New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-24
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YESTERDAY was lovely day-all but the dust. A
dash Of rain would be very acceptable just now.
The COMMON COUNCIL is to meet this evening, at
the Mayors call. The business, we learn is to be
the subject of building StateHo in this city.
THE "SoUrHERN RIFLES" is not the name of
Capt. Jaquess new military Company as we ereported
yesterday, through mistake The name is the " Or
leans Rifles"
SEVERAL FIREMEN are still reported missing-sup-
posed to have been drowned at the burning Of the
ship Mary and Adenc, on Tuesday night. We have
not been able to discover who the missing men are.
THE FIRE in the cotton on board the ship Mary and
Adeline-not Marion Adelaide as we erroneously re-
ported yesterday-had not been extinguished up to
last evening. The cotton still burning, and the
steam fire engine still pouring into the hold the stream
of water which was begun on Tuesday night The
great quantity Of water thrown into the vessel up to
yesterday morning caused her to SO much that
hawser from the shore was attached to one of her
masts to keep her from turning over. towboat was
moored alongside to haul her out into the stream in
the event of the fire breaking outward in fame. Last
evening the ship was low in the water, from the
enormous quantity of water received inside. There
was some talk of ending the trouble by towing her
off and scutling her. She only lacked about go bales
of being loaded when the fire started What the ex.
tent of damage to ship and cargo will be, we are un-
able to state-al being insured in foreign Offices.
A GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY by fire took
place yesterday. Ordinarily, in recounting the rava
ges by fire. we have to reduce the extent of damage
to round figures in money In this we are spared
the trouble; for the property destroyed was money
ITSELF Several hundred thousand dollars in bills on
the Bank of Louisiana, were deliberately consigned
to the flames, in the small fire place in the private Of
fee of the President of the said bank under the i'm.
mediate supervision and inspection Of the said Presi-
dent the bills having fulfilled their mission Of cir
cuation, and undergone redemption and cancelment
About q gunny.bag full of bills in packages were
burnt and aided in the burning by sundry pokes with
long stick. The spectacle is described as having
been interesting and somewhat sad.
AN EXPERT FoRaER, or fancy dealer in checks
has been operating in this city within the last mont
or two On the 18th ult., man bought $25 wort
of goods from George W. Gregor & Co., jewellers, a
the corner of Canal and Camp streets, and gave il
payment sl00 bill. Not having cash at the mt
ment to make change, the jewelers. offered the GU
toner their check on the Crescent City Bank for $t
and he accepted it. On the 22nd they found that th
check had not only been presented and cashed, bu
with it another check forged in their name for $77t
At about that time, number of other forgeries wer
perpetrated; one on Converse, Kennett, b Co
in the Louisiana State Bank, for $2400; one O
Robert Dyas & Go. for $1,000; and one on J.
Carter, in s. Smith & Co.'s Bank, for $400. As tn
handwriting Of all these forgeries is the same, (ez
ceptng the signatures it is plain that some sharpe
has been raising the wind extensively in . quie
way No one can offer any clue to the detection o
the inancier-though doubtless it would be useles
4 now.
4 The DEATH OF YousG GIRL seems always NOR
sad than that Of any other person. A young lady 9
our acquaintance beloved BY everybody breathed be
last on Tuesday, quietly in q dark chamber, amids
the sobbing Of parents sisters and friends, whilst al
the rest OF the town were ont In the delightful sun
shine enjoying the celebration Of Washington's birth
day. Consumption was her ailing, under which sh
had suffered long, refusing to belieseshe Was athlete
/ with anything worse than . bad cold. Her Ii
words were, 81 believe I'm going to die Of consamI
tioun Her funeral yesterday, vas pretty and soacl
ing. long train Of young people Of both SER