New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-19
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YESTERDAY was sunny, but delightfully."- breezy
and pleasant day. Rain threatened once or twice,
but crawished, for reasons best known to itself.
TIE FUNERAL Of the late Sampson Blossman last
evening, was largely attended by his relatives and
friends. He was welLknown and much esteemed
old gentleman, and having for upwards of thirty
years been head deputy in the Sheri's office, and in
other stations of trust about the COURTS the officers of
those places joined In paying him the last marks Of
respect.
The EMPIRE BASE BALL CLUB played their second
game yesterday afternoon, at the Delachase ground
The weather was pleasant, the field fine, and the
sport glorious. A large crowd Of spectators was
present to enjoy the excitement The result was that
McManus nine beat Smiths nine, making 81 innings
to their 49,
LET THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL and the /. o. s. Ms
in particular make it their special duty to night, to
gil the Amphitheater to overlooking. The Crescent
Dramatic Association, with the aid Of Miss Alice
Manu. are to perform several lively and entertaining
pieces, all for the benefit Of the charity fund OF the
l. O. 8. MS Let all the Sons be there; if any one
lives too far off, let him be on hand, even il it has to
be said Of him that be rides and let the receipts be
such that when the treasurer of the society receipts
therefor, he may truly exclam, It's well. We have a
kind Of an idea that the theater will be crowded 1t
ought to be, anyhow.
ANOTHER MRS PoTIPHAR has come to light in the
Third District. She is the wife of an honest, hard
working man, living away down Moreau street.
few days since, this man went before Assistant Re-
corder Magioni and, with every indication of having
had bis feelings severely lacerated, made oath that
when he went home, at about IL O'Clock in the day
time, he found his wife and certain man whose first
name was Joseph, lying en- dsha6iRe in each others
arms on sofa wherefore, he charged the said
Joseph with respass and his wife with lewdness and
vagrancy. The twain were arrested, and gave bail
to appear but yesterday the husband appeared in
Court, having evidently been mollied and withdrew
the affidavit saying that he had found the Joseph to
be merely cousin Of his wife, and that he had
promised to keep away from the house forevermore.
The Joseph in this case appears to have been any,
thing but like his ancient namesake, of biblical
celebrity.
The CORONER yesterday held an inquest, at the
Charity Hospital, on the body OF james Smith,
native of Ireland, "A years Of age. He had been
brought over from Covington where on or about the
I'd Of July, be shot in the hip by some unknown
person. The wound led to Inflammation and finally
death. verdict was rendered attributing death to
q gunshot wound, inflicted by some person unknown.
i The BURGLARS visited the residence Of Charles
Bingelmann, No. 1926 Camp street, on Wednesday
night They carried of watch, porte monnae, and
! dirk.
a Cow mad both her hind legs cut off, near the
nauncnes, yesterday afternoon on the Pontchartran
haiiroao near the Urquhart street crossing In do
ing the JOB the cars jumped considerably, but lit
square on the rails and went ahead. The poor ami.
NAL was still lying by the track, in state of the
most piteous distress, when We last heard Of her.
i A MAD Doc was shot yesterday, at the corner of
Tchoupitouas and Orange streets, by officer G. T..
Marshall.