New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-13
NUMBER 242.
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A BASE sLAsDRR.-Our old friend Dr. James
Burns in years past connected editorially with the
Courier and Picayune newspapers, was not little
surprised yesterday morning, upon being informed
by Mayor Michel Of Jefferson City, that he had re-
ceived information that he (the Doctor) was an
AboIftionist, the nforner having stated that this
information came from the Doctors wife. The
Mayor gave the name of his informant; and if the
Doctor don't make the rascal smoke for his malice
why then, we are mistaken in the Doctor, that's
ell. The idea Of 50 old citizen, and stout Breck
inridge man and secessonist being accused Of abo-
lition incendiarism!
THE Row BETWEEN MAYOR MONROE AND Re-
coRDER EMERsoS.--0ffcer Frank Ames, night clerk
at the First District lookup, was yesterday
arragned before Recorder Emerson on the charge
Of contempt, in refusing to obey his order for the
| release of prisoner from the lookup. Ames
pleaded his contrary orders from his superior Off
| GERS, the Mayor and the Chief of Police, The Re-
corder, explaining that he wished to force the
trouble between the Mayor and himself to a speedy
issue, sentenced Ames to ten days incarceration in
the Parish Prison.
| Officer DoetIing first, then officer Lipman, the
appointed officers of the Court but still subject to
the orders of the Mayor and Chief of Police,
attempted to take Anes to prison, ordered by
the Recorder; but each attempt was met and frus-
trated by acting Chief OF Police Crevon, who ex-
| planned his orders from the Mayor, and ordered
them not to obey the Recorders order.
After deal of confusion and excitement around
the Recorders and Mayors offices, the officers ap-
peared with Ames before the Mayor; and this
functonary informed the officers that if they took
| Ames to prison he would instantly dismiss them
| from the police. So Ames did not go to prison,
and the Mayor took him under his protection.
Recorder Emerson subsequently, as we heard,
applied for the Sherif's aid in taking Ames to
prison, but the Sheriff declined lending any of his
officers to this purpose, on the ground that the
affair did NOT come within his jurisdiction. So,
Recorder Emerson was left perfectly powerless to
enforce the mandates of his Court
1 1t IS high time that this shameful affair should
come to close. It is becoming not only disgrace
full to the city, but disgusting to the population
and source of merriment to strangers. We have
been informed by legal gentlemen that the affair
can very easily be settled; then why not, in the
name of decency settle it at ence, and let the town
know who's wrong and who's right?
Since writing the above, we learn that Recorder
Emerson at O later hour made affidavit before one
Of the District Courts, and obtained that Gourt'f
order ON the Sheriff for the arrest not only Of
Ames, but of Mayor Monroe, the latter to be ar
raigned before him this morning on the charge O
several contempts of his authority. 1t is probabl,
that the Mayor will accompany Ames to prison
This looks like bringing the difficulty to some sor
of settlement.
! FIRE, AND SUPPOSED INcENDIARIsA.--At ahou
noon yesterday q fire broke out which destroye
five houses on Tchoupitoulas street, between SiXt
!. and Seventh, in the Fourth District; two two-stor
= frames, two one-story frames, and one one-stor
!, brick, all occupied by shop-keepers. One was OF
cupied by Mr.. Gregory, tailor; another by Franci
! ! Margous, and a third by John Velgel, who kept
' grocery and hardware store, and was the heaves
loser among the tenants large three.stor
house at the corner of Seventh street, belonging
! Yegel, narrowly escaped destruction. The valu
of the houses destroyed was about $S000; tn
goods destroyed about $4,000 more. Two mel
named Antoine Christian and Auguste Greenwa
were arrested on suspicion of having started tn
fire. and locked up to await examination befor
Recorder Adams. A feature at this fire was th
. procedure of Oliver Woolly, a bull driver from tn
/ Stock Landing, who brought down an engine fror
Jefferson City, attached by ropes to the saddle Q
his pony. He did the thing in a style which equal
excited the admiration and the amusement of th
! eityAfremen.
i ATTEMPTED SuIoIDE-A woman named Margare
Bellin residing on Cont Street, between Dauphin
( and Burgundy, swallowed large dose Of laudanul
night before last, in order to rid herself Of cart
and its mysteries. Her mad design was dscovere
/ by Others in time to send her to the hospital an
to save her life.
:, AcoIDENTs.-AM Mrs. Noyles was seriously burne
: in the soraparu market yesterday morning, by h
dress accidentally igniting from the furnace whit
i. she kept at her stall in the market.
e Yesterday afternoon on Camp street, nearly o
i poste the gate of Lafayette square, an aged al
4 feeble lady was knocked down and run over |
# some vehicle reckessly driven. Her head strut
the paving stones and received severe gas
rendering her senseless. She was soon picked l
1t and carried to a neighboring house, where re
:: toratives were applied, and she returned to co
seriousness, being fortunately not dangerously hun
: The rascally driver of the vehicle drove on al
l. was not arrested.
h A woman named Mary Lewis is at Charity Ho
h ptal, having injured herself severely by fallil
over stove in a house on New Levee street.
:, RoBBERY.-The coal-dealer who has his office
No. Al Dauphine street, was yesterday robbed
$500 by one Of his employees. The police are aft
the rascal.
j. SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named John Pattersc
,e was found dead yesterday morning, on Lafayet
e street, between New LeYee and Fulton. The boo
IL was left at the lookup, subject to the Coroner
ORDERS
le LARoENIEs. - George Williams, with q lot
r, clothes supposed to be stolen, was arrested on
rondeet street, by officer Hayes, yesterday afte
noon. After being locked up, lie violently beat
is felow-prisoner.
h John Howard was brought in on the charge
y stealing case of shoes from G.. Danbar's stor
IS No. 8 Magazine street.
Peter Scully was brought in on the charge
breaking open and robbiDg James Gibson's trun
e in house on Girod street.
Ie FIRST DISTRICT Counr-.Judge Halt.-Inform
tions for larceny and assault and battery were fill
yesterday.
of Josephine Schneider, charged with keeping a d
il orderly house, had the title of her ofense chang
" to that Of keeping disorderly house and disc
+ derly brothel. Later in the day Josephine was d
missed by mol. pros.
J. II. and John e. Holland were appointed cou
sci for Frank Rogers, charged with shooting wi
- intent to murder
y Charles H. Stanley, charged with shooting wi
= intent to murder, permitted to withdraw
plea of not guilty, and substitute the plea of gull