The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-30
n Ew ORLEANS:
MORNING, AUGUST 30

WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30.
SECOND MrMcEPALITY CoUNCII.-An attempt
was made to get together quorum of this Council
hit il proved unsuccessful. Only eight members
we're present, and they adjourned to Tuesday even
ing next
THE FIRE.-'rhe greatest loser by the fire on ST.
Claude street, yesterday morning was Mr. A.
PignGguy, whose extensive livery stable was con-
.rmed Mr.. p lost several valuable horses be-
SIDES larle amount of other property The dwell
ing houses, Of which there were seven burned on
Il; Claude and Main streets, were not very valua-
be. but the occupants lost considerable furniture
We did not not learn whether Mr.. PignGguv was
insured or not.
FURIOUS DRIvING.-Mr. Anthony Rasch vester-
day made an affidavit before Recorder Genois
charging the drivers of omnibuses Nos. 10 and 4
with having tried the relative speed of their horses
while going down Charities street Yesterday morn
ing, to the great danger of pedestrians. The Jels
were both arrested in the afternoon, one of them
being taken while passing the Recorders Office.
much to the annoyance of his passengers, many of
whom had just got in, in time to lose their dimes
or wait half an hour in the street. If the drivers
should attempt much speed in Condo street, we
think they would be in far more danger than any
one else, as they would be thrown off, sure.
NEGRO BURNED-There was rumor prevailing
down town yesterday, that negro was burned to
death at the fire on St. Claude street We could
not trace the story to any reliable source and there
for. cannot vOuch for its truth.
HosTLITIEs AGAINST RUssA.-We hasten to
Iag before our readers, twenty-four hours ahead of
the market boat, that Mrs. Russia, of the Third
Municipality, was on Monday evening last attacked
br Mr. William Richardson. and damaged to a con-
Siderable extent Mrs K. yesterday laid a state
mrnt of her wrongs before Recorder Seuzeneau.
and a man with paper in his hat was sent in quest
o. Mr.. Richardson. The case will be looked into
through pair of spectacles.
81 William, a slave, belonging to the estate of
Major Matthias, was yesterday arrested-having in
uis possession musket, of which he could give no
satisfactory account.
EXAMINATIONS FIxED.-J. Robasa was yester.
day morning brought before Recorder Golding
charged with having fraudulently received the
wages Of a runaway slave, belonging to Zuline
NIJnouvrier. His examination was fixed for the
3l,tinSt. Julia Veil, charged with asSaulting Mi
chaeI Veil, her brother-in-law, with Ratchet, will
be examined on Thursday next. John Butler, for
mkindIy threatening Mary Duffy with personal
violence, will be examined on Friday DIR. c.
Salmon, charged with savage demonstrations and
threats towards c. Hancke, will be examined on
Saturday next.
ASSAULT WITH A CLUB.-T Thomas Hays was
Yesterday charged, before Recorder Seuzeneau.
with having assaulted Mr.. C. H. Leyman with a
cIub-knocked him down, and trampled on him
warrant was issued.
SENT DowN.-Hermann Stocker and Charles
Hammond, charged with stealing the goods of the
sedIar Joseph Ouri, from coffee-house on Elysian
Fields street, were yesterday committed by Recor-
der Seuzeneau for their appearance before the First
District Court. The goods stolen were worth 500,
A FEMININE Row-A stalwart daughter of
Green Erin, named Mrs. E. Hickey, was yesterday
arragned at the bar Of acting Recorder GOding.
charged with having had personal encounter with
Mrs Mary O'Reily, in which the latter lady suffer
ed considerable damage in the fgure-head and rig
ring. Mrs. O'ReiIy made ''davy setting forth
injuries, and charging Mrs. Hickey with having
commenced hOstllities without any provOCaton.
She also alleges that Mrs. Hickey has made some
awful threats which by being carried into effect,
would remove her ldeponent from this lower world.
Mrs Hickey stated, five several times, in the most
unequivOcal manner, that she was not guilty, and
her case was fixed for examination on Friday next.
BEATING HIS WIFE.-Peter Quinn was yeSter-
day arrested by the Second Municipality police,
charged with whipping his better hall, Margaret
AHARp CAsE.-Ap poor miserable woman, named
Ann Tate, was picked up on POydras street, by the
Police, on Monday night, having no home or place
Of shelter. She was yesterday brought before act.
ing Recorder Goldng, and at her own request, senl
to the workhouse. She however has permission to
come out as soon as she can do better than remain
HELD TO BAL.-Mrs Mary Buckley, having
neither the fear of God or st. Patrick before her
eyes kicked up such moral dust in her neighbor
hood that she was yesterday brought up by the mer
of law to be dealt with by acting Recorder Golding
Ills honor, not wishing to be severe on Mrs. Mary
merely held her to bail to keep the peace for TIT
next six months.
THEFT-CharIes Patot yesterday made affida
Wit before Recorder Genos, that lot of wearing
apparel had been stolen from his wife, and that NJ
has good reason to believe that the is in the
possession of slave women belonging to Mr.. Gale
in ST. Claude street. A search warrantwas issued
CoMMITTED.-A nice young woman, rejolcin!
in the appellaton of Emma Foster, was yesterda!
committed by Recorder Genos to appear before TIN
First District Court, on the charge of vagrancy.-
Emma was released from the Parish Prison OIL
Monday last, and lost no time in getting drunk ant
~ ting herself in a way of returning to her oil
quarters .Lancelot English, charged with bein
drunk and disturbing the peace, was committed il
default Of bail to keep the peace. Louise Macar
". f. W. c.. was charged with the same offence
and was served in the same manner .Edwar
Reese was committed in default of paying fine
SO disturbing the peace.
MuRpERoUs AssAULT.-A man named Josep
Spackler Was on Monday evening arrested by Il
First Municipality police, in Orleans street, for
~auIting and beating Louis Hertrich with stoI
and a club. Hertrch was bruised in shocNT