New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-15
Local Intelligence.


| FIRE. about 10 o'clock yesterday morning a
fire broke out Constance street the SQUARE above
Bartholomew Cast side adjoining the Pauding school
house The flames ragged very fcrcey for while aud
partially consumed three two-story dwellings The pro-
gress of the fire too rapid admit the saving Of
| OF much furniture The Fire Department which was
promptly hand, and worked with their usual aacry
prevented the burning Of the Pauding schoohouse Two
OF the buildings belonged to MIR. sliden and Mr..
Cramer
EMBEzzLEMENT. = John V. Foster stands
charged by Rosan Charles before the Recorder of
First District with embezzlement committed under the
following circumstances
On the 25h of May last deponcnt went On board the
steamboat Lafayette then lying at Paducah, Ky and
entrusted to Mr. Foster $3.50 be used towards dcfay-
ing her epensts to California She afterwards entrusted
to him in this city 81 making in all 1851 After
the latter sum vas entrusted to Foster depouent heard
nothing more Of the California trip and calling
Foster he declined to proceed further or to return bo
money entrusted to him. Foster arrested and his
| examination fixed for Friday next. the 18th inst.
The GREAT NEGRO WAR-Rlmored hsur.
eciio9- Excitement and F3Htup Yesterday the city was
thrown iato state of most intense and cTerish rryes-
eenee by rumor that had taken wing involving in its
probable consequence the cutting of thpu>ands
human throat-, the murder Of all the women aud chill
dren and the final destruction and complete wipinr cut
Of our entire EtioPic population The afternoon papers
contained flaming accounts of the whole affair as far
had ran7pired dashed Of in gaT c style with periods
mellfuous and sounding as III" tgrns Of Appolo's sill
yer bow The alarm had breu sounded on the previous
night about l2 O'Clock At That hour or thcresbout
free cNlored man informed Lieutenant ptr OF the First
District Police that very Formidable organization was
on foot among the negroes and slaves for general iDsur
rpction Tho numbers in tho cjtv Who had b5r sworn n
the movement set down at twenty-five hundred The
slaves also on the neghboTipg pantaOrs and in the
country parishes to join in the instruction aud
aud their little in tl- count Nv were u march 10 inc
city to fw the great black of destruction int was
| and branch
The hour rising to be at three O'Clock in the
morning and it was confidently expected by the 4rrs
in this portantous business that by daylight the city
would BIZ delivered their p0ssgssi5n-the mon 10
the sword and the children aud women to whatever fate
Lieut. uaut pctrie apprisel Of haep black prtept f
coming caruag inne atey sought out the Chinf Of po-
Ice aud dnnpi into his ear the Numbering annopnce
mont The Chief At first 'cardad id tale know
Ing he did The utterly poweres condition of the black
p. ua.on in opposition to The overwhelming nunsc-g Il
The whites their neitea for procuring arms and their
superior pluck
70 those well acquainted with the powerful array Of
ator nists amongst Numbering more than nv other
city of It's size in the Union, not excepting Boston-the
might not hsve appeared altogether without oun
daton to base alarm upon
The incrduity of the Chief was finally overcome by
the offer nt the free negro to lead him the ring
leaders Impressed with the Of the man lie
agreed TO accompany him This flee negro had agreed
to join the Insurgents in order the eectuay 10 fer
ret ont their plans and to dvuge thcm as he did lie
had also armed himself so as to nut on show If faIt 70
their cause and thus more eaetuay to deceive them
After placing park of artillery in Lafayette Square to
beleh out bloody welcome TO whoever might that
way with evil inten's and having courer in every
direction to spread the alarm the Chief and the Lcutan
ant accompanied by the free negro took cab and pro-
ctudcd TO the rOokeTy where the alleged rngleaQer with
nest OF ms own feather was to be found Nearing the
place the negro went ahead followed by the Lieutenant
and Chief Waiting short time the alleged rnglaadcr
