New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-18
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

A FATAL ERReR.-A young man, named Dam
lei Coy, few nights since got out of bed, in the
dark, to get drink, and by mistake swallowed
glass Of solution of sugar of lead, which caused
his death day before yesterday. n
AN EXPLOSION PREvENrED-Th police of the
First District yesterday found two old sugar
hogsheads containing each about 30 kegs of gun
powder, ON Canal street between Magazine and
Levee. A lot Of boys were playing around the
hogsheads at the time, had got hold of key of
the powder and were amusing themselves by
laying trains and firing it off. Had it not been
SO happily discovered, there il no telling what
might have been the consequences. Mr.. Bloom
field Immediately ordered the powder to be con-
veyed to the Magazine at Algiers. These hogs
heads have been lying in that place ever since
the great fire, and it lis supposed they were taken
there from one Of the burning stores, and the
owners since that has been afraid to reclaim
them.
INQuEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday
morning by the Coroner on the body Of a man
named George Boyce, found dead in cab at
the First District police, having died in that
vehicle while on his way to the hospital. A
verdict of death from cholera was returned
The deceased was about fifty years of age, o
native of Ireland.
FIRST DISTRICT.
THE HORSE STEALING CAsE.-The case of the
State Us. George Lantz, charged by a free
colored man named Etienne Carbon with having
stolen o horse from him, was called for examin-
ton, but the prosecutor failing to appear the
case was dismissed. K
FNED.-A. G. Templeton, for committing a
breach of the peace and interfering with an Off
Ger, was fined SO.
S. s. Livingston, arrested for drawing a six
shooter on one of the Apollo street omnibus
drivers, was fined 800 for carrying concealed
weapons.
LARoENY-Mrs Hamlet, not the mother Of
the great prince, was yesterday arrested on a
charge of having stolen $40 from Mrs Hamil-
ton. The case has not been investigated.
SECOND DISTRICT.
FATAL TRANsAcTIoN.--F. G. G. Gallagher il
under arrest in this District for kicking up 8
row on board the steamer Laurel Hill and steal
ing lot of chickens from the Levee.
STEALING CoAT. Jack O'Connor, alias
William Bessitt, is charged by gentleman o
the highest responsibility with having stolen his
coat. The affair will have to be looked into wher
the Recorder gets home,
ALMOST MURDER. An inhuman monster
named Alfred Stube assaulted and beat hi
wife half to death night before last, on Dauphil
street, in the Second District The poor woman
was conveyed to the Hospital in an insensibl
condition, and her brutal husband was locket
up to await an examination.
THIRD DISTRICT
NATURAL. AND SIMPLE. Leimkuler AMI
Margaret Reilly were arrested yesterday il
the Third District for adopting the primitiy
costume of our first parents, contrary to tn
rules of public decency. -
FOURTH DISTRICT.
CHARGE OF LARCENY. Seaman and Mar.
Moret are under arrest in the Fourth Distric
on charge of having stolen sundry articles Q
value from Isaac Smith.
LAUGHING AT HM-A policeman name
Kimmach arrested couple ofindividuals name
Peter Read and John Breque, in Saraparl
market, at an early hour this morning, for dis
obeying his orders and laughing at him.
THREATENING TO SHooT.-J. Mitchell wa
arrested in the Fourth District for drawing
pistol and threatening to shoot Jean Dozei
The latter fears that Mitchell may carry hi
threats into execution.