New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-29


put on furlough ID Lieut.. Meade.
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~ The steamer Era No. !, Capt. Kouns, recestIy /
reported IS sunk, and which at the time was sup
posed to be total loss has been rised and arrived
at the opposite side Of the river yesterday.
. Yufal Jntslligtnfs.
NoarUARY-The interments in al the cemeteries |
numsered only e. nbsr n were of child
ren less than year old " s5
FrRE.-A hole was burned through The side Of
Capt Places residence Hercules street. between Nelponeus
aud Terpsichore O'Clock yesterday mnius
work Of an incsnday whsss heh designs crtunaey
frustrated before damage than the above done
CososER's EeUEsT-TAe Murder s5 Brynt-
The Coroner yesterday held his inquest the Circus
Hospital the body Of Lewis Bryant who shot Sos
day by Charles Coulter In the house Of Emma Pt Basin
street. +tS25 "A taa ltlsssiR g9S5 t3%$
postnaor.em examination being held W.
fatal bullet had entered the Of the head the left Side
and lodged beneath the BRAIN through which made wide
passage The ssstnony Of the Witnesses disclosed facts
different from the statements Published by yesterday, In
gard particularly the shooting In order The ccun
stances clearly and counecsy before readers svs the
substance Of the testimony erted BY the Coroner
Charles Coulter, William third man. named Soul
Inns visited the house, and stairs which
four Of the eepng ad besn skeeng Though
they had not On knocking at the door, they ad
mitted and being in aolicsome boisterous mood s
ous drinking they pulled the bed clothes of the and
behaved themselves in rough generally ceulser
picked letter, lying table, Demo snstched
from h and the to whom he letter belonged tried to
&c. from him. In the scufas washbowl upset and
boken and the noise heightened by Coulter drawing snd
ckng his revolver and pointing It the different
causing them and rush get Of the way.
The brought Emma Pcqne the Of the
into the She reprmanded the party requesting then
behave like gentlemen when they visited her hous else
keep Coulter hereupon cursed snd abused her IN
foul and she left the saying she going after
the police Coulter followedhe out into the still
ing abusing her. and daring her bring her bs
etcauding to Bryant who married 10 her and lived in
| the house with her. s4ts sS5a} ds 57ss a fsag
pu his head what the matter Con r at
commenced cur.ng and vifyng him. in the most horrd
Bryant quietly asked what he had DONE that he shod
treated in that Coulter only augmented his abuse and
told him pistol The that followed
clearly given by the Witnesses but points of it
that Bryant acknowledged that he had pistol but would not
use It, said could whip Coulter he would lay
down his pistol which he still held In his left hand Coulter
thereupon advanced him. struck him with his right hand
enacng him with the pistol inh left told him he would shoot
him he dared Emma Picque who standing
the foot the stairs shouted Coulter which he went
the head Of the stairs ard to shot her. She jumped
way Coulter then turning Bryant who still
stood door, fired at him, but missed him. Bryant mme
datsy himself just the door closed Coulter fired
| second time, the bullet passing through panel
He left with his companions and they wen Demo
was say, Never mind, we'll catch the Of bh
kill him yet' words to that purport was shown
that party did not know Bryant had been shot, when they
left After they left the went 10 she door Of
the room in which Bryant tried It, but could
not nor did Bryant their calls They then entered
through door connecting with another room, and
Bryant leaning loosely against the wall the door he
closed sitting POSTURE and senseess 1t was apparent
shot in the Of the head by the bullet which
through the door, whilst he STOPPING in tho act of
locking the door, The bullet extracted from his brain further
proved this for still had Of the white paint Of the door
adherDg to it.
The Coroners verdict with the above facts
that Bryant Of pistol shot wound In the head inflicted
by Charles Coulter The deceased was nasivoe Alabama
| years OF age
We should state general testimony in regard Demo
backed Coulter in his proceedings whilst scnlns
the man who escaped. endeavored to make peace
OFF TO BATON RouaE.-Jose Maria Martinez, Jas
Brodeck Denis Donovan all convicted Of murder and
surns convicted of child yesterday shipped
officer to Baton Rouge there TO spend the
msinder of their lives number Of other convic
were also along terms Of different length ii
the Pententiary.
