New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-08

last firmly installed in the Office which was contested in
such an by his opponent and we
heartily congratulate him upon it.
U. s. DISTRICT COURT. Steamboat Collision
Case.-The case of Capt Alex Norton. of the steamer
Western World, VS.. Captain Newell and owners Of the
Harry Hill argued in ths court yesterday The suit
grew out Of collision Of the steamers at Princeton Bar
in 1850. The plaintiff claims damages Of $4,000.
New ORLEANS TYPOGRAPHICAL UNIoN.-At
meeting Of this association held at their hall January
1856 the following gentlemen were elected officers to
serve for the ensuip term
j. A. PATTERSON, President
G. B. HARRISON, Vice President.
TIM h. DRAPER, Recording Secretary.
THos F. HEDGES, Financial Secretary.
W. II. ADAMS Corresponding Secretary.
II. l.. KELSEY, Treasurer.
f. RENAUT, Sergeant-at-Arms
THE Boz MURDER.-The Coroner yesterday
held inquest upon the body Of the lad James Cotter
mentioned by having been stabbed and killed in
fracas on Barracks street. Sunday evening" and the
following verdict rendered Died from stabbed
wound on the left thigh cutting the emora artery and
vein causing hemorrage. Said wound inflicted with
sharp pointed knife in the hands Of Charles Ander
SON."
Before the verdict was rendered officers Labadie and
Lenfant had arrested Anderson and lodged him in jail
Anderson is boy and when arrested at once con-
fessed the deed and stated that Immediately upon cutting
Coter be had entertained ths notion giving himself
ups The knife with which he inflicted the wound
common jack. knife.
From the testimony elected by the Coroner-the wit
nesses being young lads whose statements disagreed
sideraby-it appeared that crowd of boys playing
in the street in front of Smiths Crcu, waiting for it to
open there was no regular fight or fracas Cotter was
there however the head Of crowd of boys who were
upon terms of hostility with another crowd of boys to
whom Anderson belonged but Andersons crowd was
not there with him Anderson either accidentally or on
purpose, threw frecracker which exploded close to
boy named Demo, belonging to Cotter's crowd. As to
what TRANSFERRED Immediately after this, there was
clear testimony One boy was heard to advise Anderson
to go and get his crowd Soon aterward while Coter
standing in the street, apart from his companions, An
derson ran up to him, threw him down. pulled out his
It,
which he pursued the boy upon whom bis cracker had
happened to in the way. Cotter started his
home Condo street. between st. Philip and Uursunes
On The way one of his companions offered to bind up
the wound with his handkerchief but he would not per-
init it, and sat down in doorway exhausted from loss Of
blood He was taken from there by men to neigh
boring drugstore but the mau in attendance being neith
err physician surgeon could do nothing for him He
Was then taken home where he afterwards bed
death. physician was sent for, but did arrive in
time to be of service.
Cotter Irish lad, and leaves mother brother
and sister He acting leader of his crowd in the
absence OF the regular leader captain who is up the
rFer these juvenile gangs appears being organized
somewhat in military style
Anderson apprentice in Alderman Longs coon
ering establishment in the Third District. He admitted
freely that he did the ssabbing but very
little about it, or 20 feel the unpleasant nature of his stu
alton.
ATTEMPTED TO K1LL.-Henry Berhus, Peter
Bay and Fritz Keeling, await examination in the Fourth
District upon charge of beating policeman Clements
with intent to ksucceeding only so far as to cripple
him and coDfine him to his bed.
james Furong also awaits examination in the Fourth,
on charge Of attempting to kill Michael OiConnor.
CUTTING A WoMAN.-aIiss Nancy MayfieId.
of Dyades street yesterday had Peter Feenan up
Recorder Bright charge of coming to her house on
Sunday eAening and giving her wa!loping, and cutting
her in the head with knife besides. Peter couIdn give
bail to appear when wanted, and SO was shipped off to
Orleans street.
DEATH FROM INSTRUMENTATION Coro-
ner Mitchell yesterday held an inquest the body of
james Reed an lrishman forty years old who died in the
work house early in the morning, soon after his adms-
sion there he having been picked up drunk the street.
