The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-21
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With the Crescent. and | congratulate
you, at your success IN the sffair.--
The present writer for the Crescent II
an old hand at the quill, and just 1,
cool in his cuts and thrusts as If drink
ing ice water al the time. He take,
his adversary down, and then cuts him
up with the utmost science, skill and
sangfroid. and during the whole opera.
ton, he consoles the victim. with q
quiet lecture upon some tropic Of in
terest. quite disconnected with the case
in hand. Long may the Crescent
shine and as long lot the Comet gicam.
Yesterday was an eventful day in
this city, q destructive fire, the death
thereby Of several persons, and cold
blooded and villianous murder togeth-
er with large and enthusiastic civil
gathering Of the citizens Of New Or.
leans, for the purpose Of nominating
an Independent municipal ticket
The details Of the fire, you are already
in possession Of, but l will add that
last evening rs three men were at
work upon the ruins Of one Of the
burned buildings, a partition wall fell
upon and killed them. These makes
five deaths from that disaster. The
loss Of property by the fire is fixed at
about five hundred thousand dollars,
about half Of which was covered b,
insurance.
The murder | have mentioned oc-
Cured on st. Louis street near the
corner Of Villiere. The victim was
German named Gorley, the murderer
an Italian, name not yet known in the
papers. The Italian had been for
sometime in the habit Of coming al
most daily to the premises and quar-
relling with his wife who had taken
a room there, having as she said
abandoned her husband. These quar-.
rels had become a nuisance to every
one around the building, and yester-
day evening, the German, who also
occupied part Of the premises, to-
gether with his bro,her-in-law inter-
ferred in the quarrel in behalf Of the
woman, and while trying to put the
Italian { Fl OF the premises, he drew a
dirk and stabbed Gorley to the heart
and then fed.
This case is little more interesting
Than it would otherwise be, from the
fact that Gorley had just been to the
Court, with his brother-in-'aw to pro-
cure marriage license. The license
we learn, had been withheld for
lay or so, in order that an under tu-
or should be appointed for the lady, |
Who it appears is under age and an
orphan. These formalities were to
lave been effected to-day and the
marriage to come off Immediately
,ut such is the end of all these calcu-
atoms. (
The meeting of the Park last night
vas numerously attended and it went
fl most harmoniously. The ticket
elected to head the Independent
'arty, is composed Of very good and
apable men, and if chosen will do
lonor to their constituents and to the
ity, but confess that my doubts Of
heir success, are stronger than my
predictions either way. The under
round movement by the "KnoA
lothings,' absorbs good deal of
population, and the Courier and True
)elta both take each almost an entire
olumn to dissipate their fears of the
hing. The Courier, snarls and lashes
way Mt the poor "anconnus" at a
srrible rate, calling it by all sorts OF
ames, aud finally winds up by the
onsoling remark that they 1.-THE
(. n.y. Gun do no harm. The True
)elta has given a long exposure ()
the society, its signs, passwords and
,cret machinery, generally !; but Team
ssure you that they have been most
'geniously bamboozled thereopou.-
he association call themselves Know
[othings, but if any red-radical sup.
oses that the members thereof are
onefide know nothings, they are AZ
luch mistaken as it is possible for
,em to be. Official corruption in