New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-09-11

Ne6 Orl&ans 9ailp Gtestsnt.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IL, 1857.
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nj ve-oak Metairie RIDGE generally known as
The Oas-a spot in the annals Of the daeo Of New
yesterday the scene of conflict snch AS never
ook place amid its peaceful hadesa wholesale conflict OF the
extraordinary character We not at liberty to mention
he of the parties engaged but all citizens OF the
irst respectaby, the meeting of those which
neither cool reflection counsel friends could honorsb
prevent.
The affair understand originated in dispute as to ~he
her the home population Of New Orleans could not en-
themselves well here home those who travel on
hundreds and thousands of miles for their recreation qes
ton like this Of be kept within the confines
Of mascunity and there only lady in the case,'
nut any number OF ladies' distinguished alike for their beauty
accomplishment and position in fashionable creole circles
and 10 ALL the ladies for declined the championship
Of their gentlemen admirers, and this occasion appeared
sonaly in the field fight their battle The prennaes
were arranged with view to the Unusual exsece o. the
cason. Among the seconds Mayor Recor
ders sth and solomon who though bound by their official
positions not to counenance meetings the Oaks unable
to avoid partial paricpancy in this affair.
The ground duly thed and off, circle of
twenty yards in diameter Everything being ready te pr
cals stationed ii their places each gentleman opposite
lady; and the word being given-a long drawnou word
something like the ancers Quadrilehe engagement
The contest gaantly conducted both sides but ap
peared decide nothing It
ward, bnt with decisive results.
Then agreed that the combatants should close
quarters, with weapons. The took shape
combatants being placed the opposite sides OF table
the ladies being armed with knives and forks gentle
with champagne bottles. The cIaing Of the
the of the latter the contest
sound and such conflict could last org, and life
necessarily held dear there great deal oe swallowed,
both Sides cries for quarter (of
chickens and teys than Customary in meetings that
outrageous spot.
This engagement vigorous was still failed to adjust the
differences of the opposing parties and the ring again
sorted The continued with unhbated alantry
until the locusts in the adjoining branches haleluh TO
the setting sum- and the shades of evening anted the
and sweetened with their arbrosal zephyrs Victory,
matter of perched the fair shoulders of the ladies'
who of scotree; whilst the gentlemen the ugh Of
them killed outright carried off in Carriages
pa-sntiy badly wounded in the region of the heart.
To speak plainly of the recherche and de
lgtfu pic mics given within the city limits. We could
help thinking Will looking upon the festive beneath
the noble old oaks what pity it that the spot
closed and improved for public park designed long
ago If the Meairie Park should be myth
and become reality nothing could prevent from being
Of the delightful and popular in the whole Southern
couatrr.
BROKE DoWN.-A portable steam engine aud boiler,
city establishments fer the Bayou
ST. john yesterday dragged by Of horses with another
horse in drsy for leader broke down when the Bayou
Road beyond Claiborne street 1t lying comfortably
night when passed it, with lanterns and
atcnen around it to keep the onbues and other vehicles
| from wrecking themselves upon it.
| RUN OvER.-Some man unknown was run over
badly injured by cab the Bayou St john on Wed
neay evening The driver escaped without being recognized
| RECORDER ST1TE's Court. Thomas Mcdonald
yesterday before the First District Court for giving
Harvey A. Harding violent beating the of Nyades
Euerpe streets, the 3lst of July He furnished bail
Matthew Lash, free coored boy dismissed from the
charge of having stolen pair OF shoes worth So 50 from Martin
Felrenboy' Apollo street.
Fanny, slave belonging to Mr. Williams arraiened OF
a charge of having stolen pockebo containing t35 from
Francois Baheemys Poydras street, Saturday
! morning last She furnished bail to appear
Emile Znck for talking bloody TO John RYDER in a lev ct
cofeehoe and punctuatiug with ourises of
bowie knife duly initiated into the Peace Society
T. H HUFFMAN found secreed in A room in the st. Charlie
Hotel with burglars Jimmy n;,i eleven the hotel keys
his nks failed 10 give satisfactory expIanation and wa
sent 10 the Work -Housa for six months
John Vaughan for busting Pat Foley with loaded
Iryfn's omnibus stable had only 70 shell out So.
A. D. Green and wife for heatenish ebulions travie
s-rae were reo,irei TO fork over an Jointly
Aun a slave belonging to Mr. DonDhue, fined S25 70
renting room on St Paul Street in contray ordi
naucss
Edward n, C,Do,na for making himself too consrcuous b.
word and action Oh Hunter street. left choose betwee
ponving MP An X or ruscatg Parish Prison.
Peter Indv and officers Pearson and Huert
charge of having falsely imprisoned Luke Scuy
f weak, oro aprarrd TO he all a scramble for den
neopes property few weeks since scrlys wife, who whe
he married her was the widow of Peter andys brother died
She left daughter about u years old who was heress
first husbands property grocery at the corner
aver stre,s-yhich her second husband Scully enjoyed
ioioyy with her
Tli, nu-rr at the time Of her mothers DEATH was ncuru
b in Of disease of the brain Consequently the estate be
came bone of contention between Ianay who was prope
hs'F 10 the estate "'a scus boh neStea 10 aase' s'
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him leave her that the bed was large one which he cou
occupy with her without improper proximity: and that
the height sbsurdty suppose that could have
niad any Improper the poor girl sick,
ciatet and dying a she
The Recorder :decifed that Iandy and the officers
guilty gross outrage aresting Scully without authority
Tor the purpose of removing the dying girl and
,em First District Court under ballot $500 each
Mrs A. W Ciellan charged with erriLy annoy her hus
band ". Cleaui No lGl Camp stree-tey h,vug separ
atei for reasons best known