New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-13
Local Intelligence,

interest to those who by absence sickness
or other causes were debarred from opportunity
seeing the day of the celebration We took stroll
through the Square yesterday afternoon and observed
quite number of persons engaged scanning the archi
lecture and decorations of this temple of grief while
troops of brghteyed checked gaiy girls
dressed in that elegance of taste that pertains only
New Orleans mother happy in their ignorance of the
pose for the erection of the edce with the clear ring
ing merry laugh Of childhood darling over through
and around the building their bright dresses glancng
among the sombre habments of woe like rays sunlight
through an o'erclouded sky Many of the buildings
which draped in mourning the 9th still wear the
symbols of DEATH showing that in city at least the
demonstrations not of that nature which
proceeds from an unfeeng association in public display
CHARITY HosPIrAL.-The following is the re-
port of this institution for the past week Admissions
345 deaths As Discharged 800 remaining under treat
ment in the Hospital 957
The monthly statement of the institution for November
shows Admissions 1852; deaths S24 discharges 1929
births IA.
Of the 1862 admissions during the month"; but 143 were
natives of the United States.
INQUEST. inquest was held on Saturday
on the body Of German named Charles Wege, twenty
five years of age who died suddenly at 179 Canal street
Verdict" Died of apoplexy.n
ARREST OF FUGIr1vEs Prank Collins and
Henry Sales arrested yesterday morning charge
of having committed murder in Selma, Alabama Capt
forno of the First District police having Saturday
ceived dispatch from the authorities of Selma contain
ing description of the men, and requiring their arrest
proceeded during the night the lake end the Ponchar
train railroad and the arrival of the Mobile mail boat
at yesterday he found the gentlemen on board and
saved them the trouble and delay consequent upon hunt
ing up hotel by depositing them safely in the lock up
Nothing but few papers found upon the person
Collins, but Sales was found to have S145 in money
slupg silver watch and papers The stay of the ac-
eused in our city was rather short as they on the oro
gon at yesterday for Selma under charge of Capt
Forno and Mr. Boyd Robinson of the First District police
First DISTRICT Court, JUDGE LARUE.-7 The
Gold Dust Case0n the motion for trial in the case
OF Kinney Kahn, Greenh and Marks convicted of lar
ceny in having stolen quantity of gold dust the court
sings new trial
The ground which the application was based was that
the crime with which they charged not larceny
under the statute but breach Of trust The court held
that the lesser crime of larceny involved in the
greaterhat of breach of trustand instanced the law
applicable in criminal cases where party indicted for
murder may be found guilty of mapsaughter charged
with assault and battery with intent to kill may be
vcted of assault and battery 1t evident in this
that the prisoners had concyoed plan to defraud The
prosecutor taken to the gold dust office under repre-
sentation that the United States Mint he had no
intention of parting with the possession of his property
and did not part with it with his consent If party
is eloneously deprived of his property without his
sent, the offence is larceny The application for new
trial was therefore refused At the request of counsel the
ofhe accused were postponed Saturday
SENTENCES. - Michael Purcell, convicted of
murder in killing Perry kirwan, brought up for
tence The prisoner being asked whether he had any
thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed
upon him. answered that the trial his witnesses were
not present and if they had been present his would
not have been so bad
The Court said that although his case was no more
been given his guilt justified it. and it the faithful
duty of the Court to sentence him to death He (Pur
ceD had but short time to live and it behooved him to
use that short time for the benefit of his soul The
tence of the Court was that he be taken from hence to
the Parish Prison. the place whence he and that
between the hours nine and twelve o'clock such day
as the Governor shall appoint that he be hung by the
neck till dead
Since Pureells conviction he has become very pale and
emaciaed His has much changed since the day
Of the trial he having exhibited that occasion strange
when he heard the verdict the jury
that he didn't care damn y When the sentence of
the Court was he trembed violently and hung
down his head and wept.
George Henderson. for entering house and stealing,
was sentenced to three years hard labor in the Penten
tiary.
