New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-27
NEWS or THE CIT Y.

FIRE-At about 8 o'clock yesterday morning |
fire broke out in house No. 236 Camp street,
owned by Mr.. Sewell, and used as q dying es-
Establishment. The contents Of the building were
almost entirely destroyed, but the exertions of
the fremen prevented the further spread of the
flames.
INouEsr-An inquest was held yesterday !
upon the body Of an unknown man, aged about
so years, found dead at post 20, First District
Verdict, ss accidental drowning" Deceased had
light brown hair, had on black satinet panta-
Icons, blue check shirt and coarse shoes.
BOARDING HOUSE THIEF. A young chap
named William ]. Bruce was arraigned before
Recorder Summers yesterday charged with
breaking open trunks and pilfering from their
contents, in the boarding house Of Mrs Mary
Ann Smith, at the corner Of Hevia and Phillppa
streets Mrs. Smith deposes that trunks have
| frequently been broken open before in her house
| and robberies committed, and she believes that
| Bruce has had q hand in some of them; she
stated in fact that on the 18th instant he was
| caught in one of the felonious operations with
which he stands charged, and jimmy" found
| in his possession, and she therefore prays that
he be dealt with according to the law in such
case made and provided. He will be examined
to-day.
| Row AMONG THE DARKIEs.-About thirty or
| forty negroes, who were at work together on
| Water street, in the Fourth District, on Tues
l day evening, got into q terrible fight among
| themselves, in which several were severely
| injured. A number of them were arrested and
locked up.
Patrick Dalman was arrested by officer Bar
ron yesterday afternoon, on q charge of at
\ tempting to extort money and taking forcible
possession of carpet ba6, containing clothing.
He was locked up in the First District Gala
boase.
4 RECoRDER's Court OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
I Shootiug--On Tuesday last a difficulty oc-
Cured between Mr.. Antoine Caillet and man
named Lucas near the Metairie Road, and after
some words had passed between them the lattt r
fred upon Caillet with gun, lodging a load Of
small shot in his thigh. The wound was not
made affidavit before Recorder Ramos against
Lucas, and smanded o warrant for his arrest,
which was granted.
youth named Andrew MeLane was yester-
day sent to the Workhouse for 80 days as q
vagrant He had been arrested some time ago
on q charge of having stolen 800 from the bar
of the steamboat D. s. Stacey, but the charge
we believe was not we'll established
Larceny.-Dennis Maloney was arraigned
before this court yesterday, on charge Of
having stolen the sum of 1855 from the house Of
Mr.. Daniel Reding. He was required to give
sec 1rity for his appearance.
|
Trial Of the Boarding House Runners
Thomas Hawthorne, Hamilton Rowan, Davit
Lambert and Michael Driscoll were tried yes
terday, charged on the first count with assault
/ with intent to kill.-2d, assault with dangerou,
/ weapons. We gave the particulars of this af
fair at the time of its occurrence, in brief as fol
lows: On the 29th Of March last the accuse;
boarded the packet ship st. Louis, lying oppo
site the Vegetable Market, attacked Capt. E. s
, Dennis knocked him down and beat him in
most brutal manner with handspikes and othe
A weapons. Mr., Thomas Leavitt, who interferet
t to protect Capt. Dennis, was treated in the sam
manner by the fuffians. David Lambert an
Michael Driscoll were found guilty as charged
r and sentenced to one year at hard labor in tn
r penitentiary and fined $50 each and costs Q
!; proceeding. A verdict Of not guilty was rem
d dered as to Hawthorne and Rowan, the precs
/ reasons for which we were at q loss to eompre
J. bend from the nature of the testimony.