New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-21
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Tax wx.ruxx.-The clerk Of this institution, early
yesterday morning, seemed to awake TO something
like sense Of bis duty, II We arc to judge nom
shower which commenced falling At that time. But
true to the course which be has been following for The
past month"; he only let It rain by halves, dropping II
down lazily and by fits and starts II be begTudged
the Ilkewarm liquid which be was bessowfDg. Now
We are not generally IN the habit Of finding fkult,
being Of temper 70 take things We find them, bat
the weather last week has entirely worn out our -
thence, and freely declare The world and de rese
Of mankind, that there must be reformation 10 he
department Of the sad clerk or b need not expees
rs to support him again. ss
A VALUABLE SUadKsTIoN-A day o. 70 sncs o
case Of assault and battery WAS tiled bsose or II
our Recorder Courts, In which THE parties lieznt
were thought BY the Recorder 70 b both q ~
wrong, and therefore, be Immediately decssed NJ
both parties should be bound to keep The psaes
It 10 happened that neither party could furnish H.
required bail, when venerable counsellor, and ~
attorney for one Of the parties, arose and said
Recorder, have suggestion 70 make, and thisk
It is good one-let each party become security for
the other and I'll warrant you that The pesce VIII b
kept" It was accordingly ordered, and ne proper
documents having been duly made ont, I'll parties
retired with faces pleasant - basket OF chips
A STRANGE OocuRsxxcE.-The Coroner Vas -
terday evening called upon BY Frederick Hayward,
an Irish laborer, who requested him to come With
him to johnson street. between Perdido and Grayisf,
where he resided, and bold an inquest upon his child
that had died last Thursday night. When asked ~
the Coroner Why he had not come before, be stated
that himself and wife had oand thsr child - nfant
few weeks old, dead on Friday morning II Their
bed, and not knowing whether II had beea moshessd
by the mother or had died Of some unknown disease,
be went to priest living and asked to have Il
buried The priest referred him to another, and the
other to the Archbishop che Archbishop refussd 70
let it be buried by the church. and be then went
doctor, who sent him to the Coroner. The Coroner,
the hour being late, told him to wait until to-day
when an inquest would Be held. Itseems TO strange
that the poor forced to knock about for three
days before he could get certificate Of burial for hs
child, especially when he applied to persons who
ought to have known the necessary legal process 70
procure it. r, -r-5g-s ri :. tJ4ssss s. :,
The LoCK-uPs.-The only persons incarcesated 8
these delectabe places yesterday were guttsssnpss
and unruy negroes. The gentlemanly thieves, bsuis
ers, and other fstclss o1enden kept unusually
quiet-that ia, we are TO judge from the books q
the different police Offices. This speaks much for -
morals Of our city, d opinion that the pzup
regard for the Sabbath BY community, however
compound will in time produce many good resultss
and therefore, we deduce that Improvement i going
TRAGEDY IN CovMaroN.- Of the most nendsh
murders on record was committed near CovfDgton,
J st. Tammany parish, on Tuesday night last The
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A man named Harris, . small farmer, residing about
three miles from Covington, had difficulty with biz
wife on Tuesday morning, and, using her in brutal
manner, she left the house, taking refuge with .
brother, another farmer, named John Addison, who
resided near by, to whom she related the treatment
she bad received This much incensed Addison, and
he was heard to make remarks during the day about
Harris, and was also seen loading deublebanelled
gun, but as the affair between Harris and his wife
not generally known, little no importance was
attached to what was said. On the next day, some
neghbor having occasion to see Harris, went TO hi
= house. and finding it shut up aa II everybody VA
t. asleep called, and receiving answer, opened III
G door himself, and, looking into the bedroom, w
q Mortified to find the poor man lying on the bed
-. mangled corpse with his breast being almost blown
away and with shot holes through bis aHd necl
OF course the alarm was given and the Coroner cae
vt man must have been asleep in bed when the dee
to was committed and that the gun must have bee
placed within few inches of its mark The remark
OF Addison recollected and the difficulty which
~ had occurred between him and the mustered man be
u. ing made public he Immediately arrested an,
III taken before justice of the peace, and, after pre-
On liminary examination, fully committed. He wa
n, brought over here on Saturday and put into th,
st parish prison for safe keeping There was repor
in circulation at Covington to the effect that Their
had been bad blood between Addison and Harris To-
- some time account Of Harris not marrying Add
10 sons sister, though living with her.
i MAYOR SrrTH's CouRT.-Several offending and
:. drelict policemen were examined on Saturday By
Mayor Stith and properly dealt with These casei
were "a follows:
G, Henry Bertrand, charged by Lieut.. Dryden with
being off his beat and holding unnecessary converse
it ton at II o'clock P. NJ Dismissed from the police
le Officer John eros, charged with being in coffee
b. house, of Cont and Derbgny streets, and i
the habit of resorting there by George Cronan q
e. Claiborne street. Ten days suspension.
n. E. Lafan charged with sleeping on bis beat hi
IT. hat being taken to the IRENE Post, by Deccuz
Acting Lieutenant.
v Sole, charged by Acting Lieutenant Decou,
with reporting himself sick without cause. Two day
nd suspension.
ne his beat corner OF Common and Howard street,
me Ten days suspension
e'' RECORDER SUMMERS COURT. Wm EfsluEet We
brought up and held to answer on the 25h for bar
ch baronsly attempting to tomahawk Mr. Jacob Ayera
against the and dignity State and an Mite
tut contempt Of Jacobs feelings and wishes.
ch VIM. johnson was arraigned and also held for ex
fer animation the 26th, on two charges to wit a
tempting to shave some innocent individual, in th
first place. with counterfeit bank note, and In th
cir second place the officer who arrested him, with
e razor. In the first operation he is said tobe an adept
hi but in the last wofay awkward that the ofce
Ike verify thought he trying to cut his Throat
tie interesting specimen from up the river, known BY q
the soubrquet OF Pitsburg Bill was bleted 70 Hotel
Hernandez for three months, it being proved that
was on the "vag."
at RICH JEwELRY AND FANCY G0ODs.-Any OF
The wanting dszzed easily gataed taking
ISL the goods Me- E. A. Tyler'S No. no Canal street
as is seldom the privilege Of to brilliant
'ds tempting display goods in the jswey svsrware and ans
goods line The ewelry set with diamonds and other pecio'
the magnificent chain bracelets and neck laces tho
que watches and chains for gentlemen and watches
chaelsnes for ladies' and the sverwse and othsr fans
goods alike perfection Of beauty Of the articl
being of designs Everything offered the most
quality purchasers will treat themselves