New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-13

lady deferred The matter. But il leaving. she init
mated that it would afford ber far greater satisfaction
70 bring her husband and cowhde around, to make
the Young mans acquaintance. We think it great
pity that the husband and cowhde we're not then on
hand.
A TRINKET PEDDLRR was nicely served in the
Third District, on Saturday. Going into house TO
display bis wares TO woman man who was present
collared him and robbed him Of everything he had
which wasn't much, however Peddler and friends
went to police about it; bat afterward concluding
that the property taken was not worth the trouble
and expense Of prosecution the matter was dropped
HEHRI TUBLEaoET, a creole youth living on The
Metairie Ridge in the Third District was shot by his
father through mistake, late on Saturday night The
particulars, as We hear them are these: The father
had horse stolen lately and since then be has been
the q UiUe for another visit Of the robber Hap
pening to be up late, on Saturday night, be saw a
man climb over the fence Of the stableyard, and walk
in the direction of the stable He Immediately got
his gun and sent load Of buckshot at the supposed
robber, whom the darkness prevented him from re-
cognzing as his son, bis quiet return home from
some nocturnal froic. His horror and gIisf at the
subsequent discovery may well be imagined but
there was much comfort mixedu with it, in the fact
that only three Of the shot had taken effective in
the leg, and one in deshy part Of the body in
nictns painful, but BY no means dangerous wounds.
A LEARSED VERDICT was rendered in the First
District Court on Saturday, thus: We the iourey
find verdict gilty. Can't the Sheriff. in drawing for
jurors, manage to catch schoolmaster or writing.
master once in while, to help the business along
genteelly, and save the Court papers from such desc
Grafton as the above?
SMASH went Doctor CbaiIIe's buggy by collision
with dray, GraTier street, on Saturday wheel
ing somerset, and letting the Doctor of without
harm the freed horse scooting back to his stable,
and the faulty drayman getting away without loss Of
time Though the Doctor got off unhurt, be didn't
seem to naturally relish the affair as joke.
HENRY MERBAcH, who emptied pistol into his
mouth at the Uncle Sam Coffeehouse, on Friday even
ing, is not dead yet It seems be used shot instead
of bullet Though his mouth and face are much
shattered it is thought at the hospital be
The servant girl with whom be went out to get mar
red, has visited him and it now appears that Henry
shot himself, not from disappointed love but from his
horror OF marriage of which he had previously real
lied all the natural benefits. The girl rapidly ad.
vancing to maternity appears to have no idea Of let
ting her unhappy lover off, horribly disfgnred as he
is. She has adopted Monte Cristo's motto, Wait
and hope"
The CORONER was called yesterday to hold an in.
quest the body Of Mary Gruber a baby eleven
days old, which died at its parents residence on ST.
Louis street. verdict of death by locka# was rem
dered.
JoHN DoUGHERTY fell from the seat of his carriage
on Saturday, in the Fourth District, whilst driving
along in funeral procession. He was severely in
jured, and had to be sent home.
AN UNKSowN Man, very badly beaten and GOV
cred with blood, found lying Julia street, on
Saturday night by officer Edwards. 1t was reported
that he received his beating on the levee. He was
sent to the Charity Hospital