New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-06

ana several otners were plunged into his body.
''Jesu! J" exclaimed the dying man and, tracing
bent down his head to kiss it, when a stroke,
more friendly than the rest, put an end to his
existence.
A Horrible Record.
There have been scores of notorious cases of
murder and aequittal in this city and this State.
There was the case of Kunz who killed Schaeffer.
hunz, hearing that Schaeffer had spoken lightly
of member of his family, went to his coffee
house and cursed him. Schaefer picked up a
small stick and went round the counter as if to
strike kunz, whereupon the latter thrust q
deadly weapon into his breast and killed him.
He was tried and discharged without punish
ment. There was the case of DELPHI who killed
his uncle, Reuben Lyter. DELPHI armed himself
deliberately, and went to the upper market
house to meet Lyter. He met him, sought a
quarrel with him, and shot him dead on the
spot The quarrel was about prostitute. DELPHI
was tried and acquitted by jury. There was
the case of Croxton who killed Hawthorn. Haw-
thorn was in coffee house sitting in a chair,
drunk and asleep Croxton struck him on the
head in that condition with a briekbat and
killed him. He was acquitted by jury.
There was the case of Peters who killed Baker
In Natchez a long time before, Baker, in fight,
had wounded Peters and made him a cripple.
him. The latter, after about year, became
very poor, and discontinued his bounty. There
upon Peters pursued him to this city, rode in
the night in hack to his house, sent q hack
man to inform him that gentleman and friend
wished tosee him on business, and, when Baker
came out and stood at the window Of the hack,
shot him dead instantly Peters was acquitted
by the jury, and lived here some years after
wards-long enough, indeed, to murder or try
to murder prostitute upon whose bounty he
subsisted. There was the case of the Pende-
grasts, who killed Buchanan, a schoolmaster.
The elder Pendegrast, with two of his sons, and
a negro, went to Buchanan's school-house with
loaded guns and killed him, without giving him
a chance for his life. The jury gave verdict
of acquittal.
There was the case of Shelby, who killed Ho-
rine in Lexington, The two dined at the same
public table, and upon Horine's going into the
street, Shelby demanded of him why he had
looked at him in such manner at the table
HORNE answered that he was not aware Of hay-
ing looked at him in any unusual manner
Shelby said-s' You did, and if ever you do it
again, will blow your brains out. don't
know who you are'' HORNE Responded
know you, and suppose man may look at you
if your name is Shelby At that Shelby struck
him with his fist, and, without any display of a
weapon by Horine, for he was unarmed, Shelby
shot him dead. Shelby was indicted, but the
jury found no verdict against him There was
the case of Harry Daniel of Mount Sterling who
killed Clifton Thompson. Daniel and Thompson
were lawyers and brothers in law. Thompson
made some imputation upon Daniel in open
court Daniel drew pistol and shot him dead
in the presence of judge and jury. Thompson
had a pistol in his pocket but did not draw it.
Daniel was acquitted by jury. louisville
Journal.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WoMEN-The obstinate
woman gets to sea in a bandbox
The patient woman roasts an OK with burn
ing-glass.
The curious woman would like to turn the
rainbow over, to see what there was on the
other side. .."
The vulgar woman is spider attempting to
spin silk.
The cautious woman writes her promise on a
slate.
The envious woman kills herself in endeavor-
ing to lace tighter than her neighbors.
The extravagant woman burns a wax candle
in looking for a lucifer match.
The happy woman died in a blind and deaf
asylum years ago.
A LATER ARTICLE Who made you = in
quired lady teacher Of a lubberly boy, who
had lately joined her class.
60 don't know said he.
''Don't know! You ought to be ashamed of
yourself, boy fourteen years old Why, there's
little Dickey Filton-he is only three-he can
tell, dare say. Come here, Dickey; who made
you 20
~Dod,' lisped the infant prodigy.
There said the teacher triumphantly, 90 I
knew he would remember
"Well, he oughter," said the stupid hoy,
'''taint but little while ago since he was made
Murder IN ILLINOIS. s.--A most tragical event
occurred in the town of Blackberry, Kane, co !,
about 40 miles from Chicago, on the 23d ult
1t appears that man by the name of Thomas
Pouley owned a farm which he had rented to
another by the name of Michel, The families
of both lived in one house, but not very AMIGA
bly,, frequent difficulties having occurred So
unpleasant was it that son of Michel, II or
Is years old, had left home and hired out at q
neighbors. On Thursday he went to Geneva
and made some purchases, among which were
some nuts for his little brothers and sisters In
eating them they scattered shells over the floor,
at which Pouley was offended, and began to
scold them pretty severely. Young Michel was
standing near the door outside, and hearing
him, said to him; Don't be abusing those chill
| dren, but take one your size;' OF some thing to
| that effect. An alteration of words followed,
| and Pouley at length hurled chair at Miehell
| which he lodged, and it was broken. Miehell
| then took up stone, which Pouley seeing, he
| lodged into the house and closed the door. Inc
| stone was thrown, and it broke through panel
of the door. Pouley then rushed out with %
large knife in his hand. Michel fed, and after
| he had proceeded about four rods, stopped to
pick up another stone, when Ponley came up
with him and stabbed him to the heart, killing
him instantly. Pouley Immediately fed, and
had not been taken at our last adyiees from
Chicago.
i THE CHICAGO aMARTYR. "A committee of
the citizens of Chicago, to whom the subject was
referred, have reported that there is no conclu-
sive evidence that knud Iverson, the little Nor
wegian boy, was drowned because he refused to
steal They, therefore, recommend that the
money (about 81 000) contributed to build a
monument to perpetuate his virtues, be returned
to the donors.
The lady who made dash, has since brought
her husband to a full stop
Ill temper puts as many briefs into the law
, yer's bag as injustice a..
Sam Slick says-l don't like preaching to the
nerves instead of to the Judgment.
l They who bathe in salt water, it issaid, never
have the cholera.