New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-03
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ably warmieh. Our buttons melted yesterday In Cross
Ing Canal street. Going ronnd to Lilies, on Custom
house street. how the thermonicon stood, We
found 1t had been taken in and put in an cebox, TO
keep it from boiling over. The soda fountains kept
up an unbroken fz al day, and some Of the attend.
ants tainted from oves.work. We saw small dog,
so curled up by the heat that it was difficult to tell
| which end his tail belonged to.
The streets were choksd with dust, and the few
wandering watercarts weTs greeted joyfoy through
Ont their whole line Of march, The heat of the street
stones kept stationary horses and mules in perpetual
Dance The flowers in the ga,iens drooyed sthe grass
in the squares shriveled dowa as if anxious to get
back into the earth and the tyees, gray with dast
looked as if stricken with premature old age. Fat
men generally anchored in the shade, near the ice
and cofSeehouses. Omnibus tops we're all plckered,
and the house-tops fairly smoked The American
Hook and Ladder boys got their truck ready, in
expectation Of spontaneous res Ls1ieswere ssarce
on the street as winged angels.
Seriously speaking, the day was regular roasser,
little comfort being afforded by the tansazing clouds
and puffs of breeze that occasionally attempted 70
cone to the rescue. The city and surrounding coun-
try are suffering from regular drought. Many Of
the eisterns in the suburbs empty and many poor
people going through great straits for water. Vege
tation, of course, suffers much Rain rain soon and
plenty Of rain, is the prayer Of all.
| An oE.o WOMAN, who, among the ignorant and
superstous, contrives to pass herself off for WITCH
has lately been kicking up the mischief in Algiers.
She succeeded in coaxing away from their homes five
respectable poor young girls between the ages of IA
and IL. There was naturally great excitement and
uneasiness among the relatives and friends of the
girls, upon their disappearance; and visit to this
city and an investigation Of its different dens OF n
fanny, resulted in the discovery and reclamation Of
three of the girls. Nothing has yet been heard of
the other two girls, or the old hellhag who lured
them to ruin. The old ladys capacity as swimmer
will doubtless be tested should she ever show herself
in Algers again.
| A REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF AFFECTION between
animals of opposite nature, was shown few days
since over the river. Mr.. j. Haslng, there had
two fine horses, and Sheep motherly old ewe who
had long grazed together; the sheep showing al.
ways particular preference for one of the horses
The other day the sheep followed her equine friend
| on an errand down the coast, seven miles and back
On the following morning, Mr.. Hasling found both
his horses lying sick, and the sheep watching sadly
over the one she had adopted. Both horses died !;
and when they were dragged away for skinning and
nterment the sheep followed her dead friend with as
much solemnity as if she had been human mother
loioWlDS d CHhu W tue grave. Inc nOfSeS mad been
poisoned by some malicious william. Our informant,
who is a man Of veracity, assures US, as the most
singular circumstance of all, in this drama among
beasts, that since the death Of the horses, the poor
old sheep has lost all her wool!
Nix. ROBERT NICHOLSON, an old and respectable
man, for "a years resident of Algiers was shame
fully beaten in the streets of that town few days
since, by young man named Wheaton. The latter
st1j ar,I fu
Fortier.
OLp Ton, free negro, living in Agiers, got on
bit of spree the other day, and for the first time in
his life was taken to Jail. Tom is native of Virginia
l03 years old, and has lived in Agers sixty years. He
harmless in his liquor and the police dsown the
arrest. They say that he taken to Jail by white
man. who had often, whilst beastly drunk himself
enjoyed the kindness of the old darkey; Tom taking
him to his cabin and putting him into his own bed
and then remaining by him to fan the mosquitoe.
away. The white man might have fancied he was
doing Tom friendly turn in taking him to jail but
the people over there thought it looked very mean
, FIRST DISTRICT COURT Judge Hunt - David
Nicholson and Charles Bennett charged with robbery
yesterday dismissed one witness having left fol
foreign parts and the other witness gone to the in
| visible world.
Stephen Wech, charged with perjury, was also dis
charged.
Mrs. strayker, alias Teresa Rasson was tried for
shooting Angelo Nobia with intent to murder, and
was found guilty. The circumstances were these
Mrs. Strayker kept brothel ST. Philip street; No
ba went there on the night of the 9th April and was
cheated out of three dollars by in the house;
he demanded the money of Mrs. s., and she told him
to call next morning; he went next morning; be was
confronted by Mrs. SIS husband bully, who drew
knife and threatened to cut his throat if he did not
leave; he replied that he too had knife, and dared
the other to come at him the other didn't come he
then passed into the bar.room and whilst there, with
his back towards Mrs. Strayker, he heard shot and
felt himself hit in the arm he jumped around and
; saw Mrs. Strayker with revolver raising it to
fire again; he turned to get out of the way when he
was shot again in the back he then fell senseless
was taken away, and laid up some time, in danger Of
death.
THIRD DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Duuignaud.-
, Court was crowded yesterday with people anxious
to see the result of the issue between the cabaret
keepers and the Recorders relative to the new law
which SO severely Furnishes the sale of liquor to
slaves Mr.; Van Dalson appeared for Recorder Sum
mers, and filled exception to the proceedings, on the
ground that the remedy applied for was not to be
reached by writ of prohibition. Col Field, for the
cabaret keepers replied atlength and argued elabor
atey to show the of the law which
the Recorders had commenced enforcing. The Court
adjourned before the Colonel concluded and the case
was continued to ten O'Clock to-day
RECORDER SUMMERS CouRr.-It was late yester.
day afternoon when the business Of this Court was
finished; the Recorder having been sent for iu Che
name OF the great State OF louisiana greeting to
honor the Third District Court with his presence in
the matter of the cabaret keepers and himself and
the new law relative to selling grog to slaves.
The usual batch of dirty, drunken tatterdemalons
hooked sleeping the banquettes or tished out OF
the CUTTERS passed in review before the Recorder and
were mostly passed over to Barney and his Black Ma.
ria, for trips to the W. Il. and P. p.
The following parties were discharged, and went
, their way rejoicing Henry Koenig, charged with
bnrgarously appropriatng $50 worth of harness and
stable traps, belonging to Long d Luhman Louis
Vz, Frank Bowman, and Louis Lehman, charged
with stabbing Michael Maoney, on the Sth ut, on
Gainne street Joseph Armesage charged with keep
ing open his coffeehouse after hours VIM. Bargry,
charged with hitting John Mclean, mate of steamer
Falls City, in the head with stone, being let off at
Macs request; James F.. Conf charged by r. H.
Holmes with embezzement and breach of trust, be-
ing let off at Holmes request and James O'Hara,
charged with interfering with the fremen ct the
Banks Arcade fire. 75z
John johnson, for proposing to decorate Tivoli
Circle with living statue of the Apollo Belvidere
in his own person, was asked for $40. Not having
that amount, he took a drive with Barney. Ann Fur.
ness also took drive with B., for not having SO
the license charged for having offered herself as
Medicean Venus to Catharine Palmer, on Dryades
street.
Henry Koenig, for threatening to burn down the
premises occupied by Long & Luhman, on From
Levee street. (they having had him up on charge o
burgary,) was put under $500 peace bonds for 81,