New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-11
cITY IN EN- 8.
CHARITY HOSPITAL, = Report for the week
udjur Friday evening, August TO- Mt O'clock


portion being In the first part Of the week.
FIRE.-A little after ten o'clock last night, a
fire broke out In the fourth story Of Messra aqus JAM
sona dry goods store No IL Charities street II had EVIL
The remen speedily the apot and prevented the
ses from descending than the third story There
was We learn little or no GOODS IN tns ssoras
damaged by the deuge Of water from above Tho cause
Of the fire the amount of loss we could not
The adjoining OF Paul Tulane Co. and Barrere
Brother were considerably moistened by the water
thrown.
BLANCHARD, THE DEFAuLTER.- MIR. e. Blessey,
who wont Havana by In order to intercept his
CLERK Blanchard who aseonded on the schooner Monte
gut with $4,000 not his own has returned lie Was for
unate enough to head Blanchard and induce him to give
up $4,000 Of the money! be would have given up more
who refused to part with a most worthy wife for de-
anlter Mt Bessey could have arrested Blanchard had
the g. Maroha been here whom heie that be could
nave mad warrant This Wac Intended for yesterdays
paper, but was accidentally omittedJ
ANOTHER DEFAuLTINa CLERK - George H.
Chahat the second clerk Of the steamship Louisiana
missing He Is accused of appropriating bis
the tre Of 1925 entrusted to him by person in
In cash, which shipped at the same place pre-
vious trip and placed In the iron chest Of the steamer
which he had access quantity of bullets having been
substituted for the specie during the passage The police
havesearched for him in vain and 1t Is probable he out
Of the country by this time
FAMILY POISONED --.Narroto EscnDe from,
Death--A widow woman named Cf1mmtnS, and her live
children two boys and three girls very dying
Thursday night from having eaton supper mess 81
cooked toadstoos which the bcya had gathered
the river In mistake for mushrooms In fifteen minutes
after eating they taken down deathy sick physi
clans speedily sent foremetics and pumps
brought into requztion-and the family were fortunately
saved Two Of the younger children however wsvered
between life and death till yesterday forenoon when the
skin of the physicians triumphed. Itwas fearful time
gather mushrooms or attempt to do so, without being
perfectly competent to distinguish the poisonous from the
edible kind.
THE SMELsER POISONING. IN the Accused
Committed for 1ria-The examination Of the witnesses
this concluded before Recorder Bright yester
day Nothing was elected from them: The counsel
for the defense submitted the without argument and
the Recorder committed the accused as ohargedyIz
Adam Scott az principal and Theresa smelser and her
slave woman Kitty as accessores in tbs murder by poi
eoning OF Levi Smelserfor trial in the First District
showing no emotion than they did during the pro-
gresa OF the examination They will have wait some
considerable time for their trial
GRAND JUNcTION.-The &c Young America %
yesterday brought out and got TO squirting water
to the bottom for the purpose Of boiling up the sand
which had Of itself worked up nearly sixty feet In thu
tubng-the tubing being down 400 feet The operation
was successful as the sand WIS washed out much faster
than could have been drawn up with the bucket The
junction Of two such notable things the
and the Great Hole in the Ground afforded much amuse-
ment and speculation with the crowds that stopped
to see The chief questions were, @Do you think tie
when do you think the Well will be able to water the
Squirt p? 10 neither Of which was any lucid answer
given, in our hearing The Young America" will keep
the work until the tubing Of the well is entirely clear
Of saud. -
ROBBERY. Officer Boullosa yesterday made
affidavit before Recorder Ramos that frem information
received, ont Joaquin Alvarez aided by friend
Mannei had broken open the trunk Of astranger
francisco Martinez who from ST. Louis In his com
pany and Induced to take up his lodgings with him
at his house. Bourbon street. between st. Philip
Ursunes and that he had robbed the said trunk Of $50
10 cash and quantity of ewery Further that as Alive
rez and his unsuspecting guest were to walk out
early yesterday morning and the latter not to return
suspected foul play Alvarez having been arrested by
Bouiosa sent to prison to awst examination Man
mel not arrested Subsequently kartinez turned UP,
and made an affidavit oorroborating Bonosas with the
further charge that when he started cut with Alvarez n
the morning, he led by circuitous route through
streets unknown to him. aud finally left in shoe in
Crescent Row. Rampant street. between Gravier and
Perddo stang, he left him. that he going to have
him arrested From all Of which appears that Martinez
WAS rather verdant.
