New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-14
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YESTERDAY was scorcher There was considera-
BILE cloud and some breeze, also sraa sprinkle Of
rain but still the day dreadfuy oppressive and
uncomfortable. 1t was enough to rouse Siasher Z"
to another poetic effort.
THE RAMpARr STREET GIRLS scReob was ex-
amned yesterday. 1t has about $50 pDpils, and is
c1nducted by Madame st. Amant, with the aid OF
only three other teachers. The result was highly
tttering to teachers and pupils and afforded high
qualification to the spectators present.
The elocutionary exercises, after the examination,
| were all satisfactory and some Of them charming
Tne little Misses Mary Donnivan five years old, and
Marie Dupart, six years old, won most applause in
this display. A dialogue in French was spirisedy
and sweetly given by Misses Laurence Gjrard, Am
brosne Girard and Marie Bardeau. Misses Pauline
Costa and Ann Eliza McCloskey gave scene from
{" The School for Scandal" excelently well as also
did Misses Josephine Denot and Amelia Dreyfous, a
scene from The Robbers.n Miss Fanny Balliman
recited "Lucys Lamb and the Angels" with fine
effect. 'Les Femmes," in French, was spiritedly
spoken by two of the larger misses, Helena Courbe
| laine and Clemence Kitzenger.
| The awards were made as follows:
| First French Class.-M'me st. Amant teacher.
Prizes to Helena Courbelane and Emma Gratard.
| Honorable mentions to Marie Louisa Rustenholz,
Emilia Dreyfous, Annie Prns, Josephine Denot, Pau
line Costa Marie Gratard, Marie Louise Lehec,
| Laura Prins.
First English Class.-Miss E. Wagner, teacher.
Prizes to Ann Eliza McCloskey, Mary Balliman and
Eliza Cody. Honorable mentions to Kate Mcconnell,
Amelia Dreyfous, Lucy Costa, Albertine Wagner.
Second French Class.-Mss H. Roussen, teacher.
Prizes to Emilia Kantzel and Marie Bardeau. Hon
orable mentions to Theresa Balman, Laurence Cir
ard, Marguerite Antoine, Fanny Baiman, Camille
Chevaier, Ambroisine Girard.
Second English Ciass.-Miss ]. Mettaxa, teacher
Prizes to Amy Brown, Albertine Roland and Caroline
Cornoski. Honorable mentions to victorine Dacosta
Josephine Lehec, Elizabeth Smith, Marguerite An
tome, Linda Steubenrauch.
Prize for good conduct awarded to Miss CIemence
ktzenger.
The Boys School on Basin street, between St
Louis and Toulouse, is to be examined to-day.
Mr.. GILLETTE, young merchant of respectability
and agent of the house of Bulkley, Fiske d. Co.
New York, met his death in sudden and shocking
manner, at the St. Charles Hotel on Tuesday night
He fell asleep in chair, the portco and rising
after while, as is supposed, in half.waking or ur
conscious state, fell the railing of the portico t.
the street below. He was speedily picked up ant
taken to Charity Hospital, where he soon died. HI
had received violent conclusion of the brain and
fractured leg. He spoke few words, which, how
ever, were unintellgible before dying. The Corone
investigated the case yesterday morning, and re
urned verdict OF accidental death.
Mrs. BsTrEs, residing in Algiers, is missing, an
is supposed to have met her death by violence. Sh
had led an unhappy matrimonial life for several year,
On Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock, she see
running to the Second District ferry landing. tn
ferry boat being then oored there; on herway she
struck and knocked down by some person or persons
the faint light and the distance preventing those wh
saw the assault from discerning whether she a
saulted by one or more persons. Her nantila an
: parasol were afterward found near the spot. Th
last of her was by the collector of the ferry boa
who says she came running aboard, and that whe
he went round to collect the fare he failed to find he
anywhere As she has not seen seen snce it is SUI
e posed that in her running on the boat she accden
. . ally went overheard and drowned. The Captain
the Algers police has her mlnta and parasol in b
IN possession.
1t The BODY of a negro was brought from the otht
side of the lake yesterday afternoon by the steamt
is Anna Perret, and left in warehouse at the Ne
is Basin. 1t was reported that the negro had bee
S. killed by boiler rolling over him. Deputy Coron
at Weysham went up to investigate but the boat hs
10 left, and he could find witnesses, he deferr
ic the inquest unthe return OF the boat this aternoo
he JOHN DELoaD had his right foot mashed and fo
er of the toes cut off yesterday morning, at the
~ of Canal and Fulton streets, whilst handling ire
10 bridge plate He was a workman in the employ
Sc George Nayor. He was sent to Charity Hospital.
III H. LANAHAN, corner of Rampant and Thalia stree
s complains that his horse, an iron.gray, with sadd
w aud bride, was stolen on Tuesday evening.
2 A GERMAN FRu1TERER Of St. Mary's Market ,knov
ah as &c Red Jacket started with some others on
a. bunting excursion above Carrollton, on Tuesday
er ternoon In cofeehouse near the depot in Carrc
to ton he was seen to display considerable quaint
SO of money. Yesterday morning he was found des
lis close by the Jefferson Railroad, some distance
a from Carrollton. Que of his legs was broken
cd head was mich swelled aud in his pockets there
of mained only sixty-6ye cents. 1t is reported that
,ar Tuesday evening man was seen staggering acrt
ia. the track, about the place named just the CT
mo- came along; and that he pitched head foremost il
nd the mud and water by the track, as was supposed
he those on the tran by being struck by the locomo
,re All the probabilities are that he was beaten a
as robbed by his companions and that his hafrecoyel
ne | and dazsd condition, as he staggered along, y
his vented him from hearing or seeing the approach
ON the cars. The body was taken possession of by
,as Coroner Of Jearson who expects to hold his nqu
at friday.
ne, BAR,sEy HoLLEy. AUGUST YALErTE AND Tuos
md GOODMAN, the young men charged with the stabb
pu- of Peter Munster, in Agers, on the 4h inst, W
I'M. examined before Justice Forer on Tuesday. II
old had plenty OF lawyers to defend them, and brou
sen up several witnesses, who could only testify as
er their good character The only witness for the p
the ecution WAS the widow of the deceased her te
ore mony as given hefore the Coroner, we gave SC
ed days ago. Counsel for the prisoners waived Al
Of ment after the testimony concluded and the tt
accused we've renanded to prison TO await trial
lily fore the First District Court for murder; Holley
md principal, and the others as accessories.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT,-Thos. Clark VIII
niger OF The First District, was arragned for ex
ination Yesterday, on charge of having, during
ns:. late term of Office, issued fraudulent payros to
extent of 500; the charge being made by Henry
+o,. Bach Il di>cntlging clerk. The case was, howe
md continued to the 10th inst.
,n,t Selma Ross, /. W. O. and O white woman nal
h;s [.izze Fisk, were held for hearing of having
,nr ciausiy beaten and Otherwise maltreated Jane
IN. st. Clair, on the glorious 4th inst; holding