New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-21
CITY 1T T. M 3.

FIRE ON CHARITIES STREET. AT little after |
seven O'Clock last evening re broke ont ~ the whole
Chartrsa street opposite ths Bee printing office The In
hammable material in the augmented the flames
stories through the soutes and In incredibly short
space Of time the whole building roaring furnace
story windows in such volume that the houses the
poste side Of the street speedily caught Their
Ss le0 urn thew
have been reduced to total ruin The upper story OF the
Bee efoe which contaned the obprinting department
was destroyed and the remainder Of the building vas
almost completely wrecked by the foods OF water tilt.
| cred through It. as though it had been burnt
The stores either aide of the Bee Office were similarly
damaged by In the upper stories and water in the
stories beneath The houses adjoining the psrfumery
the opcian much damaged, and great part Of the
goods ruined Caer stores above and below, were
eoorched and disastrousy drenched We found it i'm
possible amid confusion and the floods of water pour
ing all around to ascertain enough to enable to make
m estimate Of the entire loss by both fire and water
which must very considerable The isemen were on
ground in excellent time ard worked with extra
ordinary energy the hook aud ladder companies doing
much than Ii usually required of them The steam
fire engine Young America, hauled up and stationed
In Bienve street bat not Until the worst Of the mischief
hnd been done We shall give the further particulars Of
4 the nre In to. morrow's paper.
Since writing the above, we learn that the loss of
MeesrH Poincslet Benedict and Mr.. Duhame ia esti-
mated jointly at $4,000 that the loas Mr. Leon
Pere the leather dealer next to the Bee office about
$4,000 nearly his whole stock being destroyed There
were thousand rumors to several persons being
wounded and Killed by the falling of wall but
are unable to find ont their names other particulars
FIeE--.frreSt Of Supposed. Incendiary-
about thres O'clock yesterday morning. fire broke
through the roof of onestoy attick brick bouse
Miro street, between ST. Ann apd Main. mikman who
passing discovered IT, and with the aid Of some Of the
neghaors put IL out before 1t did than damages the
roof. The house unoccupied belonged to French
man named Jean Martie, and was fully insured After
wards Captains Jack Adams and Youennes q Under
writer's Department searched the house, and found that
it had been doomed TO destruction by most akilifun
eendary. the found birthstone ptch-pne
sticks cotton wick saturated with camphene
ncatiDg with the lower story by wick and long piece
| Of + bougie', slender candle which can be
wound up BY one these eontriyances the fire had
evidently been started down below, some hours preT-
ously. The tin pan containing the birthstone and the
tin containing tho campheue not used identified
by Mr. j, "A. IL. Cheroz, clerk to notary on Condo
street, having been BY him Mare and it
further shown that Martie had been to enter the
u house previous afternoon. Under these cireum
stances order was issued for bis arrest ecers Labs
die and SuareZ executed and he is in the parish
Ilprson, awaiting an examination for arson.
Masonic TURN. OUT The Grand Lodge and
the subordinate Lodges Of the Order of Free
Masons turned out yesterday afternoon in full regaia
band of music proceeded out to their and beautiful
cemetery the Ridge Greenwood lin order lay,
with fitting honor the stone of tomb for Relief
Lodge No L. The afternoon favorable for the
sion though rather warm, and they made ue display
We could not be present the cemetery but informed
that the ceremony performed with oil the proper
| solemnitiss Of the e-honored order. t.
POLICE BoARD.-Oficer William Tennent,
who has committed for trial by Recorder Bright
charge Of extortng black mail from Miss Louisa Niles
of ST. John street. yesterday dismissed the police
by the Police Board before whom he had protracted
examination II being commenced at the previous meet
ing Miss Niles very pretty and also very wicked
if possible positive than ever that Tennent
| was the guilty man She is spnnky, also. A question
arising to the status Of another female Witness Mss
threw back her head with dsdanful air and said She
and chips of the block only she's little older
in the trade than ann There questions as to
| character after that
LITTLE HENRY The office of the Chief of
hv
the presence Of sweet little towheaded boy all covered
with dirt, who had been picked up on the levee as a
wandsrer two aborers and taken to the said Office He
was about three years anda old good English
that his Henry and that his father staid
steamboat. As his features were somewhat Germanc,
and neither picaynnes gingerbread could draw from
him his other name 1t was suspected that ne
Know Nothing procliVities He had idea whatever
that he lost and showed smatterng of eosmopol
tanism by watzipg aroupd II anybody whistled, and
throwing himself back Ia Tom Hyer any one bantered
him. He would then walk around with the swagger OF an
old sailor his all the time grave that Of minis
ter He really pretty little fellow, yet the com
plsest monkey have for time. We left him
tickling the officers and was late in the day before he
was called and IT was then that ne for the
| Henry Is one of the b'habes.
