New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-22

FIREs.--A yWo story building at the corner OF
Rampant and Girod streets, occupied by MFR. Wolf
as . clothing store, was damaged by fire yesterday
morning at halfpast IL o'clock. II was evidently
the work of an incendiary; the store was robbed
of some $500, but whether before or during the
fire could not be aseertained.
Yesterday morning, at about six o'clock, fire
broke out in the back building of house on Great
men street. between Frenchrnen and Union streets,
owned by Mr.. Plicque, and occupied as distillery
by some parties whose names we did not learn.
The advantages of the telegrapic alarm were
fully demonstrated by the promptness and pre-
cision with which the engines arrived at the fire !;
but, as it ia always the case in that unlucky Dis
trict, there was no water, and although the wind
not strong at the time, the fire soon extended
to the nearest buildings. The kitchen of Mrs.
Widow Maupassant's property, on Frenchmen
street, between Greatmen and Casacalvo, that Of
the adjoining house, occupied by MIR. Logan, and
two other kitchens or dependencies Of properties
on Greatmen street, were consumed. Had there
been any wind the whole square, containing many
fine frame and brick buildings, would have been
destroyed As it is the loss will not be very large,
and is, we believe, fully covered BY insurance.
Last night there was an alarm up town, which,
if not false, did not pay the remen for their run.
The prompt manner in which the fremen respond
to the telegraphic alarms is ofe of the new and
| pleasant features Of the times. Though the new
system diffuses alarms more widely and simutane-
ously, and causes more fremen to run and to run
further, than the old system, and, though false
alarms and specks of fire not requiring their
aid are yexatious, they still know that the tele
graph is all right, for the belringer at the center
is bound to give the alarm to the bells whenever
he receives the regular dispatch from any signal
station. The telegraph proves itself better and
better every day.
Shortly after IL o'clock last night, and before
the firemen had well dispersed from their engine
houses from the first false alarm, there was an
other
The first false alarm came from No. 20's engine
| house on Thaa street.-The District No. 8, box
No. Q. The other was from No. las house on
Common street.-The District No s, box No. II.
| False fire alarms are now very serious things.
From what we heard last night on the streets, we
are of opinion that the two false alarms OF last
night demand the strictest attention Of the officers
| of the Fire Association. Whatever explanations
| may be offered we shall willingly publish
| ATTEMPTED suIcrDE.-Alice Gray, pretty but de.
| graded took mad plunge into the Mississippi on
Wednesday night, opposite Cont street. Officer
Miller who had escorted her to the levee, {she in
| ducng him to believe that she was married
woman looking for her husband on steamboat,
rescued her. She stepped over the slope of thu
| wharf; he ran up, fell fiat, reached down, caugh
her by the hair as she rose then seized her by TIL
arm, and whilst holding her head above water wit
one hand, sprung his rattle with the other, AM
shouted fer help till two other watchmen came ans
assisted him in raising the woman out OF the water
Being in swoon, and apparently dying, she wa
sent to Charity Hospital, where she soon revived
Miller is supernumerary officer, and considered
the thing quite an adventure
i SHOOTING AND GurTING.-Paul Buergunder, o
Burgundy, was yesterday before Assistant Record
ar Magioni (acting for Recorder Fabre, in th,
Second DstricD on the charge of having shot a
Bernard Rider on Wednesday morning, as the lat
J ter was passing out through the alley which sepa
| rates their premises on Ghartres street, betwee
St Philip and Ursulines. 1t seems Rider wa
owner of four. .fftls of the ground constituting tn
!, alley and claimed and exercised the privilege Q
pushing back Burgundy's window shutters, whe
they stood out from the wall and over the groun
belonging to him; and that Burgundy stood insid
his house and shot at his enemy, as aforesaid
whilst he was going out through the alley. Th
, case was fixed for an early investigation.
John Gonnor was sent to the Charity Hospital ,
an early hour yesterday morning, with an awf
cash in his head, reported to have been inflicted
some unknown person on the steamboat landin
Officer Hart found him sitting and bleeding at u
corner of Gallatin and Hospital streets.
man named A. Field was found the same mig
on Rampant street, lying dangerously wound
with pistol shot in the neck. He was taken