New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-01
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| CITY EMS,
CHARITY H0sPITAL.-The following ID the re-
port Of this institution for the week ending Friday even
Ing, August d, at o'clock
4 admitted 5l5
Il5cnargea.' Zoi
Of the deaths lbs were Of vsiiow fever Being 20 ess
than those Of the previous week.
A GALE.--At ton o'clock on Thursday night
quite strong wind whstng from north
direction and continued without nermission up TO last
night y was accompanied a. first with much lightning
i rain, ali manner Of Clouds and sunshine II low
cred the mercury pleasant notch raised the waves
crevces In order to play pitch and with papers and
other light articles The city has not been moro thorough.
famed for years not even IN the equnoctial
We may possibly hear that this wind has been sohiev
| GUS elsewhere.
| JOHN GREENWOOD, THE CHECK SELLER. --Tbe
in which John Greenwood alias John Burke
John Waggoner has been defauding the unsuspectfpe
keepers Of this city several months past by
chasing goods and giving in payment check On some
bank for more than the amount get goods and
good money besides, almost exceeds belief Now that he
IL ID prison. other holders of bis fictitious checks
coming forward and stating their cases "t'
Yesterday Charles Fournier clerk in the store Of Lar
vassinf 20, on the evee between the markets. came
forward and gave up check the Canal Bank for so
signed John Burke or Burk-for which, and promise
70 more ne had on the % Of August let the rascal
nave 800 worth OF goods and carried the came to bis a.
sumed residence on New Levee street between Gaienne
and Erato.
Louis 7. Leduc who keeps gunsmthuc shop ON {onde
street between Madison and Main forward and gave
up check for S25 the Canal Bank and signed Burke
He declared that the I'd Of August Greenwood bought
get the money-stepped into q drug store signed the
check u question told the boy to the and gett
~ and that ne would wait there for the change;
This makes six dupee, far known that Greenwood
has taken in by few scratches Of his pen of
them complained as done for and considering
that Greenwood Ii old offender who has been out Of
the only six months IL Is wonderful how he
has eluded the police successfully It was not by
policeman that he was arrested at last A Mrs Knoll
whom he had swndlcd out Of quantity Of rewood with
Of his checks met him Nayades street on Tues
be uneasy that he would settle up she insisted on
sticking to him. he her leg bail and two other
and the check-dealer was checked by man named
Cosgrovs, who ran out from house with an appraised
axe; this man, hearing the womau's complaint then
probably be some time before Greenwood issues another
check. N By
ScHooL TEACHERS WAKING UP.-Coroner For
hee having opened the grand fancy bali given to the city
by her creditors and danced successful cotion with
her by sezng the First District Black Maria and the fur
niturs OF aldermanic chamber by which he
out hundreds Of dollars the unpaid schooleachers
have followed in his wake Yesterday they opened a
quadre with the city aud-having Judgments like those
Of the coroner-popnced upon the Black Maria Of the
while they were dsgorging their passengers front Of
the parish prison. They driven in triumph to a
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the First District carriage refused let the coustabIeg
deputy profne either carriage horses with his sscr
legous touch and soicaly drove them prison himself
Soon afterwards he entered Recorder Bghts court with
handcn in his hands and tear In his eye and asked
for the woIkhouse prsonersbeng reduced sgan to the
dsgracefu expedeDt of trottng them out on sbank,s
mare ALI this is bardvery hardbut those who teach
our young ideas how to shoot are but human-baye
mouths to FILL backs to clothe, and other items of ex
pense to supports and II the municipal udder refused
voluntarily to yield further sustenancs we suppose the
teachers have good right aech it as anybody else
Not having seen the programme of the ball, cannot
rifle. '''N' so''-
A REsoLuTE LADY.-A respectable citizen of
the Second District left for the North weeks since
she must look out for the thieves and robbers that infes
the citykeep the house close looked night not let
pedlars beggars come in the yard Tho wife acted
faithfully upon the suggestion but in spite Of her dscre
ton 1t her misfortune to be crcumvented after all
On Wednesday night having ascertained that every door
and gate secure she retired to her chamber After
disrobng herself and just she about to beake her
self to her lonely couch, vile intruder who had stolen
into the house during the day. and secreted himself
wretches whose only object In life is the qualification Of
their animal cravings-emerged from his conceaiment
and before the lady of his presence imprinted
audacious caress upon her ivory neck The lady did
not faint scream might have been expected: she
fortunately had soul equal to emergency encased
in an active robust body and with weldrected blow
of her hand she rid herself Of her assaant and compelled
him to make bis escape out at the window. But her
troubles ended several accomplices Of the
wretch who had been hidden In various parts Of the
then rushed upon her simultaneously she found herself
unable to cope with them; and with the energy of Re-
becco when pursued by Ivanhe she rushed and jumped
not out at the window but beneath the bar of her bed
mutering as she did "Plague take the usauitoes
In few moments she sound Hsiesp. This is an ac
tual fact related to by friend who has soul above
hoaxing.
