New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-12
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A FIRE started at hslEpast FIVE o'clock yesterday
morning, in the house Of Mr.. vgo At the corner Of
Gasquet and Marais Streets lot Of fine furniture,
IN the house storage, was ruined, and the house
(which was insured) badly damaged. The work WIS
attributed to incendiarism.
FIRE broke ont at about 10 o'clock last night, ID
the City Work House. Some two or three hundred
prisoners Immediately prepared to break out with the
nfe. when the flames flashed up, the officers very
properly unlocked the cells, to enable the prisoners
70 escape too early roasting all the inner part Of
the Work-House being beautiful material for bon
hre, and nothing fireproof but the outer walls.
The common prisoners had the yard some Of the
uncommon prisoners, or hard old ones, who have to
sleep in irons, were found in the baeksmiths shop,
chopping off each others bracelets in great gee But
| the gate was guarded, and whilst auy quantity of
firemen and populace rushed in no prisoners dared
to rush ont. The fire, unluckily for the workies,
started in and totally consumed only the kitchen and
laundry an old cheap s6anty, standing in the yard,
entirely aoof from the other parts of the establish
ment. The sudden and tumultuous arrival Of the
| fremen, who couldn't all take time to squeeze in
through the gate, bat planted their ladders and got
over the wall with their hose, squirting streams Of
soft black mud, (there being as usual No water on
handy quenched not only the fire, but the tumutu.
GUS hopes of the prisoners.
In oil the excitement, and fright, and noise, and
confusion, only two prisoners escaped. A third had
achieved the top Of the front wall, when he was met
by fireman, ,on ladder on the outside the fireman
" handed him onen with bis nozzle, and he went
back whirling to the earth, from hight of about
twenty feet. We did not hear whether be was serl;
ousIy injured or not.
The fire started in the Kitchen at the stove, in
which fire had been left burning; and was there
fore presumed to be accidental; the kitchen being
locked, and all the prisoners locked in their cells
long before the fire broke out.
The loss was actually nothing the destruction Of
the kitchen being good riddance. 1t may cost the
city two three hundred dollars to replace it, or
thousand dollars, if the replacement be decently
made.
But the poor prisoners! They will not soon forget
the songs of the remen they put out the fire, and
their hopes Of liberty, at one and the same time.
THE Young MEMS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY cele.
brated their first anniversary on Sunday. They
marched past the Crescent Office, with Gessner' q
band at their head, and two bright and beautiful new
flags one the regular stars and stripes and the other
the bare unionjack. They were handsome and
dignided looking body Of men, showing well in
their elegant and tasteful regaa, and bearing youth
and health in their every lineament and motion.
After their march, they consummated their days
celebration with dinner at the Washington Hotel
in Milneburg down at the lake. 1t was our pleasure
to be present. part of the time. With all the exuber
ance and enthusiasm of youth, they yet admirably dis
played that feeling which is the bond older societies
of older men that feeling of good brotherhood and
true humanity, which eliminates in beneyolence OF
deeds of charity 1t pleased us to see many young
men, foreign born and native, representing all the
civilized nations, meeting SO cordially on the broad
platform of humanity, which can float everywhere
and touch with a welcome, perfectly regardless o
national outlines the points Of the compass. The
raft of true humanity has never yet stranded sunk
or lost any Of its passengers We have seen the raf
great many times, and have always felt glad at the
sight But never saw that raft in better trim fol
. a long voyage than we did on Sunday. All hand
were young, fresh healthy and evidently felt what
they were standing upon. They made their first ap
pearance in the streets organized body. Thei
youth and their genteel appearance won the public
applause. Those who knew the young men, or any
portion of them, were enthusiastic.
) Without any disparagement to older beneyoen
societies. must say that the sight of this turnou
did us good. Young men, single men, boys if yot
will full of health exuberance and olity are apt
: ton; to which no one can object. But when, with
all their youth and humor they still club togethc
for the contingencies of the sick
ness death-are they not to be applauded cheered
or encouraged?
Our opinion is that when most who read thes
lines shall have left for other parts of the world
for the unknown world, the Young Mems Benevc
lent Society," will bloom to the pleasure of all and
rtof
name, its present members may run their cours
through life and depart; but the acorn sown wi
give birth to an oak, and ve-oak at that. societ
h of young men cannot, of course, compete in goo
works in system with societies of elder and MOI
's experienced men but still they have far more to d
with the FUTURE and must therefore be respected
IS encouraged.
We need not undertake to give the details of SUI
"a days celebration. There is never any mentonab
difference in the anniversary celebrations Of benev
a. lent societies. We will close with just this that til
two American flags, borne in yesterdays procession
os were the first in New Orleans to show Mirtl-tlr
stars-a star for every State in the present confe
eracy.
" The CORONER held three inquests yesterday, as f,
= lows:
On the body of Swiss named Muller, 40 years
aye, louuu uehu HOUSE AZ Lu6 corner OF Dryld
aud Washington streets, Fourth District. Verde
~ congestive fever. --.- .5u
On the body of Marie, white woman, alnative
m Canada, whom we yesterday mentioned as hav
died in cab on Saturday night, whilst on her W
from the Charity Hospital, where she had been sic
to the house of Antonette. t. c., at thel corner
Derbgny and Laharpe streets, Third District. v
ed dict, congestiye fever.
OF On the body of an unknown white man, found
the river opposite st. Mary's Market ;7body mu
IT. decomposed, and having on black pants, blue fam
ed shirt, and coarse pegged boots. This body laid
great part of Sunday aud all night and to late he
ot yesterday to the great ofense of the people in
ID neighborhood The Coroner it seems, was not G
cially notified as soon was proper. Verdict, fou
ed drowned
&c A CUTTING AFFAIR took place on the Fourth, a
=, barbecue near Tangipaho, on the Jackson Railro
-. Paris Wall badly stabbed William Bridges, who il
49, thought will The affair created the hig,
- sort of an excitement, and came very near result
;. in miscellaneous riot.
ed THE DEATH WARRANT of Mullen, convicted of
XIV murder of McGlone, has been received by the Shs
from Gov. Wicklfe. Mullen has been under doc,
long time, (awating a hopeless appeal to the
IL preme Court,) and said he was ready to die 81