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he JDailg picayune. FRlDATj HIOKNINGI. DEC. 14. 1866.

St. Charles Theatre. Benefit of the chaining little Lotta to night. CF Messrs. Gardner Smith, Yeiaer Sc Co.

will eell fine black waluut farnitare to day, at 10J o'clock, at 383 Camp street See advertisement Mewrs. Montgomery 6c Bro. will sell this dav, Friday 1. At 10 o'clock, at the residence 144 Customhouse street, between Bourbon and Dau phine, the entire contents of said residence, being mahogany and walnut household furniture, etc. 2.

At 10 1 o'clock, at Old Auction Mart, 87 Camp street, 40 casks ale and porter to close a consignment. St. Charles Theatre. To night, Fanchon, the Cricket, will be presented for the benefit of little Lotta. Lahoe Sale of Clothing.

The attention of city and country buyers is called to the extensive sale of boys' and youths' extra fine clothing; also, tencaaes fine "Fnglish clothing and 2000: army coats and blouses, by Vincent 6c at their auction room, 16 Chartrea street. See advertisement. St. Charles Theatre. Benefit of the harming little Lotta to night igp" The particular attention of buyers is called to the large eale of cognac, champagne, kireh, maraschino, anisette, cordials, pickles, mustard, fruits, cordials, to take place this morning, at II o'clock, at the salesrooms of E.

Boger 6c Nos. 45 and 47 Old Levee street Terms at sale. St. Charles Theatre. Friday evening, benefit of our Lotta, who will appear as Fan chon, the Cricket.

The St. Charles Theatre. The St. Charles bad a rousing, merry house last evening. The immense theatre was full from top to bottom to see and hear Lotta, and such fun, wit, humor and laughter, on the stage and ofi, we have not known for many a day.

Her Beauty, with songs and dance, was admirable, and heriVaa, the Good for Nolfiiny, incomparable. In the banjo songs and dance the audience were hardly willing to let her off at all, so incessant were the encores. To night Lotta takes a benefit, which she richly deserves, and will appear in her best character of Fanchon, Tte Criclet. The house will of course be crowded with the beauty and fashion of the city, and everybody who enjoys a hef.rty laugh will be there. The patrons of the St.

Charles will do nothing else eo long as Lotta. is here. Tiis ArADKMT ofMcsic. The performances at this favorite place of amusement last evening were as brilliant as usual. The numerous acts of the grand double company were received throughout with unstinted applause.

We doubt if there is any theatre in the United States which furnishes so great an amount of real first class entertainments, as our Academy of Music Manager Bid well is never: idle, and is constantly adding new flowers to his grand bouquet of artists. In this connection we will mention that on Monday night Miss Eva Brent, a charming songstress, is to make her first appearance, in New Orleans, at the Academy. She is called the Song Bird of America, and if half that is told of her wonderful voice be true, we have, indeed, a rare treat in store. This indefatigable manager has also succeeded in re engaging the world renowned Santa Clans, who is to appear, especially for the benefit of the little folks, at a matinee not far distant To night the pplonrntad Zviatnwahi familn Academy, are to take a joint benefit. They certainly deserve a crowded house.

"Ve know if the charming little Alice were to take One at a matim' on Saturday, that all the thilJren in the city would be there. The programme for to night will be filled with good thirgs, introducing all the stars. The curtain will rise upon the operatic bagatelle, entitled Jenny Lind at Last," in which Miss Emetine Zavistoweki and Bob Ilart assume the leading parts; and will fall upon the pantomime and illuminated tableaux vivants. Let' everybody be there who can. The Varieties Theatre.

The Feet Family," which everybody ought to go and aee, for it is a very happy representation of latter day fast society, is still the attraction at this theatre. National Theatre. The. representation last night embraced a concert given by Mr. C.

Schramm, and two little comedietta's Mr. Schramm executed a fantasia Mores, by Thalberg, a rondo capricioac, by Mendels ehni a tarantella, by Chapin, and a faulasie, "The Ilugeuots," by Thalberg, with great precision, manual dexterity and great feeling. Mr. Schramm, a pupil of Charles Mayer, is an artist worthy to stand by the side of the beat piani6t Being young yet, his future is highly promising. lie played on a splendid Stein way Concert Piano, furnished by Grunewald.

The Badecuren' a comedietta, showed us Miss Kohde in a new and very pleasing iignt. in mue vaudevilles sue never appeared before to such advantages, which was recognized by the auditory, with such marks of attention, as Miss Kohde richly deserved. In Ein Sinsspiel," repeated for the second time, Miss Fehringer and Messrs. ASCher and Kappa covered themselves with laurels To night Hamlet," with Otto von Iloyn as principal. i The New Opera House.

The three elegant pieces put on the Opera House stage last evening passed off splendidly, and the audience, as always, was elegant and highly entertained. Sunday night will be given Le Serment d'Horace and Le Testament de Cesar Oirodot" The Olympic Theatre. We were glad to see that the old Orleans artists had a line house at the Olympic last night for their benefit; As Mr. Labrunie is now permanently established there, we can congratulate our uptown people on harinK the French drama among them. The performance for Sunday sight will be advertised in due season t3r" The mammoth queen is the great attractive card, at the Crescent City Museum, opposite the St.

Charles Hotel. St. Charles Theatre. To night, Fanchon, the Cricket, will be presented for the benefit of little Lotta. Maesl kn's Pectoral Balm Never Fails to Relieve and Cure.

