New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-22
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There has been enough put quelus dust at any
rsie We fear We will havsa muddy anniversary ban ws
sTRUcTTvE FIRE or THE RIvER-Five sfeam-
eats ~oyed At about half past zocock yesterday morn
ing Gre broke hoard the sou ak living vsr
Agers. high prevailed at the time and dinsrou.
eonfsgrsticn foowed The was entirely destroyed
and the steamer Virginia. lying shove and the steamer Mont
sonasFy s. freutias and W n Sherman. lying bso~
shared the same fate. The other e drydocks on
that side Of the river for exposed 70 most mi
rent danger
The g Prsniss and the w. " sherman. having e,fbsr
loose loose wind % sis ss
Of the river; and matter Of the vdsss sxaissnsns
this side snds, the shipping the Second pis
trct which the blazing Prentiss tended The
sremen Of the city of h<nd they could
should the opportunity oaer. ~
Assistant Engineer Bradbury had assembled companies
board the Second District ferry boat with the Intention
getting and crossing the but seeing Psens
coming whdrew his panies boat took
them the wharf be ready for the flaming
wherever she might touch. Finally, she in against he
stern Of the schooner Farmer lying Post A and the
the ship Andover, lying Post ~ She FIRE both
vessels but the hrcmen being hand managed
wreck ad again, extnguish behind
Foaaing down. the wreck against the Spanish bark Pre-
eoa and set her rs bnf here an the resn inerersd
with good eject sending the wreck adrt again and saving the
Preeiosa from destruefIou
Chief Engineer Grusr who reached before
disastrous arrival of burning boat fores
leaving deaehmens 70 take o each Of ships
and now sent several companies engines
wreck on her dangerous course down the river Lueky abs
missed everything m she Convent the nreeu
preceding her down the evee the Convent the steam
ers Dick Keys Eclipse and David Carter moored the
sheriF's keeping.
The graAed the Dick Key. without her and
then lodged against hs Eclipse This most exciting
for the finest country in The very
jaws OF destruction. But By this time 50 ven
burned down. that she dangerous when up with
the shipping and the activity resolution Of the
in
before the emen could board their asanee saved
the boat from damage The wreck following
the into the river and threatening damage
the remen returned from their long and very fsung
We found very difficult yesterday gather particulars
| to the loss b. fire.
Concerning MOntauk on her We
| have information.
The Virginia belonged to the s. mail line between this city
and Cairo She was not boat and worth about
s0o-partiy covered By Insurance. she had
| from the sherihrs keeping only a day or two.
The Montgomery and the g. 5. Prens both the
tody OF the e. s. Marshal The Montgomery Aakapas
packet worth deal The Prentiss which did the
damage this side. boat probably
| $4,000; and q Baize packet.
The W, N. Sherman sernwhee boat lately engaged
10 the Tensas trade worth about $500 and
insured She in the sheris keeping that will not
harm the Sheriff. inasmuch burning Of the
Trabue the underwriters have refused edup boss
Thechoone Tanner badly damaged about her stern It
| will require considerable sum Of 1ney repair her.
The ship Andoser had just with valuable cargo
She lost her SPIRIT hr forward bal ars and nm
per deck burnt OF She cut adr but owed
b.ck.
The bark PreeOsa considerably damaged but in what
particular we had not time to ascertain.
Ihe whole loss oy the nre may be set down at about s
What insurance there was on the steamboats, hear
Inn at oud NO Ae'aen' happened to life
From all learn Mr. Sheriff very fortunate
on this OCCASION in the appointment Of deputies rsspon
sibe business Of taking seized steamboats, Mssrs
Wm Iaksmand and r Pa,sr d. Laa - -, a. -.
man aid ali that two men eoud pos.biv AZ 10 ~ h
battling the flames when thew arst .ezd her, and on,;
the battle unt she the river They were soon
by the merry element however, and bat for the timely
arrival OF some OF the river police In skf they would have
been compelled 70 jump over and swim for their lives The
keepers on board the Eclipse whose did learn
also did gallant thing in pushing of the wreck Of the Prem
tss when lodged against the qaeeny steamer they had In
ehage-a feat which won them the hearest compliments
the hemen who did not suppose two men capable of such
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~. ~, se., , ~ r. - -. on',' " men,'on
captains and others who passed through The ae o. We
heard them much praised yesterday.
A RING FIGHr came off yesterday morning on the
Meaie Ridge, over the Jefferson parish line The eOubaants
were Dan Aersan, ln and Hen "inkie said to be Scotch
80 U, 80, ~ -, - - - @ A's ~Ai''
that he did intend the asr bat ss m.a.
en that he had an equal right with him to sport the coo
he into him and used him up in four rounds
Both muscular and
opiss iaw In the first round The affair ,as i,uss..d 81 e
49, -, -, , =, -, 4, - es'ee- aN1 Gu
Joyed IN the usnAl MANNER oy ABOUT thousand people,
| Tur p,rrooS uant mn and oo,,a L.. l.. :
| AhH DAi-i-O"E' "SHN W o"u Satnc uoWu last eve
ming, with the usual eelat There extraordinary sa
tues connected with the s,ceRson This tne tn. ~
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| D,Sorporsrv Sr,ppvn Tvvo esh -.
| DA'uhhou'Ah ~ A"V Asn-Ooys NAMED
Robert Williams and John Ford got into hght at st MARY
mnrkst forenoon and in tha rourss ~ ~ a. u
. | - - - - !, .-s.s -. ~ "s"' WI
hhs ureH anu s'Aopeu fofo Twice IN the side
Ford taken to Charity Hospital where Of the
vas nronouneed dangerous and Williams was aras,ss .r,
| - - -, - - e@ an
. WAS ioeAeu up
FSr.ppn Fua6 THE Orn TpAp sia,o -
'NN ~ - ~ eiafe Uoj
named Theodne arrested on saturday night in the Third Dis
~. .r,noo,, u hannarad a. h. a ra.-o 40 .a -
uAs Np'inoo" AAe "1Pp " " nes'oo VI some fenechon
and not seeing why he should stay In the Lookup when
to hold him. he pulled ont of
~ -, s,rasv.s ont brou yh tho bols .nd .ra..s
pie "sN' s4ues ' s ~ -s'0i @Au te'eru. sune Q
these days they eNpee 10 nave lookup In the Old Th
which will hold prisoners want 10 stav or mt
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FIRST DISTRICT COURrs-In this Court, on Satur
av eorpe Stoyal was sentenced to death for fha rdr
q | his mistress Mary Ray DuTaBd. 7-S'
IL NAV be remembered the morning of the lOb
Novemher last Soya murdered his mistress bv ehonnng
the breast with Afterwards cuttin9 M
with razor living together In All me missr
hrb iptemnerance on both SIDES and iesonsix m % IN I
eould produce being frenzy Of ealousy and
when he psrPerated the murder Immediately afierward
premises Mheh oe.oIs vuoge nun subsequently
he plead gul Tue anu only ior time IN whe