howell, of the Sixth District Court, and Judge Whitaker, the recently 
appointed incumbent of the Second District Court – that in which all 
probate business is transacted – were present, and in a few days these 
courts will be opened for the transaction of business. It is said that 
Judge Heistand is to be appointed to one of the other now vacant 
benches of the District courts.

MURDER IN CARROLLTON. – We understand that a barkeeper in a beer garden 
in Carrollton was killed, on Sunday by a soldier. As the story goes, a 
party of soldiers entered the garden and called for something to drink. 
Being refused, they became excited and a quarrel ensued, during which 
the barkeeper was shot. We could not learn whether any arrests had been 
made in connection with the matter.

NEGRO OUTRAGES. – Officer Marooney, of the Second District police, 
informs us that, a day or two ago, a party of negroes from the Touro 
Almshouse entered car No. 108, set apart for the exclusive use of white 
folks, and insisted on taking their places on the seats.
The driver told them to leave, but they became quite boisterous in 
their conduct, beat the driver very severely and attempted to break 
open the ticket box. Such outrages, we understand, are becoming 
extremely common of late among certain classes of corrupted negroes. Is 
there no remedy?

STOLEN PROPERTY. – Officer Ford reports that he found, by virtue of a 
warrant, in a house on Foucher street, a barrel of molasses and one and 
a half barrels of sugar, alleged to have been stolen from the levee.

BROUGHT BACK. – Ellen Malone, who was arrested some time since on a 
charge of having aided and abetted her husband, a soldier, in his 
murderous attack on Officer Gainesborough, was yesterday brought back 
from the Charity Hospital, whither she had been from prison to be 
confined.

REARRESTED. – In another column we noticed the escape of the notorious 
burglar and counterfeiter, Fritz Taylor, from the First District 
Lockup, by sawing off an iron bar, and wrenching it from its place in 
the grated cell. He escaped on Sunday night, and yesterday afternoon he 
was arrested by officer Whitley – the same officer, by the way, who 
originally arrested him and his companions in guilt. Whitley first 
caught sight of him on St. Philippe street, and pursued him at a break 
neck pace to a yard on Dumaine street, where he had sought concealment. 
There he succeeded in arresting him, and he was forthwith conveyed to 
the place which he had escaped from, and ornamented with certain 
articles of Pittsburg jewelry. It is not likely that he will get off 
again.

FALSE ALARM. – The firemen turned out yesterday morning on an alarm 
inadvertently given by a person who was employed in repairing one of 
the telegraph boxes. 

PROVOST COURT. – As Judge Kinsman was unwell yesterday, none of the 
fixed cases were tried, but the dock was cleared by Judge Haggerty.

Louise Smith and Maria Shay were sent to the Workhouse for three months 
for disturbing the peace. Ellen McCarthy and Bridget O'Brien, for 
drunkenness, were sent for a month to the same institution. Lizzy 
McKinney, who drank harder than the others, was sent down for three 
months.

A number of individuals, for drunkenness, were fined, some $10, and 
some $5.

L. C. Clary and Dan Ferguson, for drunkenness and disturbing the peace, 
were sent for a month to prison. Several soldiers, arrested for being 
absent from their quarters without passes, were also sent to prison.

TAKING THE OATH. – Taking the oath of allegiance was the great business 
transacted yesterday. Thousands upon thousands of our citizens, male 
and female, had suddenly discovered that to take the oath was a 
patriotic duty which they had heretofore neglected, and they rushed to 
the Customhouse, the City Hall, and other oath-administering 
departments to do the deed. There was a perfect jam everywhere – a rush 
to get in first, and a rush to get out again after the oath was taken. 
Ladies went principally to the City Hall, where a number of oath-taking 
stands had been established by order of the Provost Marshal. According 
to the proclamation of President Lincoln, yesterday was the last of the 
sixty days of grace offered to political sinners in the revolted 
States. When the sun went down it carried with it the last chance for 
many; and for many it was the signal of strange hopes and fears.

*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1862 -  Page 2

THE CITY.
MORTUARY REPORT, for the week ending Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock, 
September 21, 1862:

DISEASES. – Abscess 1, anasarca 2, anemia 3, ascites 3, apoplexy 2, 
asthma 1, bronchitis 1, brain softening of 1, brain compression of, 1; 
cholera infantum 1; cystitis 2, convulsions 1, coup de soleil 1, 
dentition 3, debility 2, diphtheria 2, diarrhea acute 5, diarrhea 
chronic 6, drowned 3, dysentery 6, enteritis 3, fever congestive 4, 
fever continued 1, fever cerebral 4, fever intermittent 1, fever 
puerperal 1, fever remittent 4, fever scarlet 1, fever typhoid 3, 
gastritis 1, gunshot wounds 1, heart disease of 3, hydro pericardium 1, 
hepatitis 2, hooping cough 1, insane 1, marasmus 1, old age 1, 
paralysis 1, phthisis 13, pneumonia 5, premature birth 2, scrofula 1, 
stillborn 2, tetanus 5, trismus nascentium  2, scirrhus 2,  not stated 
3. Total, 117.

CONDITIONS. – Adult males, 54; adult females, 12; male children 19; 
female children, 11; total whites, 96. Male colored, 10; female 
colored, 6; slaves, 5; total colored, 10. Total whites and blacks, 117.

AGES. – Under 1 year, 11; from 1 to 2 years, 7; from 2 to 5 years, 7; 
from 5 to 10 years, 3; from 10 to 20 years, 9; from 20 to 30 years, 17; 
from 30 to 40 years, 10; from 40 to 50 years, 14; from 50 to 60 years; 
8, from 60 to 70 years, 3; from 70 to 80, 2; from 80 to 90 years, 4; at 
117 years 1; not stated, 21; total, 117.

NATIVITY. – Bavaria 1; England 2; France 3; Germany 8; Havana 1; 
Ireland 16; Kentucky 1; Louisiana 20; Maryland 2; Norway 1; Prussia 1; 
Portugal 1; Rhode Island 1; St. Domingo 1; Scotland 1; Tennessee 1; 
Virginia 4; United States 9; not stated 43; total 117; last week 129; 
decrease 12.

NEGROES IN THE CARS. – In yesterday's Picayune we took occasion to 
state, on the information of Officer Marooney, of the Second District 
police, that a day or two ago a party of negroes from the Touro 
Almshouse entered car No. 108, set apart for the exclusive use of white 
folks, and insisted on taking their places on the seats; that the 
driver told them to leave, but they became quite boisterous in their 
conduct, beat the driver very severely, and attempted to break open the 
ticket box. Such outrages, we took occasion to remark, are becoming 
extremely common of late among certain classes of corrupted negroes, 
and we ventured to ask if there is no remedy?

