New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-29
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FIRg.--A fire started Yesterday morning in a
mouse on Where street. between Main and st. Ann.
headway.
Grafton Of these gentry is reported in yesterdays
Jefferson Journal. The coffee-house Of Mr. Bal
ster at the corner of Berlin and Leyee streets was
entered, the money drawer robbed Of $5 in small
change, and Mr.. BIS hat and pantaloons stolen
out OF ms bedroom, where he was asleep. In
pocket Of the pantaloons was key, with which,
u ne had known it, or had not been frightened off
oy NJ; .. waking up and asking who was there, he
could nave opened drawer containing $1,000 in
cash The thief ought to go and drown himself for
MS bad luck in missing such pile
CATHERINE AND CoRDELIA.-This is the title Of a
drama which Is in rehearsal before that impartial
crltc ana censor, Recorder Monroe. A few days
District Court for a violent and most inl,uman az
sault and battery upon Catherine Stevenson. Yes
tefday Cordella was arTaigned on supplementary
ana rather more serious charge by Catherine,
which was, that in inflictng the assault and bat.
terry for which she had already been committed,
Cordella injured her so much by her kicks and
biows as to subject her to Illness which efectu-
any destroyed her hope of soon becoming
mother--a hope, however, which was none Of the
considering that the sufferer was not the
lawful wife or widow Of anybody. The Amazonian
Cordeia was accordingly booked for another ex-
animation. +
FATAL AND DISTRESSING AccIDESr.-The iron
yerandah OF house on Marais street, between
Customhouse and Bienvie, gave way suddenly at
about nine o'clock, whilst two men and boy
were on the top roof of it, repairing leakage
in the root, at the corner to which the upper part
on the verandah, fell with it considerable part
| OF the brick cornice coming down likewise
One Of the workmen, Felix MARITIME, +. m. O..
was crushed in the head and instantly killed. The
| other workman, Pierre Casey, was badly If moi
dangerously wounded, and was carried to the
| Charity Hospital. The boy, son of Mr., J. D.
| Browne, the builder, was also seriously but moi
fatally injured. Coroner Beach held an inquest on
| Marines body, and returned verdict in accord
| ance with the above facts.
1t would seem that the accident was not the fault
of the verandah. but of the brickwork to which i,
was attached !; for the brickwoTk went down will
Of two many buildings in this city; that is, bull
with mortar which has cement in it, and is little
better when dry than dry sand.
ARREsTED-Harry Kirwan charged with having
terribly beaten and disfgured Patrick Riley few
nights since, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
officer johnson, of the Third District police He
will be transferred to the Second District author
| ties. s
LARcENIEs.-Joseph Grieb was arrested on the
levee in the Third District yesterday charged with
| having stolen from F. Xavier Leroy toilet box
| containing watch, brooch, breastpin, shirt but
| TONS raZors, and other yaluables. He will be ex
| amined soon.
| George Rosster awaits hearing before Recor.
der Munroe on charge of having stolen $40 il
cash and lot of handkerchefs from John O'Neil,
CoSsuMpr1os.-This was the verdict rendered
Yesterday, by the Coroner, on the body of Franl
Shuster, a German, who died at the corner of New
Leyee and Notre Dame streets.
! E..,.,,,- x-o,,.,, + ;,
young, yellow, and free, was yesterday examined
by Recorder Monroe, on the charge of having at
tempted to violate the person of Margaret, little
girl not years Of age, daughter Of Mrs. Mar,
and Grayier. The child sobbed as she told stor,
which left no room for doubt. The yellow serpen
was committed for trial in the Criminal Court anG
remanded to prison.
WATCH REcovERED.-A lady's valuable gold en-
ameed watch has been recovered by the Thrt
| District police from one Adolphe Volkers a wood
saver, who rooms at the Crescent Beer Garden
The story is that the watch had been stolen from
lady in the First District by servant girl in hel
employ and that this girl, dropping the watch ac
load Of wood lie picked it up and carried it home
with him as his lawful booty. He and another
| person are under arrest on account of it.
Blows AND THREATs.-Wiam Wilson, boarder
in house on Caope street. yesterday had Will
liam Smith up before Recorder Monroe on charge
VI haNiIiS PuLiSHCu luuS 10 Dredk
his neck, and to kill him besides. The savagerous
Smith was tcketed for front seat at the Record
er's leree on the Sd proximo.
| ARREsTED.-A fellow named Edward W. Wat.
rous was taken up yesterday by the Second Dis
trict police on suspicion Of being of the thieves
who robbed the store of L. Marcus, St. Ann
street, on Sunday night
BEATEN.-Thomas Green was dreadfully beaten
in David Kinneeys. boarding-house, on Hospital
street, near Gallatin, Yesterday, He was sent to
the Charity Hospital. The police are after the
offenders.
Arrivals at the Hotels Yesterday.
ST. CHARLES HoTEI.-w Pugh, II b Foley Iafourcle;
W Irwin Lake Providence; Mcdonald, New York. NJ
Dannis, pannis, Gibson and lady, Terrebonne;
Backord Columbia C - Robinson, rerrebonne; William
poki ls Tyler Springfield; Kennedy Camden q;
ton, La yosbnrg vieksbnrg Calhoun, Ark; Geo
Eins Jackson Miss 9 y JONES' sanl Brown rsburg; W
House Pa H Jones, steamboat swon; II Burnett Bos
ton; Campbell, COAST Becknel La; Mrs McRay Pitts
burg -