The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-31

saIpear to justify departure from it:
"EHtyrs JtaC CresCsHi-GEETLEHHS As an
act e 10 Mr. George f. Coolidge, through the medium
OF GER wish 10 rrate that the charge made against
lin "a, entiuned in your paper OF yesieria~ has
geeRwn by me, The explanations since given me Nv
Mr. se have fully satisfied me fhTt / mus have n, =
undiIe language used b him on HE occasion, which
Al, ls5i. F. MARrlSo"
lDER's CouRr-FrRsT MuNIcTrALITy.-
Hmgalo, dltas u Re- VOLTA warrant was
lssul Thursday against an Amazon with The
PInama OF Eliza Donaldson, under the fol-
circumstances. A man named Volt takes
bro occasionally, and perhaps "pot luck "
no then with the said Eliza, and u Watch
named Simeon Monde having a warrant
aqm, thought that he would be most likely
loim at her house. He entered the premises
an about to get hold Of Volt, when Eliza
rul the rescue and held Monde SO tightly by
lMhat he could not have discharged his du,v
llaeen 70 save his life. And what IL more,
iasaId 10 have used the mot OpprObiuu, cpl
Ia Mr.. Watchman Monde, while she was
hdlm so fast calling him a thieving son Of q
sn1g-a backleg, and lkenng him to other
cnrs Of kindred hue. Another Watchman
0d1d although Volt was not taken, UNIFORM.
hEa who re-vOlted against the law and its
Of was carried into durance Poor Eliza
hlsrs the PENALTY Of an undying attachment.
~ often even guilty woman's fate {" Oh.
sawonan's love is bought" Instead Of this,
S!ers in pocket from the vagaries of her heart
Hthe case Of the redOubrable Eliza, 10 whose
90 "aIchman Monde will doubtless testify
81 fined S25, and in default Of payment sent
ton FOR fifteen days.
Tr'ch Of an Hinerant Pgr0tecbnist.-
gdo whom the name Of Armand Dubois at.
iarame before Recorder GenWs, yesterday, 10
suior some strange yagares that he seems TO
.hhen nancy for. He is a fery-lUJkiDg
Frnan, and seems to know that paper and fire
arof the most cOmbustible materials, and can
doe harm in combination than any other ele-
mi STRIFE IN the great worlds of science, roll
urnn. lie has been in the habit, accurdingly
dig INTO stores where PEOPLE have been en-
g5uylng, gong into crowds where numbers
a5gerly listening, and going every where, 10
Cnut his iavotIts amusement, which is this:
W he sees any one engaged, he ias'ehs piece
DER to his or her back, sets fire to it and walks
afOr short distance, when he stops and en-
jte joke, and frequently the difficulties that
itgs by one person accusing an innocent per-
sCho Is near, Of playing the trick. The prac-
lnelng fully proved on Dubois, he was fined
sand, IN default OF payment, sent 10 the work.
hrior one month. That is queer way roranv
% enjoy himself 1t is to he hoped that when
his served his time out, his hand will be out Of
pCe.-What, Armand, you silly fellow, putting
ps on The backs Of those you know, and then
y; + fire to them! Call y' that ''@f'"s your
astiVg an ORccr. 49, John W. Walsh was
10 and arrested on the Levee, early Yesterday
nlng, for being drunk and indecently dressed
We the Waterman was taking him to the place
thought to be sacred to all such characters as
Jt he offered a stout resistance John is
bEr as well as loaier. He is "SOOle puHkiuS"
.rglIsm as well as vagr1noy, and the Recorder
rehlm benevolent admonitiOn, which he hu-
mly concluded by sending him to the work
he ior one month. During the short time of
John will perhaps learn the arts
'iepng sober and dressing decenty.
iIaFalt0la5is ChuJacter-AntonioD Demand.
. Dw who ought to be better known in the an
lUl punishment then he seems to be, was ar
aed on the affidavit of Joseph Basta for PLAYING
min the trick now to be mentioned. While
}a was standing on Old Levee street, between
VI and St Philip streets, this Antonio Demand.
way OF getting himself fast through this world
'oresume, poured quantity of inlammable
p on his back, and then set fire to it and Bas-
arther stated that had he not been assisted by
NTend, Mr., Sparrtchi, all his clothes would
a been burned, and he would have reen cons,-
e5ly injured. The liquid fireman had no de.
IT. as Gastia's witnesses backed him Straight
P lie was sent to see what opinion the Judge
e First District Court would have of a man
IS " inilanimable spirit
ECoRDER's CoURT, SECOND MUNICIPALITY,
Fancy Quarrel about II Shiyf.-Mr. Jospph
nlngs, who keeps a variety store in St. Charles
tel Buildings, appeared in Court yesterday to
stant'ate charge made by him that certain
tenan, name unknown, was feonlously keen
ann out OF an honest dollar which he owed him
The price of shirt The gentleman was pres
He is attached to the U. S. Commission to
the boundary line between Mexico and the
tied States 1t seems he had gone into Jen-
gs store to buy shirt. Mr.. Jennings was
not IN the store, but had left a boy OF nine
RS to attend it, The boy said to the stranger
the price of the shirt was SO. So far as that
at both parties said the same thing. The gen
nan who was brought up to hand over that hon
dollar though, stated that he had told the boy
the price of the shirt was too high and there
N he was about to leave the store, when the
SAID that he might have it for 50. The gem
nan stranger, therupon told the boy to wrap one
mem up The stranger paid the 50, took the
Rage and lett the store. This case was like
'miy contested race from the start to the goal.
Jennings urged his claim to that dollar, which
SAID that the stranger owed on the shirt, mas
en- as the boy had not fallen from the price of
>and was paid only 50. The stranger, on the
er hand; brought forward highlydistinpuished
'ton gentleman, the Secretary of the Commits
|, to prove the contrary. Mr. Jennings cues
led and croSs-questioned the stranger with an
nmC1 that would have immortaIized some of
lawyers. 1t was plain that there was A misun-
standing regarding The dollar and the pric. Of
shirt, The stranger was honorably discharged
iSS0uH qcith Intent n KiU A Young man
ned William Allen was arraigned for an assault
N, with intent to kill, Elizabeth Walker on the
h inst, in house kept by a Rebecca Wilson.
zabeth 5 statement on oath was that Allen struck
on the head with tumber; that he injured
forehead very seriously; that she had no hest
on in believing that he intended 10 kill her, and
t she was afraid of him yet taking her life l..
GaiennIe, Esq, the fancifu the facelous but
firm advocate Of justice, in all cases especially
ere his client is in the right, was counsel for
en-. When his client can enable him, Mr.
Jennie usually brings forward both the law and
evidence, In such cases he may be seen in
glory. But in this case his client had no wit
ses, and, unfortunately, there was no kazD d-
thy in his favor He contented himself, there
?, with an effort TO weaken the testimony of the
scouting witness. The Recorder heard the
.ements of both parties and the arguments of
If counsel with commendable patience, and then
re his opinion. He came to the very correct
clusiOn that if the party charged with the offence
intended to kill the prosecuting witness, he
uld have followed up the assault, which, from
,eaTances before the Court, he could easily have
le The case vas sent to the Criminal Court
y,l,y 81, oygau1t A Hon rrsy.a hail ~, L., s.,