We have received in reply to this paragraph, the following note from 
Deputy Provost Marshal Stafford:

Editor of Picayune -  Having observed your notice of an alleged outrage 
on the cars by negroes, and your query, "Is there no remedy?" I deem it 
my duty to reply.

One remedy at least there is, let the whites set the example of good 
behavior and the negroes, who are an imitative race, will follow it.

Another is, let the railroad companies put all their "star cars" on and 
run them as they have heretofore done, thereby furnishing the negroes 
their customary transport.

Still another is, let those malicious and mean spirited men, who 
pretend to be white, and who collect at corners and let empty cars pass 
them while they wait for the "star cars" that they may have the 
enjoyment of the negro's society, seek some other source of smusement 
to themselves and annoyance to others.

Such only show their meanness and cowardice.
S. H. STAFFORD, Sup't Recruits.

TAKING THE OATH. – We were premature in our local announcement under 
this heading yesterday morning. The oath was administered all day 
yesterday, but the rush was not near as great as it was the day before, 
and we presume that the most of those who intended to take the oath 
succeeded in doing so. The rush seemed greatest at the old City Hall, 
in front of Jackson Square. It consisted mostly of "cullud pussons," 
who seemed quite elated at the idea of exercising their newly fledged 
political privileges.

PROVOST COURT. – Capt. Haggerty presiding. – The dock cases in this 
court were again disposed of by Capt. Haggerty, Col. Kinsman being 
still unwell.

Ellen Jones, for keeping a disorderly house, was for one month to the 
Workhouse.

James Doyle, who doubtless got $5 worth of amusement by getting drunk, 
was required to pay that sum into the court treasury.

Lafayette Wall, who seemed half inclined to wallop an officer, and 
certainly interfered with him in the discharge of his duty to an 
unwarrantable degree, was sentenced to imprisonment for three months.

E. Davis and wife, a matrimonial firm, who undertook to increase their 
finances by furnishing liquor to soldiers, in violation of military and 
municipal prohibitions, were tried for that offence, found guilty, and 
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and have their liquor confiscated.

Ann Morgan, a female guerrilla, who got drunk as a man and flourished 
around in a fighting attitude, was tried for those unfeminine offences, 
and condemned to hard larbor in the Workhouse for three months.

A negro named Victor, for insulting and threatening a white man, was 
sent to prison for a month.

Emile Berger got drunk and disturbed the peace to the amount of $5. He 
was found and fined.

J. D. Weaver was brought up and tried for ordering a slave to deposit 
improper substances on the street. He was found guilty and fined $25.

Eight soldiers belonging to the same company were arraigned for being 
absent from their quarters without leave. They were punished by a 
forfeiture of pay for terms proportionate to their respective offences.

Cyrus Williams, for drunkenness, was sent to the Workhouse for a month, 
and Ann Reilly, for a like offence, was similarly disposed of.

Felix Flesher and Alexander Lushare got into a grand disturbance of the 
peace. They were brought before the court, and for their unlawful sport 
had to pay a fine of $25 each, thereby reducing to that extent their 
financial treasures.

William Lawrence, for very intemperate conduct in acting and drinking, 
was sent to prison for six months.

A negro named Andrew, for striking white men, was sent to prison for 
three months.

Charles Durrow, who got excited, disturbed the peace and hurrahed for 
Beauregard, was sent to prison for three months. His counsel said that 
he was a good Union man though a cousin of Gen. Beauregard.

Casper Angle', formerly a policeman, was tried and fined $20 for 
materially disturbing the peace of the Tivolo Beer Garden.

John Fisher was fined $5 for making use of an improper expression to 
one of two girls with whom a soldier was walking, and on whose dress 
Fisher had accidentally trodden.

The case of Nero Bottonion and Jose Grego was partially heard, and 
continued for lack of witnesses. They are accused of being 
counterfeiters.

NOTES OF ANNIVERSARY EVENTS. – To-day is the Jewish New Year's day, 
ushering in the year 5621, and usually attended by "the chosen people" 
with important rites and ceremonials. It is also the anniversary of 
quite a number of illustrious men, among the we may mention Butler, the 
author of Hudibras, who died in 1680; Aaron Burr, President of Jersey 
College, who died in 1757; Eusebius Valli, a celebrated physician, who 
died in 1816. He went to the East to investigate the peculiar feature 
of the plague, and to the West Indies to experiment on yellow fever 
cases, and died of the fever to which he thus exposed himself. It is 
also the anniversary of the death of Pitt, Earl of Chatham, who died in 
1835.

MURPHY – DIED. – The negro mentioned in our evening edition as having 
been taken to the Charity Hospital in a dying state, died in a few 
hours after he had been admitted. His name as given was Josiah Murphy.

SERIOUS FALL. – Last evening Officer Williams took to the Charity 
Hospital a boy named James Ruth, who was very severely injured by a 
fall from the gallery of a house on Triton Walk, between Dryades and 
Rampart streets. The boy was about eleven years of age.


*** WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1862 -  Page 4

THE CITY.
TURNED OUT. – Mrs. Rosina Hosterbeck and her three children have sought 
asylum in the Second District Lock-up. Mrs. H. alleges that she has 
been turned out on the street by her landlord, D. Maroney.

DYING. – A negro man named Josiah Murphy was taken to the Charity 
Hospital this morning in a speechless and apparently dying condition. 
We could not learn anything of his past history, nor the particular 
ailment by which he had been prostrated.

OUTRAGE BY A NEGRO. – An English woman, married, and far advanced 
towards pregnancy, was admitted into the Charity Hospital in a 
condition in which fears for her life are entertained. Her name is 
Ellen Lemonski, and her statement is that she was attacked and cruelly 
maltreated by a negro, who kicked her in the abdomen and behaved to her 
in a most brutal manner. The outrage was committed on St. Paul street, 
near Poydras. As yet the negro has not been arrested.

WENT FOR LODGINGS. – A slave woman named Diana, and her two children, 
went last night to the Second District Lockup and asked for lodgings 
and protection. They stated that they belonged to Mr. M. L. Vatelle, 
who, we believe, is not in the city at present, and that they had been 
turned out on the street by Louis Coutier, their master's agent. If 
they were well behaved servants, it is not at all likely that they 
would thus be turned out on the cold charities of the world. There is 
evidently some secret in the matter, for slaves are not usually 
abandoned without some strong reason.

