The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-23
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NEW ORLEANS:
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1s49.
Balloon Misunderstanding Scene.
We repaired to Congo Square yesterday afternoon wit
ness the ascension OF Mons Victor Verdale The weather
poptious and the asembaxe very large To stranger
the crowd presented attraction than the exhibition of
the daring aeronaut. Where but lively city of New
Oleans could such collection of sexes and condi
tons be found What novel sight to not familiar
with the mysteries of the Crescent City? Whites quar-.
teroons mua'toes critics REPRESENTATIONS, Fenchmen,
Creoes, Germans, Spanards-all mixed up in gay
moving Costumes of every shape and hue-com.
plexions from snowy white sooty 1t WIS indeed
that portrayed the lights and shadows Of life in New Or
leans Northerner would have fanced that he tread
ing the bouevards of Paris, by hearing the combination of
strange sounds that greeted his ear and seeing around him
moustaches and French faces innumerable. The airy,
rainbow coored dresses of the Creole girls with their dark
flashing and beautiful faces lent charm to the spec
of the surrounding houses crowded with fair lockers
softer from the onping brunette to the taid madame
aasf f N sSs sy
Graham I'll speh exquisite tate as was there shown Each
climate of the Sunny south, HeaddSesse; paltook Of
sboSs tie cHry Of the daush'es Of Ham while the
ash s o f Ss was Ro oss
Grape and straw partly hid faces too coy to woo the glare Of
save from the destroyns eff cts Of time to describe The
of gathering the First Municipality i'm
possible. We pass on to the ascension
music the balloon arose with Mons verdale standing
bv slight platform of wood suspended TO the aerial machine
% AND IN
over the Square The wind bo'e the balloon in nothery
without accident terru frma We believe this
ala d the of h 81 wal Of using in
roid he ascended head down. showed that he had full
sstants who So carried around the plate raised
the wind successfully Mons Verdae did his balloon.
SAD Aoc1DsNT- lad named William A. sexas tthe
of widow lady told about ID years of age was
low the station aud Instantly killed the car passing
Just over his breast He was said to be Disappointing boy
and his death In such manner must be sad bereavement
10 his friends and relatives.
EXTENSIVE CoNFLAGRA "A bout hall: past clock
last Gen fire broke pq the store No g. p Lsyee
the spot Immediately and found so rapid had been the pro-
already enyeeped in tie devouug element. The building
in which the fire originated was closed at the time and
short Time the coffee house the of Toulouse
and No S. oscppied BY Mr. Bo5seno as grocery, Were
No 81 occupied clothing store by MIR Dandulfo The
the lower portions We're not 50 much ineied Of Nos S.
and 81 nothing left but the walls while not much
hi; s25 $4,000 The loss on the stock
present presume tota loss will not fan much shot
OF s5o,oOo On the buildings there was no insurance
THE MURDER OF WEBER.-Corporal Ludwick Simon.
dy Examined BY eooe on the chasa Of
having murdered John Weber the Crescent Garden Ball
the night of Easter Sunday The testimony was
Of such character as entirely to excupate Doran and
both at the Barracks where they went to bed.
and which PLACE they were not seen to leave during the
Climbing wall wall een or fee. hsh The
whp could iGsak ks. d time after receiving the
HIM. Simon and Doran were both discharged but Am
broise was retained in custody
srEAIse HoRsnw md FURIOUS sgery saayger
did not exactly neigh iuroqsy but he wanted to Join
be hos and . hm
sucton So at least he charged with doing By Victor
to make raise Hoffman was arrested on Saturday by The
Third Municipality police.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT..on Saturday Judge McHenry
year the penitenliay hard labor for act William
Purcell and Mary 5quelapd for larceny, each
the Thomas Meauey for Attempting
pick pocket six months in the parish prison.
REcEry1ss STOLEN GooDs-Thres men. Charles Null
examined by Recorder Baldwin the charge Of receiving
stolen The goods stolen consisted of which
in the habit of stealing times The parties were
all sent before the First District Court. |
BREAoa OF TRus1-some days ago Mr. Joseph H Ash. /
Caaeer to dray ise box marked ean
tain about 100 dozen Madras valued
use of which fact Mr. Asbbrdge made affidavit before
Recorder Baldwin, and yesterday tho cuprt arrested.
sEsTENcED-John Welsh was on Saturday brought be.
fore Judge Mcenry for the verdict of Jury
finding him guilty of numbering William Peterson in a cot. |
the of Barracks streets The
passed by the Judge imprisonment for life in
the penitentiary at hard labor.
RoBBING John Thompson was Yesterday arrested by
the First Municipality Police at the instance of Mr. james
Brennan, who charges him with robbng him (Brenan) of %
sovereigns and cages.
9notser-Panck Kelly was arrested on satu rday night
by the Second MJnc ipaly Police charged with obbing
drunken man in Coffee house at ST. Mays Market
AssAULT.-Samuel Carpenter gentleman supposed to |
be of mechanical genius yesterday attempted exercise
his skill the of of his fellow citizens but
interrupted in the midst of his limo diversion by off
Ger of the First Municipality Police.
INSANE MAN.-An insane man. ramed Nicholas Grar, |
Yesterday found wandering through the of
the Third Municipality in of mental arrangement
threatening kill himself He had his person $40 in
American gold, some other money, and watch.
HIGHwAY RoBBERY.-Qn SATURDAY John Little and
Henv HIbhle arrested in the Third Municipality
Of hen of NTH