New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-21
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NEWS or THE CIT Y.

INQuEsTs, AN inquest was held yesterday
upon the body of an unknown man found in
the river opposite Congress street Verdict
Drowned Deceased appeared to be about
thirty-seven years of age, was five feet nint
inches in stature, had sandy hair and whiskers
was plainly dressed, and had gold ring in hi
right ear.
i Also, on the body of an unknown man, appa
rently about thirty-fve years of age. fount
floating in the river opposite McCarty's planta
ton. Verdict, " Drowned Deceased wa.
about five feet seven inches in height, had on s
black cloth coat and pantaloons and vest of the
same material; a fine linen shirt and cloth shoes
FIRST DISTRICT.
STABB1NG.-A man named Stephen Brien was
arrested night before last charged with having
dangerously stabbed one Edward Hilliot with a
sheath knife Accused is under lock and
key awaiting the result of the wounds.
OLD FoGY AND You've AMERIoA-The iu-
venile fire engine No %, known as Young
America, was seized by the Chief of Police on
Monday night while lot of ragged and dirty
boys were taking it to the fire on Charities
street. This was proper step. The youth Of
the city will learn depravity, and rascality
enough without congregating together as minia-
! ture fremen
| A PUGNAoIous COUPLE. - James Burns and
Mrs. Burns were arraigned before Recorder
| Summers yesterday, the former charged with
having committed an assault and battery upon
one John Cooper, and the latter with having
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Wright, They were required to give bonds for
| their future appearance.
A WRETCH Mr.. James Nugent deposed in
this court yesterday that while riding in omni-
bus No. 6 he was seized with fit at the corner OF
Hercules and Erato streets, and that the driver,
John Leonard dragged him out of the omnibus
and left him lying in the middle of the street.
The villain who could so brutally treat sick
and helpless man deserves to be driven from the
society of civilized beings The affair is fixed
for examination on the 9th.
FINED.-Richard Molin was yesterday fined
1926 for assaulting Michael Lynch police Of
icer Of the First District
SECOND DISTRICT, ~~.
FRE.-A fire broke out in one of the upper
rooms of house, No. 1856 Charities street, q
large three story brick building, on Monday
night last, between the hours of II and Il
o'clock. 1t was extinguished after destroying
the roof and the contents of the upper story
A JEALOUS DARKEY-A gentleman of color
named Victor Piron attempted to drown his
sooty sweetheart the other day by pitching her
into the lake from the pier at the terminus of
the Pontchartrain Railroad She was fshed
out, in condition of interesting insensibility,
the water dripping from the kinks of her jetty
wool, and her jealous lover was brought to the
city and locked up in the Third District jail.
STEALING A CHILD.--Issac Morris is under ar
rest in this District charged with having kid
mapped white boy aged about eight years, son
Of Anna Valentine.
ASSAULT BY A GR0.-Recorder Ramos yes
terday issued warrant for the arrest of slave
man named Dominique who is charged with
having assaulted George Carnes with stick
and injured him severely.
John Richardson was examined yesterday on
charge of having numerically beaten slave
woman belonging to another person. He was
required to give $500 for his appearance before
the Criminal Court, failing to do which he was
committed to prison.
LARCENY. "A youth named Fritz Geofry was
yesterday sent before the First District Court
for trial on charge of having stolen a lot of
clothing and small sum of money. Not being
able to furnish security he was locked up
John Dargan, for picking mans pocket, was
consigned to the same tribunal, and found him
self in a similar predicament respecting bail.
CHARGE OF ARsoN.-Antoine Joneniac, Hyp-
polyte Guage, Jules Bernard and Cecile
Frederick, have been arrested on charge of
setting fire to house No, 1856 Charities street on
Monday night last. We have not learned the
grounds of suspicion against them They are
at present in the police Jail of the Second Dis
trict awaiting examination.
HEAVY LARCENY.-Frank Gialla made afi-
davit before Recorder Ramos yesterday, that
the sum of 5000 in gold had been stolen from
his house on Condo street, and that he had good
reasons for believing that one Joseph Crestus
and one Mary Hughes had taken the money.
Warrants were issued for their arrest
FOURTH DISTRICT,
DROWNED "A boy about 16 years of age,
named John Glide, fell overheard on Monday
evening from the ship Neptune, lying at the
foot of Saraparu street, and was drowned.
THE COUNCIL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN "A communication from
the City Attorney was received and referred to
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