New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-11
City IN e NJ 8.

W T. Il Il h. a. rs LIVE eSs
THE WEATHER-There was q conslaerap1e
increase in this eanness of the weather yesterday
eenerate effort to aloet little in the forenoon
but not succeeding, gave us misty rain and blew u into
nannlea ewes with breath whose chnees reached their
marrnw There hasn't been maaner day this winter
and there can't one hereafter The first out
hurst of good sunshine that takes place will create gen.
eral jubilee
PREPARED FOR PRACTICE. Country lawyers
when they come to New Orleans wisely possessed of
the notion that they should come fully prepared to
pete with resident legal ons well as to surmount
oil minor obstacles in the path to greatness This was
the far at least as regarded minor obtacee
with 8 respectable barrister from Carroll parish, Of
recent arrival here This gentleman went to the st.
Charles theater on Wednesday night and not being
used to such extravaganzas 90 Barney williams dished
up, got 'gaoroua" and made 80 much noise that officer
Coupand the master Of deoorums, felt it his duty to
check him, and did SO. The lawyer after taking look
at Coupand set him down for minor obstacle, and at
once prepared for practice He drew forth one OF Der
ringers speaking treatises the low Of se
and presented at the obstacle The obstacle snatched
the book from him, and in the twinkling of crowbar
had him at the guard.hous On searching him there,
Derringers treatise but copy also Ct Colts dgeaor
hard digestive volumes in Yesterday the Re-
corder informed the gentleman that it was not lawful
here carry libraries Of that kind and that he would be
under the necessity ofgying him opportunity study
ing the and customs OF the New Orleans bar
practiced in the First District Court The gentleman in
order to satisfy the Recorder that he would be hand
the proper time got friend to stake $500 IT. and
left the court. Queer place. this New OrleanBso easy
for man, lawyer to get his foot In 1t, and
hard some timer, to get his foot out oft!
REGULARLY IN FOR Tive have already
mentioned the of DR.. Wallace who on "Wednesday
was prosecuted before Recorder Bright by his wife and
others for assault and battery and breach Of the
and before Judge Reynolds BY his wife. for dyerce
Yesterday two suits against him lodged before
Judge Reynolds. One was by furniture man, asking
him to pay $500 for furniture procured credit by his
wife before marriage and writ sequestration upon
the furniture Issued. The other by the landlord
of the house on Nayades street asking payment of 500
for damage done to the house during the scrmmage
Friday the way of defacng the walls, smashing the
doors and windows carrying of the keys etc. and leaving
no furniture in the house for him to popnce upon 4
writ Of provisional seizure the furniture Issued in
this case All this looks rather FAST considering that 1t
grows out Of wedding only fifteen days old.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES. Madame Angelique Poy-
ard propetess the fancy store at the of Tou
tin to collect $4,000 from DR.. J. Dupas for her; that
being the price she has concluded to charge for the
Doctor inflicted upon her Friday last In her store
Her petition is rather unique 1t gives complete list
of the French epithes used by the Doctor; which cpl
hets untransatable into English, and would be
printable if they transatabe The petitioner partic
ulary urges that she entitled to protection and redress
on account Of her being peaceable citizen, public
merchant and payer Of State and oity taxes and ii
strongly opinion that the Doctor ought to be made
example Of in the way of paying damages in order tx
check the pugnacty Of the public, and prevent the
sauts and batteries and other violations peace tina
deporably prevalent in the community st present
Judge Augustn ordered the institution of the suit
The PIGEON HUNT.-The annual pigeon hun
is in full progress Several Of our resident hawk
have got fat birds into their of late made thei
feathers n.y. The last pigeon fleeing came off Wed
nesday night, in nest Gravier street. The
heeced four hundred dollars and Elizabeth Jones
alias Sugar Foot Liz taoned therefor by of tn
eagles of justice named Fremeaux. Yesterday the eagl
told the great condor Bright that he had made mis-
take in the hawk; and Sugar Foot discharged TIL
eagle then got paper and started out after anothe
hawk The name of the pigeon we could not learn. "
did learn, however, that he is married pigeon, an
claims to be respectable pigeon therefore, don
wonder at his hiding behind eagle, and getting tbs
sagacious bird to do his business in his of t
Newspaper magpies If he had only Stunned the hawi
well he did the magpies yesterday he would
nEling his four hundred dollars in his pockets. Tt
pigeon further learn is nstgated in his prosecuto
OF the hawk by the belief that he will get his none
back Alas! poor pigeon We tell him in the a1
guage of Poe's raven, he will see it Nevermore!n
WANTS DIVORCE. Augusta Meyer yeste1
day asked Judge Reynolds to her loose from her
band, H. Lunesosch Alleged grievances: continu
abuse and Il-treatment. "bobbin around" after 9th
women etc. and all after having been married only 81
months Aiimony of $50 month was also asked durir
the tendency of the suit Judge Reynolds consented
/ help her all in his power.
