New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-23

Nas~ NoT1cE, ~ onsignees of the following
Fods e order p rom
10 ss''s
THE DAILY CIR ESCENT.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF a WOMAN. A woman
named Bridget Russell was horribly murdered At her
residence In Delord street, between Tchoupitouas and
evee about O'Clock yesterday morning as is supposed
by her husband, man named John Melva, Tbs, first
that known of the affair that sa who proved
to be Melsa heard in the street calling the watch
The watch came, and he told them woman had been
murdered In bis houseDand thdn dying The watch
rushed into the house and found the woman lying
her bed bleeding prousedy from three wounds in her
left legal Of which had severed the fefapra artery
one OF these wounds yss IN the nsde Of the thigh the
others lower down the inside of the leg The
woman was dypE and the watohmen asked her who had
cut her in that manner She replied at rst II was
john ''and afterwards 1t was my husband and died
John Mesa the husband Of an who had lived with the
woman, was then arrested The Coroner yesterday
morning held inquest upon the body, and asst APP
from the evidence Of several witnesses that eva
the husband Of thewomsn and the who irst raised
tho alarm, the last person her room and she
having stated he did it, the jury returned verdict that
the deceased Bridget Russell to her death from
internal hemorrhage caused by wounds inflicted In the
left leg severpg che femor artery by sharp pointed
instrument In the hands of John Meiva on the night
of the 2lst instY The deceased vas a Young woman
rather beautiful about ~ years age ana of very in
temperate habits Meiva the accused is about IS years
of age levee aborer and has rather benevolent cast
Of countenance, s4gray headed and has long gray
beard He Is in the First District Lock.up awaiting an
examination, The evidence against him far with the
exception of the dying declaration Of the murdered
woman Is purely circumstantial 3'ss2 7si '2s'saeS
We understand that Acting Recorder Bloom
field has appointed Mr. DeCoureey bis special officer
better mora Trustworthy ofeer than Mr. DeCourcey
cannot be found connected witthe olics department
CHARiTY HespITAL. The following is week
ly report of the Charity Hospital for the week ending on
Saturday, evening, the 21st instant g4y5gf1 n
Admissions .., $50 Discharges SO
Died $50 Died of yellow fever IS
Totai REMAINING !. TOO
INQUEST An inquest was held last Saturday
on the bodyof Timothy higgins native Of Ireland aged
thirty two years found dead in the New Canal the
Halfway House. The deceased had when Intoxicated
fallen from the Canal Bridge, Wednesday last and had
doing, dislocated his neck Verdict accordingly.
FIRE.--The alarm Of FIRE, ON Saturday, was
caused by mattress taking fire in the upper portion Of
the steamboat Mcae in occupied by the steward
dense volume of smoke Issued from the burning mat
tress and caused good deal of excitement along the
Leyee, One boat got up steam and put out from the
wnarT Tne engines were QUE got to although
there necessity, the fire was extinsuished
by the hands Of the boat before any damage had been
done. - - iss.s.,i e - 4sss y -
ROBBERY. ~ A. man who had been running
around last nightin a cab at rather late hours and
went to the Leyea to get out Of the vehicle
with one Of the boys Of the town. while in the act Of pay
ing the driver, had his belt containing 500 money,
Bnatched from bis hand by his friend who made of with
it, The driver of the cab has been arrested as an accom-
plice in the robbery IS z3*8SlE8t3 V H85M4+T
FIRST DISTRICT, a2h II. 4sg f
A JEwELBY13 STORE RoBBED-The iewelry
store Of Mr. Charles Pstrie lieutenant II the police
on Circus street. Poydras broken open on Sat-
urday morning about three o'clock and robbed of large
amount Of jewelry. The store had apparently been
opened from the inside the look had been taken off
aud the and screWdriver found lying on the
door together-and there appearance of damage
the outside small boy aged IA years. named Da-
vd Klace German who had been In the employ Of Mr.
pere Saturday evening arrested as he was in the
act Of getting aboard Of steamer for the upcountry
charge Of having robbed the eNelry store He did not
deny the robbery and pointed out the place where he
had sold the jewery watches and other arti
cles were recovered. Ha awaits examination Il
DIsMIssED, Sylvester Reilly was arrested last
night charge of robbery It appears he owned
grocery store which had been seized by virtue Of an
cuton and placed in possession of keeper and Reilly
broke into it in thu night time and carried Off portion
of the contents He brought before Recorder Bloom
field Saturday for examination and was discharged
because of flaw in the affidavit The clerk had failed
to state the value Of the articles stolen. go s
SENSIBLE = That affidavit against Fanny
Smith, about treating her seyes made its appearance
r..tl - .
advisable. A..
FINED FOR SELLING TAINTED MEAT.-A. Cal
very who keeps Butchers Stall in Poydras Market was
on Saturday fined twenty dollars by Recorder Bloom
field for selling tainted neathe of sheep that
had died from disease 81 Es @t.tE
FURIOUS DEIvING.-Martin, slave of w. G
Stephens brought before the Recorder of the First
District on Saturday, charge of having furiously
driven his horse and cart Tchouptouas street. AMI
was fined ten dollars ,s=a-l5
SECOND DISTRICT.
CAUGHT AT LAST Eugene Duprat, who il
charged with having in with his brother Victor
led on the Dauphin street disturbance in which thu
house of Emeiine Gibson, fwrc assaulted and Bel
on fire. about three months ago. was arrested on satur
day night of the Second District engine houses By
officer Justine Fremeaux on warrant charging hin
with riot tresspass and attempt at arson. Eigeno ha
for the last three months been hid in the Piney Woods
BRUTAL 0UTRAGE.-A most brutal outrage
committed yesterday morning in the Second Distrc
vegetable market. fellow named Raphael Legaul
struck lady with brick bat because In passing hi
fruit stand her dress happened comen contact witt
and knocked down of bis dear fruit. The yiilai
arrested and subsequently, released by Recorder Ra
mos on bonds to appear. He is Spanish fruit dealer
and We hope the Recorder will teach him lesson ii