New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-31
NUMBER 257.
unquestionabiy the most wonderful and interesting
tusus asatvd of which any account is given.

VINO ON saturday night called for lodgings at the
Third District Lookup, was ono George Matthews.
In memorandum book, found n his pocket, was
the following entry:
g to WHOM this May Concern George Matthews |
has been in the Employ of the New Orleans
Street Lofers for the past month"; which time /
he has been FAITHFUL
The BURGLNRi OF PasE- Charley Robinson. T
alias Gordon, ewlose last arrest we published /
on Saturday, was on Saturday arraigaed before /
Recorder Emerson. and sent to prison to await +
examination. He will there have all proper atten-
ton, and will doubtless, when he gets out, or up /
before the Recorder, be as bright and defiant as I
new half dollar.
ATTEMPTED SUIcID3.-A child named Eighteen /
Sixty, native of Time, aged IL months and 20 I
days, was found lying senaeless in the mud and |
water yesterday. It was at first supposed he was /
dead; but the Coroner, on arriving, declared he |
was not quite dead, but would certainly be dead |
on Monday tthis) night ct IL o'clock. Knowing |
as we have said, that the poor old year was certain
to die, the Coroner concluded to render his YER
diet and did so as follows f" Died, almost prema-
turely, from intemperance and exposure superin-
duced by political excitement and hard times.u
The weather yesterday, we may add, was in every
respect suicidaly dismal but we heard of no
other attempts at suicide beyond that of the old
year above mentioned
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-A fellow named George
Claude knocked down an elderly resident of Green
vile named Wilkinson, and robbed him of his
pocket-book containing $3.50, about O'Clock on
Saturday night, near the railroad station of that
burg Officer I. Lazarre, of Jefferson, soon heard
Of the affair, and overtaking him, led him hot
chase fields and fences the officer finally tax
ippt ta Gtaam train IN oh hfn,f olyn
the thief was making for the city. Claude was finally
captured on ST. Joseph street by Lazarre, who
found on his person Mr.. Wiknsons pocketbook,
but only $26 of the money in it. But in Claude's
pocket was fine burglars saw of splendid work
manshp and lance, such as that used by pick
pockets to cut open coat and pantaloon pockets.
He has no doubt been the perpetrator of many
burglaries, and may get free ticket to the peni-
tentiary.
Determinations Jennings, f. m. c., pro
pretor of the !" dental depot'i on Baronne street,
was some time ago arrested on the charge of being
a dangerous fellow of abolition sentiment. He
was examined before Recorder Emerson on Satur-
day, and dismissed for want of evidence.
| GRAND Jury QUARTERLY REPoRT.-The quarterly
| report of the retiring Grand Jury has been pre-
scented to Judge Hunt. The usual visit to the public
institutions is described, and the institutions
| ported in the usual condition.
| Regarding the public sailor balls, the Grand
Jurors say:
| We would call attention to the licensed public
ball rooms of this city. As at present conducted
| they an outrage on all decency and disgrace
| to the city that permits them to exist They are
the resorts of prostitutes, thieves and rowdies, and
of all that is low, vicious and vulgar. Gambling and
1 dehauchery are carried to o fearful extent.
i Thoughtess young men and strangers are entced
to these rooms where we have the best reasons for
4 believing they are often drugged and plundered
The cry of mnrder is often heard from them, and
too often proves to be fact. We present them as
public nuisances, and such as call for immediate
abatement. We think this can easily be accom-
plshed, by the Mayor refusing to issue licenses
them, which it seems to US he has the right to do.
And, being still after Recorder Emerson with an
elongated stick" they say:
/ On tho 23d of November, we submitted special
report in reference to the negligent, oppressive and
illegal manner in which the Recorder OF the First
| District dispatches the business of his office. We
had hoped that the pu bic reprimand then given
him would have produced change for the better
but there seems to have been, thus far, no amend
ment.
Men are lying in the Parish Prison on petty
charges whose cases were committed by him tc
this Court for trial months ago. and yet the papers
have not been sent to this Court, and the prose
cutting officers have means of trying the accused
many of whom are praying for speedy trial.
He continues to take Jurisdiction of cases no
confided to him by law, and oppressveiy to exer
else functions not granted to him.
We recommend him for impeachment by tn
Common Council, believing as we do that there
no other remedy that can be etfactnaly applied.
Between the Mayor and Chief of Police and til
Grand Jury, Recorder Emerson would appear t
be in danger of being incontinently rubbed ont.
! 1t is rather remarkable that Emerson should
7 singled out, of all the Recorders, and made til
4 universal target, for what other Recorders hav
t long been in the habit of doing.
We understand that after his issue with til
Mayor and Chief of Police shall be settled, RI
corder Emerson will have something to say *
himself in response to the attacks of Mr.. Distri
. Attorney Bradford and the Grand Jury.
p A LuDIeRous ExcrrEMENT-on Friday last,
t young deaf and dumb man, living with his moths
and sister, at certain place in the Third Distrie
d crawled up among the tmbers of ricketty oil
y out.buildng, or she'd where chickens had roostet
n and where he expected to find some eggs Blu
finding that his weight made the old shed totter h
9 got down and walked off, and went to coffee
: house across the street He had hardly left th
1 yard when with the aid of gust of wind dow
came the shed, crash but he, being deaf, did no
hear it, and passed on.
1t happened that whilst he was under tho shed
his sister saw him; but she did not see him whel
he left. When she heard the crash. and saw th
ruin, she fancied that her poor dumb brother wa
underneath, mangled. She raised frantic alarm
she, her mother, and others, rushed to the ple o
boards and timbers, and began tearing things righ
and left, to get at the supposed-to.be crushed
youth.
1t further happened that the dummy got wind o
great excitement at home, saw people running
there, and went flying there himself. He saw tht
ruin of the old shed and recognized his mother,
dress in among the timbers. Fancying that th.
shed had fallen upon her he rushed to her rescue
and succeeded in pulling her out before she knev
who had hold of her. He saved her whilst sh
was nearly killing herself to save him.
Great was the astonishment and laughter on al
sides when the thing was explained. Funny as TIL
affair was, it illustrated beautifully the feeling be
tween mother and son.
FALSE ALARM.-The alarm of fire last eyenn.
was false. 1t came from the corner Of Camp an,
MeIpomene streets.
DIED FROM TUE EfFEors.-Mr. Angus MeNeill
who took chloroform at tile St. Charles Hotel ol
Thursday, has since died from the effects of it.
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