New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-16
0eh Orleans 9aiIp Crescent.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IG, 1858,
2QtaI gntfIIiuenrf.

YESTERDAY was dry, betwixt shade and sunshine,
and several degrees cooler than the day before. 1t
was IN fact a right pleasant day. The equnoxial
days are at hand, and the changes Of the weather
must be accepte3 all right and perfectly natural
THE FEyER-The number of deaths by yellow
fever for the twenyfonr hours ending Tuesday noon
as reported by the Board Of Health, was So.
REPAIR OF THE WHARyEs.--The Comptroller yes.
terday awarded the contracts for repairing those Of
the city wharves which the late Iessees failed to leave
in order, according to their contracts, for tie new
essees. This work. though done by the city, will be
at the expense Of the deaultng esees unless fancy
awfght should worst her with its hooks and crooks,
according to ancient custom. The contract for the
fourth section was given to Mr.. Hy. ElermaB, at the
rate of $22 50 per square of one hundred superficial
feet; that for the fifth section to DR. VIM NJ Batson,
at $23 per square; that for the sixth to Mr. W. H.
Stanley also for $23 per square, The securities have
been entered into and the work on the fourth section
will be commenced Immediately, and that on the
others on Monday next, the goth inst. We did not
hear who took the contract for the second section
The first and third sections are to be repaired by the
old iessees themselves.
AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE.-As the POntchar-
train cars were going down to the Lake early yester
day morning officer Laurent Camas who was on the
train, young man in his shirt and drawers and
covered with blood rushing madly across the rail
road ahead OF the cars. AS the train was going
slowly, (not having reached GoodchiIdren street1
Camas jumped off, ran ahead and seized the fugitive
just as he was crossing the track The fugitive how
ever resisted violently, and there was momentary
struggle the track, in which both came very near
being run over by the cars but Camas by desperate
jerk saved himself and his customer and then took
| him to the calab0Ose. A few minutes afterwards a
| negro woman came along all covered with blood
and stated that the young man had gone crazy with
the yellow fever, and left his house on Hospital
street; that in her endeavOrs to stop him, he had
beaten her and hurt her face badly that it was her
| blood ne was stained with and that this was his
second escape from his room, he having got out at
three o'clock in the morning but caught and brought
back when only two squares of. The poor sufferer
who turned out to be Bishop barkeeper of the
Lake steamer RaYenswood, was sent back to hi.
ROOM and extra precautions taken to prevent bis es
Gaping again.
SUDDEN DEATH.--The Coroner was yesterday called
to hold an inquest on the body of Mary Hankin. 4
girl IA years old, who died very suddenly at No. Il
Front Levee street. Dr. BertheIot opened the body
and ascerained death to be the result of hypertroph
Of the heart verdict to that effect was accordingly
rendered.
BEATING A SICK WOMAN-The First District no
lice we're last evening on the lookout for man
named N. Anderson. He was charged with having
whilst drunk, brutally beaten woman on Palmyra
street, who just past the crisis of yellow fever
and who by the beating was thrown into a relapse
which it was feared would prove fatal Ii the charge
be correct the wretch when caught, should be tarreC
and featbered.
LAnY LTGHrFNGERs-Mary Johnson alias Gin
cnnati Mary and Catherine johnson, were taken III
last night, Barracks street by Sergeant Brooks Q
the Third District. They are charged with having
aided the business of relieving George Burke of BIZ
purse, which purse wasn't trash the other night, il
crib on Perddo street.
RECORDER SUMMERS CorRT-14ssistant RecordfJ
1IlnlT0e presiding- George Tate an amiable tenant
of Daverus Row Palmyra street, was arraigned yes
terday on a charge Of having made his lady enemy
Maria Davis, spiritually sick, by giving her three
separate doses Of foul abuse and threat of pisto5rc
funeral; all on the Sth, 9th and 10Th inst. going tC
her house on Adene street each day to give her d
newly prepared dose. George was booked for all
oyerhaung on the 18th inst; bail $500
Madame Biac, OF TerpschOre street, was baiIet
for her appearance on the 2lst. The charge against
Sunday afternoon, and beating and biting Mrs Bref
feih in the most cruel aud savagerOns manner E: al
operation in which she was backed by her daughtc
and sOn-in.law.
Mrs. TAYLOR OF Dryades street, was booked and il
default Of bail sent to prison. The charge agains
her was that OF raising an unearthlp rumpus in he
peaceful street. and abusing and vlllifying officer Ey
iugt0n in the most horrible manner.
Raphael Soto, brought mp by the Chief Of Police
as rather dangerous and suspicious Spaniard wa.
required to find some one to bet Sli00 upOn his no
beng dangerous and suspicious, james Chapman
fora similar reason, was subjected to a similar test
though at the smaller figure Uf $3.50
Martin Carroll was up on a charge of hayinl
stabbed his brother, Edward Carroll, with intent Il
kill on Tuesday night, in that celebrated place Cor
duroy Alley. Edward didn't appear to prosecute
however, and it was stated that the stab was smal
affair in the palm of his hand. Martin was sent L
prison, anyhow, TO await his brothers appearance
either as his enemy or his brother.
John Williams, alias Henry Barseess, was up on
charge of having drawn sheath knife upon and al
tempted to stab Vim. Prendergast, mate of the sh
Maihouse on board that vessel, on Tuesday nigh
As he did the thing purely on the strength OF ba
whisky, he was subjected to the alternative Of cnr
trihutinE $25 to the city cot1ers or 30 days TO Iii
Parish Prison.
Margaret Smith, upon examination, was honoab'
acquitted OF the charge OF passing il worthless ban
bill of Sl0 upon Mrs. Honora Fox Mt her grocery
corner OF Clara and Clio streets. 1t was shown thu
MIS- FOX had the bill, and tried to pass it, two month
before the time when. as she charged she received
from Margaret. The bill WASH counterfeit any hOw
it was only uncumcnt.
Bridget Deary, who had been in prison since In
2}d ult., on a charge OF brOOmstCkng Ellen AcDuu
aid, was discharged, as having been punished euongl
for her WickednCSs.
Michael White and wife for being troatIcsom
neighbors to Martin Vaughan Of Felicity street, wer
formally initiated into the Peace Society.
Frank ODtts only had to pay 81 for the luxury q
lambasting his wife Barbara, Franklin street
sally Bartn Lizzie stephens, Billy Brown, Dan Gul