New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-25
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
FATE OF TURKEY.--The agony Of suspense is
over miserable torture Of anticipation been merged
In sad realization of most dismal orebodings by the
contamination of last nights act of unsurpassed and
wholesale slaughter and IMPLYING butchery Of unparsl
lsed magnitude regardless alike of age sex the deli
cate female with her young and tender offspring
able old age with long pendant beard and toughened
snew meeting common doom in their consignment to
the rayenous jaws Of hungry fate.
For weeks past gloomy foreshadowpg Of the coming
event. of the near approach of the fearful tragedy has
couded our bright prospects of otherwise joyful
son for weeks have them bareheaded and shoe
less hungerng and ahr in the broad face Of day. drv-
en- through streets without attempt the part
the authorities or of the phianthrops to mitigate al
leviate the dreadful suerings they endured from the
cess scourge Of their ruthless drivers and
the end is at last this days has risen upon the
cold and inanimate forms Of slaughtered thousands
suit confrmatory of our most dreful anticipations
WHITTIER on this OCCASION whittier, ask had fed the
kindly sympathes Of the phlanthropist? Why the
active energies of the indefagable untiring abotionis
suffered to sumber in apathetic Indifference in dreadful
emergency foretelling go plainly sanguinary close
They were deaf to the calls Of humanity silent from in
sterested motives inert from selfish anticipation of
that cannot be swallowed up in the interest of self and
without voice being raised to avert the dreadful doom
that hung suspended above the heads of the unfortunate
predestined victims Of unsatable appetite their fate
with rapid and giant strides suffered to advance
its conclusions and 1t now only remains for with lace
rated feelings to make to this community the solemn and
mournful announcement The EMPIRE OF 4 YEAR HAS
rALLEH-TunKEY lin America) MORE. Lr-
Turkeys who on corn have fed,
Turkeys who on Christmas BLEED,
Welcome to us, now you're dead,
,. Turkeys old and young.
Who would be q turkey hen, go.
Fed and fattened In a pen,
Killed and eat by hungry men
Ts Tell meswho pray.
Now's the day, and now's the hour
Through the market how we scour
Seeking turkeys to devour- ,-
Turkeys old and young.
Lay the proud old gobbers low.
Il Let the young ones strut and grow, ..--.
70 market they're not At to 90
Until next Christmas Day [old Song
AMER1cBN THEATRE-JNonkey Shoso.--The
new arrival of goats dogs and monkeys made their first
appearance NewOrleans stage at the above named
house last night The house not very FULL owing per-
haps to the familiarity of population with the scenes
to be enacted and to generous sympathy the part
the public who from fellow feeling are horrifed at see
ing congenial natures in awkward attitude ~,
The curtain drew up deuner (French was the Ian
gnage of the pieces) of nuts ginger bread quelqe
chose whereof the monkey guests gobbled excessively and
with appetite that would have done credit company
Of Aldermen At intervals sundry the qad4aa tribe
would ro bearing dishes and bottles Of winshs
mime portion Of them walking with the genuine Charities
street waddle One of the females
Had peanuts in her lap,
And munohed, and muuched, and munchedp
while bearded patriarch of the bahoon tribe tossed OF
bottle Of wine with little ceremony Is he would
empty cocoanut shell-the discovery Of the milk Of
which has been attributed to monkey ingenuity among
the learned in all ages. =s ''-
Some of the bestials suged as tight rope dancers
circus riders, ETC.
ThAappauze ut times great whersat the performers
to fectate themselves exceedingly Many of the
scenes were nmtable and the paudts elected were up
rorious As Juvenile exhibition to be visited during
holidays, we have no hesitation in recommending it,
/ FIREMAN's BALL.--The members of that fine
body Fire Company No. 49, give grand ball tonight at
the Armory Hall Ths preparations for the event are on
grand scale, and considering the excellent object in
view, the affair cannot fail to be alike agreeable to the
visitors and creditable to the originators
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Sentences. Judge
Larue in this Court yesterday passed sentence in the fol-
lowing cases:
David Nagle found guilty of having uttered forged
check the Bank of Louisiana for 1885, was
to years. imprisonment at hard labor in the pen
Tertiary.
The prisoner made Speech stating that he had suffered
very severely in consequence of his imprisonment that
he had committed foes by which his prospects for life
were blasted, aud made pathetic appeal for mercy on
the ground that he had been convicted on the
| ported testimony of prejudieed witnesses.
John Kelly convicted Of robbery was sentenced to i've
years Imprisonment in the Penitentiary
Lewis Hardwe convicted of burglary sent for tive
years to the Penitentiary -.
The sentence of Daniel Shady was POSTPONED
Thos Brady convicted of larceny was to fou
i months imprisonment in the Parish Prison
| NoLLE PRosEouL-A mol pros. was entered
In the case of Patrick Mulhollan, indicted for man
slaughter for the killing of negro by by striking hin
| on the head with Ratchet. 5
INouEsr.-Yesterday morning boy, playing
the corner Of Claiborne and St. Louis Streets found
cigar box containing the body female child The iur,
| of inquest concluded that 1t was still-born -
| CuTTNG.-Peter Collins was arrested on AZ
onares street by officer Steele at O'Clock yesterday
ernoon at the request of Laurence Hang who charges
Collins with assaulting and cutting him with knife
| RECORDERS CoURT-FIRsT DISTRICT. -Leye.
1Heres-Three women and little girl arrested on Thurs
day. by Mayhem for pifering On the Levee were exam
ined yesterday morning, The women were sent to thu
Workhouse, and the child to the House of Refuge.
| INTENT TO KILN. A. Craig made af6da,
Wit before Recorder Winter yesterday that on the nigh
of the 2srd in St. John street. he was pursued by on
George Wilson, who arrested with six bsrreled p,s
tol and that it was the intention Of sid WILTON to taxi
bis life Herewith Wilson will be examined on the cbars
the 18th Instant and also another adayt chsrgp,
| him with carrying concealed Weapons ~ -
PIcKINs POCKETS. -Finney Hansford was ar.
raigned yesterday the charge Of having on the nigh
Of the 2lst instant in Sans oyster saloon picked tn
pocket Of John Ritche pocket book containing SIG
The charge will be investigated on Tie alst December