New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-10
NUMBER 81.
ggtaI SntsIIigsntt.

-4-.<-
| fHsyERDAy was decidedly summer day. There
were clouds and breeze enough, but the sunshine
was sw sltering when it fell.
MoErusRY.-The Board Of Health report 1e5 az
.he total namber Of inteYments in the city eeme-
teries last week
| fiREs--The alarm at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing was occasFened by fire on board the steamer
Lasourche. II was luckily extinguished before
any serious damage was done.
TIE alarm between and O'Clock last night
was caused By fire in cottage inhabited By
| quadroons, on BienvilIe street, between Marais
and Where. A part of the roof was burnt away-
| no more.
II DEaD.-John Doyle, the young man who was re-
Gently stabbed half a dozen times with pocket
knife, by some man unknown to him. in Thomson's
oyster saloon; on New Levee street, died of his
wounds yesterday morning, at the Charity Hospital
Coroner Beach set about holding his inquest but
had to postpone it.
The ROsENTHAL AFFAIR.". A. Rosenthal, late
merchant of Old Levee street, was pat upon his
examination before Recorder Benit yesterday
We have already given some account of the
charges against him-getting large quantities of
sugar, cigars and other goods, from different mer-
chants about town, on credit, and attempting to
absqaatulate with the proceeds. The examination
began in the morning, was resumed in the evening,
and had not concluded when we left Court. Col.
Field was defending the accused.
rDE.-Deputy Coroner Soraparu yesterday
held an inquest on the body Of Henry Krantz,
German, SO years of age. He was found hanging
by the neck, dead yesterday morning, in d COW
stable on the premises of lady ON Toledano
street, between Chippewa and Annunciation. He
had fastened the rope to a beam not far above his
head; had evidently jumped off some corn-sacks,
| after adjusting the moose !; and was found in
STOPPING position, with his feet On the floor hav-
ing apparently died in that attitude. He was a
poor, miserable fellow, a woodsawyer, and great
drunkard;, had on clothes which had been given
him, and had been permitted the day before to
sleep in the stable, through charity. He said to
the lady Of the house on Sunday, that next day
there would be blood in the house. The poverty
and msanthropy resulting from drunkenness
doubtless induced him to make way with himself
| Verdict. suicide by hanging.
| DARING BUT UNsUccEssFur RoBBERY even
| ing, just after dark, MI. w. Stefins, the watch
maker, whose store is on Camp street, near Poy-
dras, was slightly astonished, but was not found
wanting. Crash went the glass Of his show window,
| JiISic W eut IL lot VI SUlA WdtCHtS CusillS
in the fist of highwaynlan. Steffns was in his
slippers; he leaped over the counter, darted into
the street. and scooted after the villain as never
scooted matchmaker before. The villain dashed
the watches in the street, and tried to make be-
lieve that in point of speed he was the q Unknown
No. 2 but Steffins caught up with him on Poydras
street. jumped him, and they fell together in the
gutter. stefins held on to his man, and passed
him over to the first watchman that came along
Mr.. Stefns never stopped to look for his watches
he valued the thief most, just then. Meantime the
watehes-four valuable gold tickers-felI into hon
est hands. MIR. Charles Evershead, of Milneburg,
picked the watches up and left them at the police
office, where 1t was found that the robber was tile
notorious James Rainey, who only lately finished q
penitential term for some former villainy.
THE GREAT Doc FIGHr-Sam Banks dog and
the dog Snow, the Heenan and sayers of canine
chiyary, chewed each other yesterday for $500, in
the cockpit on ST. Charles street. The audience was
large and WelLdressed, and was cash audience
inasmuch as every one admitted had to pay two
dollars and half. Snow appeared to have gone
into decline his numerous battles and accumn-
latng years joined with the other dog to tell him
that he was played out. He stood the battle for
fifty minutes, perseyeringly but weakly; and Sam
Banks carried off the $500, and his dog the beltn
Large SUMS of money had been bet upon tile issue.
Nor SMART ENoUGH THIS TME-Ellen eastman,
one of the redoubtable nymphs Of Perdido street,
got white-haired drunken old eodger named
Noble into her den last night, and robbed him Of
his gold watch. The old fellow was still sober
enough to complain to the police, and ELLEN was
arrested. The watch was found .spoutedn y in the
heel Of her stocking Perdido street will probably
oF Co,
time to come.
SUSPICIOUS VIsIT. Yesterday morning, willis
the negro porter of the New Orleans Savings
Bank on Canal street was cleaning out the build
ing, he stepped into the back yard, leaving tht
door open, to get a bucket of water. Returning
he found three ugly looking customers inside
one of whom leveled pistol at him and tolf
him to keep quiet. He promised to be quiet
but, watching his chance, and getting into tht
back yard, he screamed murder, fire and othel
things, in the most frantic and stentorian manner
, A doctor, whose office is over the Bank, rushet
up stairs, thinking the trouble was there. Mean
time the three visitors retreated into the street, i
as they ran, one of them was knocked down by q
1rlshman but they oil got away. Their visit wa
very foolish one for they coald not have got int
the Golfers had the negro been willing.
: ARRAIGNMENrs.-The following parties were ye
!. terday arragned before Recorder Summers, an
doeketed for examination:
G. Levy, charged with cutting his wife in th
breast with dagger, Sunday, at their residenc'
9 on Poydras street, Admitted to bail Of $500
y appear on the 14th the wife not being seriousl
s. hurt.
: John Pahey, John Brannagan. and VIM. McDoI
aid, charged with invading John Callahanss prem
ses, at the corner of Tehoupitoulas and Rae
d streets on the 4th inst attempting to kill Calls
Ell hans dog, and, upon his interfering, assanltin
$, him, knocking him down, and seriously injuria
him with cotton hooks. Bail given to appear o
the llth This is counter charge, Callahan hfs
is ing first been arrested on the charge of setnin
Fahey and Brannagan with his fists, an iron Weigh
n and brass knuekles. 1t must have been q live
10 fight whilst it lasted; Callahan's dog not being
y idle spectator.
ID Henry Althouse and wife, charged with annoyi
c. Mrs. Madeline Barthal and encouraging their ef
IS dren to do likewise, throwing missiles into /
Is room, ETC.; Mrs. Althonse further charged W
c. walloping Mrs. B. with a broomstiek all be-
residents at No. 1s6 Camp street. Case 6xed
~ the lTth
is Dora Moore, charged with abusing and assal
ed ;ntr Cnsan Kinuta dauphter Oneu nalaxa I-;u,,