The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-27
IT Ew ORLEANS;
THURSDAY HoRNLvG, JULY y, 1913.

VERY RIcH-Ihis article is very wealthy. and
possesses an income equal to thai Of John Tacob
Asior, Stephen Grard, or any Of those vounr
Gentlemen who did business upon a small scale
4 certain youHg man by the name Of James A.
Barron, who has an affection for hose carriages
and honesty, and who by the sweat Of his brow
earns ms daily bread, from various significant r1-
mo'rs, came 10 the conclusion on Saturday evening
last, that some eviI-minded persons were going to
rob him. Barron, it will be recoleced is a gallant
member Of No. IS, and when the 70 owls are OUT
is rather hard 10 beat. Capt. Winter was prompt
Iy informed Of The fact, that the said robbery was
contemplated, and he posted parcel of his police
men in the house. In the middle of the night Just
as he burglars Were about to break into the bar
room, the har-keeper happened to be seized with
cough This gave the alarm and the burglars fled.
Day before yesterday Jim Barron Of the 18th was
coming across the river with his heart full Of arI0r
his head full Of lervor, and his hands full of rope
from The fire that took place in Algiers. Jim is an
excellent fellow, but upon this occasion he even
went beyond himself Being dressed as a fireman
he went into a public house to get drink.
Here he was ropod-u" by middle aged man.
who entered into proposals with him TO rob his Bar
r0u's cofGsh2use al tCo o'c0lL the neri morn
ing! The thief mstook the fireman for a burglar.
and Jim didn't mistake him in the least They
parted in a mysterious manner, and Mr. James
Sherman said don't forget two o'clock" jim
wjuked his eye and replied - No!'' with all the
eeriou-urss of an ancieutan and accepted owl Well
I" max" long story short, night came and so
dd DR. lanes Sherman The moment that Bar
ron saw Iin, he knocked him down into the gutter
and 50 ended the intended burglary. ShermaH's
lrai Will take place on Tuesday next
POLICE NEws.-Ths department of the press is
getting TO be remarkably dull for the reason that
oar city is getting remarkably moral. = About two
thirds Of the thieves have gone away. some to Nj
agara and some to Newl ork. Those persons
therefore, who have pocket-booIs with nothing in
them can consider themselves perfectly safe.
EELIGIoUs.-Nght before last Il mau by the
name Of Michael McGovern took il into his head
that the best thing that he could do would be to
make a martyr Of himself for his country 5 good
lie accordingly provided himself with several
classes of whisky and a choice assortment Of gin
todIss, and hurried away to the altar, whereuPon
he was to immediate himself The moon gave O
Iustra TO his eye and the whisky glow to his soul
that filed his " inner man., as Il. Waldo Emerson
calls IT, with the sOttest emotions Mike looked upon
the spire OF the church the corner of Carondeiet
aud Poydras street, and thought that it was beau
i.iu way OF getting up to heaven. He imagined
that he was sealed upon the point of the lightning
read % the said spire and surrounded on all sides
with plates garnshed with OniOns pigs-feet and
fried catfish. Ia this bsslul state he sat himself
down upon the steps of the church. and abandoned
himself to the embraces of Morpheus. When
Michael aW0ke he found himself in the embrace OF
~a'rnman who told him in no gentle voice thai
Recorder l5oding wished TO have the pleasure OF
l- acquaintance. The Recorder yesterday irOWn-
ed upon Michael and told him TO be good boy
for the future.
JEsrER.-A man by The name of George Jest
was arrested by the Second Municipality Police
Ia~ oveung upon the charge of having stolen
pair of sparrng gloves from William Kingston.
jest said that he had merely taken them by way of
biz Of sport, but the Recorder would not believe
lI.~ jester. The case has not yet been decided.
Docs AGAIN-Durng the last few days, no less
lrm one thousand poisoned sausages have been de-
IHcred to the Second Municipality police In
short time we shall have to mourn over the fate Of
il3usand4-of IuckIess dogs, who having predomi-
uaur taste for sasages, went 70 their rum Hydro
nhobia will be blOtted from the annals OF medicine,
and dogs to use a beautiful phrase, will be - no.
where" Puppies, however, will continue 10 thrive
DANGERoUs.-Tvo fellows, by the names Of Jas.
McC,unis and James Govern were yesterday arrest
ed. as dangerous and suspicious characters, by the
Second Municipality Police. Being well known
10 line police, and not being able to give an accu-
rate account of themselves, they were sent to the
Parish Prison until they could obtain vouchers that
they We're honest and exemplary citizens. In effect
mg TO do this they unfortunately failed and Re
corIer GoIdiug sent them to the Parish Prison 10
rrcuperaie
TROUBLING A WATcHuAN.-Let every person
who is given to nighewakng, or the poetry of
human life, eschew all such bipeds night watch
men. They are an abomnation and an abhor-
renee and moreover they take people mp TO the Jail
and 6.jra to the police office. Yesterday morning
81 certain Mr.. DrummOnd, having previously provl-
died himself with the arms designated by the law,
took Mr.. Boyle to the watch-house. The matter
was finally disposed Of by the accused having been
bound over to keep the peace.
Docs AGAIN-In our article yesterday upon
dogs. we omitted to mention where those wire gauze
muzzcs were obtainable. Those persons who wish
nep>conce the probsocis of their canine lavorltes,
viii find tie article at John NcCay,s Saddlery,
10 Victory street, Third Municipality. Call and
hook al the novelty.
CuARGE OF RoBBERy.--A young man by the
name Of William Johnson diaS William DeYne
WIS Yesterday brought before Recorder GoldIng
,,on the CHARGE Of having knocked down William
R.3rI on the, night of the 22d inst, and robbHg
linn Of a silver watch. The prisoner was young
man of prcp0sspssing appearance; anu ron IN; l's
looks certainly deserved better tate. MOI pslS
able 70 rive $1,000 bail for his appearance, the ne
,nrIcr sent him to Jail until Tuesday next, when
his trial Will come on
BOND FoRrErTED-The case Of Richard Bon
ham. .yno was charged with serious assault and
q breach of trust was yesterday brought up before
Recorder Goldinq. The accused failed to appear
ami his bond was declared forfeited.
Iyorrsrs.-Co roner Spedden yesterday held an
-,,.unst gu3n the body of negro man. name I'M
known. who was found drowned in the Mississippi
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