ALLEGED SPY. – Soulange Honore' was last night arrested on Old Basin 
street at the request of L. H. Vial, on the grave charge of being a 
Confederate spy.

INTENT TO KILL. – Patrick Moran and wife was last night arrested on 
Hospital street for a combined assault and battery on Charles 
Schumaker, with intent, him, the said Schumaker to bring to his last 
end.

OUT OF ORDER. – The telegraph box of the Fourth District police station 
is reported on the police books of that District to have been out of 
order for ten days past, and is still in a useless condition. 
Furthermore, it is reported that the fire alarm box at the corner of 
Harmony and Levee streets is also out of order and don't strike.

SEDITIOUS FEMALE. – Sophis Wauld was arrested yesterday, at the corner 
of Josephine and Laurel streets, on a charge of using seditious 
language against the United States Government and its officers.

SEDITIOUS MALE. – William Norris was arrested on Dryades street on a 
charge of using seditious language while in a state of inebriety.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
INTENT TO KILL. – Edouard de Basque was arrested on Rampart street last 
evening. He is accused by John Frontaire of having committed an assault 
with intent to kill, and will have to answer for that offence before 
the provost court.

STILL OUT OF ORDER. – Lieut. Duane reports the telegraph box at the 
Fourth District Station is still out of order. For eleven days it has 
been more ornamental than useful.

LARCENY. – Blaize Ballister and Margaret Hoffman were arrested at 
Freetown by officer Stanley, on a charge of having feloniously 
possessed themselves of $180 in cash, to the special prejudice of its 
owner, George Hoffman. Whether Margaret is or is not any relation to 
George Hoffman does not appear, but if they should prove to be man and 
wife the case will have some features of domestic as well as of 
felonious interest.

VIOLENT. – A free darkey, named Oliver Allen was arrested last night on 
St. Joseph street. He is accused of having made a very violent 
demonstration against officer Fords, resisting and attempting to strike 
him when in the discharge of his duty.

DRAWING A BAYONET. – John Roach, of the 14th Regiment, was arrested on 
Tchoupitoulas street at the request of Mr. D. Smith, who charges him 
with entering her house, disturbing the peace, and drawing a bayonet on 
her husband.

SEDITIOUS. – Richard Cushing and wife were arrested at the request of 
two soldiers, who charge them with having used incendiary and seditious 
language.

SHARPS RIFLE. – Officer Carroll reports having found a Sharps rifle 
under a bridge on Erato street, between Apollo and Bacchus streets, 
which he conveyed to the Quartermaster's Department. Why Sharp was so 
careless as to leave his rifle under a bridge does not appear.

FALL ON SHIPBOARD. – A sailor, named Frank Collins, was last night 
taken to the Charity Hospital for injuries received by a fall on board 
of a ship at sea. He had broken the small bone of his forearm and was 
otherwise injured.

MURPHY - DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. – The Coroner this morning 
investigated the case of the negro, Josiah Murphy, who was taken to the 
Charity Hospital yesterday, and died in a short time after he was 
admitted. The result of the investigation was the conclusion that death 
was occasioned by natural causes. Nothing could be learned relative to 
the past history of the negro.

UNCERTAIN. – The weather this morning appears to be most uncertain in 
its temper. Now it is clear sunshine, now cloudy, and now showery, but 
the temperature of the air is cool and pleasant, and the streets 
present a more lively appearance than usual. There have doubtless been 
equinoctial storms in the Gulf, and those who have gone down to the sea 
in ships have had rough, rolling times.

*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
WOULDN'T GIVE UP. – When walking along Royal street yesterday, Bernard 
St. Upery picked up a roll of bills, and refused to surrender it to 
Lieut. Silsby, who claimed it as his. Thereupon Bernard was arrested by 
a policeman, at the lieutenant's request. He had at the time $40 in his 
possession.

PLEASANT. – Yesterday afternoon was about as pleasant as it is possible 
for weather to be. The showery uncertainty which characterized the 
forenoon have place to delicious brightness, and though cloud remained 
in the sky they were of that light, fleecy character which give variety 
and glory to supernal scenery. A fresh, pure breeze brought saline airs 
from the Mexic Gulf; the lungs of the people expanded with health-
giving inspirations, and their hearts palpitated with a joyous 
consciousness of existence.

ACCIDENT. – On Tuesday evening, Capt. Wilson, Superintendent of the New 
Canal, had one of his ankles severely sprained by the sudden starting 
off of his horse as he was stepping out of his carriage at the Lake end 
of the New Shell Road.

NOT DEAD. – The man who was shot a few days ago in a beer garden at 
Carrollton, was not killed, as we at first understood, though he was 
very badly wounded. Moreover, the shooting is said to have been 
accidental, not intentional.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman Presiding. – William Rooker, B. 
McCloskey, Wm. Larker, and James Brown, alis James Wilson, were 
respectively brought into court as dangerous and suspicious characters. 
They had evinced a desire for military honors, but their patriotic 
services in that line do not appear to be appreciated. An examination 
into their antecedents resulted in their committal to prison until they 
can find security in the sum of $1000 each for their future good 
behavior.

Victor Love, who got tight in the night, and was ready for a fight, had 
his pockets rendered light by the financial extraction therefrom of $5.

Charles Harrison and Charles Blackmore, for conducting an unlawful was 
on a small scale, were required to pay a fine of $10 each.

John Kelly and Edward Childs came into unlawful collision with each 
other. They were proved guilty of fighting and disturbing the peach, 
and for that they had to pay $10 each.

Charles Young, for forgetting the difference betwixt "mine" and 
"thine," was sent to the retirement of the Workhouse for six months.

Mary Corcoran for an assault and battery was sent for three months to 
the Parish Prison, and Virginia Mason, for getting unusually drunk, 
went for a like term to the Workhouse. Mrs. Judd, who was disorderly, 
was also sent to the Workhouse for ninety days.

A. Merinos, for selling liquor to soldiers in contravention of the 
orders of the military authorities, was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 
or go to prison for six months.

G. W. Place and his better half were brought up on the complaint of a 
police officer, who charges them with the use of very emphatic and 
incendiary language against certain of the military authorities having 
command in this city. As a counter charge had previously been made 
against the officer to the Provost Marshal, the case was continued 
until this first charge was heard and decided upon.

Catherine Baker and Susan Green, for indulging in conduct of a 
disorderly character, were sent for three months to the reformatory 
institution on Lafayette street.

Patrick Leary, for making use of language which bordered on seditious 
and incendiary, was required to disburse to the extent of $5.

John Carr and Philip Dazet gave bail to answer to a charge of selling 
unsound meat.

