New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-05

not so windy or dusty az the day before, and per-
hitting the population to take some comfort out
D'-doors.
CAME BY IT HosEsTLY.-We yesterday mentioned
that Mr.. s. Sverstein, Of Poydras street, had been
prosecuted for receiving watch which had been
stolen from man in the Third District. It appears
that MIR. s., having received the watch without
knowing It 70 be stolen gave 1t up at once, and pro-
duced satisfactory proof Of his innocence in the
matter
AV1sIToR FROM THE N0KTH.--DeSoto, the steam
ship, got in yesterday, from New York. Among
the passengers was mariner, Mr.. Kodd Phische,
member Of the famous family of navigators and
submarine explorers so well known along the
Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Newfoundland
and beyond His state was that OF the ultra coma
tose; his state-room on board the ship, was the
ice-box. The officers Of the ship passed this pas
senger over to the kind keeping of Brother Clark,
of the Campbell Minstrels; and the brother, hay.
ing, so to speak, other fish to fry," pously intro
duced the stranger to the tender courteses Of this
reporter, who, upon seeing him, wildly exclaimed,
"Ah-ha methinks recognize family likeness?
Come to me-stomach!" It was, in fact, one Of
the finest fresh codshes ever brought to this port.
COMMITTED FOR AN ATTEMrTED OUTRAGE.--A Ger
man named Fritz Young was yesterday examined
before Recorder Summers, on the charge of hay-
ing made brutal and violent attempt to outrage
the person OF Mrs. Louisa Wall, a nice looking
young married woman who lives with her husband
IN room of Young's coffeehouse, at the corner OF
New Levee and South Market streets. The testi-
mony was clear enough, and the brute was COM
mitted for trial under hail nf Slnnn usS
ACCIDENTS. Boyer, a Frenchman, has
been admitted to Charity Hospital, with of his
ankles so badly cut that he will probably lese the
use of his foot. He was chopping log somewhere
up the Jackson Railroad, and got the wound by an
accidental gfancing Of the axe.
Edward Brown, deckhand belonging to the
tow-boat Ocean, is at the hospital with broken
leg; caused by cotton bale falling upon him,
whilst lighting up ship at Southwest Pass. The
bone was set by aphyscian at the pass
SERVED RIeHr-Phiip Dazet, a butcher Of Dry
ades market, was yesterday fined $25 by Recorder
Summers, for offering unsound meat for sale.
ROBBED OF MS AccoRDEoN.-Ph Grow awaits
chat with Recorder Summers, having given bail
of $1,000 for his appearance. The charge is, that
on the 10th ult he struck John Philip Steubenrauh
twice with pistol and took from him his accor
deon, valued at $40.
CoRoNER's INouEsTs.- Coroner Beach has con-
cluded his inquest in the case Of Paul Guerin. As
no further testimony could be Obtained, or any clue
found to the discovery of the man who struck the
fatal blow, the jury found verdict that he came
to his death from an efnsion of blood in the head,
caused by blow inflicted by some unknown per-
son or persons on the night Of April 1st, 1860.
In the case Of Edward sweeree, supposed to be
German, 25 years Of age, there were no witnesses,
and the jury gave verdict that his death was
caused by fracture Of the right temporal bone,
inflicted by some blunt instrument in the hands OF
some persons unknown, about the 1st of February
1860, on the Jackson Railroad, somewhere about
Pass Manchae. This deceased is undoubtedly the
German >stave maker who was struck a glancing
blow on the head by an AK in the hands Of Law
renee Scofeld, a sailor of the schooner Dame
Blanche in their camp ON the shore of Lake Mau-
repas on the night of the 29th of January last
when he also killed the partner of deceased, out
right. There are three Witnesses all staVe makers
somewhere in the woods on Lake Maurepas al
present.
COMMITTED FOR MuRDER-Tim Horrigan has had
his examination before Recorder Summers, on the
charge Of numbering his wife Ellen, by giving hei
blow on the head with the butt of a dray whip
at their residence ST. Joseph street, on the nigh
of the 10th ult.; she dying at the hospital on the
29d. The testimony was the same as that give1
before the Coroner, which we have published. The
accused was remanded to prison to await his tria
for murder.
TY. 4la 1nl1nr
damsel who did bodily violence to Miss Julia Ra
phael on Monday, settled up with Assistant Re
corder Jules BENT, of the Second District, yester
day. For SO Justice gave her receipt in full
having weighed the ohense in her irrevocabl'
scales, and found it just ten dollars worth.
| No Prosecutor the 30th ult. Mr.. Johl
King being then on the levee, entertained himsel
| by beating, kicking, and otherwise fooling witt
| one Mike Ryan, to such an extent that the latte
had to be sent to the hospital. King was pulled
and the charge made by officer Fernandez, Q
of the Second District police--the case being fxe
for yesterday. No prosecutor appeared, however
| and the case was dismissed.
PROBABLE WIFE MuRDER--A brutal fellow name,
| William Hughes was arrested yesterday afternoon
| by officer Walgamotte, on information received
| that he had beaten and kicked his wife in such
manner as to endanger her life. The officer sen
the wife to Charity Hospital. There it was pro
nounced that the unhappy woman was far ad
vanced in maternity and that the kicks and stamp
had crushed the unborn one, and would probabl
send the mother to her grave 1t is an awful CASE
FIRST D1srRIer CoURT.-Frank Meyers pleade
not guilty to charge of larceny, being arraigne
before the First District Court, and is out on bon
until his case shall come up
Cordelia NJ Wallace failed to appear to answe
charge of assault and battery, and an order
compel her to appear was issued.
The case of Ann Callaghan for larceny was col
tinued, as also was that of j. G. Reidelhuber on a
assault and battery commit. His case will com
up on Monday 10th, as also will that of Micha
Welden on a charge Of similar nature.
The mixed larceny case Of Joseph Rogers, Ge
Clemens, John Howard and George Durbin WI
called, mol. pros. entered as to the latter tw
and the case Of the other two fixed for the IS
instant.
In the case of John Gallagher, Frank McShal
and Patrick Madden, for assault and battery, nc
oros. was entered as to Gallagher and Madden, b
McShane was remanded to jail, there being leg
cause for his detention
FRENCH TARGET Practice "A corresponds
writes from Paris:
. Experiments have lately been made at the POI
, gone of Yincennes with the explosive ball OF u
l yisme. These experiments We're made under =