DRowsED.-Some unknown man was seen to
fall In the river from the wharf at the foot Of Enghein
street in the Third District eight O'Clock last
night. He sank, and was seen more but his hat
which foated was picked and left at the police Office
II looked ike tine hat of lahoriDg mana reddish brown
summer cassimer hat, greasy and well worn.
THE PAscAGouL1 RoBBERY-J John Honkwortb
examined before Recorder seuzeneau yesterday on
charge of having robbed Mr.. Henry Glum of trunk
cething and $1b6o in money at East Pascagoula few
weeks since Henry Lund arrested accomplice was
permitted to turn States evidence and upon his tes
mony the Recorder sent Honkworth prison to await
requiston from the Mississippi authorities. After the
Missisppians done with himhoud they see proper
to send for him-hs will have to undergo examination
here again charge Of robbing Mr. Gottschalks jew
ery store Leyee street, the property stolen from that
store, may be recoeoted being found in bis house.
Doc BITTEN.-Madame Mallet yesterday COM
planned to Recorder Ramos that while che sitting
her doorstep, on Customhouse between Prieur and
johnson streets on the evening of Wednesday she wa
hsdlV in tfp hrto
aneighbor named Opel which dog she is constantly
at large and has bitten several other persons.
INSANE WIFE.-J ohm Lake, residing on Marais
street. between Touou,e and at Louis yesterday asked
Recorder Ramos to have his wife Mary arrested sent
to the Insane Asylum He averrsd that several
sons she had attempted to cut his eyes out with knife
aud threatened to poison both him and herself and that
her demeanor such to him to feel that his
life was in danger warrant Issued for the arrest
Of the unhappy woman.
A Coon Halter james Parker is probably
such DR.. johnson would have loved Six months
ago bound keep the peace for six months
toward Paul Arrison the very day after his bond expired
ON Wedpesday-he got after Arrison, unbottled the
vial of his accumulated wrath upon him. and offered
sire to whip him, and threatening to kill him At any
rate Arrison to all this yesterday and warrant
was Issued for Parker's arrest ~
A DEMoNsTRATION.-Lo Jardin was ar
raignsd before Recorder Ramos yesterday charge
having grossly nsulted and abused Mrs Catherine Eba
at her residence on Cont street. between Roman and
Prsur Wednesday and further outraged her by seiz
ing her husband by the collar and threatening to Whp
him He gave bail to appear for examination when mott.
fed. IL 4t
SALT STEALRRs.--Four vagrom women named
Ursula I4iverman Martha Fields Ann Marks and Mar.
guerte Sttterpn arrested yesterday for stealing
quantity of salt from pile the levee between Port
and ST. Ferdinand streetste two first at halfpast five
in the morning and the two last at ten O'Clock All had
salt In their possession amounting to two sacks and
basket full Ursula discharged Martha was sent to
the Workhouse for ninety days and the other were
remanded for future examination.
TREsPAss. John Kinsella was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Bright yesterday charge Of having
forcble possession of three rooms in Henry King
refusing yacate upon being ordered He was
ordered to appear on the 18th, under bail Of $500.
HosrnITIEs.- T. Byrnes and Mary Charles
aIraigned before Recorder Bright yesterday on
charge OF twice visiting VIM Buchanan Hat his residence
on Euerpe street, between Baronne and Caronelet and
acting such an outrageous manner to compel himo
leave the hours and seek safety elsewhere fixed for
the 18th Bail respectively $500 and $500: furnished
One Wagman was erragDsd on charge of violently
abusing and threatening Fernando de Cuenco, at the
Fixed for the 18th bail $780, furnished.
SWoRKHousE. Recorder Bright yesterday sent
out Mary Ann Kelly, the ten-yesr nuisance for sixty
days; Michael Mallory who had the with the poker
after him for thirty days David Donoysn found mapping
it on bench in Girod street. ditto and Joseph Vanle
who tried to pass for Waterman on Claiborne street
ditto. 3s
ARCHY MIIRpHY AGAIN The last parson tn Al