New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-11
Nsb 0rleans Bully Grssesnt
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IL, 1860.
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The BOARD OF HEALTH report the total number
of deaths for the week ending the 9th inst, at l04
of which three were from yellow fever and twelve
from pernicious fever.
FIRE.-A fire broke out in Mrs. S. Jones board
ing house, No. III Baronne street. yesterday morn
ing at halfpast IL o'clock, and totally destroyed
the roof Of the main building and contiguous de-
tendencies. It originated in one of the attic
rooms occupied by an old servant, who was out at
work at the time and it is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary. The house belongs to
gentleman now in Europe, and was insured.
Mrs Jones had no insurance on her furniture, and
her loss is estimated at $4,000.
RoBBERy.-C Charles Long made an affidavit ves-
terday before Recorder Blache, charging John
McCue, alias Gallagher with robbery. Long says
that on Sunday night, between 10 and IL o'clock,
being in house at the of Bienyille and Bur-
gundy streets, he was assaulted and knocked down
by McCue. In the scuflle he dropped his pocket
book and McCue picked up and drawing bowie
knife drove him away. A warrant was issued, and
yesterday evening McCue was arrested on the leyee
by officer Macias.
THREE AT A PoP.-The Garden District is natu-
rally fruitful; we learn that a negro woman re-
siding in that blessed section of the city gave birth
yesterday to three well formed and healthy little
darkies.
WANTED TO CHoP HIS HEAD Bridget McCor-
mack got tangry against VIM. Farrell yesterday after
noon, on Tchoupitouas street. and struck him on
the head with an axe. Farrell called the police,
who arrested Bridget, and also locked up Farrell
to secure his appearance before Recorder Emer
son.
the body of the slave Mary, made yesterday,
showed that she had not died Of poison, but of
gastritis in its most severe form. The liver was
also found diseased and also much softened The
jury of inquest censured the druggist who sold
her the laudanum. The girl probably took the
drug to alleviate her acute suffering, but not in
sufficient quantity to cause death,
FrGTrvE.-A man named Charles Smith was
| arraigned yesterday before Recorder Emerson,
charged by f. J. King with being fugitive from
Natchez, Miss, where he is charged with horse
stealing. The Recorder sent him to the Parish
Prison, to await requisition from the Governor of
Mississippi.
| RECORDER BLAcHE's Court. Ann Monaghan
was arraigned yesterday, on the affidavit of Robt,
Reynier, residing at No. 2l Jefferson street. who
charges her with stealing from his house three
gold buttons, one ladys collar and one undershirt
l. Castillo was arraigned on the affidavit Of
| officer Neidingsfelder, who arrested him in a
coffee house for having in his possession din.
mond breastpin valued at $780, which had been
| stolen from Charles Newman in April last
| John Furter was overhauled for beating Cath
| crime Dietrich at the corner of Bienville and
| Franklin streets.
| NJ. L. Glider was brought in to answer the
charge of beating his landlord, E. Coutreau, who
came to collect his house rent.
| John Joyce and James Scott were brought nm
| by officer Gonzales, who charged them with steal
ing a sack of potatoes from Mr.. Bouanger's store
| on Old Levee street, between st. Phillip and Ursu.
/ lines streets.
| John Brown, arrested by officer Macias with a
/ suspicious looking bundle of cotton canvas in his
/ possession, was called upon to explain how and
| where he got it.
! All these accused were sent to the Parish Prison
to await further investigation, except Castillo and
| Glider, who gave bonds to appear.