New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-18
NEWS OF THE CITY.

NEWS OF THE CITY,
The following is the full weekly report Of the
Interments in all the Cemeteries of the city, for
the week ending at six o'clock, A. NJ, on Sun
day, the 10Th instant:
Protestant, Girod street II Catholic No l. I'd Dist
cypress Grove, No 1 ~. St. Vincent de Paul 3d. is
I" g o.. % Lafayette, 4th District.
Charity Hospital H.. % -
INoUEsTs An inquest was held yesterday on
the body of an unknown white man, aged about
thirty five years, found dead in the river at
post 81, Third District. Verdict, &C Accidental
drowning" Deceased was quite large man,
had sandy hair and whiskers and was plainly
dressed
Also. on the body of Richard Hannerty,
native Of ireland, found dead in the City Hall.
Verdict, G Apoplexy.a
On Sunday last an inquest was held on the
body of an unknown man found dead in the
river at the head Of Canal street. The body
had been in the water long time and was in
an advanced stage Of decomposition, but evil
dences were still to be traced of violence, and
the jury decided that death had been produced
thereby. His neck was broken, and there were
several gashes and Commissions upon his face and
body. Deceased appeared to be about forty
years Of age; was FIVE feet nine inches in stat
ure; had sandy goatee, wore blue sack
coat, two fanuel shirts, light drab pants and
fine boots.
HoMICDE.-A row occurred night before last
at about II o'clock on LeVee street, in the Fourth
District, in which a man named VIM. Shanahan
lost his life 1t appears that Shanahan pre-
viously had q row with several persons in
coffee house, among whom were Jas. Willis and
Robt Wilson; that he left the coffee-house and
joined some other persons, that Willis and Will
son followed him, and the matter in dispute,
some political squabble, was renewed and ter
minated in a fight in which Shanahan received
o mortal wound from knife or dagger, and
died in few moments An inquest was held
upon the body and the following verdict rem
dered: 81 Died of internal hemorrhage, caused
by penetrating wound in the left side, pene-
trating the liver, inflicted with sharp pointed
instrument; said wound supposed to have been
inflicted by one Robt. Wilson, on the morning of
the 18th inst.
REcoRDER's COURT OF THE FIRST DIsTRIcT.---
Bond For eited,-Martha Jane Gilmore, free
color ed woman, made complaint few days ago
against one Geo. Steauvall, Gas she has frequent
" done before,) charging him with having as-
saulted, choked and beaten her in an inhuman
manner. At the time the charge was made Mr..
Steauvall was required to give security in the
sum of $3.50 for his appearance yesterday, but
the case being called the accused did not make
his appearance, and the papers were sent to the
First District Court.
Vagrancy and Drunkenness. Offences of
this class are treated in a most summary man.
ner in this court. The number of persons fined
and sent to the workhouse for terms of thirty,
sixty and ninety days, as penalties for their in
discretions or worthlessness, was very large yes
terday, and we hope and expect to see this we'll
timed severity of the new Recorder have salu-
tary effect upon the morals of the First District
The Shooting CGse.--We gave an account
in yesterdays paper of an affair in which one
Michael Sehaelly, on Saturday night last, at
his house, on the corner of Hevia and Galyez
streets, shot and dangerously wounded man
named James Morris, who was attempting to
| enter his yard. Schaelly was yesterday ar
ranged and required to give security in the sum
of $1,000 to appear when notified.
Larceny--John Middleton was yesterday
sent before the First District Court, under bond
of $1,000 for trial on a charge of having stolen
| a gold watch and chain belonging to Henry
Pinard.
Furious Driping.-An affidavit has been
| filed in this court by John Robb, stating that
| on the 18th inst deponent was run over near
| the City Hall by horse and buggy driven by
| one DR.. Elliott and that in consequence thereof
| deponent had two ribs broken and received other
| injuries. The Doctor was required to give $500
security for his appearance tomorrow.
REooRDER's Court OF THE SECOND DISTRICT.
Foreign haterference.--An affidavit was made
| in this court yesterday to the following effect
That one Tom Prendergast and an individual
whom he did not know got up fight yester-
day morning on Old Levee street, and that depo-
nent, not wishing to see them devour each other
utterly, undertook to put stop to their amuse-
ment, whereupon they turned upon him and gave
him very complete drubbing, mauling him in
manner that placed an infinite number of stars
| of various colors before his vision, and then left
his eyes in mourning and his face all sorts Of
| shapes and hues. John has been arrested and
held to bail in the sum of $500 for his appear
| ance.
| Charges of Larceny-A man named Fred
! erck SCHUYLER was required to give bond for
! his appearance to answer a charge of having
stolen quantity of blacksmith tools belonging
| to one Jean Sauce.
j. B. Plogh was sent before the First District
| Court, under bond of $500, to answer a charge
| of having stolen lot of goods and wares Of
| various descriptions from the store of Mr. John
| Gauche, on Charities street.
| FIRST DISTRICT CouRT--Judge Robertson.
| Bridget Fea. alias Green, was yesterday tried
and found guilty of stealing lot Of cottonade
| and calico.