Verdict, apoplezy, caused by intemper
CUTTING. John Donnelly and John Connolly
had bit OF scrimmage Victory street. in the Old
Third, Sunday night which was ended by Dounelly
breast deep enough to the blood to flow freely
Donney was immediately arrested by Corporal Brooks
and soon afterward Michael NJ Cornack arrested
accessory Donnellys bloody knife being found in his
possession Yesterday Connolly appeared before Recorder
seuzaneau with his wound patched up and expressed
unwillingness to prosecute, saying it all doue in
drunken froc but he ordered to make an affidavit
Both Donney and Connolly leather BELTS with
ton hooks appended thereto
A GREAT NAME TARNIsHED.- O'Con-
nell taken up Sunday night for getting drunk and
raising all sorts of rumpu the Of Esplanade
and Victory Streets As Daniel however proved himself
generally addicted to such capers RECORDER Seuze
neau yesterday discharged him.
THE UNCLE SAM COFFEE House BURGLARY
Victor Roberts, VIM Smith and Lester Beckwith, were
arrsgned before Recorder Bright yesterday charged with
being the burglars who broke into the Uncle Sam Coffee
house the 22d ult and stole thousand dollars worth
Of jewery which John Quinsn kept there In a glass
showcase They were all sent to prison to await hear
ing on the 18th inst.
SENT Down. - Recorder Bright yesterday
sent John Graham before the First District Court to an
swer for assault and battery upon VIM Zsbrisky Jr
on Christmas Eve whilst he lying sick in bed in his
fathers house. No. 20 Calliope street. Grahams weapons
were tunbler, mineral water bottle and pickle bottle
Gabriel Mitchell was sent down for cutting Philip Swee-
ney in the face aud neck with knife, the 2lst ult in
house Dryades street. John O'Nel arrested as an
accessory, discharged.
John Martin and VIM. Graham were sent down for
violently beating and robbing Thomas IIlard board
the steamship Star Of the West the 29th ut billiard
has been lying at the hospital ever since.
ACCIDENTS John Mason was run over by 6
cab on Common street, Sunday morning; and on the
same day Edward Timothy. drayman, had leg frac-
tured by kick from Of his mules Both the wounded
men are at the hospital and doing well could be
expected
BURGLARY. 49, Some time during Saturday
night the Office of the FIRST Justice the Peace was en-
tered by burglars who after breaking open the desk of
constable Qurk and the desks of several of his deputies
retired in disgust the constabes having taken the pre-
caution to deposit their Taluables elsewhere
AN OLD FISHERMAN yesterday we mention
ed that the previous day the Coroner held an inquest
on the body Of spanard named Feician, hundred
years Old found dead in his hut in Crabown at the mouth
OF bayou st; John. The old man was fisherman and is
supposed to have been the Oldest nhabant of the lake
shore Some OF the CrabtoWners who old folks now,
say that when they children Fecian was an old
man. padding about in his solitary canoe fishing crab
bing and shrimpng the he did UP to the week
preceding his death The old leaves several muetto
children who said to be toeraby old people, to mourn
his not untmely decease.
A GALAxY.-The following hard 'uns were
ted out of the crowd in Recorder Brghts dock yester
street:
Charles Henry, accused of tripping up Thomas Gam
non on Fulton street. and robbng him of three dimes
Charley said that Tommy had robbad him of three dimes
IN the hrst place. but the Recorder wasn't green enough
to believe it. e
Catherine McCarty and Mistress McMapus. for g hoh
brought in dray.
Jerry Fowler for running his keg over and carving
shoemaker's hammer concealed in his bosom-Yhich
however ne never Intended to only as las, resort
Eliza Brown for being drunk and personsting the an
Gent graces to lot OF young scamps an untenanted
James Fisher, Patrick Ryan, and Mary Connolly all
Tor drinking more whisky than they could carry
ASSAULTS AND BATTERIES. The following af-
fdavits were lodged before Recorder Ramos Yesterday
by Joseph hromph charging John Spring with beating
him in the face and elsewhere at the of Burgundy
charging DR.. Dupas with beating Der in her millinery
store at the Of Chartres and Tououe streets By
Mary Ann Porter charging Catherine Pierce with splitting
in her face on Burgundy street Warrants issued.
DISCHARGED The several Sieilians accused
of being accessory the murder Of Francisco Barscola
at the Marine hotel Old Levee street, weeks ago