New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-11


School Of Medicine, on Common street, opposite the
Charity Hospital:
Patients treated on Saturday December "a
" " #sdBs5yday #@aadGs5d g.. 8............ ....... &
Treated previously
Total. .........,........ sI6O
FIRE-The alarm of fire in the Third District, at
nine o'clock yesterday morning, was caused By the
burning of some dry weeds on the common out
Frenchmen street. The weeds, we learn, were not
insured.
ATTEMPTED INCENDTARIsM.-Am man named Edward
Ladd was arrested Marigny street, between Casa
ealvo and Greatmen yesterday afternoon, by officers
Frank Dueoing and Griller, and locked up. He was
charged BY Henry Gerdes, painter, with having at
tempted to Ere his shop by putting some FIRE in tin
kettle amidst lot Of paint
ATTEMPTED sUIGIDE-A German named Henrv
hefoagh triec 70 40 away with himself last evening"
So far as we could hear these are the partfcnlars
He was boarder at Mrs. Tmpkes boarding boRza ~
Front Levee street, between Canal and Crosarnan
and loved German servant girl in the house. yes
terday morning they started ont as they said 10 Get
married. At O'Clock in the afternoon, Merbaqh re-
turned alone, to the house and soon afterward left
again. In the evening, he returned in company with
two friends, and all went to the bar below to take
drink
herbagh left his friends at the bar and went out
at the back door. The next minute. pistol shot
was heard and woman in the house raising an
alarm, the thing was Investigated. Merbagh was
found in the prvy lying on the floor with the whole
side of his face torn away, and an empty pistol by
his side He able to articuIate, and said that he
had been shot by somebody, but who, he didn't know
It was evident however, that he had shot himself in
the mouth and he was taken to the Charity Hospi-
tai, There it believed that be could not survive
It is said at the boarding house that he had been
gloomy and misanthropic for some time, and that on
one occasion he told some one be would kill himself
some day. What became Of the girl he started out
with to marry, we were unable to learn.
CoRoNERs INQUEsTs.--An inquest was Yesterday
held on the body Of Rosanna Lish, a native OF Ohio
Al years Of age, found dead on board the steamer
Diana. DR.. Graham helda post-moTtem examination,
and found death to be the result of congestve fever
Verdict accordingly.
An inquest was held on the body of John Bulgen,
Englishman 35 years of age, at No. Is Old Leyee
street. Verdict apoplexy, caused by intemperance.
An inquest was held on the body of Jacob Dunn
becke, German 46 years of age, in q house on
TchouptouIas street, between Third and Fourth.
Verdict, congestion OF the brain.
lowing sentences were passed yesterday
Thomas Dillon for maliciously manning an animal
one month in the Parish Prison.
Alexander Smith, for assault with dangerous
weapon, loaded whp-one week in the Parish
Prison and Sl5 fine or additional week in prisen
in prison and S25 fine.
Munroe Bohen, for larceny-l8 months hard labor
in the State Penitentiary.
P. Rodriguez for horse steaing-tWo wears at hard
/ labor in the State Pententiary.
/ VIM. Griffin and Jimmy Hagan plead guilty to lar.
/ Ceny-One year at hard labor in the Penitentiary
! Juan Fornosa, Louis Garote and Juan Regnai for
r0bbery-three years at hard labor in the State Peni
! tentary. The above is the crime that we have no.
ticed heretofore at length in which Francisco Riau-
/ eho was the victim. The prisoners are all young
| men.
T. B. Soraparu for assault and battery, under miti
eating circumstances-One dollar fine and costs of
1 Court.
The Grand Jury appeared in court and reported
the following findings:
Thomas Rigley, or Rigg, charged with larceny, in
taking large quantity of shoes from L. P. Woif's
| store in Exchange alley not true BILL The At
torney General at the instance of the Grand Jurors
stated TO the Court that there was not shadow OF
| proof against Rgg, nor any mputation whatever
resting on his character, after his accusation and
committal by the Recorder
Antoine Garcia, charged with receiving stolen
| property knowingly ; true bill
John Gryer, charged with assault and battery
! true bill.
Hano Billanueva, charged with stabbing Juan
! Cayetano with intent to kill (the Spanish jealousy
case) not true bill. -
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-Mary Ann Meggins
(. CO. was arragned yesterday charge of having
stolen portmonnae belonging to Mrs. Margaretta F.
! Ormond, the equestrienne, on board Spalding &
! Rogers steamer James Raymond whilst the boat was
| lying at Gretna on Thursday Mary Ann being
chambermaid on the boat The portmonnaie con
tained ten California diamonds valued at $50 a
mot nd 1 < in aE.
was taken whilst Mrs o. over here at the CITY at
rehearsal at the Amphiteater. Lieut.. Dryden and
officer Dalton, who arrested Mary Ann searched her
and found the diamonds, wrapped in a bit of paper
hidden in her bosom In default of $500 bail to ap-
pear on the l4th, she was sent to prison.
Bridget Cash dismissed from the charge of
going at Pat Maher murderously, with hatehet and
Cheese-knite.
Otto Fraes, charged with assault and battery upon
Theodore Lott IheOphlus Freeman, charged with
assault and battery upon Susan McNally and W. A.
! B. Murray, charged with assault and battery upon
Claiborne, I. M c. were likewise discharged the lat
ter at request of the prosecutor
John s. Hearl, alias John Smith, was held for a
hearing charge of having in his possession lot of
pocket knives and dirk, supposed to have been sur
reptitiOusly obtained
John Father, charged with being dangerous and
suspicious, was held over for examination.
RECORDER WTLTzs CoURT.-John Kelley was yes.
terday sent to prison. to be examined on the 18th
charged with cutting John Flynn in the face with 4
4 O'clock
John Ives was booked for hearing, on charge
of having badly cut up Michael Burns by smashing
pitcher over his head, in cofeehouse at the corner
of Customhouse and Front Leyee streets.
The other business was not worth reporting.
RECORDER Loses CoURT.-M. Antoine, fruit sell
Ter by the Pontchartrain depot, was yesterday fined
$l5 and put under peace bonds, all for whaling his
wife and whaling her brother, Henry Poncet besides
tor interfering in his sisters behalf.
Pat Doyle was fined SO for abusing officers NJ
Seicshnaydre and Ponlard on Craps street. The other
cases were of no interest.
RECORDER ADAMS CoURT.-Louis Copp, grocer,
at the corner of Rousseau street. accused by some
church members of selling liquor without license, was
yesterday examined, and dismissed for want of evil
dence
John ONein was held for examination on the l4th:
charged by A. Pentland with stealing two bales of
hay whilst in his employ.
MARY Barley for assoCating with negroes was sent
to the Workhouse for two months the darkies were
y held for further examination
How JONI swoRE FOR BETTY" Allow me-" slid
# Brown the clerk ITO ask you few questions. Xou
0 are2l years of age, suppose, Mr. N--?H
"Yes,f said John.
"D you sofemnly swear that Betty Jones, spiRster
is of lawful age (made and enacted by the Legisla
tnt 10 tI,a