A fancy mulatto named Joseph Williams went into Rollin's barber shop to 
get his wool dressed, and was informed that the place was intended only 
for white men. This aroused the ire of Joseph, and he retorted in terms 
more emphatic than polite. He was of course answered according to his 
folly, whereupon he seized a chair and smashed it down barbarously over 
the barber's head. He was required to pay a fine of $10 or go to prison 
for a month.

Henry Egra, for selling liquor to soldiers, had to pay a fine of $20.

Edouard De Basque, for an assault on John Frontere of a somewhat savage 
character, had to pay a fine of $25.

Lawrence Folger and William Oliver, for fighting and disturbing the 
peace, had to pay a fine of $10 each.


*** THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
MERRITT – At Pensacola, Fla., September 14, 1862, LIZZIE COZZENS 
MERRITT, youngest child of L. M. and Eliza H. Merrit, aged seventeen 
months and 12 days.
"Suffer little children to come unto me."

KEMPER- On the 24th inst., GEORGE DAVID KEMPER, aged six months and 
seventeen days, son of Lizzie N. and the late David Kemper.
The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the 
funeral, which will take place This Afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from the 
Brooks House, No. 128 Camp street.

PROCTOR – On Wednesday morning, the 24th inst., at 7 ½ o'clock, W. 
PROCTOR, aged twenty-eight years, a native of Ireland, and for the last 
ten years a resident of this city.
His friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited, without further 
notice, to attend his funeral, which will take place This Evening, at 
half-past 3 o'clock, from his late residence, at the corner of Franklin 
and Lafayette streets.


*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
LAMPS OUT. – The various police reports show that a good many lamps are 
unlighted every night, and quite a number are out of order. This should 
not be so.

ARMS FOUND. – There were taken to the Second District Police Station a 
sword, which was found on Canal street; also, a revolver, found by a 
woman in her yard, and a double-barreled gun, which was found by Alex. 
Smith on St. Philip street, between Marais and Villere streets.

SICK AND IN WANT. – Officer Koening reports that he sent to the Charity 
Hospital a man, name unknown, who he found sick and wholly unprovided 
for, in a house on Orleans street.

SHOOTING. – Joseph Hopkins was arrested last night at the corner of 
Esplanade and Robinson streets on a charge of shooting officer Collins 
with intent to murder him. A revolver was found near the spot. We learn 
that Mr. Hopkins was somewhat intoxicated, and happened to run against 
the officer when passing. Words arose in consequence of this collision, 
and the result was the discharge of the pistol and the shooting of 
Collins in his right shoulder. The wound is not very severe, no bone 
being touched.

MORE FREETOWN ARRESTS. – A negro known as Black Billy, and another, 
Margaret Hoffman, were last evening arrested at Freetown, on a charge 
of having stolen $180 from George Hoffman, of that place. Previously, 
two persons had been arrested for the same offence. Mr. H. seems 
determined to get back his money or find out who took it.

BAD ADVISER. – A slave named Ned Smith was arrested in the Fourth 
District last evening on a charge of having wickedly tried to induce 
another slave to run away, contrary to good morals and public policy.

ASSUMPTION. – Wm. Skerrit, who thought it wise to assume an office if 
had it not, has got himself into trouble. He was arrested by Detective 
Long, at the instance of Col. French on a charge of having, without 
warrant or authority, assumed the duties of an officer, to the 
detriment of the public service.

IN MAN'S APPAREL. – Emma Delmore, a fancy female of the town, was last 
night arrested for assuming the disguise of masculine habiliments for 
purposes best known to herself, but supposed to be of an unlawful 
character. Her appearance was quite imposing in the new part she had 
assumed, and when taken to the Provost Court she was the observed of 
all observers.

FELL DOWN. – An old house situated at the corner of Bayou Road and 
Marais street, said to be the property of Mr. A. Adams, fell down last 
night, and left no sign save an unsightly mass of rubbish. "Nobody 
hurt."


*** FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
PROVOST COURT INFLICTION. – The officers of the Provost Court do not, 
as might be supposed, occupy a bed of roses. The following has been 
furnished us as a specimen of applications for affidavits made to the 
obliging clerk, Mr. Glenn, every morning:
"An affidadet for Mrs Cealeys for Salt and battry and falce emprisement 
cor St Andrew and St Charles 4th des and fur stealing your clothes.
"Mrs Pergins for witness for me the owner of a cloak I bought said 
cloak Mr. Hagerty dry good store for which he gave me pill and 
receate."

LO, THE POOR INDIAN! – A poor old Indian woman, supposed to be over a 
hundred years old, died in a house at the corner of Ursuline and Prieur 
streets yesterday. An inquest was held on her remains, and a verdict 
was returned attributing the death to cholera morbus. For more than 
half a century she has resided as a sort of pensioner in the same house 
in which her latest breath was drawn, and though the house had changed 
hands several times, the owners have always permitted "Old Delphine" to 
occupy a room in it, and have provided for her wants as best they 
could. As far back as the memory of man runneth, she was old and 
comparatively helpless, and when in a conversational mood she used to 
tell strange tales of her early encounters with the pale faces of New 
Orleans. She was particularly solicitous about her own room, and if 
anything was mislaid about it she became fidgety and cross. She was ill 
but a few hours when death came to her relief. Her last words were 
whispered as in a spirit's ear. They seemed to be – "al-a-ba-ma" – here 
I rest.

SUSPECTED OF TREASON. – Susan Parker was yesterday arrested on Dauphin 
street, on charge of having cheered for the Southern Confederacy. John 
Kelly was arrested on the levee, on a charge of being a Confederate and 
spy.

LARCENY. – Edward Howard was arrested in the First District on a charge 
of having stolen from Patrick Donovan a coat, a pair of boots, $45 in 
Treasury notes, and a check for $100 on a New York bank. He is also 
accused of acting as a pretended agent for Mrs. Sullivan.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – The case of James Landhoff accused of 
forgery was partially examined, but in consequence of the absence of 
witnesses was continued till Monday next. For some time the accused had 
been employed in the office of the acting British Consul, and the 
arrest was made at Mr. Coppell's request. Forging a bill of exchange is 
the specific charge against him.

John Reilly, was insulted and abused an officer in a very extravagant 
manner, was required to purify himself of the offence by paying a fine 
of $25.

John Fahill and wife were sent to prison. Selling liquor without 
license is the offence proved against him.

