New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-19
City Intelligence,

FUNERAL OF Mr. BAIDwIS--The remains of the late
and much amented Joshua Baldwin were on Saturday
attended to their last resting place by large body of our
citizens. The pail bearers Colonel VIM II Garland
W. NJ Goodrich Thomas Sloo j. j. Day. Dr. Macpherson,
and j. A Maybn, and the hearse was followed by the
Mayor Of the city the Recorders of the First Second
municipalities members of the different Councils and
many of the officers of the city An affecting feature
the procession the presence Of the old family servants
all in mourning, and most of them deeply affected,
The remains taken to the Protestant Cemetery
where they deposited with the ceremonies of the
Epscopaan Church the Rev Mr. Goodrich officiating
IMPOSING FUNERAL HoNoRs-The funeral of our late
respected and honored elow-citizen Captain Isaac
stockton took place yesterday and formed one of the
grandest funeral pageants that have witnessed
the city
large proportion of the Military of the city turned
out to paw the last honors old officer together
with several Associations with which the deceased had
been connected, swelled the procession to immense
length, The Washington Regiment out in large force
also Capt (riyot company of the Legion all UNI
der and forming the escort of the honorcd dead
The escort was commanded by Lit Col Henry Fonro
There also several detachmens of the Legion present
without arms The post of chief mourners
accorded to the Crescent IIussars.
The Odd Fellows in the procession numbered fully two
hundred including nearly the whole force of Commercial
Lodge No II, of which Capt. Stockton was a member
There also very large on the part Of the
Firemen and of the Mechanics Association and great
number of citizens drawn together respect and love
for the deceased
General Tracy and staff and General Cronan and staff
present also. chief moprners. The salute
fired by the Washington Artillery commanded by Capt
Smith The procession numbered fully four thousand per-
and extended to length of quite nine 50 uares
HIGHWAY RoBBERy.-Whe gentleman was standing
Saturday afternoon, at the Railroad depot, of
Baronnc and Poydras streets fellow up and asked
what time it The gentleman took his watch from
his pocket answer when the rascal sprang forward
caught the watch and boed off like legged ele-
graph. The description of this candidate for Baton
Rouge honors given by the sufferer that of
well-known individual named William Budd. This must
be Of the buds that borne by the gallows tree
that read about.
ARRESTS SECOND MuSIClpA1irr-J Cronan was
arrested Saturday night, charged with having stolen
planks from the evee, q, j. English for striking William
Smith with loaded cane James Sheridan for disturbing
Pacide's Theatre William Nugent for similar am,lse-
ment at the Ball at Armory Hall. Jas r. Hughes for
striking bar-keeper with IL bottle Edward Dennis.
William Wisby and C. T. Woodward for deseron from
ship. Thomas Kerr for mutny board of ship Lord
Ashburton and sundry Others for disturbance of the
peace fighting. abusing watchmen, etc
The principal arrests yesterday John Krcz, for
striking John Egan with bottle, and Mary Walters
alias Rainbow Mary for being as usual drunk and dis
urbing the peace.
ISQuEsrs.-A CoronerS inquest held late Friday
evening on the body of white man, aged about 80 years
and whose name unknown found dead in the lake
nenr the railroad The jury rendered verdict that the
deceased came to his death by drowning and supposed
to have driftcd to the shore six eight days previous
An inquest also held Saturday the body of
white name unknown aged about 80 years found in
the lake. at the mouth of the New Canal Verdict found
drowned
sENrEScEs-lcnry Curtis was, on Saturday, sentenced
rcntcntiory and John Mccarthy to one year-both for
larceny
HEAVY CLAIMS DAMAGEs.--The First District Court
was occupied on Saturday with the trial Of the of
Charles Black the New0reaus Carrollton Railroad
Company. Mr. Black claims $4,000 damages of the Com
pany for injuries sustained in January 1871 from being
crushed by the which off the track, breaking
both his legs and nictng other injuries Of such char
acter as to render him cripple for life
Plaintiff alleges that the accident arose from the neg
gencc of the Companys agents and servants This ale
CATION denied by the defendants aver that the
cident of that class which no human foresight
could have prevented and moreover that in
urc it arose from the boys own fault
CHARITY HosPrAL,--The following are the returns of
the Charity Hospital for the week ending with Saturday
evening Admitted, 35S Died, 81 Discharged, 257 Re-
naming 975
BATltRE CAsEApplication made before the Second
District Court Saturday in favor of Livingston and
Cora Livingston Barton for the removal OF the Batture
from that Court the Circuit Of the United States in
this city