New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-31
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blessed week has the sun smiled upon u.s. aud that
was very watery smile on Saturday mornng-rext to
no smile at ALL The holidays far outdoor jubila-
tions concerned have been dead letter Indoor
festivities and gaeties however, have waited the hours
brightly away to large class Of the fraction
which class have been driven to undue ntempe-
rance by too perpetual and close proximity to
stoves not ETC. For The and rational
tefated sunshne and without abusing the clerk Of the
weather for his past nggardluess We most respectfully
beseec Of him. for the love Of the children and the ladies'
and all that s lively, bright and beautiful. just to roll
away the clouds and let have decent Christian
holiday, If Frown, freeze, mist or nzzle just
you please for to-day Mr. Clerk-but do try and give
US beautiful day Tomorrow, to begin the year with
FIRE.--A FIRE broke out last evening in the
rear of the building st. Charles street occupied by
John Daniels Hope Hall, and John Travis pistol gal
ery The remen under the direction of the Firemens
Charitable Associstionths being the first fire since the
speedily the spot and saved
done however that sl5oO will hardly the ossMr
Daniels being the greatest sufferer The is supposed
to have started from defective stove pipe.
suIoIDE.-Francs Jurion, a Frenchman, COM
mitted suicide by taking laudanum, Saturday noon
in his room At No. IL Condo street. He baker by
trade and had but recently been discharged by bis
ployer Mr. D'Aquin. Being in debt and Of money,
and repeatedly dunned by his creditors he became de-
spondent and at last made threat settle
all his debts before New Years Dsy he had his
near eo Ss into to do 50 which as above set
Mitchell held an inquest the body and returned
| appropriate verdict.
| ACcIDENTs.-Pa trick Hanlan, an Irish labor
lying at Charity Hospital with broken collar bone,
the consequence Of fall he had Saturday from the
deck into the hold OF ship board Of which he
work.
also at the hospital being doctored for broken ribs
and bruised Intervals that he got Saturday night by
falling from the hay-ioit Of the stables. :
| A MURDER CoaPLETED.-James Drooney one
of the men stabbed Wednesday night in the general
melee in Nestors house at No 100 New street,
died on Saturday at his boarding No Jig the
| same street. post mortem examination Of the body
made in the evening" which demonstrated that death
was caused by the stab in question The ueua difficulty
Of obtaining witnesses beset the Coroner holding
his investigation which consequence he had to post
pope till twelve O'Clock to-day Welsh, the other man
stabbed on the OCCASION is in precaous condition
| at the hospital. man named Mahoney we have al
ready Stated y IN prison accusation of being p
cipal in the affair.
| VIOLENT OUTRAGE - An old man named
Francis Mooney dreadfuy beaten last night at the
corner OF Poydras snd Rampant by three men
nsnea JONI owen ana Patrick King His injuries were
reported to us as being of very serious nature. The
three Kings afterwards Malachi Keleys
by sergesns Dryden and Gruber and corporals Boyan
and Wendower. The affair founded upon an ancient
difficulty. Mooney and the Kings are ell Irishmen.
| BLOODY DoINGs ON ST PETER STREET At
4 about three o'clock Saturday afternoon frghtful
screams were heard proceeding the rear Of certain
house on st. Peter strset the Of Chartres
and directly opposite the Clerks Office of Recorder Raos
court. AS the evidently proceeded from iuye-
nile general rush was made and the few who were able
ANS
were heard, behed giant ndividuai-a man with the
form Of Hercules, the bearing Caesar and the mad
frown of Spartacus-hoding the screaming victim in
one hand and in the other dyed in human blood
he having Invested himself Of his rolled Cd his
shirt.seeves, thai he might the better accomplish his
| bloody purpose.
