The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

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aigicrs and lis Business.-yve yesterday took a troll
through Algers, and although did have sufficient
leisure to obtain all the information sought obtaind
considerable of interesting information in ard
the rapidly growing business of the place. Agers with
numerous workshops of almost description and her
hardy and industrious population beginning to
position Of considerable importance, and bids fair
become the Brooklyn of New Orleans walk through the
place could fail highly interesting those who
have only Looked it from this side perhaps parsed
III ough its outskirts on their way to the race.track.
Among the recent improvements noticed railway
recently constructed by Messrs. Martin Vaete for haul
ing out steamboats, brgs sch Doners, etc. The vessels
hauled by power and the expense attending the
operation much less than in the dry docks. The work is
merely experiment and it is not certain yet whether will
all the purposes for which it intended,
Messs NJ. V. the builders OF the beautiful bng lit,
and several other vessels and have the stocks a
double huled fsTybOat, for Mr. Randolph Of the Third
Municipality Ferry. They deserving Of praise for their
gy, and hope their enterprise may succeed,
there plenty OF business for them, and the drydocks both
The iron and brass iOundres of Arthur Thompson
worthy OF notice. They large of work.
and the work is all satisfactory the We
see however, that but half of the large
foundry erected SINCE through the enterprise
OF Mr.. ]. 2. Whitney, Is occupied This splendid build
nearly, if quite, of ground, and the
best adapted structure for purpose intended that haSever
been erected the Southern country. 1t built very
heavy and about $4,000 worth of machinery Tor
carrying extensive business placed in it, but the
company after failed, from which has
been expa ned 10 and the machinery then sOd and
went 10 all parts OF the country. We learned that
pany was now organizing 10 with the business
large scale AT present. half Of the building occupied
by Mr. George Beatty, and splendid boilers for the low
pressure tOwboa j. p hney, in of Construc
on The cylinders TO be ten feet inches in diameter,
and six feet long. There be six direct ues
four Of twenty inch diameter and two of sixteen inch
and four return hues of twenty-five inch diameter They
the first low boilers manufactured in this
city, and they will be OF the best quality.
Among the ship and steamboat joners Messrs. Rees
Seger stand prominent although there several other
large establishments, including those of Mesrs. Bcss Co..
sarazn, and Others Me Ree7 Il Seger have been To-
Gated in Agers in their present business very long time,
and very extensively known among shipping and
boat They turn out some jobs which will compare
avoraby with the work of Of the northern establish
in point is the Joiner work Of the boat
Anglo Norman which we will mention before concluding.
Among the boiler makers Msssrs F. Coan Co, and
Robert Means both Of which establishments give employ
meat large number Of men, and turn out immense
amount of work during the year. Their buildings appeal
first sight, they occupy large The shee
iron received mostly from New York, believe, and boil
els Of the best description manufactured. lndeed
the business Of ship and steamboat building properly
encouraged by merchants and capitalists they need
north for ships boats Bas and brgs of from three
five hundred have been built Aigers, while yet ht
facilities for ship building gre It as they now
and, have already said, encouragement is all that
needed make AIgers furnish all the ships merchant
We have plenty of timber of the best qualities, ant
every thing elGe in the way materials.
We had the pleasure Of going on board the new owboa
AngloNoman which has been built under the superinend
ence of Capt ReiHharlt and which, happy to say
IS purely Louisiana boat and the Lrst which has bee
built and fitted out wholly from workshops. TIN
hull was built By Mr. Charles Robinson, and it is perfect
model and strength. The machinery, the greater portion
of it, is from the foundry OF Leeds Co.. Of this city, an
the workmanship blts should prove OF pride
citizens. The engine is powerful, and when tn
Norman takes her place in the line star Lne) we do nc
think she will with thing that can beat her. He
| able and gentemany commander, Capt Relnhardt, ht
attended every thing in person. and have great cont
dence in his skill and judgement which have beeR rpene
q SIInefenSe 9Sihe to" p onsns A.
lie Zee gentlemen infinite credit, and will compare most favor
ef Oily with work which have board the No
steamboats,. The most ample arrangements have bee
made tor the accommodation and comfort OF the officers
and when Capt R. takes his place the whC
will be in few days he will have OF the finest if not Il
finest boat in the trade.
