New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-11
Citv IntelIigenCe.

A WATER RAT,-On the night before last a
gentleman being heartily tired and utterly disguised with
the dust and din the sentiment and sweat OF the CITY,
took private notion to take private ride to the Lake.
thereto enjoy the fresh breezes that pipe merry over
the dancing watersn point of fact to get cool Here
the sights that met his eyes refreshing in the ex
reme cool blast reighted with health and rejuvena-
on dashing the briny blue lifting the pillows
into lively waltz that skipped and coquetted to the mer-
ry rounesy ofhe foc winds He could see the trtons
sporting in the deep and in imagination hear the song
of the maids and trace the foot prints of the salt wa
ter elves where they had danced up the sand Neptune
had shell to his scaiy mouth and blew blast that felt to
the cheek like a rude whisper from Boreas Suddenly
amphibous desires took possession of the hot gentleman
aforesaid and he determined to take plunge Once in
he might shake the fins of the salt water diecs in token
of amity toy with the mcrmaids in token Of love-
garland of seagrass for the brow of the melulous
only by his sweet will'
Accordingly he plunged n-in point of fact went
board But first taking the precaution to shuck him
self and lock the door he deposited his valuabes-co
sisting OF two $40 notes, SIS gold piece small
change and other articesin safe place where he
toeraoy certain the light fingered gentry could not
Being in the briny element he aounced and oundered
about for indefinite time, much to the delight of him
self and to the huge establishment the frogs and fishes
that stood around in shoals much wondering in their
scaly ignorance what kind of tnless sa,tal that was
Having sufficiently amused himself astonished the
natives the deep he concluded to the realms
of old Neptune and ascend once to the upper air
that end he mounted the steps astonishing the fishes
as much by his odd exit by his noisy entrance. Ar
rived up where he had deposited his vestments his JOY
was changed wang Some adroit thieves had picked
the lock of the bath house relieved him of the small in
venory of articles above enumerated. and in spirit OF
eytry tied his clothes into hard knots tobacco
| juice in his new hat!
oh, the viainy of the vagroms!
| Tue PETER FUNK CASE.-The charge made
before Recorder Genos by Wndemayer against the &C
cupant of auction store the evee yesterday
called up. 1t appears that the accused parties had ndu
ced the complainant to bid on box of noons,n con
tanning nine different articles for the whole of which HI
supposed he to pay ST. the amount Of his bid Wher
he settle up the auctioneer cooy Uniformed hin
that he must pay for the articles at ST EACH which
being multiplied by nine the number of articles in thu
box made the very handsome amount of $63 This, Mr.
Wyndemayor thought cutting the thing rather fat
and he refused to pay than the 81 An individual
bysander then represented to him that he could get
advance of $40 the purchase and by this trick induced
the complainant to pay 81 for the lot which the auction
Ger agreed take The ocous bysander failed to &c
the SO advance which he had promised and dsappeare
mysterously leaving the purchaser to tn
loss OF his 81 and to rejoice as much as he might at tn
possession of his box of worthless notions Finding him
selfeeated he made complaint Tie auctioneer yestei
day into court and offered to refund the purchas
money and take back the articles which was agreed to-
BREACH OF TRusr-G. Ewing made affidavit
yesterday before Recorder Genos setting forth that he
sugar broker and that the I'D June last, j. Spar
genberger obtained from him six barrels of molasse
worth $40 9S falsely representing that he authorize
to obtain the moasses by Mr. L. Walsh Warrant ISSUED
ANorHER-Boydano Massich charged yesterday
the First District by Michael Paperous with having
propriated to his S25 entrusted to him by con
planant to buy fruit. Fixed 18th inst.
INCENDGARlsM.-The torch with which an at
tempt made fire the vacant house on the corner
ST. Louis and Franklin streets, yesterday found
an internal machine. The rascal who placed it ther
was in the act, but fled and has not yet been d.
i. tected,
PuGNAc1oUs.-Any quantity of assaults an
batteries and other vainies yesterday disposed
in the different Districts.