New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-05

he charges with having assaultedand attempted
to kill him with lance; and says he owes the
safety of his life to the interference of persons
who we're present, and to no principle of for
bearance on the part of Oscar.
STEALING Barney Mcmahon was arrested
for stealing an empty ice barrel-by mistake,
perhaps, for brandy cask.
Mr. and Mrs Jacks are under arrest on q
charge of having stolen $15 in money, various
articles of furniture and some wearing apparel,
from Miss Julia Farrell,
THIRD DISTRICT,
Biddy Kelly and English Lie were arrested
on the Levee of the Third District, for beating
Mrs. Victor.
Jean Grocelin awaits an examination before
Recorder Seuzeneau on charge of having
swindled o gentleman out of a considerable
amount of property and money.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-A man named
Bingley was arrested Sunday in the Third Dis
trct, for passing one of those well executed
counterfeit bank notes of the State Bank Of
Louisiana, great number Of which have been
in circulation here for some time past, They
are so well executed that it is difficult to tell
them from the genuine.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
CowARDLY AssAULT-NIichael Keegan, John
Keegan and John Fully were arrested on q war
rant Sunday in the Fourth District, for assault
ing and beating Mr. John Spellman in most
shameful and cowardly manner. -
|
MARINE IrEMs.-Capt. Taylor, of the bark
Regatta, which arrived at New York from Gil
braltar on the 28th ult., makes the following
report
August 5, latitude 20 u, longitude 80 As,
discovered wreck, distant about four miles
stood for her, and when within quarter Of q
mile from her lowered our boat and boarded
her. She proved to be the brig R. M. johnson.
of Newark. She was about 400 tons burden,
with both masts and rudder gone, and her deck
bursted up and completely water-logged. There
was nothing attached to her. She had been in
that condition probably two or three months.
August IL, latitude AZ AZ, longitude az so,
spoke brig Crown, of Stromness, Meldrone, AZ
days from Jamaica for Liverpool. The mate
boarded US and reported the captain to be very
sick, and wanted to get some medicine We
supplied them.
Capt Bradish, of the ship Ashburton, reports
that on the Oath ult., in latitude A 26, longi-
tude 45 So, at P M, he saw an iceberg 100 OF
$50 feet in height, and about 100 yards in
length There was no small ice around it.
The temperature of the water was 60 degrees at
half mile distant from the iceberg. @
Capt. Bradish, on the 10Th, while on the voy-
age to New York, in latitude As, longitude so So
passed the wreck Of vessel Of about $50 tc
400 tons, with nothing standing but the bow
spirit. The after part of the hull had beer
burned to the water line, and her decks and
| bulwarks were gone to the topgallant forecastle
She was, apparently, new vessel.
| The British brig Minerva, which left New
York for Lynn on the 25th ult., returned to tbs
former port the next day, having been struct
by lightning during squall off Sandy Hook
| The flash carried away her fore and maintol
masts close to the caps. No person was injured
Her spars, sails and rigging were considerably
twisted and much damaged. The wind wa
blowing very heavy at the time.
| FIRE IN New YoRK-On the afternoon O
the 25th fire occurred on West Broadway
New York, which completely destroyed the larg
piano mandatory of Mr.. Albert Weber ant
injured several adjoining buildings Los
$4,000.
| FROM MARTHAs VINEYARD. The Vinegar
Gazette says that mackerel continue plenty a
the south of the Vineyard, and fishermen ar
very successful. According to the Gazette, tn
waters of that region are filled with numerou
specimens of the larger royers of the deer
Whales of the fin-b back species are seen almos
every day in that locality. Sword fish ar
also quite plenty, and are easily taken by expe
rienced fishermen A Goldfish was taken shor
time since, which weighed eighty -four pounds
The same boat which secured this mammot
cod took forty five others, averaging abor
fifty pounds each. Among other fish taken al
sharks of enormous growth, some of them lively
and fourteen feet in length.
; On Saturday evening, the 26th of August,
) Philadelphia, during q violent storm that passe
over the city, while DR.. Campbell, chief res
dent physician at the Almshouse, and his wifi
were sitting in the parlor with some friend
ball of bright yellow fire, about eightet
inches in diameter, entered by one door, al
trayersing the room diagonally, passed out
another on the opposite side into the hall, whe
it burst with terrific violence. Fortunately, q
the doors and windows being opened, Il
4 electricity was dissipated without any iniul
U being done. A newspaper which was lying
y the floor, in the path of the fluid, was torn
y fragments, and the inmates of the room we
Il all slightly stunned No object outside t
house, that has been discovered, was struck.
t TERRIBLE STAGE AccIDENr.-An accident b
Il fel the stage line of Messrs Caldwell, Flagg
8 Co., on the Goth ult., near Richmond, betwe
il the James River Canal and the point of e,
e barkation on the Southside Railroad. The
d were twelve stages filled with passengers, a
!, u the ninth stage containing twelve person
: turned over while making sudden turn
j. the top of hill, only a mile and half fri
the cars After it capsized, the stage v
1t dragged few feet with those under it, /
" soon the coupling fortunately broke, and
" horses went off with the front wheels, leavi
is several persons under the ponderous body Of
ct coach, many of whom were very severely
S, jured -
~ A BLOODY TRAGEDY.--The Paris (Mo.) MI
u curry of the Oath ult. says:
10 Our town was thrown into considerable
TO citement on Tuesday evening last, on rep
to reaching here that Mr.. b. F. Shoot, living
Id the Elk Fork, some four miles south of town, h
m between 2 and 8 o'clock in the afternoon
:. that day, killed his wife, by shooting her "
~ shot gun and then attempted to destroy hi
lg self by ripping open his abdomen with la