New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-20
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The HEATHEE.-Thanksgivihg Day having been
specially blessed with weather yesterday had to pay
for it, Sunshine darkness rain and mud dispensed in
equal Quantities during the day the result of all together being
decidedly d!sagreeabe To-day maybe, will bad and
then agnin, may be it Won't There's telling.
CHARITY HosP1TAL-Report for the week ending
yesterday evening, the l9th inst.
Admitted. d............... 203 Died ,.,: u
b'aeha!sed-t..... loo Remaining
LosT.-f any one has recently picked up bunch
of watch fxuss consisting gold key two als one viii,
AIRED stone and the other with yellow stone gold heart
and anchor he She will thanks Of o.a
pon leaving them the Crescent Office. The duues5
local column lately is partly attributable loss
jewels and So whoever may have haH will, by restoring
them, confer favor indirect though may upon
u1o respectable and influential citizens Of New Ogiears The
articles not Of value nrnsita5 but being presents
from valued friends, our local cannot think parting
them.
SAD AFFAIR,-Yesterdayn morning, Dr. E. B. Harris
weknown citizen residing No. 40 Royal street. the
oice Of Mr. Christian Roselius and attempted kill eu-
tieHan AS he entered the Office, he closed
him, drew dirk, rushed at Mr. Roseiu and attempted
him but the old gentleman caught his arm assistance
coming from an adjpinins the assaat diaed and
handed to the police He taken before
Fabre and held 10 bail in 81 appear
charge Of assault with kill HI, friends furnished the
bail and took him home being evident that he aborg
under an alteration Of intellect . r
On reaching lome about u o'clock he bed ald
took dose OF stchnne with which he had provided
As the poison began operate, he left the bed
about through the house in great apparent dsttes nobody
being abeto find out what allied him time he return
ed bed and there supposed took more Of the poisou
The discovery Of the vial which had the deadly drug
the first knowledge the inmates Of the houseai
e unhappy had done. Physicians instantly called
n but therservces Of avail sufferer died
the Cororer held an inquest ts body reg4i yer-
Dict that the deceased his death by ychnina sli4-
tered by himself He was Il years age AMI sa;! had
for time been subject to the nfniy which inlpaei him
to death. aau k&
ANOTHER CALL1oPE IN THE FIELD.-A most ter
Fole and unsary whoopng, yelling, shriekiug screaming
and snortins split the upper atmosphere last evening
caused the city quake We knew course ttat ii y7as
cilliope bnt set ourssf TO work find what the
machine meant was simply the satator greetings OF
newly born calliope which drew for the FIRST tine On
board the fast packet Nachez and the blood curdng
occasioned by the not handling teule
squai After WHILE however the seemed TO get the
upper hand OF the "cussed thing and let Leather
Breeches ouder than thousand wildcats and rleiEuous in
proportion. 1t is ruInored that this caope pru into
existence in order to take the wind the Ecpes
band Both boats leave this evening. Hurah the brass
band ethe caliope will hurra your
insured good friends and visit this evening if you
wish to see musical excitement. ....
ARREST OF A CoUNTERFEIrER. man named
john Hancock Baxter who has long been suspected Of being
countsrf1iter arrested yesterday morning. his
the Of Euterpe and Liberty streets by officers Farrell
1sad who had been sent after him by the Chief Police The
officers managed to effect the quietly
caught Baxter in the act of finishing of some bogus
half dollars. He male prisoner so counter
felt coin with files chemicals and other articles used in
erteitrg, aken to the guardhou with him. was OF
prison. and will in all probability stay there until
order is given for his transfer the penienta. young
and rather handsome girl found in him, and
arrested also but Capt Forno proper release her. Ba
ter Is peyoa doubt the man or the head who has fur
rished the counterfeit quarters halves have lately got
into circulation through female agency and which several
females in prison.
. CoRoNER'S INQUEsr.-The Coroner Yesterday held
an inquest On the body of young named F-ancss
waiter on boarl the steamship Francis Arago Verdict died
apop!cxy.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-The Grand Jury yester-
day reported true bill for perjury against Louis Fix aud
true bill against Jose Maria MARTINEZ for nrde Fix is
charged with perjury having before the
Recorder that m had been by Henry Muller and Ms
rea charged with murder in having stabbed
philo Garcia n Mexican, in the Third District.
Eugene Deprat Victor Cieroiils and Ameee Porre
raisned for trial. Indictment charging having
been accessories to the murder OF Francois rad Tie ict
nlent however quaed motion Of the Attorney General
and the Grand Jury instructed to draw ndc
The prisoners then for time admitted 10
bail Of 5000 each, to appear for trial when notified.
RECORDER Srl1H's CoURr.-Janes Kennedy was
yesterday avragne charge having dangerously
the slave man Noses belonging to John Ernon by beating
him with pikesthf board the Planet Thurs
day He was held for examination the Sd Of January
Henry Esterman and james Hicks fined SO each for
and rimny customers were fined in smaller amounts.
John Murray arraisuel charge of having stolen Miss
arrys trunk and effects from, Mrs Mary Reads house
| Lafayette He held for hearing.
John Mcliure he'll! charge Of being danger
and suspicious character and Henry Fagaa insulting
lady the street. required give bail future de-
| Ccncy THE WorkhouSe.
Richard Cagody committed for the First Dis
charge Of having beaten john lawrence ut No
| l6S Tctopitonlas street, about month ago
| RECORDER FABREs CoURr.-Hcnry johnson aud
Frank Burthe yesterday arrsned Us principal
nnd the other accessory, charge of having stabbed
Satnte! Todd board the Eclipse, Thusay evening ali
being eckn that boat and engaged dispaIcln their
supper when tile occurred The accused sent to prison
TO await the i>sUe of Todd's wound
James johnson and Edward were aa;ste on charge
o. having stolen three Silver watches gold chain and several
dollars in CASH from John Ctous coeelouse No q ST.
Philip stree. Sent prison.
Nina GisnMn arTnigle; charge having received
quantity Of stolen property her house. II Cossula street
Size bail,
Joseph hoffman araened on charge Of tanning John
Schmidt the OF Bourbon ST. Philip streets H.
gave bail
Joseph Gaspa7d arragnet charge of brutality beating
his wife Madeline, n their house Orleans lie gave
bail.
Mary Shay charged with setting fire house
examined discharged for want OF eviienre
John Caler, boy charged with larceny also ischsrt'
| RECORDER SoLoMoN's CoURr.-A man named T
Williams yesterday arragned AID docketed hearing
oa charge having obtained goods Of somebody uals false
! preIences,
girl named Mary Kaber arragned at the instance Of
her relati7esoa charge having started road by
freqgentins Of the Eysian Fields
She reprmanded and handed her friends
RECORDER BoULIGNY's CoURr.-The only note
worthy arrasnments yesterday were Ann Ridley Charged
with getting drunk and threatening kill hersu aad child
and Thomas Burke. charged with eckesSly driving iry
sganst buggy, thereby entangeFu the life Of the gentle