New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-27

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Coop WoRE.-Aheady the extension of the lower
steamboat landing wears a size and shape comfortable
for steamboatmen and steamboat business men to be
hold Under the able and energetic direction of the
City Surveyor Mr.. Pile, one thousand feet front Of
the wharf is completed, and the steamers are using
it with perfect rush no less than 1000 bales Of
cotton having been landed on it within the last day
or two. The remainder of the wharf, Mr. Pile informs
US, will be completed in about three weeks So the
wharf will be readyfor the winter rush, after all.
TIE New THIRD DISTRICT LocE-UP.- Preparations
for building the lookup and Recorders office in
the Third District are in active progress Already
the old wooden buildings, adjoining the old lookup,
are raced to the earth and the din Of building
sounds through the neighborhood.
The new building is to be a capaci0us two.story
brick, containing in the basement lookup of six
cells Offices for the Lieutenant and clerks of police
Deputy Street Commissioner, etc. and in the upper
story courtroom, Offices Recorders retiring room,
and everything complete. The whole is to be sur
mounted by CupOla fifty feet high, for a fire alarm
bell The building is to be essentially modern in all
its arrangements and stylish inside and out, having a
front of thirtysix feet, and depth Of hundred and
thirty 1t is expected that it will be finished in about
five months, The contractor is Mr., NJ Duru, and the
cost is to be $1,000.
Recorder Long, who will have something to say in
fixing up his part of the building, promises us that
the newspaper reporters will be remembered, and
provided with conyeniences which they have never
yet had in the old building: though we may here re-
mark that the poteness and attention Of the officers
of the court heretofore ana now, has prevented the
reporters from feeling the deficiency severely 1t re-
joices to the good work in progress The Third
District has needed it sorely for years.
ATTEMPTED SUIGIDE.-hIrs. Hartford, fat and fair.
looking Irish woman attempted to drown herself yes,
erday morning, in the river opposite the California
Saw Mill Third District. Standing on the end of the
wharf and throwing her arms up wildly, in n loud
voice she exclaimed to the people in sight that she
was off from this world bade them frantic farewell,
and plunged into the river Before she had a chance
to drown she was fshed out by means of the log
hooks used at the mill, and by officer NJ. Sec-
shnaydre taken to the guard house. When we were
there last evening she lying on the floor wrapped
in blanket, her wet clothes having been stripped
from her and put out to dry She was moaning
piteously, and upon being asked why she had tried
to drown herself, said her husband dead, and she
couldn't get to see her little boy. Whisky however
was the of her pitiabIe plight. Several days
since she was takenup yagrant but dismissed by
Recorder Long upon her relating the pteous tale she
had to tell.
FOUND DRowEED.-The Coroner yesterday held
an inquest on the body of an unknown white man
found in the river at the foot of Cont street. The
body had been in the river some time aud was much
decomposed Itappeared to be that Of an Irishman
about thirty years of age he had on black clotl
coat black pants blue calico shirt, and coarse boots
Verdict, found drowned.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT.-Our report yesterday, o
the findings Of tie Grand Jnry on Monday was Ho
complete \ true bill Was reported against DAME
Sullivan, for the murder Of Richard Marrssey, or
board the ship Lalla Ropkh NJ, Carroll, charged
with wife murder, ana James Burrows charged Will
the murder of c. w. Berry were acquitted, no bill
being found against them, Nothing further was re
ported yesterday.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-GharIcs Mcnamara
OF Dryades street for demonstrating up6n his Wifi
his wish to he a Wdower was yesterday ordered tt
pay SO and give $500 peace bonds, or in default g
| toprisOn,
Dan Hogan, for undertaking the helcalean feat o
preventing the steamer Republic from leaving on
Monday evening, by interfering with aud opp0sin!
the crew thereof, was required To shell out so, o
ride out 70 the NQrk.House for two months retire
ment
Philip Riley, for getting so large that it was Will
great difficulty the steamer City of Memphis eOull
hnld him-bowing up and smashing things in
small way from too high head ot alcoholic steam
was required to hand over SO or be handed over t
the WUrk-House.
Daniel Mcdonald was nicely in for it. For being
yagraut, he was sentenced to the Work House 10
three months, aud for resisting the officer who al
rested him. he was required to pay $40 60 to til
Parish Prison for month. Which he went
first, the Hotel de FremeauX or the Maison de He
nandcz, we did not learn, but he is well fixed off b
tween the two.
Edward Moher and Edward McHahon, the youn
men arrested by Lieut.. Dryden, upon information r.
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