New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-31
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A HEAvY Wet - was the great feature of yes-
terday The the morning one of those which NAV
be properly termed deuge hardly enough to saw that
the water fell in torrents 1t ouse Of waer
perfect of celestial ocean the downfall OF uni
versal cataract heavy roaring and appalling almost hun.
dred Niagaas the wind all the battling the falling food
with hurricane fury and creating above which nothing
could be heatd nothing the booming electric bat
teries whose quickly following spread superua ery
hue through the chaos of falling waters
This hyperboleal II not diaboliea atsmp AT
the subime but all readers will admit no plain Lam
guage could begin to do Justice to the Of yesterday
ing After what have sad particulars would be superu
ons 1t is not necessary to than were
Hooded and the banquees deeply submerged in all parts of the
city and that for hours the population was more
or less water bound We have had violent storms within
the past year two but greater water for the last
ten years.
The abundance of the electric DISCHARGES both hafra and
after the absorbed the which made the weather
oppressive the day before; the storm the day was
quite chilly Towards evening" however cleared OFT
and genial blaze Of sunshine dsspated chill and bathed
everything in temporary glory But last niebt the
again gloweed as II they had not had satisfaction
DAMAGE BY THE SroRM.-The ships and steam
boats severely tousled by yeso day morning
but did not Of damage being sustained by any
them at least damage further the parting Of few
hawsers and the smashing of light woodwork The
steamer Laurel I'LL had her chmneys blown down at
Mile Point
An old brick wall Dryades street. between Poydas and
presated into the by the 1t was lucky no
passing the time brick wall on Baropne
street. ST. Joseph tipped from Ito center Of
gravity, and measured its length street. Sheds and
fences in different parts Of the city betrayed customary
weakne
As the loose lumber boxes barrels and such light articles
that lying about loose they killing swampward In
the insane In streets the ood, were
so deep and swif Of current to render diff
eult and dangerous.
Altogether the quantity water In the town was enoupb 10
make the Father Waters Jealous his honors and
did IL he wrhed In swelling to oyerenp his
banks and put the vagran foods ienomnious fight
THE JEwELRY RoBBERY.-The police had not uu
10 last night obtained satisfactory robbers Who
tered Mr. Iupas store Baronne Monday
by of false keys OF $4,000 worth Of ntcbe,
and jewelry That Light named Charles smuker wa,
found concealed in neghborng and as Mr. Turp,,
declared hs he bad for time noticed fellow lott
eng about the vicinity and had belle We that he wa.
the pefpetraor of small arcenle In his store pre 10
the grand robbery he lodged prison. There was no-
ing beyond the circumstances mentioned to show
| he had anything TO do with the robbery
| CoRoSER's ISoUEsT.-The Coroner last evening
held inquest ihe body Of Theophe Norman f. m c.,
native Of this State found dead gutter the Of
St. Philip and Jacob Streets Fourth District Verdict aec
dental drowning appeared the deceased had been sub
jec. to ns He bunting in the afternoon and smother
hunter who had noticed him from distance suddenly missed
him. went to look for him. and found him drowned IN the water
accumulated from the mornings 1t was supposed that
he fell into the gutter or ditch in a It,
! FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-There were no trials in
for the murder Of he zz had been hxed and
called, hut had be continued
Charles dismissed by Hohc prose9i from charge
Of perjury; and Levi similarly d missed from
charge Of assail and battery
! THIRD DISTRICT CoURr.-Jndge DuviQneaud yes
terav endered his the habeds corpus Ms
Han IN Stewart a. Msrsh in which the plaintiff claimed
cnsod Of her Alfred Ir.h
and singer Marsh Juvenile Troupe The Judge dismissed
e writ dng that II the defendant had violated the
conditions and specified ~ the original aud
ouent contracts the plaintiff might find dy ortnA
suit but this Alfred hareup
liyered Mr. Marsh and last night played in The Sea Of
Ice The mother learn appealing the
| case, bringing il up in smother shape
SUPREME COURT. - The following decisions were
| read from the Supreme Bench Monday;
Of VIM stewt-Mary Stewart administrator and