New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-07


that he had got his share OF the pistol Mrs Carroll
went for the police when she returned, the party
had left, all except Nicaragua, who was dead. A
verdict was returned, attrbuting Regans death to
pistolshot wound inflicted by one of the three par
ties above named, aided and Allotted BY the others
None OF them have yet been arrested.
A FIRE destroyed one.story frame residence and
grocery, With all their contents, at the corner OIL
Melpomene and Freret streets, at about O'Clock
Saturday morning. The house, groceries, and furni
ture. were al insured. As the fire started in an
occupied part of the house, it was laid to incen
dsrisu,. A great many Of the iremen were still up
footing it on the light fantastic" at different balls
about town, when the fire broke out They at once
proved that business before pleasure - is motto
they never forget.
ANOTHER FIRE occurred, an hour and half after
the above. The building destroyed was the colored
ward Of Dr.. Stones Hospital, at the corner of Canal
and Claiborne streets. Luckily the fire did not gel
to the main part Of the hospital.
TIE SHIP VANGUARD had the fire in her cotton
extinguished on Friday; chiefly through the exer
tons Of the captain and Of the towboat Junius
Beebe. The ship was burnt through three decks
and her cabin much damaged. Eleven feet Of water
had been pumped into her hold. She is now being
unoaded in order to 60 into dock for repairs. The
insurance is all abroad.
The NEW ORLEANS THIEVES paid their respects ia
some Of the visiting firemen. A member of the
Jackson Company, whilst standing in line at Jack
son Square, during the procession on Friday, and
whilst holding up his hat in respect to the New Or
leans remen as they passed, was robbed of his gold
vatch and chain He aftervard said he didn't mind
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him ten dollars to show him how the thing was done.
Al one of the thesters that night another visiting
fireman was relieved of his pocketbook.
spv,.., K.rv,xn c.srs b.ve occr-roa s;,,o nm,
last Jnaerh Ra.retta snan;,ra ma, a.nao.on.l :,
cnt IN the neck on FRIDAY noht m Old svas
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Charity Hospital. He said the wound WAC inflicted
by another Spaniard with whom he had onarral hn
whose name he did not know John Carroll steam.
boat hand was stabbed in the neck on SATURDAY At.
ternoon. in leyee eoffaebonse. He was engaged
with some friends in a rov With another marty vim
had taken herths nm the ste.mer Grand Dpke from
which he and his party had been discharged, He
was taken to Charity Hospital, bleeding proflsely |;
and there it was found that one of the small arteries
of the neck had been severed. It became necessary
to ligature the two ends made by the severauce of
the artery and the operation was performed BY the
Assistant House Surgeon, DR.. Smith. Carroll was
doing well at last accounts L. L, Bown was rather
severely whitfield with a nocket.knifa nm SATURDAY.
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laorh.ng VI Magnoila street, Dy Adam MIA. he re-
ceived three or four feshwounds with pocket knife,
and was sent to Charity Hospital Wild was arrested
ne 300 dr,nL ona had h,o,dv an. -, h;s hooa r,ad.
either by blow with brick or nv fall ON the cnrh
Stone
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"A LITTLE NEGRO Boy belonging to lady in JEFF
ferson Cityl amused himself the other day by PLAYING
WITH a nowdar horn and some n,atcbo. u. uas con'
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