New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-28

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=, y camp and Poydras streets, and engaged
loas'hss Ior himself and family. As he stood d
sne boarding door, just On The street. he said
= ou nave the room ready, ana I,ll hare nv fam
~ and baggage up frora the steamboat IN haIf an
hour. Inc person addressed, replied \ All right.
vass then, turning to salesman at the door o1
ehe Clothing store under Tie boarding -hoR.e. fthis
salesman having overheard bis talk to the board.
ihg-noase man about bis family and baggage, he
remarked that he thought new coat wouFd be-
sonte nm. me salesman was only too happy 10
ophssy ana lifted him out in q coat worth eleyen
aoilafs, winch ne said be would settle for when he
~. oacR with his family and baggage. OF course
neieher he nor the coat, nor family nor baggage,
nave SINCE been seen in that expeetant and most
hopeful vicinity. The man il one of those whase,
manner and appearance would deceive almost
anybody. Recorder Summers sent him to prisor, Ia
await examination
THEATRICAL BREEzEs. Thomas Haney and
Gnaries walker yesterday paid $40 each to Recorder
summers, as their small apologies for their ugly
behavior n the Amphitheater on Sunday night.
John Thompson and James McGrath were also
sorry for their behavior at the st. Charles. The
same night. John paid SO; James, having .anary
red went down to partake Of some eooseberrv
jam at the Hotel de Fremaux.
a GHOST THROWING BaIeKBATs-oui shower
Of brickbats and other missiles were thrown ant
on Sunday, BY some concealed occupant Of the
famous old haunted house, in the Fourtb Ms.
triet. One Of the missiles struck q miss who was
passing, and straightway the police got after the
ghost, and caught it II was raerantish maseu-
hne ghost answering to the earthly name Of Bill
Perkins, alias Mob Town, alias Chips; regular
molly ghost, 50 far as its clothing was concerned.
Recorder Adams Will exercise it soon.
sTAsEIsG AT THE LAEE-A man named Duncan
was taken to Charity Hospital on Sunday night
having been dangerously stabbed by some one
with whom he was playing cards at the lake. No
arrests were made.
The MORAL INSANITY CAsE.-lWe yesterday gave
brief sketch Of the proceedings Of a young lady
81 wealthy and fashionable standing, who gave
way % an unconquerable propensity for stealing.
stole articles from different stores, was detected
exposed to her relatives, and compelled to &C.
knowledge her thieving. We did not get our in
formation from Guion's, on st. Charles street. and
We mention this particular fact at the request of
Mr. Guion, who seems to have felt that his estab-
lishment was alluded to- in what we said about the
erratic young lady yesterday.
A DESPERATE RUsawAY.--A slave man named
Jim, runaway from Mr.. o'Neil, in Jefferson
county, Miss, was brought to tile city On Sunday
by W.. Henry kles, who charged him with having
dangerously stabbed Robert McGowan, fisher
man, at Pass Manchae, the day before The negro
attempted to get away in . skiff belonging to Nc
Gowan's party; McGowan, being the first to inter
cept him, got stabbed, and the runaway was over
powered only by the physical strength and deter
mination Of Mir. Kies. Recorder Summers sent
the dusky desperate to prison to await exami-
nation.
COMMITTED TO AWAIT THE REsULT.-We yester
day mentioned the shooting of Trinity Garcia by
John Cafee, on Sunday evening, in house ot
doubtful repute, on Perddo street. Garcia did moi
die, but he lies critically ill at the Charity Hospital
Cafiee, quite an elderly man to do such deed il
such place. was yesterday sent to prison by Re
corder Summers, to await the result of Garcia.
wound.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Hunt Edwarf
L. Israel was yesterday arragned on the indictment
against him for the murder of George Rose Hi
pleaded not guilty, and was remanded to prison to
await his trial.
Wesley Harris, I. m. c., was brought up for trial
for murder; but the trial was continued, owing to
the absence of witnesses. He was steward Of the
steamer Telegram, and was indicted for the mnr-
der of white waiter named John, when he beat
over the head with stave, or part Of a barrel
head on the hurricane deck of the boat; the blows
fracturing the skull and John dying just as the
boat reached this port the I'D of April, of last
year.
Barney Holly, Auguste ValIette and Thomas
Goodman were brought up for trial for murder !;
but their case, too, was continued, owing to the
absence OF witnesses. The accused young men,
are indicted for the murder of Peter Munster; in
yading his house in Algiers, the 7h of July iast
maltreating his wife, and stabbing and killing him
when he arrived and interfered with them; they
being out on drunken frolic at the time. The
only witnesses in this case are the widow and
daughter of the deceased. When the Attorney
General went TO see them Saturday, at the house
where they had boarded since the murder he found
they had left for parts unknown. But yesterday,
after the Court adjourned they were brought. to
Court by Capt. Esnard, Of the Agiers police, who
had succeeded in finding them. The widow de-
CidTSu tlut SHE Hdu AGfoA LSSSlN1a W
appear with her daughter; and giving her present
residence, promised to appear in Court whenever
notified.
Judge Hunt ordered a draft Of $50 jurors, to
serve during the March term.
THAT WoN'T Do, BETTY WATsoN.-Seyeral years
ago, but probably within the memory Of woman
who is mot SO old either lived an Irish girl,
named Betty Watson. She was the dancer OF q
penny side show that travelled through Ireland and
England, performing at wakes and fairs. Betty
handled her legs'' with such skill that she be,
came great favorite with country pumpkins and
village ab'hoys.n In course of time she came
to London, and performed at one Of The minor
theaters. The gallery gods' became accustomed
to Betty Watson and her name was faYorite on
the bills.
A show company was made up to travel on the
continent Of Europe and Betty was selected as one
of the dancers. As her proper patronymc would
not look well on the BILL she was pompously an
nounced as Celebrated Spanish daasease, lie