New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-15

A NEw-FANGLED SLUNG SHOT Nicholas Fit
eel at late hour night before last travelling along
Tchoupitoulas street decidedly ghtn He stopped be-
fore wide-open front door and stared with sort of
drunken stupidity at the large lamp which showed dim
light through the stained glass and appeared very much
to need replenishiDg Curse mer said Nicholas very
deliberately shutting eye and fixing the other the
aforementioned luminary, me, if that gim
amt nigh-about goner 1 can't my way through
this dirty ally by light that's went out and don't see
what business folks have to stick up lamps without
saying which, Nicholas searched carefully and pro-
cured couple of brickbats aud then drawing his
pocket large bandana handkerchief he tied of them
ngeniousy in the end Of it, and then whirug it about
his head notwithstanding his drunkenness hurled with
great precision and force against the offending lamp,
which was of hvered into thousand pieces with
much noise and confusion while the heavy missile having
performed this duty, passed and struck with sound
Of thunder against door in the other end of the hall
MIC considered with much self possession and gravity
the effects OF his dspeasure and then deliberately
menced tying the other brckbat In his bandans doubt
less for the purpose of exercising his singular skill upon
nghtcapped head that had been popped in great
ishment out of upperstoy window he paid no after
ton to the loud raps upon the pavement the
nef-for strange though may appear nearest Char
ley had been awakened from his nocturnal snoozs by the
crash jingle and bang Of the brickbatand he Nichoas
had again prepared his catsput and placed himself the
proper attitude for putting it in operation when he was
seized from behind by the now wide-awake watchman
who bore him and his destructive engine the watch
house of the First District He arraghed
before Recorder Winter and remanded future examin
alton.
CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF Duty We learn that
Sergeant Saltzman, II. Brewer and G Magellanes have
been arrested for criminal neglect of duty which caused
the death of Francis Dancan in the Third District Station
house last Thursday night hal
yet taken place.
A FRANKIsH TRIcK.--Mr. Fitzpatrick caused
the arrest yesterday of Henry Frank who had con
cealed himself in somebody's Camp street at a
late hour Of the presioa with either felonious
fixed for to-day.
A FuRY.-A deposition was made by Domi-
nick Burns against John Fury yesterday charging the
latter with severely horewhpng deponent St Charles
street Burns is cab-boy and from what We heard o..
the affair not castgsted in proportion his merits
FIRST DISTRICT Court Patrick Dowlin was
tried before this court yesterday charge of having
sauted with dirk knife Nsrcisse Freschon, in Poy
drss market the month January last Down being
Commssary Of the market as the time. He found
guilty Of assault and battery.
Michael Horrican Of the pugnacous family that
got up such grand row in the neighborhood Of ST
Marys market night Of last September tried yes
terday for assault with intent to murder and found
guilty.
RECORDER WINTERS COURT First District
Philip Punch who had been arrested for violently
Ing John Hill with the probable intention of deprying
HIM Of his natural life discharged from this accusa
tion yesterday, prosecutor appearing against him
but was tued $40 for having in his possession urderous
weapon.
AN ALeERINE.-Michae Jordan who resides in that
suspicious looking little town the river called Al
gers will be examined the 18th inst the charge Of
stealing meat from the schooner Gen Kusk
John Bertrand John Glade, aud u slave named Charles
were arrested day two since for stealing wood The
slave sentenced to be whipped Bertrand required
to give bond for good behavior and Glade fined $50
for being privately armed,
Boww ow.-Tim Cornly rested at an early hour
yesterday morning in Poydras Market at the instance OF
man with very Dutch Rsme, for stealing suspicious
article of food denominated sausages Tim was
under bond for future examination.
LARGE LARcESy.-An affidavit made in this court
yesterday against Margaret Quinsn, charging her with
having stolen about four mouths ago from the house of
o. Mckinsey, the sum Of S4C0 in bank notes Accused
was remanded until the 18th inst.
fNED-Thos Barry WAS yesterday fined the inconsid-
cradle sum OF three dollars for committing assault and
battery upon one VIM Lawler, who doubt deserved
thrashng.
THE LATE MuHDKE-The case of James Patton
charged with the murder of Mr.. Walter Turnbul on
The Sd inst brought up yesterday before Recorder
Winter for preliminary examination Several witnesses