Pectoral Balm has become a household word in every family. In the tieatment of croup, coughs and influenza, it is superior to any preparation that lias' been discovered. For eale bjr all drug g' sts. ir Everv one tneaks iu the highest term of praise in regard the new cariosities at the Crescent City Museum. CP Why is a washerwoman like a shin of we ne 7 Because she draws much water.

I Teaneee. The Nashville Banner is informed by a well known builder of that city that more new houses have been erected there this year than in any previous year for half a century, and that, from the number of contracts already entered into, the number of houses erected next year will be still greater. A meeting of the renters of Memphis was to be held last Tuesday evening, for the purpose of earnestly, but respectfully, protesting against the oppressive prices now charged by landlords for business and dwelling houses in that city. The Asylum for the Deaf andpDumb at Enoxville has been reopened, after a suspension of five years. The small pox is prevailing at Chattanooga to a considerable extent, among beth blacks and whites.

The Hartsville Vidette says the passage of the bill prohibiting any but loyal voters from serving on juries, is creating an intense excitement throughout the State. Alabama. Bonnybrook," the residence of John II. Mulford, in Russell county, was accidentally burned on the night of the 28th ult Including the six new counties recently created by the Legislature, there are now fifty nine counties in Alabama. More new houses are now being built in Athens than for some time past, and the town is fast improving.

Senlk Carolina. On the 4th, a train of emigrant wagons from Chester, bound for Florida, passed through Winnsboro. The Herald says 'this was a wholesale movement, as there were wagons, carriages, carryalls, horses, cattle, and numbers of freednien, besides many whites. London Jones, a freedman, convicted of the murder of Mr. A.

D. Walker, of Cheater District, in July last, was hanged at Chester on the 30th nit. He made a confession, acknowledging his complicity in three different murders. Mississippi. The recent term of the Circuit Court in Amite, Judge J.

M. Smiley, presiding, failed to get through with half of the business, consequently a special term is to be held on the fourth Monday of January. The Raymond (Hinds comity) Gazette, of the 7th, mentious the death of Rev. Fielding Kendall, the oldest resident of Raymond, and, perhaps, of Hinds county, in his 78th year also, of Mr. Francis S.

Heard, thirty years a resident, and 70 years of age. A rencontre took place at Aberdeen, on the 4th, between Gen. Thomas Blewet and Mr. W. B.

Street, in which the former was severely, but not fatally wounded. The Grand Jury, of Warren county, have complimented Gen. Wood, commanding United States forces in Mississippi for his just and impartial exercise of authority. The General replies in like terms of courtesy, and ay I am sure no class of citizens desire more sincerely to see an equal, fair and just administration of impartial laws through the regu luilv organized civil tribunals, without the intervention of military authority, than do the ollicers of our national military establishment. The gentleman who makes up the loca news of the Vicksburg Times has a lively imagination.

Here are some of his items, which he styles News of the News. The little girl at Bodenheim's corner will never make any money, as long as she eats her own apples." The river is rising and so is Williams's wharf boat and so is rent. There were several smash ups on the South' era Railroad. last week. There is a letter at theWashington Hotel ui fiuue mkuuuvu we uiuw iaay who has frequently elicited great applause in that part.

The old lady who sells apples at Garrard's, says when she finishes that sock, she'll write us a letter. There was an elopement in high life on last Thursday some lovely female will trying to elope with us next. Wanted at this office a young lady willing to make herself generally useful, and wear an old fashioned two story leghorn bonnet to church. The. man who' robbed a lady at theWashington Hotel, was sent to the Penitentiary, by the Southern Railroad, and his time expired before he got there.

A literary freedman was tried by the Mayor for committing forgery, by making his mark. Ed. Green, owner of the Marmora, mysteriously disappeared Friday morning it is thought he drowned himself in the river. A violent wind sprang up last Sunday night just as church let out; the next morning a basket full of false hair was found, supposed to have been blown on' the ladies' heads by a man named Eolus. Mobile News.

The Tribune, of Tuesday evening, says A few days since a party of eight or ten men concocted a plan to murder and rob one Mr. Hammond, living on the Bay Shell Road, as he had sold about thirty bales of cotton, and, as they supposed, had the money therefor in his possession. They went to his house, entered it, but he was not at home. The police got wind of the affair, and yesterday morning bagged the whole party. On the night of the 8th, the fine residence of Mr.

Deitrich, formerly owned by Dr. Woodcock, about four miles from the city, was destroyed by fire. It was worth about $7,000. Our friend Dennett, of the Planters' Banner, has lately passed through a crisis," but we are happy to say, came out at the daylight end of it He got out of printers, but has got a good supply in now, and will soon enlarge to the size of 1801. We hope to see all St as successful.

If they will all put forth Dennett's energies, and heed his advice to till small farms well, make everything at home, and use improved husbandry implements, they will enlarge also, and not burst. Ye Seqv.it vr. The Opelousas Sentinel ob. serving that dry goods and meats have fallen in New York? 25 to 30 per says From whatever cause this takes place, the South will have reason to rejoice, for what little tley have to sell must rise in price, as those who hold on will see. We are afraid that if dry goods fall '25 to 30 per cent, that raw cotton and wool will fall as much, and that if meat falls there and here that Opelousas beeves will not bring much more than they do now.