We could at great length enumerating the varol
Improvements which deserve notice. but shall defer ii
remainder until future day when we hope to justice al
! attempted Burglary.-On Thursday night last, NJ
kepp who resides Gravier street, awakened by Ii
noise made by endeavorng to effect entranC
into his house lie the back door, from whence tn
noise proceeded, and asked who there the tim
opening the door The burglar sprung upon him at the
sant and severe struggle ensued Mr. kepp got hold of
n stick finally and knocked the fellow down, two thre
times in rapid succession, inicng two pretty
he his John McLane but when brought up
erday morning, he manifested strong symptoms of inar
whether feigned not, cannot tell He remanded
>. the watch. house.
1t Recorder CaldOei's Dock.-The inmates of the Reco
ders dock yesterday morning numerous, but the
nearly all hard customers, who perfectly amli
with the position they occupied. Two of them
males who have been before the Recorder times almost inn
meabe for getting drunk and raising in Girod stree
One of them in particular, who with show of lu
tice lay claim either gender the most Troublesome
toner the police have to deal with. She exceedingly be
igerent in disposition and soon she emerges from Il
workhoue of which she generally inmate, she
get tight and whip every thing on GirOd street. Sh
well her companion sent down yesterday with b
little ceremony Some two or three he males shared the san
o. fate
IL Charge Dismissed Michael BIannon yesterday
amned before Recorder Caldwell the charge of hitting
the head with piece of rOn The negro beon
E Charles Waters and strong efforts were made to conv
the accused, but af er long and tedious examination,
case dismissed.
Tqguest-An inquest was yesterday held the body of
Mt while man, unknown, who found dead under
'pitm6n'' of the engine board the steamboat Il.
White. The deceased board at Port Hudson a:
deck passenger and found dead yesterday morning
ed above stated The jury brought in verdict that the
he ceased came to his death by blow the head from
nd "pitman - of the engine Of the E. ID. White.
IS Suicide-An nqe,t yesterday held the body OF
" aamed William Brant aged about 30 years. who cor
Thursday night IN mouse al corner
Is Cusomhouse and Maas streets, by hanging himself to
e. bed.pos We understood that the deceased had been vi
with woman for time past at that place, and that
fl of ea Ousy he committed the rash act verdict
ek rendered in accordance with the facts.
Sent Dorm tor Tr,al.-George w. Dixon was ye'terd
brought before Recorder Caldwell the charge of steal
lot Of anes and other carpenters TOOLS among which
H. an auger from Mr. Frederick Stout The evidence for
ng prosecution made plain case, and notwthsandi
the fact that George w. Dixon thought the proceeding
H. great bore he was before the First District Court
go trial. We augur that he will be convicted.
Dissatisfaction Shelby yesterday brought before
corder Genos on the charge of whaling Mr.. Thomas X
s rey to greater extent than the law allows The evden
in the case convinced the Recorder that such the a
and Mr. John Shelby returned for trial before the Fl
District Court.
, J. Fitzgerad was brought for assautng and striki
officers Jones and Gale while they bringing him into
watchhouse for being drunk. He was also sent to the III
District Court fort al. -
Stealing C0tton.-A man and woman were brought
fore Recorder Genos yesterday the charge OF stealing
q ton on the Levee They sent to the Work house
- grants The offence Of the most common known,
il singular 10 us that the summary manner in which off
der have been treated of late, has had sautay elt
The amount of cotton stolen from the Levee in small quar-
ties during the year is far larger than would masin
Iarrcnies-Severa afhdayits for larceny yestert
made before Recorder Genois, but in accordance with