New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-16


Total previous week.. 80 lo8 152
Decrease this week.. % -..@o 81
INQUEST. deputy Coroner Mitchell held an
Mark Collins about thirty years old who died in cart in
which he had bsen placed for conveyance from ship
the SECOND District to the Hospital Verdict congestion
Of the brain, caused by intemperance
FTRE.--At about six o'clock last evening,
fire broke out in old hanty out house belonging to
Mr. Godfrey and situated In the interior Of the square
bounded by Nayades, Prytania Mepomepe and Terpsi-
chorc Streets The flames next to the row
Of handsome two story frame tenements Terp
schore street destroying four Of them partially
sroyng the fifth The two first destroyed belonged to Mr
Noyes female Academy and the other by Mr.. Fallon
OF the custom house. The other three belonged Mr.
and Mr. Frank Haynes attorneyatIaw; the latter gen.
temans residence being the only partially destroyed
Therear buildings several residences
stree-occupied by Capt White, Mr. eke,top, Nix Camp
bell 1.-THE of two of the burnt houses) and chers
OF them destroyed and others badly scorched
The contents OF the houses generally were saved though
much smashed in the moving Particulars to loss and
insurance did not obtain but should estimate the
Ere loss at from $4,000 to $4,000. Madame Noyes is
particularly unfortunate this being her third misfortune
Of the kind.
\ ANOTHER The second alarm of fire was caused
by the burning Of Kitchen st. John street. between
oydras and Perddo streets next to the residence of Col
Christy The fire put out without the assistance Of
the engines which were promptly on the spot
FIRST DISTRICT Court. = VIM. Willow was
yesterday tried forentering house in the night time
with feonious intent and acquitted
VIM H. Harrison tried for the larceny OF box of
shoes worth 80 from the cargo of the ship Westminster
on the 18th Of September, and found guilty
Charles Roebuck accused Of larceny Henry st Clair
accused of carrying concealed weapon Samuel Beb-
LANCE. accused Of the came and Richard Antoine m o.
accused Of assault and battery upon white person.
all dismissed by notte prosequi.
The WATCHERS. Recently, some DEATH defy-
ing yagabond hooked officer Dan Busbys stick from the
place in which for little respite, he had deposited it on
his grassy beatLafayette Square The old man, find
ing his darling sheah gone said nothing he thought
good deal and on Sunday morning, the result Of
his cogitations, he leaned his newiypurchased sc--a
swordcspe-against Of his pet sycamores as bait
to the sharper who stole the other stick which sbarp
he shrewdly suspected In the vicinity He stroll
ed off, eisurey If he had forgotten the sck but kept
watch IT, roofterljke, first with eye and then
with the other He watched it walking he watched 1t
standing and watched it sitting but to purpose-no
thief greeted his anxious apeerings Dan kept up his
watch, until the thing became tame and then wesri-
some /; until at last in evil moment, he forgot the
STICK and went to conyersns with old ehum that he
met Suddenly remembering his enterprise he turned
the sycamore and 10 the stick gone! A sharper
eye than his had been watching that stick and himself
also and had made off with in triumph Dan az NAV
be supposed somewhat upset by this and would have
seized upon elephant had he detected the stick in
possession of such an animal. What he would have
done there ia knowing, but that his lefbowerthe
Irish beer sndapple woman, who watches the square
when he 10 gonehappened to be watching the stick
it SEIZED and described the who took it. Dams
oattail upcommony straight in and around Poy-
dras and st Charles, for while, and at last he
with the Rek at the of Perddo aud Carondee
streete in the fist Of Andrew Leon whom he straight
way had arrested and cslahoosed Yesterday was
arraigned before the Recorder and made furnish bail
for bis appearance on the 10Th Dan we learn having
chain made wherewth to attach to his person his Of
fetal baton hereafter.
The RESULT OF One MANS IMPATTEEcE.
