The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-14

this machine are elegant in the extreme at on
end there is likeness of General jackson, and {
tfae other the Old hero IN meditation over the tom
OF his wife at the Hermitage. The machine is prt
vlded wlthtwo lamps calculated to throw a stron
and vivid light, and will be found of great ornamer
and utility. Taking her all in all she is as neat an
compact little thing can be conceived, and sh
no doubt will prove herself. in the hands of he
good friends, the gallant members of No. Is, a
ornament to the fire department, and noble an
irresistible enemy in the destructive path of the de
! vourIng element. She las come amongst us in frs
rate order, and looks as if she already wanted to-
$ go to the rescue!''
The NEW CUsToMnoUsE-The walls frontin
on Canal and Old Levee streets, partly ENCLOSING
| the Custom house, have been thrown down. Thi
gives evidence that the building of the new Custom
! house will at once be commenced. We hail witt
much delight this proof Of activity on the part o
| those who have the supervision Of this great ant
much wanted edifice.
THEFT.-Christiana Britton and Nancy Straws
| We're last evening arrested by the Second Munich
| paity police, charged with stealing silk scarf
| dress and pistol, belonging to Mary Burns.
CHARGES DIsMIssED-Samuel n IIite vester
day appeared before Recorder Ramos, to be ex
amined on the charge of stealing $3.50 from a tesl
in the SheriH's office. The charge against Hite
was made by Richard Terrell but could not be
substantiated, and the accused was therefore hon
orably discharged. ;. Simon O'Driscoll was re-
leased from the charge of receiving stolen property
on which charge he was arrested few DAYS since
No one appeared to prosecute him.
AN UNRULY WATCHMAN.-On of the First
Municipality watchnen, named Rokosky was on
"Wednesday night reported for abusing and threat
enlng Corporal Declure with personal violence
while on duty. Rokosky threw down his cap and
club, and refused to do duty any longer.
COMPROMISED. Julius JoeIson who was ar
rested some DAYS since in the First MunicpaIiiy
charged with stealing dry goods from the store Oh
Hurts Tobias, No. l36 Royal street, was Yesterday
to have been examined before Recorder Ramos
When the case called, il appeared that the af-
fair had been comfortably arranged by the parties
concerned. The of Bill Forrest and Charles
Ward, charged with assanlting and seriously beat
ing Manuel Fernandez, was also compromised and
dismissed. y a@ a@ @
AssAuLTs.-Jean Martin was yesterday arrested
by the First Municipality police, charged with hav-
ing adopted the fashionable mode of obtaining salts
faction for a supposed injury, and walked into
MIR. L. hos with a cane. Martin gave bail to ap-
pear. Richard Burns made affidavit that he was
assaulted and beaten with stone, by William
Christian.
ENTIcING AWAY A SLAvE.-Abram a slave of
Mr.. Woods, was on Wednesday night arrested by
the First Municipality police, charged with having
,. v.
Gibbons. The negro was sent TO jail. ,,
BREACH OF TRUsT.-A. Solomon was yester-
day arrested by the First Municipality police
charged by Arthur Paver with breach of trust.
MIR. Pavillier made affidavit that he entrusted lot
of dry goods worth about one hundred dollars, to
Solomon, who sold them, but declined making any
return of the proceeds
Observation-Disclosures Danzi was Yesterday
eya hnfDra tJo oJa
of having, on the night of the 18th inst, assaulted
Charles Ward with knife and club, with the in
tention of killing him. The charge could not be
substantiated, and the prisoner was therefore re-
leased
STEALING A DoG.--John Steward was last
evening taken into custody by the First Munich
pality police, charged with stealing dog, belong
ing to- Mr. Merle. We did not get the facts of the
case, but have no doubt that an interesting tale
tail . hangs thereby.
BURGEARY.-The jewery store of Mr. j. L.
Bruce, in Camp street, was broken open on We'd
nesday night, and watches and jewelry valued at
about $1,000 taken away No clue has vet been
discovered of the robbers.
An attempt was made to break into the ieweIry
store of A. Rasch, No. IS Chartres street-but ii
is supposed the robbers were frightened away.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-Henry Maillard was
yesterday tried in this Court, the charge of
numbering Captain Smith, of the ship Charlotte.
The ship was at the time of the affair." lying in the
Second Municipality, and the whole circumstances
were laid before the public NlailIard Was brought
in guilty of manslaughter.. Oscar Rainy, alas
Bancroft, was arraigned and plead guilty TO
charge of embeZzlement and a charge of larceny.
BEATING HIS WIFE.-John Anderson was yes
terlay brought before Recorder Seuzeneau, charged
with having assaulted and seriously beaten his
wife. The gallant act was fully proved upon MIR.
Anderson, and he was returned before the First
District Court for trial.
RESISTING THE SmERIFF.-Jean Deretti was
yesterday morning arrested by the First Munich
pality police, charged with resisting the Sheriff
while he was in the discharge of his duv..
Louis Hanset arrested last evening. charged
with resisting F. NJ. Jacobs, ex-Deputy Sheriff
FOUND DRowNED-An inquest was yesterday
held Oh lkDgbody of a white man, name unknown,
who wassfound floating in the river below the
Third Municipality Ferry landing. The body was
in an advanced stage of decomposition, and had
apparently been long time in the water. There
was nothing found by which the deceased could
be identified.
tP IN THE WoRLD.-TIie citizens in the Vi
entity of the corner of Carondelet and Common
streets, Were, about l O'Clock yesterday morning,
brown into high state of excitement by the dis
eovery of a man the roof Of a house. 4 file
IF Watchmen We're promptly on the spot, but did
not succeed in catching the supposed burglar.
AcCIDENT.-The locomotive attached to one of
he Carrolton trains, yesterday ran off the track
lear the horse station. The detention of the train
or about three quarters of an hour, and some
What thinner attendance than usual al the races,
We believe. We're the only injuries resulting from
he accident.
~ Notice, to Draymen. : Hereafter | will pay no
on oil tn n
ny written order JOSEPH Fl. MOORE,
mh29 I'm 107 Poydras street.
MR.. GEORGE HOITZMAN is in the city, he will
confer favor by calling the undersigned at the Brass
'oundry in Agier where he may hear of something to his
ID vantage HENRY THOMPSON.
Algers, April IL, 1s4s ap 10 St.
NEW CLOTHING STORE.
4 HE UNDERSIGNED have Just received from then
a oWn manutactory, splendid assortment of SUMMER
yLoi HIM; 10 the Inspection of which they invite their
customers and the stranger Their Clothing manutac-
heu expressly Tor Their private sales and the STYLE
erIai and finish, are the latest models