New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

draymen and carriers, and belonged to)r. Mercier.
The loss will probably not exceed $4,000. This
fire was in an extremely combustible neighbor-
hood but was prevented from spreading by the
timely arrival Of the fremen.
4 A HAIRY CHRISTMAS FOR ONE MANA young
man named Joseph Wells, Canadian, probably
enjoyed his Christmas with keener zest ana
more grateful and happy heart than any other
person in town. Some five years ago his parents
died in this city, leaving him poor and friend.
less. Soon after this misfortune he fell SICK OF
typhoid fever and, after an illness which nearly
carried him away he recovered, only to lind HIM
self helpessly destitute of hearings totally deaf
Being insensible to sound, he ceased speaking and
since them an object not only of sympathy for ms
misfortune but of kindness and care for his honesty
and good behavior he has led his silent life about
the courts and the cathedral at Jackson Square
regularly attending the church and doing whatever
little offices he could for his living about the Re-
corders office aud lookup. The officers took care
of him and supplied his wants, as sort of pet, at
at once useful and agreeable.
Think what must have been this young mans
sensations, when, on Friday evening, going uil-
willingly too near the cannon which, at jackson
Square, was belching forth a national salute in
i honor of the battle of Lake Borgne, (of which
that day was the anniversary he was shocked
and thrown PROSTATE by the conclusion! He was
taken to the police Office and revived by appGca-
| tons of cold water. To his own astonishment his
ears were clear and to the astonishment OF others
he spoke. Still he had a strange buzzing and rat
| ting in his head. Half frightened, he went and
prayed, and then returned to his lonely bed In
the morning he woke to find his head calm, but his
hearing entirely restored; clear and sweet the tor
rent of city sounds poured into his head and heart;
the rim of the bells, the cough of the steamers,
the rush of the drays, the laugh of the children,
the bark of the dogs, the blithe voices of friends
| and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, novel and delighted be-
| yond expression! He tried his own voice and
found it good in sound and Speech well as in
former years. In the fullness of his heart he re-
/ paired to the Cathedral, and there on his Blended
knees offered up to the Great Throne the breahings
of his deep gratitude. Then he sailed out to see
his friends; and the scenes of astonishment and
pleasure which followed may be better imagined
4 than described. With tears in his eyes he en-
braced every one who had treated him kindly, and
told his thanks for the favors shown during his
4 years of deafness and dumbness. The heartiness
and deep feeling of his joy brought tears to many
another eye and his sudden and surprising restora-
QOn was the Idlk OF liie WHO CHI say tlldt
this Christmas did not bring happiness to Joseph
Wells?
/ WM. PLATr TURNS UP AS A FoRGER.-Wm. Plat
was before Assistant Recorder Monroe on Saturday,
charged with passing upon Auguste Carl check
on the Merchants Bank for 500 25, and upon F.
R. Justus check on the Citizens Bank for SIS,
both forged, and in the name of Schmidt Ieiglcr,
grocers, of Old Levee street. in the Second Dis
trct. In default of $1,000 bail to appear the 3lst
inst, Platt was sent to prison. .m.a.z.@
A BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT AND TRAGIC SEQUEL
On Thursday morning, over the river, just above
the line of Orleans Parish, two st-fghters named
Wall and Connolly, had a meeting. They were en-
: gagged about two hours and half, in which time
! | they fought one hundred and eleven rounds, ant
pounded each other almost to jely-Connelly com
t ing off the victor. -.a-,. .
The stakes of the fight had been deposited in thu
hands of one Martin Butz, and there was SOM
: difficulty about the giving up of these stakes, ow
= ing to alleged foul play by the victor during tn
fight. The club-room Of the chivalry in this cas-
was the doggery kept by this same Martin Butz, a
| the sweetscented corner of St. James and 81
Thomas streets. On Friday night the dsputant
:. met at this place, to come to some understanding
if possible. The result was an aggravation of tn
: misunderstanding nobody agreeing on anything
except the great question of whisky drinking, an
all got 80 drunk and bosterous to require the in
!, PREVENTION of the police.
Officer James Mcintosh went among them q
y about nine o'clock, and notified them that if the
y did not keep quiet he would have to arrest then
. Upon this, one man, named Thomas Barlow, abuse
= the officer and defed him. The latter went on
: and raped for assistance, and John Hook and al
!. other officer came up. Mcintosh then put hi
= hand upon Barlow to arrest him; but he had n
= sooner done so than Barlow drew knife an
= stabbed him in the side. Hook at once seized Ba
. low, and in the struggle which ensued Hook n
= ceived dangerous stab in the back of the necl
- and Mcintosh received another stab in his hea'
penetrating the skull and BRAIN Barlow after thi
y effected his escape. Mcintosh was carried to I'll
corner of st. Thomas and Market streets, where
u died in few minutes. Hook was taken to IL
Pacanier police station where his wound was e.
~ amned by physician, and pronounced so seriol
u as to render his removal dangerous.
:, After Barlow escaped, posse of officers wei
:. in pursuit of him, but failed to find him. The r
: port in one Of yesterdays papers that Barlow we
to his coffeehouse, at the corner Of Tchoupitoul
= and Adele streets, and then and there defied Il
~ police to take him, was mistake. Where
% went had not been discovered up to last nigl
!, One report is that he crossed the river in ski.
~ The Coroner set about holding an inquest
=. McIntoshs body. The post-mortem examinati
was made, and several witnesses examined; b
=. owing to the absence Of the principal witness,
=, inquest was continued to this day, Monday.
~ Mcintosh was young man and good offic
:. He leaves wife and two children in Philadelph
,er The DEATH OF CARL LuDwIG.-The inquest il
in the death Of Carl Ludwig, who was shot and kill
ng toward the latter part of last month"; by ex-polit
man John Brandt, in the Third District, was HI
of by Coroner Beach on Saturday. The follow
ed testimony was given:
ed John Albert s,corn.-Says: Towards the end
Ter last month, witness and deceased went to ia
mt dinner at Mr.. Charles Michael's house: deceas
:. was little intoxicated; while at dinner 10
ss' Brandt began to curse deceased, because decea
mt had spilled some soup on the table; witness t
MS him not to do so Brandt got up from the table
lea crossed from the kitchen, where they were eati
Inn, to go through the grocery; deceased followed
IN to pacify him by telling him not to get mad on
ere count Of that spoonful of soup he had spilled
We table; they got in the grocery and Brandt seize
hat weight from the scales the counter and threy
- at Ludwig. but missed him Brandt left the G
ON Gerry and crossed to his own house, on the oppo
side of the street, and went in; the window
at open; !, :, - 49, ,,.,u,o ,. ~, ~