New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-25
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MAy--The month of flowers treads her queenly
majesty and nature in duty boand rejoices
The warmth has been quite mmerish for several days past
and yesterday dust somewhat the RISE The evenings
and nights however, cool delicious and that satisfaction
which pleasant weather inspires visible everywhere
The pomenades and parks lass evening" town and down.
pictures of life, health and coutentment.
Our German fellow citizens yesterday began their great May
celebration at the Union sundry mukey dis
charges in the morning heraded the celebration and in due
time the Teutonc tide in motion. The Turner's Society in
their linen jackets and leather BELTS went down in procession
the different German military companies turned ont as strong
whilst host of gathered msceaneousy in vehicles in
pedestrian groups The line OF omnbuses put in operation for
the occasion extensively patron2d throughout the day.
for the Germans have OF amusing themselves that very
pleasant behold few Of the other nationalites OF
the city like join in their sports when the opportunity offers
The pastmes consist of target shooting gymnssc exercises
dancing and lagerbeer t6teaete women and children
looking and nppandng Of the sports and participating
the others We that the celebration passed of delights
fully yesterday, and promised to continue delightful to the
close which, most of readers know viii not take pace
till this afternoonhe festival being of two days DURATION
Better weather for camping ont celebration like this could
not possibly be desired
EXCITING ELopEMENT.-The quiet of st. Charles
street yesterday afternoon not little disturbed by an
eopenent of an exciting character A nice
looking private carriage standing temporarily without
driver of the horses, meesome and gallant
ANIMAL proposed other eopement The other fondy
consented they went, gplit down street as
though the comet after them Sundry gentlemen poked
the and others wanted them to stop
labels in their hat crowns but the gallant animals
had stop such They gave the carriage
feerul turning and when last seen were
tearing down Dauphne il comets after them
where they hauled The team we learn
belonged to Mr. Thomas Clark. The only snpposition
which the eopeen could be accounted for that the horses
seeing quiet and dull ST. Charles street was and feeling
bearing heavily upon them, took notion to visit the
Union Course picnic other place where they could
| breathe atmosphere of lfesnd excitement
F1REs--The alarm Of fire on Saturday night was
caused by burning cottage foydras street
The flames put before much damage was
DONE
Yesterday morning. the coffee house and enn alleys of Mr.
Holmes, in A!ge caught fire and were destroyed The fire.
this side promptly the alert but could not get
conveyance the river Two named Peter Blight and
Andrew Blake who sleeping in Holmes house, were
severely scoced before they escaped from the building They
we're brought over Charity Hospital We did learn the
extent of Mr.. Holmes loss.
ExroRTIoN-The driver of carriage No. IS was
enough yesterday attempt the extortion upon
Nessrs Joseph and VIM Beechetwo citizens who are
considerably sharper than the hape Jehu in town. In con
sevence of vch the said driver calaboosed before he
could say Robinson, that he didn't to do it, Re-
corder Sti,h will make example Of him this morning.
| SCANDALoUs PRINTs--We perceive that the ordi-
against scandaous prints again in force On Saturday,
Recorder Sh had boy named Pat Murphy before him.
charge of selling the City Gossip little scurrilous sheet,
whose first and only issue procured its publishers some half
dozen punching boong canings and hattings inflicted
individuals different times and places. In the
Fourth District Saturday boy named Charles Schumacher
for vending the Life in Boston, and yesterday
boy named John Owens arrested in the First District for
selling scandalous sheet If the ordinance be not
completely enforced think would be better not to attempt
to enforce it at ALL
DESCENT OF THE SPIRITS ON ALADY.-Ren aTfd6ie
N,,tution-Though spirunist, ready to vouch
of Whilst elegantly dressed
passing along Magazine Saturday in front
Wheelocks drug cask Of spirits which was being
through the scue the door, to upper story
broke loose and down with awful smash The spirits
few in every direction the inside lady being Just then
pose the door, received thorough christening from head to
Her bonnet shawl and dress soaked through in such
that impossible for her TO proceed She took
refuge adjoining store where an unfeen crowd assem-
bed gaze consequence of which she taken
the Arcade by gentleman of the store and there kept until
she properly home The ladies easily imagine
painful notifying must have been the situation of the
uuucky victim of the spirits. AS she vas not hnr bodily
however, presume she looks upon it good joke
particularly if the parties through whose fault the cask fell
have made shall make the repatriation which Justice and gal
any would dictate The other LADY, being the outside got
| ofuncontaminated.
| FATAL ACCIDENT.-Andrew Egan, a native OF Ire
land years who had been the employ of the Ope
losas Company fell from the while in motion
yesterday morning and had had his knee badly crushed He
taken the Charity Hospital where his leg was aHpu
as ne soon atef
appears that he intoxicated at the time OF the accident
THE RECORDERS COURTS The ordinance regu
atng a women made the subject of legal argument be
fore Recorder Sh Saturday by counsel employed for tbs
purpose immediate object being the remission
or pension imposed several days previously
horde of for complying with the acquisitions
the ordinances The took the under adysement
Ellen McCary sent before the First District Court for show
ing Conway the Pedo street elephant the exten
of So Adams, workman in Leeds foundry was het
for examination charge of having in his possession lot
conner bolts and articles from the foundry. vii
helm Mors young'un who stole things from III
Age coffee house, stole TO take of hcnl wa
sent before the First District Court for stealing the things
Joseph held charge of punching Michael Pa
panic in ST. Mays Market and threatening to cut his ugular
Christopher Mccarthy, charged with woundng Mrs hunting
TOMS boy with bar of iron dismissed prosecute
appeang Joseph Davis held charge stealing
Massarangs horse.
Recorder Fabre Mr.. De Arnas slave John and MI
Bodouques Jheophile prison. charge of haVn
dangerously wounded Marens slave Tony, by stahhn
him in the back Michael Hussey held on charge
ptching into John Cunningham the Metairie Ridge. job
Shap the charge OF whaling John Smit
Recorder solomon Bapse Freitz and slave nam
Alfred belonging Bell before the First District Court
the slave stealing bag peas from Mr. Gracys grocer
store on Epauade street. the white for receiving IL
bag at his store james held charge Of beatn
his wife like sack j. D. Hoorass held on charge
slightly knitting John Smith.
Recorder had nothing noteworthy before him II
Garden District III the peaceful and orderly character
its inhabitants.