The case of Joseph Hopkins, accused of shooting at and wounding Officer 
Collins, was examined, and Mr. Hopkins was sentenced to imprisonment at 
Fort Jackson for three months. It appears that he had been taking a 
supper at Victor's with some officers, and when on his way home got 
into a difficulty with Collins. Both drew revolvers, and Collins was 
slightly wounded in his right shoulder at the second discharge of 
Hopkin's revolver. Collin, it would seem, also fired one shot. Mr. 
Hopkins said that he carried a revolver by permission of a high Federal 
officer.

John McCrackin, late proprietor of an establishment at the corner of 
Philippa and Girod streets, was tried for selling liquor to soldiers, 
and being found guilty, all his property in the establishment was 
ordered to be confiscated. He was also sent to prison for a month. His 
soldier customers proved expensive ones.

Ellen Murphy, who drank more and stronger liquor than the proprieties 
of life demand, was sent to the Workhouse for two months. Jerry 
Littleton, for like offence, received a like sentence.

Charles Duverno, a boy who had been concerned with other boys in 
stealing a lot of children's shoes from the steamboat landing, was sent 
to the Workhouse for a month.

A slave named Mitchell, accused of having stolen $3 from a lady 
residing below the city, and also, of having attempted to strangle the 
lady's son. The occurrence took place about two months ago. Mitchell 
was sent to prison for a month.

Honore Sorrego, accused of being a Confederate spy, was promptly 
dismissed, there being not the slightest particle of testimony against 
him.

D. Daniels and Robert Conners were up on a charge of searching a house 
in the Third District for arms without any legal authority to act. 
Daniels, it appears, had lodged information at the Provost Marshal's 
office concerning these supposed arms, and the search of the premises 
had been entrusted to Lieut. Sampson, of the Third District police. The 
search proved unavailing, and Sampson sent away, but Daniels and 
Collins went back afterwards, in the night time, and renewed the 
search. Still, however, nothing was found. The brace of searchers were 
fined $100 each, with imprisonment until that amount is paid.

Catherine was arrested for insulting a man. The examination showed that 
the man owed her $15 for washing. Catherine was discharged and her 
accuser was sent to prison till he paid the wash bill.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY.
IMPROVEMENTS. – The spirit of improvement which usually ripens into 
something tangible about this season of the year, is this fall 
altogether wanting. The painter, the carpenter and the upholsterer have 
missed their accustomed autumnal renovations of stores and saloons, for 
people in business have concluded to leave things as they are until 
times brighten and the star of peace arises on their now darkened sky. 
The only material public improvement now going on is the filling up 
with batture sand of the levee and a removal of a portion of the old 
woodwork of the wharves. But the complete repair of the wharves is 
hindered by the lack of lumber – an article which is usually of great 
abundance in this neighborhood.

BROKEN DOWN. – The telegraph wire on Broad street is at present lying 
on the ground. The parties whose business it is should see that it is 
raised.

FOILED. – The owner of a lot of fencing foils hid them in the Third 
District, with a view of finding them when he desired; but he was found 
by officer Wolf, who found them in their hiding place, and took them, 
as contraband of war, to the Guardhouse.

RIFLED. – A slave named David, belonging to Mr. Taylor, was arrested 
for having rifled a rifle from a Federal soldier on St. Charles street, 
together with a bayonet and pouch. For this he was arrested, but he 
wholly refuses to give any account of the rifled weapon.

BOISTEROUS. – Wash. Rockwall must have been in a boisterous mood last 
night. He was arrested on Dryades street, on a charge of fighting, 
disturbing the peace and using seditious language.

CUTTING A DASH. – George Dashwood, a soldier, is under arrest. George 
went to a stand in Poydras market and there partook of food for which 
he refused to pay, and as he was absent from quarters without leave and 
resisted an officer, he will be obliged to offer such defence as he can 
to the pending prosecution.

REPORTED. – From the police books of the Fourth District, we learn that 
Officers Stanley and Morgan are reported by Sergeant Elliott for 
fighting and disturbing the peace, in an emphatic manner, on the Fourth 
District ferry boat, when on her return trip from Gretna.

TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. – George Moritz was last evening arrested by 
Lieut. Gordon, at Cosmopolite Town, near Harvey's Canal, on the right 
bank. He is accused of having attacked Wm. A. High with intent to kill 
him.

Charles O'Hare was also sent to the Hospital. He was found lying 
dangerously sick in the Vegetable Market of the Second District.

FRAUD. – Thomas Garish and Fred. Boof were arrested in the Second 
District. They are charged with fraud by M. Harrity, but the peculiar 
character of their fraudulent doings is not set forth.

A BEATEN VALENTINE. – Michael Broderick was arrested on Dauphin street. 
Michael stands charged with having committed an assault and battery on 
the person of the gentle Adele Valentine, to the great injury of her 
finer feelings.

RUN OVER. – Pat Collins, the driver of milk cart No. 227, was arrested 
on a charge of having committed an overt act, by driving his cart 
furiously over David Rice, thereby severely crushing Mr. Rice's foot 
and doing other injuries to his person. Milk carts do drive furiously 
sometimes.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
FORGERY AND OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. – Officer J. J. 
Foley, who performs the duties of clerk for Lieut. Robinson, of the 
First District police, has succeeded in making a very important 
discovery and arrest. It appears that the steamer Saxon brought some 
hams, in tierces, for Fred DelBondio, who has a store on Lafayette 
street, between Tchoupiltoulas and Commerce streets. Subsequent events 
show that one Mike Bowen, an individual whose reputation in times past 
has been anything but good, aware of the fact that Mr. DelBondio's 
goods were being landed, and the marks thereon, so he, as it is 
assumed, signed the name of F. DelBondio to an order for the "tierces 
of hams marked diamond G," and delivered it to dray 214, with 
instructions where the tierces should be deposited. They were left in 
front of a vacant grocery, at the corner of Triton Walk and Dryades 
street. The officer's investigations led him to the conclusion that 
Mike was the offender; so he pursued him to his residence and arrested 
him. A subsequent search of Mike's domicil resulted in finding portions 
of the embezzled tierces and hams in great abundance, though the hams 
had been denuded of their canvas coverings to prevent identification. 
Such are the facts on which a charge of forgery and embezzlement has 
been made against Mike, and the probabilities are that he will not get 
off so easily as he has on previous occasions.

SERIOUSLY INJURED. – On Thursday a little boy named Thomas Kennedy, 
while playing about the heels of a horse at Gretna, received a kick in 
his face by which his jaw was fractured. He was brought across the 
river yesterday and taken to the Charity Hospital.