ERIN GO BRAGH.--Who would have thought |
mat Tom Moore would ever become hateful Ireland?
1t was Moore we believe, that sung, |
"Fili the bumper fair .sa-.. =a="
For every drop we sprinkle
Ger the brow Of care,
smooths away wrinkle!'' 4
And 50 Tom Moore being troubled Thursday with |
'uperhuity OF wrinkles, sprinkled his brow with such
number Of fairyfled bumpers that he got eloriousv
trunk and wanted to whip all creation was 10 fact so
terribly wsrlke that Mr. Ireland Of Poydras street.
got afraid of him and had him arrested police found
his pocket loaded psto-not of those transparent
barreled Pittsburgh eontriveuces filled with Ken
lucky eornjuce but one of the noisy kind which his fell
owcountrymen love to pop away oonsprators and
midnight aasassnsn from thirdstory windows In
he willow, and he In the parish prison.
JOLLY POLICE OFFICER F. Fl
4enning of the Third District off, or rather came
Up town on bust Thursday night and not knowing
low else to let out the devil that in him. went and
apped gently at the window Of August Richter at the
orner Of Magazine and st. Joseph streets Richter who
lad retired to bed got opened the shutter poked
his head Lenning then seized him by the sonders
md without giving him the remotsst ukna Of what he
wanted with him. commenced hauling away at him with
jolly "yo.heavs-yo!n Richter resisted manfuly but
aimed on him, inch by inch At last and at that criti.
al moment when Richer's naval had lust passed the
utter edge Of the SILL Corporal Ageo along and in
erfered. Isnnng, considering that base and unwar-
antabe attack upon his rights as o private citizen
urned upon him and sbused and threatened him like spy
irate Ageo then commenced hauling away at him |
nd having right and sobraty his side succeeded IN
,dging him in Jail. The lively policeman gave bail yes
erday to appear on the 7th inst. '1,7
DuTIFuL SoN.-Peter Herman yesterday had
L. NJ Robinson and his little son nrrsjsned before Re-.
order Bright, charge Of conspring to murder him
10 that Monday afternoon at the corner of
Constance and Robin Streets he beaten and his life
threatened by Robinson, the elder while Robinson the
oupger about ten years old poked leaked pistol at him
doing SO at the express command of his father Robin
the elder Robinson the elder gave bail of $500 to
ppear the 9th while Robinson the younger got off
thont giving BAIL be being small that the Recorder
idn't see him.
BOUND OvER.-Michl w. Murphy was yester-
bound in $500 let Patrick Bourk alone for the
ext six months, he having menaced him with loaded
,volver on the Esd ult Margaret johnson was bound
in $500 to let Bridget Mccoy alone for three months
10 and her daughter having waoped Bridget and her
aughter on the 18th ut
SAvAGERous.-Deni Buckley was yesterday
rragned before Recorder Bright charge of hitting
artn 0'Connor with his fist and annihating his eaui
rum on Thursday week. at the corner of Poydres and
agazne Streets and Of assaultng him the same place
the following day and proposing convert him into
sld in his hand Denis furnished bail for his
the 9Th,
BREACH OF TRusr--Louis Wolff yesterday