New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-12
City Intelligence.

THE HOoSIER AND THE TELEGRAPH An
unsophisticated individual from indefinite point up
the rverhavng red hair pantaoons of scant longitude
coat that seemed constant strain to get higher
up his back stood the other day st Charles street in
front of the furnishing store of interchangeable dealer
derment at the telegraphic wires He knew that the
tac thread agent for the transmission of thought
for he had been told but the mystery to him was ts
mode operation This to find out he had essayed every
possible He had capped his ear to the posts ana
listened intently and had essayed to climb 10 the
wire and look along it to discover the import CT the des
patches they streaked along But the mystery became
more mysterious still He had letters to send out west
and the question with him was how to do IT, II once me
secret in his grasp he might send the letters himself
and thus cheat the line out of its dues This was specu
tionto succeed in which he would undergo ahors anu
run risks to any extent.
In the midst of his explorations the ndefatgabe pos
of the furniture store in front of which he stood
bantered him for trade and offered to do for him III ms
line whatever be could But it not to buy dry goods
or anything else that the llooser stood there gazing up
ward He answered the shopkeeper that he wanted to
find the telegraph Office and asked to he shown the way
He had letters transmit and he wished to send them
by the quickest roue-by telegraph if he could hndthe
office.
shopkeeper seeing that he had green to deal
with, determined u piece of fun.
Being shown the letters the first question he pro
pounded to the Hoosier W here is the buckskn!
Hoosier-Buckskn for what
Shopkeeper-Why wrap the letters in to be sure to
keep them from being in jumping over the poles
The Hooser astonshed at the strange demand yet
convinced OF its proprety and cant Hoosier to buy the
buckskn.
the Telegraph Office directed by the shopkeeper to
deliver letters and wrapping and the mssiyes
they might be borne off by the lightning to their dest
| nation
Scene second-Telegraph office Operator at his desk
and enter Hoosier with buckskn and sealed letters
Operator-Good morning sir
Hooser-I have two letters to nv friends out west who
wrote to me to answer quick and the telegraph is al
lowed to be about the quickest thing out I've brought
them here to be sent Here's buckskn and all ready jam
| up. What's to pay,
Here the curtain falls and Hooser retircs cursing the
1,,nly
| tor in Il fit,
| INTENT TO kILI.-Eugene Laurent complain
ed yesterday to Recorder Genos that he is stranger and
that as such he on the previous evening taken in y
Eugene stated hat he arrived in this city about month
the ship Brunswick Being ontthe occasion first
streets he civy asked Hurst to enlghten hnsis to
his exact whereabouts Hurst did in the ceycrest
manner possible and Eugene grown grateful for the eli
Witty asked Hurst in to cker.n Hurst ckered and
being somewhat moved by the spirit he walked out upon
the banquctte with Eugene with whom he affected TO be
atectonate terms where he most unexpectedly the
complainant drew off, and knocked him sprawng in the
gutter Hurst then walked into his affections with few
lusty kicks, boxes and blows administered when down
and otherwise beat bruised and maltreated him after
most barbarous fashion The premises considered Eugene
made complaint and Hurst required give bonds for
| his appearance before the First district Court
| VARIETIES. -Rowdyism was at o high mark
yesterday in the dock of Recorder Winter Assaults and
batteries arcenes cases of drunkenness and disturbance
of the peace vagrancy etc filled the disgusting cat-
lOgue The candidates for the Work and Jail who
accumulate the outside Of the railing, unusually
numerous They there to learn the ropes and in
due time will take their turn inside There could be
disgusting spectacle than this oaing ragged crowd
that accumuates outside How the Recorder exempt
them from the category of yagrancy comprehen
sion If to be dirty and ragged to be idle and yagabond
is to follow honest occupation and to LOAF from day
to day in rutesS and gaping attendance scayenger
court to constitute them vagrant then they
such in the fullest meaning OF the law.
| ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO kILT.--1lenry Bald
win yesterday arrested by the First District Police
| charged by John Mcnamara with having the 4th OF
June last beat bruised and otherwise maltreatel dcpo
nept whereby dcponent left senseess in the street
and had both of his jaw bones broken with the intent
the part Of accused TO murder deponent. Fixed Au.
gust H.
| SLuNG SHoT.-Fred Schmidt was yesterday
examined by Recorder Geno the charge of assaultng
Joseph Ward with sung shot the of Hospital
and Levee streets about twelve O'Clock the night pre-
vious He fired five dollars, and required give
| bonds to keep the peace for six months.
| FNED.-Louis Gerard was fined ten dollars
by Recorder Genois, for disturbing the peace OF Tremt
street the previous night and Tor calling policeman
White hard names. In default of ttling up the ten
| lie is to go to the Work-house for fifteen days.
| DISTURBANCE AND THREATS festerday, be-
fore Recorder Winter Richard Haoran sent for trial
before the First District Court and Thomas McGuen
Edward Rogers fined $50 each for carrying concealed
weapons All the above parties justly charged with
disturbing the peace on the 9th inst
| To PERSONS RrPTURED.-The many perma-
mont and efectua made by Dr. herman deserv
ing of more than passing notice For particulars
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