New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-13

The conquering game will be played on Friday
next, on the Delachaise ground, commencing at F.
NJ, precisely.
A Poor IR1sHwoMAN, living up town, has for some
time past been regularly expendng portion Of her
hard earnings for the golden chances Of the Havana
lottery always buying her tickets from peddler,
who brought them to the house in his pockets Her |
ticket in the last lottery drew $780, and she was pro-
perly happy. Her friend, the pedder soon came to
the house. congratulated her her luck, and saying
that he always made present to his customers when
they were in luck, presented her with two entire
tickets of the next drawing She in her good
humor and confidence, entrusted her lucky ticket to
him to get cashed for her. He left, and the poor
woman has not heard of him SINCE Worse still, on
taking second look at the tickets be had presented
her. she found they dead tickets Of the last lot
terry!
THE RESIDENCE Of Mr.. Thomas Dicks, on Gasquet
street. was entered by thief on Thursday night
Mr. DIS sleeping room was entered, his pantaloons
pocket r1ed of some money, and valuable pair OF
pistols, worth $75, taken from his armor. As the
mosquito bar of his bed had new and large Silt IN
it, Mr. D. is of opinion that the rascal cut it to see ii
be was sleeping WELL Whilst the fellow was going
about the house ransacking it, with Mr. DIS clothes
on his arm, and lighted candle in his hand, Mr. D.
awoke and jumped out of bed. The rascal then ran
down stairs, made rushto escape through the side
door, down stairs by which he had entered. Mr.. D.
quickly got behind his bed and remained quiet; the
rascal, hearing no further noise, took general sur
vey of the premises hoisted the kitchen window,
but took nothing therefrom took some valuable fe
male wearing apparel from the clothes.lines, and
stirred up tub Of wet clothes in the yard, and then
reentered the house to take q fresh search. Mr. ID.
was difident, having discovered that the rascal had
his pistols which were loaded At last he concluded
to make break at the scoundrel, anyhow; SO he
jumped from his conceament, exclaiming, +" All, you
villain, I've caught you, have I?n The villain said
no not by word of mouth, but by his action. He
dropped his candle and the clothing with which he
was loaded bolted like skyrocket through the side
door and alley into the street and escaped MIR
Dicks chasing him about square, and raising {
futile alarm. The rascal, however, succeeded il
holding on to the pistols and money.
The INJUNCTION sued out by certain property
holders to restrain the city authorities from sell
ing the right of way for the proposed city rail
roads, is to come up for trial. before Judge Eggleston
Of the Fifth District Court Monday, at o'clock
It is an interesting dispute, and one in which tn
whole population is more or less interested.
G. W. MORRIS, in whose behalf the habeas corpu
act was twice brought up the particulars OF which
have published has gone to Kentucky, to answer tn
heavy charges preferred against him. Sheriff Richart
son, of Ballard county, came after him, and was not
little grated to find that Chief Adams had succeede
:, in holding on to him.
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY Of ExPoliceman ia
i. Boyle to procure the assassination of Lieutena'
Dryden and his special officer Bob Dalton was inve
+ tieated yesterday before Recorder Summers. WHIT
the case was called at IL O'clock the Recorder look
n grim, the lawyers engaged looked defiant, the Q
cused and accuser and the host Of witnesses, look
u properly solemn and the faces Of the spectators
# crowded the court betokened general feeling of
most breathless anxiety.
-, Judge Hahn appeared for the prosecution, and
10 Blocker for the defense. The case was opened b.
IS spirited sparring between these two gentlemen, as
ir the legality of the affdavits; the defense contend
IL that conspiracy the thing charged, was not pc
ne offense under the laws of Louisiana and could not
considered by the Court and the prosecution earne
s' rebutting this; and overhaung the Code in his 81
bo port quite as freely as the defense had done.
es Blocker insisted upon the aidavits being quash
so far as concerned the charge OF conspiracy as
~ Dryden's charge that he had reason 70 apprenen
AZ murderous attack from Boyle and the charge agar
on Bowie of carrying razor as concealed weapon
ed was willing that the case should proceed.
ale The Recorder cut the debate short by saying u
the last parts of the charge could not be inVesga
separately from the first part relative to the G