The spectators stood powerless and the giant after the
screams of bis victim had ceased, deliberately plunged
the body into kettle Of boiling water. and commenced
shaving off all the hair with the aforesaid bloody
All this was sufficiently appalling to the spectators at
mist blush but upon close inspection they discovered
that the giant individual only Coroner Forhee
Using his regular vocation of butcher upon an nfaue
pig for which he had snapped of turkey little while
before THE turkey had not been bought with any
rious design hut only out of pure sympathy the Coro
ners heart having melted at its tough hungry for
orn appearance as it troted disconsoatey drove
OF Its kind through the streets The pig was an un-
claimed or unsppropriaed pig that Street
commissioners department thad made Christmas present
of Deputy Coroner Mitchell who preferrue fashion to
luxury had snapped of for Forshees disconsoate ur-
Key and Forshee being of action, the rghtful
scene above depicted took Place the swap
| closed. 2sT7
| We said the dyed in human blood and 20 it
was Not being able to get butcher knife any other
knife sharp enough for the purpose the Coroner in his
desperation ran his hand in song the dreadful relics
his profession in the armor in his Office drew forth
the white boodstsined razor, with which poor
demented fellow in Aeiers cut his throat few weeks
ago. and the razor finished the pig in beautiful style
All comment upon this bsrbarous proceeding forborne
from knowledge that the pig which is now hanging nm
for New YEARS. freeze will be served up Tor New
Years lunch, tomorrow, at 10 o'clock precisely in the
Coroner's office. What Mitchell intends to do with his
oseonsolate turkey we haven't learned.
| FREE FIGHT-A lively free fght came off On
Saturday evening in coee-house at the corner OF Ram
part and Deord streets Fist. boots tumbers pitchers
and knives were promiscuously used but nobody kilt
The police nterfered and took quite number Of bloody
heads to the casboose The merits of the business viii
| probably come out to-day.
I VARIETIEs.-The following parties await ex-
| animation before the different Recorders:
Michael McNance and Bridget Carey charged by Dep
uy Street Commissioner Pierre Loise with rescung four
cows which be driving to the First District Pound
James Lambert, charged with knocking down Samuel
Moore and violently resisting officer Fulton at the corner
of Poydrss and Drysdes streets.
Mike Hare, charged with violently assaulting and at
tempting to XII John Layue, watehmsn on board the
steamer Peter Telon, and T. M Frazer charged with
making similar attempt upon John Callaghan
Joseph Redmond charged by Daniel ohrisy, with ta-
king battened door worth S. from the owned by
chrsty on Poeyarre street. thereby penetrating lar
\ csny.
Michael Osulliran charged by Thos. NOLAN with keen
ing So so gold piece that he entrusted to him to get
| changed thereby perpetratng breach of trust
Anne Duncan, charged by Julsna Crudo with stealing
door-key, bonnet and VEIL and So in cash. from her
| premises. ~
John Collie charged with swapping pisto, at police
man McGnn, who had arrested him st. Joseph street
| for disordsrly conduct
Madame Terey, charged with showering obscene lam
and stones into the yard of her neghbor Alfred
\ Rousseau, at the corner of Main and Miro streets
Mrs Perdley, charged by Mary McCsbe with breaking
open her armor and taking thereom SIS 30 in cash and
note for sll5 Second street. in the Fourth District
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.-Corporal Alexander
on Saturday charge of cutting the throat and endan
gerng the life Of James Buger Grod street. on the
night OF the I'd inst from which wound Buger was for
sixteen days confined to his bed As have previously
stated Buger got cut for violently interfering in behalf
Of prisoner whom Algeo taking iai-a female
whose cries OF distress caused Buge think that
bis duty to sacrifice his life in her behalf if necessary
The cutting being clearly proved and there being legal
Justification for it. Ageo before the First District
Court, under bonds Of $1,000.
Recorder Ramos sent Michael McGee before the Crmi.
nal Court for stealing four pigs Of lead from the steamer
Elephant, some time ago.
A. Marquee, A Padron and A. Duchi were sent before
the same court for assault and battery upon some uu
known Individual at the of Claiborne and St. phip
streets on the 4h Of September last prosecution be-
| ing Instituted by thu police officer of the beat
| A BLACK JACK SHEPPARD The slave Rich
ard belonging to Mr. eiraud has been recsptured and
is now in the Second District ock-up. He is the same
| black rascal who was caught stealing q ham out OF
Third District grocery aew weeks ago-who shot at the
fought the police and had be taken to the Gala
boose tied down dray-and made his escape the fol-
lowing night by picking Though the brick wall of his cell
with fork and letting hmsef into the street with
blanket. Richard is Niger Of resources and will have
| to be guarded with extra care.
| ALGIERs SUGAR MART
FNNHE UNDERSIGNED is now prepared ia
III storage for sale eshipmen, il ire pfoof
houses well lighted tie platform recently to BE-