New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-09

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The BLESSED RAIN kept ahead yesterday, with
electric Accomplishments but was not quite 50 wei
come as before, for 1t excluded all the sunshine save
few gimpses. The new moon was visible at night;
but it had cheesy look, whilst thin cream Of va
por obscured the milky way and the rest Of the stars
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE between scare d frog
and beaten Independent editor? Give it up? Of
course you do. Well, one goes into the water with
chug!' and the other comes out in bis paper with
"thugw
ANOTHER TERRIBLE VISITATION OF LIGHTNING is
reported to have occurred during the rainsto of
last evening. Mr.. Andrew J. Quirk attorney atlaw,
and Mr.. Campbell, mattress maker, formerly me a.
ber of the Common Counci,) were out in skiff on
the lake, fishing, with professional fisherman named
Bob. When the storm set in, they pulled in for the
wharf Just as they reached the wharf, thunder
bolt descended upon them, instantly killing Mr..
Qnirk and killing one of the others-wheth er Mr..
Campbell or the fisherman Bob, we cannot tell, for
one report named one and another report the other
Both reports agree that Mr.. Q,rk was killed and
the announcement will sadden q large part of the
community.
TIE FIRE at O'Clock this morning commenced in
the boarding house OF Mrs. Rollins, on North street
fronting Lafayette Square, and ragged violently for
time, threatening the destruction of the SO uare
bounded by Poydras, st. Charles North and st.
Mary streets.
The large brick building in which the fire originated
utterly destroyed and the residence of Dr. Par.
mey, adjoining, the corner Of St. Mary, together
with the building next the St. Charles street sde
Cangidarah1u dorna auad mir otnd
with the portions Of the buildings fronting
Poydras street, but as go to press the probabili
ties that great damage will result, as the re-
| men are on hand in great numbers and battling
bravely. The police were busy in saving furniture.
| The CIGAR SHOP to which we yesterday alluded
as being fire at one o'clock yesterday morning,
was that of Mr. Bonsegneur, No. 274 Rampant street.
| The house, though much damaged, was not des-
| troyed.
| FIRE broke out at about eleven O'Clock yester
day in the large rope factory of the Louisiana Manu-
featuring Company, at the corner of Tchouptoulas
and Harmony streets, Fourth District. The factory
was not destroyed, but was much damaged in its in
terror, principally in the second and third stories
The engine of the factory of much service in sup
plying water from the river to the engines of the fire
men. The steam fire engine " John Adamsn was on
the ground and weted the fire down, as usual after
the Others left The of the fire and the extent
of the damage in dollars we were not able to ascer-
tain.
| P. Mckay, who was accidentally shot by police.
man Carragey on Sunday night, at the foot of Man.
deve street. and who taken to the hospital, is
officially certified to be out Of danger.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-Judge Hunt-A. Dulvich
yesterday pleaded guilty to assault and battery and
was discharged on his bond to await sentence,
" Flick was tried for assault and battery and found
guilty.
D. Crawford was tried for assault and battery and
found guilty.
RECORDER SUMMERS COURT. Isaac stadeker, re-
siding at the corner of Rampant and Grod streets,
was yesterday arranged on charge of having OBJ.
tained, on Tuesday. under false pretenses, $1,000
| worth of dry goods from Edward Looly at the cor
ner of St. Mary aud Rousseau streets the false pre-.
tense being that he would pay the cash for the goods
upon their delivery at his house, 1t charged that
upon getting possession of the goods stadeker not
only refused to pay for them but refused to deliver
them back. With search warrant, officer Lipnlan
found and seized all the goods, in a back room OF
Stadekers house, and cated them to the police office
! ton on the 18th.
Horace, slave of Brown & Co., was held for an
overhauing on charge of having beaten John Low,
white man, with wooden slat, on Monday, at the
| corner of Constance and Calliope streets.
Nicholas, slave OF kelett, received prescription
for twenty-five drachms of hickory oil, for being
found hidden suspicioasy in an alley-way on Maga-
| zine street.
| The Recorder on Tuesday give his decision in the
case of B, Nash VS.. A. White Cotton, the examination
of which had progressed at intervals during the pre-
vions week. They had fight on Gravier street some
time ago, in which Nash struck Cotton with his fist,
and the latter stabbed him and might have killed him
but for the interference of others Nash also recev
ing break in one of his arms, by falling across the
curhst0ne. Cotton sent before the First District
Court under bail of $780, for stabbing with intent to
kill.
RECORDER WILTz's CoURT.-John Mooy was yes.
terday examined the charge of breach Of trnst and
embezzlement preferred against him by Mr.. Evans,
, and dismissed for want Of evidence.
, A poor demented fellow named Solomon was sent
, to the insane ASYLUM.
Eliza Bannon for tongue-lashng and clapper.claw
ing Ann Murphy, at No. lis Dauphine street, was
fined IS and made member of the Peace Society
, Nothing else worth mention.
RECORDER LoNG's CoURT.-George Ashton and
t wife were yesterday dismissed from the charge oil
disturbing the peace Of Antoine Mahes and wife at
the corner OF Craps and Bagatee streets Ann Con
nell. charged with talking wckedly to her husband,
Thomas, at the corner of Victory and Enghen
streets and Bernard Gonzales charged with Popping
] his broher-in'iaw, William II. Mayes, in the eye
were also DISCHARGED the latter two having made up
their row as brothers ln-law should.
!. The following ladies and gentlemen were made
members OF the Peace Society: Mr. and Mrs. Evans
a for being too drunk and noisy for Mrs O 'Brien's
comfort, on Victory street; Ed rohero, for abusing
5 street, Mr.. and Mrs. Fret. Thenested for abusing
and threatening Elizabeth Thieman on Love street
# and Il. T. Haskins, for disturbing the peace of E.
t Livingston, away down Craps street.
A. f. Smith was sent to prison. tn await examina
l. tion un two at1davts made by Mrs Nina Swer
charging him with shooting her husband with intent
0 to kill on Monday evening, at the corner of Love
If and Elmra streets, and punching her head with hi
fists at the same time and place.
q FROM BUENos AYREs--Daes from Buenos Ayre
!, are to the 18th of April. Much apprehension wa
o felt at the prospect of invasion from the Ar
gentne quarter, General Urquiza being unusually ac
y tive in his financial preparations for conflict Tht
destruction by fire of the bark Austin of KennebunE
:. is confirmed. Nothing was saved of her valuable
>. >. cargo.
L A RENTUCKIAN ALMOST LYNCnED BY FRENCHMEN
The Chicago Tribune states that on the 3lst ult a
kanakee Tin Michigan, we supposed an affray oc
- CURED between Frenchman named Flagioi and
-" man from Kentucky named Burton, in which tn
" latter killed the former with jack knife. Burto
was arrested, but the infuriated Franchmen of tn
a town turned ont in great numbers and attempted