These crumbs of comfort" may feed us in cities better and more cheaply, unless the misfortunes of our constituents lessen our means to buy. Frech Drama at the Opera Hocse. The French dramatic company at the Opera House will, Sunday evening next, bring out the rew three act comedy, Le Testament de Cesar Girodot," and the one act comedy, Le Serment d' Horace." The performance will commence at 7 o'clock precisely. Mrs. Annie Roach, McLean, the sweet songstress who has ever been realy to further the ends of all charitable movements in her native city, and who is low on a visit to New Orleans from her new home in Mis ehsipri, will sing this evening in the concert rocm a the Ladies' Bazaar, at the Moresqne Building.

This announcement will, of course, fiJl the room to overflowing. I Grand Fenian Ball. The resent energetic managers of the Feiian Brothe hood aie making preparations for a grand dr. ss, fancy dress and mak ball, to be given at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday, January 7th, 18'7. The present District Centre.

Dr. Wm. Chary, deserves the praise of his countrymen for the devotion which he bestows on the cause of Ireland. The hospitality of the Irish is world renowned whdt better guarantee is wanted to ensuie the largest attendance on this occasion IW The lion, queen is becoming more attractive every day, at the Crescent City Museum, oppose the St. Charles Hotel.

Ixdianola and Lavaca This Evening. The magnificent side wheel steamship Harlan, Capt John Lewis, of the Morgan Texas mail line, will leave as above this evining, at 8 o'clock, from her wharf at the foot of St. Joseph street Her agent is I. Harris, corner of Camp and Common streets. For Galveston, Indianola and Lavaca To Morrow.

The elegant and staunch side wheel steamship Clinton, Capt P. Farwell, of the Morgan Texas United States mail line, will leave as above to morrow evening, the liith inst, at 8 o'clock, from her wharf at the foot of St. Joseph street. Her agent is I. C.

Harris, corner of Camp and Common streets. Ho for the Watering Places. The elegant and very fast steamer Camelia, Capt. Geo. J.

Blakeslee, will hereafter continue her trips to Bay St Louis, Pass Christian, Mississippi City, Biloxi aad Ocean Springs, leaving twice a week, on Saturdays and Wednesdays, at 1 P. M. The present schedule has been adopted in consequence of the falling off in travel dnriag the winter season. The agent of the Camelia is Cohen M. Soria, No.

10 Carol) delet street. For New York, via Havana. The magnificent steamship Merrimack, Capt. E. Van Sice, of the Star Line, will leave as above, lauding mail and passengers at Havana, on to morrow (Saturday) morning, the 15th inst, at 7 o'clock, from the company's wharf, opposite Jackson Square, Second District.

Her agent is Wm. Creevy, 33 Carondelet street For MoniLE Direct. The splendid steamer Louise, Capt Jas. Hopkins, of the Mobile Daily Mail Line, will leave to day for Mobile, from her wharf at the Lake end, upon the arrival ot the 4 P. M.

Pontchartrain cars. Her agent is I. C. Harris, corner of Camp and Common streets. By reference to our steamboat columns it will be seen that the favorite and tleet passenger packet St.

Nioholas has withdrawn from the coast trade and has entered th it of Red River. The St. Nicholas will be at the landing to day, ready to receive freight for Grand Ecore and all way landings on Red River, and leaves to morrow evening, at 3 o'clock, positively. Capt. John Dowty, an experienced boatman, has command of the St Nicholas.

Christmas and New Year's Gifts. JT. GrBarriere 6c 135 Canal street, have just received from Paris a beautiful assortment of the finest French sweet meats, in elegant boxes, for Christmas and New Year's presents, which they are to sell to their customers at the simple cost of importation. This is a rare chance to send your friends a nice present at little cost Grand Fancy Dress Ball at Mechanics' Institute. The Allgemeinen Arbeiter Verein, or General Society of Mechanics, are to give a grand fancy dress ball on Saturday (to morrow) night, the 15th at Mechanics Institute.

We are indebted to the gentlemen For the Legislature. By a notice elsewhere it will be seen that Francis Martin, of our city, has been proposed as a candidate for the Ksition of Representative in the State Legislature from the Tenth Repre" sentative District of the parish of Orleans, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation the Hon. Henry Bensel. Jr. election is to take place on Thursday next, the 50th inst St.

Charles Theatre. Friday evening, benefit of our Lotta, who will appear as Fanchon, the Cricket. Don't forget that the entertainment for the benefit of the Mission of the Church ot the Holy Innocents, (Rev. G. W.

Stickney, Missionary,) continues on Thursday and Friday, at Mechanics' Institute, the object of which is to enable those longing for the Church and her services to have them extended to the western part of the city. Besides the attraction of the supper is the drawing ef prizes, of real beauty and value, the admittance to which being twenty live cents, and tickets entitled to a share in the drawing one dollar each. t3T There is not a single stage coach line iu Arizona. lioH. Pus I.

A mistake, Colonel one has recently been started running directly through Arizona, and it is to connect with the San Antonio and El Paso stages. The Firemen's Foot Rare at Galcerfon. A young man named David Jorden, of the Young Lee" fire company, won the gold watch at the Galveston circus on Saturday evening last. Flake's Bulletin says The ring was forty four feet in diameter, making the distance of eight times around it three hundred and fifty yards, or the one fifth of a mile. But three companies ran One, Two and Young Lee.

