New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-29
NUMBER 257.


who on Saturday night called for lodgings at the |
Third District Lock-up, was one George Matthews.
In memorandum book, found II his pocket, was
the following entry:
ito whoa this May Concern George Matthews
has been in the Employ of the New Orleans
Street Lofers for the past 2 months, which time
he has been FAITHFUL"
The BURGLAR OF PANE Charley Robinson,
alias Gordon, swlose last arrest we published
on Saturday, was on Saturday arragaed before
Recorder Emerson, and sent to prison to await
examination. He will there have all proper atten-
ton, and will doubtless, when he gets out or up
before the Recorder, be as bright and defiant as
new half dollar.
ATTEMPTED SuIcIDz.-A child named Eighteen
Sixty, a native Of Time, aged II months and 20
days, was found lying senseless in the mud and
water yesterday. 1t was at first supposed he was
dead but the Coroner, on arriving declared he
was not quite dead, but would certainly be dead
on Monday t.his) night ct IL o'clock. Knowing,
as have said, that the poor old year was certain
to die, the Coroner concluded to render his YER
diet and did so as follows. " Died, almost prema-
turely, from intemperance and exposure superin-
dueed by political excitement and hard times"
The weather yesterday, we may add, was in every
respect suicidally dismal, but we heard of no
other attempts at suicde beyond that of the old
year above mentioned.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-A fellow named George
Claude knocked down an elderly resident of Green
vile named Wilkinson, and robbed him of his
pocket-book containing $3.50, about o'clock on
Saturday night, near the railroad station of that
burg Officer 7. Lazarre, of Jefferson, soon heard
of the affair, and overtakng him, led him hot
chase fields and fences, the officer finally TAX
ing the steam train to chase him the quicker, as
the thief was making for the city, Claude finally
captured on St. Joseph street by Lazarre, who
found on his person Mr.. Wilkinson's pocket book,
but only s26 of the money in it. But in Claude's
pocket was fine burglars saw of splendid work
manship, and lance, such as that used by pick
pockets to cut open coat and pantaloon pockets.
He has no doubt been the perpetrator of many
burglariea, and may get free ticket to the peni
tertiary.
DIseHARGED.-Thomas Jennings, f. m. c., pro-
prietor Of the &c dental depotn on Baronne street,
was some time ago arrested on the charge of being
a dangerous fellow of abolition sentiment. He
was examined before Recorder Emerson ON Satur-
day, and dismissed for want of evidence.
GRAND JURY QUARTERLY REPoRr.-The quarterly
report of the retiring Grand Jury has been pre-
scented to Judge Hunt. The usual visit to the public
institutions is described, and the institutions re-
ported in the usual condition.
Regarding the public sailor balls, the Grand
Jurors say:
we would call attention to the licensed public
ball rooms of this city. As at present conducted
they are an outrage on all decency and disgrace
| to the city that permits them to exist. They are
the resorts of prostitutes, thieves and rowdies and
of all that is low, vicious and vulgar Gambling and
| debauchery are carried to q fearful extent.
Thoughtless young men and strangers are enticed
to these rooms where we have the best reasons for
4 believing they are often drugged and plundered
The cry of murder is often heard from them, aud
too often proves to be fact. We present them as
public nuisances, and such as call for immediate
abatement. We think this can easily be accom-
plished, by the Mayor refusing to issue licenses to
them, which it seems to US he has the right to do
And, being still after Recorder Emerson with al
elongated stick" they say:
On tho 23d of November we submitted specia
report in reference to the negligent oppressive an(
| illegal manner in which the Recorder of the Firs
| District dispatches the business Of his Office. WI
had hoped that the pu bic reprimand then givel
him would have produced change for the better
but there seems to have been, thus far, no amend
| ment.
Men are lying in the Parish Prison on pett,
charges, whose cases were committed by him Il
this Court for trial months ago. and yet the paper
have not been sent to this Court, and the prose
GuAnR 0UlGeFS no means Trying accused
many of whom are praying for speedy trial.
He continues to take Jurisdiction of cases no
contided to him by law, and oppressively to exel
else functions not granted to him.
We recommend him for impeachment by til
Common Council, believing as we do that there
no other remedy that can be effectnally applied.
Between the Mayor and Chief Of Police and til
Grand Jury, Recorder Emerson would appear
be in danger of being incontinently rubbed out.
1t is rather remarkable that Emerson should /
: singled out, of all the Recorders, and made IL
l universal target, for what other Recorders hay
long been in the habit of doing
We understand that after his issue with Il
Mayor and Chief of Police shall be settled, R
corder Emerson will have something to say f
himself in response to the attacks of Mr.. Distri
Attorney Bradford and the Grand Jury.
} LUDIcRous ExoITEAIENT.-On Friday last,
t young deaf and dumb man, living with his moth
and sister, at certain place in the Third Distric
crawled up among the timbers Of a ricketty o
+ out building, or shed, where chickens had rooste
and where he expected to find some eggs. Blu
finding that his weight made the old shed totter, |
got down and walked off, and went to cofIe
house across the street. He had hardly left ii
| yard when, with the aid of gust of wind, dow
came the shed, crash! but he, being deaf, did NJ
hear it, and passed on.
1t happened that whilst he was under the she,
his sister saw him; but she did not see him whe
he left When she heard the crash, and saw tll
ruin, she fancied that her poor dumb brother wa
underneath, mangled. She raised frantic alarm
she, her mother, and Others rushed to the pile Z
boards and timbers, and began tearing things rigl
and left, to get at the supposedto.be crushe
YOUTH
1t further happened that the dummy got wind c
great excitement at home, saw people rnnnin
there, and went flying there himself. He saw tn
ruin of the old shed and recognized his mother
dress in among the tfmbers Fancying that til
shed had fallen upon her he rushed to her rescue
and succeeded in pulling her ont before she kne'
who had hold Of her. He saved her whilst sli
was nearly killing herself to save him.
Great was the establishment and laughter on Il
sides when the thing was explained. Funny IS th
affair was, it illustrated beautifully the feeling b.
tween mother and son.
FALSE ArARM.-The alarm OF fire last eyanin
was false. 1t came from the corner OF Camp an
Melpomene streets.
DIED FROM THE EFFEeTs.-hr Angus Mcneil
who took choroform at the st. Charles Hotel o
Thursday has since died from the effects of it.
Our previous reports have been to the effect Tia