New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-10
CITY 1T E M s.


Walkers petition in the Fourth District Court
say in Saturdays paper that among the items In his suit
against the Propesors Of the Daily Delta for In
fuence 10 obtaining the letter list 1t was an entire is
reading owing to the haste with which we have to skim
the great bundles Of documents file for what little
cream they may possess The item which nstook 10
charge for direct legal services rendered by the Judge
independent OF his editorial services +a5
FIRE.--Four or five small one-story tene-
mens. belonging to Mrs Widow Keenan, and her sonin-
law Michael Hussey at the corner OF Perdtdo and Bolivar
night. How the FIRE originated could not learn fnr
Their than that it broke out In the attic Of one Of the
houses The loss we are informed is covered by ins.
rance.
This being the frst regular fire since the secession Of
the Volunteer Fire Department. 1t afforded lnstra-
ton of the actual condition Of things 10 consequence Of
that secession. The Stockton Company (oreauzsd last
week. the ground in good for new begin.
ners and four Eve other engines present. being
taken there watchmen and such citizens as were ps
trotio enough to lend hand. They all worked their
best the want Of experience percepbe on
side. Two engines that We know Of dragged few
equares in the direction Of the FIRE and then deserted
the streets Mr. John Adams the controlling spirit
the occasion, (r. Wingfed being sick) and demon
srated he has done countese occasions that he n
whole fire company In himself No attempt was made
to take Young America to the fire. being the edge
the swamp.
bad feature of the occasion Was the assebla1e Of
numbers Of the seeded 1remen and their manifestations
of contempt for those who doing their utmost
quel the CONGREGATION Conduct like this III calculated
to depreciate in public estimation the stand they have
tsken and hope that for themselves and for the
tatton of the city. they will hereafter stay away from
fires uness they feel like good citizens and desire 60 to
act We think understand pretty we'll the feelings Of
the great body of the seeding emen and feel that
they will not under any circumstances approve Of such
doiugs.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT. Election Contesta-
The Trial of the of Bell vs. Hufty at last
commenced before jury Saturday morning. The
plaintiff produced in evidence the returns and
Of the vote at the November election and the Of
Twelfth Tgeptysecond and Twenty Third Precincts
reeouuted in the presence of the court The result showed
nine for Hufty than previously counted set
ting him sixteen votes ahead Of Bell This with the
little delays collisions Of counsel and muor proceedings
necessary to the occupied the day and the
ourned to this morning at 10 O'clock Judge Robertson
in dsmisng the jury. warning them particularly to be-
Of outside influences.
j. Lugenbuhl withdrew his condensation of p s.
Wzs election Clerk of the Second District Court and
subsequently Mr. Wtz received his certificate Of election
SIXTH DISTRICT CoURT-Petition for Man
iamis.The Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan
Boys on Saturday fitd petition for udamus com.
pei the Commissioners and Agents of the McDonogh
Estate to fulfill that part of McDouogh's will which
If the Of tue estate to the
said society The plaintiffs allege that the will makes
obligatory upon the defendants to deposit the said pro
portion Of the revenue to their in one OF
cf the city banks until it shall reach the sum Of
100000 that the defendants have only failed to DE-
this but have adopted bylaws in direct violation Of it
and that the plaintiffs have Of knowing how
much should be deposited to their credit by this time
but believe that 1t exceeds $4,000.
DISCHARGED AT LAsT-Arthur Guerin wa.
discharged from custody Saturday by Recorder seu
zeneau after having been kept in prison day aud nigh
in direct violation Of law the charge of murder Rgane
him. having entirely failed the previous day, and
such manner that nothing left for the Recorder
the boy who made the affidavit says that bis son wa
put up TO the thing by designing and malicious persons
These persons, as aight have been expected,
cenardy to bring forward another peurer against uer
n Guern has had the boy Nelson arrested for perjuJ
and he is now in prison awaiting examination.
| ARRIVAL OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER ia
Brown seaman board the ship Columbia which arr
this port Saturday was hsnded over to the au
thorities on charge Of having stabbed c. H. kinnard
the mate Of the vessel about the 10th of August
from the Effects of which be died at Trapan
Commissioner in few days.
DEATHS FROM ISTEMPERASCE. THE coroner hel
| an inquest Saturday the body Of Henry Guth.
Swiss 20 yeas Of age found dead on hoard the ship Me-
Orleans, lying IN the Third District Verdict died Of
| posture and intemperance The German Emgraut socet
had paid his passage to Havre and hs on drunke
4 froc as he got on board the vessel
Also. an inquest on the body Of Melchoire Marti 4
of age found dead at his residence of Bier
vile and Derbigny streets. Verdict apoplexy caused
intemperauce He shoemaker, and had served tt
| country as a soldier In the Florida war.
| COMMITTED FOR RIAL.--Recorder Bright o
Saturday sent Edward McCabe and his wife before Ii
First District Court, to be tried for dragging polio
officer Into their coeehouss and threatening
| nate him.
Julia Ann McMshon, (who already awaits trial f
robbery was sent down to be tried for stealing thr
pairs Of pants from Mchael Muller's store at No. Ne
LeFee street
Recorder Ramos sent the notorious foreer or ratb
dealer in cham checks, John Burke alias Greenwoo
alias Wagner before the tribunal after due exam
nation No less than eight of his checks in udgmst
against him They at sight various city bank
for high 500 and for the benefit of divers
sundry shopkeepers in the Second District Johns ps
being to take the value of each check in goods saving
few dollars, which he would receive in good change ii
sufferers were enumerated by several months since
their respective suerings became known to the polio.
and it is hardly worth while repubishine the list no,
1t is extremely probable that Burke has victimized su
dry other people, who have preferred pocketng the
losses to exposing their simplicity. Burke's chances
Baton Rouge are extremely fatterng, After being du
committed By the Recorder, he WIS sent back to d
parish prison
Ex policeman Arthur Guerin was examined by Il
came Recorder and committed, to answer for stsbbine
German named Neweil Barracks street, in Septemb
last BAIL 5000
TO BE ExAMINED.--The following parties al
to be examined before the different Recorders in ii
course Of events:
Mary Desmond, alias Mrs Clark CHARGED With illegal
taking possession of the estate of VIM Clark the gre
detrment of his daughter Mary Rose which estate
still illegally held by Mary Desmond all in the FIJI
District
Ann Mcconnell charged with stealing pair of gate
from store at the corner Of Poydras and Ramps
| streets. Yz...z.%
One verbeck, accused by Bernard Alt of inviting h
| to tight duel in the Second District.
john P. Collins alias JACK Sheppard and James Broo
accused or stealing 81 70 from room Bnrgun
| street.
Mr. Dussailar,s slave woman Rosa accused of steali
lace shawl from free negro woman on Dumaine sire
Fanny Csre accused Of stealing piece of carpet fro
colored woman at the corner of Rampant and Custo
house streets.
Charles Bayou accused of stealing watch and cha
from free negro man while he asleep in room
| St. Peter street
Charles Cloud accused of swindlipg ]. ]. Herds,
the Third District
Henry Hitler, accused of stealing and selling Char
Farmers mule, in the Third District.