New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-26
JANUARY 26, 1860.

case being, that the friends of the accused had
offered her more than the weight oil her pet in sii
yer TO stop the prosecution, but that she scorned
money and would take nothing less than restora-
, I uon Of her stolen pet. The big noise about the
little dog was such that said dogs custodian has
sirtce been discovered, in tile person OF one John
Moofe. said Moore has been arrested, and The dog
recovered, through the action Of Capt. Perry, Of
the Cambria, who would mt deserve TO be captain
he did mt take some interest in this outrage Of
the dog-thieves upon his pretty stewardness. As
Miss CLARK has her pet once more it ii probable
that the ahockelty', in which Messrs Burns Pere-
gay and Moore have entangled themselves, will be
settled without coming before the severe frown Of
Judge Hunt and jury.
FIRE.-The residence of Mr.. Henry Given, corner
OF Nayades and Jackson streets, came near being
destroyed by fire at o'clock yesterday morning.
The fire, which started accidentally, was put out
before much damage was done. The building is
large and elegant, and its destruction would have
involved that of numerous other elegant residences
in the neighborIood.
The ORPHANS AND THE H ALTERS The rnIe for a
| new trial in the case OF the St. Joseph Orphan
Asylum vs.. A. Magnfer was yesterday argued by
both sides, and the trial BY de-
fendant was refused. The case, with all its novel
and interesting features, will now be submitted to
the wisdom and the final Judgment Of the Supreme
Court.
A DOG WITH SWEET TooTH FOR CoFFEE-
John Coffee, residing on Morales street, between
Port and st. Ferdinand, yesterday complained that
his little daughter, ten years old had been bitten
by q cross dog belonging to q neighbor Of his
|
said Dewey, for violation of the ordinances, in
keeping ferocious dog, and permitting said dog
to run at large unrnuzzled. A warrant was sent
out after Dewey and dog.
TEUTosIc TRoUBLE.-Jacob Schakie yesterday
appeared in distress before Recorder Long, and
prayed the arrest of Heinrich Schneider friedrich
Schaffer and Johannes Voght, for talking awfuIy
to him, in Dutch and soaring him badly, in the
| woods back Of Gentity Road. A warrant was
| issued.
IHET WERE lSNoCEST.-James Baldin and wife,
| charged with knowingly passing counterfeit s28
bill upon storekeeper in the Third District, were
yesterday discharged by Recorder Long; the prose-
eutor explaining that he made the charge in error,
and paying for the privilege Of withdrawing the
/ affidavit.
reported the arrest Of Iascph W. Bradley, James
Moran, and Ann Brown, on Tuesday evening, on
the charge Of having stabbed or had something to
do with dangerously stabbing an unknown man on
Poydras street, the being sent to Charity Hos
pital.
Yesterday, James collkin, Of A1giers, appeared
| before Recorder Summers, and made affidavit
1 against the three parties arrested charging them
nr nf
| friend John Mcbride three times in the back in a
house of ill-fame on Penn street, near Poydras
street. The three accused were sent to prison to
4 await the result of the wounding.
/ Mcbride, however, was not seriously wounded
After his wounds were dressed, he left the Hosp
tai and returned to Algiers, where he lives His
4 friend Colkin stated that he (AIcBride) had ex
| pressed a dsincnation to prosecute the bad com
| pany into which he had fallen; but that he (Col
| kim knowing his friend to be good and honest
man, and knowing that he had started out drink
ing heavily, in consequence of the death Of neal
relative in distant State, felt it proper to secure
the detention of the accused parties for so long
time at least as the wounds of his friend might sub
jeet him to danger of death.
/ CoNTINTED.-The case Of the State VS.. Antoine
Gambre, charged with the killing of the lamp.
lighter George Frey, in the Third District, was
| fixed for yesterday, before Recorder Long; but
was continued the counsul for defendant not being
able to appear, and sending an apology for theii
failure. The Recorder postponed the case to Wed
nesday next, and sent word to the absent counse
/ that on that day the case would be examined
| whether counsel were present or not.
4 THE MARINE DoDeE.-The mariner John Garor
was yesterday sent after by Recorder Long
charged with getting the enormous sum Of 81 81
from Duncan Gs on promise to ship, and ther
failing to ship.
ARsoS.-A free colored man named Etienne
alias Lapin, has been accused of arson before Re
eorder Long. A. Guerin, a lad living at Milneburg
declares that on the 10th inst. said darkey set fir
i, to and destroyed fatboat laden with clapboards
belonging to him. and moored on the lake shor
near hineburg. The stfatboat laden with clap
boards was little swamp canoe or scow, with
J dimes worth of shingles in it. Etenne has no
been arrested yet
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY.-The Coroner yes
terday held an inquest on the body of Mrs Re
becca Hastings, a lady who had come from Obi
to this city for the benefit of her health, and VIII
died suddenly on Tuesday, in the house of til
family with whom she was stopping, on Cam
sbteGl. II zSeIulSto " Ny hPople-A5 was 1el
dered. Mrs. Fl. was native of Ohio, 35 years G
age.
COMMITTED FOR LaRoENY.--Josiah S. Hunt wa
yesterday sent before the First District Court b
Recorder Summers, to be tried for stealing coat
vest and pants, worth $50, from the room of PAT
rick Lamb, in Murphy Hotel on St. Charles street
Not furnishing bail, Josiah was sent to prison.
SERVED Him RGHr.-Recorder Summers yeste1
day asked Phil. Sullivan for $40 in cash, and 70
bondsmen for his good behavior for the next s
nonths all for hrutally beating his wife at thei
: residence on Levce street. Failing to offer eithe
cash or bond, the brute was sent to prison for
4 month.
! Two DOLLARS AND A HALE PER SLAP.-Rafae
!, Philos was yesterday oyerllauled by Recorde
: Summers, on the charge of having ungallantl
: walloped the fair Emilia Gomez, at No. IS Basi
street, on the I4th inst. 1t appearing that Emil
had talked savagerousy to Rafael, and that he ha
! merely responded with two open-handed slaps, til
/ Recorder let him off for s5-two dollars and ha
e for each slap.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Jat'ge Hltat.-Joh
Brandt, indicted for murder was yesterday a
!. raignea, pleaded not guilty, and was remanded.
b Michael ]. Kirk pleaded guilty Of assault al
G battery and was remanded to await sentence.