New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-13
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ooeot ohcS iof tne reief OF the poor sufferers by
the late great fires in the Third and Fourth Dis.
trcts, and to disburse the same. met last evening
at Turner's Hall, Franklin street to report their
work done. The following showing was made:
Total amount collected, s9,lss Is.
Deducted for expenses, s2ls.
Paid q one hundred and sixteen families In the
Third District, $2 $50.
Paid 70 one poor woman in the First District
burnt out near the New Basin. $40.
Paid to two hundred and thrty-six families in the
Fourth District, the balance, sS. $40 75.
The families were counted according tn tl,e nuu.
ber OF houses destroyed; so as many Of the
houses contained more thar one family. a cons;de.
rably larger number Of families than the above fig
ures indicate, received benefits. The gentlemen Of
lhe committees have done their work well, and are
entitled to the applause and thanks of tie COM
munty.
AcRos1Tc on "Dor.r--
Dickens it was who told tic tale so sweetly:
Owens it is who plays It out so neatly
loGether the twain havegot this town completely.
The lTINERAsTs.--At present the itinerants bid
fair to take the town The musieal novelties. the
fancy peddlers and the picaynne show men, were
S'' - ~ GtedLtF IOTGe. OuG Ie1UWt WHO
sells fftycent razors on Canal street. attracts big
crowds daily, and endeayors to raise an excite
ment like that Of the famous Razor Strop Man.
But he can't come it
iHe iatest street novelty was yesterday pitched
at the corner of Camp street and Commercial
Place. Two men had table there fanked by
two stone furnaces, witllfre up. On each furnace
was revolving watfie-ron. Every minute OF 50
the IRON was opened, creased by means Of brush,
ahd illled with batter ont of a big pitcher. The
IRON was camped to and turned over several
slines and in minute out would come the hot
waiies, which, sprinkled with white sugar, were
onered to an astonished and admiring public at
three FOR pieayune! This reporter went in five
cents worth, and found the cakes good. This sort
of thing rather "takes the cakes,',s or at least
compels the public to doit.
As usual, at this season, the principal street cor
ners are abominable with the blended smell OF
Diue violets and roasted cheatnuts. The smell of
each, separately, Is pleasant enough but taken
together, the effect is horrid. The police ought,
for the public comfort, 70 keep the Wholesalers
and the chestnut-roastefs at least square apart
from each other.
ID Tins connection, we may mention that the
most respectable of all tie tnerans, the telescope
man. has for some time been on hand and doing
rushing business. He lately reaped a perfect har-
vest Oft the moon whilst it lasted. He is now doing
almost as well with the evening star, Jupiter and
his satellites.
CONVERSION FROM CHRISTIANITY TO JUDAISM.
We learn that young lady of this CITY, heretofore
belonging to the Christian sect of the Lutherans,
has formally renounced her allegiance to her old
faith, and embraced that of the Hebrews. We
may add that that great leveler of distinctions
love, has had somethingto do with the conversion;
for the lady in few days is to be married to
member of the Hehraic persuasion. The ceremony
is to be performed in thesynagogue Of the Hebrew
Association
The MURDER OF DRoH.-Coroner Beach yester-
day filed his affidavit before Recorder Wilts, charg
ing Hermogene Perry with the murder of Aug11ste
Droze, and his mother, Mrs. Perry, as an accessory
after the fact. The particulars Of the case, oh al
ready published, are fresh in the public mind. No
tidings yet of Perry; but his mother was arrested
yesterday and sent to the Parish Prison. She ex-
posed herselfto the arrest by coming too near the
Second District Police office, probably not know
ing that the Coroner's jury had implicated her in
the murder.
MurHY.-Joseph Phillips, sailor belonging to
the ship Madras, is at present in prison, having
been sent there by Recorder Long, on charge of
having acted mutinously whilst the ship was at
sea. The particulars have not been reported.
FISED.-Recorder Long fined B. Sanchez SIS
yesterday for being a general disgrace to Peace
street, and Norah Dimond was fined SO for getting
drunk and pitching into the officer who arrested
her. Neither paying, both were confined. Jean
Manuel, t. m. c., for drawing knife upon Frank
Marsella's son, on Frenchman street, was fined
s25 and put under peace bonds of $500.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MuRDER.-Mike Conner
was before Recorder Summers yesterday ON a
charge of having stabbed Thomas Sharkey in the
left side on the 26th ult on board the steamer Ed.
ward J. Gay, lying at the upper landing-Sharkey
having been laid up at Charity Hospital ever since.
In default of $1,000 bail to appear on the 25th Con
ner was sent to prison.
LARdENIEs.-Ann Kelley yesterday gave bail TO
appear before Recorder Summers on the 18th. in
to the charge of having stolen s3s worth OF
clothing and other traps from Mary Russell, in a
house on Perdido street on the 7th inst.
John Mclaughlin, in default of BAIL was sent to
prison. The charge is, that on Wednesday eyenino
he stole from Nj. Kaufman, at the corner of An.
nunciation and Poeyfarre Streets piece of Saline,
valued at ten dollars and a half.
OF the five deck hands of the steamer c.. n Jr
charged by Capt Vincent with robbing deck mas
senger Of $50 worth of ewelry whilst the boat was
coming down the river, three were Yesterday for
mally charged by the man robbed, Bernard Cohn
staying at No. ll5 st. Peter street. These three
are Thos. Murphy, Wm Steel and Thos. Colbert.
They were all remanded to await examination.
CoRoNERs ISoUEsrs.-The Murder Of F.n,,I
Mof,indn.--This murder, to which we briefly AL
iuded yesterday morning, was yesterday inyesti.
gated by Coroner Beach. The scene Of the mur
der was Hoffmeyer's coffee and boarding house
No. 28s Old Leyee street, between Ursuljnes anf
Hospital; and the hour was II o'clock ON Wednes
day night. The name of the deceased was Mob,
man, and not Mailman, as we reported Yesterday
The postmortem examination held by nocto,
D'Aqnn in the absence of DR.. Delery. showed
that death had been caused by stab in the upper
part OF the left breast near the base Of the throat
the stab severing an artery just above the heart
and necessarily causing death as quickly as if the
heart itself had been penetrated
OF the thirty-fiye persons arrested in the house
by Corporal Macias and his squad, shortly after
the homicide, two were accused Of the murder
upon suspicion: Charles Peters, to whom be.
longed the bloody knife found after the murder
and Henry ]. spellbrink, barkeeper in the coffee
house. Different stories prevailing. the murder
was likewise charged to one Frank Baker, who