New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-29
City Intelligence.


PETER FuNk-Peter yesterday played his old game o
the six coats, and thrty-six dollars from verdan
stranger on that hand He also spotted Mr. Verdancy
thirty three dollars hand in which guns thu
trumps and made big hole in the hundred dollar bill
rendered in payment. The green individual supposed
that he was buying six coats for six doars-no yCri
cheap at that by the bye, and three fowlng pe,. f.
eleven dollars Of this never saw q nets
paper-never saw any thing any boiy-never heart
of Peter Funk--of he had not He went to til,
police office to complain. but what the police do
man has constitutional right to sell goods by auction
any other way and get much he for them. Car
he be made responsible for the stupidity of his patrons
The victim in this instance obtained the services of
officer and the pair proceeded to the aucon-room tt
endeavor to have the money returned What success
| they had, we have not learned.
| An OpERAroR-Edward Kelly has with several of oul
legislators, just returned from Baton Rouge, at which
place he has been residing for several months past Energy
and industry two ofsthe good qualities of Mr. Kelly
and he had hardly got fairly in the city before he began
to operate He yesterday morning paid professional
visit to the steamboat Hecla where the jealous eye
officer Kehoe followed him, and before he had an oppor
tunity to perform operation the smallest shadow
trunk he found himself fast within the grasp the
law. He dragged ANONYMOUSLY to the calaboose
where his pockets searched and their valuable
tents secured by his captor These contents comprised
his whole fortune his stock in trade and the only
by which he could procure livelihood, They
jimmy and key suited to any lock
Recorder Genois to help matters little ordered that
Mr.. Kelly should be introduced to Judge Larue see
what he could do for him
A BoLp CASpIDArE-John Melville is candidate for
Baton Rouge and thought that pair of boots would
able him to make better So he patronzed Jacob
Hept in Notre Dame street where he found superb
pair which fitted him exactly If his measure had been
taken for them They felt soft and easy his feet
that he could not resist the inclination test their run
ming qualities at So he stepped the banquette
made spring or two and around the in halt
the time that it took the Dutch victim open his weather
eye and catch a CLEAN of his customers intentions
Pursuit idle and Jacob instead turned the end of
his down town and followed it the office of High
Constable Forno This officer Immediately dispatched
of his Mercuries Mr. Mevilles track and he soon
brought him and the boots before Recorder Caldwell The
subject will be examined thoroughly Monday next.
LIVE BEAvER.-We remember reading with no small
admiration when boy. how the beavers down large
trees with which to build their dams and how they did
many other equally remarkable things among which was
being caught by the Indians We strongly reminded
of this old story yesterday by the operations
Beaver family named John He unlike those of his
family /" that read about far as concerns his
method of obtaa1g his timber. He too sharp to
follow their good example of cutting it. and adopted
the easier and quicker mode Of stealing it from wood
pile in Basin street He, however like many others of
his NAME caught and Recorder Genois will probably
take to have him placed in the Baton Rouge
Menagerie We don't mean the new Capitol, but the
large edifce beyond.
IMPORTANT DEclslos.-Judge strawbridge on Tuesday
rendered decision in the of Theodore George and
Horatio Forrest whose counsel had sued out writ of
habeas corpus, demanding their discharge the work
house the ground that they had been illegally commit
ted warrants Counsel hat not
be nts under the law inasmueh they house
holders The Judge stated that he had already decided
in previous case that householder could be vagrant
under the statute and had been urged that
had the effect to change his opinion He accordingly
dered that the prayer of the petitioners be dismissed and
they be remanded to the work-house.
THIEF.-Charley Emmons yesterday arrested while
wearing coat which was aledgcd he had stolen from
store on Poydras street.
KELLY0ne of the possessors of this celebrated German
name with Michael prexed is strongly suspected of hay
ing stolen something from somebody. and his moral
character will undergo investigation this morning
fore Recorder Genois
MoHE srAsBlse-.Joirn Trustman was yesterday ar
stabbed Emeline Gibson c. in the breast during the
previous night Trsman gave bail appear and answer
the charge.
fSaCEsr-A Coroner's inquest held yesterday NJ
the of Rampant and Cont streets the body @
negro man named Daniel jackson. slave of Mr. Victor
Dejoux. Verdct-ted of congestion of the brain pro-
duced by incompetence
SEARCH WARRANr,-Reeorder Genois yesterday granted
warrant to + Landreaux to authorize search in GER
tain premises in Cont between Dauphin and Bur-
gundy where his slave girl Ursula suspected to be
concealed,
AccIpENr.-A whose name we did not learn who
yosa
riously injured yesterday by plank falling on him He
was conveyed to the Charity Hospital.
srABBIsG-John Donnely was yesterday arrnigned be-
fore Recorder Caldwell charge of having stabbed and
seriously wounded Peter Mulvey some two weeks aqo
The Recorder fixed his examination for Friday next