New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-19
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erand appeared before Recorder yesterday
make affidavit whereof the following ths substance
shanty the GENTLY Road her. seized her and
dragged her forcby to bis house, that there he pointed
poniard ut her breast and told her that she did not
take tine spell of from in his family whom she
had bewtched he would have her hearts best blood and
make her body special Offering to the Prince Of Dark
ness THE woman, learn, ID naturally afflicted with
the st Vus dance, and her family believe 1t to be lot
cast upon her by the reputed witch No arreats were
made yesterday, that We heard Of Mrs Sutherland ex
hbited thumb in proof Of the violence used upon
her. -
There is end Of the wonderful stories circulated
Of the Third District. 1t 10 said that Dutchman who
undertook to enter her ahanty, trausfxed like
oy @ Of ner that another got his
was utterly unable to get loose that the hands her
clock moved the wrong way and struck the back
wards that the bed, tables, and chairs jumping
about all the time, II inhabited by evil spirits The
story started BY police officer that the witch turned
into cat and escaped leaving human skin behind has
credence with the negroes particularly
VINO believe in the mysteries Of Queen Voudou yellow
Br VIZ tod that the Recorder got terrible shaking in
the shaking wouldn't stop The story spread and negro
woman called at the Office to inquire about it. The clerk
coraer's brother, who confirmed 1t with melancholy
shake Of the head. Good Lord, won't ye
lseuated rs che left with rolling eyes Several open
nouthed persons, who wished to the entry Of the
Witch's arrest in the policebook, shown blank
space on one Of the pages and gravey informed that
precisely at twelve O'Clock Monday night when the
witch turned into cat and escaped records Of her
arreat vanished msgicaly from the book! As NAV be
inferred from the above the police are having their
SAINT relief to the summer dullness In the Old Third
TRIAL AND FAILURE. = The Young
America" was taken to the New Basin last evening
according 70 announcement for her fret and trial sourt
10 new oreans An enormous crowd of people on
fmoke curied-the gittering thing woke up-aud the
water squrted The first performances not consd-
gered miraculous and while the crowd were hoping for
something better, the hose pipe exploded and soon
afterward the air machine followed suit The re-boya
thing would out fzzle and incontnepty damned
IT. Hold Oh, Nose! Wait awhile, sykesy DON'T be too
hald on me young stranger Youth like her better
awhile perhaps she's not accmated yet and eoud,at
stomach the green slime of the canal!
sr Winghed informs us that the accident was occa-
stoned oy the defect In the hose which, In Its explosion
forced the water back in manner which cannot well
be described between the air chanber and the docor
caung tne explosion OF the former. The injury done
Was tlnng and the machine considered as fairly
tested. NO -A'-''
ATTEMPT TO ROB A STEAMSHIP. Officers Far
re and COPELAND report that half-past O'Clock yes
terday morning daring attempt by four men
pursued the robbers and while doing 20 were fred Al bnt
missed they returned the fire. and succeeded in cantu
ring the sk and loaded pistols but none of the roh
bers. There was quantity Of Blood In tba sl;y ~ u
some Of ths robbers had been shot The river thieves
sssm e hays become unusually bold Of late from tho
hard times some other cause few piabts since cav
era OF them undertook to force their way through the
Of the lower deck Of the Belfast They
were uetecteu py tne Waterman the
them and shot at return by them The bullet WHY
zng close BY bis head They made their escape without
the booty they expected.
The THEATRICAL Row. = Henry Willis and
Henry Yard were arrested in the Third District on Tues
days by Sergeant Forno, for being concerned in the
demolition OF b. Ammons theatrical exhibition on sun
day night The row, it seems, began by the audiences
who were in . merry mood, "guying or sarcastcally
appaudng the performances which were in Dutch tbe
performers didn't like it, got tired of it, and wouldn't
come ont then the fun-akers got mad demanded their
IN nf fnrtbp
smashing the furniture lamps, and went into grand
ra hunt after the manager and actors 1t rather
ugly affair, from all we can learn.
The PERSEVERANCE AFFAIR.-Richard Finn,
the engineer and James Poole fireman the steamship
were yesterday examined before Recorder
Bright the affidavit Of Mr. j. B. Schroeder charaine
them from Information received with causing the death
o. man while coming up the river on the night of tn.
