New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-28

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Wy inc CRASH Oh tne giiieTleS, lHe SnuGh duu lAI5
was that the house was giving way, and that
its walls would presently come down upon them
Nearly all the lights were extinguish,d d, and q
| deafening uproar prevailed made up of cries,
exeiama tons i'll several tongues, shreks of ter
ror and groans of pain The first intimation
Mr. Ramos had of the danger, was heavy iron
bar striking the left arm Of his chair, shivering
it to atoms and infiicting painful confusion
upon his leg the body of q young man struck
heavily Immediately on the other side of him,
dead; he had fallen from the second gallery.
| A desperate rush was made from all parts of
! the house to escape, and many we're thus tram
/ pied upon and bruised, who would otherwise
have been uninjured. Such scene, we hope,
may not soon occur in our city again
INouEsTs inquest was held yesterday
on the body of VALERIE MOURN, aged SIS years,
native of France, found dead at the Charity
Hospital Verdict, "Came to his death by a
wound in the abdomen, penetrating the stomach
and large intestine, inflicted with sharp
pointed instrument in the hands of one Jean
Bolara, on the evening of the 10Th inst, in st.
Claude street, near Hospital"
Inquests were also held on the bodies Of
Horian and Fergus R, Toledano, victims of the
unfortunate accident at the Orleans Theatre, on
Sunday night, and an appropriate verdict rem
dered.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN This Board
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DR.. Dalton not being yet able to attend, Mr..
Wright was called to the chair.
| The reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and message from the Mayor was read,
transmitting report from the Sanatory Com
mittee, upon the subject of sewerage and
drainage. Referred to the Special Committee,
some time since appointed to consider such
matters.
A second message from the Mayor was read,
stating that during the late heavy rains the
whole back part of the city had been overfoWed,
and directing the attention of the Board to the
necessity of making some provision against the
recurrence of excessive foundations.
The order of the day was postponed, and the
report of the Committee on Streets and Land.
ings was read. Said Committee reported,
amongst other things, that goods and freight of
oil descriptions is at present allowed to remain
on the Levee of the Second District for the space
of SO hours, and recommending that the time be
limited to u hours. Theareport was accepted,
and resolution approving the contract for
grading and Smelling Lafayette Avenue, from
Goodchildren street to the GENTLY road, was
taken up and recommitted to the Committee.
A resolution was passed providing lamps for
| Claiborne Market.
A resolution for the sale of contract for
painting and whitewashing St. Mary's Market
was passed.
An ordinance imposing fine of from fifty to
one hundred dollars upon all persons who may
| cucumber the Levee of the Second District with
goods or produce for longer time than twenty
four hours, was postponed indefinitely.
| A report from the Committee on Claims was
then read, and a number of resolutions passed
disposing of sundry small matters.
Reports from several other committees, which
had been deferred for a long time because they
| embraced matters of no great import lance, were
read and acted upon and the Board adjourned.
| RECORDER WINTERS COURT First DISTRICT
Jno. German was yesterday sent before the
Criminal Court, under bond, for trial on charge
of assault and battery upon the person of G.
Lobrans.
fl Roscdy-Several affidayits have been made
lately against one Conrad Berring, charging
him with breaches of the peace in the way of
blaekguardism, rowdyism and fighting. He was
arraigned yesterday for assaulting the inmates
of house at the corner of Phihppa and Julia
streets, drawing a pistol and attempting to
shoot lady, etc. He was fined $25 for carry
| ing concealed weapons, and was required to give
| $1,000 security for his appearance on the ID of
March for examination.
Mutton Thief-A slave named Archy was
yesterday sent to the Work-house for the pur-
pose Of being soundly whipped, he having, on
| Saturday last, stolen leg of mutton from u
house on Philjppa street.
Il Blackboard. An affidavit was made
! against VIM, McSheeny, charging him with hay-
ing abused and grossly insulted lady, Mrs.
Verge, on Common street, while the latter was
going home from church on Sunday last He
was fined five dollars.
The s4rSOn CaSe.-The examination of VIM.
l.. Roberts, charged with having fred his gro
Gerry store at the corner of Franklin and Jack
son streets, on the morning of the ODD inst,
came up yesterday before Recorder Winter, and
| occupied nearly the entire day. Some portion
| OF the testimony was very strong against aceu-
| sed. 1t was shown that Roberts, although pres
ent at the time OF the fire. made no effort to ex-
tinguish it, and that combustible material was
found piled in different places in the store !;
| other suspicious circumstances concurred in
fastening the crime upon Roberts, and he was
sent before the Criminal Court for trial
More Insanity Michael Fineran was sent
to the Insane Asylum, charged with having lost
| his wits.
RECORDER RAMos's COMMISSIONED District
Joseph Fuller and John beclerc were arraigned
before this court yesterday, charged by Joseph
sas with having robbed him of 1924 while he
slumbered in house on St. Philip street, be-
tween Charities and LeYee streets. They were
required to give security to appear.
Per1ury.-A deposition was made by William
Murphy against one Thomas Graham, charging
him with having committed the crime of perjury
IN a suit before the Third District Court of New
Orleans, wherein Murphy was defendant. Ac-
oused was held to bail in the sum of $500 to
appear for examination.
Breach Of Trust --Yictorine Johan, free
woman of color, stands charged with having APP
proprated to her own a quantity of female
wearing apparel entrusted to her to sell She
awaits examination.
A public dinner was given by about two hun
dred of the merchants of Boston to Captain Wat
kins of the San Francisco, at the Revere House,
on the 18th.
Colonel John Cunningham has assumed the
editorial management of the Charleston News
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There are, it is said, upwards of forty news
papers published in New Hampshire.
Homeopathic Convention met at Albany,
N. I, on the 14th,
S. Palmer, editor of the Flag of the Union, ct
Jackson, Miss, offers that office for sale
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al ARSHAL'S ADJOURNED MEETING. =
lYG FOURTH OF MARCH-Tha Marshals Of several Fire
Of Ih1 geg Et 9Ts requested 70 sttRt Adjourned
HALL Of MISSES IPPI FIRE purpose Of finally
f6ss2t JAS. BEGGs, Secretary
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