New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-20


helpless He had be brought bach to in buggy
and nut Last night he suffered much. and his pysi
clans that though he in danger would be
time before he would BIO able get about again He had
sustained a rupture Of some kind
THE FORBES AND Demo ExAMrNATIoN.--In our
report examination Forbes Demo- Recorder
solomon Friday stated that the affidavit Of Dmiy the
murdered made before his DEATH produced in evil
having been either lost stolen. Recorder Solomon
quests Justice to him. to state what omitted from
report namely that the affidavit lost stolen while in
his keeping whilst in the keeping We
the omission with pleasure.
HEAVY DAMAGE SuITs.-Our readers may remeu-
that when Falls City left levee the
lug of the 4h inst she fred salute the waddng Of which
severely wounded two gentlemen who standing
with other spectators board the steamer John Smonds that
them Mr. James G. Wilkins of the house of Leverich
Co., wrist shattered and that the other Mr. Edward
Montgomery Nache hs his check split open and his eye
sight endangered We have that the gentle
men, Of whom crippled and the other dshgured for le
brought suit for damages against the of the Falls
City Mr. wilkins for S2S 00o and Mr. Montgomery for
$1,000 They employed Messrs NAPLES Eusis
their counsel and their petition filed in the Fifth District
Saturday We opinion that the gentlemen ought
will handsome for the very serious injuries
they sustained Son.
: SHOCKING DEATH.-We are informed that on Sat-
urday evenings young in Agiers named Randolph Car
his death in very sad
He with his father in their garden the bank
his life appeared to be in better health
dio than just then. He talking with his father
suddenly he stopped drew himself up and perfectly still
and silent for moment All at once he uttered piercing
scream, to the river plunged in head foremost and
drowned before assistance could reach him. His father pursued
him fast he could but the unhappy young
feet for him. No could be assigned the wild other
than that of sudden and nexpcabe dsarrangement of
the heart BRAIN The body had recovered last
accounts. y,
ELECTION CoNTEsTATIoN-T The following is the pc
o of Judge Augusn the Fifth District Court others
praying condensation the of H. Eggleson the
Judgshp Of said couthe petition being filed in the Fourth
District Court There are signatures TO the petition
in al-James Augustin, Esq, being the attorney:
The plaintiff contends that he has the RICH. By law to hold his
Say auased ami hat
election mil and void having been held contrary
First virtue of which the Common Council of
s Ss es Ss e
pealed the act elections the parish Of Orleans
held and conducted in the and form prescribed by
Second That all the precincts
cealed from the public view behind high barcades Of plank
Isl i1n
in force that null and void and that sundry
the registered Of the city from exercising their preroga
Finally That the above grounds of nuty were duly
known within the time required by law to the conestee the
The petitioner heraofre that the election be declared
null void and ordered to be held in conformity to
the requirement of the law. 81.
u. S. DISTRICT CoURT.--Capt VIM. Ell. Salisbury, of
the bark Conrad tried Saturday and acquitted of the
charge Of stealing clothes from Edward Moore his second
mate Moore failing to being discovered that he had
bbed by the Captain appear he subsequently
brought court and sentenced five days for
contempt Of court 3
THE TEHUANTEPEC CASE.-In view of the election
of President and Directors of the Tehnantepec Company
nounced totake place to-day Mr. VIM. D. Lee Saturday
through bis counsel essr Semmes and Labat fled petition
in the Fourth District Court praying for an order of injunction
and A. G. Sloo and others from voting
as the holders of 1923 shares of the Copays Stock which he
Gee claims and for which he has suit pending and to
questrate the said stock and put in the shef keeping
during the pendency Of the suit Judge Reynolds ordered the
petition fled Mr. Sloo appear
Monday uoday and show why the of the
petitioner should not be granted.
CoRoNER's INoUEsr-The Coroner held an inquest
yesterday he body of john Keeho Irshman years
age, found dead No Sc Greamen street, Third District yer
dict Came his death from fracture of the skull causing
Inflammation Of the hau and resulting from blow the left
temple inflicted with bar Of iron in the hands of Edward
Butler the said house. about the eth ins From the
testimony appeared that the deceased drunk and fighting
with his wife, when Bntler who happened be present inter-
fered Upon this attacked him. and they had regular
fight the Of which Butler got badly purnmeled and
had his shirt of that he about being
up he snatched bar of iron and his the
fatal blow No complaint being made at the time Butler went
off his business deck hand board the steamer W. w
of that boathe will doubtless be arrested
FELL HARD-It is proyerbal that fall never hurts
drunken VIM Friess however is exception to the
rule Being drunk the First District lock and
upper bunk, he tumbed hurting himself SO badly
that he had to be taken to the Charity Hospital.
WOUNDED BY A RoBBER--A woman named Eliza
beth Croft admitted Charity Hopitsl Saturday with
Of her fractured Her statement that ruan
unknown her, house Dryades and
commenced plundering aronndhat she inteered with him
her by blow with stick of wood,
and beat u retreat.
The RECORDERS CoURTS.-Owen Roper, the lad
setting Patrick Bardens fence St Thomas
street. was Saturday Recorder and hon
oraby discharged there being shadow of evidence against
him. Conrad Gyse held for examination charge Of
threatening put bullet through Menus Brown Mary Wat
held charge of brickbating Edward Dailn,
number Of drunken and belgerent custom
ers varying from so down TO s. 60
to prison sweat it ont.
Recorder Fabfe held Fece Wiz W. for examination
on charge OF wnylayirg and pounding Pauline Maure
on also Mrs Raspan charged with ieiyng the
ordinance regulating brothel keepers.
There was nothing mcntonabe before Recorder Solomon.
him. on charge of having attempted to poison the family of
H. Newlan fowl of poisoning his chickens
alleged posone semitic prison await examination