New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-27
] NUMBER 251.
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THE HoIIDAYs Christmas is gone, but the hssi-
days are not Yesterday the streets were crowded |
usual, and the great business Of holiday shop~
ping appeared to be lively as ever. The day not
az sunny as the day before, but was still dry and
business and pleasure. The angelic part Of the
population were out in their usual brilliant and
captivating force, crowding and refining the prom
enades, and exalting and identifying the places Of
amusement at night.
CITY MoRTALITY.-The total number of inter-
n,ents in the city cemeteries last week. as reported
by the Board Of Health, was l3s.
THE TKeTTIsG RACE YgsTERDAY-The trot yes
terday, between Mr.. Bonham's oneida and Mr..
Peabody's Ranger, to harness, for $1,000, at mile
heats, best three in five, was matter of some ex-
citement in sporting circles, and drew large at
tendance to Dir. Pybus' Creole Course. The bet
ting showed Ranger to be rather the favorite
before starting; but Oneida took the in three
straight heats, being, however, well followed by
the Ranger. The time made was 2:46, 2:5I4 and
2:43. 's38s
n FrEE.-The alarm Of fire at an early hour yester-
day morning was created by an incipient fire in the
wine-room Of Mcdonnell & McGraw's restaurant
at the corner of Common street and Theater alley.
The damage done was triaing.
He Cor THRouGH SAFELY.-The enormous rush
Of the populace for egg nogs punches, etc, At the
Phoenix, on Christmas day, caused some persons to
express doubt as to whether Bidwells right
bower, Billy Redington, would be able to stand up
to his business throughout the day and night. It
gratifes US to state that, although at times when
crowded too much by the besieging drinkers, he
showed symptoms Of not being more than an ordi
nary barman, he still held on, brayey refusing to
good eondton gene generally Ii 1s nosd s y Il ana Lis
| victory by sending around, at midnight another
foaming jorum Of nog-a thing doubiy expressive
IN its way, for it demonstrated not only Bly's
| dying ability, as the man behind the counter, but
the almost inexhaustible resources of the Pheenix
As to the nog, it went, Of course. n
| The SouARE BLocKIsG OF CoMxos STREET. This
1 work goes bravely on, and from appearances, will
soon be finished. at least in the business portion.
| We are pleased to see the manner in which Mr.
| Coleman superntends his job and keeps his men
| moving.
1 THE PIcKpocKErs.-They are still bobbing around
/ and experimenting. One of them, of the feminine
/ gender, is suspected of having stolen package of
| jewelry from lady next to whom she sat in one
/ Of the Magazine omnibuses. The lady complained
to the Chief of Police, and "sharps the yord with
the specials
4 burgaliers" Sunday night visited the small jew
| elry establishment of Mr. Marcus, on st. Ann
street, between Chartres and Royal. They entered
4 with false keys and carried off nearly everything
i of value SO at least it is reported.
i RAscALITY AT ALGIERs.-We learn that several
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moved the flood gates Of Hyde & Mackie's dry
/ dock at Algiers, in which dock ship was raised
and undergoing repair. Before the sinking was
discovered it had gone SO far to do several
4 thousand dollars worth Of damage.
4 CHAPTER OF AccrDENrs.-The cracker and tor
pedo firing, etc., of Christmas attended by the
usual variety of unpleasant incidents. Besides
these, there were some other unpleasant incidents
not attributable to the powder-burning exhilara-
tions of Christmas Tim Rooney, lad of l2 had
n pyn of
a holiday pistol Pierre Croquin, French youth,
had the palm of one of his hands perforated by the
premature discharge of his pistol. Louis Stevens,
/ printer, of Carroton had some Of his fingers
torn whilst getting up fireworks display. Ali the
sufferers went to the Charity Hospital.
4 Frederick Gilderman, wagon driver, was
seriously injured by being thrown out Of his wagon
and run over, the horse having started through
fright from fire e-crackers.
James Ayett, an hostler employed in slawson 4
Co.'s omnibus stables, was badly kicked and
it was thought he was killed. Though dreadfullJ
injured, it is believed he will recover.
Charles Hyer, German, is also at the Charity
Hospital. He was sitting by stove in Tchoupi
accident, the stove fell over and his feet were
badly scalded by the upsettng of the vessel Of hoi
water on top.
Philip Sullivan on Sunday night fell into the back
yard from the back gallery of boarding house or
Girod street. His spine and one of his ancles were
seriously hurt. He is at the Hospital.
William Clayton, who resides in Mobile was
seriously injured few nights since by his clothes
accidentally catching fire whilst he was sleeping on
the ground fire, on the river bank above
/ Carrollton. He and another man were descending
the river in sktf, when they landed and camped
out on account Of the cold +; and whilst the other
man went off in search Of provisions, Clayton fell
asleep by the fire they had built and the accident
happened. He is at the Charity Hospital.
CHRISTMAS srREERs. -Drunkards and peace.ds-
turbers were plentiful enough before the Recorders
yesterday. They were dealt with according to
their deserts; some paying, and some going into
| retirement.
/ BREACH OF TRusT.-Leon Gomez stands charged
with this ofense, by James Feliu, of No. AZ Union
street, in failing to account for thousand cigars
and lot of jewelry, valued altogether at 50 70,
which had been entrusted to him for sale. He yes
terday gave bail to appear for examination before
1 Recorder Long.
4 ENTERING IN THE DAY TDiE-This is what Eu-
gene DeGruy charges Peter Cullen and Fl. Connell
| with having done on Saturday, with felonous in
tent in his house in the Second District. The two
| suspected were before Recorder Wilt yesterday.
| One gave bail to appear; the other, in default,
i went to prison.
4 FREE CoLoRED STABBING AFFAIR.-Henry Leonard
4 was sent to prison yesterday by Recorder Wilt.
He is charged with having stabbed Felix, on Satur-
day evening, at the corner of Toulouse and Treme
streets. Both parties are free colored and there
fore properly chivalrous.
| RoBDERY.--John Williams was before Recorder
Witt yesterday, charged with being one of q
crowd who, a few days ago, robbed the show win
dow of Jean Cesar Schmidt's store at No. I7S
Royal street, carrying off 5000 worth of gold
watches. He was sent to prison to await exami-
nation.
| COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE.--A collision oc-
Cured at Red Bluff, on the Mobile and Ohio Road,
| on Thursday afternoon, between the up freight
train and the down passenger train, by which both
locomotives and tenders, and the baggage car and
first passenger car attached to the passenger train
were completely smashed in pieces; the rear pas
senger car, however, was very little injured. A
brakesman named Ernst was killed. Several of
| the passengers were more or less bruised and
scratched. One lady had her ancle sprained, and
Elmore the engineer on the freight train, received
internal injuries which, it is feared, may prove
| fatal. e
| FATAL AFFRAY IN MoNTGoMERY.-On the 22d
inst an affray occurred in Montgomery, Ala, be-
| tween two Irishmen named Murphy and keyes, in
which the former killed the latter by stabbing him
| in the heart with knife.
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