New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-25
DAILY CRESCENT.

Dsaths... 40
Up to last evening the additions were 81 admissions 81
discharges, and deaths.
THE TWENTY THIRD Saturday being an an
niyersary Of notability in New 'hstoytbat of
the first blow given to British invaders in this regonwas
celebrated by parade and review Of the Louisiana LIE
gion salutes Of artillery at morning. noon and night
Though the streets sloppy the military made fine
display.
BALLOON Ascension. MIR. Boudrias redeemed
his promise Of fire balloon ascension last evening the
Place d,Armes very large multitude filled the square
and surrounding streets, and than compen-
sated for failure Of the previous Sunday The bal
loom though got of without accident delay did not
get very high, 80 very farvery excussble, consider
ing the juicy aspect Of ths armament and the certain
ueness Of the country around particularly in the drec
on Of che Lake. to which the balloon tended We hope
Mr.. Boudrias may have better luck in future.
AFFRAY At late hour last night an ARRAY
occurred in the ST. Charles barroom the particulars Of
which unable to ascertain correctly, but the
genero report of which Is that Jim Gallagher struck Ma
poeon White while they drinking at the bar and
that White drew knife with which hs aimed blow at
Gallagher giving him cut in the back and accidentally
cutting another named Fisher badly in the side.
We could not acertain the precise nature Of the wounds
inflicted && % &$f
DARING ROBBERY = About 10 o'clock last
night Mr. George scheu tailor who keeps shop the
northeast Of GraYer and Fulton Streets returned
to bis shop and found three burglars at work passing his
goods out through hole in the wall into tho vacant lot
alongside Of it, He instantly called for the watch when
the robbers decamped and made good their escape They
had chopped through the wall with hatehet which they
left behind them and had passed about $500 worth Of
clothing through the hole when Mr. Scheu discovered
them One Of the robbers had changed bis old dirty suit
for one and in Of the pockets of the
found memorandum book, filed with cypher writing
and initials Of mysterious character quaint drawings
symbolic of something, short memoranda, patriotic
pressons, and upwards OF fifty in connection with
mystic figures and other marks On the back Of the book
inside is pencied Presented to John Miller by John
Houston 'f this Of Miller occurring very often
in the book. The following Of the memoranda
Organized in the year 1858, under the assumed
the Rocky Mountain Boys u Corner of Philippa and
Perddo streets p" Pcydras street just above ST. Charles
street ~ Samuel Watson has promised to &c with John
B. Miller to the West to be Rocky Mountain Ranger -
g Made trip the amanda up Red River; ), Met
David Beal Dec ~ "Crystal Palace, NewOrleans n
"Seen Martin the Rainbow ~ g VIM. Clemore deck
hand on Rainbow 4" Sullivan Americus u Watson
on Lexington ~ Houston Amanda" etc. etc. This
book real curiosity and may be of service the
police. 1t s without doubt key to organized
scheme of vainy tract, entitled God Mercifu'' .
was also found in the book.
The above WAS without question: the boldest burglary
Of the The lot in which the robbers piled the
clothing not closed at either end and the light of gas
lamp Fulton street enabled them to prosecute their
work. They seemed to have calculated upon entirely
emptyng the store, for they had commenced with the
cheap goods at the arthest Of it, negectng the
valuable garments that the hole Mr. scheu is
able discover the loss of than the suit which
one of the robbers replaced with his old
| CHRISTMAS EVE FRoLIc--.A Fat Pigeon
Piaeked-Among the numerous persons who celebrated
Saturday evening Christmas Esewas Mr. Il. G Davis
Of plantation Baton Ronge who
few days since to spend the Christmas holidays. On
Saturday evening he got to drinking ST. Charles street
listened to the whispers of cab driver who took him
down and introduced him into the Globe Balthere fell
in love with Nancy Mayfed well known Phlippa
hag-squandered nearly hundred dollars upon her and
other birds of her feather in treating Gabrdng
other luxures-went home With Miss Nancy-made heI
go back to the ball with hmgot drunk that he had
to let her pay the expenses for him she taking cut h
poeketbook deductng the needfu amounts and putting
the wallet back again for him-and went home Will
her second time. His money seemed to trouble him
when he dsrobed himself in that ladys boudor he
laid the wallet a wash stand He was not SO drunk
but that when he missed the wallet very after from
the place where he laid it, he knew he robbed Th
wallet had six hundred dollars eighty dollar
of which he had spent allowed Nancy to deduct eay
ing five hundred dol ar bill and twenty dollar gold
piece as the extent of the robbery Ihs loss soberet
him somewhat ana SO ne ieie the mousse ana yeserda
morning had Nancy arrested, The only money found
h one hunrea and aght dollars IN go1t si,vs
and paper much of which Davis recognized as money h
had Maid her but none of it that was stolen from him
The driver 0Rourke is said to have been in partner
sbn with her Int unop her refusal to divide he asserte
that he saw her stuff the stolen money in her stocking
Nancy was locked up and Recorder Bright will inyesti
cate the matter at the frst opportunty 1t was by
extra tbieyine on Nancy Mayfeids or any body else
part that Davis lost his money He was in that blind
eck1as condition that would have ensured the disar
of his In almost auy crowd of peope int
which he eoud have fallen. He will not forget hi
christmas eve froc yerv soor, we opine
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'"seh - anu o''eA' q p'o.s oieo'N et' aD0@e
rse,no along povdras srest above q charles and nsl
tn sink down on the of the bookstore on t
south side of the street gentleman passing asked he
what as tba matter and she reped in confused stup
6aa manner that she had been made to swallow brand
and audannm and mt to bed-that man had hurt he
tb.t sba nod the man took her bac
and hurt her aga,n etc She was taken to the polio
os.evvas varv sick vomiting yiolentlyapd up to la
honr last nht was still in such state of stupefaction
j, IA he nab,e n vp clear statement or apy
of consistency sufficient to warrant us in giving names
localities Still, there is little doubt that most heis
outrage has been perpetraed the parties 10 whleh
- surely be brought to justice
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