New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-23
Telesrapbeo to the Iailn Crescent.
THE EASTERN MAIL.

MOBILE. July 22.-New York dates as late an
iue were received by the mail day.
Men Stabbed.
Theree men were stabbed at the New Market,
IN this city, last night.
SAD CONFERENCE.-The have already men
toned the circumstance Of woman and child |
being accidentally shot few days ago at the
camp ground Of some New York troops, near
Kingston, while parade was going on The
Herald gives the following particulars,
The cry was raised" A woman shot la wo- |
man shot !" Whereupon rush was made to |
part of the feld where woman was seen to fall. |
She raised herself to her feet, when to the hor- |
ror Of all present, young infant was found in |
her arms, wounded in the head by bullet, and
and its blood and brains scattered over the face
and person Of the mother-as she afterward
proved be.
The greatest excitement snsued, and the fe-
males present manifested the utmost feeling for
the unfortunate mother, and were profuse in
their offers Of assistance, and SO affected were
many Of them that thew shed Tears The
wounded mother and child were taken to a tent
and a doctor sent for. TWAS found the wound
was caused by bullet, which had first struck
the breast OF the mother, passing through the
mamilary glands, and then entering the frontal
lobe Of the child's head and passing out at the
top, and again wounding the mother by break
ing the bone Of her arm. Nor was the course
Of the ball here stopped, for it struck young
man, but without ipjuring him much. The
child, which was about ten months old, cannot
survive, but the mother is pronounced out of
danger. a
The wounded woman is the wife Of Jeremiah
Cassel, farmer, who lives about ten miles back
Of Kingdom. The ball was found to be fiattened,
and had piece Of bone attached to it, How it
got intoo one OF the muskets is q mystery. 1t is
surmised that itcame from the Second company,
Capt: Shaler's,) who were directly opposite
Mrs. Csssei when she fell 1t further appears
that they had been shooting at target in the
morning. and it is surmised that ball cartridge,
by some mistake, was mixed with the blank
cartridges, and III the excitement Of loading the
difference was not noticed by the person who
sped the fatal bullet The officers state that all
the muskets we're carefully examined, and they
cannot understand how the disaster could have
occurred.
The men are loud in their expressions of
sympathy for the bereaved and wounded mother,
and the affair cast gloom over the gala day,
which was progressing most pleasantly to all
concerned.
In order in some way to atone for the mischief,
o collection In aid Of the woman was taken up,
and nesrly thousand dollars collected The
ball, which was to come of in the evening, and
for which great preparations had been made.
was dispensed with, to the'great disappointment
Of some FIVE hundred ladies, who had come from
New York and the surrounding country to par
ticipate in the festiyity. The grand review was
also postponed. Indeed, the unfortunate occur
renee put 9 step to all the pleasure the Guards
anticipated.
MAHrIN NARGRAvE's TRANoE.--A correspond
emit Of the Galveston News gives the following
account OF recent occurrence in the village Of
Edinburgh, Hidalgo county, on the left bank of
the Rio Grande. 1t is very good.
Martin had been on spree-.a thing that per-
sons Of experience say it Is easier to get on than
TO getof-and he had gone it with all earnest
ness until e black spirits and white, blue spirits
and grey" mingled iu his minds eye. In short
"the man with the poker " threatened Martin,
and medical assistance became necessary. Es-
culapus drugged and leeched him, but it soon
became apparent to his friends that he had gone
| too far-that he had seen his last spree and
drank his last bottle. The sick man fingered o
short time and died Then his friends, plying
his frailties and lamenting his untimely death,
speaking Of his good qualities and CLOSING over
his few bad ones, hoped for his peace in the world
| beyond the grave, Lumber was very scarce,
none being nearer than Meals Ranch, to which
placed Mexican was dispatched for boards to
| makepoor Martins coffin. The man in charge
| Of the lumber, when the messenger got there,
refused to sell it without an order from gem
tleman who, at that time, happened to be in
Brownsville, to which place the messenger hur-
ried, and, finally, he ACCOMPLISHED his errand.
When he brought the lumber to Edinburgh some
nine days had elapsed, and in the meantime
Martin corpse had been stretched out after the
/ custom Of the country. and lighted candles kept
constantly on each side Of it. 1t was watched
| night and day by Mexicans, who, as usual, in
| dulged frequently in little game Of monte,
which served to tighten their charitable labors
| On the ninth night the interesting game was
going on; 's lay out" having been made on a
| blanket on the floor, around which the betters
were congregated, when the corpse rose up on
end, with its TWO thumbs tied together, as it had
been prepared for the coffin. It was not neces-
sary for it to speak to dispense the monte play
ers. They hurried off, pell NELL, frightened as
only such superstitious persons can be- Martin
| got up and took good care to secure the loose
change left by the fugitives. He recovered, and
is, this day, o healthy man. The fact Of his
trance is vouched for by undoubted authority,
and is perhaps one Of the most singular that has
ever occurred.
| Martin complained that he had to foot the
| tA1ihSSpooesAy
his coffin, and six and half pounds Of candles
which had been burned in lighting up his corpse,
which covered all he had gained from the monte
players
| During his trance, he says he recollects but
one circumstance. He went to hell and knocked
at the largest pair of gates he had ever seen or
thought Of The devil and Major P attended
| his summons, and the former enquired what he
wanted. He replied that he had been ordered
there, and he wanted to get in. Major P
| then interposed, and said he knew Martin, and
wonld 20 out and let him in. No you don't"
said the devil, you stay where you are, Pll
attend to this man myself"
BEER VS.. PoRTER.-The New Haven Palla-
| dun says
| One Of the oolored porters that frequent the
vicinity of the station house, was this morning
saluted in q novel and ludicrous manner. As
the Individual was leaning against the corner Of
the station house tower, wrapt in contempla-
ton Of his surroundings. hand-truck was
being trundled past, when one of the wheels
struck the curb, and the bung Of half barrel
of beer was started out by the shock, The con-
tents took direct aim at the porter's head, He
sprang into the air SO as to take splendid
stream in his bosom = then turning directly
| about, received the remainder of the contents
| in the back-in the meantime making vain en-
deayors to lengthen the distance between his