New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16
MAGNOLIA BASE BALL CLUB.-This club yester
day had a lively match Of twelves, eleven innings
The following is the score
Lawrence's side winning by 5 runs.

& A FUNERAL By THE Sous OF MALTA.-Crusader
Lodge No. 8, I. o. S. NJ, turned out yesterday af
ternoon to bury the remains of their late friend
and brother, Mr.. Fritz Rheims. They received
notice of his death only at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, but by o'clock in the afternoon they had
assembled about fifty strong; they turned out in
regalia, and followed the body, which they had
Handsomely coffined, to Greenwood Cemetery,
where it was entombed with the ceremonies of the
order This being the first funeral of the l. O. s. M.
in this city, in which the members appeared on the
streets in regalia, naturally attracted much atten
ton. This order has been much ridiculed and ma
lgned; but the fact that the members assist each
other in sickness and bury their dead decently,
shows that there is good among them; the best
sort Of good.
THE OLD MAN IS GoMG.-For some time past
old Dan Busby, the veteran policeman and guar
dian of Lafayette square, has been sinking in the
manner of all old men whose race is run. He has
been getting thinner and feebler, week after week
and last week he had to bid goodbye to the green
and shady park he had loved SO well, with its
happy romping children, whom he had petted and
protected so long, and SO often treated to candy
and organ grinders; and had to take to his bed,
from which he will probably never rise again.
benevolence, are raising subscription among
themselves, to render the old mans last days easy
and comfortable; and thus far, the subscription is
very handsome one, some contributing SO,
others So, and none less than 50, that is with
exception.
This exception is policeman who lends money
on interest, and has large pile in bank. Being
applied to, he hesitated while, and finally con-
%r,b, bod fu,n itu itv In bava
pleased the other police considerably. Yester-
day there was a charcoal caricature of the broker
on the wall at the lookup, representing him feel
ing for his quarter and saying, Well, I'll give a
quarter don't like to be close Z; and we heard
some of the officers were collecting a pile of
twenty-five copper cents, to tie up in package
with silk ribbon and present to him as the
change due for his munifieent donation.
| Would it not be well for those whose children
have SO long been looked after and petted in the
| square by the old man, to remember him now,
| and contribute their mite to the purse making up
by the police. Any persons thus kindly disposed
may leave their contributions with the clerks al
the police office, or with the Chief of Police.
FIRE.-The elegant new residence of Mr.. Rose
on Nayades Tor st. Gharles) street, between
Terpschore and Euterpe, was destroyed by irt
at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was {
large two-story frame with columned galleries ant
a garden in front; one of the prettiest houses OF
the street. Some of the furniture was saved. TIL,
fire started in the kitchen; and as the family wer,
absent from the city, it was attributed to ineen
diarism. They returned yesterday morning, Il
find their beautiful home nothing more than
heap Of smoking timbers and ashes. The fire
men were on the spot in good time, but wer
| thwarted by scarcity Of water. They managed
to prevent the flames from spreading to the adoin
| ing houses. The loss is between eight and tel
thousand dollars.
THE RAZOR AS A WEAPoS.-The razor seems Il
be rising in popularity as weapon of deadly of
Tense and defense; showing that that valuable i'm
| plement was not invented exclusively for barber
and suicides. Every week, almost, we have to re
cord the flash of the razor in some row or other
The latest case of the kind was on AnnunciatioI
street, between IL and l O'Clock yesterday morn
/ ing. William Gallagher and Thomas Grady were
arrested by Corporal Dixon, on the complaint o
Patrick shrian, who charged that they had cut hin
with a razor, with intent to kill. The matter vii
be duly looked at through the good spectacles 0
Recorder Summers
ABOUT A Lot OF HAMs.-The slave George, be
longing to Mr.. Robinson and Mrs. Eliza Collins
proprietress Of grocery at the corner of 1Tikert
street and the New Canal we're arrested by office
Hardin on Saturday evening; the slave on Ii
charge of stealing lot Of hams from the schoon.
Mary Ellen. and the women on the charge of bu
ing the said hams, knowing them to be stole
This is not the first arrest Of Mrs. Collins, on Il
charge Of being too intimate with dishonest n
groes.
j RIcH RrNG FIGHT. "A large crowd of peopl
went ont to Metairie Ridge yesterday mornin
early, TO see what they had heard would be
STAYING fist fight, according to the rules Of th
istic ring. between two brave and hardy profes
sers Of the noble and manly art OF " give ahe
take. /. The thing turned ont to be somewhat Of {