New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-30
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| BY an accident gentleman of the firm happened to
return to the store; he had forgotten his watch the
evening previous and returning for it the next day
was amazed to find thu door swing open without the
Of his key and he stepped inside was still more amazed
at the spectacle therein presented at being seized
and throtted by couple of we'll dressed rough Gus
toners for customers they were in their peculiar way
who, after banging him about in most emphatic man
ner, hurled him violently against his own counter and
leaving him stunned by the shock banged the door after
them aud fled up the street as if Stephen himself with
tu!i P0sst coaitaaS at their heels gentleman with
ppestem legs and tight nexpressibes pursued them for
several squares but finding his wind beeo.nt-
ingy short and his bottom failing entirely ht abandoned
the chase and the worthless cleared themselves carving
with them however none of hs anticipated plumber with
the exception of this watch which had been the nstrr
ment of defeating their designs.
The spectacle presented at the store can batter be i'm
aglned than described everything out of place turned
upside down and scattesed abou--rich silks incompara
Die laces, Grape shaws of almost fabulous valuations
satns even ribbons were crammed iammsd and rammed
nto the ample reeesses Of halt doEsn sacks bags
whose plethoric condition enabled them to stand up
right about the floor aud gave them most mysterious
aspect as each perhaps contained robber, like the
jars in the Arabian tale
Losr.-A lady during the service at ST. Pat
cs Church last evening teok out her purse to contrib
asS reaching home, f.
ter the ceremonies found missing together with ts
tents Her brother Immediately after proceeded to the
church and applied to Father Flanagan permission to
enterand search for the property His application was
refused whoever may have found the purse will be suit
ably rewarded upon leaving it at No 10 Bacehus street
ACCIDENT. A small boy, about six or seven
years age yesterday afternoon knocked dow by the
cars on the Carroton Railroad the intersection of
Nayades street. and had his ANGLE crushed We did not
learn the partieulsrsof the accident
SKELETON FouND.-The skeleton of a white
man was found Saturday the of Port street. So
eond District imbedded in mud the water line The
deceased had apparently been large man and from, the
fact that small Of money found with him the
jury of inquest concluded that his death had caused
accidentally probably from drowning.
GoUNTRRFEITs.--W are told that a number of
spurious $50 notes the Louisiana State Bank are in
in the city. Recorder Ramos iaRued war
rant on Saturday for the John Biafer charged
with having passed one of the aforesaid Look out
ENTERING HOUSES FELoNIoUsEY. - William
Johnson and Matthias Keller yesterday in
The Second District having been found concealed in
houses where they had business and whore it was sun
posed they had for the purpose picking up what
yer might happen to be LETT lying about They were
ooked up.
SELLING ANCIENT DEcks,-Manuel Vidal was
yesterday arrested in the Vegetable Market for selling
often ducks He should be compelled to them as the
most appropriate punishment that could be inflicted
FIRST DISTRICT Court Sentences Judge
robertson Saturday last passed sentences follows
Thomas MCCARTHY convicted OF larceny, sent to the
for one year
Matilda hontiord found guilty of having coEhided ono
# her female asQuaintanoes, fined 800 with costs.
Thomas Murphy, for assault and battery, sent for
hree months to the parish prison, with costs
Joseph hentz, for assault and battery fined $40 with
osts, and imprisoned As hours
Larry ooerton for assault and battery sent two weeks
0 the parish prison.