New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-13
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY l3, 1860.

down by degrees as We left shore, and finally left
us in calm, about eight miles from land. The
day was terribly hot the sun glared relentessly
upon the CLASSY bay, and for hours there was
scarcely air enough to wafta feather. Ship Island
was given up, and we began our return at the rate
Of half a mile an hour. The whole party got
dreadfully scorched; and to make things worse,
the water gave out, and the party were beset and
several Of them severely stung by those pestifcr-
Gus, wasplike flies which the winds sometimes
wait abroad from the marshes. We got back at
night perfectly usedup community. No more
such pleasure trips as that for US. hotter day
and night than Tuesday was, at Biloxi, we never
experienced anywhere. We recommend Bill Smith
and his lugger to such as may have fancy for
chowder, and cruise among the islands when the
weather is not SO hot.
On Wednesday we fell in with Capt Johnny
Clemens and Mr.. Dan Peters, with whom We went
out to Back Bay, where nearly the whole Southern
yacht feet were housed and undergoing repair and
Frightening up. Com. Robinson's Gipsy was being
done up splenddly, aswell host Of feet racers
belonging to different yachtmen. The yacht head
quarters is quite place.
We would have staid longer and taken down
many another item, but Biloxi is hardly the place
! for city reporter to stay at, and on Wednesday
| evening we reluctantly took our leave.
| Many of the passengers coming over on the Ala
| bama were sick all night with colics and other
| painful intestinal disarrangements. This was pro-
nounced by all to be the effect OF something eaten
at supper on the boat It could not be satisfaeto-
rily asccrtained, though, what particular drink or
article of diet produced the afiiction.
| BASE BALL MArGH.-The Empire and Magnolia
/ pa Gl,,i,a IA ylIov n
| the Bngaman grounds, in Algiers. Some lively
| and exciting play may be looked for.
| BANK FouSp OPEN. Lieutenant Jaquess and
his special night patrol were out again on Wednes-
| day night, and report several store doors open,
but one door in particular that of Jacob Barlier's
| Bank, corner Of Gravier and Camp streets. This
was at o'clock Thursday morning, and the Lieu
tenant entered and searched the premises. leaving
| everything secure. The young man who closes
the bank asserts positively that he left it locked.
SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MuRDER.-George A
Ramsay yesterday had Charles W. Stanley before
1 Recorder Long, ON the charge Of having shot a
him and wounded him twice with intent to murder
on the morning of the 9th inst, at the lake=end o
the Pontchartrain Railroad Stanley being watch
4 man Of the steamer Alabama, and shooting at on'
of the clerks of that boat whilst the passenger
were coming off, and the wharf crowded. Som
4 of the particulars of this affair we have published
The clerk of the Alabama, Thomas J. Sheffield
also made affidavit against Stanley, charging hin
with assault with dangerous weapon. Sheffield
| was tle party at whom Stanley fired all his ivt
Shots but was not injured. 1T is said that Stanley
is very pistoloric individual, who had been dis
charged from one of the other boats of the Mobil
mail line for his insane appetite of treating hi
friends to cold lead.
Mr. Stanley was sent to prison, to await par
ticular and public interview with Recorder Long.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.--Recorder Long yesteI
. day sent Andre Jofiroi before the First Distric
Court, for too severely Furnishing Catharine Conf
in front of her residence, No 50 Love street, o
, the night Of the 2sth ult In default Of bail, tll
ungallant Joffroi was sent to prison.
III CUTTING A WoNAN-Bernard Morizoi was a.
/, rested on Wednesday night, on ST. Philip stree
I by officer Rodriguez, for cutting Francisco Boni
fitta. She is employed in the grocery store on S
E Philip street, between Chartres and Levee. Berl
, ard asserts that she attacked him with pitcher
i the boarding house, over the store, and that
merely struck her with his fist, assertion whic
!, it's believed he will find difficult to prove.
: THE REcoRpEEs' CouRTs. Petty assaults al
e breaches of the peace were the staple of bnsine
before the different Recorders yesterday
i, worth reporting in extenso.
: FIRST DISTRICT CouRT - Judge Hunt. a.-Jude
, Hunt reopened his Court yesterday, in order
| dispose of some miscellaneous business.
Col. Field asked the Court to look at the aff
avit in the case of Thos. j. Martin, +. Co. charge
with threats against white person, and stated ths
the First District Recorder had sent the case
this Court in bonds of $1,000, which he (Gol. F
considered excessive, and he therefore made
motion to have said bail reduced. The Court sal
, that as there was no evidence submitted with IL
affidavit, which should have been done, the Gou
could not take any action until it had examine
into the case, and so twas decided
The rule for new trial for John Mulhollan
convicted of murder, was postponed.
Numerous parties were arraigned and had the
pleas entered. John Lyden pleaded guilty I
larceny and George Heenan pleaded guilty
carrying concealed weapon.
Henry Jingle, charged with swindling, was di
y missed on motion of the District Attorney.
I. The INCONVENIENCE OF LOOKING LIKE A PRi7
Y FIGHrER.-A resident of Philadelphia, who bea
q a close resemblance to John @. Heenan, arrived
this city on Tuesday, after a brief absence. 4
he Wended his way up Ghesnut street. carpet ba
i in hand, he soon found that he was an OBJECT
interest but could not divine the reason, until Il
:. cry of There's Heenan.' fell upon his ear. L
the time he got to Third street, the crowd abo
II him, composed chiefly of newsboys, had increase
g to such degree that he could scarcely get alon
d and he was finally compelled to take refuge in
q | passenger railroad car, to escape the annoyan'
/" of being pointed cut as prize fighter. As the c.
II moved off, one of the boys proposed three ehee
1t for John G. Heenan, which were loudly given.
philadelphia Ledger.
a. BURNT TO DEATH BoNFIRE-Shocking Ac
dent on the TounM.-At Akron last night, in Gel
Il bration of the Fourth, bonfire was made at d
' corner of Market and Howard streets. you
9 man named Samuel 0'Neil, carrying barrel
l. the pile (Which was already blazing with tar bf
ID rels and pine hoxes) by accident fell headlong in
II the flames He was for seconds not counted,
- - the midst of the fire. and came out crawling
III hands and knees, with not shred Of raimen.
a him. 'liill me ~ he shrieked. aFor Gods sal
kill me. Cut my throat anything-only kill me
After all efforts that medical OF surgical skill
t9 give, had been rendered, he died this mornir
IL after suffering physical distress unspeakable.
r, Our informant says his shrioks still ring in
10 cars. [CIeveland Herald, 9TH.
~
DEsERTIoN AND SUIcIDE.-In the Memphis A
lg peal of Wednesday last we find the following:
woman and her four children took passage
!. the Lady Franklin last Tuesday for Memphis. I
st woman was in very distracted state of mind, a
IN +ba nfiirers nf heat wore mt snnrup nf