New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-18
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YESTERDAY was another hot day, tempered with
decent amount of breeze, and some little cloud
shade day altogether worthy of the middle of
July. m.
INoUEsrs. Coroner Beach was called yesterday
morning to hold an inquest on the body Of Griffin
Jones, youth about years of age, who died
suddenly at the house of his parents, No. 22l Terp
siehore street. 1t was ascertained that he died OF
disease of the heart, and verdict was rendered
accordingly.
An inquest was held this morning on the body of
an unknown negro man found dead in the Misss-
sippi. Verdict found drowned.
MAN MrssISG.-William Ready, the watchman of
Mr.. p. Irwns stables, at the corner of Carondelet
and Eighth streets, is reported to be missing.
Fears are entertained that he has destroyed him
self or been foulIy dealt with.
Nor AS BAD AS REPRESENTED. - Daniel Cation
and John Wells were arrested on Monday night, at
the request of John Morgan, who charged them
with highway robbery. Morgans story was that
he was attacked On Tchouptoulas street by the
two men, who beat him dreadfully, knocked him
down. and rified his pockets of their contents to-
wit the sum of fifty cents, in small change. Yes
terday morning the case came up before acting
Recorder Bakewell, and the evidence adduced
made matters take a different turn. Cation and
Morgan appeared to have had private fight, and
were fined S EACH Wells, having only been
disinterested witness, was discharged.
BuRGLARY.-On Monday night, the room Of a
gentleman residing in Camp, near ST. Joseph street,
was entered during his sleep, and his pocket.book
stolen from his pantaloons pocket. 1t contained
some Sl70, a diamond ring and some valuable pm
pers. 1t is stated that other burgaries have late
ly been perpetrated in the same neighborhood
CUTTING AND STABBING.-James McCabe made
an affidavit yesterday before Assistant Recorder
Bakewell, charging that the evening of the 18th
inst in McCabes coteehouse, near Greenwood
Cemetery, on the New Canal, one Philip Martin
was assaulted and dangerously cut, stabbed and
wounded with knife, once in the side and once
in the neck, by one Adam Ruth and one Mike
Morney. Martin is confined to his bed, and afiiant
charges Ruth and Morney with assault and cutting,
stabbing and wounding with intent to murder.
Ruth the only one arrested, was arTagned yester-
day morning and remanded to prison to await the
result of the wounds.
FAMILY JARs.-Mr. and Mrs. Miles, who reside
at No s Diamonds Row, in Tchoupitoulas street,
between Delord and st. Joseph, are, it appears by
the affidavit of their neighbor, Thomas Blake, in
the constant habit of quarreliug and fighting. This
was source of annoyance to their neighbors, but
could still be borne by them however, on the 18th
inst. tired of quarreling among themselves they
pitched into Thomas Blake and assailed him with
torrent of abuse, calling him all sorts of hard and
improper names. Mr.. Blake yesterday narrated
his tale of wrongs in an affidavit to acting Recor-
der BakeweIl. The Miles were arragned and
bound over to appear on the 3lst inst.
INcENpIARIsM BY A Boy.-Leut. MaZerat last
evening reported that the prvy and part of the
fence of Collins cotton piekery on Craps street
between st. Ferdinand and Cotton Press streets
were burned down by the hand of an incendary :
the fire luckily being put out before doing further
damage. Subsequently, boy named Andre Ryan
was arrested by officers Caurige and Berton as
the incendiary; it being charged that he wilfully
set fire to a quantity Of cotton in the priyy.
A DESPERATE SLAVE DROWNED. The slave
Henry, belonging to Mr. H. Cassidy, having stolen
sundry articles from his master, whilst the latter
was over the Lake (he stolen articles being found
in his trunk, was yesterday doomed to a whipping
by his master. Mr. Cassidy started with him to the
City Jail, to have him punished in legal form. As
they neared the Jail, the negro offered leg bail:
He sreaked it ont to Robertson street and up that
street to the Carondelet canal into which he fell
and was drowned.
AT first it was supposed he had deliberately
committed suicide. But when the Coroner held
his inquest, it was shown by different witnesses
that the negro went down the bank in a careful
manner, and stepped on gunwale under the
nearest BRIDGE with the evident intent of hiding
| himself; quite a crowd having joined in the pul-
suit The gunwale was slippery with the slime Of
the canal; he slipped of, disappeared beneath the
water, and did not rise. The body was found with
graphing irons and was found to be stuck fast in
the mud at the bottom of the canal. The Goro-
ner's jury rendered verdict of accidental drown.
ing.
A FAScIER OF HOTEL LINEN.-Peter Francis was
arrested yesterday by Lieut. Jaquess and his spe-
cial officer Price, for having in his possession a
lot Of bedroom linen and other articles, identified
as having been stolen from the City Hotel. Re
corder Emerson will ask him for m explanation.
LOOK OuT, BOYS! -Four young gentlemen were
arrested last evening, for bathing in the New
Canal saEs costume, and at an hour which shock
ed the decency of the thiekly populated neighbor
| hood
ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAroS.-W, II
Holland was arrested last evening, by specia
officer Isard, on the charge of having assaulted
Joseph Chillet with dangerous weapon, AMI
threatening his life. The warrant for this arres
was issued several days ago. but just before Hol
land was arrested last evening, he had reneontrt
with Chillet in which the latter cut him in theheat