New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-07
Local Intelligence.

SHIP ON FRE.--About 2 o'clock yesterday
morning, the ship America of 400 tons laying at tn
head OF Port street, Third District discovered
on he IN her hold She had board about three thou
sand bales Of cotton among which the had originated
II being found impossible extingush the flames b.
ordinary means the vessel was scuttled and soon filled
so that the fire was extngushed The buoyaney Of tn
cotton prevented her from sinking and she now lies
her wharf with the steamboat AngoAmercan alongside
osy engaged IN pumping her out she will probably b.
raised in the course of the day with but little damage
When the alarm was given, the Fire Department
soon on hand with Their usual aacrity but were pre
vented from effecting anything by the scuttliDg.
FIRE.-About Z o'clock last evening a fire
took place at the Of Camp and Duplaner streets
which consumed handsome two-story frame dwelling
house on Camp street next to the with grocery
store In the basement two-story frame dwelling next
door to the corner on Duplaner street.
frame building the northeast occupied by j
schlings as boot and shoe store The Fire Department
was soon on the spot and by their effective efforts
the further spread OF the flames The loss is estma
at about or all which covered by insurance
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. AT 3 p. NJ. on Saturday
lady went on board the steamboat Pitser Miller yng
below Canal street. and walking through the ladies' cabT
TO the stern OF the boat preeptated herself
There being high wind at the time her dress the de
scent OF the leap, became inflated with air that sht
foated circng out with the eddy until such time as twc
or three sk, which went to her aid enabled to res
cue her from her perilous position She apparently
young and il is impossible find motive tor this
deliberate attempt at suicide.
ANOTHER Observation-Disclosures homicide. Inv
all aeount unustfed it sudden took place on
Saturday night in eoteee house New Levee street
From what have been enabled ascertain of the
appears that named Cornelius Bozle and another
Charles Mcbride who had had difficulty about a wear
ago met in the coffee house where without any
provocatiou the stab inflicted OF which Mcbride
died Mcbride, understand standing Mt the bar
drinking when Boze entered the lotered about for
some time with apparent indifference aud watching
favorable opportunity, rushed upon Mcbride struck him
upon the head with his left hand while with his light he
plunged knife into his side The blow on the head
stunned the deceased that did not feel the wound n
his side and he Immediately for his lodgings which
are short distance Of Being there priest was sent
for and the wounded man. after receiving the last rites
Of the Church fingered about half hour and expired
Bozle Immediately after inhctiug the fatal stab fed
lie was pursued BY officers Cochran and Fuller who after
strict search TRACKED him 70 Willow Grove above efer-
son City. where it il understood he has been engaged
in some business connected with coal boats,
The prisoner discovered lurking among the willows
that skirt the shore He bad changed his clothes After
violent resistance he arrested and confined In the
lock Of the First District We informed that he
took things cooy and laughed and TESTED about the
killing as If II WAS fine joke.
Information Of the homicide having been communca-
ted to Deputy Coroner Terrell he with
energy, repaired the place where the murdered man
lay and while the facts fresh in the minds Of the
witnesses held inquest the body Of the deceased
The jury Of inquest found ,.t the deceased whose
name was Charles Mcbride about thirty years Of age
and native Of Ireiand-fJund dead at No rs New Ipyqe
street Verdict Of the jury-eame to his dea.A from
hemorrhage caused by wound in the lott lung inflicted
with sharp instrument in the hands OF one Cornelius
Boyle at house No. 80 New LeYee street. Kept by j. O.
Donncll,
Posi- OFFICE CAsE,-The Third District Court
has been occupied days past in the trial If
the suit of Thomas d. johnson Texas against Matthew
Martin, OF this city for the recovery Of $3.50 alleged 10
have been sent defendant through the Post Office
The action sets forth that different times In the
1851 and 1852 several letters sent 10 this city
to defendant enclosing the amount claimed and that they
were constructYey delivered To said Martin by being
deposited in his box in the delivery department Il Is
alleged that the defendant refuses accodnt for the
money, saying that ne had not received it, aui that
although the letters with the money deposited in
his box they taken out and apprepgiated y one
Thomas Brownjohn. clerk. formerly in The enpioy of
defendant but who had been discharged account Of
his dishonesty.
The petitioner AYERS that although defendants rspre
sentaions be true still they furnish sufficient rea on
any manner effect his liability therefor Petition con
tends that if said Drowpjuhn did take and appropriate
The letters and their enclosures, he enabled 10 90 30
the gross ana cupabl4 negligence Of defendant
In failing to give notice to the Of the discharge
Of said clerk and Of warning him not TO deliver any per
MS letters to said Browninhn.
1t was proved in the Vt the trial by Mr. Musson
inc postmaster that the letters duly received AT tho
postoihee and that Mr. Brownjohn had confessed To III
ness that he had taken the letters from Mr. Martins hny
where they had been placed The postmaster also showed
note Tor $500 which Brownjohn had drawn payable 10
ms order as security for the money contained in the let
tiers The letters referred to were not marked yauab
nor important. If they had been so marked tbev
would not nave been placed in the delivery box hut
would nave been kept under lock and key until called for
Brownjohn had been in the habit of taking Mr. Martini
letters from the postoee and the postmaster had not
been notified of his discharge BroWnohn as soon as ho
discovered that he likely get into difficulty about
the letters lied beyond seasthat to say yamos The
ranch ana has not since been heard Of
Much eontrarety Of opinion exists among the green
as 10 the merits Of the holding thai tho
defendant Is liable and others that he is not.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr- Sentences. This
eases " 0 'e'''" 'ie
james Bowman alias Neill convicted Of BURGLAR, in
breakng into the store Of D. IL Holmes on Canal stfe
on TIE night OF the Sth OF January also convicted Of
larceny IA stealing at the about 500 worth of
ary goods was sentenced 10 years Imprisonment an
hard labor IN The Penitentiary "
Andrew LaSso convicted Of larceny was se,t,.,i q,
three years hard labor in the Pententiary
John Hobbs larceny six months in the Parish Prison
Prison " ' "'N'
Patrick Mc(inn assault and battery three days in tho
Iu the Of Ambrose Dartirucz convicted ,f ma,
daughter in killing the boy Theodore George Wr,lv in
eed store on the Leyee the 4th Of September t IN
motion Tor now trial uyerruled The .Iu5 "a -
harkel that the case was mysterious one and he hai NJ
lrst let somewhat inclined to grant new trial lint on
aeiui review 81 the facts he had decided not 10 Ia 80
Ne aiI not behtye that the prisoner intended to KIN t
ley mhen he struck him but the chief offence Of the m
used Jay IN MS attempt to conceal the body after The
dehtsl commission OF the homicide lie was Of opnion
nat an the persons in the store knew of the homicide
ihd were more or less involved ia its concealmant liz
'1 III conclusion that the proper one for the
A.roise oil the Executive clem,ncy and he would do an
e oouId 70 nave that eemeney extended prisoner
Several arrangements were made for minor offences
nj tue jurors were discharged foT the remainder Of The
erm. - 'As