New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-02

Making allowance for the cotton not burnt, baf
only damaged the actualloss in cotton VIII not reach
much over $500 600, whilst the damage to the preal
may swell the total loss on toward quarter Of
million.
The fire was fierce and furious, and but for the
desperate activity Of the remen would haye totally
destroyed the press and its contents and III ~
rounding property. ss.s
The COUNTERFEIT TENS on the Citixsm' Bank
were great topic Of talk and excitsmAnt yesterday
All over town, in doors, on the streets, and at tn
racecourse, the business Of comparing the tins bills
with the false was in progress, everybody taking
special mems. Of the points Of difference. Half
dozen times-for, be IT known, the countsrfsin, By
their excellence have been extensively put into cir
culation-we saw genuine and counterfeit bill put
into the hands of q man used to paper money, and
saw that man perfectly incompetent to tell which
was the good bill and which the bad. So excellent
the counterfeits that genuine tan on the Citi
zens' Bank now scares almost everybody. We hear
that the Bank intends recaiming its tens q soon q
possible, and sending forth new issue from new
plates.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-In the case Of c. II.
Hall, charged with having in his possession counter
felt coin rule was taken the District Attorney
for new trial.
Conrad Moot and William Albert, convicted Of bur.
glary were sentenced to the penitentary for three
years.
John Morales on the plea Of guilty Of larceny, vas
sent to the penitentiary for two years.
Mrs. Winkes for assault and battery, win pay $50
fine and costs. &
Emma Taylor, 4. ". c., who had pleaded guilty Of
assault and battery, two weeks imprisonment in the
parish prison and $2e fine or four additional weeks
Henry Heyer, for assault and battery, one month
in the parish prison, $50 fine, or one additional
d. Ss9nve.sd Of .sssu. yta ~. intent 5 te
kin, XIII one sstyys, year in the paissss day
Thos. Conner, alias Couroy, found 81 to i'm
without capital punishment, was sentenceu ss4-,5
prsonment for life at hard labor in the penitentary.
The Grand Jury made presentment against John
j. Osborne for embezzlement, and The0philus Free
man, for trespass.
On motion Of the District Attorney, the charge
against Daniel Callahan, alias Murphy, was dismissed
RECORDER suMxERs' CouRr.-George Eddy was
arragned yesterday morning, charged with an assault
and battery John Sanford, when the casS was con-
tinued indefinitely.
Brce Benoit. who was charged with insulting
Nancy Lockwood, was discharged this morning, tho
prosecutor not appearing.
John Conrad and Mathew Ward, two draymen.
were fined $5 each for furious driving.
Ar odd dozen or 30 of drunken fools were fined
50 so each. !.
luumaS MCCOuFt St2n0A C04f&o0 WlSQ n9y108
violently kicked Geo. Gross on his right hip, and i'm
medately afterwards entered the room Of said Gross,
who had gone to bed and there again assaulted him,
choked him violently, struck him blow on the head
with loaded cane, and also several blows in the face
with his hands Examination fixed for the 8th inst.
RECORDER WILTz's CouRT.-Francois Tournabon
was dismissed from the charge OF insulting Michel
Baron. it not having been substantiated.
Five women were fined SIS piece for contraven-
ing the city ordinance relative to lewd women
one of them, Margaret Rodgers, could not pay and.
| was sent to the Parish Prison for one month.
| The charge of assault and battery against D.
| Cavarny and Alphonse Trnlin were dismissed.
Francis Miller made an affidavit against John Brm,
| kes and William Isermann for assault aud battery.
| Michel Laurent charges Antoine Caille, to whom
he had conded the key Of his ROOM OF having stolen
therefrom morocco skin, necklace, and su1dry ar
ticles valued altogether at IS, and also Of having
taken from among his papers, and collected, q bill
for IS, appropriating to himself said sum.
| RECORDER LoNG's COURT Anon Rickmeyer was
yesterday sent before the First District Court for
stealing Prmin Foolhaber's flute and boots, knife,
Shirt 81 in cash. etc.. from his room, at No. ~ Front
Leyee street. In default Of bail, Rickmeyer was re-
manded to prison.
| Hugh Kennedy and VIM. Short were sent before
| the same court for stealing two pieces Of drilling
worth $25 from P. A. Barnetts store at the corner
| of Casscalvo and Frenchmen streets they being
arrested whilst trying to sell the goods in the Second
District. They also were remanded to prison.
Patrick Kenney was sent before the same court
for stealing plank from the esee on the 29th ult.
He likewise was remanded to prison.