The person contesting for No. 3 stumbled and gave np the race on the second round. The following is the summary John Clark, of No. 2, 70 seconds. York Bird, of No.

2, CD seconds. Geo. Wilson, of No. 1, 65 seconds. John Calhoun, of No.

1, 61 seconds. David Jorden, of Young Lee, CO seconds. Thereupon Dr. Chambers presented Mr. Jorden with the enameled watch, set with diamonds.

tit5 It was a happy thought of our celebrated townsman, Dr. Knights, to make Dr. Severy's Restorative available to those who suffer, or may hereafter suff er from attacks of cholera, cholera morbus, dysentery or kindred complaints, throughout the land. For nearly twenty years it was used by one of our most celebrated physicians iu his private practice, but since his death the recipe has been locked up by the executors who have lately conveyed it to Dr. Knights, knowing that he would adhere to the original formula with re ligious fidelity.

As the cholera approaches. our shores, Dr. Knights, with characteristic thoughtfulnees, prepares to meet its attacks, and his whole force of employees are constantly engaged in preparing this medicine for sale, while shipments are daily made hence to all our principal cities and towns, North, South, East and West Guarded by this preparation, the cholera is shorn of its terrors. It is an unfailing enre in the early stages of the disease, as thousands among us can attest while for all those complaints which arise from a disordered state of the stomach or bowels, it is prescribed and used by physicians and people wherever its virtues are known. Sold by all druggists.

LXeboae Cvnesponovat Journal of Coin, THE CITY. Up at Jefl'erssn City, 'etc. We paid a visit yesterday evening to Jefferson City, and its quiet streets and handsome residences, embowered in orange groves, presented quite a pleasing contrast with the bustling scene and rattling noise of vehicles which we had just left behind us. It was as quiet as some inland village that boasted of no commercial importance, and whose repose is never disturbed by anything like the uproar of a great city. We feel as though we should like to live there, and among the orange trees, golden with luscious fruit, spend a life, and never again hear the rattle of carts, and wagons, and cabs over stony streets.

The sky seemed to wear a tenderer blue, and the sun to shine with a softer and more genial glow. We could look across the open fields, and feel that we were not hemmed in on all sides by brick and stone walls. It was where we could see the horizon far away to the South, and hear the mocking bird ring out his wild, sweet notes from the top of on orange tree. The great river ninrmured meekly as a brook." Not even the hum of the great city hard by, broke in upon the quiet place. There are in Jefferson City many handsome, and even fine residences.

Many of them are built with fine taste, and the array of orange trees and other evergreens and flowers, is an indication that those who live there have an appreciation of the beautiful and everything has the appearance of comfort and refinement. We noticed, too, that im provements in the way of buildings were going i on at several localities and in many places I improvements in this line are certainly needed. There is probably no doubt that the City of JefTerson will at no very distant day be added i to the corporate limits of New Orleans. It is understood, however, that the citizens there do not desire anything of the kind. This is all reasonable enough on their part, but we ap i prehend that ihey will be swallowed up some dav, and find themselves made into a Fifth District of the Crescent City.

The improvements which are going on in that locality the lines of street railways penetrating Jefferson City, placing it in close connection with its I greater sister and the trade which is carried on along the landing all the way up to the Stock Landing, and which is bound to increase i as the wharves are improved, all tend to. make it almost certain that the quiet little city will yet be embraced in the limits of New Orleans. While up there yesterday evening, we no ticed a large number of cattle which had just arrived for this market, from Texas. They were the long, broad honied peculiar to the prairies of Texas and though th'ey looked a little' jaded, they were upon the whole, tine beeves. We looked into one or two of the slaughter houses, and saw some of these beeves being slaughtered for the city markets, and they were fatter than we thought them to be as they stood on their hoof.

Most of the beef which is now consumed in New Orleans, and the consumption is enormous, comes from Texas. Little. if 1 any, now arrives from the West, from which jKiint, at one time, it was extensively shipped for this market. The number of sheep we saw yesterday was also large, and they were in good coiuii tion. From what we could Jearu, our niar keis will be supplied with olarge quantities of i the very best of" meats during the Christinas i and New Year's holidays.

The mutton and beef roasts to be found during that time, will I not only be good to see, but still better to help i eat. Altogether Wrong. We are authorized to state that the publication which appeared in the local columns of the Evening Times, in relation to the loss of $300 by Lieut. Manning, of the First District entered one of the Tchoupitoulas street near the Crescent Cotton Press, yesterday i morning. He took his pocket book from the fide pocket of his coat to get a ticket in re turning it, he thinks he missed the pocket and it afterwards fell through.

There was no woman in the car at the time, and he did not and could not pay the fare of any female i there were only three laboring men in the I car. The loss is somewhat inconvenient to Lieut. Manning, and the bnder of the pocket book i will be paid $50 if the eame is returned to him, and also receive the warmest thanks of the owner. tit. Charles street Kailroail.

While in the upper portion of the city, yes i terday. we visited the depot of the St. Charles, Stieet Railroad Company, corner of Ninth and Bacchus streets. Messrs. Nicholson 6c i Co.

are constantly making improvements, and the buildings now on the premises are of vc ry formidable dimensions. Col. Kilmartin is now engaged in the erection of large additional structures, to be used as a I stal.de and for other purposes, i The company have now on hand over one hundred and fifty mules, and when the branch road to the Jackson Railroad depot is completed, the number will be increased to two hundred and fifty. The cars on this route, it is anticipated, will commence running tomorrow or the next day. The road is now iu running order.

