New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-05
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

FIRES AND Loss OF LIPE.-About two o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out in back build
ings on Girod street. Phppai. But little damage
done The fire supposed to have been the act OF an
incendiary.
Shortly after the engines had returned home from the
above another broke out in the lower portion of the
Third District Poland street, between Greamen and
evee streets in the house Mr.. Keynes occupied by
Mr.. Oscar Robin, and used bi-sulphate OF lime
match mandatory The building entirely destroyed
before fire department arrived the ground or got
rightly to work The fire, 1t appears, originated in the
mogning shortly after the foreman Mr. G. Wilson entered
the factory for the purpose of setting the engine to
work when Of the conbustble matter caught
fire. and Mr. Wilson becoming frightened ade for small
window with the intention of escaping but the window
was too small egress and he getting fastened in the
window was burnt death The Coroner yesterday held
an inquest his body and the jury returned verdict
in accordance with the facts The deceased young
man highly esteemed-was about % years of age, and
native of New York. #.
INQUEST An inquest was held yesterday on
the body James Barrett aged thirty years. native Of
ireland found dead the wharf at Post No 28 Second
District Verdict Died of apoplexy, caused by intern
perancen
Il HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED. - Henry Baxter,
charged with having entered the premises of young
lady on Delord street. night time with intent
rob by means keys examined yesterday and
nothing wrong being proved, he honorably dig
charged
John McKeon, John Pellen, Peter Green and James
Keams, charged with having stolen o-cloth bag
tanning valusbles belonging to unknown
the of Lafayette and evee Streets about two
weeks since honoraby discharged there not being
particle of evidence against them.
Michael Hyde, charged with having seriously injured
email child by COMPRISING its Sides also discharged
the prosecutor failing show any malice the part Of
Hyde
BREACH OF TRusr.-Mr W. S. Brown was ex-
amined the charge of having committed breach of
trust by disposng of lot of fruit broker for Mr.
George Edmonds and failing to the proceeds over to
the owner the fruit He committed for trial be-
fore the First District Court
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL--James Sheehan was
examined and committed trial before the First Dis
trct Court charge of having beaten his wife Cath
crime sheehan.
SELLING LIQUOR TO SLAvEs.-Mathias Mar
tney by order of Capt Moynan, yesterday
for selling liquor to his slaves at his coTeehouse
of Graver and Leyee streets.
FINED.-Gatharine Davis, Octavia Daily and
Maria Edgeworth, each fined $40 yesterday by the
Recorder breaches of the peace and asauling the
officers ---
MI LARCENY "A slave named Abram, belonging
to Mr. McGare arrested in this district yesterday
on charge Of having stolen gold watch from Danel
Cast.
Il House OF REFUGE Josephine Assmon was
yesterday the house of Refuge by request of her
father who stated that he fearful she might become
LEVIED and abandoned
q FAMILY OUARRELs Cowter was COM
mitted for trial before the First District Court
charge of beating his wife and Mrs. Andre sent to
the same place for having beaten small boy named
Oscar in a most shameful manner.
A WASH BILL.--1n our paper of yesterday
morning noticed the arrest Of the slave girl Prudence
belonging Mr. Williams charge of having stolen
property which found in her possession The
property, it appears, consisted of some clothing
which the prosecutor had left with her to have washed
and for the washing of which he refused to pay The
girl kept the clothes security.
p A NUIsANcE.-Bar holomew Marble was ar
Common street, for disturbing the peace and
being nuisance. The Street Commissioner should have
taken this matter under consideration.
Y Tools FoUND-A box containing carpenters
tools found last night the banquette in St. Charles
street by the police brought to the Second Dis
trict police station
& WITNESSES. james johnson and Walter
Burke arrested witnesses for the State in the
murder of Smith They have been lockedup till the day
of examination.
MAsroDoN SKELETON NEAR PoUGHKEEPsIE.-
We learn from friend, that few days since
the tusks of mastodon of enormous size were
discovered protruding from the inclined side of
q marshy declivity, few miles from the city
of Poughkeepsie. Measures were Immediately
taken to excayate the place and exhume the
skeleton. We are informed that the work thus
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condition of the skeleton such as to promise the
security of the most perfect specimen of the mas
todon ever found The location is extremely
favorable. The excavation, which is proseeu-
ted under the direction of Professor Morse the
discoverer of the magnetic telegraph, who re-
sides at Poughkeepsie, has proceeded as far as
the head and shoulders of the mammoth. The
bones are partially petrifed, as far as the ex-
humation has extended, and this promises the
recovery of the entire skeleton in a more per-
feet state than any yet discovered. If our in
formation is correet-and it emanates from an
entirely responsible source-an object of great
interest will be added to the science and study
Of natural history. [Albany Register.
The KANSAS SEAL--We have Just seen the
seal of the Territory of Kansas, engraved by
Robert Lovett, of Philadelphia, according to the
design of Gov. Reeder. 1t consists of shield
with two supporters and surmounted by a scroll
motto. and is emblematic of the life of the pio-
neer and the agriculturist. The lower COM
partment of the shield contains the buffalo and
the hunter; the upper contains the implements
! # agriculture. The left hand supporter is a
ioneer with his smock frock, leggings, rifle and
Smahawk; while on the right is the Goddess
}eres with her sheaf, and at their feet and be-
lween them, lie fallen tree and axe The
MOTTO is beautiful and striking alusion to the
: rinciple on which the Territory was organized,
cfof. oF @hn
ated-Born of the popular voice The whole
iesign is, we think, well devised, highly SUCCESS
i've, and in excellent taste. [Easton pa
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