New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-13


With the key. He left the window, and was not
seen or heard Of again. The crowd remained
some time in a state of intense suspense and ex-
element, putting their ears to the doors and listen
ing and whispering all sorts Of conjectures During
this interval a man who had been aroused from his
slumber in an adjoining house, came running out
In bis night clothes. frightened half to death. He
said he first heard shouts in the adjoining house,
and finally the report Of pistol
One valiant young man got an Ak, and was
about to chop open the door Of the mysterious
house; but the police prevented him, and got III
by other means. The house was valorously RANT
fed from bottom to top, and nobody found, except
one poor shYering fellow, who, it was at once ap-
parent, was suffering an attack of delfrium ire.
mems, alias mania-apotu, alias blue devils, alias
red monkeys, alias the horrors. As no pistol shot
was heard in the street, the story of the man next
door was set down to an imagination more or less
dsofdercd by fright. The affair disturbed the
night considerably in Natchez street and the vi
cinity.
DEAD MAs FouSD.-W. W. Kelley last evening
reported that dad man was lying by the Tole-
dano street canal, in the swamp, near the jackson
Railroad This much reported Mr. Kelley, and no
more. sF So 6 -z.., q
CHARGED WITH MAssLAuGHTEg.-Gor Coroner Beach,
on Saturday, filed his affidavit before Recorder
Summers, charging Charles Cayanac with man.
slaughter, in shooting and killing the slave Wilson
at the New Marine Hospital several nights preYi-
ously. The charge will be examined soon.
NIGHTIsGALE VS. HoDEseo.-ThomasN Nightingale
had John Hodesco up before Recorder Summers
on Friday, charging him with beseiging him in his
own house, brandishing big bowie-knife at him,
and daring him to come out. On Saturday, Mrs.
Hodesco had Nightingale up, charging him with
having brutally beaten her little son Antonio on
the 18th ult, and threatened to break all the bones
in his body The whole case viii be looked into
on the 18th.
DANGEROUS PLAYsgousn.-We notice last even
ing lot Of small boys playing and romping on the
scaffolding around the New Custom House, at a
hight Of seventy or eighty feet from the earth.
They had climbed up outside, in some manner,
the Custom House being shut on Sundays It Is d
very dangerous place for youngsters to play, and
there should be some one there to keep them
down.
ACCIDENT Denis Beae, IA cotton roller fell into
| the hatchway Of the ship Blanchard ON Friday
evening, and had one Of his legs broken. He was
sent to the Charity Hospital ].
THE SUPPOSED POISONING AFFAIR.-Joseph Gal
ceran, prison on the charge of causing the death
Of his seduced victim, Miss Eleanor NJ O'Reilly, by
means Of poison has applied to the Third District
Court for his liberty, pending tile Coroners inves-
| tigation, through habeas corpus. A rather bold
/ application under the circumstances as they at
4 present appear. The writ will be argued before
Judge Duyigneaud to-day
CosdITTED FOR TRIAL. - Henry Bowers was
sent before the First District Court on Saturday,
| by Recorder Summers, for stabbing George Cass
/ with intent to murder--all about So which Gass
4 won from him at game of cards, in cofee-honse
i at the corner of Grayier and Dryades streets, IN,
Henry jenkins was sent before the same Court
by the same Recorder, for robbing Edward Barrett
Of sl5 on the morning of the Ist instant as he
| coming out of house on St. Paul street, between
Cypress and Julia seizing him by the neck, hold
4 ing him, and forcibly taking the money from hi
pocket and then refusing to give it back. He sub
sequenty confessed the robbery Officer Florence
| gave him S. of the money, and told him where h
might find the balance.
Joseph Cudner was sent before the same Court
by the same Recorder, for an assault and batter,
upon Henry Warner, smashing quantity of crock
cry over his head, to the considerable damage o
that head. Bail given.
ADDING Insult TO INJuRY.-Mrs. Mary Cava
naugh, residing at the corner of Gravier and 81
1 Marc Streets last week had Patrick and Catherin
Hutchinson up before Recorder Summers, on tn
charge Of having cruelty tmashed her and he
little daughter. On Saturday Mrs. c. had til
Hutchinsons up again, charging them with telon
ously taking the key of her room. locking her on
and property in, and refusing to allow her to hav
access to her said property. This case was fixe
for examination on the 10th.
Soon after the Hutchfsons gave bail they ha
Mrs. Cavanaugh arrested on charge of larceny
The larceny consisted in taking away from III
house some OF her own pots and kettles.
RECKLESS DRUING.-An unknown man, q Ger
man, with fiddle in o box under his arm, was rul
over by dray and badly injured about the head
on Tehoupitoulas street, yesterday morning. I'll
was taken senseless to Charity Hospital. Iii
driver of the dray, Granville, slave belonging t
Mr.. Yaneey, was arrested by officer Carson.
SkYLARKrNG.-O this charge Michael Anl5er wa
accommodated with city lodgings on Saturda,
night His skylarking consisted in smashing tn
windows of the Boston Club House on Canal street
He will explain to the Recorder to-day.
HORSE SrEALlNG.-Francis Burns was arreste
on Rampant street ON Saturday, on charge of has
ing stolen horse from John Giayerie. He will ap
pear before Recorder Summers in good time
L1RcEsIrs.- Henighan charged by W
I. Mitchell with breach of trust in failing to re
turn lot of clothing, belonging to the patients
Boards Eye Infrmary and entrusted to him 70
washing, was before Recorder Summers on SatuI
day. lie was likewise charged with larceny, i
stealing the key of the front door of the Infirmary
with the suspected intention Of doing still some
thing more felonious. The case was fixed for OK
/ animation on the 18th.
Sarah, slave of Mr.. Slater, charged with stea
ing S14 gold thimble from Mrs s. Montgomery
at No. 2O4 Lafayette street, was also held for
hearing on the 1Tth.
Chris Banning and one Dutch Pete were arreste
on a charge of having stole q watch and 81 i
money from john Muntz, at the Indian Quee
Hotel, corner Of Girod and New Leyee streets. Til
watch and money were found in an old shoe, undo
the bed in the room occupied by the accused.
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Arrivals at the Hotels Yesterday.
CITY HoTEIs-W II Metiner, A y Peoples ] p Trotier,
MISS W II Feaherson, Il u Gardner u Calhoun Ky;
!. Hill, 4 l. Redlitt II Mcl.ain and daughter, w w Hail.
Bsggs, N j Hall, Aswerpt Miss g Dotsan Sheton
Wssf, " Holmes, Z + McWha5ter Miss; A Bush Gia.