There has been some delay in receiving the cars intended for the new route. They were shipped in sailing vessels from New The company have invested heavily, and are determined to make the line all that it ought to be. Burglary. The residence of Wm. C.

Howard, at the corner of St. Mary and Camp streets, was entered on Wednesday evening, and $100 stolen therefrom. Alfred Nicholas, a negro, was suspected of committing the robbery aud arrested, and in default of bail committed for trial on the 10th. All Aboat Twe Bits. Thomas Jefferson Alexander, who traces his pedigree back behind the dark ages, even unto Ham, notwithstanding his illustrious descent, is compelled to earn his bread by the fcweat of his musky brow, and by the labor of bis colored hands.

By strict economy Thomas Jefferson amassed the handsome fortune of one hundred and fifty cents. Very naturally he reasoned that a man of his means might well afford the luxury of a pocket handkerchief; and having heard it rumored that near the French Market such articles could be purchased cheap, he addressed a middle aged lady with wrinkles in her face and wooden shoes on her feet, and a table of nick nacks in front of her. After much bartering as to the comparative merits of two handkerchiefs, one gaily colored, worth thirty cents, and one not quite so gay worth two bits, our hero concluded to take the one worth thirty cents, and handed the lady with the wooden shoes a fifty cnt bill United States fractional currency. Now, it eo happened that a small fraction Of this fractional bill was missing. So the lady with the wooden shoes put a few extra wrinkles in her face, put the fractional four bite in her pocket carelessly, and then put the question to Thomas Jefferson Alexander, whether or not he had any more money about his breeches pocket, at the same time inform ing Thomas Jefferson that that handkerchief was not to pass into his pocket ideas he forked over thirty cents in good aai lawful money of these United States the four bits which he had offered were not four bite, at all, at all.

Now, Thomas JefTerson, while revolving the pros and cons, colored handkerchiefs, wrinkled faces aad wooden shoes in his muddled brain, was quietly whittling away on a diminutive stick. answering as promptly as the lady of the nick nacks wanted, and not forking over any more money, our heroine took the bull by the horns, took one of her wooden shoes off her feet, took a steady aim, and let fly at the right hand of Thomas Jefferson Alexander. Our illustrious hero with the long pedigree unconsciously jerked aside his right hand, and by a strange combination of circumstances over which neither bad any control, the blade of Thomas Jefferson's knife collided with the right hand of ihe lady with the wooden shoes. And now comes this lady into court and solemnly affirms that Thomas Jefferson Alexander, late of the parish of Orleans, with malice aforethought, force of arms and intent to murder, did then and there assault, batter, beat, kick, cut, stab, insult and abuse, and otherwise maltreat deponent contrary to the peace and dignity of the State of Louisiana, and prays that the Thomas Jefferson aforesaid be dealt with according to law. Now the laws and ordinances in such eases made and provided, relative to wrinkled faces, wooden shoes, pocket knives, handkerchiefs and sons of Ham, not being very clearly defined, the Court decided to compromise the matter, and procededas follows: Out the fractional and fractious four bits placed into the hands of the Court, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the lady with the wooden shoes and wrinkled face doth receive the sum of thirty cents good and lawful money in consideration of relinquishing to.

Thomas Jefferson Alexander the colored handerchief in dispute, and that out of the remainder of the money, two bits be returned to the aforesaid Thomas Jefferson. And thus this terrible case was settled to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, except the Court, who lost five cents by the transaction. First District Con rt Judge Abell. The case of Thos. Behan, charged with having murdered James Mackin on the lsJth of September, at No.

311 New Levee street, was, on motion, continued, Col. Lemly, counsel for the defence, desiring to investigate the testimony taken before the Recorder, which had not been transmitted with the other papers, as it should have been. The case of Charles O'Brien, charged with the murder of his wife by strangling her with a rope, on the 2d of January last, in a house on Front Levee, nsar Customhouse street, was continued to the 11th of Jannary next, the witnesses not having been duly summoned, owing to the change made in their residence. The accused, it will be remembered, was found guilty, without capital but a new trial was granted, on the ground that the verdict was in conflict, with the instructions of the court, and that the court, as alleged by counsel, also e'rred in refusing to instruct that they could return a special i verdict. Paul Henry, a little negro, twelve years old, was found guiln of stealing $1 10 45, on the 1 Ith of Noveurber, from the 6tore of i Henry Foshlar, corner of Galvez aud Hospi tal btreets.

The jury, on account of lib aire, recommended him to the mercy of the court Information was tiled against 1. R. Burns, for embezzlement of $150 belonging to Mary A. Corlis, i'I Rampart street, in appropriating to his own u.se the proceeds of a note entrusted to him. The following parties were sentenced as follows: Henry" Young and Henry Walsh, found guilty of larceny, were sent to the l'eni teiitiary for six months, to be employed at i hard labor.

Pat Tillman, colored, for assault and bat terv, three months in the Parish Prison. Thomas Cunningham, found guilty of stealing I a diamond pin and $40 from Mr. Binford, a room mate of his, at the St. James Hotel, hav ing been recommended to the mercy of tho Court, was sent to the Parish Prison for ten I'ays. Samuel Ashtou, for the larceny of fifteen hard labor in the Penitentiary.

