New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-10
THE DAILY CRESCENT,

IL l1h bAlLT SleEI1oElS L. i.
a FInE,-About o'clock yesterday morning a
fire broke out in small one story house on
4 Chippewa street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, in the Fourth District. The house
belonged to Mr.. Isaac Smith, and was COM
H petely destroyed, but the exertions of the fire.
men prevented it from spreading to the adjoin-
ing buildings. m1M
INQUEsTs.--An inquest was held yesterday
morning on the body Of negro man found dead
in the river near the Water Works Verdict,
g Drowned
Another was held on the body of an unknown
white man, found in the river about three miles
below the city. Verdict: sc Drowned" The
deceased was about 40 years of age, and dressed
h in the garb of q common laborer.
g third inquest was held at Algiers on the
body of an unknown man, apparently about 90
years of age, also found in the river Verdict
&c Drowned
~ FIRST DISTRICT.
TRAGIC AFFAIR.--About o'clock yesterday
morning G. w Flemming, a well known engi-
neer, and Elizabeth Taylor. frail nymph,
a were assaulted and stabbed, the first slightly
and the latter seriously, in house on Gravier
street, by jealous young man named Charles
y Armor 1t appears that that Armor, who is
Il steamboat engineer, had lived with this woman,
Elizabeth Taylor, as her husband, but his bust
s ness took him up the river for few days, and
he returned on Tuesday night to be informed
that he had dangerous rival in the person of
his brother engineer Wash. Flemming, who, it
Seemed, had taken possession of his house and
household goods, including the fair Elizabeth
54 His rage knew no bounds on hearing this,
and, vowing vengeance, he repaired to the
house early yesterday morning and found occu-
liar proof of his mistress perfdy, for she and
Flemming were occupying the same bed. En-
ragged beyond all control, he drew bowie
knife, and, springiDg through the window, had
plunged it into the side of the faithless one be-
fore she and her new lover had time to fully
comprehend what was the row Fleming got
out of bed in quick order and sprang through
the window; he was followed into the street BY
Armcr, who stabbed him in the right arm, and
he fell into the street gutter. Armor, thinking
I that he had accomplished his purposes of re-
venge, repaired to the police-ofice, surrendered
himself, and awaits the result of his victims
/ wounds. Flemming is but slightly injured, but
I 1t is feared the woman will not recover
CHARGE OF swINDLING-A. G. White was
yesterday arrested on d charge of having swim.
died Mrs Mary Carroll out of $15--money
which she says he procured from her under the
afalse pretence of asserting to procure bail for
Rher husband, who had been committed to prison.
The case will be examined on the 10th inst
LARCENY.-A tailor named j. Mendule was
for the 18th inst, on charge of having stolen a
coat valued at $12, from one of his customers, a
Mr., Robert Miller
DISCHARGED. Peter Mcleod and his wife
were discharged from an accusation brought
against them by Bridget McNfahon, in which
she charged them with picking her pocket of
$48 while she was sleeping in their house on
the 10th of June last.
FNED.-A young man, named Robert john
son, was arrested and fined 1926, for threatening
with personal violence and grossly insultin, /
Mrs Elizabeth White on Gravier street.
The CHANDLER CASE "A rule was Yesterday
taken in the First District Court by Mr.. De-
four, counsel for John Chandler, committed for
the murder of w G. Highams, requiring the
State to show cause why said prisoner should
not be admitted to bail. The rule will be ar
gued at 10 o'clock this morning.
SECOND DISTRICT.
~ Row IN GALLATIN Standardization and 10
o'clock on Tuesday there was q terrific row in
Gallatin street. 1t originated in the California
House, notorious den, kept by one johnson.
and was accompanied by throwing of brick.
bats, firing of pistols, ETC., in which several Of
the police suffered considerably Four of the
ringleaders, named David Kinney, James Will
son, Archy Murphy, and John Mach, were ar
rested, and yesterday morning Assistant Recor
der Fillieul fined them $50 or sixty days. i'm
prisonment, each, for their dsorderly conduct
and ordered them to give security in the sum Of
$1,000 for their appearance before the First
District Court, to answer to the charge of as
saulting the police. Murphy and Kenney gave
the bonds, but the others, having no friends,
went to Jail. Peter Johnson, of the California
House, was also up and will be examined for
Keeping disorderly house.
THIRD DISTRICT.
n, WAR IN SPAN.-Pedro Don Gratia, Jose As
redo, Maquino Baleto, Manuel Aruilard and
Manuel Joaquin were arrested yesterday at the
Lake end of the Pontchartrain Railroad, for
Shaving grand row and general fight among
themselves, and disturbing the peace of the
sneighborhood Knives were drawn, but we did
mot hear that they were used. The parties
were all locked up to await examination.
Run OVER BY THE CARs.-Yesterday evening
about o'clock, youth about II years of age,
son of Mr.. B. Simon, 161 Poydras street. fell
from the Carrollton Railroad cars on to the