New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-25
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PROBABLE SCANDAL IN HrGu CIHcLEs.-As yester-
day, glorious April day, waned into evening,
what should be disclosed in the western heavens
but the unusual spectacle Of Mrs. Venus whispering
into the right ear Of Madame Luna The astrono-
mers say the tHo ladies never come within good
many millions Of miles of each other; yet well
swear that, according to all appearances, they
were not more than two inches apart on this oeca-
sion.
The Hte-asste lasted for an hour or two, and the
talk must have been refreshing in the extreme. for
the ''beautiful star" and the young golden rim of
the moon never looked more gloriously bright.
They sailed along lovingly together, covered or
surrounded by delicate and poetic veil Of feathery
vapor, apparently gotten up by the clerk of the
weather for the occasion. The whole city, more
or less, gazed at the bright and unusual conjunc
ton, and admired it as long as IT was visible.
Mrs.V. appeared tlast to be in the greatesthurry
to getto bed for when took last look she had
got underneath Mrs. L., and was at least four or
| five inches nearest the horizon. What their chat
| was about we cannot guess; but il it be not con-
! tinued this evening, the remainder may be looked
| for in the next number of the New York Ledger,
| which is sold by all news agents and periodical
dealers throughout the country price, five cents
copy.
| WHosE Boy?-He is bright pretty and we'll
dressed; about seven years old and gives his name
as Charley Boiling. Mr. Etenne Foury, Of the
brickyard at GreenYille, yesterday brought him
down to town, and politely offered him to Recorder
Summers, as something not belonging to him, and
probably valuable to somebody else, az his polish
| and nice clothes would seem to indicate.
The child had taken fancy to the brickyard; !;
and was taken charge of whilst stealing ride on
| the tail of brick wagon. Some vagrom boys,
who followed him to the lookup declared that they
identified him as the very boy who took the shine
| of all the other boys, and some Of the men, by
gallanting the little girls around the Carroiton
I Garden last Sunday, and swinging them in the
| swing.
| The infant, at the police office, showed himself
to be up to the times and properly awake to the
| Heenan and Sayers excitement, by walking into
the juvenile crowd and scattering them in all d.
| rections. He either could not or would not tell
the Recorder where he lived or who he belonged
to; he was definite on one point only, and that
was that he wished to go home with MIR. Foury
and live with him. Being Jefferson parish case,
the Recorder had actually nothing to do with it !;
but he advised Mr.. F. to take the boy home and
keep him till claimed and Mr. F. being willing
enough, did as advised.
THE CHEyALIER HuTeHISsoN.-W. F. Hutchin-
son is o nice, dapper young fellow; handsome,
dignifed, and decidedly genteel; always dressed
to the top of the fashion, wearing gloves, and car
/ rying nice little rattan. His days, until latterly
were devoted to the putting up of prescriptions at
Webster & Holmes drug store, corner OF Chartres
| and Customhouse streets; his nights to playing
the gentleman about town, and especially swelling
in the parquette andlobby Of the Varieties Theater
| where he passed, or endeavored to pass, for Doc
tor Hutchinson also as great judge and critic
of theatrical and operate matters, and last, bu
not least special and regular correspondent OF the
New York Daily Times. All sorts of genius was
this Doctor Hutchinson; especially around the
Varieties Theater.
Some time last fall, shortly after the opening o.
the theater, Hutchinson duped a gentleman who
was acquainted with Mr.. Owens, the manager
this gentleman, representing that his young frlene
Hutchinson was the regular correspondent OF the
New York Times, and devoted much of his writing
to theatrical matters, limited the propriety of put
ting his name on the free-list Having faith in tht
gentleman, Mr.. Owens at once put the name on tht
, | list Hutchinson, of course, soon found out tina
all was right, and was regular and enthusiastic
visitor at the theater. Mr.. Owens, who had nevel
heard of the man before putting him on the free
list still remained in ignorance of him, never meet
ing him to know him.
, At last, failing to receive any copy of the New
York Times containing anything like correspond
ence from Mr.. Hutchinson, Mr.. Owens concluded
he was a humbug, and crossed his name OIL TN
free-list. A few days afterward, Mr.. Owens re
: eeived through the post-ofiee note from Mr
+ Hutchinson, demanding, in indignant terms, II
d know why his name had been erased from the free
O list Mr.. Owens laughed at the cool audaeity 0
8 the thing, sent no answer, and soon forgot al
j. about it.
n On the 9th Instant Mr.. Owens received throug
g the postoffice q letter signed II. W. informing
him that the writer was correspondent OF the Ney
i. York Police Gazette, and had prepared for pub
l. lcation in that paper :" nice ITEM about himse
ii and things about his theater Of such nature tha
r. he might desire to have the item suppressed; an
modestly asking if it would be worth anything t
d have the letter stopped, which letter, unless a
e answer were received within forty eight hour
e addressed to H. W, Box B. 1876, post-office,
would be on its way to New York.
il Mr. Owens at once seeing yillainy aproachn
him in a mask, visited and consulted the Chief
II Police Mr. Adams. That gentleman drafted
decoy letter, which Mr.. Owens copied and droppe
in the Post Office, to the address named; lett
full of tender fear and complaisance, requesting
" interview. or other means of coming to terms,
tn order to suppress the threatened correspondent
in the Police Gazette.
Meantime, suddenly remembering the note he he
long ago received from the humbug Hutchinson
touching his dismissal from the free-list, Mr. owei
found that the handwriting of that note and this
of al. VIZ was the same; lie therefore knew
a man, though not by any previous personal intr
duction The trap-letter in good time had !
IS. effect. Mr. Owens on the l1th received seeor
he letter through the post office from II. W., namir
the price of suppression at 5000, and requesting
ci speedy answer as H. W. to leave the city in
day or two.
Soon after receiving this letter, Mr. Owens W
= visited at the theater by the redoubtable CORE
~ :. pondent in person. He introduced himself in
stiff and business-like way doubtless expecting
get the $500. Mr.. Owens was rejoiced to see hin
:. laughed at him; told him the Chief of Police h
ls been locking for him for several days; that his
he ply letter was but trap written by the Oh
:. of Police to catch him, and that he was obliged
him for tumbling into the trap so readily.
is Owens then dismissed him with an Irish hlessi
MT calling him thief, swindler, and other names rat
ar renuisiye to eenteeI ears He eharitablv foreb