New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-10

TIE LOUISIANA HIsrnoMc ASSOCIATION gave m \
o'ner OF tnef yesy pleasant and agreeable entertain
ments on Monday night, at the Amnitbe.ter IN n,
the benefit Of the Widow and Orphans, fund Of The
Fifemens Chasitsbe Association.
The thester, though not fnl, was nm yerv hand.
sognely tenanted, considering the weather and the
season, and oil who were there seemed to enjoy them
selves thoroughly The pieces were /" Don Cxs.x d
Bazan" and The Fireman. 4 few Of the youp~
gentlemen were bsshful and rather tame others Were
spirited, correct and highly agreeable, and all were
well helped through by Miss Alice Mann and her
mother, and the Misses SchooIcraft.
Mr.. B-n, in both pieces, was particularly excel.
lent The great feature OF the last piece was Mr.. Rn
In the character OF the witty nigger, Blub6y. BE
did It admirably, and won much deserved applause.
The association are to perform again next Saturday
evening. The pieces selected are the Lady Of
Lyons" and Sketches in India"
DUEL was fought yesterday morning, near the
Opelousas Railroad Depot, in Algiers, by two mill
tary gentlemen of the Second District. It originated
in the difficulty at jackson Square, to which we
alluded on Friday last The weapons were sharp
ened foils. At the word, the combatants made .
simultaneous lunge, each pnking the other and end
ing the combat before il had well begun. Neither
was serioudy wounded.
JAMES GALLAGHER was arrested last evening, on
Claiborne street. on charge Of having entered the
house of Mrs. Bais and stolen SIG in cash.
Thomas Garrison was arrested last evening on .
charge Of highway robbery; knocking down Mr..
Corset, in the morning, at the corner Of Perdido
and Dryades Streets and robbng him Of eight or ten
| dollars in cash.
L " A GppA q NJ -
on st. Charles street. yesterday. The saloon fxings
had been removed, in order to lay = new floor. The
removal Of the old floor disclosed the existence Of
colony of rats, who had been multiplying there come
six or seven years, and had apparently taken life
lease on the premises. crowd speedily collected,
and went into the great and most exciting business
Of rat killing aided by squad Of ratdogs, and
every man armed with o pole or stick. The rats
were so plentiful, and dashed so madly around
among peoples feet that every body became for the
time ratkiller Even this staid and Quakerlike
reporter fell victim to the excitement, and sue
ceeded in killing his rat II was q delicious bit oil
excitement for hot and iemless day like yesterday
GEORGE LUTHxAN, boy II years old, son Of Peter
Luthman, was drowned last evening" whilst bathing
in the river at Jefferson City near Louisiana Avenue
Jumping into the water he accidentally struck gun.
wale SUNK rose to the surface, sank again and was
seen no more A painful scene followed the accident
The mother Of the boy, hearing what had happened
to him. rushed screaming to the river and attempted
to jump in after him. She was so violently frantic
that it took two men to hold her.
4 PARTY OF Four YOUNG MEN, in the secont
District, who had been on drunken spree severa
days. last evening reached the climax Of their olity
and went around like lot of Comanches, creating
l the most prodigious excitement and indignation.
They went to the house of Mr.. Julien Metzler OF
st. Ann street. between johnson and Galvez !; brokt
in smashed the furniture, and red armoir of $50
/, in cash. gold bracelet and pair of earrings. Mr.
Metzer was sick in bed and whilst the rascas perpe
trated the outrage, they held him in teTo,,tm will
dagger at his breast.
u Leaving there, they went down town. At th
n corner of Ursulines and Galvez streets they cam
= upon boy with shotgun, shooting at swallows
e They took the gun from the boy, and shot and ke
o valuable dog, belonging to man in the vicinity
e The owner of the dog undertook to interfere wit
g them in their subsequent excesses, but was put
d fight by their offering to shoot him also.
After killing the dog, they went to grocery a
the corner of Ursulines and Rocheblsve streets,
= which they raised great noise, frightened th
~ women in attendance nearly to death, and hepe
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', within reach. ."
. = Their next visit was to cofeehouse squal
. further on. They took possession, drank all the
y wanted to, and finding an ink-bottle, smeared IL
walls OF the drinking room all over with its blac
~ contents. .. -.
Shortly after leaving the coffee house, they we
~ -. overtaken by the police who had been informed
~ their proceedings and set after them by Mrs. Met
-, ler, whose house had been the first outraged. The
~ offered show of resistance, attempted to escap
- and before arrested, succeeded in throwing avs
:. most of their weapons. Only dirk was secured,
~ all they had. One of the four did succeed in esca
~ ing. 5s +
Ic The three arrested are named George earns, u
same who killed a young man in fight at the 8
ed called Orphans Home," sometime ago) j.
no Lawrence and Achille Lombard. They were lock
up at the IRENE Station, and will be introduced
Recorder Wiltz to-day.
inf The STREET COMMISSIONERS complaint books
nd the several Districts show that the decimaton OF
he canine race by means Of the poisoned sausage me
progresses bravely. The complaints are nearly oil
sh dead dogs and rotten dogs scattered broadcast
The where; and the Street Commissioners men and ca
en-. have busy time funeraling off the deunct canin
The complaints are entered on the books by all SC
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literary finish. The following was entered in
First District book day or two since, by gen
INST man who calls himself doctor:
from Corner Circus on girot strit is NOR det Doeg
- the gotters is fal dert as is in bat stat.
> W RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-Patrick McDona
IN charged with sabbing Augustus Peppercorn, was
fter raigned yesterday for examination but dismissed
ara the request Of A. P whose disposition is happily
near so ferV AS his name.
anc The row between Anna Maria Osborne and M
be Jane Fulton. One charged the other with delug
her with foul language, and the other charged
~. other one with dousng her and her baby with for
.he matter out of a crock. The Recorder, finding
the row pretty square betweed them, fined each defe
we ant S. and each plaintiff $5; total, $40 each la
zed grand total. for account of the city treasury,
nv. Both ladies appeared to be slightly taken off at
noi knees at this unexpected result though both
to walk out of Court.
lace VIM. Nides, for uttering threats and shaking
whinger at Zera Getchel, taken over the rug
en' road and duly initiated into the peace society,"
hey Michael McCarnisky, charged with dropping