New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-12
Total yellow fever deaths so far, Z, 1893

FIRE,-The ringing of the bells on Sunday night,
which we were told was an empty alarm, wasn't
empty after all. The shanty of matress.maker on
Apollo street. above Clio, attempted to commit fri
eide but didn't succeed; all owing to the neighbors
and iremen Loss, about seven dollars and half
No insurance,
An EsCAPE-To think of two children, playing
with friction matches, todding into cotton press
and setting fire to two bales of cotton It's enough to
cause the hair of the whole cotton trade to stand
end, the very idea of such thing. Yet such thing
was done on Friday evening and it was the Missis
sippi Press which was so visited. If the growing
flame had not been discovered and extingushed just
after the little todders had started it, the fire would
have been great, and the loss upwards of million.
The todders were taken home and duly spanked by
their appalled, mamma.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-The result of some hot words
between Messrs. A. Gardes and Victor Gerodas, on
St. Peter street near Ghartres, last evening" was the
drawing of pistol by Gurdes and shooting at Ge-
rodias Luckily no harm was done to anybody, and
Gardes was straightway arrested by Lieut.. Gastinel
The affair created no little excitement; particularly
| as funeral procession was passing along Chartres
street at the time
A more particular account of the affair which we
have heard is that the collision casual Gardes
remarked as the soldiers passed in the funeral pro
cesson that there were good Ygilans in that crowd
Gerodias, who stood near smiled at the remark Gar
des asked him it he was laughing at what be said
Gerodias owned that to be the fact; Garles then
spoke to him insultngly; Gerodias asked him if he
wanted anything of him; Gardes replied tauntingly
that if he did want difficulty he couldn't get it witt
such Gerodas then got mad, and invited
Gardes to step out of the crowd if he wanted din
caty. Gardes Immediately drew pistol and shot al
Gerodias, who, however had been quick enough tt
grasp the barrel with his hand, and cause the bulle
to go downward without harm after that he gave
Gardes blow within is cane. Gardcs then drew an
other pistol, but did not get chance to fire it, |
friend of Gcrodias giving him blow in the leg witt
a tumblcr, and the crowd rushing in and putting {
stop TO the fray.
Assistant Recorder BENT went to the lookup after
wards and released Gardes upon his parol to appea
in Court to-day.
DRowXED-Samuel Simpson, n deck hand belong
ing to the steamer Princess fell into the river yesel
day and was drowned He was in the yawl, at tn
stern Of the boat handing up boards to another hand
when he lost his balance and his life. Every ei0r
was made to save him He was native Of Ne'
York, and 25 years Of age. The Coroner held an il
quest on the body and returned the appropriat
verdict.
BURGLARs-They are around, as usual, trying
get started in business. One Of them opened a ia
lors shop on Carondclet street, near Canal on SUI
day night but, not liking the locality, emigrated
other parts, taking with him nothing to speak of.
Two enterprising African gentlemen undertook
the same night, to open a grocery at the corner
Canal and Tchonpitouas streets, Their means, hoy
ever consisting not of capital, but a orowbar, the
were too modest to push to success, but fed at IL
approach Of the first person who accidentally can
along.
Recorder SUMMERS CoURT.-hiargaret McGin
girl said to be about IA years Of age but lookir
Is at least was yesterday arraigned on the charge
being juvenile yagrant. The affidavit Of her rel
tive, Bridget AfeGinn who had her arrested was tn
Maggie was decoyed from home on the 7th ins
whilst her mother was sick ahed, and concealed in
house of bad repnte kept by Madame Young,
If cOlored woman on Grayer street. The lawyer vi
i. appeared for Maggie stated that whatever might
her Erailty she was in this case sought to lie made
Victim ot desperate attempt to defeat Justice th
she was a witness in the McMiekle and Clarke cast