JOLLY POLICEMEN. - Two policemen of the
Second District. whose informed are. r.
Philips and j. B. Jacobs went bit Of lark Tues
day night in the Third District Wanting dance and
there being available music they kidnapped old
Adder took him forcbly to the Stockholm House
one of those famous jumping off places, In the Old
Thrd-and made him sorspe -yEt for dear life As
numerous other dancers Joined in the thing became
rather profitable for the house and 1t said that the
Jolly leatherheads paid five dollars for bringing in the
fiddler The old fiddler however was not without friends,
and come of them hearing how he had been treated,
made Sorte upon the Stockholm hole, broke up the
dancing and carried off their musical friend in triumph
There has been complaint made, any arrest in the
matter.
BREACH OF TRUsr.-P. Caporal, a clothing
dealer No. so Old Leves street yesterday had his
Charles Cohen up before Recorder Ramos charge of
having obtained $40 from him upon pretence that he
would continue to him to the end of the present
month aud then left for another store thereby
ting breach Of trust. He gave bail to appear wheE
notified. H.
SUGAR THIEF.-Jim Patterson was yesterday
sent to prison to await hearing lie is charged by
dscharging clerk of the steamer Allies W. Glaze with
stealing quantity of sugar from the cargo that boat
which sugar was found in his possession
BREACH OF TRUsT-William Cargiey, char
Bright on charge of having failed to account his
employer, Henry lille, for the of dollars col
eoed BY him on the l5h inst in payment for twenty
1 pear for examination on the 18th inst.
l. BLooDTHIRsTY. Johanna O'Hearn was yes
terday arragued before Recorder Bright charge of
entering Catherine Qunn's house. at the
yer and Adeiine Streets on Wednesday afternoon and
endeavorng force her way into GATHERINGS ROOM with
bloody threats in her mouth and cleaning knife in her
hand Catherine swers that Johanna made distinct
threats to cut hole through her Johanna gave bail
appear on the 18th inst
CHIvALRIo.-Frank Woods was up yesterday
on charge of having stormed Michael Wogan with
whole torrents Of combative language in his house
Rampant street, between Poydras Lafayette and
having dared him to the street. in order to
settle the feud between them by mortal combat He gave
bail to appear and explain his pugnaoity the 25th
WoRK- HoUsE AND FINE. - Ellen Maher, of
julia strset for sloshing around Wednesday night
yesterday sent out to her old quarters month
Drays 1878 and 1888 hned $40 each driving on
the wood work OF the levee.
Brutal HUsBAND.-John Sadler was yester-
day srrsigned before Recorder Bright charge of
having brutaly maltreaed his wife Ellen, their
dence st. John street between Common and Grayer
Friday evening last. Mrs. g. In dayt
that her husband raised chair her threatened to
strike her threatened kill afterwards threw her
out into the yard where he gave her uumeroul beat
ing and kicking The brute gave bail to appear on the
Il 25th
Il STEALING MoNET.--Frederick Meyer was up
yesterday charge of having stolen s42 from the
OF Xavier Winstorer, at No "a Sonth Market street.
on Wednesday morning In default of bail to appear
day. he was sent to prison.
II CAUGHT AGAIN.-C. w. Crosby, the Cherokee
accused of perjury who cut in the back by
officer Terrade while attempting to escape from him
week SINCE and had to be the Charity He's
pta made his escape from that institution on Tuesday
night. Yesterday he again captured made resist
ance and was sent to the parish prison to await his
animation. a..
TAKEN BY THE THRoAT.-Wm. Henderson yes