New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-29
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City Intelligence,

ieE'Ot>l Vt NOlES-luc tSueTlU On SATURDAY
finished the recount of the votes under the mandamu
Judge Buchanan and made up his to the Fifth
District Court The votes counted and compared are
those OF the 4th It'll 10th 18th 18th and 18th precincts
The result has been to slightly increase the majority of the
wing candidates that Of Mr. crossman being i23 instead
| Of ll5, as made by the Commissioners
CHARITY HOSPITAL, THE following are the
returns Of this institution for the week ending with satur.
day evening It Is unusually favorable the number of
admissions deaths and patients remaining being consid.
eraby smaller than remember to have noticed during
several months past Admitted 25S died % discharged
34s remaining, $685.
KossrrH,-The Committee Of arrangements
had long interview with Xossuth Saturday and it
the understanding at the close that he would address
the New Orleans Public Tuesday evening Lafayette
Square There has been far excitement in this city
10 regard to him but there Is general wish to hear what
he has to say, and have doubt that an immense
audience will gather in the square If he should positively
decide upon making speech,
Kossuth complains much Of Misrepresentation with re-
gard to his views and language occasions and is
DESTROYS to know whether be the general wish our
citizens to hear him OF this think there can be no
reasonable doubt for those who differ must widely
with him in point ofdoctrines willing to listen to his
arguments. and to weigh them without prejudice lie
may expect full justice in this city and that is all that he
| can claim for himself or his doctrines.
| lNQuEsTs.--The Coroner yesterday held an in
quest at the foot of Crossman street, the body of
white man found floating in the river and had probably
in the water twenty days HI be native
Ireland but nothing appeared by which his could
had when found black cloth paleot velvet panta-
looms, a cloth vest, and boots Verdict died by
| drowning.
Anohernquest was held in piety street between Love
and Victory streets upon the body of Mary Dieter
tive of Germany aged "a years. Verdict died from in
| temperance.
| APOPLEXY.--Another inquest was held veste1.-
day the body of Adophus sterne native of Germany
aged fifty years late State Senator in Texas The
OF his death was shown upon post examination
to have been apopeSy and verdict rendered accord
inGly,
| PlcKroCKEr Recorder Genois, on Saturday.
committed Mathew Kelly for trial before Judge Larue
thu ,F
lin of twenty odd dollars while the said Mclaughlin
was asleep in his boardinghouse in Orleans street
MAYHEM--Two negroes got into a fight on
Burgundy street on Saturday and one of them named
Joshua Il Perkins, had frger bitten off Both the bel
ligerents We're committed for examination charge of
mayhem being entered against the bitter whose name
given as Henry Dushane.
| SENTENcE.-Judge Larue on Saturday. pro-
nounccd sentence George sherman convicted on CON
fc ion Of having entered store with intent steal of
imprisonment for two years in the Penitentary hard
labor.
John Regain recently convicted of having been engaged
in the robbery of Californian brought up for sen
tence but praying the judge to grant him another
to allow him to provide for his children who without
mother and dependent him for support, his
WAS deferred until next Saturday.
| OUTRAGEOUS ROBBERY.-Elizabeth McDermot
states that she is stranger in this city having arrived
from Newiork but short time ago and had employed
living the of St Mary and Girod streets
to do her washing On the 18th inst she alleges that she
to this house to procure her clothes and change
dress and while doing the latter the washerwoman who
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| beths watch, which was lying on a bed in the room
The former left the room locking the door and
after brother Of the woman whose name is John Pagan
entered The apartment The fellow seized the watch and
upon Elzabeths resistance he knocked her down. and
threatened to take her life if she made any noise She
was half dead with fright. the scoundre enforcing his
threats by ourishlng knife and allowed him to depart
with the watch which she states the gift of dear
brother, Oh his death-bed Pagan arrested and on
Saturday arragned in Recorder Cadwe's court
Upon hearing however the part that Fagan sister had
taken in the transaction the Recorder postponed the
ShOull he chs of
| ing aided and abetted the atrocious robbery.
observation-disclosures Brunette, employed by
the First Municipality the driver of the chain gang
WIS Sa friday charged with having brutay and most
shamefuy beaten negro woman of the gang first knock
ing her down. then beating her whenever she attempted
to rise and getting whip negro near dashed the
poor wretch until she senselesS Mr. James Roper
whose feelings reflect credit and honor upon him. inter
irred and compelled the driver to desist and then pro-
cseded Recorder Genois' office, where he entered
complaint which Immediately followed by Brunettes
arrest Recorder Genois yesterday held him to bail to
appear and answer.
| COMMERCIAL CAsE-FIFTH DISTRICT COURT
Hugely Blair g. Co.. SIN Insurance Ccmpany.-Iudgc
Buchanan yesterday rendered his decision in this inter
esting the particulars of which sufficiently reel
ted in the following:
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT.
The claim of plaintiffs is fora total loss Of lbs bales of
cotton insured in defendants office, and valued at 500
per bale,
The cotton shipped board the schooner Vcasco
Matagord bound for New Orleans, the goth June,
1851.
On the 9th June, at o'clock A. NJ. the Neasco went
to sea, and proceeded on her voyage with head wind.
On the 25th June, at p NJ having tried the pumps, AID
finding that they would not suck and the water gaining
fast from leak afterwards discovered the master
of the put her head about and made for the bar of
Matagorda Bay his point of departure which he reached
mt O'Clock next morning. the 18th of june and reached
the wharf Decro's Point. in Matagorda Bay, at IL
O'Clock making just twenty-five hours from the first dis
coyery of the leak and change of course.
L The vessel being completely waterogged was beached
Mt Decro's Point within yards of the wharf and her
cargo landed On the Sd July survey called upon
the cargo of the Velasco by notary pubic:
On the same day. the surveyors appointed by the noa
the Veasco should be sold at auction and advertised for
the benefit all concerned On the same day the cargo
of the Velasco was sold auction, including the l25
bales insured by plaintiff, ,.., NM.
On the same day the master of the vessel and Thomas
Dccro who had furnished hands to assist in getting the
Veasco from the Bar to the landing entered INTO an
agreement appoint arbitrator to salvage TO lhe
said Decro for his said services.
On the same day the arbitrator reported salvage Of
33 per cent on the nett amount of the sales at auction
and assessed the schooner Neasco she lay at Soot
for her norton or contribution of salvage The net pro
cecs of sales of the los bales of cotton insured by plain
t being Sl6631 per average statement IN evidence
" the salvage on the according to the aware
Ia | $5SS H. 49,, ,u.,,. 10, hs,os NJ
l. fine same by one John Hugely and shipped to New OF
leans nv the steamer Fusseer and the schooner Star 10
- account of the purchaser.
The nlantfs made demand upon the defendants TO
;damnitv who on the 3lst July ISL replied that the