New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-07
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FATAL AcCtDENT-A small child of Mr.
near the market, fell from the front balcony OF
the house yesterday morning, ana was killed by
the fell The Coroner held an inquest on the
body, and a verdict of g Accidental death y was
returned. The child was a very Interesting
little girl, and was about ten months old
EXECUTION OF FRANK SMrTH-Ihis unfor-
tunate man, who was convicted some time ago
Of the murder of his wife, will be hung to-day
in the Parish Prison before the hour of Il, in
presence of the requisite number of witnesses
to-wit: three citizens, and the Sheriff and his
deputies.
THE LATE WIFE STABBING AFFAIR.-It is
now thought that Doyles wife, who was so dan
gerously stabbed in the back by her husband
on the night of the 4th, will recover from her
wounds, Doyle was arraigned yesterday before
Recorder Summers, and was reInanded to prison
indefinitely.
SUN- STRoKE.-A man, whose name VIC coula
not learn, was taken yesterday from the han
quette at the corner of Tchoupitoulas and julia
streets, and conveyed to the Hospital in a dying
condition having fallen from the effects of sun
stroke.
A BRtTAf. AcT,---On Wednesday evening,
about s o'clock, q scoundrel named Joseph ket-
ty, alias Heating, passed by the door of the
private residence of Mrs. Hampson, situated
on one of the back streets of the Third District,
and that lady, who bears very excellent char
acter, being seated in the door awaiting the re-
turn of her husband, this fellow approached and
made an infamous proposition to her, which she
Indignantly repealed; enraged, the brute then
attacked and kicked her four or five times in
the breast and face, injuring her SO badly that
it is feared that she will not recover, and as she
was enccinte it is feared that the result will be
the more surely fatal. Ketty was shortly after
arrested, and is now in jail.
THIS PUBLIC ScHooLs-At o meeting of the
School Directors of this District last night, it
was, among other matters, resolved TO close the
schools to-day for the summer vacation, on ae-
count of the extreme heat of the weather.
FIRST DISTRICT.
SPECIALIZING IN THE STAPLE.-A " gentle
man Of the levec was arrested yesterday on
the levee for stealing cotton. The Recorder
committed him to the Work house for sixty days.
FtNED-Miehael Murphy for interfering with
and insulting Mr. Dayln Daniels, the Wharf.
| niger, in the discharge of his duty, was arrested
and fined @25,
BEAEDISG THE LION IN HIS DEN.--Mr B. F.
Lewis went to the police office of the First Dis
trict, yesterday morning, and while there, got
into a difficulty with the Chief of Police, and
/ struck that official The Chief arrested him,
but he was subsequently released, on bonds, by
] ordoe OF che Recorder.
There was no other local news stirring yester-
/ day worthy Of notice. There was not an arrest
made in tho entire city that amounted to any
.lliur more serious than an assault and battery.
/ FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
TRUE Bills The Grand Jury reported true
! bills AGAINST the following parties yesterday
Da4iel Black, indicted for subofnation to
perjury
Elizabeth Clark, f. ", C, for harboring and
conceahng q runaway slave,
Matthew Mcdonald, for Wilmington two
counts,
Matthew Leonard, for maiming-on two
counts,
Henry H. Martin James II. Bell, and Tom
Smith, with robbery,
Jacob Muller, for stabbing with intent to
murder Stephen Arnold