New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-11
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

voted against find that grog carried the day even
there by majority Of 1859 votes Hence the total ma
jority Of the city for license is 5947. S
. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. About aunset last
evening unknown drowned in the river at the
Canal street ferry landing under tho following circum
stances: He driving coal cart along the wharf
about the time the ferry boat landing bis horse be-
coming frightened at the noise made by the boat plunged
down the wharf into the river dragging the cart and
driver with him to destruction Through the exetionso
the bystanders the horse cart rescued the
poor fellow found grave In the darkrong tide Of the
Mississippi. ..H..
FIRST DISTRICT. M-o ...-
In the Recorders Court yesterday, although
the dock WAS full of vagrant drunkards and Suspicious
characters nothing of interest transacted Fine and
imprisonment were melted out with an impartial hand
and the ends Of justice no doubt were fully satisfied
SENT Down FOR TRIAL. james Alexander,
charged with having at various times feoniously
ceived from the slave girl Eliza various articles Of dry
goods amounting in value to $780, belonging to A. Phil
lips examined yesterday before Recorder Bright and
the evidence sustaining the charge the case was sent
for trial before the First District Court Bail fixed at
$1,000. .a-.. z...
FALSE PRETENoEs John J. Linney, alias J.
B Thompson, charged with obtaining from Mr.. N. c.
Hall various articles of merchandise the value of which
amounted in all to the sum Of $3.50 go examined
yesterday before Recorder Bright. After hearing the
evidence in the case which bore strongly on the accused
the Recorder sent him before the First District Court for
trial. Bond fixed Mt $4,000
VAGRANTs -Alex. Slottle, alias Moss, was
arrested Canal street dangerous and suspicious
character and vagrant. fellow who gave his name
Good Planet found wandering about, being evil
IDENTIFY out of his sphere and was taken up vagrant
Both Of the above sent to the Workhouse for 80
days each.
A BAD sPIRrT.-John Farrelly was arrested
Graver street. at the request of p Caracatsin who
charges him with having snatchsd watch from the
hands of black boy named Jim, and breaking it. The
watch brought to thu office by the policeman who
rested Farrelly
FILIAL LovE--Adolph Sellers was arrested
by the First District police st. John street. charged
with abusing his mother and threatening kill her
This dutiful begged off by his tenderhearted
mother yesterday and returned to the maternal
SECOND DISTRICT.
In this District there was not a case yester-
day worth reporting-one good effect which we hope may
traced to the triumph Of the license gystcm but
fear not.
THIRD DISTRICT.
THREATs-John Zimmerman was arrested on
the by the Third District police charged with being
drunk disturbing the peace and threatening to kill the
watchman. He was sent to cell to get sober 30 L
norman retired into solitude
CONCEALED WEAPONS --Three men named re.
pectivey Don Antonio John Hanson and D Pendergast
arrested Margny street. for disturbing the
and calling watch without OCCASION and locked up to
sober On the person of Don Antonio dirk knife wa
\ found concealed.
John Balintha and called Marian ARRESTED
Old Levee street for throwing oyster shells at JOIN
Hanson disturbing the peace and calling watch also 70
eating oysters and refusing to pay for them Marian
also charged with drawing knife the officers He ha
a shepth knife and Bisnthia had two knives.
SUPPOSED MURDERER ARREsTED.--A man cal
ling himself John Wright arrested on the leyee
early hour this morning by the First District police
dangerous and suspicious character His true nam
supposed to be David Wright who stands charged witt
the murder Of Alexander NJ Robinson deputy sheriff
Muscogee county, Ca and who escaped from Jail tn
4 oath of October last.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
There were two or three arrests for drunken
and breach Of the peace in this District but nothn
has TRANSFERRED in this portion of the city worthy motto
1 for once.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
| CRIMINAL TRIALs.-William, the slave of MI
Weaver tried in this court yesterday before speech
tribunal Of shareholders charge of having attempte
to commit rape the person of young lady at Il
dead hour Of midnight the It'll of last October
the New Basin while the latter and her sister see
ing together bed From the evidence it appears IL
negro entered their sleeping apartment got into bed wit
the young girls and while in the of carrying
hesh intens into execution, they swoke resisted hir
and he fed. The defense conducted with gre.
ability by Counsellor Dugue, while the State repr
sented with equal ability by District Attorney Tsppa
The trial lasted nearly the entire day After hearing IL
evidence argument of counsel charge Of the Judg
the jury RETIRED and returned into court with
dict of guilty and sentenced the negro four years
prsonment in the penitentiary. He may thank his
in getting off so lightly
| RAILROAD ACCIDEST.--We learned yesterda
ono of the of the train the Jackson and Gres
Northern Railroad was, Thursday evening its n
turn from the excursion the State line thrown
| the track by coming in collision with Ker
ners plantation. One of the employees of the road
! slightly inured-but other damage done.
similar accident also happened to the return train
the opelousas Road when short distance from Bayo
Lsfourche. The passenger thrown from the rac
but the train running very slow at the time no
was injured.