New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-24
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BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALbERMgN. - This branch
the Council held adjourned meeting ON Saturday
eveuipe--Mr Stth In tas chair and q quorum present
This Finance COMMITTEES msds their report approving
tbs exception OF those Of Mr. Hoffman purchaser Of the
fourth section and resolutions sdopsd In accord.
notice, Of the section purchased by Mr.. Hoffman.
MI Lufks securities messrs Josiah Cole and safi
Messrs CHARLES Cider Co - securities arc Me.srs u
femberton aud o. Ii. Baxter, and the sndorser MT. H.
MI BsrtIetts offered resolution for appointing spe
cia committee to inquire whsthsr the Warden Of the
house has been assistants without nutho
rity Adopted and Messrs Baftette Bsnstsr and Long
Ths special committee appointed to inquire into the
oharren street ere reported the receipt the
harness the horses Of the machine the only cause
The same COMMITTEES offered resolution for purchasing
vo hundred feet q small bose for the Young America
for the com pste efficiency Of the machine Adopted
Mr. duyoi offered resolutions for purchasing tools
whsrswth 70 kasp the Young America In repair
purchasDg bose needfu for the whole Ere Department
Adopted Another resolution for the pnrcase 81 feed for
the Young Americas horses was also adopted.
The Board than adjourned.
THE LEvEE.--All the steamboats, in port dis
played their flags at Saturday In respect to
the memory Of Capt b. Allen Of the steamer Florida who
died Of the prevailing fever,
Atsrthe Saturday evening departures thirteen boats
were left at the landing For sineularty no steamboat
arrived during saturday, =
The gaps at the shipping wharyes are beginning to grow
narrow We afe informed that there are twelve
Sims at the evee fully loaded and ready for departure
which cannot get for want Of Sailors Is there
prospect Of their getting awsy soon.
TRIAL OF THE Young AMERICAS HORSES. The
steam IRE engine went on regular on Saturday
for the purpose Of trying four horses with
the new harness the nondeysry Of which contributed
so disaAtrousy to the IRE of Thursday night The
horses At frat seemed to consider Il great indisnty
TO b hsrnessed TO such mscbne particularly the
haraa
and pitched at awful rate. The animals finally
got under after making young earthquake with the
meebBe up and down the evee. and through Canal and
st. Charles strsets they reconeled to their task
and were driven back to their stable In drip Of persp
ration The You9g America now, we believe ready
for instantaneous action.
ISouEsTs. The Coroner yesterday held an
inquest the body Of unknown white woman about
twenty years OF found dead In the river at foot
Of Lessep street, Third District. Verdict =" Found
Drowned" The deceased about feet inches high
stout built had light hair and had chocolate ooiored
calico dress and a blue check apron.
Also, an Inquest on the body of Patrick Callaghan
found dead In Algers courthouse yard. Verdict" Con-
gestion Of the bfaun Deceased about 80 years
age, -
OUTRAGEOUS PROCEEDING There was cutie
an excitement at the Of Baronne and Canal
Saturday evening" in consequence of the election
respecabe widow lady from house into which she had
moved with the intention Of taking bosrdsrs by stony
hearted landlord. The lady's friends came to her aid
and two poaemen who had lent themselves TO the pro-
cseding were summarily oustsd. y.
