New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-17
Local Intelligence.

dress and masked Society Ball being the first OF serles
given Wednesday evening at Union Hall in the
Fourth District For time past the event mad been
the topic conversation among the beaux and bellies Of
that district and young and misses had yexed
their fancies in the invention of unique costumes and
taxed the purses of ppas for the OF ap
proprate ornaments for the festive occasion Not few
of the feminine gender had Ded their ordinary extraya
in the consumption of ribbons and lace bonnets
bon bos order to husband the needful for the
required outlay and many aspiring lohario in sweet
anticipation the luxury of boots fancy frs and stand
ing shirt collars had forgone the ndugences OF cigars
and cognac - through weary weeks.
Tickets for the occasion had had wide circulation, ex
tending from groves that beauty the cottages in
East West Bouigny through the rural suburbs OF
Jefferson City famous grazing mutton and down
through the fashionable precincts of Old Lafayette even
to the favore dwelling places of Uppercrustdom along
the margin of Melpomene.
The preparations for the event were On an extended
SCALE the Union Hall being decorated for the reception OF
the numerous guests musicians engaged, and supper
table spread out crowded with every luxury
The guests began congregate at early hour, and
by o'clock the spacious was filled with as gay
party of jewellers gathered together to
do nimble worship at the shrine of Terpsichore
The filed with masquers masculine and femi-
nine ancient juvenal dressed in every conceivable
costume that has vexed the brains of inventive cosmets
since the days when fig leaves the only CO. down to
this present writing There were Scotch ghlanders IN
flaming tartan yenetians with forests of feathers ragged
patlanders aping Barney Williams; Hamlets in inky
coaks - Dukes and Duchesses, Gensdarme, Generals
l. Yankees Yahoos Romans and RtLRuns J.
The dances conducted under the supervision oil
n learned professor of the art and were performed wit
the greatest precision Harty good humor and enjoy
ment marked festivities and the dance prolonged
e to an early hour on the following morning
Wewoud been pleased to parcuarizo some OF the
celebrities but limits of brief sketch forbid it.
q tho in noticed several heads Of
families heretofore little suspected of such festive obsery-
apces hoped this may be but the beginning OF many
n more such pleasant retnions.
. FOURTH DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Reya0tds.-
suit has been filed in this court by Isaac Hart setting
forth that the 10th of October last he entrusted to
" Adams Co. firm engaged in the Express business
~ draft the of S3I0 95. drawn by Samuel Levy or
Haher Levy Panama the amount of which draft was
the draft and received in exchange receipt for thu
- amount 1t alleged that the draft was paid at maturity
and that defendants refuse to account therefore Thi
in suit is brought to the amount of the draft
er FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Larue.--Tw'
cases of assault battery yesterday tried in thi
T., court and yerdicts of guilty " rendered
o Some other miner were disposed OF and Hou
:, mosequi entered on sundry informations
", FrRE.--A Fire broke out on the Levee at
late hour Wednesday night in the cotton lying on tn
e. landing of the lower trade steamboats, by which seye
bales destroyed There was over ten thou
bales of cotton the landing at the time OF tn
occurrence and buttor the early discovery OF te ne I'll
"a, loss must have been great.
INqUEsr-An inquest was held yesterday O.
the body of q man. name unknown, found dead in VI
til cant lot of Broad and Graver streets
,as dict" Died OF lntemperance ana exposure ne ai
peared be about IS old had on check vest wol
goatee and black hair one OF the pockets OF his pah
OF looms cut oil.
ket First Observation-Disclosures William
by was arrested past IL O'Clock yesterday, by oc
Dunbar for disturbing the peace on board the steam
emit yesterday by virtue OF warrant 1or assault al
nd battery.
rn' FRAUDULENT Joseph Lows was arrested at
o'clock last night by officer Carr warrant for havit
nv false and fraudulent preences obtained from Frederic
to Bodechtel clerk the city postofce, two letters
Use. dressed to Edward schlag
ret REcoRpER's Court, FIRST DIsTRICT-Stealsn
zee. 1Pood-Thomas Femmng examined yesterday,
the charge stealing from the evee two sticks of woo
the property of Adam Loos 1t appearing on tine exam
,,, nation that Flemming always prowng about the
' wee under suspicious circumstances he was sent TO
lrse Work-house for thirty days.
'ro- FIGuTING - Edward Moore was arraign
Yesterday charged with fighting and disturbing the pea
our Of St. Charles street. Wednesday night The often
UGH was admitted, and accused fined So
he A MIss-TAKE--Capt Henry Forno and Boy
to Robinson of the district Police, returned at
hef carly hour Yesterday morning from Selma. Alaban
whher viii be remembered they had gone for the
of delivering to the authorities of state
hfe Of the names Of Collins and Sale who had been
rested at their aequest by Captain Forno as fugt
ikee and deyerpe his two prisoners into the custody of
de- Sheriff he understood that the men had been eye@
nesses to shooting affair occurred at supper,
her house in which had been dangerously 81
b hesd one of the balls entering his upper lip
coming out back his head they had been
aich w tho state They do business in funny
soul in Aabama-send requistion to ghborlng state
the and allow the perpetrator of the deed to
de- 49, -, so5oo hail while the wounded is
phi Ii; exncted to die Captain Forno says he int
ducea Mt the races at MOBILIZE to the man VINO shot
. other in Selma
J. ~. IN TuEFT.-Ann Greenwood was examined W
terday on the charge of having stolen watch the
h nerty of William McCarty and the offence being fl
% proven WIS sent 70 aus"ei VIZ S'oe Va N' 49,
tina | The First District Court
ex- HtrMBuG. 80 The frivolous charge of frau
ears made by H. D. Schroeder against Mr. osselyn, matt
the ship Joseph Holiness for altering dray receipt fl
Is To N bales of cotton dismissed yesterday morn
r. after the examination of the draymen before the Ret
ugh der Schroeder who failing to employ counsel, was
Init sundry sarcastic estS from the lawyers VINO
the tend the Court proved too much, howe
and when proved that three of his drays city ordna
to to the contrary Notwithstanding were loaded with
she bales of cotton each
~ SO D,,->.- u,mnbray Watson wos orrairr
The DIX Pt 's ,,a, 49,; s mmI =; a. e.
gave his name to the officers who arrested him as
nv Baggs because he stated in court he was Ii
NUT" stubborn being dragged roughly to the Lookup.
son stated to the Recorder that he engineer Of
er of steamer Mountaineer. and spree when he
arrested The Recorder read him very grave lecture
the improperly of intoXication in to whom 81
rs of responsibility entrusted and upon his agreeing
taper of and quit for year accused was discharged
en-. SECOND DIsTRICT--Recorder Gen0is Court
Henry Ducatel yesterday made oath that he keeps
goods store the corner Of Condo and st. Ann sire
that yesterday having sent his clerk to the hse
free OF color LOG Customhouse street, named
erey Copen deliver certain goods valued at 81 o. WI
she had purchased for cash the said woman retained
goods orcbly and refused to pay for them wherefore
that ArreS