New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-28
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1860.

crowd manned the brakes, and then followed tile
liveliest scene of all.
the crazy man, but washed him off the house. He
rolled down the roof from his fort and fell to the
banquette. At first it was thought he was killed
but it was soon discovered that he had no bones
broken and was but slightly bruised. The police
took possession of him and locked him up on the
charge Of insanity The ducking and the fall
seemed to nave brought him to his senses, for he
looked and talked nationally enough when we saw
him at the lookup. Pat will have a little bill to
settle with his landlord after getting through with
the Recorder.
ARREST OF ASoTHRR LAKE BoRGNg VILLAIN
Miguel Soliere, Spanard was arrested in the
Third District, on Sunday night by special officer
Brooks, on warrant sent up by Judge Toca, of
st. Bernard. The charge against Soliere is assault
and battery with intent to murder, during one of
the fishermen's melees at Proetorve last month
All the arrests Of Proctorville offenders have been
made in this city, and by Lieut. Mazerat and special
Brooks.
THE BLACK RAscAL.-A slave named Daniel, be-
longing to Mr.. II. Bleedan, was yesterday before
Recorder Long for throwing oyster-shells at the
passengers in the railroad cars. The black scamps
master paid $25, rather than have him fiogged.
BADLY WouSDED WITH BRIcK.- One Henry
Forshler was arrested by Officer Mcdonnell, on
Toulouse street. at O'Clock Yesterday morning,
Louis Pleutrin in the head with brick; Emilia
Bertram, as an accessory, and Edward Fargea and
Eliza Stewart, as witnesses, were also arrested.
The story is that Pleutrin was on visit to Emilia
Bertram, who is a cyprian, when Forshler came to
the house and ordered him to leave; and he refus-
ing TO leave unless he got his money back, Forshler
struck him with the brick. Pleutrin was sent to
the hospital, and the two accused were yesterday
sent to prison by Recorder Bache to await results.
OLD MARY TAYLOR AGAfN.--Mrs. Mary Taylor,
the gray-haired hag Of Dryades street, was arrest
ed yesterday, charged by John johnson with re-
ceivng stolen property. 1t appears that johnson
visited her den. and was robbed of gold ring and
50 so in cash, by the notorious little deaf and dumb
negro girl who lives there, and who has robbed SO
many people; that the darkey gave him the slip
and gave the valuabes to her mistress, who when
called upon to make restitution was very hard Of
hearing and couldn't understand. The old cat, as
usual, gave bail to appear
| FANCY CAB DRIVERS. - VIM johnson, cab
| driver was yesterday arrested on the charge oi
having robbed Mr.. Esmond of $500, whilst driving
him in from the lake on the night of the 18th inst
4 A friend who was with Esmond was also robbed oi
| $50. Lieut.. Jaquess seems to have the dead
| wood on Johnson: for yesterday he found and
I seized in the Second District a cab and horse
which johnson had got friend to purchase fol
him, with s225 of the stolen money.
| Mike Stapleton, cab driver, was arrested early
/ yesterday morning on the Common street shell
road, charged with acting like highway robber
extingushing the lights of his cab, waylaying an6
stopping other cabs as they came along, and pull
| ling ont and beating the passengers. Officer
|
pulled out and beaten, and besides this, had twt
breastpins torn from his shirt. This is not the frs
time, it is said, that Stapleton has acted in ths
manner
Both of these model cab drivers were locked VI
| to await examination.
FALSE PRErENcEs.-Lo Schmidt and JOSEPH
Brandt were last evening arrested in the First Dis
trict, charged by W. S. Davis with obtaining
money from him under false pretences.
| NAUGHTY ROBERT BALFouR.-R Robert Balfou
was last evening arrested, charged by Mrs. Mar,
| E. White with assaulting and attempting to TAX
| liberties with her. Robert will have to come ou
with clean breast of it before Recorder Emerson
RosIN FANeGER.-Thos. Keeley was arrested o
Franklin street last evening, charged by Capt
Carlyle with stealing six barrels of rosin off hi
schooner, the Tom Parker.
ALGIERs IrEMs.-From the Newsboy we lear
that Capt. Martin on Thursday successful
launched one of the barges which he is buildin
for the 0pelousas Railroad Company. 1t is a fin
craft, worthy of the Algiers workmen.
Pelican Fire Company No. | celebrated the
ninth anniversary on Thursday, and had rigf
enjoyable time of it.
The Newsboy very properly keeps up the agitf
ton about running the ferry-boats to reasonabl
late hour at night.
The Newsboy wonders when the city papers wi
learn to look to it for news. Our answer is, tina
we are never able to do SO, only when we buy
at Morgans.