New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-26

nours reaoihg that french novel, Fanny ~
Yes, believe | do.a
Well, when you laid down the book and left, a
gentleman who had noted your countenance imme-
diately bought copy of the book. proceeded
to recommend it, and next day the pile was gone.
Thatll do, Ellis. No more Of that an thou
lowest me, Hal.in
al tell you it's so. It's just such readers as you
and others that hate to part with. Ieven regret
| the disappearance Of the man who used to come
| here once week, and read the stories in the
| Ledger without ever buying copy, and the price
only five cents"
/ g Well, now understand you. Since you like
it, I'll drop in once in . while, and read over the
books for you.n
i sThank you-do, Have Harpers Weekly?
j It's Just insn
| la the course of further conversation with Mr..
Eiis he informed us that he could never stand the
less Of the Postoffce and his free readers. He in
tends to do something about it. What that is viii
| be made known at the proper time
ANOTHER GREENHoRN yIcrmIzED-A Foosies
Done out of Fiae Watch and Chata.-A few
days ssiace young man arrived in the city from up
I the river, and put up at one of our fashionable
! hotels. He appeared to have some means, sperted
an immense gold watch and chain, and seemed to
be inclined to learn the ways Of the metropolis Of
| the Southwest. That he was green was apparent
4 in every motion he made or question he asked
greenness was apparent on him as it is on gourd-
leaf in the spring. He found himself placed in a
room some four or five stories above the street. in
company with most respectable looking gentle,
man, whose quiet demeanor and accommodating
manners soon won his heart.
4 aoffa off bir
and himself were sitting on the balcony of their
hotel, when suddenly the polite gentleman asked
with great interest, as if he had just remembered
an appointment, what was the time of day.
Greenhorn at once drew forth his chronometer and
gave the required information At the sight of the
watch the gentleman asked if he might look at it.
which request was complied with most agreeably
After examining the watch closely few moments,
he remarked to the owner that he thought him
careless in carrying around SO loosely such valu-
able article when there were so many thieves in
the city !" Go at once, said he, and get the key of
your room, and lock it up in your trunk or you will
loose it, So earnestly did he speak that his words
carried conviction with them, and the young man
at once went to the office and demanded his key,
with the intention OF following such good advice
When he got his key from the clerk he suddenly
back to find him. But, alas, there was neither hide
nor hair of him TO be seen. Without doubling for
q moment that it was all right, he began looking
around the building, expecting that some one had
called the gentleman off, but to no effect, ana it
was only when he went back to the office to make
inquiries that he was made to understand that he
had been vietimized. His oaths and lamentations
were loud and bitter, but they avaied him little.
His watch is, no doubt, by this time quietly reposs
ing in some pawnbroker's chest
FATAL AcGIpENT.-W learn that on Friday a
youth about fifteen years of age fell from the main
topsail yard Of the British ship Saranae, lying at
post 10, First District, and was killed. The body
was margled in shocking manner. A dent the
poor lad made when he fell on the poop is plainly
diacernable.
RATHER REMARKABLE.-Ther was not solitary
case of shooting or cutting, that we heard of, in
any of the Districts, from Saturday morning till
late last night. We cannot remember when tile
police records Of g drunken Saturday night were
ever so clean. Yesterday, also, we found on the
Coroner's slate the pleasant word, sNothingln
This pleasess US, and we hope it will please our
readers.
POCKET -PICKING-At the Second District Yege-
table market, yesterday morning. fellow, pre-.
tending to be drunk, staggered against lady, and
in SO doing picked her pocket of $50. Officer Gener
afterwards arrested him, with SIS of the cash still
in his possession. He gave his name as James
Thompson, and will to-day be introduced to Recor-
der Baehe.
CoMMrrEp.--John Kline was on Saturday com
mitted for trial to the Criminal Court by Becorder
Adams on charge Of assault and battery prefer
hIJJ
that collision occurred between vehicles driven
by the respective parties. Peter jumped from his
dray took hold of the bride Of Johns animal and
him. John, properly believing that Peter
might as well have ehuoked himself, waded into
Peter and gave him few on the region Of the
smelling box.
To BE ExniIsEp.-The following parties were
arraigned on Saturday before Recorder Emerson,
and their cases fixed for examination Ghas. Chris
topher, Clara Fisher, John Gluny, Richard Will
liams, r. G. Bolio and james Taylor, for larcenes;
John Sullivan, Michael Coreoran, for assault and
battery with dangerous weapons O. A. Brown
and Ed Grimes, for tampering with slaves; James
Burke and Ah'm Capell Craig, for assault and
threats; Sarah Moore, for perjury Thomas Kill
breth, for obtaining money under false pretenees
James Marilla, for abusing and cutting his wife, and
James Thompson. for assault and, battery and
woundng with dangerous weapon, with intent to
kill. Also. Henry Abbey, charged with attempt
ing to obtain money under false pretences from
DR.. ]. S. Knapp; BARLEY Grainey, charged with
brass knnckling Pat Coyne, near the foot of Julia
street; John Morris, charged with having bun.
die Of clothing in his possession supposed to be
stolen; Charles Johnson charged with drawing
pistol on Thomas O'Day, on New Levee street Pat
Mack, charged with asaaulting Frank Scott with
dirk on st. Joseph street; Mike steinwell, found
suspiciously concealed on board the steamer Ne
braska, and Mike Murphy, charged with stealing
box Of buckwheat flour from Thos. Eagan. The
amount of turpitude that Recorder Emerson has to
wade through, as regular thing, is greater than
that which afiicts all the other three Recorders put
together. particular account of all the above
offences would fill columns of the Crescent.
Baptiste Blasting or Blasini, charged by Charles
Barnet with obtaining goods under false preteDses,
awaits a hearing before Recorder Blache; also
John Dervin and w. Gallagher, charged with wal.
Looping Fanny Denison and Rose Davis on Custom
house street.
BARRIERS & BRos. IN THE FIELD--Anotlter Great
daoH.Whaever may be the effect of the tight times upon
the gentlemen the ladies certainly have had little
plain A. fin anticipation Of the difficulties that their fair
toners wondme with IN eSaeng their pin money from their