The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-13
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
FLooD.-Ths rain yesterday came upon NswOrasans in
streams that but mildly described with the word tousnts
We looked long tins for the odea inhahitant to
it he had thing ks it, but did mot find him. Noah
Flood and Sauves Clsvass are about the only occasions
that we remember. that present paYaeu and we much
doubt il ,ainsd hsaviy produce former ~ lid
ysserday Forty days rain like that would not only have
covered Mount Araat. but would have drowned the
MOON. 81
The strsst throughout the city transformed into
canss and we raw many houses, the occupants which
were driven from their pafors the secoAd stores.
The plankng that the cutters at the intersections
sIees nearly all lifted and foatsd off and the travel
BY cab was extremely dangerous Yet the csbsn reaped
hne harvest. Those who Obliged 60 foot Jared
very badly and thoss who found the
bottom OF The dsspeat Of our gutter and this condition OF
things continued for several houn.
There was small distress in the Second Ward in this be-
half There Old M.lpomsns became indeed a 'rsgiDg
oanaw. and breaking III usual bounds, ,ossAed out il
ola nc valley. Hardly gunns" was LETT in region,
and chaI and tables. paIo s. had gorous SOON
swimming in water . foot and a half deep. 81
The rain accompanied by the shsrpest kind Of light
ming heavy peas Of thunder lasted more than two
hou. after which the weather cleared Of beautifully and
warm.
MuRpER CAsn.-The examination of Patrick Nolan. Pr.
trick los, and John Kelly charged with the murder Of
Watchman Frederick Sebsr. Sunday morning. was com
msnced yesterday before Recorder Caldwell. The following
Is an abstract OF the testimony adduced .1."H
Sergeant Munson, Of The Night Watch. swom-At hall.
past O'Clock the night Of the 9Th ns ssbsr was
brought in by two watchmen. He badly NUT He
aAked MIN how happened Sieber said he ad been al.
lacked by three who had into the houss the
Of Orange and Constance He sad he would
know them II he should them again. and that two Of
hem blue blanket Witness then went to the
place designated BY ebsr and found several wsichmen
collected. The door OF the house fastened Witness
thes went the door Of the adjoining house, occupied by
tn tho hu.u
and Informing him OF the circumstances, obtained his per.
mission break The door, portion of the premises is
used stable He raped loudly the door. the cor
but received He then began To force the
door, had half opened it when one Of the persons within
to the window aud asked what the matter The
door thsn 0peRcd and he in.
He tound i've in the room, stripped and in bed told
than TO put their clothes. and took the watch
houss. Had them standing in t0gthe before the
wounded man, who poiA ted N oan the man who
struck him with Sung sho aad also pointed Collins
WIN had pushed him. aad Kelly. his remark was Hs
there too He made charge against the other two
and witness discharged them, bat locked up the thsee
accused.
sber had ost his club and in searching the room for it
found the ulg shot of the beds thsrs were i've
beds the ilness called the watch
men present 70 Two green blanket coats in (
this by saying that the coats we
blue, not gIeen) The club not found.
Wtne also noticed that Collins blood on his face
looked as his hand had been bloody and had wiped hi
ringer his face Wines asked hs coats bsongs,
| 70, but wouLt own them.
links the colt found in the SIN ali
or OF the two beds. 1t colt sung shot which
was 10 court Deceased did point John Goodwin
ons Of the parties who attacked him he was badly beate
about the head. but could ws of eyes wa
uninlursd he seemed rational; it was Mr. Goodwin VIII,
opened the window and down and opened The door
witness did notice the OF released thu
height Of OF them rather under that Nolan hear
nothing said By sisber about dying and expression wa
used BY HIM the that he expected TO die