New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-23
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( CoMnoN CoUNo1I.- meeting Of the Council was
called evening, by he Finance Committees Of both
Boards, orthe Of considering AR PROPOSE
lion surrender property to the value OF III iu OF
his indebtedness 10 the city OF the Aldermen, bare quorum
responded to tho call and went into secret session. OF the
Assistant Aldermen twelve assembled and after vanly
waiting dill nearly oclocko two more they adjourned
4 Orr FOR Observation-Disclosures band Of enter
prising adventurous to leave this morning.
board tho steamship Daniel Webster The Republic
departure will doubtless be worth the behoding
\ Fatal. DuRL.--We regret to state that there was
truth in the street which published yesterday
relative T. the result Of duel between two merchants this
4 city.
The parties were Mr. Il W. Esn Of the house Of r. W. Eslin
Co.. and Mr. Michael Cuddy Of the house Of Cuddy
CO.. two Of the extensive houses city The
difficulty it said sprang mercantile difference in which
Ein addressed language to Cudd of such nature that
latter responded by challenge Friends nteered
honorable endeayor eeting purpose
On Tuesday the parties with their seconds
an. On "Wednesday morning the meeting took place The
weapons pistols and the distance PAGES the
fire, Mr. Estlin received flesh in the pistol arm Of
which, however he betrayed evidence whilst Cuddy re-
manned unharnled AT the second fire. Cuddy fell his ad
ball having entered his side passing through body
seyerpg lodging his left hand
| result being instant DEATH ~ $5 S88s WI
The sad the conversation throughout the
and the Of honor duly discussed in
all classes OF society. s5sSs5 E .a55 n ssia
A CoLLIsIoN.--A brace of elegant horses ran off
with an elegant street. last evening
Crossing street their stopped by
commds looking mules who tugging away
looking dray loaded with five rather ragged cotton
Strange neither cotton ray carriage nor drivers were
in the least injured but the two horses ard Of tile
fiat as founder They iatey picked themselves up
dray driver c,rsed the carriage driver carriage
cursed his horses and the Of the forced
odepart without seeing eight; which swine
| considering the heat Of the weather.
FIRE.The alarm Of fire last evening was occasioned
by the burning Of twostory dwelling on Nayades
street. between Thaa and Mepomene The fire originated
from accident and put out before doing much damage
FOUND WOUNDED Patrick Mccarthy was found
lying the of Julia and Foucher Streets Wednesday
night He had been the back and side by some
person. and sent to the hospital His
considered dangerous.
James Stewart found lying the Of Charles
and Poyraseets, late hour the night
hevere cut his face il from blow Of heavy
weapon He could tell who him. He was taken
TO his boarding house. on New Levee street
SELLING DISEASED MEAT.-Laurent Latte was ar
III Claiborne Market yesterday morning, on charge
having dressed and exposed for ra the flesh hog
died Of disease will DO by Recorder in due
time butcher who would sell ne think should
be penned lot with the meat made
it or die of stencil and starvation We look upon
offence as the quintessence Of rsscaJ
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-1Ae Kendall
CscYesteay occupied by the Defence attempting
fix authorship the MARSHALL Hanson letters upon Mr.
McGiboney le mail agent The effort was to proye it crcum
anlay BY showing that AcGboney was in the city at the
date Of each Of the letters being already shower that he Ind
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/ FIRST DISTRICT Octave, alias Jean Louis
charged harbpring copceang runaway slaves
yesterday discharged Of the District Attorney,
Hugh Hall tried for ncng wound less than MAYHEM
found guilty.
Messrs Bradford and Lacey asted for ne W
OF AUD w. the defendant was cited TO sppea on
'us "pu sao" etuSe WHY II shouu MOI DC stahsea'
/ FOURTH DISTRICT COuRT-Judge REYNOLDS has