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Brutal OUTRAGE The New Orleans pa
pers give an account of shocking Outrage,
which occurred in that city on "Wednesday,
10th ult. On the morning of that day, Mr.. J.
Converse, clerk of w. and ]. Byrant, received
an anonymous communication requesting him
to call at a bakery near the PonchaItrain K al
Road, which the Messrs. Bryant had been in
th- habit of supplying with flour. The note
sta. led the proprietor wished to make arranse>
ments for continual supply, and was very
particular in directing Mr. Converse To take
certain routes in going 10 the place. The horse
of Converse was found that evening with the
bridle broken, and cut. On the communication
of this fact to the Messrs Bryant, party was
despatched in quest of the young man. AT
different places not far from the rail way, they
discovered marks, as though he had been
draoped from his horse and afterwards found
his coat and plntalOons torn to pieces No
further particulars OF the fate of Mr.. Converse
could then be discovered-it was universally
believed that he was murdered, and the conse-
ouent excitement became intense.


About eight o'clock on the same evening,
MIR. Converse returned home naked and ma
MAC. At intervals he talked wildly OF the
horrors of the day, of four men, ga pisto, being
placed at his head" and of his being exposed
naked all day to the scorching rays OF the sun,
&c. Converse is only Is years old. 1t was
hoped that his mental alienation would Be tenn
porary, and that the perpetrators of the horrid
deed, would be discovered. The intent of the
outrage is supposed to be, to rob Mr.. Converse
of a considerable amount of money, which he
was known to have about him that morning.