PROVOST COURT – Judge Kinsman. – An unfounded charge against a 
gentleman who was accused of taking felonius liberties with the person 
of a little girl was yesterday investigated, and the accused was 
honorably acquitted. The testimony of Dr. Stone and other reliable 
physicians showed that the girl had not been misused in any manner. It 
would seem that the prosecution grew out of an old grudge, and appears 
to have been brought with the design of extorting money from the 
accused, who is a gentleman of wealth and position. None of the friends 
of the gentleman in question ever supposed that the case would 
terminate in any other way than as above detailed.

A young man named John Jest, who had recently been in the employ of 
Michael Guernon, was arrested on a charge of having used seditious 
language. It appears that Mrs. Guernon, who is separated from her 
husband, keeps a boarding-house where some Federal officers reside, and 
the proof against Jest was, the he expressed a wish for a pistol that 
he might shoot Mrs. Guernon's Yankee boarders. The defence set us was, 
the case was got up against young Jest because of the enmity which Mrs. 
Guernon entertained against her husband. A negro boy deposed that Mrs. 
G. had given him fifty cents to buy a slung-shot wherewith to kill 
young Jest. He however spent the money for other purposes, and Jest 
still lives. A young woman named Mary Lewis testified that she had been 
offered a home and other considerations if she would poison Mr. 
Guernon. She even went so far as to state that she had taken the poison 
to Guernon's house. The court thereupon ordered her immediately into 
custody for trial. An old negro witness was also placed under arrest; 
he stated that he had been tampered with by Mrs. G. for the purpose of 
putting Mr. G. "out of the way." The lawyer who conducted the defence 
was reprimanded for bringing such irrelevant testimony before the 
court, and the young many, Jest, was sent to prison for a month.

John Kelly, arrested on a charge of being a Confederate spy, was sent 
to the Workhouse for a month.

Wash. Rockwell was tried on a charge of using seditious language, and 
such a case was made out against him as to induce the Court to fine him 
$50, and in default of payment to sent him to prison for six months.

A colored boy named John Martin, accused of assault and battery, was 
required to pay a fine of $25.

Susan Parker, for getting drunk and shouting for the Southern 
Confederacy, was sent to the Workhouse for a month. Kate Shaw, for 
getting into a fight, was similarly disposed of.

George Moritz, accused of assault and disturbing the peace, was sent to 
prison for two months.

SHOWERY. – Yesterday was showery. Some of the showers were light, some 
heavy – chiefly the latter. We heard them patter on our roof tree and 
on our window panes, and we thanked heaven for the blessing which 
descended alike on the just and the unjust, on friends and enemies.


*** SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
WINEMAN – On Friday morning, the 26th inst., at 9 o'clock, Mrs. F. 
WINEMAN, aged 30 years, a native of the city of Limerick, Ireland, and 
a resident of this city for the last twelve years.
Her funeral will take place at 10 o'clock This Morning, from her late 
residence, on Perdido street, near Liberty. Her friends and 
acquaintances, and those of her brother-in-law, F. A. Kinberger, are 
respectfully invited to attend, without further notice.

DEMAREST – On Thursday night, the 25th inst., at 11 o'clock, JOHN WALTER 
DEMAREST, aged ten years and one month, son of John M. and Frances A. 
Demarest.
The funeral will take place on Saturday Afternoon, 27th inst., at 4 
o'clock, from 379 Magazine street. The friends of the family are 
invited to attend.

*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1862 – page 2

DIED.
HILDRETH – On Saturday morning, 27th inst., at half-past 3 o'clock, 
RICHARD HART, youngest son of D. M. and Annie L. Hildreth, aged 19 
months and 15 days.
The funeral will take place at the St. Charles Hotel, on This Morning, 
28th inst., at 9 ½ o'clock.

GRAHAM – At the plantation of the deceased, in the parish of 
Livingston, La., on Monday, Aug. 18, of congestive chills, DANIEL S. 
GRAHAM, a native of Vermont, but for the last twenty years a resident 
of New Orleans.
Boston, Lowell and Leominster (Mass.) papers will please copy.

COLL – On Saturday morning, 27th inst., at 8 o'clock, in this city, 
Capt. GEORGE F. COLL, of the brig Henry, of Boston, aged 26 years, and 
a native of Massachusetts.
Boston papers please copy.

LE BLANC – On Saturday night, 27th inst., at 7 o'clock, CHARLES OCTAVE 
LE BLANC, aged 35 years.
His funeral will take place This Afternoon, at 5 o'clock, from his late 
residence, corner of Greatmen and Mandeville streets, Third District. 
The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.


*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY.
MCNAMARA – DROWNED. – On the night of the 25th inst., a coal heaver, 
named Dennis McNamara, fell overboard from the steamship Parkersburg, 
laying in front of St. Joseph street, and was drowned. His body was 
found yesterday, and an inquest being held thereupon, a verdict in 
accordance with the facts was rendered. Deceased was a native of 
Ireland and about 40 years of age. He leaves a wife and family in the 
North. On the evening previous to his death he had been ashore, and it 
is said that when he returned he was quite intoxicated. He however went 
to bed, and afterwards he got up, and when walking along the gangway 
fell overboard, made a splash in the water and sank.

LAUGHETEE – SUDDEN DEATH. – Coroner Beach was yesterday called upon to 
hold an inquest on the body of a little boy, seven years old, named 
Louis Ernest Laughetee, who had died very suddenly. His father resided 
on the bank of the Old Bayou, a short distance below the toll gate. 
Little Louis had been unwell about two weeks ago, and was then attended 
by a physician. On Friday he complained a little, but was by no means 
supposed to be seriously ill. At 8 o'clock in the evening he went to 
bed as usual, and about an hour afterwards he called to his sister, a 
few years older than himself, to give him a drink of water. She took 
the water to him, and as he raised himself in the bed to take the 
glass, a shivering fit seemed to steal over his entire frame, and in a 
few minutes after he was stretched out pale and cold in death. He was a 
beautiful boy, the favorite of all his relatives. The object of the 
inquest was merely to ascertain that death was the result of natural 
causes, and that being ascertained, the sad duties of the coroner in 
the premises terminated. No special disease was named in the verdict 
rendered.

BROWN – OLD AGE. – Another old negro yesterday went the war of all the 
earth. His name was Jerry Brown, and his age is supposed to have been 
fully a hundred years. Mrs. Sarah Williams was his owner. She also 
owned the house in which he died, but since before the commencement of 
the war she has lived in California. A woman living in the house took 
care of old Jerry, but his health and strength gradually failed of 
late, and yesterday morning his pulse ceased to beat. An inquest was 
held on the body, and a verdict attributing death to old age was 
rendered. How many millions of men have come into the world and left it 
since the United States became a nation and yet old Jerry was born and 
had almost grown to man's estate before America was admitted into the 
family of nations!