Jas. Jolinson alias Douglas Green, colored, was sent to the Penitentiary for two years, Alexander, a i negro, for forging a note" and obtaining a can of paint and oil thereon, was sent to the Parish Prison for three months. Recorder Ahern's Conrt. I). M.

Harkey. who carried on a commission business in the lirm of 1. M. llarkev 6c No. 244 Kamnart street, accused bv 1f.

M. West coat, of 35 Palmyra street, with obtaining monev under false pretences, was sent for trial "before the First District Court 'under bond of 5tO. It is alleged by Westcoat that he was taken by Harkey as a partner in the tiim, in October last, the former paving into the concern $JOtMt that Harkey alleged that the firm was free of debt, and owned all the goods on hand, and that the used the paid iu bv Westcoat to pav off old debts. Pi H. Smith, for selling to G.

M. Crystal in March last, for the sum of '0, a goat which did not belong to him, was sent before the First District Court, under bond of for trial. James Brown, Pat Dawson, Catherine Maban, J. W. Rawley and Rose Carroll, for being drunk and disturbing the peace, were fined each the sum of $5.

John McCann, charged with assaulting O. i Juhnson at Mr. Hamilton's house: IS Basin I street, and smashing two panes of glas, was required to give bonds in $0 to answer before the First District Court The following parties were fined $10 each J. F. Matchet, for carrying concealed weapons: John Claiborne, colored, for violoting ordinance 545; Ada Wright, Ann Taylor and John Cunningham, for disturbing the peace.

Mary Laggang was sent to the Workhouse for ninety days for drunkenness. Jos. Wright colored, for thirty days, for stealing a sack of corn, and Wm. Henry, colored, for ninety, as a vagrant A number of cases we continued. antinelH Conrt.

Adrierme Nouns, charged by Victor Pisard with embezzling $147 from him on the nit, was arraigned and sent before the First District Court John McCann will have to answer before the same tribunal, on a charge of obtaining a large amount of goods from A. Schaab by false pretences. G. L. Penverie was arraigned, charged bv Joe Batt with cutting him with intent to kill, at deponent's house on Barracks street, near Roman.

The accused was sent before the First District Conrt. Philip LeMaitre was also sent before the same court on a charge of assault with intent to kill on Claiborne street, on the 2d. Bob Mitchell, charged by Elizabeth Cook with an attempt at arson, on the night of the 5th was committed to the Workhouse for six months. Zeline Parker, colored, was fined $10 for assaulting colored Alice Johnson. Thos.

McConnell and Wm. Fox were each fined $5 for disorderly conduct. Samuel Leeds and Joseph "Young, the latter colored, were sent to the Insane Asylum. Kmma Smith, Victoria Johnson, Nancy Broker and F. Washington, were sent to the Workhouse for getting drunk and disturbing the peace.

Peter Coyle was fined $10 for drunkenness. The negro soldier, Katchlin, charged with shooting and killing Lizzie Alexander, colored, in a house of ill fame on Basin street, was arraigned and remanded to answer before the First District Court on a charge of murder. Recorder Letten's Court. David Dunn, Michael Joyce, Tom Morris, Jacob Gregor and Tom Collins, all drank, fined $2 50 or five days P. P.

Raphael Campo, fighting and disturbing the peace, fined $5 or five days. Margaret Kelly, fighting and disturbing the peace, six months Workhouse. J. M. McGuire, drunk, discharged.

Rosalie Cole, colored, contempt of court, discharged. Kocordor Veoaard's Conrt. Iock Henry, colored, charged by Mrs. Holly with stealing potatoes from her stand in Maga zine Market, was sent to the Workhouse for thirty days. Alfred Nicklas, colored, charged bv II Howard with, Bteuling about 100, had' hi, fixed for December 19th, under bond of $1000, in default of furnishing which he was go to the Parish Prison.

THE JUDICIARY. United States Circuit Court. Judit Dwell. The Grand Jury of the United States for the Fifth Circuit and District of Louisiana met yesterday. In the case of E.

Abell, Judge of the First District Court of New Orleans, the affidavit of R. F. Daunoy, made before R. H. Shannon, United States Commissioner, was submitted.

The affidavit charges that in May, said Abell, as Judge of the First District Court aforesaid, with malice aforethought, willfully, wickedly and maliciously, without the fear of God. aud in open violation of the constitution and laws of the United States, aud of the State of Louisiana, and more particularly in open violation of an act of Congress of the United States, entitled An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication," did decide knowingly, willfully and maliciously, in the case of the State of Louisiana vs. L. Dewees, P. Nelson, et that "unrepresented Louisiana, patient and suffering, is devoted to the constitution and laws, but will never consent to lay her sovereignty at the feet of Federal encroachments, party violence, or factious usurpation," (meaning the Congress of the United States,) and further judicially decided that said act of Congress, usually termed the civil rights bill," is unconstitutional, aims at the striking down of the independence of the States, to sap the foundation of republican government, override the laws of the State, and to obliterate every trace of independenee of the State judiciary.