SUIT FOR FREEDoM.-M Margaret Turnbull,
coored woman has brought suit in the Second Disri
Court against Martin Trumbull and Others for the fire.
dom of herself and her two children She claims that
1871 in the parish of Pone Coupee she emancipatt
by the parents (noW deceased of the defendants tn
her children have been born since then and that
Notwithstanding her sed emancipation the defendants st
hold her and her children in bondage She sues also
damages of s5000 and for writ of sequestration up
bersef and children during the tendency Of the suit
CoNs1DERArE. When city is &c hard up"
ia pleasure to that ctys officers devsng echen,
of economy, and trying to make both ends meetn ge
, orally. Yesterday poor devil named Thomas KEN
| was up before Recorder Bright. Officer Zimmera So
he found him lying drunk on gallery on St. Charl
street, the night before. Kenny said he wasn't drur
but only suffering from attack of the chs The r
eorder told him that it was bad thing for . man wi
: the chs to be lying exposed gallery during su
cold weather; he might shake cut the vital spark
freeze to death. "Ln such an event,' continued
: Recorder, the Coroner would be called to hold
inquest upon your body at considerable expense to
city, and further, the city would have to bury you.
the times very hard and the city can't afford
expense at present, shall send you to the Wol
house just to keep you from perishing and fuue
s expenses.'' Kenny said nothing as he marched o.
but looked as if he thought the diV fly away wild
Ia charity !"
: STRONG MrNDED.--Mrs. Catharine Kaine,
good-lookng young woman formerly of Ireland but Il
erly Of irod street. was fined five dollars yesterday,
Is Recorder Bright, for ebuon of strong .mndedne
e supposed to have been stimulated by the could "
Their, mixed with C thrife o. drink" S
abused her neghbor MIR. Wooster like pickpocket, 4
not being able to get fight out of him denounced a
! abused his wife She was 'biug' over with wra
g when officer Mcfarland came along. He accommodate
~ her with fight, and turning out the better man of
two bore the vaorous Kate in triumph to the calahoc
COFFEE STEALERs. John Cain and sever
= other levee pilferers we'll slave woman nan
Nancy were yesterday sent TO prison by ecordef San
to await hearing charges of cutting coffee sacks
the levee opposite Toulouse street and stealing col
- therefrom. They arrested at the instance of
captain Of the schooner Gen Taylor.
STEALING CoAL.---A free darkey named J az
awaits overhauing by Recorder Ramos, charge
stealing coal from the steamship landing in the Sect
District Pat Cassidy, Rachman Of the coalheap, eau
g., him in the act.
= STEALING A WATCH. Madame Marcel Dol
yesterday complained to Recorder Ramos that Mr.. Lv
l. daiss slave woman Margaret had stolen watch VIC
$50 from her residence Miro street between ST.
IN and Main. A warrant was Issued
| PASSING A COUNTERFEIT. - Recorder Brig
yesterday sent Edward Foley before the First Dist
Court for passing upon John Hogan counterfeit TIVE
dollar bill on the Louisiana State Bank, The counter
is excellent to justify the suppostion that Ft
may have been innocent in passing it. If he was in
| rant he nhah1y hp to chow hnfor Tn