New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-03
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iHk "EArHER--Nothing but the superabunsspt
dust in the streets, yesterdav. pterfersd Nth ~
beauty and pleasantness of the weather
AN EPIDEMIC OF FrEg.-Yes,erday we nnh,iahed
as rarity, that during Tuesday there was NO Arc
OF alarm Of fire. This was but ~ luI Of one dav-.
duration.
shortly after daylight, yesterday morning, three
line double twostory residences aatI cottage resi-
dence- on Caronteiet Tor Apollo) street, at the
corner Of st. Andrew, and two more double Gotta ge
tenemerts on the latter street, were destroyed by
fire. The fire was started evidently, .by an incen
diary, under the main stairway of tha two-story
residence, occupied by Mr.. Magner Mr., M. and
ms family had barely time to escape so,aasiet and
rapid had been the progress of the flames before
he was aroused. Mr.. Post, of the firm Of Post &
Mel, and Mr. 4. D. Maginni5, bookseller aaM sta.
toner, of CaTap street, occupied two Of the other
two-story tenements: the fourth was unoearspietl.
Some OF the furniture in these houses was saved.
Two of the double two-story houses were owned
by MIR. shumway; worth 80 600, and insured for
$1,000 The other twe-story house was owned by
capt. w. c. Templeton; worth about $4,000.
-Four OF the tenemeDts on st. Andrew street were
occupied by the families of Messrs Mills. AdfIe.
curry and Leonard. These houses Belonged to
Hm Walker, and were insured for s2 500. The
loss IN houses and movable property by this fire
was about $50 ,O00- The spread of the fire was
owing as usual to a scarcity of water.
Soon after the above, was an alarm of fire in the
second District. It proceeded from the burning
out OF chimney in the house Of bird dealer on
Jefferson street, near the corner of Chartres.
third alarm speedily came, and was caused bv
the burning of a frame house, out Melpomene
street, near the draining machine. This was be-
tween 10 and IL O'Clock We did not hear who
the house belonged to-
AT about the same time an alarm sounded for the
Third District and set some of the fremen running
that way. The alarm proved to be false
s.RDlNEs, AWAKE .-.tlfgator gars and Havana
sea-gsrs are plentiful in your midst Let not the
bites of the one or the smoke of the other disturb
your afiin-ities Or decoy you with the nav of the
shark The Grand Whale issues the warning,
through his Secretary A. Shrimp. Vide the Of
fisf-nal proclamation in another column. No good
Sardfne will neglect the warning of the Whale and
the Shrimp.
The HENRY HousE.a--Charley Curtis name is
Maegregor, and once more on his native heath he
stands. Some time ago, his elegant and popular
coffeehouse, at the corner of Crossman and Front
Levee streets, was destroyed by fire, and he and
his wife narrowly escaped death in the flames, The
house has been rebuilt and the coffeehouse re.
opened under the name of the Henry House.
Charley Is at the head, as of yore, and again rem
ders that corner one of the most popular of public
resorts. For pure stuff at the bar and dainty eat
abes at the lunch-table, the Henry House has no
superior. Curtis officially announces, in our adver
tising columns, the resurrection of his establish
ment
STABBING AFFAIR.-A man named George Duval
was dangerously stabbed about half-past O'Clock
yesterday morning, in house of bad repute al
the corner of Customhouse and Franklin streets
party of men were in the house at the time, and
the stabbng was laid to steamboat steward
named Francis Britton, with whom Duval had an
alteration and a scuf1e, and from whom he forci
bly, took revolver before being stabbed. Duval
was sent to Charity Hospital; and Brtton and two
other white men, with the female inmates of the
house, white and colored, were all arrested and
held for examination before Recorder Wiltz
ANOTHER SrABBING AFFAIR.--At about O'Clock
last night, Mr. VIM. Msh, proprietor of the latter
cation at the stables with Mr.. Morphy, the auc-
toneer, in regard to some business matter pending
between them. It ended in scuffle, which was
terminated by Morphy drawing his cane-sword and
stabbing Mish in the left side, between the lower
ribs. The latter was put in carriage and taken
to his residence. Mr.. Morphy was arrested at his
residence by Sergeant Morehead. in an hour after
the stabbng. He admitted the stabbing, but
pleaded justification.
1NQuEsT.-The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
on the body of Alexander Serran, child months
old at the residence Of its parents Preur street.
near st. Ann. Verdict, softening of the BRAIN
SHOT AT BY THIEP.-Mr. Platz, residing on
Robertson street, between ST. Philip and Ursulines,
was informed by his little daughter that a man was
in the back yard who had no busines there. He
went out to look after the fellow, who, upon being
discovered drew pistol and shot at him once, but
luckily missed him. Mr.. Platz raised an ALARM
neighbors rushed in and the scoundrel was secured
and handed over to the police. He proved to be
free negro named Francois No Recorder Wiltz
yesterday sent him to prison, to await examination
on charge of shooting with intent to murder.
DESPERATE DARKEY.--Franklin a slave belong
ing to Theodore Bottlestein, was arraigned before
Assistant Recorder Munroe yesterday, on charge
of having struck policeman thinner on the head,
with intent to murder, at clock on the morning
of the 2Gh of July last, at the corner of ST. Thomas
and Terpsichore streets. Franklin was sent to
prison, to be examined on the 10th.
BEArEN.-J. B. Shordice was yesterday morning
charged before Assistant Recorder Munroe, by I.
Bowling, with assaulting and batterng him on
Sunday evening at the corner of st. Charles and
Poydras streets, an accusation which is to be
looked into on the 9Th inst.
LARcESY-John Allen had to give bond yester.
day. in the First District Police Court, to explain.
on the 9th inst, how he came to have stolen
watch in his possession.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN AcToR.-Alr. George II.
Wyatt, wel-known actor, died very suddenly ut
Waterbury, Mass, on Monday night, 24th ult.
Just after his play of "Uncle Toms Cabin'' was
finished, he was seized with palpitation of the
heart, and expired in about fifteen minutes
A CLERICAL SpoRTsMAN.-The Abeille Cauchoise
has the following:
As the parish priest of Ecalles d'Aix was very