New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-21
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THE WEATHER.-Ye yesterday was duly bright and
hot in the evening the clouds assembleda sprinkle fol-
lowed-then gentle November-like ranand late hour
the still holding its gentle sway. Mud reigps and
almost to rain mud.
CoRoNER's INoUEsTs--Fdtat FdA.--The Coroner
Yesterday held inquest body Maria Levy Irish
So of employed in the family of Ran
dell Hunt Esq., at No. l6 Dryades street II appeared that
workmen had been employed the day before in repairing
back gallery of the house. and went away in the evening"
leaving the gallery without barricade protection
kind The deceased who absent during the day returned
in evening and in the usual of her duties
the gallery and preciptaed head foremost The
brick below the fall facturng her skull and killing
her almost instantly The Cooners verdict laid her death
the negligence Of the workmen engaged in repairing the
gallery.
SusrokeAn inquest held the body of Simon Bren
KEEL native of France 50 old found dead at the
OF Josephine and Apollo streets Verdict congestion of the
BRAIN caused by inemperance and the heat Of the De-
ceased street cleaner and had been hard drinke for
months previously An inquest held Charity Hos
ps the body of Johannes Haehn German IS of
Verdict congestion of the BRAIN the heat of
the Deceased blacksmith in the employ of the
Jackson Railroad Company.
Killed By HorssAn inquest held at Charity Hospital,
on the body of VIM Burberry Irshman % of
Verdict, peritons caused by the kick of horse the
Nayades street Horse Station Monday last Deceased
| an oser at the station.
/ WARM WEATHER AMUSEMENT. = Day before yes
terdas that wekncwn nerapt the vendor of Widney's
Rat and Roach Destroyer stopped office levee
the Third District where ship captains and marine gentle
TO congregae One captain present excep-
ton to both the pedlar and his person. began
after the hearty fashion peculiar mariners Another cap
tain who was present. proposed by Joke
other that he could mt take the Rat Desroyes sigma
affair." representing rats eating and blowing up the
motto above Death Rats land carry up Royal street.
past the Post Office through popuou places shout
ing Death Rats for period of hours The dsbe
lever in rat poison the surprise of his friends instantly ac
the ffty
umpire the Rat Destroyer induced part with
his sign for the performance Of the feat yesterday morning
Until that time the sporting spirit held sway innuerabe
small bets being made that the captain would tinker
feat and others that he wouldn't Yesterday morning how
he appeared the rendezvous looking determined
than and news of the thing having abroad quite
crowd was in waiting Everything being ready captain
saauty shouaered the sign and travels
II is impossible describe rore appearance Gre
ated Old Leyee The the most
fearful manner and became evident he should so up
that the whole lower end Of town would follow him. Before
he square Off his companions told him time sing
He thereupon the sign flourish shouted at
the top Of his voice, ' Death Rara Immediately
which, he vamosed into and gave up wager
The fun of the thing altogether intense pity
that the crowd who assembled at The Office look
the captain in his capacity of poison pedar should
disappointed
| A NEGRO THIEF ARREsTED.-Michael Donnely a
cabinet repaire and vansher Of tile Fourth District
of the j. f. Woodruff yesterday, heavily ironed
together with three sayeshe Potter belonging
G. A. Esger the Mly belonging TO Robert Conway
and the mulattres Harriet Wilkinson, belonging j. 2oey
the brewer. 1t that Donnellywho is very ugly
habbyooking man, berayng evidence whatever of thu
genius supposed be ealingnck
with the board the steamer F. H. Farchd on he
last departure from this for Louisville He registered hi
Michael Brown had induced the negroes believ
| that was his name.
Before the boat WAS out two days. however tie Poe
mad the negro chambermaid condant and told her that
and the wenches stolen their
The chambermaid in her made condant of the Captain
ana me- IN MS turn made condan of his officers and of Col
D. H. COOPER the Indian Agent who board. Accord
nsfy watch was set upon the pretended of tn
negroes He was unucky enough to get drunk and whilst Il
that condition. the Captain suddenly asked his name He an
swered boldly Michael Donney The officers and pas
sengers then proceeded hold inquest over him Al frs
he stated that he taking negroes to Caironex that h
taking them TO Lousviegave his name differently
Donnely, OConnell and Mcdonnell finally being ia h
entrappe admitted that he had the negroes and WA
taking them up the river speculation.
The next port after this discovery Providence
The thief and the handed the authorities
thai town, Col Cooper making the necessary affidavit aud III
Fsrchild proceeded her trip This Monday TIL
Mayor Of Lake Providence put the party Woo
ruff in charge of constable and telegraPhed the
CITY, giving the of the slaves their owners The la
ter not little surprised for although they had MISE
:, their servants they had idea what had become
them When the boat arrived yesterday, officer Smith
in waiting ard took charge of the party. Donnely
sitting STOOL attached to post with chains and shack
stout enough TO hold elephant We them all in tl
lock up last night. Donnely looked like who fanch
himself the author of arstrse joke. Miy, awench bac