| ATTEMPTED MuRDER.--0n Friday, q man
named John H. BreHsn went in the residence
of H. Fink Fulton street between Philip and Sora-
paru, and deliberately fred at Fink three times with
revolver all the bullets fortunately Missing him Brenan
then turned about Fink got the
Of Lieutenant Adams and started In pursuit. Adams
caught up with Brennan Hercules street. bstwsen Po-
lynia and Euterps put the nppers upon him and
him to prison. What prompted Brennan to the act, we
have not learned. He win be examined In due time
|. PROBABLE HoMICIDE-An freshman named
Fox was shot Saturday afternoon between three and
four O'clock at the of Clio and Claiborne Streets
by fellow countryman named John Mitchell, dairy
man. the following have been communicated to US
the true particulars:
Fox assisting his brother in-law, man named
nonegan In fencing In lot belonging the latter
the said corner, which lot adjoued Mtehell's house
Mitchell, who is dairyman had constructed wooden
bridge the Ohio street gutter tbe bridge resting
the corner OF Donegan's lott which to drive his
cows He drove his COWS over the bridge at the time
aboyennmed upon which Fox told him he had no right
TO be driving his cattle private property to which
Mitchell responded by expressing bis determination to dc
It as often he pleased applying the very
gross epthet Fog approached him msnacingly saying
that If be repeated the epithe he would strike Inn
upon which Mitchell struck him. fight then followed
in which Fox obtained the mastery, taking Mitchs's
whip from him, beating him the head with It, and
tearing his shirt Mitchell then rereated
and ont with double barrel shotgun upon which
Fox retreated leaving his hat behind him Afterw ards
however, he rsturned for his hat. which Donegan had
picked up and bringing to him when Mitchell again
came out his deorstap and pointed his gun the
fence at Fox. The atter then dared Mitchell shoot
and be did shoot diBch1rgiDR barrel the oada bull
lat1 entering Foxs st side just above the hip and odg
ing somewhere amid his ntestines He was carried to
his residence-sevsrn squares distant-snd his wound
was pronounced very dangerous By the physicians
who examined IT, Mitchell after firing put on another
shirt and walked OF saying he going to give himself
up which, however, be did not do; and as the police
were not notified Of the till late hour at
night he had plenty Of time to- put himself beyond their
| reach 25g=-.
ANOTHER RING FIGHT IN A COFFEE HOUSE, -
On Friday evening last big IrishuaD begar to splsn
for eight In the Stone Jug eoeehouse at the foot of
Louisa street. the Third District He was amid crowd
nth inpg
and proclaming his ability clean out 1.-THE biggest id
Yankee In town A big YANKEES well-kuown 10 that
neghborhood heard the challenge though he syInpa
thaed deeply with the hungry Emeraderhe didn't ago
In because he kHew that he did, and victory should
perch upon his shoulder he would have no chance
escaping from the crowd afterwards Some of his friends
LEARNING this constituted themselves bodyguard fpr
him. and sscerted him to the Yankee killer and bis
friends in the cosebouse Aforesaid BY consent tx both
crowds ring formed IN the bar foom and hun
cry ones went at each other spared little clnched and
linen feh upon the hoor in regular rough-andtumbe.
The fght a desperate the comhatantS rolling
about the foer dstrugging in their gouge
and bite each other At length the Yankee proved
tbs hnugriest He got HE teeth into the Irsnsus ass
several places with sush telling effect them
became covered with blood and when he just begin
ming to make good Of ha the 1rishrDan peccauieS
and the crowd nterfersd The American on being taken
back and washed was found hsys sustained
no other piury than slight scratch on tho aeanoor
Patrick had furnished all the claret. The American
crowd then oRersd to clean out the Emerald oowd who
ontnumbered them three to but they Buocumbed
the fate Of their champion and departed in peace None
Of the police enjoyed the rare spectacle
l TALL'J Policeman Guerin, who cut
the German, Simon Newfell Barracks street some
nights ago was on Friday .rreatsd ia Mnsburs whittier
e had gone 20 talks passage the Mobile mail boat by
Policeman Richardson, who watches that ilk Oficsrs
salvatory and Brooks Who had been to the Bayou St
John to serve warrant accompanied Richardson and his
captive In shs carr. eoning to the city When the
/ Geptllyl Ridge Gusrn watched his opportunity and
darling out through the door nearest him eaped from
the car the train being under full Roadway at the time
He fell and rolled several times jumped up as if
hurt and darted out Into the swamp hanging and splash
ins through mud and water two Or three feet deep To
their credit be it said Richardson alystory and Brooks
i all jampsd Of after him, but owing TO the distance
achieved by the between leap and theirs
and owing 70 the violence OF their ooncussion with
ther earth usrin In making good his escape
The three officers searched for him some time but to
no purpose Brooks the only Of the crowd who
WAS hurt to speak Of in amptns from the ears and his
injuries were not serious We award the three police
man all credit for their energetic atsmpt reoapture
their prsoner-or there 10 regulation anywhere re.
curing policemen to peril their lives by Jumping from
tsilroad cars when under full headway.
] ASSAULTS AND BATTERIES. - Patrick and
Catherine Kelly were up before Recorder Bright So.
turday, on charge OF having brutality beaten Ellen
Kearns and kicked her in the breast on Friday evening
on New Levee street, between Bsnjamin and Hnnter
I agpnt tn til aAox