New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-25
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YESTERDAY was as hot as most OF Its July pFedeces
sors shower of rain attempted to cool the MONDAY
heat but failed miseraby In the afternoon and eve
ming, everybody was out in search Of street excitement
and fresh air. The lake visited by its usual Sun
day thousands, and the parks and promenades were
rampant with life, YOUTH health, beauty and gaiety.
ENJOYING THEMsELvEs--Pelican Hook and Lad
uer Company No. did little in the excursion way
yesterday, visiting Vaudeville and having very
merry time doubtless But amid all their enjoyment
they did not forget their less fortunate friends of the
Crescent, for on their return to their house they
brought their torchght procession to halt in front
of our Office honored us with three heavy cheers and
ahearty "tiger for lasniappe and stirring serenade
from the fine band which had manufactured music
for them through the day. We should have liked to
have been along with the "Pelicans in the wilderness
yesterday for we fancy that they made the pleasant
rural retreat they visited gayer than usual, even.
AN AMERICAN FISHERMAN, well known around
Mineburg as Capt. Bluff was drowned in the lake
last evening, from his boat, when about fifty yards
from the end Of the Pontchartrain Railroad wharf.
He was sailing around with several other men. A
friend on the wharf hailed him, and asked him,
jocularly, If he had had his dinner. He replied as
joculary, saying he had had splendid dinner, and
rising from his seat at the rudder slapped his stomach
with his hand, and asked if he didn't look as if be
had enjoyed good dinner. Continuing his fun, he
told the at the forward end OF the boat to hold
up the dinnerpot, to show that nothing had been
left. The man held up and displayed the empty pot
and the crowd on the wharf were properly amused
But just the man put the pot down, Bluff sank in
his seat by the rudder, with shiverng, convulsive
movement the boat was rocking on the waves he
rolled over, disappeared and seen no more. The
body was searched for but not found. As Bluff was
one of the best swimmers the lake, and an expe-
renced waterman, the belief was that he fell over in
m apoplectic fit.
| JOHN CAMERON, who was stabbed recently, by a
man named Hutchinson, at the corner of Girod and
New Levee strets died at Charity Hospital on Satur
day. Deputy Coroner Weysham held his inquest yes
day. But one witness of the stabbpg had been OBJ,
tanned. His story was, that passing coeehouse al
the corner named, he saw the accused and the de
ceased engaged in fist fight in the midst of quite
crowd, and afterward saw Hutchinson draw knife
and stab Cameron in his body. Of the origin OF
nature of the fight, the witness knew nothing. The
Coroners jury rendered verdict, attributing the
death of Cameron to stab inflicted by Hutchinson
AN ODDIrY appeared on the Second District police
book yesterday. Not single arrest of anybody o.
| anything was recorded for the whole of Saturday
night from o'clock Saturday evening to O'Clock
| yesterday morning. The only entries on the bool
were those of two officers reported sick and gone
home. We suppose their sickness must have been
that of hope deferred-an anxiety for the usual lively
business OF Saturday night, and nothing in the way
of business offering.
| WILLIAM RICHARDSON, for some years past the
stationary policeman ut Milneburg, died on satur
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officer. He was buried yesterday morning by Milne
burg Fire Company No. 1, of which he was mem
ber. His body was conveyed, with due ceremony, tc
the Cypress Grove (or Fremens) Cemetery, OIL
Metaire Ridge, and their entombed in the solemnit.
and silence which ever characterize men when takn.
their last earthly leave of friend and brother.
AUGUSTUS PEpPERcoRN was dangerously stabbe
last evening at the Carrollton Railroad depot on Ba
rome street, by Patrick Mcdonald. He was takel
to Charity Hospital. Mcdonald was arrested by off
Ger Stanmeyer. We did not hear how the stabbinl
came about.
A Mrs. KELLEY was arrested yesterday morning
in the First District, charged with having kidnappe
ten-year old girl named Margaret from the keepin
Of her lawful guardian, R. H. Simms. Recorder Sun
'mers will look into the business soon.
JOHN DoNNELLY was taken in hand by officer
Greed and Kingston, on Deord street. Mrs. Bridge
} Brady charged him with insulting and abusing he
and Singing brickbats into her house, to the grea
5 peril of her children.
The RESIDENCE of Mr.. Phillip Drumm on Tchoup
toulas street, between st. James and Celeste, WI
visited by the merry burgaers" on Saturday nigh
| They got off undiscovered, with 81 in cash, and
gold watch with heavy gold chain and key.
: OFFICER CREED, of the First District, requests
to state that he had part in circulating the stor
, on Friday, that Mr.. James McNamee had committ
suicide; he having heard that the story, which 6
into the papers, was attributed to him. Our inform
tion of the matter from another officer, who Ga
: it to US merely as rumor, heard from other par
O MIR. MeNamee was man much liked, and the sto
n that he had committed suicide, when such was