New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-20


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BOARD OF ALDERMEN There was meeting
Of this body last evening The resolution Of the Lower
spsrd appointing shs y,tious places q seStop u h
three Commissioners Of Election one for each precinct
were appointed, after which the Board adjourned :
JEWEL IN DIRT HEAp.-This was the smile
which forced itself upon mind yesterday, while in
specting the beautiful apparatus Of Hope Hook and Lad
der Company the Third District and the shameful old
shanty in which, through the parsimony poverty Of
the corporation It 10 kept The buildings rickety old
Frame with leaky roof loose sides and aoor whose
rottenness amounts even to holiness the holes 1t being
used BY the rain for going DOWN and BY The rats for
coming up The ceiling 1.-THE meeting room as vel, ~
of every other part Of the concern shows BY s stains
what shower bath 1T Is during storms and we are
inclined TO believe the watchmsn told the truth when he
said ocosely That during heavy showers he has lad to
leave the building and seek shelter beneath some neigh
boring awning The truck, which Is gem of beauty and
brightness we found In perfect pouice of and
cloth wiapperf put upon 1t to keep the moisture from
running IT'S beauty The man who showed 1t to undd
the wrappers carefully and tenderly. nursem might
disclose dangerously sick patient to thesyiew of doe
tor or sympathsing friend Really, this is too bad
The Hope boys are gallant deserving crowd-hays
splendid apparatus and are deserving Of better accom-
modations by the city. i7 -
The UNDEvELoPBD ROBBERY - Nothing has
yet reached through the police concerpg robbery
TO which we alluded in yesterday's paper Recorder
Bright and Capt. Moypan assure us that they know
nothing Whatever Of the matter Our information how
ever that the house in question searched stolen
property found in it, positive Whett this was done
by real or fictitious policemen say but
Informed that the matter viii not be Rushed u, but viii
before the courts in few days We were mistaken
In speaking Of the accused ladies the wife daugh
ter Of living merchant They are the widow and daugh-
ter OF deceased merchant but are still in such comor-
table circumstances and of aueh standing society as to
render the development against them wonder Of the
first magnitude.
DEAD:-J ames Clark, the aged slave belonging
to Mr. Brooks, Of Carroton, who fell from gallery q
the Second District police jail Station Tues
day evening died gu Thursday evening Deputy Coroner
Mitchell held inquest the body and that death WAS
caused by fracture of the ekull james seventyye
years old and in prison runaway. In view of
the fact that he was the third negro killed By falling from
the galleries Of that same jail since February last the
Coroners jury appended the following their verdict
We the jurors, also add that the unsafe manner n
which the galleries constructed calls for jmediat
action the part OF the Common Council Of the city to
place the prison in safer condition for the confinement
Of slaves.''
ARREST OF. A MURDERER Lieut.. Kearnev and
officer Dick Howard yesterday arrested on the lpyee
steamboat hand named John Briggs Aaron Brieg,
alias Robert Jones He is the who is accused Of
having murdered Hnother steam boatman named Buck
Clark by stabbiug him with bowie Shreveport
the 10th 2lst of November last at which time and
place he was arrested and imprisoned but escaped tng
the frat night OF bis confinement was offered
for bis arrest and sharp lookout has been kept for him
ever since but without success until in evil moment
be blessed the vision of Kearney and Howard denied
being the guilty when arrested and made some re-
sistaBce but afterwards cooled and wa taken be
fore Recorder Bright On leaving the presence Of that
fnnctiopsry for the parish prison, he exclaimed It's all
over with me now "a He will be examined in few days
A FAUX PAs.--District Attorney Tappan, in
harapguing jury yesterday forgot himself and ruined
citizens y Whereat in theatrical paranca the court
came down y sympatheticaly Come Of ye natyyes,
who were present interpreted the bull as an evidence
that the gentleman had been rather himself
in an eectioneerng way outo'-doors OF late However,
greater than be stumble sometimes. 1t was Henry
Clay, We believe, who, in his maiden address before
ycpum made mistake just the Of Tappau,s He
addressed his auditors that occasion gentlemen of
the jury!o
Down ON THE COFFEE STANDS -Commissary
NadaDd yesterday complened to Recorder Ramos that
the coffee stands in the vegetable market were violating
order Of the Police Board by carving on busi
ness after hours Warrants Issued for the arrest
of the different proprieors If this thing carried ont
of stopping the sale of coffee and its adiuncts after
hours u what revolution will there be in the markets
AMI what communion amongst the boarding houseless
patrons Of the same
AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-.Two blades of Spanish
chyay repaired to the famous battle ground back Of
Asiers day before yesterday order to their
offended honors by scing each other up with cheese
knives Just before the fight began rather Just be-
fore it DIDN'T begin, of the parties nukered and
mizzled Ibis legs ran off with him. The other in
spasm Of fury. drew pistol and harmless bullet
after him Tbs legs reached this side of the river with
their precious burden unharmed but the pistol man was
ciappereawed caaboosed overhaulpd Justice Forer
and sent over to he First District Court for trial
DARING INCENDIAR IsM On Tbursdav evan.
