New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-25


Sunday morning, July %: -"~
Protestant Girod street. Catholic No. 1.......n
Odd Felows Rest sa'1 Tincs MO- a. PAM "a
Cypress Grove 10 10 asfayete 4b District 81
Charity Hospital. IL Hebrew, Lafayette.'s....
st. Patrick's. ..........Gl -c
The number last week was 100, and the pre-
ceding week 1911.
FIRE.--About q quarter past o'clock Sun |
day a fire broke out in the bone black manufac- |
tory on Washington street, Fourth District,
which was entirely consumed. The mandatory
had been in operation only few months and
was the property of Mr.. D. @. Lowber. The
property destroyed was valued at seven or eight
thousand dollars, and we understand was not
. insured. The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary --.
INJuRED.-A young man residing in house
near the Dryades market fell from the second
story window of his sleeping apartment on Sun
day night, and broke one of his arms and leg.
1t seems that he had rolled his bed close to the
window, in order to enjoy the fresh air, when
he got to sleep and rolled out Of the window on
to the banquette. This is the third time, 1t is
said, that this young man has had his leg
broken. .s..~.e&.
DRowNED-A man, whose name nobody
knew, fell into the river on Sunday evening
while attempting to jump on board the towboat
( Thomas McDaniels, at the wharf of the Third
District, and was drowned. The body has not
yet been recovered.
&M- FIRST DISTRICT, --.@-.
DEFGAuDISG THE PREss.--A man named Ii.
!. Geyer was yesterday arrested, and will be e1-
amined on the 2sth inst, on charge Of having,
as agent for the German Gazette, defrauded the
proprietors of that paper of $175, by retaining
money given him by subscribers and refusing to
account for the same, .4
FINES. Fines to the amount of $45 were
assessed and collected yesterday morning at
Recorder Summers's Court
The GOLD Dust SwINDLE.-John Davis, the
bright youth who, on Sunday, swindled the
tailor in Perdido street, by passing off brass
filings to him for genuine gold dust, was exam
ned yesterday and sent down for trial.
STABB1NG AFFAIR--Charlcs Calvir was ex-
amined on a charge Of having, on the I'D Of
June last, assaulted and stabbed Frederick
Menu, with intent to kill. The wounded man
has been lying in the Hospital ever since. suffer
ing severely from his wounds; but certificate
that he was out of danger having been procured
Calxir was admitted to bail for his appearance
before the Criminal Court to answer the charge
y DIsoHARGEp.--FrankM cShange, wild Irish
man, who, a few weeks since, knocked Margare
McGouey into furnace, where she was severe
ly burnt, was brought up for examination, bu
the prosecutrix not appearing, very likely thu
attmer having been compromised, or the poo
woman frightened from prosecuting,) the cas-
was dismissed,
Edward Bossett was examined on q charg
of biting off the thumb of Daniel Kinney
There was no evidence to substantiate tn
charge, and this case was also dismissed.
SECOND DISTRICT.
SwINDLING.-A street merchant named 1
Martin, after full examination, was committe
for trial before the First District Court on
charge of having swindled his employer, Messr
D. Poincy & Co., merchants on the Levee, of tn
sum of $3.50, by retaining money collected o
their account and refusing to pay it over
BEATING A WoMAN.--Leopold Greenwich WI
required to find bail in the sum of $500 for h
appearance before the First District Court, on
III charge OIL Drutaily Dehtluso AtSSihn Aepiah,
poor ssweak Teutonic damsel'
A Row-A fight took place yesterday in tt
Vegetable Market between two vendors Of We
etables, in which knives were used, and bo
parties were wounded. Both were arrested
Raymond Sanes at the request of Louis Flore
and Louis Flores at the request of Raymol
Sanes Both were bound over to appear.
A nod Fronk al
degraded white woman.calling herself Ma
Ann Kinsella, were arrested yesterday on Blu
gundy street, where they had a room and liv
. together as man and wife.
~ Shortly after this couple had been incare
rated, white man, named Prosper, entered
office and complained tnat his wife was drul
and disturbing the peace. An officer was d
patched to arrest her, who presently return
with negress as black as the ten Of spade
who stated that she was Mme Prosper, and W
to the individual who made the charge S
awaits examination on the charge Of bel
drunk and disturbing the peace; and Prosl
- departed rejoicing to the house out OF which
had been kicked by the wench
THIRD DISTRICT.
sHAMEFuL.-Mary Ann Morgan was arres
on Old Legee street, in the Third District, y
terday, at the request of Robert Patters
who charges her with having committed an
sault and battery on his person. Mary oul
to be ashamed of such cowardly action
Peter Cole was arrested on Spain street,
terdsy, for being drunk and disturbing
peace He had large knife in his ha
which he was fourishing in dangerous m
ner The knife was taken away, and Cole
locked up to get sober.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
young girl named Mary J. McCusack
taken to the Fourth District Police 0thce
Saturday last, by her father, who says sh
~ becoming very deprayed, and he is fearful
will become lewd and abandoned.
BEATING HIS W1FE.-John W. Mount was
rested on jackson street. in the Fourth Dist
yesterday, charged with beating his wife
IL disturbing the peace. He was locked up
examination.