New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-30
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THE WEArHER.-It appears as if the holidays,
which opened SO finely, are to be vigorously
squelched in rain and mud. Yesterday was mud.
der and wetter than any day Of the week. Last
night genuine heavy rain came along and washed
the banquettes
A QUEER CAsE.-Peter Calnan and Fl. Connel,
employees Of the Opelousas Railroad Company, and
men said to be Of unimpeachabe character, were
yesterday examined before Recorder WiltZ, on the
charge ofhaving on Christmas day entered a house
on Ursulines street, between Burgundy and Ram
part Streets armed with dangerous weapon, with
| intent to steal. This charge was made by Eugene
J. DE Gfuy, who, with friend, arrested the two
accused at the time.
His testimony was, that when near the house he
was met by his servant girl, who told him that two
men wanted to kill her mistress. He saw Connel
standing on the step, and Calnan coming out with
pistol in his hand which he fired at some one in
| the house, the shot, however, proving harmless,
| from some one knocking his hand up as he fired.
Mrs. A. E. Charbonnet, mistress of the house,
testified that, hearing noise in the front room
| she went in, and saw one Of the accused striking
her servant girl, who was trying to force him out,
| and that she was shot at by him after he went out
She corroborated the statement about some one
knocking his arm up as he pointed to fire.
1 Calnan asked leave to make sworn statement
in his defence, and it was this: That he was pass
ing with his friend, when the coquettish beckon-
ings, or looks and signs, of handsome and gaily
| dressed yellow girl, who had her head out at the
| window; that he went in to have friendly chat
with her, when she slapped his face and
menced pushing him out; and that he fred his
| pistol, not at the girl her mistress, but at
4 young man who came in cursng him and ordering
him to leave.
The Recorder, not being able to receive this as
evidence, sent both the accused before the First
| District Court, to be tried as charged.
LIFE IN THE LocK-uP.-James Roberts and his
wife Elizabeth were last night arrested for being
drunk and raising a muss with the other people
who lived with them in the same dirty hole on
Girod street. The wife lugged with her a chubby
| hal ahn civ mon The oII ola1 nc c1thap horn
save that it was wrapped in a dirty old shawl.
Both mother and father were too drunk for the
baby to be left with them with safety. Officer Per-
kins took charge of the little one, but found his
charge bothersome, he having other duties to at
tend to. A common prostitute in one of the cells,
arrested for some trivial offence, heard the bother
about the baby, and volunteered to take care of il
till morning. Though one of the most degraded OF
females, she was SOBER and there was something
of the original woman in her offer. Tie little limo
} cent was placed in her charge, and when we left
the lookup the woman and the babywere sleeping
calmly together. Innocence nesting sweetly in an
unknown bosom OF degradation and crime; wasn't
this picture? The care of the baby will be placed
to the fallen ones credit when she appears before
the Recorder to-day.
A SMAsH-Two carriages came in collision OF
Grod street, on Wednesday night. and one was
badly smashed. Alexander Stewart, driver of the
carriage in fault, yesterday apoogized for it to Re
corder Monroe, and made the city present Of $40
He still hos some little business hand with the
owner Of the smashed carriage. "
, THERE ARE NO COUNTRY THEATERs IN New On
LEANs.--Ths is fact the idea of jolly visitors
from the country to the contrary notwithstanding
1t generally requires night in the lookup and
chat with some one of the Recorders to convince
such people of their mistake. This was the cast
with Messrs. VIM. Robbins and George Butts, who
proved their Ignorance in the St. Charles Theatel
on Wednesday night, and made up pony purse o
$40 for Recorder Monroe yesterday.
LARcENIEs.-Patrick Gortey, for larceny per
not atad at he of Madden
terday sent before the First District Court by As
sistant Recorder Monroe.
Linda Carroll, charged with stealing $l2 dres.
from Susan Murphy, was held for an overhaulins
before the same Recorder.
HORSE FANcIER IN LIMBO. -Anatole Germain
colored, and representing himself free, was yester
] day before Recorder Witt, charged with having
stolen a horse from Mr. Subra of ST. James parish
about week ago; the charge being made by Mr.
SIS son in this city. The accused was sent II
e prison to await hearing.
a DANGEROUSLY STABBED.-A man named VIM. o.
I Donovan was last evening reported to be danger
ousy stabbed, on Girod street, near Magazine, BY
boy named Thomas Toomey: Mr. Howard, wh'
made this report at the police office, sent thu
wounded man to the Charity Hospital. The bloody
minded boy was not arrested.
) NIGGER WITH SWEET TooTH.-A slave boy
f named Louis, pet employee in the grocery of Mr.
Renaud, at the corner Of st. Louis and Roya
Streets was arrested on Wednesday night, with {
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store without anybody's consent, and with theeyi
dent design Of having jolly New Year froc witt
some dusky Dulcinea best known to himself. The
basket contained twenty dollars worth Of wine
cordias, bologna sausage, prunes, raisins almonds
biscuits, etc., and a lot Of candles and matches
Whilst Louis was filling his basket with this dainty
assortment, watchman, outside, was admirins
, him through the keyhole of the door, and natu
rally took him when he blew out his light and
> came out. The hide Of Mr.. Louis is in jeopardy.
ONE MORE UNFoRTuNATE.-An Irishman named
9 Michael Hand, residing on Eysian Fields street
Third District, died suddenly yesterday afternoon
} His death was reported to have been by fits, re-
sultng from intemperance.
, A SAILOR BADLY BEArEN.-David Kenney OF
Hospital street. was before Recorder Witt yester-
day, charged with cruelty beating sailor named
Thomas Green, in his Qlenney's) coffeehouse, on
Wednesday night. Kenney gave bail, and Green
promised to remain in the city to prosecute him.
TELESCOPE AND MICROSCOPIC OBsERv ATOMS
From Mr.. VIM Grosser, who announces his inten-
ton of shortly bringing to the city powerful teles
copic and microscopic instruments for the benefit
of schools and the general public, we have re.
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