New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-24
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NEWS or THE CITY,

Fdtat .Accfdent.--A boy named Nicholas
Reine, aged five years, was killed yesterday on
the sidewalk. at No 800 Tchoupitoulas street, in
the following manner: A number of drays
were passing at rapid rate, and the wheel of
one OF them struck horse which gentleman
was on the point of mounting, when the frighted
animal made sudden bound upon the sidewalk
striking the boy with his shoulder and forcing
his head against tree or post near which he
stood, crushing it in so terrible manner as to
produce instant death. Deputy Coroner Terrell
held an inquest upon the body, and a verdict
was rendered in accordance with the circum-
stances.
The same gentleman held an inquest yester-
day upon the body of Eliza Giles, q n6 i've OF
Ireland, aged rs years, found dead in house
IN Nayades street, near Calliope Verdict,
! death from apoplexy, caused by intemper-
ance"
,accident-We learn that a collision occurred
yesterday on the Shell Road, opposite the Me-
tairie Race Track, between buggy and car
rlage, and that the horses attached to the latter
became frightened and ran into the canal A
colored woman who was seated in the vehicle
made her escape but the horses were drowned
The property belonged to Mr. Powell, who keeps
livery stable on Clio street, we believe
sMetairie Course.--The Trotting Race yester
day over this track was won by Afqu Queen
after contest of four heats The track was
good but not fast, and 2:44 was the best heat
made
T h nay Feb % 1s5a Purse and stake $500
" w Dmmick names 5. IN AfaR Queen...... /
J L. Eof names blk, h. DR. Elliot ,...3 >
IT, W, BldWell names blk h Reindeer .......2 3 dis
Time 2;44-2:495s-24T-2;46
Elopement and Family Rotc Not very
long ago there lived in Robinson street an old
lady and her daughter The lady was NOT old,
nor yet young, but middle-aged; she was not
handsome, nor yet ugly, but rather tolerable;
She was not tall, neither short, not stout. pe-
Their lean, but ull-limbed, muscular, active,
choleric, and withal physically formidable to
any one who might stir her up beyond the
bounds OF Christian forbearance Her daugh-
ter, in respect of most of the Qualities men
toned above, stood in the positive and not the
comparative degree. She was neither old or mid
dle-aged, but young; she was not ugly. but
handsome she was neither tall nor lean, but
decidedly short and very fat, not to say corpu-
lent; and as for being physically formidable
we venture to assert there could not be found
more than one man in ten who would fear to
encounter her
Strange though it may appear, this stout,
vigorous young lady returned the love of
small, boyish, pale faced, spindle legged tailor
whose chief claim to be considered the ninth
part OF man, consisted in the shadow out
line oil moustache which he had cultivated
with most surprising industry and perseverance
In vain the mother discouraged the addresses of
this knight of the goose and shears; he per-
sisted, he gained ground, he prevailed and ran
away with the daughter across the Lake and
married her They came back to the city,
tailor aand wife, she somewhat the thicker and
looking much improved in spirits and condition,
and he decidedly thinner and rather the worse
for wear.
They soon aseertained there was not the least
hope Of modifying the ineensed parent, whose
wrath was OF that nature which admits of no
diminution, and of an intensity that would
leave the little tailor no sort of chance should
he come within its scope They accordingly de-
termined to sequester themselves from the ma
ternal vengeance and eI joy the honey moon in
a quiet sort of way. But the old lady was on
the alert; she had great strapping son-in- law,
Clark, into whose dutiful hands
she deposited her quarrel, and who was commits
stoned to take ample satisfaction upon the gen
.leman of cloth for having stolen her daughter
And it so fell out that Mr., T. H. Clark the other
lay met our matrimonial experimenter in the
treet and gave him g fits" pummeling him |
With severity and earnestness that could have
been expected from nobody besides brother
Il, law. The chastised party Immediately APP
,liea to the law for justice and protection, and
esterday the whole family appeared before Re-
order Winter, of the First District Police Court
The scene at the examination Of the case was
lmesti ndescrihable; itrequired the most siren
oas exertions on the part of the police to pre-