New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-26

she had been milk vender
Another inquest was held the body Of man known
Peter the Steved5re who died suddenly in the cof
ghoust kept by Rabasa at the corner Of Gravier
and New Leyee streets vordct-Died of apoplexy The
deceased was about forty years Of age and native of
Spain.
FIRST DIsrRycr .CarRr-Tyiais Festerdqy-l
chnrIo Cammeyer yesefrt tried in this Court on
an information for larceny 1t will be remembered that
he and Th Hatfield we're charged with having stolen from
Alfred Higgins large quantity gold dust in December
last The facts proof that Higgins hi wife and
SON arrived in this city with gold which they had
weighed in California and which according to their eati
mate amounted to as They were offered by
0ammeyer aud his partner Thomas Hatfield the large
Of eighteen dollars per and agreed to sell to
them In cleaning the gold they extracted pretended
to do So no less than hyonc ounces which subraeted
from the gross weight according to their scales left S3
ounces to be paid toran amount essfy foryone ounces
than the original weight It further proved that the
gold was clean and that any thing like clean California
a hiss not more than tive three per cent Of sand in
IN it, It was still further proved that the day Of the
purchase Cammeysr sold larger quantity Of gold-some
$50 ounces-at rate much less than he had paid The
was given % the jury at O'Clock and III half an
hour verdict Of guilty returned
Timothy Neville late supeinumerary Waterman Of the
First District was tried for robbery committed the
night az theqth inst on Lafayette street 1t in proof
that Neville samuel Ford returned Californian ana
under pref y Of performing high duty for the public
wea searche lin, and after doing returned him his
purse uiuU $40 gold pieces aud some Jumps Of gold
worth Sl7 or SIS As have already given the parcu
lars Of the oa @ it Will not be necessary 60 into full de-
tails The jury utter being out about ave minutes re-
turned with a verdict OF guilty
DISTRESSING Casa little boy between
seven and eight years old was Yesterday morning found
la .,s1t f, al1 tlf
blanket He was taken to the Watch house, but
near dead in consequence Of exposure aud want Of food
that it was with the utmost difficulty that he restored
to consciousness He said that be had eaten nothing
since sunday and had place to sleep His father is
dead and bis mother is a drunksrd Such was his tale
lie was sent to the House OF Refuge.
KSocEfNG John Keller. for unproyokedly
knocking down Hugh oNeil by blow Of q very material
character was sent before the First District Court by the
Recorder Of the First District.
DARK DoryGs. Recorder Genois yesterday
required Of Z.nan Honore bail to the amount Of
$1,000 for his appearance before the First District Court to
answer fer having sadly pummeled Eugene Poney,
c and Tgnace TaDeres muloted in the sum
SO having utegieged with and struck police Off
csr in the discharge # his duty.
BrHGlARY- Acting Recorder Andrews, Of
the second District yesterday sent ohn Lewis before th,
First District Court to thu charge of having
hurgariously broke the barge Eliza in the New Bl
in ana eoniously stolen tLerstrom -uudry articles Of
aPparel.
KNIVES AND FoREs. Bernard Wander yester-
day underwent an examination before Recorder Winter
70 charge Of having stoen some knives and forks from
RE bar Il the 81 Charles when he thore Vaygking Of
tree drink. on the day Of opening
BuARD or AlDERuEN.-The Board met last
evening. Mr. Claiborne in the Chair. Eight members