New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-02

2, 1859. .--
country air, together with total abstinence from
whisky, might work in her change for the better.
Eliza gladly accepted the proposal, and being fur
nshed with the necessary directions, promised to
leave by the next mornings cars. But that night she
got beastly drunk, and was taken to the lookup.
Being turned out next day, on her promise to take
the cars, she got drunk again. and spent a second
night in the lookup. The morning after that, her
dread Of the Worhouse nerved her to go to the cars
and actually take her departure She couldn't tell ex-
acty where she wanted to go to, but finally made the
conductor understand that it was somewhere near
Tangipaho. The conductor put her of at Mr.. James
Wngfelds. That gentleman having no use for such
an animal concluded that the Recorder had destined
her for bis farm, further on, and sent her there.
Eliza settled at the farm kept sober, there being
no whisky in the vicinity made herself useful, and
promised to become a decent sort of woman. But
last week she spoiled for her usual quarterly spree,
and fell from grace She borrowed two bits from q
Dutchman on the farm, found her way to Tangipaho,
invested the whole of the two bits in cheap whisky,
and went around on regular New Orleans bender.
Had Bengal tiger or Numidian lion broke loose
from some unknown quarter, the inhabitants Of the
quiet town of Tangipaho could not have been more
astonished terrified. She reeled around, cursing,
disappearing, screaming and yelling, with all the fury
Of fend from the lower regions. The Mayor Of
Tangipaho, not knowing who she was or where she
came FROM went to her to talk to herr tried to pacfy
her. and reason with her. 'Clear out from me =! she
shrieked; "you let me alone, you pusianimous,
spinde-shanked son of "a! Recorder Summers
sends better looking men than you to the Work
house every day!" The Mayor wilted. 1t was finally
found out that Eliza was stray animal from Re-
corder Summers farm, and she was secured and sent
back there.
On Sunday the Recorder received the news that
Eliza Sckles had broke loose, and had been taking
the town of Tangipaho and vicinity. On Monday he
went up to after her. He apologzed to the town
of Tangpaho for the eccentrcity Of bis protege and
going to the farm, found her there sober and very
penitent She begged and prayed for pardon, but it
was useless. The Recorder ordered her peremptorily
to bundle up her things and come back to town by
the next train. She obeyed him. meekly, and arrived
on Monday evening. That night she got on one of
her glorious oldashioned drunks, and was arrested,
according to custom.
Yesterday morning her curses and screams and
rawlings, in the lookup, were such to defy descrp
ton. Crowds collected in the street outside, and lis
tened appalled,. The Recorder sent her to her old
home, the Work-house, for another three months.
Eliza sickles is beyond any kind Of doubt one Of the
females.
The CORONER yesterday held an inquest on the
body of John Mcclure, the stevedore whose sudden
death on the levee Monday yesterday reported.
The verdict that death resulted from the rupture
of blood vessel. Deceased was native of ireland,
33 years of age and resided on Rousseau street,
Fourth District.
WIN. CoRRAN, a little boy only 2 years old, was
accidentally drowned on Monday, by falling into the
well on his parents premises Liberty street. be-
tween Felicity and ST. Andrew. The Coroner held
inquest yesterday, and returned verdict Of acci-
dental drowning
CATHERINE EsCoTT, alias Mrs. Hughes, was ar
rested Union street last evening" by special officers
Hunt aud Dalton, charge of having feeced
somebody out of $4OO in New York bank bills. We
have no further particulars.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURr-Samuel Stokes was
yesterday sent before the First District Court, for
slappng the face of Ann Conner the e2d ult., on
Lafayette street. He gave bail.
Emma Taylor, alias Emma Paisance, +. W. c., was
sent before the same court, for cowhidng Lavinia
Jacobs, white fair one, the 18th ut., at the resi-
dence of the latter, No. II Basin street. Emma gave
| bail.
Eliza sickles, the old Work House nurse, was sent
out for another term of three months. Her latest
| adventures are elsewhere narrated
Alfred, slave of Regan, for tearing dusky female
with cotton hook, was sent down to receive twenty
five ashes. Moses, slave of Finney, by furious driv.
ing with his three mule team on Tchoupitouas street.
put his master to the necessity of paying SlO and
Tor insulting and resisting officer Delaney, who stop
ped him in his mad career, he was sent down to re-
| ceive ten ashes.
Chambery Michilier was fined S. and put under
| VISITING
| Frederick at the corner of Common and Baronne
streets, and threatening to "break his body"
| Catherine, slave of Dr. Axson, was dismissed from
the charge of beating George d. Pritchett white
boy, on the 5th ult.
The following parties were arraigned and booked
| for future examination
John Burke, charged with being fugitive from
justice in Kentucky in which State he is charged
with being receiver of public property. Sent to
prison to await requsition from the Governor of
Kentucky.
George Smith, charged with having in his posses.
sion and refusing to give up terrier slut valued at
s25, stolen three months ago from John Coulon, at
the of Richard and St. John the Baptist street
Case fixed for the 9TH
VIM Fulland, charged with talking like Hotten.
tot to Louisa Burckhardt, on Dryades street. Bail
given to appear on the 9th.
Pat Daley, charged with raising a row at Post No
l6, First District. Case fixed for the 7th.
Kate Stokes charged with talking ferociously and
foully to Ann Conner on Lafayette street. Case
fixed for the Sth.
RECORDER WILTz's CouRT.- David and Elzs
Cumey, the parties recently arrested the charge
Of passing altered bank notes, were examined yes
terday.
Mr.. Julius Bogel, druggist, at the corner Of Char
tres and Customhouse Streets identified the accused
as the same who came to his store on the night o
the 25th January, bought three bottles Of sarsapar
and gave him $50 note on the Mechanics and Ira
ders' Bank for which, with the sarsaparla, he CAV
them SAG rs in good change. He did not know til
note was one of lesser denomination altered till nt
tilted of it by the officers of the bank in which b
deposited it.
a. Haurut, of No. 10Y Chartres street, identiie
the woman as the same who about five weeks ag
bought Is cents worth of goods from, and passe
upon him. a similar $50 note for which he gave goo
e change. He also testified that about twelve day
! ago, the same woman, accompanied by the othe
prisoner in court, to his store again. hougt
one dollars worth of goods, and gave him $40 not
on the Louisiana State Bank for which he gave goo
t change. As they left, he suspected the note an
them, gave information to Sergeant Raymond, On
- had them arrested.
Mr.. r. DeArmas, paying teller of the Mechanics
t and Traders Bank, described how the altered note
;. had been detected in bank. The note deposited
Mr.. Bogel found to consist Of five pieces of di
ferent $50 bills, nicely pasted to the body of
bill. Watching for more notes of the kind, he d
y tected tile one deposited by Mr.. Haurut. A simit
d one was brought to the bank by Mr.. Waber u dr
At. cal.