New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-25
gotal gnteIIiqente.


community, and pretty generally by those con-
nected with this office, which may account for any
seeming deficiency in our columns this morning.
The telegraph wires were not working last night,
and the list of letters postponed until tomorrow.
RuMoR.-Madame Rumor and Miss Scandal were
busy yesterday touching the subject of an elope-
ment in high life. But Mr.. Secrecy forestalled
Messrs Enquiry on every point
AcoUARIA MANIA. At the Museum, now re-
dressed and quite attractive in all parts from the
only remnant of the base of Solomon's temple -
to the skeleton OF that boa CONSTRUCTOR the pisca-
tory inclined and the scientific also the lovers Of
the wonderful, can have rare opportunity of en-
Joying peeps at samples of the bottom Of the sea-
the lake and the river. Acquaria are now in full
force and in gorgeous array at the Museum and
no one should neglect the "feast of reason y they
offer. The pocket edition of the Great Eastern in
moving steamer style, on small ocean, is alone
worth seeing.
THE Four Cs.-The G. G. G. C.-The cricketers
met yesterday on Delachase Ground and passed
very social time, becoming the day and the com
pany. The batting and bowling was not equal to
that during the regular cricket season, and no
score was made of the innings" or the outs.'
"CoLLEGE PUscH."-How we enjoyed it, years
gone by, with that bigsouIed "chum," sub tea, pat
tag. Thoughts of the tpper of Teos; what de-
lights do not college Punch" recall!" In medtas
res-how We bawled at the janitor's wicket, and
pulled at the mortal of the Muses.. Apropos of
MUSES.: the Staggorite says, "it is useless for a
sober man to knock at their door, What think
you of that, Charles Surface? But what has this
to do with the punch that was induged in near the
College-no, we mean School of Medicine? Not
much, It's true but little, just little, inasmuch
as one is punch and the other eras punch. Yes,
Mr.. Peter Deweesand John R. Symonton met there
near the College, and did indulge in punch
punches in the head for two, through the medium
of two pairs of fists and eight knuckles. The day
being one of Thanksgiving, law was postponed in
its application till this day.
NATcHEz ExcHANGE.-Nom 0 man need be a Toodles
or John Cough if he but sticks to his cups in
medic, and yet obey the rule of old Milton, who
says not "to interpose them off, But the ques.
ton is, where can we observe this? We will tell
you. Go to the " Natchez Exchange" on the cor
ner of Natchez Alley and Tchoupitoulas street
enquire for Mr.. G. L. DeI3retton and he will show
you the philosophy of :" a smile''-the advantage
of obtaining that g smile" sweet good and of the
genuine material Go early and go often.
A SHARP BLADE.-Sam Franklin IF. m c.) was
arrested on Tuesday night on Burgundy street, al
the request of John Verdela, who charged him
with stabbng him with sharp blade in the left
side but not so badly as to be dangerous.
| THRASH ALL CoRN.-But save Hester Allcorn
who will only be reformed by moral suasion from
the tempting cup of Bacchus. She was sent te
the Work-house on Tuesday for thirty days, beins
intolerably intoxicated.
| PREMoNIroRY SYMPTOMS was so tan
taizingly genial for reporters that, like Othello
they found their occupation gone. small fsti
cuff enlivened Commercial Alley during the day
and what will come of it, or the two youthful gen
tlemen, before this time and Christmas day, il
more than we can predict. On the levec two mus
cular chaps did delight motley crew with shoulde
hittings, but altogether these were only premoni
tory symptoms Of rows yet to come.
FIFTH DISTRICT CoURr.-A case was decided il
this Court on Wednesday, by Judge Eggleston, o
the following character: Dougherty Cause, of Tam
many parish, VS.. R. W. Ballard, of Atlanta, Ga
Mr.. Ballard sold a male slave to Mr. Cause fo
the sum of sl600 warrantng said slave sound
The slave was ultimately found to be unsound, ant
Judgment for refundng of the $1,000 was obtained
against the defendant, and an execution issued or
several slaves Of his in the possession of Mr.. Thos
Foster, of this city, who held them on commission
sale Mr.. Foster interviewed against the judgmen
and execution, on the ground that the slaves were
| held by him in trust and had actually been paiC
for by him in drafts to the amount of s20,000 anC
| further, that Mr.. B. was native of Georgia, ant
also the slave, at the time of sale. To this inter
vention Mr.. Cause filed bill of exception, and the
| Court sustained him, and decided the case in his
| favor.
| INQUEST ON THE BoDy OF EDWARD CoLLINs-V Yer
dict against Thomas Mnphy.-Yesterda Assist
ant Coroner Weysham empannelled a jury in the
case of the murder of Edward Collins, and called
the following witnesses, who, on being sworn gave
their testimony:
| John ,Shelds.-I was in the bar room of Gillan's
| coffeehous on the corner of Front Levee and
Julia streets, about half an hour previous to the
murder of Edward Collins. Shortly after-about a
| half hour, SUPPOSE saw him in the barber shop
| lying dead or at least, wounded. He was lying
on his back. l saw him leave Gillan's alone.
am satisfied he went alone. TO the best of my
| knowledge he went out alone. He was not, when
saw him, under the influence of liquor He was
not drunk. l was acquainted with Collins. l knew
| him very well. also know Tom Murphy. l did
not see him in the house for some days previous to
this affair. 1t must have been four or five days
| since he WAS Ill previous W lIlS OCCASION.
did not see him in there for that time. l think
| William Murphy may have gone out somewhere
about the same time that Collins left Gillan's.
knew Collins to be a hard working and peaceable
| man. ! saw William Murphy shortly after the
| commission of the deed. 1t was ten minutes or
quarter of an hour after. heard William Murphy
then say that Collins had been cut, but did not
hear him say how or by whom. am barkeeper
| at Gillan's coflte-house.
William, M,uphy-I and Collins were together
in the coffeehouse of Gillian. 1t was somewhere
about or u o'clock when we came out. We had
not got more than three or four steps from the
cotfeehouse when two men came towards us,
meeting us. One of them l recognized as Tom
Murphy; his companion know when see him,
but don't know his name. When these men came
| toward us Murphy rushed at Collins with lunging
motion, passing between myself and Collins, and
striking inc on the left side. then thought was
stabbed, and ran for a weapon to defend myself; !;
| thought Murphy had knife; supposed by his
motions that be had one ran into Gian's, and
said Collins was cut, as supposed he was by Muir
PHYS action. When came out OF Gillans l saw
nothing of Collins or the other men, l supposed
by their course that they had ran toward the evee
| thought at the time these men accosted us that
felt knife against my side, when Murphy rushed
at me. When got into Gillan's l asked for some
weapon to protect myself with. In less than two
or three minutes left Gillan's, and after that went
to the Washington House, thinking to find the de-
ceased there. / had not been in there long before
an officer came in and said Collins had been cut.
! remained talking with the officer about half an
hour, it may have been longer, but don't know
how much do not now remember whether re-
turned to Gillan's with the officer or not. ] ap-
piled to the barkeeper of Gilan's for some means
to protect me. 70 satisfy that did, Twill mention
his name it is John, do not know his other name.