New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-12
CITY ITEM 8.

THE WEATHER. Noyemberish in the fullest
sense No sunshine for week. Sky nicely done up In
water eoors and the streets In mud color 30 much mud
and water In fact to warrant suppostien that the
clerk Of the weather has zone boring an Artesan well
somewrre up above, ID opposition to Mr. Grow Streets
wretohedy deetitute OF ladies' other cheering Objects
Splendid weather for suicides but ysprobably
owing to suspense about the election. -, 4 lr :
4, ARTEsAN WELL. This work progresses un-
der the supervision Of Mr. Grow The apparently inter
mIabe stratum OF watery sand IL OF length perforated
tum Of blue mari clay harder than any yet gone through
ens calculations Of the late Mr. Reed to be verified
as the work progre'sss. 81 go
CUsToM HOUSE,. The modern Cheops pro-
sresses as In past The big derrick gyrstes the
giraffe engine rotates and the sow-go cars VI
brate- all Ia the most mysterious harmony We have
we most reliable authority for stating that the nstu-
tion viii be completed in ell Its gigantic spendor some
OF these days, If not sooner. 5se4
TIE MANDAMus Judge Cotton did not render
mus on Saturday 1t Ia promised upon the opening Of the
court to-day - t' ~ = 81 :
U, 8. CIRCUIT Court. Tho Grand jury met
on Saturday and were duly charged by Judge Campbell
The principal part Of the charge upon che egaty Of
opening OF private letters by mail agents upon
any pretext Whatever. The Judge expressed himself as
startled that any public functonary should for moment
ne could exercise such power, and especially
Tending
The Of Postmaster Kendall Is rst on the docket
POLICE MATTERs.-Ther was next to nothing
before the different Recorders Saturday beyond the
usual drunken and vagrant Our inquiries after
items were answered everywhere in the YANKEE fashss
by Inquiries about the election Suspense in reference
the election prevails both sides and in all quarters
The agony will DO oyer in few days, we hope.
DAsTARDLY OUTRAdE.-We yesterday visited
Mr. j. Lewis gentlemen from tho vicinity of ustjn
Texas who Is confined to bis bed at the ST. Charirs
Hotel from the effects Of most wanton and violent
noon last by two Irshmen ut the cerner 81 Casacayo
aud Cotton Press streets In the Third District His
head Ia desdfully bruised and swollen and his face ali
tscoored from the violence be suffered He Ia besides
very weak from loss Of blood but will be abo to leave bis
bed in q few days. b. 5s7 +
Mr. Lewis informs us that be is stronger in the citv
having coms here TO attend to business in ons 81
the Federal Courts and that he had nothing whatever to
do with any the election exciteens OF Monday On
"Wednesday afternoon he went down to the Third Dis
trct to look for the house Of man with whom he had
some business While standing ut the corner above mem
toned being uncertain which direction to take his
was suddenly knocked CT by behind him, and
at the same Instant he received violent blow from club
o. the !sit side Of his head He staggered forward and
fell on bis knees and was Just about to RISE when he was
jerked up by cotton-hook which was thrust into his
back tearing his cost vest and shirt but mot hurting bis
body Up to this moment he had not either OF his
assaiants Turning round to defend himself as well as
posstble-being slender man, and unarmed-both the
,naans made 81 hin again the one with the cotton
With his arm getting cut In the back of his hand the
with the club 81 the same moment gave him
telling him TO the pavement. Both the Villains then
turned and hsd and all that Mr. Lewis can recoleot 81
them is that they we're Irshmsn Of the laboring class
AS soon as Mr.. b. recovered sufficiently to RISE he
staggered up to Greatmen street his clothes all torn in
the back and his whole front covered with blood ri.
hailed an omnibus but the driver refused to take him
he then begged boy to take him in his cart and the
boy refused he staggered on short distance and was
rapidly falling when some gentleman to his aid and
supported him to drugstore, where his bleeding
aunehed and then hs was conveyed to his room q. tbs
81 Charles Hotel whore be was properly taken care Of
The mere statement Of such outrage ashs carries
own comment.
An INTRUDER. Between ten and eleven o'clock
on Saturday night Mr. Wingfeid Chief of the Fire De-
pertinent, and Mr.. Goodrich engineer of the Young
America, were honored with q call at their room in !
warehouse on the eyee opposite the engpe-house which
call was acknowledged with all dus etiquette considering
the circumstances The Ia In third story and
80 parttioned that person climb into it over tn.
partition Several times upon retiring rest the two
unctonaries have been startled by suspicious noises
which they attributed to the ppng Of shutters 10 the
yenber gusts but at last just they rolling gent,
into the arms of Morpheus the noise repeated Wing
field opened his and by the dim light he was enabled
TO big fellow crawling steathy over the partition
just above his bed Being Chief Of the Fire Department
be had no hesitation in at once enachipg up his revove
and firing at the ~yarmnt and with the support of hi
rushing out to the villain villains
possible But the bullet had missed it's aim lodging
the partition inch or two beneath where the varint'
had rested and in consequence the said "varmint mad
his escape. The building was thoroughly searched bu
nobody found from which it s inferred that the ntru
der either effected his and exit through tho win
dow in the roof by means Of the rope which hun,
through the scuttles.
SMALL MATTERS. following arrests W,
CLEAN from the police reports Of Saturday and yester
day:
First District Julia Ebe charged with stealing WIN
Davis eoat and vest Henry Sweatiugham. the Thir,
District dog merchant charged with getting glorious
smashing the window Of Mr. Hoyt the batter of st
Charles street. Slave John, of Mrs. Phiipe found Sc
GREETED In Mr.. Boyles house on Tehoupitouss street
Catherine Toole, insane, found wandering on Fouche
street Frank Murphy Fred Shaver, Edward Mcdonald
James Donneily and black boy Billy, dray drivers fo
terious driving-fnsd $40 each. Richard Brown, ala
Horse Fly for sleeping lumber pile In Fulton street
John McFarsne and John Masters for kicking up roy
on draver street, and smashing windows and hunks ii
the ioek-up VIM Irwin Of Nayades street for beatin
and threatening to kill his wife.
Second District Mrs. B. spinder for assault and bat
terry on somebody. Mary Banon and some Mexican wo
man. for breaking windows and insulting family
Martin Banner, on Burgundy street Francois Armand
charged with larceny
Third District Joaquin Eusebis, for beating Mrs
Weaver in her own house.
Fourth District Catherine olNeil and John Brsnden
burg, for raising row in kethouse-John being
officer.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.-Recorder Bright OF
Saturday sent Julia Cunningham before the First Distrc
Court to be tried for breach of trust The offence con
sisted in appropatng 10 herself $50 which Cattle
rne Turner entrusted to her to get changed the 26
ut In default of bail she was sent to prison.
Barbara Schweifer sent down by the same Recor
der for having stolen $40 from armor In the house
her employer Mr. Walsh at No. 121 Tchouptoulas street
on the 18th Of June last. She, ALSO prison