AT THE Hosr1TAL.-The following sufferers are al
Charity Hospital VIM. pennison shot the hand by Johr
cCaery Of Tchoupitouas and Deord streets
Hugh Johnson mashed in the machinery of the Or
leans Foundry John AcNahon, badly beaten by some
persons st. Marys market and Catherine sheenan
her dress accidentally catching Gre from place
VIM. Mealey and Edward kirkpatrick were admitted will
bloody heads from beatug received in different places
soon left convalescent ,5a @{1
FIRST DISTRICT SCHOOL BoARD.-This body he,
called meeting evening-Dr Lindsay in the chair.
% a 0 e as1 $
order to give pupils better holiday vacation
insSsE offered resolution for putting the proposi.o
Mr. si,ehsi offered & ehang
&: 8 Tsl Ts
NJ l"i Luhe resolution was then adopted
! ttu tenrhe n
Il. d ss %osi: t sss @
resadmi,ng g the school, provided the father wou
@ ssfsFy
be The Board then adjourned.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr.-Judge Hunt opened h
Court yesterday and passed the following sentences:
M for moa sss aPa Psr, sss asn an and e ae
'J j. Horton for estoon Office months
sshe:n and Ss assault and batter
TIL J. Cox for resisting an officer, one month in 4
Parish Prison, and another month in default Of 81
The Judge then adjourned The court to the 9Th prox
2 RECORDER STITHs CouRT.-Charles Coulter ar
William Demo arraisns on the charge ben
priacps and accessory in the murder Of Lewis Bryant
pssn % be ssanned
Col Field m hs counsel ESs5 &
give bail to appear Witnesses ",
Bown Chstmas night was and sent to prison
await the result
james Dempsey for carrying concealed $s5 enc
Edward Cayanaugh for raising row the ST. Charles he
ter Mcnness for beating his wife, Sso each NJ
persons female, ordered to $l) each
drinking fighting brandy and allowing it to operate numh
of the nnwashed disposed of in the usual
Henry Rce charged with In ching Cathefl
Dcarcns' premises stolen without warrant was
charged. 4.
The following parties arragned and booked for fntr
g. James Kendall charged with having, in November la
and under false preence obtained twelve mules from Messrs
yies Smck and removed the said mules out OF the ci
o,r Bail $500 appear on the 9th proximo -. ,,
Murphy charged win hhvlng stolen from DANIEL nj
|, as phy pocket book containing Si2
John Adams charged with having been found under suspc
circumstances of Henderson, Terry Co. Bail
IL $50 required to appear on The Ith.
. RECORDER FABREs COURT Mr.. Collins sla
Charles charged with cutting the OF cotton bales
iSs Ieyee stealing the Charles Dillon, charged W
larceny Maria Gilmore charged with breaking the put
peace all 10 pieces, yesterday discharged
lose T. Arantes secretary IL the Portuguese Benevoi
NG Association araigned the affidavit of john Da,
President Association, charging him with forgery
signing his uhe Presdentsl certificate OF memh
ship which he received the fee therefor amounting to
t He sent 10 prison. to await examination
RECORDER SoLoMoNs CoURT.-Jane Holmes "
yesterday fined SO for keeping her Christmas beyond bout
been awnl having started out with SlD
T. po Mrs Baker fined 50 for repeatedly having
- husband arrested and faili to appear against him.
new james Broder Dugsd Ferguson charged with
ing and abusing Cnpt. Johnson Of the snip Lord Dune
Maria Shuz charged with breach OF trust IL falling to give
A quantity Of clothing, left with her for washing by Wind
~ Vogt; James Kennedy charged with beating his VIE
best join Hickey charged with attempting to k John How
were all held 10 bail for their future appearance.
RECORDER ADAMS CouRT.-Henry Coils, of