On Sunday night about nine O'clock the Canal
street ferry landing who in hurry to get
Agiers, and who found skill there to take him over
seized the bsl-rope and pulled away at it for little
while with the unnecessary vgor thatmpatence always
lends neighborins engine bell took 1t for alarm Of
frs among the steamboats, and repeated the alarm and
in another minute all the bells in town ringing all
the wstcbmens rattes springing and several thousand
good citizens endangeripg their necks by flying up and
down the streets in the vain quest of FIRE. Mr. - the
keeper Of the coffee house at the OF perido
carondet streets out to where the fire was and
during bis brief Absences his money drawer robbed
Of $3.50 in cash which be had in striped cloth bag The
thing neatly and completely DONE there being pos
he clue TO the thief disGoyerbe 1t probably DUR
ing this excitement also, that Recorder Brights office
was robbed All this, perhaps is not fourth Of what
happened on Sunday night in consequence of the impa
thence of one itsmpered individual, who instead of
quietly taking his seat at the landing and waiting little
bit for the sk which at stated intervals during
the night needs aeza the rope and ring away
as If time were worth thousand dollars minute
In CONFIRMATION negro man named
Archy yesterday atrgned before Recorder Bright on
charge of being free and having right to remain in
the State The dsrkey claimed to be slave belonging to
Mr. Heath snd was sent to JAIN there to remain until
that gentleman haical for him Looks odd don't it
nice nut for Greeley Go negro accused Of being
be drivsn out Of the State.
free buck, named VIM Blackstone was up before Re-
eorder ssuzenesu on charge Of being in the State in
traventon law ando carrying concealed weapon
having had slung the upper half oaded cane
slowed with bis leg in of bis boots He denied
that the thing was weapon that he had it
asserted that he 1t cane that it broke
that he put the best part of it In his BOSOM that
slid down into his boot He was ordered to pay fine of
S25 or go to prison-and to prison he went.
THE GREAT BREACH OF TRUST CASE. We have
has call cd nm nv Mr. Vim ,rl.n
in the Third District charge of breach of trust we
have already mentioned. He that he is not
animal The bic of rope that borrowed of
Mr. Lea, used by him in leading home colt which
he bought at auction at the pound andwas SO old and
apparently worthless that he threw it away Sinking
the poundkeepsr could want him to return such tribe
The will come up before Recorder Seuxeneau in
few days and then the public suspense in reference the
matter will be terminated,
SLANDER.-Alex. Thomassin yesterday COM
planned to Recorder Ramos that one aroque and his wife
had been slanderng him at terrible rate A warrant
was put into the hands Of officer; the officer put the
warrant in his hat put the hat his head and then
went out II was expected he would turn up
later.
A SERENADE. 80 Hermann Bruning, who
keeps boarding house No 128 Poyras street yester
day had Charles Berkenstork and Charles Gerchowsk IN
before Recorder Bright for treating him to lager beer
serenade Sunday night He that they smashed
one of his windows stuck their heads inside sung
song betting the Internal regions obscene and bolster
Gus was it. He further accused Berkenstork Of disturb
ing the peace of his house for the last fortnight by his
very african conduct In default OF bail to
Wednesday, the diaboca singers were sent to prison.
The RECORDERS OFFICE ROBBED -.-At some
time during Saturday night, Sunday or Sunday night
Recorder Brights court was entered BY some I'M
known thief who forced open the in which Score
ary Trepagnier kept his tin cash box forced open the
said box and carried its contents consisting of
500 in cash, and suudry papers.
ALGIERs, visited our little ois a -pis yes-
terday, and found it hope always to find tnothing
going on in the police line going on ia the
manufacturing line-ths blacksmith's anvil the cauk
er's hammer, the csrpenters saw, and the founders
sledge sending up brisk inspritipg chorus from one
end Of the town to the other Everybody seemed to be
busy and contented.
DEATH OF BoY FROM INTEMPERANcE Early
yesterday morning. sk found floating in the river
opposite Deord street, and In the sk dead
body Of VIM Smith, youth apparently Of the wharf rat
GLASS about sixteen years old The Coroner yesterday
held an inquest upon the body and returned verdict
that the deceased had died of apopexy by ntem
peranoe To meet such DEATH at SO early age how
shocking it seems What miserable, homeless friend
less, cast-o creature the poor boy must have been!
NIGGERs PECcADILLoEs The police books
SO full OF negro Of late for petty offences of
different kipdsarcenies brawls, etc. that to particular
number of black rsscas were up before the diff rent Re-
corders different charges under which they
were sent to jail to await their masters orders-be rst
order generally being greasipg with hickory OIL
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NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS.-Th ASSESS
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