New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-01
Aeip 0rleans 1uilg Crssfsnt.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST i, 1850.
g0tal AnteIltgsnts.

HHoXf.-A somewhat extended account OF our
secpna trip to Biloxi is crowded out this morning
for want of space.
I'RE.- Between one and two o'clock yesterday
morning, a-fire broke out in un0cCnpicd kitchen
room on the premises of Mrs. Rogers, ON Erato
strEet. between Magazine and Constance. The
flames communicated to the kitchen of Mrs. Tharp's
twp story doub frame clearinghouse adjoining.
ThDngh the alarm was soon given, and the tFenen
soon on the spot, the kitchens and main buildings
were entirely destroyed, together with another
frame house on the other side, occupied by Mr..
Cast. Hardly anything was saved out Of tue
hoIises, SO fierce and rapid were the flames. The
houses destroyed belonged to Mr.. Turner and MIR.
Fasenholz. There was strong reason to believe
that the fire was started BY an incendiary, Just
before it broke out, boardcr at Mrs. fharp's
hehrd some one rummagng through the house,
under circumstances indicating that 1t was an IN
trUder. The whole loss is from $4,000 70 $4,000. 1T
was peculiarly sad disaster to Mrs. Tharp, who IS
a poor widow her husband having been crushed
todeath some time ago in Maginns, cotton seed
oil mill. By the fire She lost everything having
barely time to save herself and children, in doing
which she had one of her arms badly burnt
DAsrARDLy orrRAGE.-Mr. Descent, a merchant
residing on Royal street, between Toulouse and
ST. Peter, was dangerously stabbed on Sunday
evening, by some person unknown to MN, VINO
escaped. Mr.. d. had just returned from prone
made with his wife, and left her standing at the
gate whilst he went to the corner TO get some
cake. As he was returning, he saw well-dressed
man speaking to his wife, and arrived near enough
I'd hear him address the most grossly insulting lam
gnage to her, and to see her retreat in alarm up
tl)e alley. He at once sent the rulfan reeling BY a
blow with his fist; the rutfian recovered, ran at
him, stabbed him in the breast, and then ran away.
Under the excitement of the moment, Mr. Descent
did not know that he was stabbed, and was pre-
vented from pursuing the villain by his frightened
wife clnging to him. a physician being called,
pronounced the wound dangerous one. 1t is ut
ttrly impossible to obtain any clue TO the would-be
assassin.
Bopy FouHD--Tho body Of VIM. Smith, tho Ger
man who jumped into the river from the Fourth
District ferry wharf Sunday evening, has been
1bund at tile foot of Josephine street. An inquest
| was held and the proper verdict rendered.
| AcorTTAL or CAPT. HEIpMAN.-Capt Heidman
| Qf the towboat Defiance, who killed Michael Heny
| Nh board the toWboat ST. Charles, at Algiers mad
| Mis- examination before Justice Fortier yesterday
The testimony showed a clear case of self-defence
! And the Captain was acquitted M
| Bt,EGLARY.-The store of Mr. L. Troisgros, No
/ Ls Customhouse street, was barglariously entered
| night before last and robbed of s60 The office o
/ Messrs. Puig g. Mir, up stairs, was also entered
| hnd robbed of S240 in bag, and gold watch
| AS a special watehman, employed by the mer
chants was on duty that street besides the reg
| alar officer OF the beat, it would appear that thu
/ robbery was perpetrated with great skill and SC
/ cresy.
/ FEReoIoUs FEMININE.- Fanny Tate is to be exam
/ ined before Recorder Emerson to-day, on th
charge of having given Catherine Ryan chop ii
the head with an aS. Catherine may bless he
stars that she lives to prosecute.
CUTTING AFFARs.-Mr. c. Height was cut sew
leral times in the breast in fracas which occurre
at the lake end of the Jefferson road on Sunda.
night. The wounds luckily were not serious. Yes
i terday morning Mr.. II. had one James 0Conno
arrested, on Poydras street, as an accessory t
the cutting.
Corporal Hyatt reports that man, named Pa
Something, was slightly stabbed night before las
at the corner Of Magazine and Clio streets, by
man named Rufus Sweat.