The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-09


life and attempting to commit suicide.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE LAST N1GHr-A most lamertable
and destructive conagraon occurred last night, the
.arge beautiful and commodious frame house of Mr. PhG
ard cotton factor at the of Poymnia and Coseun
The fire appears have originated in the stable
The back Of the house. and after burning time
1t burt out in dense volume Of flame. and
Gated with the back apartments both Of Mr. Pnkards hou
and of the house of his neghbor Mr. Peel IL first DIS
covered about quarter o'clock and the of
an honr the whole of Mr. Pinkad's house was in flames
but fortunately the fire prevented from doing much
Jury Mr. Pees house and only few OF the outbuings
destroyed. The furniture in the lower part of Mr..
finkrds dwelling saved, but all the fixtures in the
destroyed, well the house ITSELF M
Pinkard insured in the Sun Fire Office for SO GEO. and the
hu OF Mr. Peel also insured. The engines
siderable time before they arrived the the cona-
ston and then their efforts to stop the of the fire
much mpeded by the want of sufficient supply of
water. The Washington Fire Company's Engine No 20
the first the spot, and rendered great service
uNTED STATES CIRcuIr CouRT.-Yesterday Messrs
H. Byer Mr.. Hahn, and Relj, s. Tappan Esqs appeared
the above court ard presented their diplomas from the
Law Department the University of Louisiana, and were
admitted to practice by the presiding judge.
RECORDER CALpwnLb's CouRT.-A man named John
Monaghan charged with perjury in having gone on
Monday the polls of the First Ward ia the Second Mun
cpaity and swore that he resident and entitled
and Afterwards he that he resident of tn
Third Ward. whereupon the charge made The
case adjourned until tomorrow.
"A Daring Thief.-Ye.terday Michael Reilly, daring
character of r1any appearance brought before the
Recorder and charged with feonousy entering the honse of
Mr. G. Ham on St. John street with intent com.
nit robbery appears that about nine ocock Monday
morning Mrs Hamilton opered the door of her paro and
found Kelley standing in the centre of the with
D8gueeotyDe lib eness hand, and pant OF chandelier
the other. She took III. likeness from his hand and
inquired what he wanted there which he made lean
through the window and left the chandelier and his cap
hind An alarm was wen aud before he had time TO ge
INF tha hp nj Ina
was arrested By Mr. Duncan which he threw
instrument from his pocket the ratings short dis
lance the house waiting for him, and
after his arrest they lie sent 10 the
Frs District Cont.
Hepid Street yNurler.John Clarke and his wife wert
again brought mp Tor examination, the charge OF
der yesterday, in havinp caused the death OF
named Donovan. The evidence showed that the deceased
went to the house of Mrs Dryer. Wednesday night,
soon after he got there, he heard Mrs. Clarke and Mrs
wyer guarding. and Mr. Clarke told Mrs Dryer that sht
was often making disturbance. Donovan nterered
and told him to let the decide themselves directly
the two men began to fight named Griffin inter
fered and got his wrist BY Clarke and Immediately ae
Donovan turned into Mrs Dryers room, where he dis
covered dead, with stab his breast which had percel
the heart. Clarke showed the knife, and said: carry
as Fri md and if he again will give him more
On being made known that Donovan dead Clark
he was able stand in his Defence and to ex,rca
himself if there present. The case wa
remanded until to-day.
t,
e and Lyon again brought the charge of steal
ing nineteen of gold dust, the property of G. John
son. Californian, worth upwards of three hundred dollars
witness TO the weights, and he said that h
made them according order. Col Field, who appeare
for the defence asked the examine the person VIII
made the affidavit. The Recorder said that the VIII
was robbed had been sworn, and had made his Col
Field thou it necessary he should appear 1t
light that strangers should make atdavits, and have respect
able citizens taken up unless they appeared tn
persons 50 accused the adavis file had heard that the
person had left the CITY, The Recorder said that Mr. Fie
had stated what he heard it be well if he told hir
what he had heard by the 1t had been rumored ha
the accused parties had given their than tw
hundred dollars above the price and value of the gold the
had lost to leave the city. Col Field suggested that they
fetched tried for cOmpOundng the eony and ask
ed the Recoder continue the until the person VIII
made the affidavit should be brought into court. Judge Og
den, in the of perjury lately tried made similar de
mand, which acceded to, The Recorder would moi
stop he case that account; he would continue if
ence was wished to be introduced to rsbut the charge
Col Field. Suppose prove the has left the city
The Recorder thought that would do He should
the the First District Court.
Col Fled applied for the weights and scales belonging
the accused The Recorder said the application must
made tina District Attorney Col Field said he should
obliged the officers of the Recorders court for then
The Recorder woald not be frightened from his duty.
should send them the First District Conr and require b.
in $1,000 each Tor their appearance
RECORDER GRsols' CouRr.--John Franklin a
rested entering the house Of Alice Warner at the com
of Cusomhouse and Maras streets between and ocloc
Yesterday morning, before she and assau ting her
throwing bucket of water her while she was IN LIE
He remanded until this day.
n DiSOrderly HouSGIn consequence of petition sign
by number Of respectable persons living on Levee sire
and presented the Recorder aud Council OF the First
ncipaiy, a named Antonio Paragas, who keeps
negro drinking house between Canal and Crossman stree
Front Leyee street, arrested yesterday, char
of keeping his establishment disodery. About hall pas
O'Clock yesterday morning, several police officers went to
Defendants house and found gathering of fifty black
SOFAS amongst whom six slaves. The house bens
nuisance the neghbohrod the police arrested the slav
well as the of the establishment and brought tn
before the Recorder The slaves delivered to their
and Partagas ordered TO give bail for his appeara
10 answer the charge
JAMAIoA,-Later advices from Jamaica ST.
that at the session OF the House of Assembly, on
Goth ult committee appointed to report
the House the means most likely to be success
for procuring the emigration to the Island Of a