New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-22
City Intelligence.


SERIOUS AND BLOODY AFFRAY = Probable
Death e Ieo Doaone of those bloody episodes in the
history Of everyday m that often disgrace our city
and which calls to arm in defence Of their
lives took place last night about halpnst ten O'Clock In
the coffee house of John MCDONNELL In Theatre Alley, be-
tween Common and Gravier streets.
tappears that party Of gentlemen In the above
named coffee house, engaged in the discussion Of the
PRESIDENTIAL canvass, when of them, Mr. Robert
Green merchant from Shreveport and brother to Mr..
sreen OF the firm of Swiney, Green s. Co., shouted hur
rah for Gen. Scottn Whereupon several Irshmen ad-
vanced upon him in threatening attitude and with
ABUSIVE una threatening language, dared him to repeat
Tue hurrah,o On his doing So blows were given and
exchanged (hr Green being unarmcd and great confu-
sion ensued At the some one of the employees
In the room shut off the gas and left tho parties in total
darkness.
The room was full Of men, general rush was made
to get out Chairs and tables We're overthrown weapous
pulled cut and the greatest confusion and dsmay pre-
vailed The lrislmen who commenced the row drew out
their Knives and commenced cutting slashing right
and left The blows distinctly heard by the bar
keeper behind the bar The crowd haIooing
watch' Others the timd broke out into the street
and in different directions making hideous din
Soon there rampng of feet, of hundreds rushing to
the of contention and wild dscord of sprung rat
Ties and hurryng of the police and wild uproar hide
Gus to hear.
All this while the bloody work going on within
chairs flying about the stabbing in the dark
and growing out many horrid oath Several persons
who had no interest in the quarrel badly cut One
gentleman who was sitting outside, cut down
less and badly gashed about the face and head He
taken to the Hospital in bad if not hopeless state
Mr.. Robert Green, when him, laying in the
middle of the floor with his left cut in broad
seemy cash. the bone In his right breast were two
wounds, wide and deep, and apparently made with
bowie knife from which the blood in gushes covering
the floor with deep, unsighy pool Several others
knocked down and slightly cut Mr. Green lies in very
precarious state.
As soon this daring outrage perpetratcd, the
knaves attempted their escape large police force being
the ground captured several Of them and conveyed
them to the Guarhouse Two OF those arrested are
med John Moran and Tom Cunningham.
From the lateness of the hour unable to give
detailed account of this bloody and objectionable out
rage.
Let citizens against such backguards-
fest streets in banded Notwithstanding and invegh
ing against every decent man that walks them-and let
their death be the penalty of any such attempts
Knives and revolvers that's the ticket -,
p S.-We understand that gentleman named Wey-
mouth was badly cut. Cunningham has broad wound
in the hand-probably done with his knife-and
several wounds the head Ills clothes covered
with blood knife, with blood upon the blade, was
Moran Cunningham had kept gold dust office on
uravier street. lie had drawn his knife previous to the
difficulty, and replaced it opened in his pocket.
named Thompson also gold-duster was with Cunning
BAN and in the room while the cutting going 1t
is not known whether the lights shut out by the
occupants of the coIeehouse by of the attacking
party.
| Cow CAsE.-A very interesting case, touch
aug 'he u CO.." came up 'or auJaulcatloh yes
tefuas peiofe ecoIoef aush' u 'he fourlh plsulee
In this rural ioeay, where thefe Is more OF grass anu
vacant squares tnan Oh prcRs anu MORTAR FENCES ana
enclosures are husahces iehce there exists
there "l'' Is kno"h N te hhgsh Ill" as common fas
ture' IN ana upon winch al owners Oh poVhc equine.
suslofn, asriorfh OF capf1orm ahimais-tmeahing IN
PLAIN Enghsn' cows horses hoss sheep or goats-turn
Iem oul 'o BROWSE oie' oeow OF srunt nj VIII Hence
1here "a great comhslemeht OF qnadruped oest'as:
ana oteh pecohes hhPosslpie 10 oe'efnhe winch Is
"hch' many olhcui' 4uesViohs u ownership occur, IN
anu leus arise there ehe Una. create op
poste iae1lons "hieh are continued IN 1ahies from &C.
heratioh 10 geheraton sometimes n horse' mule or
lackass gets MS taA che"eu OIL ny caves ana can no
longer De recognized Aco1 larihg IN the same way Is
by MS GAM ana peradFentufe kicked at
ana deprived OF Inc neeatu SUCK AN OK sometimes from
oeihs gufeo ioses is VOICE lh horhJ anu MS owner
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through prrs see eeprSeu u 'heir WOOL ~i'e sneep
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Ana it came to pass that the fair plaintiff in wander
ing about in search her lost quaruped like Saul tho
son of Kish seeking for asses met the defendant in the
way and Immediately claimed as her own the COW which
he then happened to be tending this appropriation
the defendant demufred anu hence the litigation that Is
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