New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-10
Nsb Orleans Duly Cresttrt.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1860.
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bprhood of Algiers during the afternoon. But we
found it impossible to get the particulars.
ALI ON ACCOUNT OF THE Hor WEArHEE.-The !
effects of the very hot weather which VIC have
been lately experiencing. begin to manifest them
selves in the unusually exctab1e state of feeling
existing among our citizens of that class who
| usually keep their tempers under control Two
strimmages took place on the street yesterday In
the first, the combatants were not allowed to DO
| much more than make few passes at each Others
heads, thereby greatly interesting the crowd that
always trong through the Post Office of morning,
before they walked off in the direction OF the
Second District Lock up. Iii the second affair. the
result was much more serious. According to the
| best information could get, the gentlemen en-
gagged in the difficulty had been anicably canvass
ihg the merits Of their native States, Kentucky and
| Virginia. The Kentuckian was very severe upon
| the Old Dominion which soon excited the ire Of
| her son, and from words they fell to blows; but
| as the Vrgnian used heavy loaded cane, he soon
| tut quietus on the debate by striking the Ken
| tuckian blow over the head At this juncture
| mutual friends interfered and prevented further
/ damage being done, for the time at least The
Nirginian was Immediately arrested and carried to
| the Lookup, but was soon discharged ON bail
| A SAD CAsE,-0n Saturday morning last, we
Noticed the fact that an unknown woman had fallen
| dead at the corner Of Thalia and st. Thomas
directs, and that the Coroner had held an inquest
| On her body, but had failed to find out who she
j was. Yesterday morning q man named Peter Prior
| called at the C0roners office and asked to see the
/ clothing found on the dead woman. When shown
the articles, he Immediately exclaimed that it was
his wife that had died. He says that she was in
the habit of visiting friends of hera who live in
different sections Of the city from her. and remain
Ing with them several days at a time; that early
i last week she left home, stating her intention Of
| Bpendiug few days with a friend in the upper
part Of the city therefore, her absence excited no
lneasiness on his part. But on reading the &C.
count Of the death in the papers, he remarked that
from the description of the body, it must bear a
strong resemblance to his wife. This produced in
his mind kind of restless uneasiness, and yester-
day morning he felt impelled to visit the corner
grocery where she died, and seek, if possible, to
satisfy himself that twas not his wife, He found
the grocery, and upon asking the keeper about the
affair, was shown breastpfa of peculiar construc-
Eion, which they said had been dropped by the dead
4 woman. II was one he had given his wife previous
TO marriage, and his worst fears were realized.
His visit to the Coroner settled all his doubts. His
grief on making these discoveries is said to have
been intense.
SHOOTING AFFAIR AT THE LAKE END OF THE
PoNTcHARTRAIN RAILRoAD.--A short time after the
arrival of the steamer Alabama at the lake end, yes
terday morning, difficulty occurred on the
wharf, between the watchman and the second
clerk Of the steamer. The watchman drew d pis-
tol and fired at the clerk, who lodged behind
several gentlemen standing near by, and one of
them, Mr.. P. A. Ramsey of this city, received the
a. laJ,- ,pH;n
wound which is feared will prove fatal. Not any
way deferred from his purpose by this accident,
the watchman continued firing, although there
Iwere number of ladies the wharf within range
of his bullets. The clerk fled and took cover on
the railroad track, which is lower than the wharf.
Another bullet, it is reported struck Mr.. Nesbitt
who happened to be within range, wounding him
severely. 1t was not until the watchman had dis.
charged all five of his barrels and the clerk had
taken refuge in the ladies' cabin of the Alabama
that he refrained from his murderous attempt. He
was arrested by police officer, who was at
tracted to the spot by the firing and brought to
town and locked up in the Third District. The
clerk came up at the same time and made an af
dayt against him. Mr.. Ramsey is reported to
be in critical condition: but we have no particu.
lars inrelation to the wound Of Mr. Nesbitt.
INoUEsTs.-The Coroner held the following in
quests yesterday: On the body Of Catherine Ma
honey, aged 80 years, native of Ireland, found
dead in house near the Leyee on Julia street
i Verdict-apoplexy. On the body of Peter Seitz
| a German, who died at No. 143 Liberty street
Nerdict-apoplexy.
d HIGHWAY ROBBERY. "A man named Matthias
Briste made affidavit yesterday, in the Fourth Dis
trict, that on last Saturday night about halfpast
o'clock, while he was walking on Water street
between Washington and Fourth streets, he was
set upon by three unknown men, knocked dowr
and robbed of $l25 and gold watch The police
a are after the villains.
Su1cpE.-Henry GUAR committed suicide yester
o day afternoon, by jumping overheard from the
o Second District ferry boat. Although he wa.
picked up almost Immediately, and every etfor
made to resusctate him. life was found to be ex
tinc and the Coroner held an inquest and rendered
. verdict in accordance with the facts.
ARRAIGSED.-Sam Wheeler was arraigned before
Recorder Emerson yesterday morning, and com
mtted to prison to await the result of Bob John
sons wound. johnson, we learn, is doing well
though very weak.
FoUND DRowNEp-The body of an unknown
man was found in the Old Basin yesterday after
: nooa~r Two men were arrested by the police, OF
suspicion OF having thrown MIN IN ana droW net
l. him last night.
20 The body of another unknown man was foun,
in the river, near the Third District ferry landing
Of yesterday afternoon. We did not hear whethe
at inquests had been held by the Coroner or not
BADLY CuT.-A man named William Fennel wa
badly cut in the back on Sunday night by ma
Y named Buffalo, during a scrimmage at Mrs. Hg
gins boarding house on LeVee street, betwee
Girod and Lafayette He was sent to the Chart
Hospital. Buffalo has not been arrested.
Another cutting affair took place the same nigl
on Barracks street, in which a Sician name
Eduardo zamoro was slightly cut in the back b
Luis Zepeda Zamoro, it appears, got into quar-
rel with Zepeda in coffaehouse where they wer
OF both drinking. He went of and in a little Will
~ ~ returned with knife and dared Zepeda to com
out and fight him. zepeda accepted the challenge
be went out, knocked Zamoro down, took the knif
away from him. and before he could be prevented
cut him as above. He was arrested yesterda
morning by officer Bouosa on st. Philip street.
. BURGLARY. - Officer Carpenter of the Fourt
District reported yesterday that the residence
:. Mr.. II. Skie, corner of Eighth and Camp street