New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16


sell. The champions were cubs eighteen or nine
teen years old. The preliminaries were arranged
In the usual awful and solemn manner; the COM
batants went to work; one knocked the other
down three times, and that was the end of u.
The old live oaks were shaking IN the breeze all
day yesterday-pro with fun, at the idea Of
being compelled to witness such fight and such
Q Dadly-soId crowd of spectators. This sort Of
thing, aboet these times, appears to be manis,
growing out Of the Heenan and Sayers AFFAIR,
which Is expected to come of In England this very
day. We heard some Of the "enthusedn Inst night
calculating that il the fight was not hindered or
postponed, and should take place early on the
morning Of the 10th, the time in England would
correspond to about II o'clock last night.
We were out at that hour last night, and noticed
that the sky YVES clear and old earth rolling on In
the same old direction. II the earth were as alive
10 the fight as its inhabitants are we little doubt
that each fall Of Heenan or Sayers would be felt
in the ground on this side Of the water, and that
the end Of the fight would create regular earth
quake. We have it from undoubted authority that
either Heenan or sayers will get licked, and that
the news Of the fight will get here as soon as pos
sible.
SATURDAY IrE6s.-The Coroner held an inquest
on the muck decomposed remains Of man,
brought up By the dredgeboat at the foot Of Cirod
street; mass beyond Identification. Verdict,
found drowned.
John Sloon was arrested on Charities street for
driving his cart over boy named Louis Mox, and
injuring him seriously. He awaits examination.
John Short, . boy, was arrested and held on the
charge Of stealing dozen knives and forks from
show window ON Old Leyee street.
James G. Davis, arrested on st. Charles street
with counterfeit coin in his possession Thomas
Cook, charged with getting drunk and beating his
wife Mary, and cutting her with knife and
Charles Brown, charged with choking his wife
Catherine, and threatening to cut her with knife,
were arraigned and held for hearing before Re-
corder Summers. The same Recorder fined Thomas
Garrison $40 for striking James Griffin and having
an open knife in his pocket.
A fire broke out at No. Ill Common street, but
did nothing more than to damage two trunks. A
fire started in Coddon,s confectionery, on Camp
street, between st. Mary and st. andrew, caused
accidentally by little boy at play, but was
discovered and put out before doing any damage
to speak Of.
BADLY BEATEs.-A man named Charles Fisher
was found lying on Hospital street on Saturday
night, drunk, and badly beaten about the head. i
was not known who beat him. His condition was
such that Officer Rapp sent him to the Hospital.
IMPORTANT LAW SuIT.--A heavy law suit, inter
esting to all cotton dealers, is now progressing in
the Fourth District Court. 1t is rather series Of
suits involving cotton to the value of 100000 and
likewise involving the constitutionaty Of the Law
which provides for vendors lien Of five days on
all agricultural products, even when they have
passed into or through the hands of third and limo
cent parties.
The suits are those of M. d. Cooper d Co. vs.
James Maury; Rockford, Brown & Co. vs.. James
injury and Rockford, Brown d Co. vs.. II. w. Con
ner & Son. The issue came to trial on satur
day, and will probably occupy the Court some
| time. The state Of the case is this:
| Rockford, Brown 4 Co. and NJ. D. Cooper q Co
transferred several thousand bales of cotton to w
E. Starke, who drew bills Of lading upon them
which were bought by Jas. Maury and H. W. Con
ner & Son, who shipped the cotton on board the
vessels had completed their cargo, the first will
$500 and the latter with 1900 bales and were ready
| to SAIL when they were detained by the Sheriff OF
the writs issued in these cases, the plaintiffs claim
ing possession of the cotton under the lien law al
| Ieging that it had been weighed for shipboar
within five days after It had been transferred 7
Mr.. Starke.
The owners Of the ships entered demurrer t
/ the execution of the writs. As common carrier
having signed bills Of lading for all except poi
ton Of the cotton in dispute on board the Woot
they are under certain responsibilities to delivt
the cotton in Liverpool; besides which the insn
anee policies would become yitiated and thel
would be an expense entaed and loss Of time
unloading.
i The owners of the balance of the cotton on thes
two vessels are suffering from the delay, and wi
L., hot, n1u fpr Ham ia ctinnn
/ whether the Legislative enactment is constitution;
4 and consistent with the comfy of nations.
4 Two witnesses for the prosecution were exam
ined at great length on Saturday. The trial wi
be resumed to-day. There are no less than sixtee
of the ablest lawyers engaged on the opposin
sides.
i INTERESTING TO HUSBANDS AND WIyEs.-The TO
lowing decision of Judge Eggleston, Of the FIT
District Court, upon case duly tried before hin
must be more or less interesting to every marie
reader. Plaintiff sued defendant for payment Of bill
of dry goods, obtained on his credit by his wife. d.
PENDANT refused payment ON the ground that ii
goods were purchased without his authority, an
that the purchases were of q kind beyond b
means, and too unnecessary and extrayagant for
person of his station in life. Upon this issue Judg
Eggleston decides:
Ffah District Court of Ne,c 0r1eans-The plai
tiff who carries on a seperate commerce from ht
husband, sold to Mrs. b, the wife of the deponen
(the husband being also deponent) on the i
. and 18th of November last, quantity of article
of personal apparel, which amount in the aggrt
gate to the sum of $645.
!. Mr.. B. came in court and pleaded a gener
denial. He further pleaded that, II the plant
furnished the articles specified in the bill Of pa
ticulars subjoined to her petition, she furnisht
them in opposition to his express orders, and he
not liable to pay for them. He prays hence to
dismissed with costs. The wife, although legal
cited, has made no answer, and no one has ma
] any for her, the husband alone joining issue wi
1 the plaintiff.
It appears from the evidence that when the {
count sued on was presented for payment to NJ
! B., she admitted the correctness Of It and promis
to pay it, but stated that she could not do it thu
a The account was presented for payment to Mr..
her husband, who declared that he knew notEi
concerning it, and had told the plaintiff not to
d to his wife on credit He declared that he wol
n not pay it. 1t further appears that b. is clel
= and receives salary of $500 year, and poss
: ses no other means of support.
Q The husband owes to his wife fidelity, supp,
and assistance, Cart. No. III, Civil Gode) and
q is bound to live with him and follow him Wherey
: he chooses to reside and the husband is oblig
a to receive her, and to furnish her with whatey
2 is required for the convenience of life (tout ce
e est ecessdire pour les besos de Ia uie, in propt
A ton to his means and condition; &c. C. 122.1 4
: persons have the conventional capacity exceptth
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