New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-13
NE us OF THE CITY.

FIRE.--A fire broke out at a late hour of
Tuesday night last, in two story frame dwell
ling on Calliope street, between Baronne and
Carondelet streets The house, we believe, was
pretty much destroyed, but through the exer-
tions Of the iremen, the flames were prevented
from spreading further.
RECORDER SuMMERs's CoURT-Fyrst District.
Domestic -afair.-James Doyle was arraigned
before Recorder Summers, of the First District,
yesterday, for subjecting his wife to system of
discipline, otherwise, putting her g through q
course of sprouts He was required to give
bond for future good behavior.
Beastly Drunk.-Catherine Burns and Mary
Campbell were arraigned before this court yes
terday for having been found lying insensibly
drunk upon the pavement. They were sent to
the Workhouse, the former for 60 and the latter
for 80 days.
RECORDER RAMoss COMMISSIONED District
Guillanme Dupuy, who keeps looking glass
store in Royal street, has filed an affidavit in
this court against John Lache, formerly en-
ployed by him as workman, charging him
with having stolen quantity of tools and other
articles from said store. Accused was required
to give $500 security for his appearance.
Discharged.-A slave girl named Josephine,
who was sometime ago arrested on charge of
having fired house No. SO Rampant street,
derwent an examination yesterday and was
discharged
Stealing Money. Mary Murphy is under
arrest in the Second District on a charge of
having stolen 1875 from Mrs. Louise Reber She
awaits examination.
Violent Tndividual-Mary Ann Elizabeth
Matthews made affidavit before this court, YES
terday, charging one Thos. Conklin with having
entered her residence on Barrack street, and
accomplished wholesale destruction of her
furniture of all kinds, ripping open her mat
trasses with o long sharp bowie. knife, upsettipg
large sideboard with all its crockery ware and
glassware, attacking and smashing the looking
glasses with a chair and then pitching the chair
through window into the street, besides per-
petrating sundry other humorous capers which
thoroughly exhibited in an advantageous light
the effects of pleasant disposition and happy
frame of mind The violent gentleman has
been arrested and awaits examination.
Examination Of Mario .ArgouiHo on the
Charge Of JNtrder.-The case Of Marie Argou-
lilo, charged with having murdered Franz Gar
ELI on the 10th day of last march, in a house on
st. Louis street, near Where, came up yester-
day for examination. 1t appears that accused
had previously had some difficulty with his wife,
who had left him, and with her children had
taken up her residence in the house of deceased
Accused had proceeded to the house and renew
ed the quarrel with his wife; Garelli had inter
Tered, quarrel and hight had thereupon ensued
between the two men, in which Garelli receiv-
ed deep wound in the left side from knife,
and died in less than half an hour One wit
ness, a brother-in-law of deceased, testified that
Gareli attacked Argouillo with broom for the
PURPOSE of driving him cut of the yard into the
street, that he forced the latter into an alley
where witness lost sight of them, but immedi-
ately after saw his brotber-in-la law running from
the alley into the yard with his hand upon his
side, and crying out, 'sHe has stabbed me p
Accused then had the broom and was following
and striking deceased. Witness then seized Al
gouillo, but perceiving that he held long knife
in his hand, he released him He shortly after
went for physician, and on returning, found
his brother -in-law dead. The fact of the wound
having been inflicted by Argouillo was estab-
lished beyond doubt by other testimony, and
he was accordingly sent before the Criminal
Court for trial on the charge of murder -