New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-21
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
I BALL At TIE ARN0RY HALL-The second of
the series of Young Mems Fancy Dress aud Masked So
eiety Balls Oft at the Armory on Wednesday eve.
ming We dropped in las intended for moment but
there we found such battery Of sparkling eyes beautiful
forms aud musical voices that could not lear ourselves
away until the hours qpGn tralr In our whole
career we cannot remember Of ever passing evening
| Pleasantly.
II We weTc to attempt detailed description of the
many strange costumes which filed around us 1t would
take more room than allowed in our humble
corps reportoria" We noticed two very pretty married
ue VINO took the character Of orphans dressed the
simple red calico and check apron the Camp Street
Asylum whom we found to be Mrs and Mrs -
who took such active part last orphans fair
Ilss - looked very piauant iu her gypsy hat and
danced with her usual grace
On the whole think one Of the most pleasant and
select Reunions we have been at this We are in
formed that the association will give their next ball
at Odd Fellows Hall on the evening of the 27th We
snail De there certain and advise all bachelor friends
70 toow our example they wish to pass Jolly evening
NQCEsT.-Coroner Rice held an inquest on
Wednesday morning in house Josephine street near
the Levee in the Fourth District upon the body man
named Daniel lilman native of Bavaria aged sixty
swo years and verdict was returned Died Of pleurs-
pneumonia from the effect Of In the right lung
inflicted by Frank Davis board the ship Pyramid
The trial OF Davis before Recorder Winter had been post
wound
NQuEsT.--A second INQUEST was held ON the
same day by Coroner Rice in FreetowD opposite jackson
street on the body Of unknown found floating ia
we river and verdict Of found drowned returned
y
y his garb and cotton hook in his belt have been
deck hand on steamboat
NQCEST.-Coroner Wilkinson held an inquest
in rato street yesterday morning upon the body of MARY
Uat69rne Banilcin aged eighty years Verdict Died
Of old age"
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr--Judgc Layuc-.lf,tr-
DEC IIie-lam1s Duffy and tieor,e Thompson were nut
upon their trial Wednesday for the murder of Ca ptn
Weymouth in Theatre Alley, the 2lst Of July last
Cunningham, q third party IN the charge. had been
released bail by Recorder Winter and effected his
pl IA he HnfliD afa
against him by the grand jury The was submitted
TO the jury az eight O'Clock in the evening who after
very little time. returned verdict Of guilty The
prisoners then remauded to await their trial upon
'he charge Of 0ssalting and cutting Mr. Green the
same ARRAY
FmsT DISTRICT CouRT,--The State Ms s r
Conrey This tried before Judge Larue yester
day The prosecution Is based the affidavit Of James
b. Witer about year since avrrring that on the
3th Of October ls51 he employed Samuel Conrev as a
broker TO negotiate get discounted note Of $1,000
drawn by the firm Of Witter Brother and endorsed in
blank At the suggestion Of Conrey ne placed in his
hands mortgage note Of $3.50 drawn by him to his ow
order with the understanding that the not to
oe discounted or sold but to be only as collateral
curty fo he payment Of the other note which $3.50
paid in advance 1t in proof that Conrsy mar
tiOliy wholly discounted both for $780, which
sum he refused to account for to Witer * Brother
The charge Of the Judge to the jury to the effect
tnt the notes were paeed IN Conreys hands without
any DISTINCTIONS not to discount them he could not be
found guilty but if those instructions had been given be
should be found guilty
The prisoner represented BY Mesrs Ocott Field
When We lett the Court ut late hour evening the
jury had not agreed upon Il verdict
The case Of the State rs. John Thomas for mayhem
opened yesterday. The witnesses called and the
Jury empauneed when the court discovered flaw in the
Indictment and ordered it 10 be quashed |
THIRD DIsTRIcT CouRT.-This Court was yes. |
terday in testimony in the Thomas Barns rs the New
orleans Canal and Banking Company Plaintiff sues for
500, the value of a horse drowned in the nav canal -
cause as is alleged the Shell Road not protected by
proper railing along the margin canal 10 conse
iuenoe 81 winch the accident occurred also for 500 dam
ages to his buggy and $1,000 for injuries and inconyeni
ences personal to himself he having been thrown with
lady Ia the cold centre Of the canal
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT -Judge ReynoI5s-
Case n me ship Russia The argu mt ia this case was
closed on Wednesday by Rauds Hunt Esq for plain.
tits, and verdict rendered in their favor Paradise
5aWfaon were plaintiffs IS three insurance offices for
the sum Of $4,000 upon the hull freight list Of the
snip Hnssla ana upon preVes hearing Of the it
vas similarly decided and upon going the Supreme
Court was sent back to the Fourth District for trial
FuTH DISTRICT CCuRT.-H Keane rs. W. 2.
Fisher-Judge buchanan yesterday rendered Judgment
against the defendant the second the verdict
found against him by the jury in the above ease viz
that in which they ipd him guilty Of fraud This rem
ders him amenable under the law Of 1910 aboishiuR
imprisonment for debt etc The Judge remarked thar
be thought the had clearly made ont nv the
plaintiff but considering the request him by the
jury who found the verdict to be enient towards the de-
fendant he would simply order him be confined in the
Parish Prison for three months Judgment Wes entered
accordingly.
PETER FCNKIsM --Alarceliu Oubere Yesterday
deposed before Recorder Ceno that he was most ro,,
and raudusntiy Wndled of Sll5 Of good and Lawful
money In mock auction establishment which he unue
ny discovered at the Of Cont and streets
Warrants were Issued for the arrest the auctonee and
his two stool pigeons.
HEARrEEss. Robert Hart, who resides on
perbgny street was about eight days ago eoniously de
pryed OF the use and behoof Of ladder belonging to him
Discovering since then that said ladder had been taken
and wrongtully kept by Pierre Boula he fret sent
aud then went himself for it, but neither his messen
ger nor huse received thing but abuse threats
he asked for the arrest Of tht offender Granted
DIsGRtcINo rHE BADGE "A policeman Of the
Second District yesterday committed for trial before
The First District Court charge Of having grossly in
5altod abused and struck peaceabe citizens
lNCURRIGiBLE Boy John O'Riien, a Juvenile
yagran aged thirteen years yesterday sent to the
House OF Refuge at the request Of his father who lies
sick al the Charity Hospital and says utterly impos
sihe for him to restrain his wicked pr0peusities
MoRE or THE MrrnY CAsE.-Charles Pick
John Mathis Charles johnson Simon OrIe Thomas
Philip and Robert Wilson who had been tried before IN,
United States Circuit Court charged with mutiny on
beard the ship Moses Taylor and been discharged were
reafrosted at 4 yesterday in the First District BY
officer u fern' at The request II the Captain on the
same charge
PERJURY. - lierzburger was brought before
Recorder Winter yesterday afternoon for examination
tc charge Of having committed perjury in swearing
che2 street last that he owner Of twenty
hyu lots Of ground NJ the New Basin but owing to tbp
press Of business before the Court the case was continued
and Che prisoner rtmauded
REtoRDER'S COCHT-.Stealing n JyBpE-
John Scott James Perry and John Hughes were exam
med yesterday the charge Of having stolen trunk
from Mr. iu. Of Frvcpdrt Scott was sppt L. answer
the others locked ny for six months ia the Work house
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