New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-28

Inc engine IS handsome piece Of machinery re.
aec.'ns much credit upon the builders, Messn. Marsh
resefson. These gentlemen, with their own ex-
senave knowledge as machinists, and the valuable
suggestive aid Of Capt Jack Adams, the fre-wardeu,
Du1 voc engine on plan Of their own, and It their
oNn rsk feeling little doubt shat il It should prove
sueeeassui, the city would bay II Of them.
much smaller than tle other steam 6rseu,sne
sne . Young America" ;" weighing mot hslf - mncb.
and light enough to be tro&sed b,Hktv t,roneb ~
streets BY two horses. With the exceptiou of ~
suetlon-ppes-which, being Of Isdis-rubber. had "a
be ordered in New York-is is an cutaud.omt niece
Of New Orleans work and, ID conpliseut to he
gentleman whom we have already nsrtjopes in t,is
connection, the builders have nsu.ed II the Holm
Adams.
The trial yesterday morning, though risks .ner
the great storm, was witnessed BY large crowd Of
people. The hose Of Louisiana Hose ConpsnSv~
loaned for the occasion. The engine appeared Is
work smoothly and strongly. Through II iush
pipe it sent stream 129a feet; smaller stream il
sent $50 feet; and two streams at once were sent
good distance. We are not well enough posted To-
state whether or not this was good performance for
such an engine but it seemed to satisfy those whom
We believe best capable Of judging. By its ightness
ana tne qockness with which steam can be raised in
it, we should judge the John Adams to be c.u.ble
OF doing much good particularly in parts Of the citv
where the Young Amezics could never hone to nm /.
SERGEANT DucoIsa arrived from the Balize on
Saturday night, having in charge The prisoner and
wounded man concerning whom The Captaip of thu
ship Ironside telegraphed to the city dsv or two
previously. The wounded sailor, John McCa,tv. v.s
left at Cantons boarding house. He IL stabbed Il tbe
side and in the jaw. but not mortally Henry White.
the sailor who cut him. was locked up to await fur
ther orders. Two others Of the crew, named John
Bertrand and John Williams, were brought up a.
witnesses.
JOIN FLANAGAN, an 1rishman, IS years Of age,
fell dead in an apopectc t on Saturday evening. ii
the corner of Vaudeville and Goodchldren streeta.
He was found lying in deep gutter Of water and At
first it was thought he had drowned. Deputy Coro.
ner Weysham held an inquest the body yesterday.
and gave for verdict, "apoplexy caused by ntemper-
ance.n
MIR. STREET CONTRACTOR FoRaAY, we are glad to
note has been making the most Of the dry weather OF
last week. He had no less than five gangs of men ont
at the same time repairing muchtraveed streets in
places where they were sadly in need Of repair.
WELL-KNowN COFFEE, HOUSE KEEPER OF Gravier
street had difficulty on Saturday afternoon with
man who drew Derringer pistol upon him. The cof.
fee-house keeper, who is "some on the muscle. and
quick as cat instantly throtied bis enemy with one
hand, and with the other wrenched the pistol from
MIN IN twinkltng. The man then commenced beg
gng for his life, having, as he thought, good reason
to believe il in danger. The coffee house keeper
dragged him out to the curbstone, and then, firing
the pistol at the clouds, told him to travel and init
mated that if he ever commenced fooling with MIN
again he would give him coWhidiDg.
T..r
He has been arrested charge of having manifested
his dislike for the fair Rosanna Garrty by firing four
pistol balls into her house.
MR. A. w. TIFFANY, Of New Jersey, engaged in
erecting the iron work Of Alfred Muuroe Co.'s new
store, at the corner of Camp and Common streets fell
from the second story on Saturday and was seriously
but not dangerously injured "A dsarrangement Of the
derrick cansed the fall.
EDWIN WIDNEY, an Englishman, and Door. desti
tute fellow, died last evening in the Upper station
lookup; so Sergeant Moore informs u.s. He had been
there but an hour, havingAeen taken there BY some
persons who saw him fall belplessy in the street. He
had but recently left Charity Hospital and on Friday
night stad in the Lower Station lookup. The direct
cause Of his death was not known.
Boy named Essman accidentally shot himself in
the leg in the Third District on Saturday night He
was taken to Charity Hospital,
The BURGLARS appear to be on the lookout for
jobs, as usual. A detachment of the desperate ones
effected an entrance into the Office of D. H. Fovlera
boer-yard, on Baronne street, near Lafayette. ON
Friday night They inserted heavy charge Of pow-
der into the lock of the safe, one of Scott's abests
and fairly blew it to pieces. By this operation thew
made nothing; for luckily there was neither cash nor
anything else in the safe, of value to robber YES
erday afternoon on Canal street, detective officers
Farrell and Boylan arrested two men named James
Watson and Ramon CERES, as dangerous and suspi.
,ious characters; and for certain reasons, Watson
was suspected of being one Of the parties who blew
open Mr.. Fowler's safe.
THE RECORDERS CouRTs.-Recorder Summers on
Saturday examined the bogus ship captain, Archi.
BALD Patton, on the charge Of having stolen gold
watch and chain from Captain Crosby, Of the bark
Cochtuate, whilst passing the night in the same
room with him. over Crowell & Hallett's store Nos.
Is L and II Front Levee street; the room being kept
there for the accommodation Of captains paronizing
The store. and he having the ent'ee upon the false
pretence that he was captain Of the bark Sea Breeze
ying over at Algiers Under this pretence also, be
had ordered about 81 900 worth of ships stores and
had it set aside for him. He had also swindled Frank
kathman, sailor boardnghouse keeper at the corner
Of Barracks and Gallatin streets; engaging whole
crew, with cook and steward for his pretended ves-
borrowing money at divers times and failing to re.
fund it. The larceny Of the watch being clearly
proven-he having it upon him when arrested by
officers Bouosa and Ross-he was remanded to prison
10 be tried in the First District Court.
John Weaver was likewise sent before the First
District Court for playing the confidence game on
John J. Burrows, agent for Hoghton, Rankin & Co.,
No. l25 Common street, on the 25th ult; represent.
ng himself as John Williams, grocer, Keeping al
he corner Of Tchoupitoulas and Sixth streets, and
lnder that pretence procuring $40 sacks Of potatoes
amounting to $4s7, and disposng of the potatoes at
be landing, to other parties, provided BY him with
'rders. 1t was afterwards discovered that he kept no
uch grocery, and that his name was Weaver instead
" Williams. In default of $500 bail he was sent to
Prison. John Crane, charged with cruelty whipping
somebody else's child on Tchoupitoulas street; Thos.
Mcbride, charged with striking James C. McCleand
With loaded whip, and the butt of pistol; w. A.
rompkins. charged with stealing coat from G. T.
Berney, at No. =, Common street; s. Hedrick,
charged with beating ]. P. Todd and Pat Kelly,
charged with beating his wife, were held for exami-
nation.
Recorder Wiltz held Dan Rich, James Stuart, and
Mrs. Myer for examination, on charges of keeping
three dens of iniquity on Barracks street, between
Chartres and Old Leyee; the complaint being made
by Mr. Louis Charbonnet, who lives with bis family
in the close vicinity The three accused gave bail,
and sixteen disordery females taken in their houses
were held for examination with them.
Recorder LONG and Recorder Adams had nothing