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman Presiding. – Mike Ragan, who in a city 
car gave Dixie details of Confederate successes, and expressed Southern 
sympathies in a rather emphatic manner, was sent to prison for a month.

Wm. D. Duffy, who got drunk himself and enticed soldiers to get drunk 
also, was required to pay a fine of $25.

M. Augustine and Edward Augustine for getting into a conflict, and 
behaving in an unkind manner towards each other, were required to purge 
themselves by fines. The former had to pay $10 and the latter $25.

Paul, an ebony disciple of rascality, was sent to prison for a month 
for laying his hands feloniously on that which was not his.

Honora Leary was tried and found guilty of selling liquor without 
license, and furnishing it to soldiers. She was sent to the Workhouse 
for six months.

John Carr and Philip Dazet, accused of selling unsound meat I one of 
the city markets, were convicted thereof. Their stall was confiscated, 
and they were sentenced to pay a fine of $100 each.

Edward H. Cogswell, for making use of seditious language, was sent for 
two months to the retirement of the Parish Prison.

J. L. Carmon, whose attack on his daughter and son-in-law was detailed 
with the attendant facts some weeks ago, was yesterday brought up for 
trial. The examination resulted in the sending of Mr. Carman for three 
months to the Parish Prison.

F. Sanchez, for attempting to bribe a witness, was witnessed against, 
and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500. He paid it.

The case of Lafayette Lynn and Mr. Weatherby was terminated, and they 
were sent to prison in default of paying in Treasury notes within an 
hour for sugar which they had purchased from Leopold. In connection 
with this case two officers were arrested for making an unauthorized 
search. They, however, have been honorably acquitted, as it appeared 
that they had acted under the orders of Col. Stafford.

Mary Sullivan and Mary Harding, for disorderly conduct, were sent to 
the Workhouse for a month.

Mr. and Mrs. Place were sentenced to pay a fine of $50 each for having 
used seditious language, with imprisonment unless the sentence is 
complied with.

Three slaves, named Selina Johnson, Wm. Woods and H. Woods, were 
brought up and ordered to be emancipated. The cause thereof is not 
placed on record.

W. Lampgen, for brutal and unnatural conduct towards his own children, 
was sent to prison for three months. The details of the case are unfit 
for publication.

COTTON SEIZED. – Some cotton, supposed to have been stolen, was 
yesterday seized in a skiff at the levee, and was held by the police to 
await its true owner.

RUMORS. – Rumors of an unpleasant character reach us from the negroes 
on plantations below the city. We trust that they may prove unfounded.


*** SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1862 – page 4

THE CITY.
SUSPENDED. – Officers Stanley and Morgan, of the Gretna police, have 
been suspended for ten days, for indulging in belligerent performances 
on board of the Gretna ferryboat.

SELLING LIQUOR. – Catherine Shrimps was last night arrested, on 
Barracks street, on a charge of selling liquor to U. S. soldiers. 
William Coleman and Jane Sullivan were also arrested and locked up as 
witnesses against Catherine.

FELONIOUS. – Edward, a slave belonging to Mr. Bonny, was last night 
arrested on a charge of having attempted to break open a sugar hogshead 
on the Levee, with a view of extracting its contents for his own behoof 
and benefit.

DRUNK, &C. – Four members of Company A, 21st Indiana Regiment were last 
night arrested at the corner of Customhouse and Basin streets on a 
charge of being drunk, fighting and striking Officer Walsh when in the 
discharge of his duty.

SUPPLYING THE SOLDIERS. – Honora Leary was arrested on Girod street, 
for selling liquor to soldiers and for dealing in liquor without a 
license.

IN SEARCH OF A HOUSE. – Thomas Clure, a homeless orphan, went last 
night to the First District lockup, and asked to be sent to some asylum 
or institution which would be willing to provide him with some of the 
comforts of a home. He appears to be about eleven years of age.

SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE. – Michael Ragan, when traveling in a car last 
evening, with the limits of the Ancient Third, is alleged to have made 
use of grossly seditious language against the paternal Government of 
the United States. He was arrested and held to answer.

THE RAIN AND AN INCIDENT. – The storm king reigned last night. All the 
windows of heaven were fairly opened, and the streets and gutter became 
great deeps on which boxes and bridges were swept away, together with 
large quantities of filth. A curious story is told of a belated 
masculine and feminine who were taking a midnight promenade from an 
abode in which they had spent a portion of the night. Coming to an 
overflowed street they missed the usual crossing and fell down over 
hear and ears in moving mud. Struggling and floundering to extricate 
themselves, the female was swept away from her masculine companion and 
was drawn beneath a bridge, and it required all the skill and strength 
of her gallant, aided by a "son of the moon," to raise the bridge cover 
and extricate the dripping damsel from her perilous position. When 
rescued, she declared very emphatically that she would never again go 
out in quest of adventures on a rainy night.

INTEMPERATE. – W. D. Duffy was arrested last night for getting drunk, 
enticing soldiers to drink and resisting the officers who interfered 
with his unlawful performances.

GRAND ROW. – A drunken man was sometimes a wonderful faculty of getting 
up a lively row. A good specimen occurred this morning, at the corner 
of Rampart and Lafayette streets. There was a very lively time around 
there for some minutes, in which officer Sullivan participated. The 
inebriate was finally conquered and conveyed in triumph to the 
calaboose.


*** MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1862 

NO PAPER.



*** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1862 – page 1

THE CITY
DANGEROUS TALK. –C. L. Marshall was arrested yesterday in the Fourth 
District on a charge of using seditious language against the United 
States, and of applying most opprobrious epithets to Gen. Butler. 

THREAT TO KILL. – Rinehart Kinsley was yesterday arrested on Eighth 
street on a charge of disturbing the peace and threatening to kill a 
lady without rhyme or reason.

HURRAHING. – Geo. A. Heapal was arrested last night on Washington 
street, on a charge of hurrahing for Jeff Davis.

PREPARING. – Sydney Armsby and James Whiteside were arrested last night 
at Gretna on a charge of having prepared, and indeed attempted to run 
the blockade.

SEDITION. – M. Myers was arrested yesterday on Canal street, on a 
charge of talking seditiously and resisting an officer in the discharge 
of his duty.

TRIED TO DROWN HERSELF. – Early yesterday morning a woman, apparently 
insane, was rescued from the river into which she had thrown herself, 
with a view to the termination of all her earthly sorrows. She said her 
name was Mary Durkey, but the story she told concerning herself was 
extremely confused and unsatisfactory. She was handed over to the 
police and conveyed to the First District lockup.

