New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-22
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

The DAILY CRESCENT,
CORRECTION. stated in our report Of yes
terdsy with respect to the Of Leda the slave, VIII
died from castigation and worms, both combined tina
Nine Lschomette had been the cause If not Immediately
at least in o Of her death We authorized to sa,
that Nine H. her mistress has been absent from the city
for months during which period she has been in thu
employ Of Mime Dmitry, When the comes before tbs
First District Court will report the evidence But
far goes at present it shows subornation Of wit
at least Of who ordered by Judge Rob
srtson to BIO confined for her testimony unless she
give sufficient bail. s
FIREs.-A fire occurred in the Fourth Dis.
trict on Monday night which proved destructive to th
frame buildings from whence It eanated in Lafayette
As the engines returning the alarm given by
the bell of the First District and at s O'Clock yesterday
morning the Varieties Theatre found in flames
The performances had concluded about hafpast H. and
during which time the fireworks used by the artstes
supposed to have gnted the scenery immediately under
the proscenium similar event was near taking plsca
previous night the scenery took fire from the
and was, with difficulty, extngushed. When first
discovered the flames bursting forth masse, ana
the management having employed two watchmen to take
of the premises it would some carelessness
their part had allowed the flames to take hold Of this
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collected At immense expense, was deyoured by the
aames. We regret to state that in the melee, James
Black of Engine No. T. with fearless energy remained
under the walls Of the theatre too long for the purpose
projecting the falcon ilonSe whi'n vac y
he desour1ng eiemeht' nus ofase,y oo'D MN nt' nv
tine wall on tne corner 1eh over On MN AM ~
mead SO badly tnae he was saAen 70 VI
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vvo adjoining buildings have shared the fate Of ths
rbe,ter Thu NEXT door was 4 Livery Stable kept BY
Roste,, n co Int "a ,oon as the danger became mmi
ot tbv r.,sased all the horses about sfty In number
into the street The we'll known mag silyertailn who
had been recently purchased by the establishment from
Sam Rice, was among the throng When turned out sne
snorted at the fire. kicked up her heels and LED the ro
towards the woods About forty followed and made per
feet stampede; they have nearly all been caught. Al
the carriages were saved The building adjoining inhao
tied by tailor was also burned ano We understand ~
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U. y. DISTRICT CouRT.-Ihe docket OF thls
court will be called at 10 o'clock this morning, and case
set down for trial ta
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-The case of the slave
Leda. on which Mrs John Dnitry and her mother Mrs
Bietz indicted for murder, has been arranged b.
Judge Robertson so as to allow the accused bail in tn
sum Of SIS 600 each, with good securities.
AssArIT.-Mary Wilson of $50 Baronne at
,ns,es eor,r,,nt .a.in.t M. Rrovp and Mrs. Fo,e,
Who era residing in the same house Mrs Foley nu,ls
hair and Mrs Brown slapped her face for which
ofense the Recorder OF the First District sent the pare
the First District Court under bonds of 5000 each
EXCITEMENT. ANGEL rented n house from
Mrs Armstrong nm pbiltpna Btrest his month c,osin NJ
the 10th inst On the It'll Mrs Armstrong took posses
sion OF the house pe arms and turned the furniture be
longing to P Angel into the street Mrs Armstrong ar
ranged her affairs with the Ange and did not appear
prosecute. a. Er-EFr t..FE
THE BRoWNS-An affair came off yesterd a,
between Mrs A Brown and G. F. Berens whish resulte
in quarrel Berens was placed on the Recorders lis
as having committed breach Of the peace Mr. B. ha
no occasion to interfere with Mrs Brown in her owl
mouse, and was required TO Keep the peace In which
had made the breach -Four hundred dollars was require
OF him in the shape OF bail
Another aihdaEt from Doctor Engehart goes to prov
~. narson ssot roianslt on ths astb - o..ohor W.,
was nut under bonds Of $500 hut no nrosecutor
in n .or1a, n a,,os WIS ob1i,od IN la hin, ~
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pisoh Ahahp haiAin' Daniel oougn
erty ana catherine hiey were discharged by the ne
s,o.ht ~ oharna ~ dr,,nr,nnas. Iaba K,,.t,
arrested ON the James Robb was discharged no
ecutor appearing. Mr.. Mcfarland, who initiated thu
Waterman to such perfection in his raps was also dis
charged, on paying jail fees
No PERSECUTION. Houston was ar
re,tsd for having stempted to nick mani. pockst q,
Monday eyenine in placides Theater The cbaroe ia,