New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-19
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YESTERDAY. The weather yesterday was
bright and beautiful and acted npon the city like magic
The streets were perfectly alive with people, and the dry
goods and fancy stores literally gorged with ladies making
their Christmas purchases. Canal street at mid day
resembed Playground more than street, Yre-crack
sfs are beginning to pop bsky and the droves OF tur
keys that rot about the streets are decimated daily
Every thing speaks Of Christmas.
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Suit for Dioorce.
Elizabeth scoye yesterday asked this court dissolve
Sheasks it because she has ascertained that when se
married LorDg in 1853, he had wife OF six months
priority residing in Georgia and that the said Long
has left the state she wants to be single again Judge
Reynolds ordered the suit to proceed and appointed
Mccarthy, Esq, to represent Loring.
SUPREME Court DECISIONS. Monday, De-
etnabr II Farley, Jurey & Co, appelIees Hewson
Ell ais appeans-Appeal from Fourth District Court of
New orieans-Judgment affirmed Lea, j.
John McD9nogh vs. Martin Gordon Jr, appellant ex-
@ ecutors Of John MeDonegh, appeses District
Matthews Finley Their Creditors and the Creditors
Of Matthews, Finey& Col A. Finley ais appeees,
n. B. Keene, opponent and appellant Fifth District
Court--Judgrent affirmed, Merrick, Gu.
John Watts Go, appeilees Captain and Owners CT
eesvs Captain and Owners of steamer Saxon appeants
Third District Court-Judgment affirmed Merrick G. J.
Marion L Heddrck. appellee, Vs. Thomas and Charlotte
Banister appellants-Fifth District CourtJudgment
versed. Lea j.
r. A. Van Horn, appellee. W. c. Templeton and g.
Vanderbilt sppellsnts-J s. Mccroskey, appellee, vs. "
G. Templeton and @. Vanderbilt. appellants-Lewis q.
Neal, appellee. w. G. pleton and G. Vanderbilt
appeliants-Ffth District Court-Judgments reversed.
spoferd, j. The appeees passengers by the Van
derbit line of steamers from San francisco to New Or
leans and sued for damages of $1,000 each for the failure
of the company bring them through as stipulated by
which they detained about three weeks Juan
The jury in the District Court gave verdict of $3.50
damages to each The Supreme Court decides that the
company can be held responsible for only days of
the three weeks and the expenses of the appeees
those ten days but 81 SO per day they entitled
the costs respectively
George Mather appellee, vs.. james Harrison s. Co,
appeliants-Fifth District Court Judgment affirmed
Buchanan j.
I Ann Harvey, + W appellant, vs.. P II. Mousseaux,
appelleeFifh District Court-Jndgment affirmed. yoor
Moses Greenwood s. Co. appellants, Vs. Richard Coo
per. master, and E. R. Page ais owners, of ship St.
Peter. appellees-Fifth District Court-Judgment
versed Lea, j.
State of Louisiana appellee, vs.. Salvador Prats ap-
pellant-First District Court-Judgment afirmed-spo
Christopher Glapion, appellee VS.. G. Montanat and j.
g. Montamat, appelants-Fifth District Court--Judg
Eent affirmed. Bnchanan,J.
Salter s. Marcy, appelia mtg W. A. High appellee
Third District Court Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT reversed
Buchanan,J.
Samuel b. Touge appellee vs. F. Kennett l. Co., ap-
pellants-Fourth District Court-Judgment reversed.
Merrick G. j.
Succession Of Daniel Clarke on the application of Mrs
hTra Clarke Gaines for the proof of the will of Daniel
CarkeMrs Myra Clarke Gaines appellant, absent heirs
Of Daniel Clarke appeiless-second District courtJudg
ment reversed alleged lost will ordered be probated
and Francois De Ia Crox appointed Parliamentary
tor of the same. Merrick, C. J.
RECORDER SEUZENEAU's CoURr.-The only pro-
ceedng Of interest in this yesterday was the
examination Of Benjamin Legget, charge Of having
stabbed German on the day of the November election
There was no evidence whatever against him. the
Recorder had to discharge him, He is to be examined
another charge Of in the election ARRAYS
which it is very probable will also end in smoke.
RECORDER BRIGHr's CouRT.--George Welsh
and James Wilson yesterday after due examina-
tion before the First District Court withou. benefit
of bail be tried for knocking Peter Faherty
Jim Of nut he MIA of tIa
Fulton street, between Julia and st. Joseph
Luke Flynn arrested on st. Joseph street danger
and suspicious character sent before the First
District Court for having had loaded pistol in pocket
He did not furnish bail.
jesse slave belonging to Mr. French was sent to the
parish prison for having had slungshot in his pocket
Michael Dolan the work. house for a sus.
pected intention Of robbing drunken on North
Market street, on Monday night
Samuel Hart accused BY John Smoker of stealing his
watch and chain worth $780, beneath his pillow on
board the Rapdes examined aud discharged
for want of evidence The testimony, however showed
him to be rather elegant blowhard he having during
the trip down Red River told it confdentialy Smoker
and Others that he nephew of Mr.. Hart of the firm
Of E. j.. Hart Co.-that he had $4,000 invested in
business No. u Magazine stree-and other like fc-
tions Besides this he attempted to sell Mr. Smoker his
note New York house for $3.50. Samuel will evil
IDENTIFY bear Watching whether he took the watch
The following parties were arraigned: Patrick McGin
charged by Patrick Murphy of No. 80 St. Joseph
with knocking him down and beating him Religious
street. and then repeating the operation the
Richard Auuunciaton streets; fixed for the 2sth
bail furnished. Philip Connors accused by Patrick Riley
of having with the aid Of James Connors and two other
men, dreadfuly abused him and wounded him with some
sharpponted instrument fixed for the 2sth-bail fur
nished. Frank Mohan, charged by Elizabeth Graves
with continually abusing her and threatening her life at
her domicil Perddo street; fixed for the 2Sth-ba
furnished.
RECORDER RAMOS CoURT.--James Wallace,
accused by s. N. He Of breach of the extent
of $50 yesterday discharged by virtue acable
agreement with Mr.. Hte.
David Wooster, Florian Fremont Antoine Ulrch and
John Clsry separately charged with larceny dis
chargedowlpg either to lack of evidence absence
prosecutors Numerous parties accused of and
breaches of the peace were also discharged.
lot of huckters arraigned charges of selling
ordinances well of the Commissary They gave
bail to appear when notified MIR Fourier was also up
for obstructng the banquette
arA1s streets, with boxes, barrels etc-the barrels
one occasion being filed with rotten meat.
Warrants issued for the of Julia Dancivich
accused Of continually getting drunk scandaizng her
husband and beating her children without cause, at
corner of of Canal and Besn Streets Joseph LEVEL ac
cnsed of violently beating Charles King in the IRENE
Market B. Lacose accused of throttlipg scratching aud
throwing down Maria Bartha in the Beef Market
ing upon her coffee cups; Ambrose VOL, accused of
beating and trying to cut Wilhelm Mehrtens with knife
in his store on Hospital street.
Burgess sent before the First District Court for
stealing basket of tomatoes from Jean Cartes in the
Vegetable Market on the 10th ult.
George Brown sent before the same court for q
breach of trust in failing to ten dollar note
which Catherine Feigmsnn entrusted to him to get
changed on the 18th ultimo.