New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-25
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lately published the particulars of the suit Of the
st. Joseph Orphan Asylum Us. A. Magnier, halter,
for six hundred dollars, that being the amount
alleged to have been forfeited by defendant, in
virtue Of written and signed contract between
himself and other hatters to keep their stores
closed Sundays, under penalty or forfeiture of
one hundred dollars for each violation, to be paid
to the Orphan Asylum herein named and we have
also given the result of the suit jury in the Sixth
District Court having awarded the Asylum YER
dict for $500, half the amount claimed.
Messrs. Field Il Blocker, counsel for defendant,
have taken rule for new trial, and the rule
comes up for argument to-day. Should Judge
Howell refuse the trial prayed for, the case will be
taken to the Supreme Court.
Meantime, the indefatigable agent and counsel Of
the Orphan Asylum are after two more hatters, or
hating FIRMS against whom they have run up stiff
bills for similar violations Of the same bond, to
which their signatures are appended. lie Ronde
Il Co., Of Chartres street, are sued for $780, for
keeping open store eighteen Sundays, and another
hathonse the name of which we have losD is sued
for S1400, at the same rate of assessment
Counsel for defendant in the first case are en-
gagged for defendants in these two new cases. The
prosecution is novel one; the first of the kind,
we believe, ever instituted in this city. The pub
lie will look with much interest to the final result.
FIRE IN KITcHES.-About 500 damage was
done last evening to double kitchen, in the rear
of double cottage at the corner of Constance and
ST. Mary streets Tie quick arrival of the fremen
saved the cottage and the other adjacent property.
FIRE ON SHIPBoARD-A fire started accidentally
yesterday forenoon in the gallery of the ship
Carso, lying in the Fourth District. Luckily, the
flames were extnguished before any serious dam
| age was done.
| IT WAsN'T SMITH.--We published OH Monday
sketch of the lively dongs which took place on
board the steamship Magnolia during her last trip
from Florida to this port, conspicuous share Of
which we laid to !" a cofteehouse keeper and bal
loonist of this city. Mr.. Samuel S. Smith, having
\ been both balloonist and cofeehouse-keeper, has
felt himself pointed at the individual in question:
and requests us to state that he was not the map.
| Our informants, it seems mistook another balloon
manfor Smith and So indirectly, we gave the latter
the merit or demerit of the gay adventure al
luded to.
| No ISouEsTs.-The Coroner has not been called
| upon to hold an inquest since Thursday last; and
| has held no inquest Of any public interest since
that upon Harris at the st. Charles Hotel. Believ-
| ing somewhat in the old saying, that calm pre-
cedes storm, we are ready every day to hear Of
fresh outbreak of all sorts of horrible things but
| still we will rejoice the more the longer are
| disappointed, and so will the Coroner and all
| other good citizens.
| THE POLICE Won't GIVE IT UP.-Numerous va
grants, thieves prostitutes and other dangerous and
suspicious characters having invoked the powerful
aid of habeas corpus with success. after being sent
theirs being in most cases owing to flaws in the
written charges of complainants and in the form
and style of the magisteral commitment, the
police have taken advantage Of the light shed by
counsel for defendants, and enter their charges in
far more distinct and comprehensive form than
formerly. Witness, for instance, this charge Of
the Chief of Police against Amelia Davis, Mary
Morton, Sarah LOTUS, Catherine Bowman and
Mary troopes of Dryades street, thieving. drunken
and dirty:
"That they are persons able to work, but leat
idle and dissolute liYes that they are prostitutes
living in house of ill-fame, where strangers are
frequently enticed and robbed: that they have nc
visible means of support and cannot produce
credible testimony as to their good conduct o.
morals; and that they are incowigible vagrants
Catherine Bowman also charged with being the
keeper of a notorious house of ill1fame."
On this charge the five females named were helt
for hearing on the 31st inst, and in default o
$500 bail each, were sent to prison.
4 OUTRAGEOUS ASsAULT.-Mrs Theresa Scherins
Yesterday complained to Recorder Long that OF
the evening of the 23d inst, in her own house, a
the corner Of Clouet and Claiborne streets, on,
Joseph Wiper snatched from her arms her infant
three months old, dashed it the floor, and gave
her beating and kicked her in the face. A war
rant was sent out after the. yillainous Wiper.
DANGEROUS AssauLr.-Diego Vidovich was yes
terday before Recorder Witt, charged with having
assaulted Peter Barbarich with hatchet with in
tent to kill on Monday evening, in the fruit mar
ket, where Peter keeps a cofee-stand. Dieg,
gave bail to appear on the 9th
DANGEROUSLY STABBED. = Last evening at
o'clock, on Dryades street, officer Florance foun,
and sent to Charity Hospital an unknown man VIII,
had been stabbed, and to all appearances danger
ously. With the assistance Of officer Dole, Flor
anee soon afterwafd arrested Joseph W. Bradle
and James Moran as the stabbers and femal
named Ann Brown as accessory The particular
will probably be out soon, before the Recorder.
TIr For TAT.-Charles Dganard, halter, at Nc
go Rampant street, First District, was arreste
several days ago, ON a charge of receiving stole
property quantity of variety goods, stolen fror
Il pedder, being found in his shop. On examina
tion before the Recorder, he proved that man Ell
, tered the shop and requested permission to leav
there for while big bundle which he carried
and that he politely accommodated the man, nc
J knowing him and not knowing what his bnndl
contained; also, that the man left hat to be II
/ paired. He was thereupon honorably discharged
Yesterday. Mr.. Diganard, with the aid of the pr
lice, had this man brought up before the Recorde
one Theodore Penn, whom he charged with leayin
in his store the goods identified to be stoel
? Penn's examination was fixed for the I'd proxim,
and being unable to furnish bail he was sent
prison. Though the ''pen is mightier than IL
sword,' we fear much that the head of this Pen
will fall beneath the sword of justice.
, He ONLY WANTED TO SELL OuT.-John Foss,
! butcher of Dryades market, was before Record
Summers yesterday. Mr.. Commissary Gleast
, complained that on Sunday last he continued Il
l. sales for half an hour after the closing hou
g thereby violating the market ordinances. Fo
gave bail to appear and answer on the /
II proximo.
GRANITE IN THE WAY Assistant Wharfng
- Mitchell yesterday went to Recorder Summe
about Captain Theophilus Bassett, of the sh
a Harriet, lying at post II; complaining that sa
C Captain had violated the wharf ordinances
T. obstructing the wharf and roadway with lar
ol,s