came out ana got into cab. He was terrible looking
fellow with Cyclopean head and arm fit to WELD
Thors great hammer! The Chief and Lieutenant being
well armed ordered him surrender lie at first Tras
show Of resistance but by dint Of the strong arguments
Of firearms and Of gstenng steel no ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ln as were aud resigned himself to the DEGREES Of mex
cradle fate This nsleaderthis fellow with the strong
arm and Cycopean headwas armed to the teeth having
about him all the appointments of complete arsenal
His acccutremens consisted Of an immense cavalry
sword that ganccd liSe comet IA the 6tfu light six
barei' revolver large and p0nderous knife that might
have eiett Hercules ut blow small magazine pow
der and ball military Ghost containing eighty dollars
and other articles contraband Of war -
BENG mPetey hampeTed and poWerless for partci-
patton In the coming glorcs Of the night he concluded
that tho best way himself ont Of the crape was 10
peach lie accordingly dyulgad the whole affair with
ella9ns ani az Ntians according as hope whispered
The plan Of attack developed by this black custo-
dian Of the alarming secret, follows
The trst division under his command as General
Kushton was to be drawn up the city and to be sub
Yueo INTO three minor divisions for attack upon the
gy at turee 1I,rtht points One division was to rem
devious on the Meairia Ridge TO march into the First
District and give the first quarter they to a new
christening, as the Bloody Seventh Ward
Another was to march upon the second District This
was to be the largest and most ormdable-he Gaus in
that quarter having had late experience in t4 lay
Of war and on that 1yidered as rather IN to
that kind Of thing, and the 10 be dreaded third
division was to make the attack from below. and crowd
helnen was to be drawn 10 the Fourth District by setting
hire to 1t in several quarters simultaneously Flames too
were to ascend from devoted dwellings in every ui,arr
ana the fires Of desoaed homeseals were to signal the
black SquSdFons along the coast to Join in the bloody
satUrnaia.
Tho plan Of the insurr,ctio was regularly prepsrcd
aud Drawn out on paper under the auspices OF white
m4none Of the school Of Mrs. Uncle Tom Stowe One
division was to commence operations in Carroltou and
afterwards 20 join the main body for the ackiuy Of the
city party was TO attack the Barracks Law violent
han on tncle SAM pop-guns, appropriate his villain
inf t.i 4
of the powder magazine the opposite side f tho river
another 10 capture the state Arsenal and all combined
n make things ouloAe and kick up the devils delight,
" hen tn details had been t-brr af
We're immediately taken TO arm the police Col w W W
oAu was sent Tor, and battalion OF artillery called
cut Every thing IN fact doue to put The city in a
state of defence Armed patrols promena,led she civ
with orders to arrc, ~ negro found mon the
ana aboat twenty were ARRESTED on Laf4yeta square
M military were drawn out in battle array and its pence
lui area bristed with bayonts The Legion was under
arm In the Second District and The town was active and
noisy with all the pride poup and circumstance Of glo
riorS war '''
lorning layned the unusual scene and a. vet there
wa: 70 dtnohlratiea 81 earnasethe bloody report Of
which SO thputerrd in the index
Early in tie day The Mayor called n conncil of war
Mayor General John L. Lewis ordered TO get the Lee
gon under ind 10 be ready for al,y en- rgency
'l"J"r "rherA IWlggS = 4 in command Of the Gov
,rnent troops offered TO place all his available force in
the service Of the authorities, which offer was declined
The Maybr and Recorders their confidential advis
rrs assembled in the city Hall and Ia the Chamber of
iI1A Snlr"nndef Wlth eNtTy accompaniment of luxury
debated GU the nS.riCS 81 the ANTICIPATED pcblld war
Numerous prisoners were brought before them but if
ray thing important was elected it did ttauspirc
\ 'asu bamsd je1lcs Dyson, keeper 81 tree Negro
sthNni a. the q franklin ard Cuus streets was
sr'ss'i Esd kFoushs hIios thsr charged h ssss %.