New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-25
CITY ITEM 8.

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WINTER. ~ Yesterday was tho coolest day BY
| some degrees that we have hsd yet Though the SUI
shons brightly the town WAS all in SILVER and coal fire.
and heavy eIGhtnE xs5s prime uausies The chang
Of the frtons that ths clark Of the has bseI
sndulgng In Of late. Whether to-day will be dark O
bright hot or cold, ID more than rouid undertake Il
predict. Y. = - r.. In r. ~.
FIRE.-The upper part Of Peter Fernell'i
clothing store, No New Bssn Julls street side wa
somewhat damaged BY fire yesterday the rsmen fortu
The rs Il ia ~ 70 cs1bt from suark from ~
neghboring paning-miil from which cause the same
house once before caught hrs.
| PROBABLE MURDER. = A man named Daniel
Backstay was beaten in the head with haudrou in his
own house. on Tchoupitoulas street, st. Mary,s
Market, at haIf-past O'Clock last evening, by man
named james Baker His skull was badly fractured and
live Baker was afterwards arrested bv o,csr. Idn
| and Laurie, and lodged In jail.
ANOTHER PROBABLE MURDER Two prisoners
10 the Workhouse, named James Chapman and Patrick
Nolan got into wrsnge In their cell at quarter to nine
O'Clock last night which ended by Chapman sezne
the butcherknfe belonging to the ceor rather seepDS
and eating roomaud stabbing Nolan no Iess than nina
a N parts Of the boay some Of the wounds
charity Hospital and 1t was thought be would not survive
I'll morning Chapman brought In and locked up in
the OLD jail under the Recorders office.
SUIT For DAhAaEs--The following petition
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The petition Of Richard Murphy residing 10 the CITY
OF New Orleans respectfully represents that Capt Bu
och master Of the steamship Black Warrior. william
Frely engineer Of said steamship and Marshall whose
christian name is unknown to petitioner jointly and
severay indebted to yonr petitioner In the sum Of ten
thousand dollars and upwards this to wit That said
defendants did the 22d Of October instant at about
II O'Clock assault your petitioner on board of said
steamship without any provocation whatever and
your petitioner between the deck said vessel and
there put heavy irons both bis hands nv
chain and raised his hands high as possible above
MS head IN standing position and in this painful and
suffering stustion he left by said defendants until II
O'Clock ut night when defendants lowered his hands int
stu kept them in irons as aforesaid without any food
than hardly enough OF bread and water prevent
Vation until yesterday Tuesday, afternoon O'Clock
when your petitioner succeeded in breaking Of said
irons and making bis escapa from said false and illegal
Imprisonment that the sueripgs Of your petitioner an
ring the whole OF said false and cruel imprisonment
a s,4s sna hi ne T.s PSs In jeopardy etc
and made to furnish security for his appearances in
dwsr to tho charge embodied In the petition. g..
SELLING TO SLAVES. - Luke MONAGHAN
Hope Streets to be examined on Saturday on chsras
OF selling glass Of brandy TO Mr.. Samuel stswart;s
slave man Joe on che 18th inst. He out on bail.
WIN. OHearn. keeper Of grocery at the corner Of
Camp and Thalia streets to be examined on the same
day, charge OF selling horns Of brandy TO Leeds d
Cos slaves John Weston and Beverly the 18th inst
I DECIDEDLY Cool. - Tuesday night was A.
rather cool night but we think the cooness Of
Raymond considerably exceeded that Of the westher
Frank Mariana swore to Recorder Bright that between
eleven and twelve O'Clock Tuesday night while be was
absent from his house Basin street. between rayiar
and Common his said house entered by the Aforesaid
Raymond, who locked all the DOORS refused to admit him
when be returned and kept him out all night. In de-
Iaut OF ball 70 appear for examination the Both inst
Raymond ID In prison.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT. - Mary Horne. alias
Mary Ann Horan was yesterday tried for larceny and
acquitted. ~, = = :
Thomas Hamm!ll vas tried for carrying concealed
Victor Barbet WAS tried fer harboring slave, and &C.
Lucinda Reed accused Of larceny, was dimisssa by
nolle prosequi.
Committed FOR TRIA1..-Larceny.- vii.
low alias George Brown yesterday sent before the
First District Court BY Recorder Bright to be tried for
stealing coat worth SIS from Alfred DsBancs Office
No "a New Basin shell side on the evening Of the
18Th inst. Willow had addressed letter to the Re-
eorder begging to be sent to the Work but his
prayer could not be needed and he was sent to the parish
prison instead.
RESISTING AN OFFICER. = Recorder Ramos
sent Nicholas Dillon before the First District Court to be-
tried for having violently resisted policeman j. Tor
mey and tore hs clothes and cut his hand with cotton
NOOK ON the 1oth at on the eyee. In default bail he
was sent to prison
CAUGHT.-Jean Germain, the free negro who
stabbed Jean Lsrieux, Of the status on Monday
night in the Third District has been arrested and Ia in
prison awaiting examination. Larieux bids fair to re-
cover. -. -.
3 ASSAULTS, EIG.-LnaFle9 UlenIz, charged with
chasing and beating Louis Kennck the corner Of Rob-
ertson and Hospital streets, on Monday night Michel
Bre charged with pummeling Pierre Malard dit Lssur
IN tbs Vegetable Market early yesterday morning and
Jean Msrenn, o butcher In the Beef Market charged
with ssppng the face Of his nsghbor butcher Jean Ca
Of noon yesterday to be examined by Recorder
Ramos In the COARSE Of human events.
HOPEFUL DAUGHTER. - Ellen Birmingham
yesterday asked Recorder Ramos for the arrest Of her
daughter Ellen Kelly, who she aaid daorderly girl
living in den Of prostitution at the corner of Bienye
and Franklin streets. warrant was Issued
The OLD GAME.-Octave Delarue Yesterday
complained to Recorder Ramos that policeman Xavier
thinner had uggled him out of s42 by giving him for
value received order the City Treasurer for that
amount to be deducted from his salary for August after
he had himself drawn the money. warrant was sent
out after thinner.
Work HousE. mike Denny, for fighting officer
iton at the corner of Grod and Front Levse sreets
Mary suivan, harmless creature, found wandering on
Liberty street with young child and John Doph found
drunk in the street yesterday for month
each by Recorder Bright.
STEALING SHoEs.-Michael OBrien is to be
examined on Saturday, charge of having stolen
pair Of shoes worth dollar from the door of VIM Cor
mans store at No. 22 Tohoupitouas trest yesterday
morning. He s in prison. not being able to raiae bail