New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-01
NUMBER 222.
2otaL gyntfILfntntf.

AE5iEF.pAE SurHeu up Dfigntt clear, and rather
cold. The overcoats and sbawls came out again
gentlemen had their boots freshly bIacked and the
QUIZ o. outdoor life increased to perfect whz! If
any one dares to say that the ladies' were not ont
yesterday Of that business not brisk everywhere
All we nave to ask Of him is that be leave bis name
and address at the Crescent Office. Not that We
"ou'o ngnt MN by any means but simply because
we would Ike to jot down the worldly history and
mental characteristics Of such an ;nafvidnaI
PITCHER PREsEsTATtoS.-Asi is known to an the
town, Jefferson Fire Company No. % won the silver
pitcher in the grand watersquirting contest o that
and three other companies, on Sunday. Yesteraao
the pitcher was handed over. The place was CbarIsy
Curtis, at the corner Of Font and Crogsman streets
Mr.. James Beggs presented the pitcher, and Nh. Lea
F. Bakewell, who had acted as Judge for the Com,
pany at the trial, received it on their behalf Ap.
propriate speeches made, and the occasion was
altogether pleasant. Charley Curtis and his partner
Richards, did their shars of the business, in setting
out an array of edibes etc. worthy of their beauti.
ful and popular establishment and Of themselves The
champagning, and toasting and speeding, that
took place were equally good and all hands left pro.
perly happy. The members Of the Jefferson No. %
made good lick in winning the pitcher, and the
whole Fire Department made still better lick in get
ting up sucn an excitement, in such liberal and
friendly way.
hH "NN14' ehLhCh D4tFlCVLFf'-Juage HE'S
AAo' S9uA y y 'ue ltuStee parry lh tne faarth DIS
~ 0huieh ulilculSy, 20 |hich We alluded
80. Nds aPpileu 70 'uuge hoWeL OF the slxtn
oUuiT ~. 'he proper documents 10 conpei
sAS i' l' leisieE' ahu AieSsfS' AihseF ana west
l0i'N a'u A4.eu' Ne"iduu u Inc ministerial party,
= appear pe'ofe 'uuge hoWel ana explain why they
snouAt hoV oe Punisheu toF contempt OF court, IN
u'9 es'uins .ne inJune'luu recently Issued by the
court restraining the rev. r Presler and his back
e.' t'tli uO1u'"s 7aooaVH Service IN the Herman
nFauseucal GuuEch oL Lhe Foartn District, against
'ne "ii' u sue tiustee VINO represent the majority
u 'le as 70 the merits or dement's OF
. tIe iei'sious ohCul.y, we are perfectly ignorant
we nave an opinion, however, as regards Lent. New
taid anu 'ha1 10 thdt he was drawn into the bro
,oh, Su 'nnoceat Suppostlon that the minister was
'u neau nian o tne 'nuEch III every respect 1t IS
'li''>eu up p'ee' VI puSipeSS as II stanas'
tlRE'-Ihe upper part Of talor's shop OF
Ichoupltoulas street, between Thalia and Erato wa
destroyed by hre yesterday morning. The contents
Of thes shop below were considerably damaged by th
water thtown, tue nremeh beng on the spot il
double quick time. Ihe whole amo1nt of the damag
was hos great
QUEER QUASDARY ABOUT A LEG.-Recently,
Spaniard named Fasola met with an accident q,
shipboard; a fall, which injured the muscle an
nerve of his right leg so seriously as to deprive bin
Of its use. He taken to his residence at the col
ner of Greatmen and Marigny streets Third District
In order to remedy the matter the physicians in al
tendance cut the leg open-in the upper mart. tn
thigh. Incorporation, however was unsuccessful an,
unfortunate. The Inflammation of the nerves an
collection Of blood in the lower part of the limb re
suited in modification, and amputation became peees
sary.
Yesterday, at noon, the amputation was performed
with the greatest skill of Doctors Castellano4 an
Avila. The leg was cut off above the knee and tb
|. patient stood the operation remarkably well. Ri
afterwards drOll difficulty arose about the disnos
tion of the amputated leg.
Fasola still cherishng the strongest affection f
his unfortunate limb, wished to have it buried d
d Gently, in the back yard of his residence The own
of the house, being apprsed of this, went and nte
fered. He rented his property to live upon he sail
but not to be converted into burying-ground; an
positively refused to allow the leg to be buried ther
Other parties told Fasola that no sexton wonld Il
ceive the leg for burial in cemetery unless he pn
chased tomb, at the full price, and had the dead lie
decentIy cotfned and put into it. He was advised
do this, on the ground that the leg would be a goo
mortgage upon a tomb in which to deposit the re-
of his body at some future day He was nnabla bov
{, a,,or ~ ~, "a ttis o,,-o -
:, ' " 9 ~ ~APs0 lt4 ao' NV NHo"tnB " III
else 10 ao sent lrend 70 Recorder Long for adVie
, as to what he should do under the circumstances
We were Mt the court when that friend arrived an
:, s+otoa to ooso NJ ,,,,
4 qSo'e1 s"e e49G' 19 was a9 sooel anu soleilh as
fasoas Whoie body mad been deadi and refuse
Christian burial Court being over, a sort of indue
, was held in the matter the Recorder hs CLARKE on
+Io f s,si -
sA9 p'i.St % tne'A SCI el"i o5'uPns' anu
taxing Ihe notes. All agreed That the landlord Wi
barbarOus in refusing sepulture to the leg bac
+ ward and some contended that he had M rgbt
: o,,an+ u ~, ,,,, ,,,, ,r ,.4,is., ~ -
+ pIes'rs =. 1ue iuau "@s u otinion euA1 7 was
3l,5uiu Is
"ul tsu uuus, any 0'' "ishou1 iegal
= quesIi III "hich event. Oh course that leg would
come the Coroner's property, to dispose of as
= mirht see pronpr
: 3r,otI,o, = &c a., 3...,
= Anotue' liienpel Vi Ihe lulotuiai jury sugges"
J. that the leg would be Thankfully received and tender
taken care Of if offered to one or the other of IL
medical colleges FasoIara faan5 bara in+ar,o,.
r, s+otir tl,t Iooon+ ,ro+ -, :
Il S"S,'s 'na' u0eeL'V "utt'i "a" NAV was "ahteu i
l. the leS that ana hothlhg else. Alter iurther co
Il suatOn, the jury concluded upon this as the adY
IN send ia Mr. Fasola To rat ria of tho 5orrnct /,
j., H.. ,,4 -, /, ,,,,7 WI l. II, ,4, -. :. =,
9 lue Oe'I o"S e oN' 'o io o'u WIN II, VIC uiu
= learn
:, FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Hunt-John Wa
! was tried Yesterday for assault with n danpnrO