New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

INQUEST. An inquest was held yesterday on
a slave named Bill, aged about so years found dead in
the river at the foot of St Louis street Second District
he belonged to Mr.. johnson, at the Bslize. Verdict
Came his death by drowning caused by being pushed
over the guards of the steamboat ophes the evening
OF the l4th instant by officer John Poole Of the Second
District, and Charles D. Potter.
The STILL SMALL VoIcE.-A gentleman whose
name it is not necessary to mention residing in the
Fourth District had the misfortune months since to
lose his house by fire, and to lose at the time
small lot Of jewelry including couple of watches and
several other articles worth altogether about $500 The
person who carried away this property himself carried
away into some other world, short time since, by the
late epidemic and his wife restored the articles their
owner
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. -Chas. Cots
chalk was arrested yesterday afternoon by officer Lynch
for receiving stolen property The search warrant issued
for his particular person and premises described gold
chain which found in his possession when arrested
DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS. -Alfred and Sophia
sayes) arrested yesterday by virtue of warrant
for stealing and copceang various household articles OF
the most domestic character 1t would seem that they
were about fixing up housekeeping establishment, and
had been very busy for long time in collecting and de-
posting the necessary fixtures, until search Warrant
disturbed their calculations.
RECORDER WINTER SuDRT,-TH" DfStf"t'
B. Reilly was arraigned before this court yesterday
charged with attempting to rob a man on the Leves
The prisoner youth and appeared to be one OF the
worst specimens Of juvenile Migrants. Remandel till
the Goth.
The case of Benedict Our, charged with cut
ting Hugh J. McCsnn, boy in Poydras Market was
fixed for the 2oth-bond $500
FEMALE AssAULT.--Eliza Carr, living on Mar
ke street. dposes that Mrs Fever attacked her with
billet of wood and beat her severely few nights since.
The case will have hearing to-day
The RIVER THIEVES. --John Evans, alias Will
liam Griffin one of the thieves whe it will be rsmem-
bered were arrested time since in Aers by officers
Farrell and Dillon sent before the First District Court
under the charge of shooting at Dillon with intent to kill
Bond 5000 His companion in rascsity Jordan, sent
to the work house a yagrant
|. ASSAULT AND BATTERY IS. d, Stats was
yesterday required give bond in $500 for his appear
ance the I'd of month to charge of VIC
lently asssulting and choking Mary Neages
WOLVES IN SLEEPS CLoTHING.-Mary Jane
Hoffman and Louisa DePass brought up the charge
of having assumed the outward paraded through
Poydras street Saturday night last Their mascun,
adornuents and rig generally, said to have beer
very extensive and becoming They let of with
light fine.
"A CORRUPT OFFICER.--Sergeant UgWln, o
the Second District police charged yesterday befo
Recorder Winter wit having driven financial specua
ton in this District OF the most corrupt and rasca
character He charged by Valentine Fraus with comm
his grocery store in the guise of police officer ascer
tanning that be (Fraus) doing business without Ii
cense and then leyying black mail in other word
demanding and receiving money as condition of silence
Witnesses present to testify that he had execute
the profitable operation in several other places
this District His examination postponed to fuur
| day.
DECIDEDLY CELTIo.-Capt. Alexander Bald
win the Second District police deposed before Recorde
Romos that Sunday night between the hours Of
O'Clock. he saw uproar in the Vegetable Marke,
and great many persons running n that he immediate
ly repaired to the spot and found Peter McGrane
making things fly right and left like straws in gale
wind that Peterprobably installing the Market for tn
place where the famous Donnybrook Fair ought be he'll
was strenuousy sndeavoring to get up fight and t.
carry out this spirited idea had drawn knife of most for
mdabe dimensions, aud with whoop and yell CHARGE
upon the thickest part of the crowd 1t with mucl
difficulty that the wild animal secured he awaits
examination the charge of taking the Marksthouse b.
force Of