New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-26
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The DELAcHAIsE GROUND presented lively and
pleasant spectacle yesterday afternoon.
The Empire Base Ball Club played spirited and
well contested match Of eevens. Smiths eleven
were the victors, making A runs to 35 by Nc.
Manus eleven.
The Pelican Cricket Club played match of elevens.
This game also was finely played. suter's eleven
were the vctors making so runs, with six wickets to
go down, to 4S runs by Fielder's eleven.
The afternoon was pleasant, the sward dry and
pleasant and large numbers Of spectators, including
ladies', present. third field game Of some sort
was played by band Of young men on another part
OF the common.
There are now SO many Base Ball and Cricket and
Racket Clubs, and they play SO frequently appearing
in the field nearly every day, up town, down town,
and over the river, that we cannot keep the run of
them. The afternoon is our busy time of day, with
matters claiming our first attention, and we are un.
able to our regret to honor the many invitations sent
US to be present at the sports Of the suburbs.
HENRY WILLIAMS, charged with horse-stealing in
Woodvile, Miss was recently arrested in Franklin,
Parish Of st. Mary in this State. To end his trouble
he took dose Of sychnine, either too much or too
little to kill him. but enough to make him very sick.
Still quite SICK he was brought to the city yesterday
and lodged in the Second District lookup. The
Mississippi Sheriff is here waiting for him.
Ex.PoLIcEMAN JAMES BOYLE, whose troubles with
Lieutenant Dryden and Officer Dalton have been be-
fore the public for some time past is hardly content
with having had them sent before the First District
Court for assault and battery and false imprisonment.
Through his attorney, Mr.. Blocker, he yesterday fled
q civil action against them, for damages OF $1,000.
The suit is brought in the Fifth District Court.
PETER O'DoNNELL, deckband on the steamer
Minnesota had one of his legs badly hurt on Wednes
day evening, by an iron casting falling on it, He is
at the hospital.
A LITTLE Boy, about eight years old, name I'M.
known, was drowned yesterday at noon in the river
at the foot of Epanade street. He was standing on
the brink, reaching with stick for some apples that
foated by when be lost his balance and fell in. The
body was not recovered.
The ONLY OFFICE for which no nomination has
yet been made by the American Convention of dele
gates is that of State Assessor for the Second Dis
trict As the vacancy is still vacancy we will take
the liberty of stating how much pleasure it would
afford us to Mr.. j. P. Montamat nominated to 1t.
He has proved himself faithful and reliable officer
in different capacities, has host OF friends who
would like to see him put forward and has about
much claim to the honor as any other man that can
be named.
A FIRE, yesterday morning, between and 8
o'clock, destroyed the three.story brick building at
the northwest corner OF Canal and Rampant Streets
end of Kenton's Row. 1t was occupied by Mrs. Han.
nah S. Flynne, who kept millinery in the basement
and furnished rooms in the upper stories. She had
suspended her business, and had most of her stock
NJ ol1 -aI nl.
started in the store under of the counters SO far
as could be discovered; spread with great rapidity
and was in the second.story before the alarm was
given. The arrival Of the fremen was prompt
enough to extnguish the flames about the time the
building was fairly gutted its contents destroyed,
and the floors burnt nearly through. A Post.ofice
clerk, who roomed in the thrdstory slept till the
flames were at the stairs; he started to put on his
boots got on and down stairs with the other
in his hand. He went round showing the boot be
had in his hand, and cursing about the loss of the
other which he forgot be had on bis leg. He lost all
his clothes, save what little he had on, and would
have lost his gold watch which he had locked up in
bureau drawer, but for fireman who afterward en-.
tered the and kicked the drawer in. The build
ing belonged to N. E. Bailey, and though worth much
more, was insured for only $4,000. Mrs. Flynne was
the amount Of $4,000 in all. The adjoining building
was damaged to the amount of several hundred dol.
lars. The fire wardens are strongly of opinion that
the fire was not accidental
A fire started and was quickly quenched, at eight
o'clock last evening, in house on Gasquet street,
between yillere and Robertson. The chief damage
was done to trunk of clothing Mary, slave wo.
man belonging to Garcia, was arrested on suspicion
Of having started the fire.
The alarm at nine o'clock last night was occasoned
by fire breaking out on board the steamer Silver
Heels, lying at the levee The fire was put out with
triaing damage before the services of the firemen
were needed.
THE BODY OF JOHN DELANEY, (whose mysterious
disappearance from the company OF bis three com.
panions, VIM. Simpson, Richard Mouney, and Patrick
Fitzgerald, at the Ridge Cemeteries, Sunday last
we have previously detaled,) was found yesterday.
1t was found lying in the bushes back of Cypress
Grove Cemetery No. and from the circumstance
of its being much decomposed, it was deemed proba
Bile that the young man had died very soon after
parting from his companions The Coroner, with
jury of inquest went out to examine the body but
owing to its decay, unable to find any marks of
violence. The being mysterious, no verdict was
rendered. and the inquest continued over to to-day
The three young originally arrested suspicion
of having had something to do with Delaneys disap-
pearance, and who had been released under bail of
$1,000 each, were re.arrested and locked up.
RECORDER SUMMERS CouRr.-Richard Cushing and
Dennis Clifford, charged with stealing bedstead and
cornice worth $25, from the premises of W. p Cole.
man, in the town of Kenner up the railroad, about
three weeks ago. were yesterday transferred to the
authorities of Jefferson parish, in which the ofense
was committed Cushing gave bail.
Edward Banker, charged with beating and kicking
Bella Thompson at the lake on the night of the 18th
inst, was dismissed, Bella failing to appear Jacob
Wallace, charged with beating and kicking and
choking Ellen McCabe on Perddo street, was dis.
missed at the request Of the forgving Ellen James
Mclaughlin and Barney Mclaughlin, charged with
beating Eliza Mclaughlin wife to one and sister.in-
law to the other Dryades street, were also dis
charged; Eliza failing to appear, as might have
been expected The brutes who beat the women get
off dog cheap nowadays.
Josephine Joubert a free coored girl about Is
years DID, was up on charge of having deserted her
aunt Catherine Albert, f. ". c., at No. 2O4 Caron.
delet for the purpose Of frequentng public brothels.
The aunt did not satisfactorily establish her authority
over the girl, and she was discharged.
Ellen O'Hern and Alice Hagan, charged with ad-
dressing horrible language to Margaret Morsissey
Religious street, had the good luck to get off SEQ t
free.
The following parties were arraigned and held for
future examination
Patrick Coleman, charged with dangerously brick
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