New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-19
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The WEATHER. yesterday, though not a cold
day, was the darkest, rainiest muddiest, and most
sloppy and dismal specimen of day we have had
this season.
SIGN OF THE TIMEs.-The bark Sea Breeze, Capt.
Jervey, cleared yesterday for Cette France, with
the Palmetto and Pelican fags fyng-a compli-
ment to South Carolina and Louisiana, and a
truthful picture of the state of Southern feeling
in tile two States.
The RoBBERY AT Mrs. TuRNER's.-In our Mon
days mention of the mysterious robbng of $4,000
worth Of laces from Mrs. Turner's millinery estab-
lishment on Canal street. on the previous Saturday
night, we mentioned that the only persons to whom
Mrs 7. had been able to attach any suspicion in
connection with the robbery, were three richly
dressed ladies, unknown to her, who called at an
unusually late hour on Saturday evening, examined
her costliest laces, and left without buying any
thing.
This publication of ours has had the effect of in
ducing these three ladies to call upon Mrs. Turner
and give their names and references. They all
belong to families among the most wealthy and re-
spectacle in this city. Mrs. Turner made the
proper explanation, and informed the police of the
fact.
The special police 4he Chiefs) have adopted
hours, and have no intention of dropping that
study very soon. To show the earnest nature of
their study, we will cite one fact. The officers
discovered that at about O'Clock on Sunday
morning a cab was seen standing on St. Charles
street, nearly opposite the mouth Of the alley
which leads to the rear of Mrs. Turner's premises.
After deal of inquiry, they found that mysterious
cab and its driver, and pumped the latter The
tbatb
of store not a thousand miles from the alley, and
that he had muffled female with him.
The storekeeper was visited and questioned,
He confessed-well, we needn't dwell upon his
confession. Like Joseph Surface, he had merely
had business with little French milliner,
from the rear of the city, and had transacted that
business in his own store, at the dark hour of 8 in
the mornng-not because there was anything
wrong in it, but because he dreaded the tattle of
the neighborhood, which he looked upon and still
looks upon as a sort of modern school for
scandal.n
Bravo, Special Police Success, sooner or later,
must crown such study as this
MORE BuRGLARIEs.- residence of Mr.. Fred
erick Nipple, on st. Denis street, between Wash
ington and Sixth Streets was entered by burglars,
between and 2 O'Clock yesterday morning, and
robbed of S35 in money, and lot of clothing.
The thieves effected an entrance by forcing open
two windows, and got off with their booty without
being discovered.
gentleman's room, on Carondelet street. near
Canal, was entered before daylight Monday morn
ing, by bold burglar, who took away his gold
watch and sleeve buttons. A friend, who had ac-
cepted the genteman's hospitality and slept in the
same room, was despoiled of his gold watch, scarf
pin, sleeve buttons, and about $40 in gold and
bank notes. The two gentlemen only awoke from
their deep slumbers to find themselves robbed of
their jewelry, and have no idea about what hour
The burglary was committed. Entrance to the
room was effected by window opening on back
gallery.
FTRE.-At about half past IL o'clock yesterday
forenoon, o fire broke out in the warehouse situated
in the rear of Messrs. Bull & Ellis large leather
work and saddlery establishment, No. rs Canal
street. This warehouse, adjoining the back build
ings OF the City Hotel great anxiety was felt, but
the prompt and energetic action of the fire depart
ment prevented the eopfagration from extending,
and it was confined to the warehouse in question,
part OF whose contents was destroyed. The build
| ing was thoroughly drenched by water, and the
stock Of Mr.. E. l., 4. Bonnet, importer of straw
goods, No. 7e, adjoining the store of Bull & Ellis
was also considerably damaged by water, the
smoke penetrating into the upper story, by the
open windows, having created the belief that this
building was also on fire. 1t was more than two
hours before the fire could be put out. The dam
age by water will be considerable. 1t appears that
the fire was communicated to the warehouse by a
defective fue in the kitchen of the City Hotel, the
back part of which was only hall a brick thick
We were unable to ascertain the total amount of
the damage done.
GoRoNER's INoUEsrs.- -Suicide.-we yesterday
mentioned that late the night before Mexican