New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-11
Neb Orleans Bully Crescent.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, July Ii, 1860.
gotal gntfIliqente.

THE Misunderstanding iocating at the pre-
sent writing, with the thermometer at " in the
composition room Of the Crescent The printers
talk Of getting up strike against this oppressive
heat but fear they might have to succumb inglo-
rously and therefore have concluded TO keep as
cool as possible. No movement in the air, except
in favored localities. Any man who can invent
machine or procession the condensation Of calorie
in some kind Of portable or merchantable form,
could find plenty Of the material to operate on
in this Office and would mmortaliZe himself. Too
hot, positively, for the mosquitoes. -Four desperate
fellows yentured into the Office and fell dead almost
| Immediately. Fact. Wheugh!
CoRaEcrIoN.-We were called upon By Mr.. Mes
bit, whom we yesterday reported as having been
| shot by the watchman, of the steamer Alabama,
| Monday, at the Lake. He informed Us that he
fell and was pretty badly bruised on the head,
which bled considerably, thereby leading bystan-
ders to suppose he had been shot but was M
touched by balls Mr.. Ramsey received two wounds
and is now in a very critical condition,
THE MoRTALirY.--The number of sudden and
violent deaths is getting to be alarming. Yester-
day, as we arc credibly informed, the Coroner sat
for ten cases of sudden death. That is almost as
bad as an epidemic. Iz-
No BUSINESS m THE RECORDERS CouRTs.-out
Of respect to the memory of Recorder Fabre, the
various Recorders Courts were closed yesterday
/ after hearing the cases on the morning docket.
DEARTH or ITEMs.-The scantiness Of items il
this column this morning must be attributed partly
TO the fact Of the Recorders courts having beer
closed out Of respect to the memory Of Recorder
Fabre, deceased. Our readers must not be mislei
| into a supposition Of some sudden reform having
4 taken place.
SUDDEN DEAHns.--A Mrs. GolIegan is reportedt II
have died suddenly yesterday afternoon, at the cor
ner OF Religious and st. Mary streets. No detail
were given, but the Coroner was sent for.
Mr.. August Carl, keeper Of the e Marble Hall
bar,Toom, near the City Hail. died very sltddenl.
d yesterday, and his death was followed in shor
| time BY that Of servant.
ISQrEsrs.-The Coroner yeaterday held the fol
lowing inquests: On the body Of Henry GUAR, VII
committed suicide yesterday by jumping ovel
board from the Second District ferry boat. On d
unknown man broughtto the Hospital by cab No
l67; be appeared to be q deck hand; verdict
sunstroke. Also on the body of Miguel Fonor
native Of Switzerland, aged about As years, fount
dead At No. 1870 Dryades street, verdict sunstroko
Also o. the body Of Thomas Bell, aged 45 years,
native Of England, found dead at No. 2s Ut Josep
street: verdict, sunstroke.
H PRIZE FrGHT.-A duel h Id Heends took plac
N yesterday afternoon, on the opposite side Of th
a river in the rear Of Algiers, between two Of til
t'fancy,'' named Masterson and Masoa. After seve
rounds Mason's second threw up the spong'
y thereby acknowledging defeat Both partit
4 were considerably punished.
ATTEMPT Ar HIGHWAY RoBBERY. Charles Wi
liams was arrested on the levee last night, at I'll
instance Of Philip Dutzen, who charged him wit
attempting to commit highway robbery upo
him.
FaLI..--Wiliiam Manning fell from house {
Tchonpitouas street, on Monday night and hrol
his leg. He was carried to the Charity Hospital.
ATTEMPTED BuRGLARY.-s4n attempt was maj
on Monday night, about II o'clock, to enter tt
store of Mr.. Robert Gribble, corner of Camp al
/ Gravier streets. The thieves somehow beean
alarmed, however, before they effected an entran
and scampered off before any harm was done.
be BoDY FouND.-The body of Thos. Metoyer
It. who committed suicide on Sunday last, was foul
=, yesterday at the foot of Adele street.
4. ONE OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are G
tertained as . the ultimate recovery OF Bob job
" son. The heat of the weather probably acts i
as favorably upon his system. At any rate, we he
from several reliable sources that the case is me
critical than was supposed yesterday.