New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-04
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but quite cool. Extra blankets and coal fires were
the order in the morning; warm clothing prevailed
during the day; and shawls and over-coats were
fashionable the streets last night The cool wealth
er was delight to everybody.
THE FgvER.-The number Of deaths by yellow
fever for the twentyfonr hours ending Monday noon,
as reported by the Board of Health, was "a.
FEEs-The handsome amount of $s99 so in fines
was collected by Recorder Witt, Of the Second Dis
trct, during the month of October.
TwAs'Er HM.-The John Earl mentioned by US
yesterday as having been caaboosed for doing Mr..
Lehde out of pair Of boots, was not our friend Of
that name who collects for the First Justices Court
These rascally namesakes a rascaly nuisance at
times.
CouETERFErTEE Arrested Officers Peccora and
Sary yesterday arrested, on Royal street, man
named DR.. Angel" as counterfeiter. He had in
his pockets two roueaus of bogus half-dollars and
counterfeit $50 bills on the Canal Bank He was
locked up. He is suspected of being only one Of a
gang Of counterfeiters operating in our midst, A
shoemaker on St. Peter street about two months ago,
passed off some bogus money just like that found in
the Angels possession. The police then got after
him, but he has not been seen or heard from since.
The arrest of the Angel we think, may prove to be
rather important one.
SUIcIDB-A young man named ]. B. Miller was
found in dying condition yesterday afternoon in his
bed, in the boarding house at the corner Of Poydras
and ST. Charles streets. On his table was found the
following note +:
| NEW ORLEANS Nov. Q IP. NJ.
Il die by my own hand, having taken thirteen
grains OF morphine. Cause, poverty and want of en-
ployment. 81. B. MILLER.
aged 20 years, I months and day"
As soon as he was discovered the thing was re.
ported to Lieut. Dryden, and the city physician DR.
Graham called in but too late to save the young
mans life. On the table with the above note were
found papers, supposed to have contained the NOR.
phine ; pistol and a boWie-knife and paper and
envelopes looking if he had been writing letters to
relatives friends The inquest on his body is to be
held today.
The RASCAL Is CAUGHT.-lt gives US unspeak
able pleasure to announce that the rascal who went
around some weeks ago, pretending to be SNUG
gler or smuggers agent, and selling cotton to diff
ferent vrtuous individuals for uen has been caught
seems he got new lot of the stuff and being afraid
to speculate down town any MORE started out to sci
the respectable people of the Garden Districts and he
sold one woman but that was all. The rascal was ar
raigned yesterday before Recorder Adams, and gave
CT the affidavit under which he was arrested
Mrs. Michel Wabl residing on Saraparu, between
Rousseau and Fulton streets, being duly sworn, doth
depose and say That on Tuesday Nov. I'd, 1858, al
about II O'Clock NJ. at the corner of Rousseau and
Saraparu streets, in this district and city, one An
thony LatOn sold to depOnent bolt of cotton which
he represented to be linen, for ten dollars that the
said Anthony Lafon first came to deponent with q
sample of linen, and said that the aforesaid bolt OF
cotton was Of the same article; and after receiving
the said ten dollars he went away. Shortly after
ward, deponent having opened the aforesaid bolt
found out that it was cotton instead Of linen as re-
presented by said Anthony Lafon. Wherefore, depo
nent charges the said Anthony afon with obtaining
money under false pretenses and prays that he may
be dealt with according to law.
Lafon was sent to prison to be examined on Satur
day next. When arrested, he was scooting along
with four bolts of the bogus linen under his arm
The different gentlemen whom the rascal sold dowr
town will aid public justice by going up to Recorder
Adams Court on Saturday, and appearing as wit
nesses for the prosecution Will you go, gentlemen
THE DISTRICT CoURTs.-Nothing was done yester
day in the First or any Of the other District Courts
worth reporting.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT-Richard, slave of R
R. Barrow, of Terrebonne, alias Thomas JONES' f. NJ c..
was yesterday handed over to Col Fisher, as agent
for Mr.. Barrow, for delivery to his owner. The
darkey, it appears, was sold to Mr. Barrow by Cath
crime Sullivan, as the property of William F. Gerard
through BOazman the trader, in June 1851 but aftel
that ran away and escaped to Liverpool, and after
staying there some time came over on a voyage il
the ship Edward Ryman When he got here he was
not content to lie low, Notwithstanding the risk ht
must have known himself to be running, but he as
saulted the keeper of the ship Wild Cat with sung
shot, ran away from his own ship, and was arrested
on the complaint of Capt. Neill. He was recognized
as soon as captured, and fully identified
William Scott, alias ScOtty, was fined $25 fo
carrying concealed weapons and was further com
mitted for examination on the charge of having
drawn a bOwieknife and cut at officer Boyle, will
intent to take his life for arresting him. The afai
took place on Tuesday morning at the corner 0
Julia and Tchouptoulas streets.
Julius BusbOn, accused of inVeigling away ans
stealing the slave woman Mary from her owner
living nine miles back of Natchez, Miss, about th
llth ult. was ordered to be sent back to the pac
where he committed the offense.
F. FrederCSOn, Wha keeps a drug store at 81
hIary's market, was held for examination on tn
charge of having, on the 25th ult., assaulted an
threatened to cowhde DR.. S. Kistfy, on which az
count complainant accused him of an assault with
, dangerous weapon
Richard Cluff and Samuel Bland (the latter fire
colored) were fined S each for indulging in a pa
sage at arms at the Jackson Railroad depot, on I'll
18th ult.
Billy O'Dowd, the boy who larraped the girl Ann
Heriot, on CaliOpe street, required to pay $5
become acquainted with the wonders OF the Paris
\ Prison.
RECORDER WTLTZ's CoURT.-Jacob Estoup, mod
husband, was yesterday examined on the charge
repeatedly abusing and threatening his wife, an
throwing vltri0l upon her on one occasion. He Wf
lucky enough to get of upon signing peace bonds.
Jean"Daracher, for stealing an iron sCraper frol
jackson Square, was sent to the Work-House for on
| month.
; Alfred Parigo, f. M c. was dismissed from tb
= charge of stealing lot of clothing off the schoOne
Three Brothers, in the old Basin.
RECORDER LoNG's CoURT.-Dan Murphy, of NJ
IA Music street. was sent after yesterday, charge
with violently beating and dangerously wounding hi
wife Only the day before be gave bail to ansWe
the charge of brutally beating and kicking Mr.
Sarah HILL in the same house.
: LEGAL REsouRCEs-It is easy enough to prov
anything when you have willing witnesses. An az
vocate in Baltimore recently opened for the delens
by stating owe expect to prove, may it please tn
Court that our client was not present when the mu
der was committed, but was in distant part of th
city If the prosecution proves his presence we sha
prove that the deed done in seEdefense and aftt
gross proYocation.n
That defense should be sufficient
A Princess TAKES THE YEGL.-On the mornin
of the 29th of September her serene highness Pr
cess Catherine Hohenzollern Sgmaringen, born Pri
cess of Hohenlohe, took the veil at Rome, in the al
cient nunnery of St. Ambrose, belonging to the Fra
ciscan Sisters order distinguished for poverty ar
2 strctness of discipline. The Popes vicar, Cardin