New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-17

INTERVIEWS. - The following are the only
cemeteries reported for the week ending on
Sunday. the 10Th April, Protestant, Girod
street, IL; ST. Patrick's, 81; Catholic No. j,
Second District, s; Catholic No. 2, Second Dis
|trict, ID; Lafayette, Fourth District, 8.
CHIEF or PoL1oE. The Police Board met on
saturday last, and elected VIM H. James Chief
of Police, vice Stephen 0Leary, whose term of
office expires on Che lat of May next. Mr..
Flames received four votes, and Capt. Youenes
TEE STRAW-BAM SYSTEM. Several suits have
been instituted in the Fifth District Court
against sureties on forfeited bond. We are we'll
pleased to see disposition towards reform in
this matter of taking bail one Of our Recorders
at least (Mr Summers) has put an end TO the
straw bail system in his court.
CHARGE OF ARsoN.--One Joseph johnson and
his wife, who kept boarding house at No 102
Charities street, were brought before the Re-
corder Of the Second District, Saturday, on 8
charge of having set fire to their said boarding
house, the upper portion of the building having
been almost entirely consumed in consequence
thereof Geo. Puneky, who occupied the base
laent story, made affidavit against the parties
and was the principal witness He stated
among other things that johnson had previously
insured all his furniture, and that after the fire
a number of sheets, towels, etc, saturated with
turpentne and partially burned. were found in
corner Of one Of the rooms. The examination
fas not concluded, and accused were required
give $4,000 security each for their re-appear-
nee. The lady furnished her bond and was re-
leased
DREADFUL AcCLDEET.--A lady residing in
house on Baronne street, between Hevia and
Gir0d streets, as has been her custom, placed
her candle near or upon her bed, for the pur-
pose Of reading, when, after time, she had
fallen asleep, the candle, by some movement of
hers fell upon and set fire to the covering of the
beJ, and, in an instant, enveloped the curtains,
|tc, &n flames. The flames, smoke and sup
|ss6 ID cries of the lady quickly aroused those
"a Epying the adjoining rooms, just in time to
yty1a8 the house from destruction, but not until
Nthe lady was very severely burned upon her
4 neck breast and arms. This should be a warn
ing to all persons who are in the habit of read
ing in bed before going to sleep, and keeping a
light near such combustible materials as bed
ciathes and mosquito bars.
SHOOTING. Michael Scheilly came to the po-
lice Office of the First District at II oclock on
Saturday, night, stating that he had shot man
aho attempted to enter his yard at the corner
Of Hevia and Galvez streets. Lieut.. Petrie pro-
oeeded to the spot and found the man badly
wounded in the abdomen by q charge Of buck
shot, and had him Immediately conveyed to the
Charity Hospital Scheilly stated that he de-
teeted the mon, who gave his name as james
Morrison in the act of clamberng over fence
into an alley leading into the yard of his house;
that he called out to him several times while in
| The alley, and receiving no answer, fired upon
himwith gun loaded with small shot Scheilly
was taken into custody to await an examination.
SHOCKING On Saturday last Recorder Sum
mers, of the First District, sent james Fitzger-
aid and his wife before the First District Court,
I Under bond of $1,000 each, for trial on charge
I Of assaultng and manning an old lady named
Nary Gillian Mrs Gillian is over sixty years
Of age, she lost one of her eyes by the terrible
treatment she received from the accused, and
was otherwise SO severely beaten as to be CON
lined toher bed for several days.
SAVAGE AssAuLT.--An affidavit was made OF
| on Saturday last by John Cellars, a dischargine
4 clerk of the steamer John Strader, against sew
4 4ral persons engaged as laborers on SAD boat
n charging them with brutal assault and battery
R1pon Michael Gleason, mate of the Strader
xeleason was knocked down by them. beaten
Bstamped and torn with cotton hooks, and alto
gether injured SO severely that his life was con
sidered in critical condition. An individual
named John Harley was arrested yesterday a
one of the party, and locked up in the Secone
District police Jail.
DANGEROUS DARKEY.-Officer OFarrel at
temnaedsto arrest slave on Circus street, nigh
before last Mt the request of his mistress, Mrs
Gasket, when he was assaulted and we'll pep
pered with brickbats by the rebellious darkey
He was finally arrested and locked up.
LARCENY. CHARLES McCarty was ARRESTED
Yesterday afternoon on the Leyee, charged b,
t'aptain Wallace, of the steamboat Alton, witt
having stolen quantity of clothing from Of
BOARD that vessel. He was locked up.