New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-18

evening at O'CLOCK, 10th instant '53el.
Admissions S ssa
Deaths. DC
The number Of deaths given in our last report was
seventy-one. -.55 is.sis4l sd r., r. 51'H
FIRST DISTRICT COURT. Gutierrez, keeper
cabaret at the Of Bsronne and Perdido streets
and Buno Luoas keeper Of coffee house at the corner
Baronne and Hevia streets tried IN the Criminal
Court Saturday for selling liquor to slaves and both
found guilty. Gutierrez sentenced to pay fine Of
$500 and costa or 90 to the Parish Prison for Elk months
and Lucas sentenced to pay $2b fine and costs Or
60 to prison for three months, Both paid.
Judge Robertson passed the following sentences;
James Alexander found guilty of receiving stolen pro-
perty knowing to have been stolen nine months
imprisonment in the penitenary at hard labor and costs
Michael Riley for stealing box of fire crackers valued
al 49, nine months imprisonment in the Parish Prison.
and costs.
John Collins and John Wilson, tried for assautng Pat
rick Farrell with knife and sung shot with intent to
arder him, found guilty of assault and battery only
six months imprisonment in the Parish Prison, and
costs fs
Hypolte petitpain found guilty Of keeping an unla
full banking and gaming house, sentenced to pay fine
Of $1,000, and to forfeit the paraphernalla seized
Hugh Mullen found guilty of assautng and battering
John Dunn three months imprisonment in the Parish
Prison. and costs.
James Daily tried assault and battery Michael
Powers but found guilty Of assault only one months i'm
prisonment in the Parish Prison, and costs.
Albert seibert found guilty Of stealing twelve horse
collars and recommended to mercy was let of with three
monshs' in the Parish Prison and costs
VIM McManus, found guilty Of stealing two candle
sticks and two candeabras from the Trinity Church, one
years imprisonment In the Parish Prison. and costs.
DEATH IN BUGGY.-TWo gentlemen yester-
day came to the city in buggy, with the corpse of
man whose name was supposed to be John Kelly, from
prayer-book found his person with that name in it
The gentlemen stated that they took the deceased who
very sick in their buggy at IL O'clock at Sonia 10
plantation five mile above Carrollton with the intention
of bringing him to the house Of friend Poeyfarre
street. but that he died before reaching Csrroton and
that they unable to find the house designated The
Coroner held inquest the body and returned YER
dict of death by cholera.
A FAILURE-An immense multitude assem-
bed at the Place dArmes last evening" mot few Of whom
paid half dollar each for amittarce into the square,
see Mr. Boudrias make his long promised balloon
sion The balloon seemed to be indisposedcoud not gel
Up till the sun got down-and looked CHASTITY and col
apsed enough in the gray twilight seventeen
gec citizens held its tetbers to the admiration
an intensely expectant crowd 1t cut loose at last
rose few feet in the arswayed along about hundred
yards, split the aeronaut and houndered down tn
ground In hopeless state Of coapse-a sympathetic
mittee Of about hundred rushing to pick up Mr.. Bou
dras and committee of several hundred shrekng an
whstng boys franticaly capturing the helpless balloon
We saw the Coroners there but did not learn whethe
they held inquest the balloon not and there
fore are left suppose the collapse owing to som
| gas-trick disarrangement. Mr. Boudras made an ez
PLANTATION to the crowd, with which they seemed to
satisfied Mr. B. called last night, and requisite
us to state for the satisfaction of the public that he wi
renew the attempt next Sunday at the same place.
make free exhibition to the public at large, as soE
atonement for their disappointment yesterday. He all
showed certificate from Capt Baldwin, of the secon
District police, with whom he deposited the collections
yesterday acknowledging the receipt of the money
binding Mr. Boudries not to claim it till he shall have
deemed his obligation to his patrons. This is certainly
fair could be expected He states that the failure
owing to the Gas Company not being able to initiate Il
balloon according to their promise
CONTEMPT Judge Cotton, of the Sixth Di
trct Court on Saturday committed counsellor John He
derson Jr to prison for twelve hours, with fine of 81
entering the jury and converting with the uro
in case in which he counsel. The officer in char
of the room was also committed for forty-eight hou
with fine Of sos, for permitting him to enter.
SUITS FOR DAMAGEs.-Peter Ort and his VIII
Magdalena have filed suit in the Sixth District Cou
against Laargue, claiming 900 damages for I'M
res alleged to have been received by Mrs 0rt from
belonging to defendant on public highway. Mrs.
was thrown down and gored by the COW, had her "a
disgured several Of her teeth knocked out and was
badly injured otherwise to be confined to her bed
four months and claims damages because, she alleg
Laargus knew the vicious character OF his cow and
permitted her to run at large,
PJ ohopart has entered suit in the Court, clai
. ing $4,000 damages from J. w. Robert, who, he aeg
"a caused his arrest and imprisonment last summer
Acting Recorder Filleul upon false charge which
withdrawn plaintiff gave security and appsa
5, for trial.
DISCHARGED. Charles Wilson, in whose hou
on Barrack street found Mr. Giraldina watch, VIII
had been stolen from him by Dan O'Ne at the CARROLL
~, Railroad depot examined before Recorder Ramos
Saturday and discharged, there being evidence Il
he knew the watch to be stolen when he received it
Vi Michael Keegsn, accused of purchasing $500 worth
Il silyerware, knowing it to have been stolen from
Joseph Turk at No 10Y Bienvie street. also exam
h.. and discharged for want of proof.
d, DARING Robbery Three young men on F
iay evening last little after dark entered the parlo
Mrs Eugene Gneble on IRENE street while that lady
"A performing the piano. aez a silver watch which
vic living on the table, and made good their escape Mrs
rushed to tho door to call for help, hut they sho
W her roughly back and prevented the alarm Two Of
men were James Fisher and Robert Wright whose or
we mentioned in Saturdays paper, The other, who
= the watch, is still at large.
zee DIyopoE.-- suit of Nine. L. A. Galdv
for divorce from her husband, Samuel Gourlay, has
cuped the Sixth District Court for several days past.
y. will be continued to-day.
nd LIVELY CREw--Francis Wittenborough,
e hanna Thompson, Ann Goats, and Ann Cassidy,
arrested on Saturday evening lewd and abandoned
males of the worst character Julia McMahon was ar
ed for keeping house Philippa street in which a
doued characters of both sexes black and white con
III gated Julia Ann Lucy, another Phillippa street N.Y.
was arrested yesterday for drunkenness and obsce
hose Pet Smith, for drunkenness and cutting up on
street Yesterday was also arrested All these Great
are in the lookup waiting to be confronted with hece
ETs Bright this morning.
No. SrEAMBoAT THEFT.-Fanny, a slave belong
do oMr. N Hall and Elizabeth belonging to Mr. Bou
were arrested yesterday at the request Of the ce
re the steamer sultana who charges them with stealing
els and table cloths that boat They were locke
INN. | for examination.
STEALING JEwELRY. - John johnson
Henry williams were arrested yesterday, charged
stealing quantity of jewelry from Mr. N. W. woo
iii ton at No poydras street ring on Williams's
was identified of the stolen articles and Sc
warrant having been issued, officer Snyder found an
ialte RING and gold chain belonging to Mr WooiVerton
sGy house No. CT Spain street. Third District. They