The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-02

Co in buckner'S new building Uofnsf OF Commercial Way
anu 81 Chares street, caught fire Sunday night and the
Of room on the second entirely destroy
ed The property insured fos t35OO. clerk WIN
sp he third story of the building. arrested suspi.
oon oil being oncernsd in setting fire to it, and was yestsr
s brought before Recorder Caldwell to answer the charge
80 ps1on' however, appeared make affidavit against
him. and the procsedings had In the case were entirely in
formal appeared that there are three who hsvs
sleeping apartments in the house-hat the one who was
arrested was looked in by the keeper of the cigar hon who
Sleeps IN te ioufth story and who found the door open
when he returned upon ~ alarm being given The accused
was discharged.
BITSa.-Thomas Wagner was yesterday arr,ig ned bs,
Recorder Caldwell charged with assaultns and manning
Andrew GRADY Grady under lip bitten in shocking
manner The Recorder fxed Friday next for the examn.
ton Of the CHARGE and Wagner to produce bon. in
the sum OF one thousand dollars appear and answer
The SHOE sPKcULATIoN.-Jaus Bulger was arrasned
Yesterday before Recorder Caldwell, charge procur
ing sundry pairs of shoes from Mrs Herman under the
ence that they were required for the family of Judge Lea
Her was set for examination Thursday next and b
bail fixed at $1,000 Mr. King ofsfed to sign her bond,
but the Recorder learned that he had already signed bonds
during the morning for like amount his services were d.
clined.
VERY SusPIoIoUs.-WIiam Oliver Hunt was ye,e,d,v
arragned before Recorder CALDWELL and sus
pcous member OF society His has been for future
day and bonds for elO0O required for his appearance
Bennett was brought forward ball. but Liept Hupb.s
stated that he employed by Phebe Black and had
piled several times in this be received as bail far me-
and thieves He consequently rejected Inv tho r.
| sorder and in default of other security Mr. VIM Olvs,
Hunt was ordered 10 go to prison.
THE WHISKY CAsE.-Thomas Gsa,on WIN. v.,,,
brought before Recorder Caldwell on charge of boving
stolen four barrels Of whiskey from the Leyee No
tor appeared. and the accused reiterated his n,svion
ment that negro had employed him to haul the ,vbat.
Counselor Gaenne stated that he had known Gleason f.,
twenty years. and that honest, hard. working mar
does not exist The Recorder discharged him and disd
the complaint.
F1NEs.-John Payton yesterday fined ten doIls, e
abusing and threatening Mary Steer her own bouse Wi
liam Parron, f. ten dollars for insulting watcbm.r
John Oara. five dollars for being drunk and b,satin %
dows In Circus street, p Smith, five dollars for crying ont
Huna for Cuba etc., in Placde's Theatre: and o,h
for various offences. '
OLD CAsR-The case Of VIM. Newman a yerv i,oasr
sive looking man, charged time since with ha zinc
broken up wagon and selling the iron was yss,s,d,v m
amned before Recorder CALDWELL and after all the evidence
for the prosecution n the ecorder decided ,ba, -
had not been made out and the was discharged
FORGOT His NANE.-James Kelly was 80 DRINK on su,
day night that he forgot his name. Recorder Caldwell M
him off. " '
NINETY DAYs.-A neatly dressed young gentleman .u
known as John Flood, and Just as well known a, b,r,
Wiam was Yesterday sent to the Work house for nne,r
days. Tor having been found with outsider nm hi.
person. anu evidently In search of opportunity for its
usINe FoHK.-Edward McLuns charges Eliz. lam.
don and Charles Rooney with having assaulted STABBED hi
with fork and threatened him at his house in ST Ion
street, near the Draining Machine Recorder Geuoi, ordered
the accused 10 find bail to answer. N'N''''
LARcRsY.-Gbert Rourdon charged Ernest Homs,s ,
Tree eoored ooy with having stolen from him at his cigar
store at the Veranda entrance book Containing
go gold piece. The boy arrested and fopnd tn ha
spent % of the The residue was recovered Reco
der Genois sent him TO prison ~