New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-09-03
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YESTERDAY was an awfuly bot day.
TIE REPORT OF CHARITY Hosp1rAn. for the ve.n
ending last evening, is as follows:

ending last evening, is as follows:
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The different wounded men in the hospital are
doing well
WE REGRET to announce that policeman Thomas
Kearney, Of the First District police is dead He
breathed his last at six o'clock last evening. The
particulars Of his misfortune in being stricken With
paralysis whilst bathing in the lake, We published at
the time, week or more ago. We have since heard
what we consider rational explanation Of the oauso
Of young and healthy man like him, receiving such
visitation He was diving with others, off the rail-
ing Of the bath-house gallery some eight ten feet
above the water, at place where the water was not
more than five feet deep. Those who saw his last
dive, say that be descended head foremost perpend
cuary into the water but that they thought nothing
OF it, knowing him to be expert in the water, and
knowing that any good swimmer could make similar
dive without striking the bottom The cause Of his
paralysis was evidently his head coming violently in
contact with the bottom, and twisting his neck
enough to strain the spinal marrow without djoint
ing the bones. Kearney was man much liked BY
his brother policemen and by all who knew him. and
his funeral this evening will be large one.
KITCHEN, attached to the premises of Mr.. j
Cooper, corner of Craps and Montegut streets, at
tempted to destroy itself by fire on Thursday night
1t failed mlserably, however; NO damage being done
GEORGE CHR1srY, an inmate of the Insane Asylum
attempted to commit suicide yesterday morning. he
gashed his throat considerably with knife, but was
seized and pinioned before he could consummate bis
mad purpose. His wounds are not considered dan.
ger0us.
GRANVILLE FOSTER, mate of the steamer P. F.
Kimball, was drowned on Thursday evening. He
accidentally fell off the boat opposite Margny street
Third District. The body was not recovered.
TIE THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOLS are to open for the
winter campaign on Monday.
| MISSISSIPPI FIRE COMPANY No. intend cele-
brating their anniversary tomorrow, at Biloxi They
leave this afternoon, and return on Monday morning
| We have polite invitation from the company,
through their foreman, Mr. Bakewell, to go along.
We will, if possible, but fear we cannot.
| TEE MINIATURE SHIP WEST WIND is to to be
ratified off this evening, at the United States Hotel
Third District. Chances not paid for will be resold
Heed the advertisement on the subject
THAT GRoUPER, presented to us yesterday by
Officer Tom Bray, of the Third District, was magni6
cent. The grouper is South Florida fish which sell
eat, doubly valuable when obtainable Officer Bray
has this reporters Acknowledgements for his very
tasteful and fattering mark Of his appreciation.
We PUBLISH with pleasure, because we know it to
be true and emnently deserved the following tribute
to the memory Of the late Edward Hallaran, go well
known and esteemed throughout this city as public
school teacher. The report, Of which it formed q
part, was submitted to the First District School
~Bpard on Thursday evening, by Mr.. Lusher.
re School Board ssptem,si Isl 1855 ordered ae
| BE- spread on the journal, etc.
Before closing this report the committee ask leave
10 make brief allusion to q sorrowful and uuex.
pected announcement in the journals of FRIDAY last
(August 25). Edward Haaran was among the first
and most worthy alumni of our Boys High School
and for Upwards of five years jealous and conscien
tous teacher of our Ward and District Schools, En-
trusted at early age with the Princpalship of Tie
Jefferson School, (male departments) equally
important and onerous post-he commanded the en-
tire confidence Of parents, and fulfilled worthy the
expectations of the Board.
| Ardensly devoted to his mission and faithful to
traditions of the school in which he had been reared
he labored most assiduously to train his pupils td
correct forms of expression and methods Of reason
ing and to store their minds with practical and bepe
fetal knowledge while his udicious discipline aided
by ingenious manners, an irreproachable example
and persuasive address. secured their unbounded
respect and affection. Withdrawing, in 1885, from
dattering call, Of which his scholastic acquirements
and honorable ambition rendered him eminentl,
worthy, be gave new impetus to the cause of edu
cation in the Third District Of city, by his eff
cient abors as Principal Of its Boys High School
and subsequently, in more extended sphere Of use
funess, opened to him in the Fourth District, he d
not fail to expand his reputation as capable and in
defatigable educator.
n Overtnken, alas in the prime of ljfe by rama
cious disease, which had long taxed his moral AMI
physical energies; his merits have won an abidinl
place in the hearts of his compeers, and may justly
claim the inscription Of this simple tribute, on th
educational records of that District in which he wa
nurtured and reared for his honorable profession
ANTHONY MAY was examined yesterday before Re
corder Summers on the charge of having severa
times bitten Patrick Carney, on the 29th ult, OF
Magazine street, and MANNED him by taking away
small mouthfn of his under lip. The testimony benl
conclusive, May was remanded to prison to awai
trial before the First District Court
James Kelly was arragned on q charge Of havint
aided and abetted the above Anthony May in BIZ
biting and manning Of Patrick Carney. In defaul
of $1,000 bail to appear on the 9th, he was sent Il
prison.
Frank Truxillo gave bail to appear before the SAM
Court, to answer for violently beating Peter Josstens
on the 9th ult. at the New Basin punching him il
the face with his fists, wounding him in the head b,
blow with the earthen cover Of pot, dragging hin
out of the house, and finally kicking him in the face
VI Patrick Clark, for standing under the woodwork 0
. the steamboat landing and eating corn sack
through the cracks of the planking was sent to tn
I Work house for three months and Tom, slave G
Fowler, for stealing six pairs Of ladies' stocking
. from Mr.. Kaufman on Magazine street, was sen
!. down to receive twenty lashes.
II LOUISIANA INTELLIGENCE.-Wm. q. Osborne, wh
has just completed census of Alexandria in Rapid,
parish, puts down the total population at 1916.
Il The Avoyelles Organ Of Saturday last has the fc
lowing:
The weather continues as hot as ever in the ds
time. The nights have improved little, and if
man goes to bed with the right kind of a conscien
like our own-he can sleep "to CHARM" kidda
however. has lost, yet, Of its fervor The
pours down with un1iminished spiendor and hea
and the dust follows locomoters Of every descriptio
in dense clouds.
We have just seen cred man. evidently an 90
liner,H tearing through town on little pony, e
veloped in cloud of dust. with nothing on but
short shirt. He WAS for the old, original principles
"pgne'' was and cared for none OF the Improvement
!. suggested by an improved state OF society.
. Cotton is opening fast and our plapteTs are bust
engaged in picking. The weather suits them exactl
. The jackson parish Times OF tie 26th says:
The crop of bnih cotton and corn, in this paris
= will fail considerably shost Of that OF last yea
l. Cause, droath.