New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-29
j. @ siMoNus VI. d Sec. Board of Health
Daily Report of the interments in all the
Cemeteries for the wentyfour hours ending at o'clock


Total III u
J. G smovps, NJ. D Srcy Board Of Health
CHARfrY IIosrIrAL--The following is the re-
port from this institution for the u hours ending at l.
o'clock Friday night
Admissions ........ Sc Deaths. .................2l
Discharges. 80 BY yellow fcver,.....2O
CHARITY HosPTAh.-The following is the re-
port this institution the week ending at o'clock
Saturday evening;
| Admissions .... 240 Deaths. ............... lis
Discharges 2js By yellow fever. 1856
| ISQu psrs.-The Coroner held an inquest on
the body Juan sylvia thirtytwo years old and native
Of Cadiz Spain ound dead in house opposite the Noge
table Market Verdict Came to his death from three
wounds inflicted wiki sharp pointed instrume, in the
hands of one Pascuala
Also the body Of white usmcd Jusn Portills
aged fty-hve years native Of Spain found dead in the
yard of the house No 136 Old Levee street Verdict
The deceased to his death b. falling while asleep
from shed twelve feet in height the eubstore thereby
fracturiug his skull in several places.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body Of black
boy named Charles Sausouci slave Of Edward Forsta
aged 20 years and native Of Louisiana found dead in
the yard Of the house No 80 Royal street Alter post
or,g examination tie jury returned verdict that he
came to his death by falling from the third story Of the
house to the ground healf most, causing imms date
death The deceased had been sleeping in the window
and fell breaking his skull and mutisng his body in
horrible
Another inquest was held on the body Of Andrew Car
isle IS years old and native Of Ohio found dead in
house No So st Peter street Verdict" Died Of intern
perancen
HOMICIDE. A man named Juan Silva was
killed on Friday on OLD Lsyco street betweea Ursulno
and Hospital streets, by man named Ps.oual The de-
ceased stabbed in several places and died il short
time. The slayer has not been arrested.
TIE SrABBISG CASE IL CTR OFFIcE.-Below
give the Of the city papers relative to the
difficulty which took Place in office Friday night
last
IIoushton when arrested, had on him sheath knife
and heavy hickory stick. Captain Robert Ellis who
came with Houghton had a with sword il it.
These weapons together with the knife with which oush.
ton was stabbcd-a weapon similar the carried by
hwere taken possession Of by Captain Tenbrio Of the
First District Police and deposited in the Police
Office, 10 be used evidence the examination They
| present quite formidable array,
IIoushton received four stabsone in the left arm one
in the left breast and in the backbone near the
spin1.
The True Delta Of Saturday evening contains the H.
lowing remarks concerning the aElir
4 SERIocs AFtAR--We regret to state that sericu.
aud probably fatal aay occurred last night between Mr
Hall Of the editors Of the Crescent and Mr. H0ugh
lawyer Of LAS winch the latter
ou5ly wounded III was lying ia very critical situation
At at accounts but little hopes being entertained Of lis
recovery.
Tie cause difficulty We understand was a nara.
graph which area IN The local columns Of the Cre-
cent yesterday morning sud at which Mr. uugh
offence lie Hou shtpn. We have been informed ac.
companjel D. friend friends. visited the Crescent
oea last night and after asceraiuiug NJ r. Han that
he was responsible Tor the offensive p4ra-rap at,ked
HIM with cane The parties grapped w.sh v4cu Other
WHEN Han drew knife and inflicted the wound which
likely to prove serious.
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thing Is certain however that he who visits the lnmci
Of another aud particularly the editorial domci for th
purpo Of committing act Of personal violence mus
expect to hold his lie by very slight tenure This v
think Is a well settled principal IN this region
The Picayune Of yesterday gives the full statemen
annexed
Tnr ARRAY sr CH,srEa srHrrr In order that gu
readers may fully understand the nature Of the unf0rte
nate afrsy between Mr. Han Of the Crescent and Nj
iIoughton, on Friday evening We publish below the All
dayit to by Nr Nanilpru an eyewitness Of til
- whole affair merely promising that article appearr
in The Local columns q the Crescent Vii lay morning
having reference to an action brought by Mr. ousht6
against another party for assaung and batterng hin
The AFFIDAVIT referred tn is as follows
: Thaddeus yanHorn sworn for the state on Ia.
II evening friday about hatpast O'Clock Is f. Housf
ton and Robert Ellis called at the Office Of the Cresceu
newspaper St Charles street. ia this district aud he
and there inquired for ,r Maddox the proprietor Up1
being informed that he "as not in, Mr. ioughton state
that he wished 10 him in reference article tina
appeared in the morning paper. | told him Mr.. Ha
Y would give nun information IN relation 10 any commun
cation he might desire to have put in the paper Il
then asked Who was the author Of that article rah'
e who the reporter. ! informed him that Mr. liza
W lie remarked that he presumed much and this
his communication and he tuTther state
that the article was a id lie tod him he must Il,
such language in the Office behind the writer's back
j that he could easily fn1 him and further, that h
II communicating contained any such language wou
IA not BE- admissible Ellis advised him 20 up stairs
see Mr. Hall, whom told him up stars Uoughtu
seemed reluctant to do saying be did abal
y going up stairs to SIR Han On Eliis- sutsestia
l. however he did 60 up stairs with El but Mr. Han
nc not in it seems and they left few minutes after
clock these two gentlemen returned to the Office Al
inquired sgan u either Mr. hadiox or 'ir lla mad bHt
ad in Uniformed them they had not but that Il
at other would eer,siny be in during the evening rh'
left aud few minutya after Mr. Iall came in and to
/ him these gentlemen had called to him and I've ha
better whit lie did so. About half-past o'cla,
aughton and Ellis came in AMI both caIpa behind Il
counter, Houghton leading the way. IIoughton spoke
Hall who replied liall was sitting in chair aud
il lac spoke to lloushton oughton asked him if he
the author Of the article which appeared in the Grosce
= tuaL morning Lag answer was, IL yonr name me
nj toned IN the Crescent this morning Mr. ousAten "
Ia lie replied No Hall then stated that he was t
al author ni every limo msanine eltoria in the Gresee
t1at gay Nhereupou lioushon then raised alar-e stiC
~ which he mad brought with him "a hickory apparently
Ell and struck at Han with IT, They were so close that
Of effect ot the blow only knocked als hat OF iou5 h
. had raised the stick with both hands. The stick
used two three times but the close quarters Of the 10
" and put his arms around II5ughton At the moment
parties got together Ellis Qot in between me und The
and insisted on letting them alone Observing then Ii
40 Hal was cutting ioughton, urged separation Fl
insisted still on letting them alone stroye to reach
he part them About this time they had got into corn
~ and lldughton cried, He has stabbed M take h
an away then caught Houghtou by the elt arm
~ gest3 aus hoIa o. Han they became separated Il
H. lioghten ran into the street started after him
posing he had gone out 70 draw pistol but Ellis stopp
me saying he was not armed H5Egh,en then came il
lheIuhl ugur opened his coat aud said he Sabb
A crowd then gathered and knife was taken fr
lioughton 1t being observed that he armed
he pointed out Hail as tho Who had stabbed him
requested Captain Teubrink to arrest him which v
Ac donella having previously delivered his knife Ca
ON Tenbrink u0ughten then y5t into n cab and drove
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