New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-11
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YESTERDAY, though cool, was bright and delight
full day.
The TEMPERANCE MEN, we learn, are signing
petition to the Common Council to have the coffee
houses kept closed on Sundays. G
The F1REMEN are talking about getting up grand
sweepstakes with their d.aught horses to come
off at the Union Race Course. We have heard it ex-
pressed as probability that fifteen engne.horses
will be entered by subscription the purse to be divided
on the sweepstakes principle The thing is not def
nitively agreed upon but should it take place, it
will be great excitement, not only to the fremen,
but to all who take an interest in field sports.
THE LIGHTNING OF TUESDAY NIGHT did bad
thing, in killing negro and striking sundry houses
in the upper part of the city, we recorded yester
day. But the evil was partly atoned for by good
act in the other end of the city. ship had just
arrived at the Third District wharves there had
been row at sea between the first and second
mates of said ship; the second mate, being in the
minority, was discharged the arrival of the ship
here, and not liking his discharge, as it was stated,
concluded to take satisfaction out of the first mate
Just before the storm came on, Tuesday evening,
the reyengefu discharged went to the ship and asked
one of the crew if the first mate was aboard. Re-
ceving an affirmative reply, he left without saying
anything. His visit and inquiry were Immediately
reported to the first mate, who very naturally began
to look out for squalls. Whilst debating in bis mind
whether it safe to go ashore not the thunder
and lightning storm came along AS he stood at the
bulwarks looking shoreward sudden flash of light
ming revealed something like human head peering
above the cotton bales on the evee and the path
he would have taken had he gone ashore He squatted
to hide himself and waited for another flash of light.
ming. It soon came, and enabled him to see two
heads peering over the cotton bales He waited for
still another flash, and when it came, identified one
of the heads as that Of his late assistant, who had
been inquiring after him.
The storm becoming terrific, he concluded not to
go ashore that night and didn't. But yesterday he
went to Recorder Long and told the whole story with
the object Of having the late second mate arrested
charging him with yngn wait with intent to assault
kill assassnate, etc. He told that the mere cir
cumstance of having seen his enemys head among
the cotton bales, by the light of the lightning could
be proven anything like intent to assassi
nate though it might have looked suspicious to him
| He departed without making affidavit somewha
dissatisfied though he appeared to be satisfied abou
one thing and that was, that the flashes of tn
lightning, revealing his enemys head among the cot
ton bales, saved him from premature funeral.
| MAN IN A DYING CONDITION was picked III
yesterday, at the corner of New Levee and Hunte
streets, and sent to Charity Hospital. What allie
him was not known, though intemperance was SUP
posed to have had something to do with it.
A FIENDIsH ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION, and on
which will probably end in death, was perpetrated o
Wednesday night, at about o'clock, in house O.
Dauphine street, between Barracks and Esplanads
Jose or Pepe Fuentes, Spanish cigarmaker, wei
known for his desperate character, assaulted Mar.
Rodriguez, his mistress, and chopped out piece o
her skull with hatchet. The wound had not re
suited in death up to last evening the unhappy wo
man being still alive and conscious. Notwithstanding
piece of her skull about three inches long and or
inch wide had been chopped from the left side of he
head.
A negro woman living in another part Of the sam,
house stated that she heard quarrel between Flu
entes and Mary in their room heard the latter cal
for help heard heavy fall and then heard nothin
more After that she saw Fuentes washing som
blood from bis handsin o tub in the yard. He locke
at her in defiant manner and she scared said nott
ing. He cooly left the house and she followed an