New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-25
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YESTERDAY was neither 80 clear nor 80 cold as the
previous day, though il was sufficiently bright and
cool. Canal street perfect gorge Of ladies' buzz
zing in and around the dry goodseres, and the SPLEEN
did gentlemen with curly hair and magnificent vests
blocked up the Royal street corners as usual.
TIE BOARD OF HEALTH report l02 a. the number |
of interments in the city cemeteries last week. OF
the number % were young infants, and old people
over 90, who died Of old age.
A VETERAN OF THE BATTLE OF CHALMErrE named
Cator is reported to have died at his residence in
the Third District Sunday, from the combined ef
fects Of intemperance and exposure to the cold
weather. Relatives took charge Of the body, not
deening it worth while to send for the Coroner.
ROBBERY AND STEALING hold their way briskly.
The following the latest reported transactions:
One hundred dollars, stolen from the Arcade Hotel
on Saturday, by man named George Langley, who
got off.
fine new rife, stolen from G. NJ. G. Porter, in q
boarding-house at the corner OF Tchoupitoulas and
| Natchez streets.
Two kegs Of nails, taken from G. D. McCullough's
carpenter-shop at No. 2s5 Camp street. by parties
who effected burglarious entrance.
Que hundred aud eighty dollars in cash, and note
Of hand for $3.50, stolen from John Mullen, at the
Eagle Hotel
| gold watch, lot of shirt studs and buttons etc.
stolen from G. W. divers residence on Josephine
street. --~'" @@
The above we copy from the complaint book at the
office of the Chief of Police We have the following
other transactions to report :
Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold coin, and q
gold watch and jewels and other articles, valued at
$3.50, stolen on Sunday from the residence Of DR.. s.
Hardy, editor Of the Bee newspaper No 4l9 Magazine
street all taken from an armoir, by means Of the
key, previously obtained two servant girls in the
house, Mary Dooley and Mary Curran, arrested yes.
terday on suspicion of being the guilty parties.
| Seven hundred and ninety dollars in paper money,
picked from the pocket of stranger yesterday af.
| ternoon, whilst riding in cab from the Louisiana
Hotel on Tchoupitoulas street to the Ponchartrain
Railroad depot. The stranger, whose name we did
not learn was his way from the up-country to his
home somewhere over the lake; and had with him q
son and daughter. Did not discover the robbery
till after his baggage had been placed the cars
go down to the mailboat the cab.driver had disap-
peared leaving his cab with the numbers on the Ian
terms smashed out The unhappy man notified the
police but all they could find were the horse and
cab, which were sent to the pound; and the victim,
having no money left took his baggage from the car
and went with his children in the greatest distress to
the United States Hotel opposite the depot there to
remain till be could procure the means Of continuing
his journey. The detention Of the horse and cab will
be sure to bring their owner out, and through him
the police may get wind Of the rascally Jehu
The above are all exclusive Of the larcenies men.
toned in our police reports
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT-In Cincinnati, many
wears ago there was permanent exhibition in the
Museum, called the Internal Regions" II consisted
of group Of horribly ugly and grotesque automa-
tons Of devils in endless agony the room being
afterwards proceeded from the glaring eyes and IA
ming mouths of the DEVILS groaning forth all sorts of
horrible sorrows and lamentations; the lights, and
the sounds, and the movements, being produced by
of wide fame which never failed to strike subuest
awe to the hearts Of the ignorant and supersttous,
and keenest terror to the souls Of children
Well, having once seen this exhibition, the idea
struck US yesterday, on entering Recorder Summers
Court, that if daylight could only be excluded from
that room, and some green and blue light thrown
upon the prisoners in the dock, all remembrances Of
the Cincinnati "Infernal Regions would be totally
and forever Obliterated from all who had the
qualification OF witnessing that sublime exhibition
Men, women, negroes, dirty and tattered in wardrobe
their faces Of fear and stupidity and brutality her!
cheeks, and smears of blood mashed hats and dirty
old hoods, and greasy shawls, trying to concea
blowzed hair of all degrees of ankiness and stiffness
and of all colors in short, human menagerie, sucl
as no human could ever get together for purposes
curiosity but which the nsidous and malicious king
alcohol had gotten up for short exhibition to thu
Recorder and the police, and the lawyers and the re
porters, and the idle spectators, assembled togethe
> casually on this occasion, as on any other day
Four men, taken up for playing football on St
Joseph street on Sunday, were ectured and let of.
= and Judy show which is now the talk Of the hab!
population, were fined $5 for drawing such crowds Al
to block up the banqueties, and for thesr forgetul
ness in not taking out license. We have not room
to tell who all were fned or what they were fined ol
a Four slaves, taken up by Sergeant Moore 70
gambling in Simmons cotton yard were sent dow
to receive ten lashes each. George Williams, fo
n stealing saw, square, and screwdriver from GeOrQ
Wycott, on Constance street, was sent to the Worl
House for two months. The number OF brnisers an
q greasers who couldn't pay fines, made four Blae
y Maria loads to the Work House and Parish Prison.
George Mcconnell had to give bonds to let WI
u Wilson alone for six months James Malloy had
~ give bonds to let his wife Catherine alone, save
the way Of kindness, for halt year, and had to
lily the cys offended dignity by paying 80 beside
The following parties were arraigned and docket
= for future examination:
George Gringle, charged with insulting and abus
as John Bauscb at the corner Of New Levee and Cir
us streets. Bail given to appear on the 28th
Charles McCormick, charged with assauting Hen
i Wreide with knife and threatening to kill him,
- the corner Of Julia and Preur streets. Bail given
~ appear on the lst proximo.
ce Peter Cassidy, charged with severely bruising
nd wounding James Cnlligan all over his head and bo
with some heavy weapon. with intent to murder,
the 18th inst, at No. 80 Lafayette street, Cullig
being in his bed at the time. Bail given to appear
No the 28th.
i'll. F. Bowen. charged with annoying and threateni
Margaret Miles, at No. Is Julia street. where both
side. Bail given to appear on the 28th. z.
{, John and Elizabeth Caster, charged with insulfl
pm and abusing Regina Laborde in house on b. Thom
The street. where all reside, besides being nuisance
khe the neighborhood generally.
James Ford, whose arrest, (on charge @ nsvl,
caused the dangerous injury Of Mrs Ellea Nsso,
sed setting her clothes on fire, at her residence on
uo Paul Street, on 6undsy,) We mentioned yesterds
Nas arraaned, and sent TO prison to await tho res,
Of the woman's wounds g
n RscoRpEs W1Lrz's CouRT.-Recordsr Wiltx ,
= terday rendered his decison in the case of jose
uo' Walsh, examined last week on charge Of suboE
tion OF perjury, In procuring two persons TO m.
0c. before the Fourth District Court that had aequ