New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-29
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The WEATHER has been dry and quite hot for
some days past, and the streets are becoming very
dusty.
Few people were to be seen on the streets during
the hot hours yesterday but as evening approached
with its grateful breezes, the whole populatio n
swarmed out. The public squares and principal
avenues, the ferry boats the levee and the airy
andahs and balconies everywhere, were alike crowd
ed with gay multitudes of both sexes and all ages
rugged out in their best.
The general health of the city continues excellent
and the hope grows strong that Yellow Jack will not
show himself this season.
FIELD GAMES were lively yesterday afternoon. The
Southern Base Ball Club had merry bout on COM
mon over at Algiers. The Magnolia Base Ball Club
Of the Third District had an equally lively time on
the common near the old Paper Mill. The darkeys
at their old field back Of Claiborne Circle, had their
usual rousing Sunday game of racket.
Two OF THE FIRE COMPANIES yesterday went on
their annual frolics.
Crescent No. 24, of the Third District, turned on
in good numbers, and went over the lake, by, the
steamer Arrow.
Mechanics No. 6, Of the First District went down
by the Mexican Gulf Railroad to- Lake Borgne. They
turned out in very strong force, took their machine
night in grand torchlight procession.
From all accounts, both companies had glorious
time, enjoying themselves fremen usually do when
they go off for little recreation.
The POLICE Books yesterday were full enough, but
OF scarcely anything worth reporting. The lumber
OF persons taken up for drunkenness in all the Dis
tricts, was the remarkable feature. We could not
help thinking that if the yellow fever were here as
| usual at this season, most of the miserable and
drunken wretches who crowd the lock-ups, would be
| filling the wards of Charity Hospital.
AN UNoccUP1ED HOUSE on Third street. between
Nayades and Prytana, the property of Mrs. Marigny
was damaged by fire at o'clock on Saturday morn
| ing. Evidently an incendary job.
| kitchen on the premises of Mrs. Elizabeth
Parker was consumed at 2 o'clock yesterday morning
THE BODY OF EDWARD BRITT, the little boy who
was drowned at the foot Of Esplanade street on ed
nesday, was found on Saturday morning. Deputy
Coroner Weysham held an inquest and returned tht
proper verdict
A. w. RICHARDS was before Recorder Summers OF
| Saturday, on charge of being fugitive from
justice in Pike county, Mississippi, where be stand
charged with the crime of perjury. He was sent t,
prison to await requistion.
A SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY occurred at noon OF
Saturday, in front Of Charity Hospital between Doc
tors S. Chopin and j. Foster, one visiting sur geo
| and the other house surgeon at the hospital
| A patient in the hospital was suffering from a,
aneurism in the left shoulder, which required YER
delicate and difficult surgical operation. The patient
wife was anxious that DR.. Chopin should perform
| the operation, and he agreed to receive the man
his inrmary on Caroadelet street. free of COST til
after the operation should be performed. DR.. Dir
meyer, another visiting surgeon, hearing this, re
quested DR.. Foster the house surgeon and his assist
ant, Dr. Smith, not to dismiss the patient from tn
hospital. This request was agreed to, it being tn
rule at the hospital that charity patients canno
| leave without permission. So we understand
AT about ten o'clock, the patients wife went t.
the hospital bat found hersef unable to procure he