New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
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and warm sunshine was admirable in a chemical
sense. Nothing was dry and even the Oldest dry.
bones Of humanity could not keep dry behind the ears
THE GAS in the City Hall was all right last night
and the city fathers and city reporters got through
with their business glibly and pleasantly The Gas
Company are entitled to credit for the remarkably |
short space Of time in which they ripped up Lafayette
street and set the City Hall right once more on the
gas question.
THE FIRE at eleven o'clock on Monday night was
on Washington street, between Jerseyand Chippewa
Fourth District and the property burnt was double
onestory and attic frame tenement occupied by Mr..
J. b. Fitch, the street contractor together with the
back buildings. The loss is estimated at about $1,000
and we learn is covered by insurance 4 servant
woman sleeping in the attic jumped out at the win.
dow and broke bone and this, too, whilst the
American Hook and Ladder boys were untruckng
their ladders in front Of the house. The bone broken
is by one account said to be thumb bone, and by
another account an arm bone.
In oar allusion yesterday morning to the alarm, we
stated as we were informed by several fremen that
the fire was far off that the fremen coudnt reach
it. This was just little bit Of mistake for a
Der of the companies did reach the scene, and in
time too to have done good service, had there been
water available Some water was thrown, sucked
from mudgutter, in which water was scarcely WISH
bic; but it was not enough to do good.
TIE NOCTURNAL ROBBERS continue bravely at
work and the following the last transactions re-
ported
A dry.goods store at the corner of Dauphine and
Cont streets entered by burglars on Sunday night,
and robbed of 81 in silver, Entrance effected by
taking out the bricks under step, till hole was
formed large enough 70 crawl through. An alarm,
/ probably, was the cause of only 81 being taken.
Messrs. Green Crumps office, at No. Isl Gravier
street broken into by the door, on Monday uight,
and the safe robbed of the cash,box containing Si2
in silver, with notes policies, and other valuable
papers, to the value of over 900 the safe opened
by the key being carelessly left available. Fortu
anely for Green Crump, the robber or robbers had
some little conscience, as they took only the So in
cash leaving all the papers with the box, where they
broke it open in lot near the corner of Poydras and
Baronne streets, The box and papers were found by
Of those early birds called the boys which
bird acted honestly and took bis findings to the
police office, where they were claimed and obtained
4 by the owners.
The Suicide MANIA still continues for we still
have another case to report; that of young man
named o. ]. Van Horn, who came to this city few
days since from New York and went to Circus street
Hospital for the benefit of his health being far gone
in consumption. On Monday evening, lying in his
bed at the hospital be blew his brains out with a
pistol. By the dreadful act it was believed he antci.
pated his death by disease only two or three days for
he was very much reduced. His corpse was shocking
to behold He had shot himself in the temple with a
singe.barrel pistol, and the bed and mosqnitobar
were alt in gore with his blood and brains. In the
guard Of the pistol was found an iron spoon, which
it was supposed he had used as bar across the trig
ger in order to effect the discharge with both hands;
the pistol having very hard trigger, and he being
weak as to be unable to leave his bed. The Coroner
investigated the matter and returned verdict of sui
eide by shooting.
We have also to report another mad attempt at su
icide. a man named P. A. Faure tried to kill himself
with knife yesterday afternoon, at the corner oil
Thaa and Leyee streets, cutting his throat and stab
Jug himself Intellectually. We did not hear what sort
Of man lie was, what made him so desperate. Off
Ger Cragn being apprised Of the affair, took thu
, wretched bloody to Charity Hospital. How ode
is the coincidence thus offered, of suicide and at
tempt at suicide each day, for three days consecu
lively!
THE SOLDIERS at the United States Barracks, al
the lower end Of the city, are much complained of b.
! the people residing in that vicinity. Among thei
doings Of WHICH we have heard, has been the way
laying of milkman, upsetting his cart, spilng hi
milk, and robbing him of what money he had gont
into cofaehouses aud drinking, and leaving the bar
. keepers to whistle for their money wantonly in
e sulting people, and committing small depreciation
Of different kinds. number Of them were yesterda
complained of before Recorder Long for burglarions
e entering a private residence back Of the Barracks
There is great necessity for stationary police fore
down there the police of the Third District being al
i required for the more popuous parts of the District
/ At any rate, we think, the matter is one calling 70
II action of some kind on the part Of the Mayor an
{ Chief of Police.
o AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by shooting, occurred o.
d Monday evening in the cofeehouse of Mr.. Peters, a
:. the corner of Camp and St, Mary streets Fonr
n District, The man killed poor, sickly,looking
e poYerty-strcken individual, whose name was said t
e be Wilkinson. At first the affair was believed to be
y MURDER all owing the terrified conduct of Peter
$ the keeper Of the coGeehouse
After Wilkinson was shot, Peters put him into
eI cab to take him to the Charity Hospital; but
was dead when he arrived at the hospital be was nc
d received. Peters then took the body to the Fourt
If District Police Station where he stated that the ma
u had killed himself by falling from the gallery of h
IL CPetersO house whilst in state of intOXCation. I'll
II story would have been credited but for the presence
IS Recorder Adams who questioned Peters closely, an
u examined the dead mans body upon which he ioun
- a small anu bloodless bullet hole in the right sid
fl Peters then admitted that the man had been shot
50 his barkeeper, Daniel Ewald Peters and Eva
= were thereupon arrested and the Coroner sent fl
. With this officer came the City Physician, Dr. Cir
ham. who held post mortam examination, al
O. found death to haze resulted from a pistOlSh