ing at about six O'clock the residence Mr. Green the
furniture dealer on Rampant street. between Clio and
up stairs went into the bed chamber of young ady who
stad In the house, started fire the floor beneath
chair, on which was hanging number of dresses and
then escaped. The occupant of the and another
young lady were In the front parlor at this time the
former having occasion to go back the gallery dis
covered her room full of fame. The alarm was giyen
and he FIRE pnt out by the neghbors before the bells
heard Of it, and before than the chair and
had been destroyed No clue was had to the
further than check apron which in the room
and not owned by about the house The servant
belonging to the house Was In bed and asleep at the time
of the fire.
Nor DEAD. -One of yesterdays papers an
nounced the death of young Basco who himself in
in the mouth few days since We are happy to state
that the announcement erroneous. MIR B. was
still alive and doing well last evening, with prospects offs
final recovery although the bullet not vet been ex
tracted from his head We sincerely hope that he NAV
recover, for he is represented to most estjmsbe
young man, who was driven to the de.perats aat nv
being expelled from home by his father for taking part
with his mother in family troubles that arose and
by being subsequently, ON that account discharged from
the service of employer who had previously held him
In high esteem. .Il- -
RoBBING. --Simultaneo with the firing of
Mr.. GREEN'S house on Rampant street on Thprsdsv
evening the residence of Mr. Herrick, doors Off was
entered and robbed of mantel clock valued at fty dol
lars Mrs Herek up stairs attending to her child
at the tmehad left the front door fastened but one Of
the paror windows unfastened Through this window
the thief entered and lifting the glass shade from off the
clock and sitting it on the carpet, made off with the
clock.
PUGNAoITIEs. -The following parties are to be
examined belore heGerdef bright on the sd John Wal
lace charged with choking, kicking attempting to draw
bottle upon and otherwise mareatipg officer Baptiste
Elo Thursday night at the of Apollo and CAL
Hope streets Charles Earhar charged With striking the
face Of Jacob Huth on the same night Carondelet
street and Madame John W. O., charged with assault
ing and attempting pitcher Mrs Margaret Careras on
Thursday afternoon in house Girod street. All gave
bail.
The following were up before Recorder Ramos and
gave bail to appear VIM. B. Hogan charged with bonn
harding Frank Wahurst with rocks and threatening to
kill him on the levee, Thursday morning, and with
giving Thomas Sleinfes coup de po,g yesterday morn
Ing, at the foot of Benvlle Sam Smith again
charged with abusing and threatening policeman Paul
Rousseau.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Assaults and Bat
ter1es.-Wm. Hynes, for assault and battery upop
Samuel Whaling the 18th inst the corner Of Ram
part and Poydras srses, and Daniel skey, for similar
treatment of George MeChrysta the 18th ult on St.
Charles street yesterday sent before the First Dis
trct Court by Recorder Bright after examination
Both gave bail TO appear for trial. .f$ ri
Widow Z. Is. Montam&t was examined before Recorder
Ramos on q charge of having beaten Sophie Bakais,s
slave girl Kinto while passing her house St. Philip
street the 18th ult The charge proven and she
was sent before the First District Court bonds Of
5000 Sophie was also examined a counter charge and
dismissed - s
The CRIME. OF PIGKPoCKET." This is the
literal charge which was yesterday preferred before