10th inst The examination resulted In the honorahle
dismissal of the accused the testimony of uumerous
VINO were on the steamer st the time showing
ehat the man was crazy-that be spraDg suddenly from
the place where he sleeping, and exclamiug here
they come ~ ran to the bow and jumped into river
ne mad smuggied himself board Galveston and was
required TO work for his passage His one knew
MAN DROWNED. MIR. VIM. Wilson reports
tnat at quarter to II O'Clock Tuesday night an un
known white man fell into the river at the foot Of Ton
louise street. and was drowned gray hat supposed to
have belonged to the man, picked up BY MI W and
left at the police Office
UPTOWN JEWELS. - Sergeant Forno tool
charge OF four hard Margaret Eizs and FL
len Kelly and Maria Whalen ten O'Clock Mt nipht
for being esd and abandoned and disgrace to sevanth
street, between Bscehus and Dryades.
BREAKING A BRIDGE. "A man named Denoor-
I'm was arrested on Monday afternoon for breaking a
bridge at the of Prosper st Anthony
In the Third District How he broke we did not learn
DEsERTER ARRESTED. "A man named George
warren was arrested on St Charles as deserser
from the U s Army. He belonged to COMPANY r. r1snt
Jones, and was locked up to await orders f
PARISH PRraoN pooord,.
sent James Bnrdis to the Parish Prison for
having stolen Etenne Jeunnices hat in the ysgetaS
Market, on the Both ult. s''"'ie
LARoENY.-George Hennings yesterday made
amasvlt before Recorder Ramos that on sunday MIGHT
iast there were stolen from his house on Cont
between Derbgny and Roman silver mcneil cola ~;
silver watch gold seals and gold min ana
DO 10 cash He suspected men named Henry Rishon
and Frederick Bolt arrested on susn;oio ~ pisnop
Do the Recorder discharged them for want Of evidence
a LOVE OF MAsTER.-Maria Rauseh. a sor.
want girl yesterday complained to Recorder Ramos that
sae on tbs day to the of
employer, Alfred Charpier, at No Il9 Rnmnart
street. to get her Clothes she grossly nsuitea hea
ana thrown out Of the house by Cbaper and ths when
70 give them up and tore them to pieces The swat
Individual was arrested gave bail to
when notified. ~ w "Prs"A |
Wholesale ATTAoK.-Six men, named John
ait, yenn Conn. Joseph Madden William ODopuell
Frank Mohan and Thomas 4. Kearney were arra;nnad
before Recorder Bright yesterday on the oomnlst ~
Ohar!es Clark residing the corner Of at John and
raVler streets, who charges that on Monday iobt t
while at the aksend of the New Canal he was
by them, and beaten by John Hart with a slnneshot
thinks they intended to to his life and that tba
visited the lake for that purpose They were all
% appear Tor examination the Esd inst Hart hs;
u Sooo 70 appear Conn., Kearney and madden Soo
Rnis Donnell and NOLAN to prison in defanlt ~
PAIL seventh member Of the attacking named Ianas
mas not been arrested Conn Is an ex nolicsmsn
anu hearney present polceman-but not the Ke.rran
attached to the Chiefs special force Wv 1>se'A'S
TIT FOR TAT.---Alex. Pardo, who has been
,usnng things so severely against the St. philn sreat
one yesterday got lick back from one If than
uan donxales went before Recorder Ramos and swnro
nat on the night Of the 9Th ns(the memorahla nsbt
'hen Pardo was stopped in fight with nisto sd
'ag OF money In his hands)-while he was b;,
en IN playing game Of cardan the notorious Pardo
AIDED by three equally notorious friends named
afa, and h Curlo pointed pistol at his breast and
Commanded MIN to surrender bag Of money which was
eiore MIN that not choosing so be was sot at and
alssea, lths was what made him mad) and the baa
away from him. by Psrdo, who madehs escape
has Wni,e TINS was going Verrers drew pistol and
~ and that the other two drew dirks and
aeo ~ the escape Of the said yerrera and Pardo The
Wo tatef were already under arrest; for the otbers
sarrAnts Were Issued 1t would puzzle Phladelnhia
awyer 70 tell which s the white side at this affair
DISMISSED Husbands, it seems can be for.
iVDg sometimes as well wives but such arc
we therefore call particular attention to the fact
1onn ksper Of No 1877 Poydras street. who had his