George Powers found guilty of mansaughter under an
Indictment for murder and recommended the mercy of
the Court was sentenced to five years imprisonment at
hard labor in the Penitentary The Judge accompanied
mis- sentence with the remark that he thought the offence
had been committed in moment of passion without any
intention of killing.
liirder.The of NJ W. Murphy and Others charged
With the murder of the shnluck who was found
yng in the gutter at the northeast of Tchoupou
as and Broome streets, came up for examination Sat
day and after the testimony of several witnesses had
been TAKEN evidence having been elected calculated
throw any direct light On the affair was postponed for
uture examination.
BAnED-D. NJ. Matthews and A. J. Graves,
Who were arrested for assatng and dangerously cutting
v. II. Tannehill, at 5 Thursday evening. in
iTaver street the Varieties theatre Satur
in the surgeons certificate that Tanneh
not in danger of losing his life from the effect of his
Wounds 1t will doubt appear when the comes to
rial that Graves was implicated in the ARRAY further
han in an attempt to separate the combatants.
LARGENY.-Catherine Kelly was arrested at
naf past four o'clock Saturday afternoon the fore
going charges, Officer G. H. Forno with search war
ant proceeded to the premises of accused Common
reet and succeeded in finding sack of coffee and
wo market baskets.
RowDIEs. Daniel Brian, Andy McDermott, |
nd John Condon arrested at halfpast II o'clock
N Saturday night at the request of Matthew Higgins
harged with fighting and disturbing the peace of his |
lollse on Front street
BOTTLE IMP.-Charles Brown, at P. NJ On |
aturday, inflicted, with bottle blow upon the
read of Mary 0Rourke For this unmanly act Mary |
equested that Brown should be arreted and held in
nee until justice shall be done upon him thereby re-
ressng her injuries and healing the wounded dignity
he State
SusrIcIoUs.-Michael Riley was arrested by
,fcer Ryan, Tchoupitouas street. p M on satur-
lay dangerous and suspicious character The charge
will be investigated to-day.
DANGEROUS AssAuLT.--MchaelK Kelly, charged
With having, the I'd instant, with intent to kill as
auted and struck Mrs Mary Bevin on the head with
ece OF plank, was on Saturday returned to the
barge before the First District Court.
The GOLD DUST CAsEs.-The examination of
,hares Cammeyer and Thomas Hatfield heretofore no.
iced as having been arrested for swindling Alfred g
ns and lady named Elizabeth Wilmot, out of guam
ty OF gold dust amounting to about thousand dol
ars was concluded Saturday before Recorder Genois
The accused were sent to be tried before the First Dis
riot Court on the charge OF larceny in both Bonds
the sum Of $1,000 each required in the first case
nd $500 in the latter
CoMMITTED.--William Rafferty,, concerned in
he Levee riots mentioned time ago was committed
or trial before the First District Court charged with an
ssault and battery upon VIM II. Smith.
BURNING Cassidy and Ellen Sullivan
under arrest in the Third District for setting fire to
uilding.
Ladies' shoes of the most elegant styles of the best ma
eral and the most elegant workmanship sold at the
,shionabe store of Messrs Mcdonald Stewart No IS
amp street Gentlemen fine dress boots and CATERS Of
he best quality also every style of shoes for youth and
hdren comprised in the stock of this establishment
hch sells more ladies' shoes and CATERS than any other
a the city and at less profit, Give them Il call
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Topp's CARPET WAREHousE.-Th assortment here COM
rises full stock of every variety known the trade and
ity Purchasers advised to look their goods and
ompare quality and price with those of their neighbors
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Fresh .ayriU0Es.
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IMPORTER AND Wholesale AND RETAIL DEALER IN
STAPLE AND RICH FANCY GOODS, u
NO. 20 CAMP STREET,
l5 Respectfully friends tn public to
10 LARGE AND ELEGANT STOCK OF GOODS by him in
European and Northern Cities present season. among
ny be Grated
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