That the decision of said Abell is of a tumultuous and riotous character, seditious in tone and language, and in open violation of the 1st, 2d and 3d sections of the civil rights bill, and an ope a and willful attempt on the part of said Abell, willfully, wickedly, knowingly and maliciously, to aid the rebeflous people of the insurrectionary State of Louisiana, to resist law, be disorderly, contemptuous, and bid defiance to the enlightened wisdom of Congress, and the well defined laws of the United States, and of this State. The affidavit further states, that on the 2d July, 1806, the said Abell further violated the act of Congress, by a charge addressed to the Grand Jury of the parish of Orleans, which charge was conceived and delivered by a wicked, malicious, and politically prejudicial mind and heart, is revolutionary in its character, tends to a breach of the peace, inciting and sensational, seditious, and gives aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States, and is in open violation of the constitution and laws of the United States, and of this State, and is treasonable. i The affidavit concludes by charging the said Abell with a breach of the peace, of a misdemeanor under the civil rights bill, and with treason, by aiding and abetting, and giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States. Judge Abell, at the time of his arrest, gave his recognizance in the sum of $500. The Grand Jury, bv their foreman, Louis Schneider, having considered the case, and examined several witnesses, among whom w4re the names of E.

W. Dewees, II. Train, and S. Belden, concluded there were no grounds for finding a true bill. In the case of John Thomson, charged with taking fiotu the Post Office, in August last, a' letter addressed to W.

II. Henning 6c Co aud feloniously abstracting therefrom five one dollar U. S. Treasury notes, the Grand Jury lound a true bill Tiiiitu Cot kt. Jmhj State of Louisiana and Joseph.

Dnbuc, Inspector of Weights ati'l Measures, vs. J. Dupleich. The plaintiff, in his official capacity, brought an action before justice of the pejee to recover Irom the defendant a tine of $50 for a violation of the act of 1855, in having sold a pair of scales not balanced or stamped, one set of weights false, being short of the standard, and one gallon measure, not stamped, false, and short of the standard. The evidence sustained all these allegations, and the justice gave a judgment against the defendant, who appealed on the ground that the action could not be maintained in the present form.

The court held that the State could not stand in judgment, for want of interest in the result of the suit. That Dnbuc could not sue and recover the line as inspector, or informer, because he had no interest in it, the city of New Orleans being the immediate recipient ot the fine. As inspector, it is his duty to see that no infringement of the law takes place. or when informed of the fact, to take the necessary steps to have the guilty parties prosecuted by the proper officer. The Inspector can receive no extra remuneration for doing that which nuder the law it is his special duty to do.

He cannot be the informer, for that means a third person, who informs the officer of the law of its infraction, anJ that officer, in this case, is the inspector. The object of giving one half of the fine to the informer is to stimulate iuquiry in detecting parties who violate the law, aud not in spurring officers of the law to the performance ot their dut'es. The fees of the inspector are especially enumerated in the act, aud this is all he can receive for the fulfillment of his official duties. The judgment of the lower court is reversed. win iciiuereu jor ueienaaui wiin costs.

Fifth 'District Coibt Jidtj A Can of C'vntemtt. Yesterday morning, on the case of Walker vs. Miltenberger being called in this court, the Judge ordered the Deputy bheiill, C. Trouard, who was in attendance, to go after the counsel. The deputy refused to obey the order on the ground that he was not the crier of the court, which position, it seems, he formerly occupied.

The court being put at bey, sent for the Sheriff, Gen. Hays, informed him of the facts; and requested him to send another deputy to attend to the business of the court. The Jadge refused to punish the delinquent, or to require his dismissal, considering that he had a family to support on a very email salary, and that the diguitv of the court was above the contempt of a Deputy Sheriff. iVer Orleans and Sehiia Itailro'id. The Solma Times copies our article iu relation to this proposed railroad, published on the 4th and, referring to an article in the Mobile News, in which it is stated, in refcreip to the proposed road, that Mobile cherishes no unfriendly feeling towards Selina, but must have the Grand Trunk Road, says: This would manifest decided unfriendly action on her part, and Selma would suffer by it.

But we have little fear of the completion of the Grand Trunk. Our road to New Orleans will be waking the sleeping echoes of the waters that flow into PMcagealft'a sunny bay, while yet the Grand Trunk is in embryo, if we are true to ourselves and properly appreciate the viist interests we have involved in the construction of the New Orleans and Selma Rail A Flarrtf in Fifth A ren. It is stated that Fifth Avenue, New York, is all agog in regard to an inqvortant breach of promise case that is soon to be commenced. The scions of two aristocratic families are the parties. The lady is reported to be extremely beautiful, while the gentleman is pitted with the small Dinct T.

ade ltxe Jlemj.h mad Earvj. The Memphis Appeal thus concludes an article cn this subject To convince the most skeptical, we will say that arrangements are oa foot to establish, commercial connections direct, via New Orleans, up the river to our wharf, not only with Marseilles, but with Liverpool and Havre. TU n. of Taking shelter from the lain in an umbrella store. Wire Tiller Jtopes.

It ia announced that the use of a wire tiller roje was the principal reason why there was not a iniuiter 1,1 the recent Immimr n. i 7: DivniuL i VII ihul, on the Mississippi River. Ordinary ropes wonld have burned off and rendered the boat unmanageable. a seamstress like a pickpocket 1 Because L.v cuts, and. runs.

INSURANCE. MERCHANTS' fflVTUAJj IMBURAmCB COMPAJrr. TWKLFTKU 5UAI. BTATUfKST. In conformity with the requlreinsats ef Charter, the Company pabllah the fallowing neBt Premium reeeired daring the rear ending May 1866, Including unearned premloau previous year On Fire Biaks eeg, Ob Elver Risks a On Marine Risks Ml, hi a) Total JremiuB al.TH.iMa Less Premiums Unearned oa the 3Ut stay.

