New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-30

persuading the multitude in opening rng-a ring
from target to target, two squares in length and
nearly a square in breadth. This accommodation
gave the darkeys stimulus and they set mp their
targets and renewed the game in the widest and
most enthusiastic manner.
From that Zine till after sundown the excitement
was tremendous the Bayou aud La Vile parties be-
ing about evenly matched and neither party making
a ball. In the struggles, the ball few in all direc
tons and once in while Of course outside the ring
formed by the multitude Of spectators. On those
casions, it sight to see the ring open and the
spectators scatter before the African crevasse. The
game closed-a drawn one-and the negroes, as they
shouldered their rackets and marched of the field,
were loud in their returns Of thanks to the speCta-
tors for giving them an open field" Thanks gentle
men, thanks!'' addressing the crowd on all sides.
1t does US good to see the darkeys at racket and
we hope to see them have clear field hereafter.
ALGIERs.-The yellow fever is very bad over in
Agers, SO we learn and we regret to hear it. But,
with this regret, it is pleasure to be able to state
that the good men and solid men over there have
banded together, in a sort of juvenile Howard Asso-
caton, and fighting the fever, and administering
aid and comfort to the sufferers as potently the
senior Howards are doing in New Orleans. Algiers
is all right, in bad seasons as well as good.
THE ALGIERs STABBTSG AFFAIR.-We are gratifed
in being able to state that Mr. James I. Anderson
who was stabbed 10 afray in Algiers several days
ago by DR.. AIahoney, is pronounced out of danger
most excellent thing for man with six or eight
cane'sword thrusts in him. This is good. But bad
thing was the publication Of DR.. Mahoney on Satur-
day, in one Of the city papers, giving his version Of
the affair." whilst still in seclusiou avoiding the search
of the police and after his patient the sick man. who
was the only witness of the renconte was known to
be dead. This, we think, looks bad for Dr. Mahoney
very bad In due time, we may give the full par
ticulars of this case
FIREs-A two story dwelling Annuncation
street, between ThaIa and Edward, occupied by Mr..
Mcknight and Mr. Baer, was partially destroyed by
fire, soon after Friday midnight. Two slaves named
Walompa and Ann, belonging to Mr., Mcknight were
taken into custody suspicion of having started the
fire. .
Officer Laurent reports that on Saturday night
there was fire on the roof of bakery, on the cor
ner of Dryades and St. Andrew Streets Fourth Dis
trict, caused by spark from the chimney. No dam
age was done to speak of.
A MERE IDEA OF FIRE.-Isoud rang the bells at 10
o'clock last night and great was the rush of the gal
liant fire bhoys. We, seeing neither fire nor smoke
| believed it all humbug till we met JACK Adams,
painting, and all dark lantern, spanner and india
rubber Waterproofs He assured us that there eras
lre-he saw it all around in the streetamps and in
the cigarstumps of the lOaters about the corners
Whereupon we holIered nutf'
SMELL OF FGRE.-The chimney of a house on
Craps street. Unon cleaned itself out yesterday
afternoon, with tongue of forked fame Loud
was the smell of the burning soot and great the CON
stn pf ,F+
little girl, ten years DID, who came ont of her
| house crying, and hugging a financial looking tin
box to her BOSOM Another frightened neighbor
asked her what was the matter. She replied catch
ing her breath in a fright, PAS out of town,
! and Ma amt got back from church, and I'm alone
in the house. and I've often heard Pa tell Ma that
if we lost this box and what's in it, we might
as well go to the Charity Hospitalo U The neighbor
then told her that there were robbers and thieves
town. and that she oughtnt to be running about that
way with that box upon which (the chimney having
finished its burn), she ran back home again.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.-A man
named Frank Maughan was arrested, on Saturday
on Religious street, by officers Grafton and Nixon
He stands charged with having killed another Irish
man named Kelley, on Orange street, in August o
last year. He will be arragned before Recorder
SUMMERS JllS morning.
WOMAN SrABBED-A woman named Catherine
Johnston was taken to the Charity Hospital on Satur
day night, having been seriously stabbed, in some
sort of misunderstanding with somebody on Dry
AIDES street. A Spaniard named Joseph Cortez wa
arrested by Corporal Busby, at the time, as the maj
who did the stabbing but yesterday female named
Mary Winters was arrested by officer Turner as tn,
Simon Pure cnlprit of the knife.
DESCENT on A FANCY SAVINGS BANk.- TIL,
Chief of Police and his special officers on Saturda,
made descent uFOn a branch OF the famous BanI
Of Pharaoh Situated on Chartres street. Nneteei
gentlemen of color and three gentlemen of no colo
were taken in charge, including bank officers, stock
holders and depostOrs, together with any quantity
of the beautiful tools used in the institution.
GOoD.-Offcer Lew Clark and others, on Satursa,
night arrested sixteen slaves for being in unlawful
asSemblage at the corner Of Baronne and Perdid
Streets That corner, by reason of its negro Assem-
blages, has been Iest to the neighborhood and L
the passing white people for years past Therefore
when the police undertake to cleanse the place, "
call it good
SuRRENDERED.-Philip Carroll surrendered himse
at the First District police Office on Saturday H
was charged with having assaulted and stabbed somt
body-name not giyen-With intent to murder.
+ THE RECORDERS CoURTs.-Recorder Summers o
t Saturday examined &. Docteur, pawnbroker, of th
corner Of Royal and Toulouse streets, on a charge
having in his possession watch, which, with SO
Il cash, was stolen in April last from John MCEhaTe
q room, at No 81 St. Charles street. The accuse
- brought up respectable French lady as the pels0
OF whom he honestly bought the watch. This lad
swOre that several months ago she left her own wuc
e at watChmakers for repair and that whilst he ha
it he broke it, and gave her the watch in court
place of it. The matchmaker being brought in test
fed that he bought it for l4 30 Gts value was $40
7, from good.OOking, Well-dressed man, who told
Y piteous tale about being ont of money and Wantin
! TO 20 up the river. The Recorder disposed OF tE
= case by dsmssing Docteur and restoring the watc
i to its owner. VIM Cole dismissed from tt
charge of stabbing John Gattney, the latter failing
" appear; discharged also for similar reason from Il
charge Of stabbing Joseph Hill at the time an
=, place. Victor Hernandez was dismissed from ii
u charge of beating Susan Ellen-n0 evidence. jam
Hurl was dismissed from the charge of stealing
N pair of boots-no evidence. Fred Bodensal was di
= missed from a charge Of assault and battery on
'e female. Joseph Harvey was ordered to pay $40
le 20 to the WOrk-H0use for hitting F. Kennedy with
slungshot and Kennedy was sent to the Wor
House for yagrauCy. Dan Mcdonnell for petty Ia
- ceny and Mag Wallace, for vagranty, were also Sc
- to the Work House. A lot of other small olende
II were properly disposed of. WalOmpa and Ann, slay
" belonging to Mr.. Mcknight, were sent to prison
- a charge of aTson-Settng fire to house on Annu
IS citation street, between Thalia and Edward Cath
"a rne DrscOll was booked on charge of hammer
- y Ann Carln over the head with a brick Adam Bak
" was sent to prison. in default of 81 900 BAIL charg
~ " with having cut Joseph Frank badly in, the ar
~ Frank identified Baker as the man, but he solemn
Il, denied the charge.
Recorder Wiltz booked Charles Block and wi
al and two little chips of the old Blocks for futu
hp overhauling on a charge of tomentng Mrs Carroll