New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-19

Mr.. Theard, who appeared agsin for the Consul,
,rgued strongly that the Recorder had not the
,uthory to compel the Consul to appear before him.
rhe Recorder stated that he believed otherwise; bat
hat be would take the question under advssmsnt,
md that IL be should lind himself right be would 3D.
sere to the right and IL wrong that be would reeds.
The case was further continued, and ths Ccasaf
released on his parole to appear in answer To- she
charge preferred against him BY Capt. Fales-
An ATTKxPT At DMBsnArE ASSASSINATION ws1
perpesssted On Sunday night 1rsucis Obi, mssh
clan belonging to the Orleans orcaesta, was going
along Rampant ssreet with two friends; when near
Cont street. they were met BY two man. oas of them
tall man, who asked light for his cigar. Ons Of
Ohls friends offered him his cigar The msu, ,instea6
Of using It, commenced whiting II With bowls
knife, or dirk, which be held IN his hand. The
owner Of the cigar said something sboot he osbsr
cutting it that way. The man then handed It back,
and turned to Obi and asked for his cieas. IL OIL
was politely passing the cigar 10 him be plunged tbs
knife into bis zide, and then away with his ffid
Another story s that after lighting his cigsr with
Ohl's, the man commenced abusing the party, Myiog
that il they wanted anything ont Of him they coald
get it that the party not knowing him, and belisy
ing him to be either drunk crazy, did not respond
to him, and moved away from bim. STU anosher
story is that the man. taking close look at Obi,
said You're Just the man I'm looking fos,' ar6
then slapped bis face and stabbed him and that Obi
said it was man be had requested 70 cease visiting
his family. Obi, after being cut, was taken BY hts
friends to Charity Hospital The stab is between tho
lower ribs, and Is believed to be dangerous The pos
lice are on the alert for the would-be assassin.
4 FATAL AccrDExr occurred yesterday morning,
at No Bourbon street, near Canal. Monross,
slave, about As years Of age belonging to Mr. Lsevfs,
fell from the roof Of the house 70 the yard and was in
stantly killed. He was crazy from drinking q tbe
time, and it appeared to have been his habit when
in such moods go laundering shout over the tops d
houses. The Coroner investigated the ahar and re-
turned the appropriate verdict.
MoR1rz SEIDENBArKL, levee laborer, bad . leg
broken yesterday morning, by barrel rolling over
it. whilst be was at work with others on board The
steamer Cboctaw. Officer Kearney took him TO
Charity Hospital. ~
RAFAEL vALERsr1No, a lad twelve years old, was
drowned on Sunday night in the New Basin, By fall
| ing out of skif in which be was playing. Tbo
body was recovered and taken to the residence Of
the parents, on Girod street, near Rampant. There
the Coroner held his inquest, and returned an ap-
propriate verdict. s5
PATRICK REILLY, cabdriver, was drowned last
evening; falling into the river whilst stepping too
careessy from the wharf to the Algiers ferryboat.
The body was no. recovered. Reilly was well known
for several years as maikcarier from the city post
Office to jefferson City, Carrollton and Gretna-
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-This Court stands ad-
iOurned to Monday next
The Fifth District Court also stands adjourned 70
Monday next M sSz.S S ssss
!. RECORDER SuMMERs CouRr-The Cosmopolitan
Lauorary Society largely represented yesterday
as usual on Mondays The Black Maria bad several
loads transport to the sylvan retirement o. the
Maison de Hernandez and the palatal Injuries o. tae
l. Michael Carey, for beating his wife like old sack,
at their residence Maras street. had to give $50
I or take sixty days of the city's hospitality.
Alex T. Howe, charged with pounding Sheppard
Reynolds on St Charles street, was found 70 have
done it only $5 worth.
Driver Of dray No. 4Os2 had to pay s6 for dumping
load of broken bottles on Rampant street.
: Christian Smith was fined $5 and made a member
of the peace society for six months, for faxing his
wife at their residence on Rampant street the arress
having been made at the instance Of their son Jacob
Oscar Cheri, an inmate Of Charity Hospital, va
reported by Mr.. Vanderinden TO be deseased in mind
end had to be transferred to the Insane Asylum.
James Britton gave bail to answer to the charge Of
having beaten Emile Lafont on Perdido street, On
Saturday night. !. s
ID Michael Jordan and = I. Howard gave hail 70 IN.
n swer to the charge of having raised Plug muss On
a st. Charles street, on Saturday night
~ REcoRDER wILTz's Michael Murphy wHs
" yesterday complained Of as having thrashed Edward
u Mallon on Sunday, the Metairie Ridge near Ben-
he vile street.
or Theophile, {. m. c., and Lionel Dumas, m. C.,
,r were held for examination on charge Of stealing
~ set of harness off the steamer 7. d. Hines.
" " RECORDER LoNG's CouRr.-One Murphy and wife
% were yesterday sent after charge OF having vo-
he leny beaten Isdore Mayeur on Sunday evening" on
it the gallery of house Union street. Of them
ho batterng his head with slungshot.
ne having given Mrs. Frank Silva lick on the back of
the head and outrageonsy talked to her, on Satur
lc- day. at an auction store on Vaudeville street.
Joe Baum and F. Taylor, reecolored bloods, were
fined $40 and s. respectively for raising the Ancient
oy Ned on Love street.
e. Caroline Robertson, of Greatmen street. was sent
to the Work House for six months.
r. ODD OCCUPATION FOR SECRETARY.-Our readers
possibly aware that the most venomoGs reptile i
Martinique is serpent called trigonocephale, or the
lance serpent the bite Of which kills instantaneousy
n To diminish the multiplication Of this fearful reptile
IN species of eagle has been brought from the Cape o.
Good Hope 1t is called the secretary, account o.
- tuft of feathers at the back of the head which
ii makes it look like scrvener with pen behind -
m. ear Creole, lately in Martinique, was witness to
this is how he describes it: Having noticed sec
retary rising and then dropping downwards in an q
eu traordinary manner, drew near and conceang my
as self behind rocks perceived that it was fighting
with lance serpent. The battle nearly equal
a. both sides both in cunning and activity. The ser
pent however feeling his nferiory, made use Of tha
eo wisdom epjoined upon us to initiate in the Gospel
order to regain its hole but the bird guessing It's Oh
ng ject cut off the proposed retreat ~ rapa noano
Whichever way the serpent turned found its advel
sary before it.. In order to ntimdate the bird th
nc, trgonocephale raised ITSELF and opened wide, me
nacing pair of jaws, out of which came fearful hias
,st ings but the bird watched its opportunity and Wit
iii one blow from its strong wings stunned the rept.
and then dartipg upon il split open its head with b
ALL strong pointed billa How beautifully this anecdot
sti exempes the fact that every created thing has II
ng, own especial path marked ont for t.
ous When o. S. Fowler, the story runs, first cor
lds menced the examination Of bumps, some Of the s
NO. dents in the New York University disposed
f.n quiz him. peculiar shaped squash was found in u
~. college yard, and plaster cast taken Of one end
or it, quite closely resembling the cast of human sku
md This was taken to Fowlers rooms and he was Civ:
big understand that the original closey connect.
with literary institution. The phrenoogist took Il
cast in his hand, and examined it with some car
ne when bright thought struck him You need p p
is; think young men, to catch me ~ said he to the ct
one DENTS do you think don't know the head of Hora
md Greeley?"
re Mr.. H. declared that his wife had five fulls-1th
all she was beautiful dutul, youthful plentiful and
os armful." But his wife pleasantly rejoned, that ST
ous had but one fool-her husband.