1S6 Returned tlS)a Wet Earned Premiums 31st May nil Losses paid during the yeaxi On Fire Risk tl.S9 Iff On River Bisks K9, BM Oa Marine BUkf 331, 103,639 84 TUN 39,364 17 Reinsurance and Profit an Lom ITS 893 59 lOaudlSfot returned 70, 109 7S 1, 039, itj us, esc a Add Interest less Expenses Vet Profit Vet Earned Premiums 31st Msy 1866 $1,111, Ml Lea amount oa wblok 10 or IS per cent, nave been Returned Amount Participating la 8)998, IM Tbe Cossyeny have the following AueU: Cash on hand Real Katate City Bonds Gas Light Btook Votes Beeuredby Mortgage Votes Beonredby WT.WS litM Htt8) 11 lull, MB 41, IN. IS 9 Bank fctocks Bills Premiums in Coarse of Collection Seilp of Mutual Companies Louiatana State Bonds. Stock Leree Fteam Cotton Tallette Dry Bock Company 1. SO. irtsss Unclaimed Inter eat due en 3 1,378 OS Interest payable la July next on all outstanding Scrips S4, 169 38 85.MT44 Scrip et 1858 Redeemable In July next 185,663 00 Unearned Premiums oa 3UtUy, 18fa6 31.

31 0ft Vet Assets l.loi.iSii BTATB LOUISIAIA Parish of Orleans, City of Vew Orleans Be It remembered, that on the 5th day ot Jus, 1366 before me, tbe undersigned, of Us Peace, in and for the Pariah aforesaid, personally came and appeared John Pemberton, Prealdeal and Paul Pourchy, Secretary of the MerchasM Htual Insurance Company of Vew Orleans, beluu duly sworn according to law, did depose ssi ay. tliat the aboTS atatvment la a fuat, true aal correct tranacript from the books of the Costpasr JOHV PKMBKRTOV. PrsslsssA PAUL FOCBCET, Secretary Sworn to and subscribed before ms this Ith it of June 1866. PAUL W. COLLDS, Third Justice of the Pi At a meeting of the Board of Directors sell a the day of June, 4868, it was resolves Is elare a Scrip Dividend of Potty Per Cent ss as Vet Earned Participating Premiums aw taajie: ending on the 31st day of May, 1896, for wUehC tlflcates will be Issued en and after thetnl as of August next.

AUo to pay so and ate to Second Monday In July next, the a Scrip issue ef IBM, aad six per eent iBlsnstk Oomaoron Currency on all outstanding Berim sf 1 Company. DIBECTORSi Ed. Dnpaaseor, John Pembertoa, David VeOeat P. Maepero, Pierre Pouts, B. Z.

Relf, L. F. Generes, M. Polg, J. J.

Paraaie J. Morgan Ball, Cliss. Sagory. BETENTEENTn ANNUAL BTATaUHR OF THE ORESCENT MUTUAL INSURANCE VOJiriXL VEW ORLEANS, MAT 33, 1896. Tbe Trustees, In conformity to the Ohartat, all mit the following statement ef the affala 8f Company on the 30th day OX April, 1866 1 Fire Preniiuma 391,134 71 Marine ft 128,306 11 River 606, 849 89 Amount of Earned Premiums Losses paid and estimated 938, OS Marine 79.S4S Of 848, S43 3 79, 788 ST 38, US 34 Si, 307 River Paid discount in lisao sorlr Taid Taxes.

Paid reinsurances Profit and Loss, Interest, General Expenses, Stamps, lees Discount, stc 149, IBS 08 Vat Profits Amount of Premiums to participate in Scrip Dividend The Company have the following Assets i otesecored by Loans on pledge oi sucks Bills Receivable ft' Real Estate Inveeted in Consolidated and City Bonds Invested in Bank ft' Foreign and Domesrta Rrrin and 8eriS Account Vallette Dry Dock Company Due for Premiums In oourae of oeUee Cash oa hand g8ft The above statement is airoeandssnaas" script from the books ef the ewmpaay. THOS. A. ABABA HEVRT OGDKV. Secretary.

PARISH OF 0hU City ef Vew worn to and subscribed befors sae, ssjj May. isoe. U. h. 1 Ai tS Farias ef Oris The Company will pay Interest at cask en all its Outstanding Certihestcs spv the legal holders thereof, ea sad efts tb Monday in July next The Beard of Trustees havs alas el Dividend ef SIXTT per eenu en the minus entitled to participation for tbsyaw ijt.t wullt apni au, iate ror waica ceruuw sn aud after the fint Monday ia August THOMAS A.

ADAMS, Presides. SAMUEL H. KSVVEDT, riserr HEXRY V. OUDEV, Secretary. SamlB.W Jasaosi.

Thos. i G. T. Baddecke, Bantl R. Vewmaa, P.

H. Foley, J. Vorman Jecksoa, a. Thomson, A. Britain, Wm.

MwsjsX Obsr. i. V. EsedUsV. 101 0 Pr ao err am The PeX0" realed Ith eetlona tl rket 1 mlrjg i lait rtal trr at I37 etraosB, for Jcha(.