New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-14
City Intelligence.

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on the body of unknown, native of Ger
many who fell into the river Thursday about O'Clock
and drowned The deceased in partnership with his
brother had few days before chartered the schooner W
Sears for the purpose of freghting her with lumber for
joint venture to San Juan de Nicaragua On Thursday
evening the lumber all board and the ready
to sail 1t going board that of the brothers
accidentally fell in the river This accident did not pre-
vent the other brother from prosecuting the enterprise
aud he set sail half hour afterwards 1t is reported
that the drowned had about $500 and gold watch
but neither found his body supposed that
he left them the vessel The body found by fish
fastened by the shirt to of the hooks of his
trout line The of the deceased not known to
any of the witnesses who testified the inquest He ap
to have been about thirty age Verdict of
Coroner" Died by accidental drowning.
| INvEIGLING SLAVES. Joe and Adolphe, two
eolored gents, arrested Thursday in house
Barraek street, between Dauphn and Burgundy streets
supposed to be runaways Joe says that he belongs E
Pappon of Pass Christian Adolphe is owned by j. P,
Harrison of this city Officer Finn who arrested them
made affidavit before Recorder Genois that from nfor
nation received he verify believes that said boys
enticed away from their owners by colored named
W. H. Nichols who says he is free but who has been
arrested suspicion of being runaway slave. Affidavit
further made that the fugyes have been concealed
In house Barrack street, and that the occupants of
Joe and Adophe have been locked up to await further
examination and warrants have been issued for the
rest of the parties suspected of being concerned in har
boring them.
Six CoLTs.-The indefatigable 10 Jenn ings,
better known The Little Red who for several years
has kept furnishing about No u St. Charles St.
yesterday appeared before Recorder Winter with
complaint 1t would from the affidavit preferred
that Jennings after the of all great genuses has
rather small business wherefore he has branched
and become very large dealer in horses. The affidavit
sets forth haton about the 10th day of July 1852
St Charles street there feonousy taken
away by Peter Saunders from deponents shop (st
bic half dozen colts valued at s12 against the peace
and dignity of the sate From the very careless
in which The Little Red speaks of half dozen colts
it would that he is the proprietor very extern
svc stud. lie mentions " half dozen colts careless
ly he would half dozen apples If horses pen-
tul with him colts his business in the livery lue
must be quite extensive In order to the colts
we would advise him to apply to the Mayor.
PmATToAL.--On Friday night last, one Jean
Petit took fancy to skf that moored to the wharf
the hoad of the Old Basin and padded off with it,
first rowed down to the Lake. thence to the New Canal
and up the latter to the New Basin at which latter place
he appeared Tuesday evening, whore he offered his
prize for sale. Jean Tayena So so for the k and
TOOK 1t into possession yesterday the true owner Con-
stantin ROLAND saw the sif and claimed it, Tt was de-
lirered him and ROLAND made affidavit against Petit
Tor stealing it, and Taventa also made affidavit against
the same individual for swndliDg him out of So so
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the accused
but having made himself scarce in those parts he has not
been found.
SETTING FlRE,-John and Mary Jane ONeil
yesterday taken before Recorder Winter, the
charge setting fire the house of Joseph Shercr on
Tchoupitoulaa street, the previous night. Their
animation fixed for the 18th inst
FOURTH DISTRICT CouRT---Judge ReYnolas-
Ha.eas Corpus Case. The case of j. NJ Gould under tn
tor against Henry Forno writ Of abeas Corpus,
the possession of the minor child Annette E. Redman,
came mp for trial in this Court yesterday The Court de-
eded that the tutor M Could should have the custody
the minor, subject TO the order the Judge of the
Third Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson
before whom previous proceedings regard to the tutor
ship of the child had been held The order was mmed
ately executed By putting J. NJ. Gould in possession of
the child
THE SPIRIT RArPERs !-Ercitement in the
Fourth Dtstre--.7sto,,ding Rerattons The hitherto
quiet locality of the Fourth District of late become
the off, STANCE and unusual excitement Spiritual
manifestations thereabout have become a Fixed fact
Many years ago certain Gastcllated mansion known a
the haunted house. there situated supposed to be the
only and chosen abode of gobns ghouls, ghosts and
such like aupernaturas but of late they have broken the
letters that bound them to that particular locality and
gone gliding about to private dwellings,
The so called g Haunted House." Washington Ave
nue. has been terror and to children young and
grown up and to toohless old women. through weary
lapse of years Many and strange have been the stories
told about it,
The building is magnificent structure. built an are
ago. spacious and grand and set off with every adornent
ofart 1t was erected by antiluated nabob for sery
ces ofluSury and therein if report say true were
orgies too horrible to be told
One by one the family of the old man. including
daughter who was married died off and the old ma
bob last From the death of the daughter spirit rappins
were heard about the old walls stories told of
shadowy form that fitted among the broken columns and
at times by the midnight couch of the gray haired sire
apbraided him with crimes tinted with every colorng of
bedside of the grayhaired sire, and nightly and hourly
dread pbradags would be whispered in his his blood
would be chilled by the touch of cold invisible hand
and his wachings haunted by mysty FORM with elo-
quent gestures threatening him in his solitary walks
By the Daa beams the moon What was the burden Of
the spirits upbraidrgs one knew Int SANDER gave
tongue and slrnae eghttng in tie horrible gave out
suspicious that make the blood run chill
The old died for the sncctre worried him to death
Heuceorth the Old mansion became the chosen haunt
ghosts-its walls became enantless, pale lights fitted
ong its lengthy corridors and groans echoed under its
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