DRAWING A KNIFE. – Partalo Carrico was last evening arrested on a 
charge of having drawn a knife on J. McElroy, with intent to kill him.

DRAWING A PISTOL. –Bob Lyttle was arrested on Dryades street. He is 
charged with having entered the premises of Mary Armstrong, f. w. c., 
and drawn a pistol on her, with intent to shoot her. 

TREASON. – Archy Coleman, a colored man, was last night arrested on 
Triton Walk for talking treason.

ACCESSORIES. – Mary Fitzpatrick and Margaret Fitzpatrick were arrested 
by Officer Foley, at the corner of Felicity and Camp streets, on a 
charge of being accessory to the crimes of forgery and embezzlement.

DRAWING WEAPONS. – Henry Gallagher, of the 30th Massachusetts Regiment, 
was arrested on a charge of entering an officer's residence and drawing 
a bayonet and a pistol on said officer and his wife.

STEALING A CHECK. – Thomas Sullivan is under arrest on a charge of 
having stolen a check for $141 30 – 100, which was found in his 
possession.

SWORD. – Officer Burkhard reports having found the sword of a sword 
cane at the corner of Felicity and St. Charles streets, and gives it as 
his opinion that said sword is the property of Ben. Harrisson.

UNRULY. – James Boyle was arrested last night at the corner of Conti 
and Robinson street on a charge of disturbing the peace and threatening 
to kill James Mentha.

TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. – On Saturday night the First District police 
found Jas. Anderson, a sailor belonging to the bark Pathfinder, on 
Market street. He had fallen among thieves, and was terribly bruised 
and beaten. Furthermore, he was robbed, as he said of $20. He was taken 
to Charity Hospital. A man named Sam Caldwell was also sent to the 
Hospital in such a condition as to be wholly unable to give any account 
of himself.

STABBING. – A boy named Rudolph Steittle was arrested in the Second 
District on a charge of having seriously stabbed another boy, younger 
than himself, named Anthony Powers. Young Powers was conveyed to the 
residence of his parents, on Laharpe street. It is said that Powers and 
another boy were fighting, when Steiffle went up behind Powers and 
stabbed him in his left side.

THRONGED. – The sidewalks are this morning thronged by people wending 
their way to the office of the Provost Marshal on business connected 
with Order No. 76. Some go to take the oath, some to take out their 
papers as aliens, and some merely to accompany their friends. Papers 
have also been handed to the police for distribution among the 
householders in accordance with the proclamation of the Provost Marshal 
General.


*** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1862 – page 2

THE CITY
THE SIDEWALKS. – In wandering about the city, which we do daily, in 
quest of those facts and fancies which form local items, we find many 
bricks displaced on the sidewalks, chiefly where gutter-spouts empty 
themselves. Economy would suggest prompt repairs in all such cases, 
even as in the philosophy of garments, "a stitch in time saves nine." 
To this subject we would respectfully call the attention of the Bureau 
of Streets and Landings. Good sidewalks are just as necessary as good 
streets; and in rainy weather we can scarcely imagine anything more 
annoying than those squirt-pools formed by loose bricks and stones by 
which the fine linen of the ladies and the white pants of gentlemen are 
so frequently soiled. Let us carefully mend our ways that we may keep 
our tempers calm.

EMANCIPATION PAPERS. – We are requested to state that the Provost Court 
has a beautiful form of emancipation papers for those loyal citizens 
who wish to emancipate their slaves. It looks significant to see the 
eagle on the seal where the pelican and her young formerly spread 
themselves.

SOLDIERS' PASSES. – Lieut. Col. Kinsman, Provost Judge, has issued an 
order requiring the officers of regiments to give a distinct and 
separate pass to each soldier, and not collective passes, embracing a 
number of soldiers on the same pass, as has sometimes been the case 
heretofore. Passes, to be recognized by the Court, must be individual, 
not collective.

PROVOST COURT. – Judge Kinsman – Among the cases now before this court 
is that of J. C. Pennington, who was arrested on Chippewa street, in 
the Fourth District, by Lieut. Duane and some of his officers. A search 
of the house or office of the accused on Magazine street resulted in 
the finding of machinery for the manufacture of counterfeit omnibus 
tickets, also 1600 tickets for use, and many that were partially burnt. 
It would seem that Pennington had once been employed to make stamps for 
some of the railroad companies, and it is said that he kept copies for 
his own use. The case was postponed.

James Curley, who became drunk by some process best known to himself, 
and who subsequently became excited and tried to break into a coffee-
house where a supposed enemy of his had taken refuge, was fined $25 for 
his unlawful demonstrations.

Mike Bowen received a sentence of six months transportation to Fort 
Jackson. The facts of the case we have already given. By means of a 
forged order, placed in a drayman's hands, Mike became feloniously 
possessed of four tierces of canvas-backed hams belonging to Fred. 
DelBondio, of Lafayette street. Mike pleaded hard for liberty, but it 
was all in vain.

The aims of the prosecutor Wm. Ames failed. William was accused of 
supplying soldiers with intoxicating liquors. A very fiery little 
female was the principal witness, but her testimony was not held to be 
altogether reliable. She saw him once with some whisky in a bottle, and 
the way she found out that it was whisky, was by begging the accused to 
let her take a drop, but not, of course, a drop too much.

After due proceedings had, a fruit vendor named Gregorio was ordered to 
pay a freight bill of $940, due to a steamer. The defense sent up was 
that the fruit had been sent for by the owner and was refused, and that 
the delay caused by this refusal led to its deterioration.

Pat Fagerty, for being drunk and disorderly, was sent to prison for 
three months.

Richard Gammon, who got drunk, disturbed the peace, and resisted an 
officer, was fined $10.

A negro named Mercury, for larceny, was sent to the retirement of the 
parish prison.

There were various other cases, but they were all of trifling and 
unimportant character.

INTRUSIVE AND ABUSIVE. – Jeremiah Harley was last evening arrested on a 
charge of having persisted in searching an establishment without 
showing his authority so to do, and of committing an assault and 
battery on the officer who undertook to question and arrest him.

OBSTRUCTING. – Frank Rose was last evening arrested on a charge of 
obstructing the streets and for insulting and abusing the 
superintendent of the U. S. Bakery.

DRUNK TOGETHER. –A pock-marked darkey named Jerry O'Brien, and a 
degraded white woman named Susan Walsh, were arrested last night on 
Julia street for being drunk together and over familiar. The darkey 
said but little when brought in, but Susan was extremely indignant, 
spoke of her rights, and accused the officer who arrested her of 
cruelty and gross injustice.