The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-14

THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE IA, 1s49.

NEW ORLEANS:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE "A, ls49.
THE CREvAssE-The work of closing it is drawing 10
an end and Messs Dunbar and Sugi rest from
| their labon
The ovERFLow-Hs Eteets.-The water in the inun.
dated district is rapidly flowing off. The etiuvia arising
from the deposit of mud and filth left the street. gives sor
rowful earnest OF sickness and DEATH Again we recon-
mend immediate action the part of city authorities
We that lime being used in of the Streets and
earnestly hope that this but beginning of more rro
The people demand that d.inec ing agents
be freely used wherever the flood has left the germs of dis
the soil. Should the stupid objection that the
saving of the lives of numbers Of citizens would
more than the stopping Of the Cevasse," be
entertained Already have suffered in pocket must
sickness like the flood invade homes. rob of that
lar greater blessing than dollars and cents Health Who
presume to pirate to the authorities and talk ex
pense OF using active and valuable dsn fectants ~ No
matter whether the article required be chIonaed lime or
common lime; whether thousands OF hundreds if it
be obtained and will effect the object far expend
all the that the financial skill of the Chairman of
the Committee OF Ways and Means obtain than sub
| ject New Orleans to another desolating epidemic.
The people Will not submit to delay. They call unan-
mOasy for the of the command of
City Fathers" Carts and aboreY wanted remove
the piles of mud efficient force should be employed
no halfway will do. Remember the fifty first
sent to the Crevase-he hundreds required afterwards
No nregsrdly policy will satisfy citzens-and least of all
the paty of Expense. Let the shovel and the hoe,
the and the be set in notion and the inun
dated district thorough cleansed The work cal progress
the water ecedes until relieved of its fifth
ExcURsIoN-The weather yesterday was so hot that to
escape from the city, if for few hours the desire
of every one With the at SO in the shade and
the cotporeal energies relaxed in proportion the height
the Thermometer. came TO the resolution that
the Crevasse during which could enjoy the cool
Of
ing Impressed with this idea, board the steamer
Galveston, Capt Crane, by which in company with
many Others. taken first the Crevasse saves
magnificent dinner served mp of which those on board
paook with The evident satsact In fact tempt
ing were the viands that our gaonomc exploits would
have done discredt i colder weather Wit and
the moments to pass unno'iced. For ali the enjoymens OF
the day the guests indebted entirely 10 the of
American commander; as gentleman and oblging to-
wards ,hois with whom BE- own in contact he is
voyage. we wond trust ourselves wi man rather han
composed principally other commanders owners and
agents of steamships and their ladies' who OF coune
Every thing passed off deiishtIuy The warm weather
seemed to nave been entirely forgotten which venture
We were satisfied that every one who present will sh
which was always splendid vessel has recently been re-
paired and eted. She now unsurpassed by
any, and altogether considering the qualities Of vessel
and her officers would advise friends take passage
in her.
THE POISONING CAsE.-John Hoffman. charged by his
wife, Margaret Hoffman, with attempting to poison her,
again brought up yesterday before Recorder Baldwin for
examination. Tho testimony of Mrs Hoffman given
Tuesday. the trst examination. follows About
twelve O'Clock, Wednesday last her hu band and her
self sitting down dinner, he proposed her call
the wokmen Qhs prisoner master csrpener) who
in the front shop; she returned to The table she tonnd
white powder spnked in her and her SOUP plate
She asked her husband what i was He said something
when accused him of something the he
seized the plate and PITCHED its contents OF the window
wanted to take her life9 Perceivng white lying
der the table she picked aud found thai
soup. On nqnni9g OF him what it was he ;2id :. nothing
TEMPTED to ske he paper Tom her, Which she prevented
him from doing and placed il the hands of third person
The RseOSsI resumed the further consideration of the
and further testified follows Previous the finding Of
W. ana the ~ ye
wokmen were in the fpnt part OF the house had to walk
SO, leaving my husband in the dining room''
called r. By have known the
visited my hone. We are ghbo my house being within
aways Considered him most amabe that would
not 'nsu, child His wife is hard working, industrious
Dr. p. A. BertrGnd-"I have subjected chemical
analysis the powder in the handed to me by the Re-
cOrder stated by him to be the found under the table
by Mrs l Hsffman | pronounce it to be arsenic The
deah if The Ths
Doctor here exhibited the effects of his examination show
ing clearly that the tests applied fully proved the powder
MI Gaenne, counsel for the prisoner then addressed tn.
discharge of the prisoner at the bar John Hoffman for
He aW eative to svenee What evidence have yon
require the further continuance of this in custody
has always been kind to her. and aectonate father
yet she positively swears that he attempted poison her
upon her knees and sTcIams Oh, Hoffman, no " dare
poison or kill me Who put that powder thereT She at
domestic tragedy-heT hus
band The principal actor What Hoffman to this change
Used doubt these Of he quietly replied
Yon are foolish eat o sosI Is tins Of ATTEMPTED
peaance Of truth Is he charge in the emote,t degree in
that iomps this charge Jealousy will induce this woman
asked ss
al with her to remember her three children that
she answered in these verbs do not care so the other
But viii not proceed further. Although no physiogno
@ too h.a IN F aa h and fs
The counsel here ended his ingenious defence the Court
but it in the Evidence and not in his faee.
The Recorder refused as in duty bound TO admit the prs
await his trial before the Fist District Court
IsquKsrs--Inquess held yesterday the bodies of
the following persons Flank Salessio Portuguese who
ssoed " ae
named Mare Ma,a Ps'ii!san who was =, found S
Chdre en- s "s,' Third Muncpay Verdict that she
came to her death by being by the OF the Mexi
can Gulf RaOad. 1t that the deceased and her
husband who is employed gardener at the plantation Of
MI Marcel Ducros of The Parsh ST Bernard attempted
to set the after they had started missing her foot
fell between the several of them passing her
body, causing instant dea tn
THE EFFECTS OF THE ARDENT. Robert Hunter, a |
sailor found lying the banquetie exhausted
cond ION a. the of Ferdinand and Levee streets He
conveyed to The Iol office of the Third Municipality
by Sanders and Heal-y Hunter deposed that John
Cook. keeper of coffee house at the place where he
found. had assaulted and beaten him The Of
Hunters ace and head sufficient evidence of the infa
treatment that he had received. He hOchngy
cut and bruised The Recorder issued warrant Tor the
of Cook, who brought before him. and after
nation sent TO to await his tiai peioe te
First District Court. Cook then made a'tdavlt AGAINST
Hunter charging him with stening tnmbler from his bar,
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