New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-04
Citv Intelligence,

TEMPERANCE MEETEG.-A meeting of the friends of
Temperance will be held this evening at Temperance Hall
No 95 St Charles street at halfpast O'Clock. Sew
era addresses will be delivered and odc and music have
been prepared for the occasion. The public generally
Ladies' in particular are invited to attend.
PROBABLE Observation-Disclosures johnson and Pierce
Murphy yesterday arraigned before Recorder Cald
well charged with having dreadfuy beaten Willis Mat
thews on Monday afternoon, on board the steamboat
Pearl at the New Basin The affidavit of Samuel F Todd
that johnson struck Matthews the head with
axe, and that Murphy struck him with heavy stick of
wood Matthews fell upon the first blow but beaten
after falling, and has since remained nscnsble There is
probability understand of his recovery The
cused committed to prison until Saturday until
the result of Matthews wounds are known.
WIDOWS BEsEFIr-The net proceeds of the benefit
given to the Widows Asylum by Dan Rice Friday night
last are 1902 80 deposited IN the Treasury
of that noble charity We sincerely join with all friends
of the widow and the orphan in thanks Mr. Rice for
this generous Offering.
srABBIyG CAsE-Etenne Dupart was yesterday charged
by Orsine Louis Porriciens with having assaulted and
stabbed him, The party complaining a cabman, and
attached undue Importance to the fact Of getting stabbed
That man would be properly regarded as public benc
factor who would kill off about theeourths of those who
infest the city The other fourth good quiet and
valuable members of society and all might be if the
respectable portion would be true to themselves.
IyquEsr-A coroner's inquest was held yesterday on
board the ship Maria the Third Municipality wharves
on the body of German named Anna Schaler.
aged about 40 years. Verdict, Died of Typhus'
ACCIDENTAL Mr. Stevens. who resides in st. Ann
street. First Municipality, yesterday seriously in
ured by a runaway horse. The horse had broken the
shafts of buggy to which it harnessed, and piece
of the wreck yet banging to the gearing he
down Canal street This broken part struck Mr. Stevens
on head and produced serious Commissions
PE1rrcoAr WARNS. Mary Jordan well dressed lady
with loud voice yesterday morning presented herself
in rage before Recorder Caldwell II would be ungal
liant to say that Mrs Jordan log uacous but duty
requires to state that her words many and rapid
strong She proved herself equal any thing except
a lawyer and would have drowned their interfering voices
had they not thrown wet blanket upon her eloquence
by inquiries about her husband. She admitted the pos
session of two of those interesting articles, of whom
she keeps in California. and the other in NewOrleans.
That however not the of her appearance before
the Court She came to take the law of Sarah Sum
mers who she avcrrcd, had committed assault and
battery upon her in house in St Joseph street The
Recorder required bonds to keep the peace from both
| Mrs. Jordan and her enemy Sarah Summers
| Sr. CEcurA-Cecilia Clay W c.. was yesterday sent
before the First District Court for having struck Joseph
Israel the head with iron shovel on the 2st De-
cember
CHARGE OF srABHSe-Alfred W. Eppy a small pleasant
the First Municipality by huge italian, who complained
that Eppy had stabbed him with intent to kill 1t
appeared however that the Italian had assaulted Eppy
while the latter passing quietly along in the street
and that the wound inflicted accidentally. Eppy
during the assault attempting to defend himself having
forgotten that he had open knife in his hand The
matter will be Investigated this morning.
ELEcroS.-Thc election for an Alderman in the Third
Municipality Monday, resulted in the choice of p
Collins who will for the uneSpired term of MIR
Lesseps resigned The vote stood 40 for Collins agans
127 for Miguel Hernandez.
ALLEGED L.RcEsy.--John Lynd and John Campbell
charge of having stolen from the ship Elersle sundr,
baggage bedding etc, belonging to two the crew
that ship and Campbell also upon the charge of takn.
similar liberties with clothing etc. board the shi,
Lord Ashley Their examination set for saturda,
next.
PRAcrIcAL JoKERs--A pair of young gentlemen VIII,
call themselves Jacob Chamberlain and James Cotton
were yesterday brought before Recorder Caldwell IL
several charges of serious character preferred
against them by Officer Tiltou The officer states thai
they caught the Levee about which they habit
uay prowl seeking green to bet the whereabou
of picayune piece hidden away in the heart of Cali
fornia ball -otherwise called JOKER In fact thes
youngsters were professors of the of joking The of
cer said also that they Migrants and associate.
thieves and altogether dangerous and suspicion
characters The Recorder fixed Friday next for an exam
ination of their
U aaAS.our old friend Michel Lougomarsina IL II
trouble again aesy Pele whe signed bends some tim