New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-23

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One player on the victorious side got the ball in
his eye, and saw more stars than the law allowed
at that time Of day.
WELL DONE We say this, because he was regu-
larly done in well. The story may be doubted, |
but our informants youch for il. An amorous |
young man, week or two since, went out court !
ing on the Thomas Cat principle; that is, prowling
around in the dark, climbing fences and otherwise
acting like burglar. Without detection he gained
the spot where he expected to meet his fair one. |
She was not there He made a noise, as a sort |
of signal This brought out the man OF the J
house, who took him for robber; and having |
his gun in his hand, shot at the intruder, and |
shot at him second time, as he scaled the fence |
and Travelled madly. In the darkness, the young |
Lothario fell into a well, in deserted lot; |
well eight or ten feet deep, with a foot or SO |
of water at the bottom. The fall stunned him |
much, and he was at the time unable to get out; !
but hearing that his pursuer and others were still
looking around for him, he wouldn't have got |
out if he could.
There he staid till morning. Crawling up and |
peeping out, he found that he could not escape
without being seen by somebody. His feelings |
were SUCH that he would have died rather than be
seen escaping from an Imprisonment so ignomini.
Gus. The result was that he covered in the well
all day, waiting only for the night. AT night, he
found that the who had shot at him the night
| before, was again prowling around with his gun,
| talking with others about the robber that he was
| waiting for. sg&
The unhappy youth crouched lower than ever
in the mud and water bruised, hungry, and fa-
| tigued nothing but his fear kept him awake or
alive. Toward morning, he peeped out, and at
last found the coast clear; with desperate effort
he scrambled out of his watery dungeon, got off
undetected, reached home, eat something, and
went to bed. He is about town again, but limps
as he walks. q 6# 4
PooR BOYS FIRST LESSON IN Cry LIFE-We
saw yesterday morning, at the Third District Lock
| up, shabby and very soft-looking country boy,
| about II years old, who had been picked up and
| robbed by cab-driyer. He had just come down
the river and landed being on his way to his home
somewhere in Alabama. His story, which the
police eked out of him with some trouble before
they could make straight thing of it, was that
upon landing and looking around, hardly knowing
which way to 60, he was accosted by man who
told him he had better not stay loang about there
or he would get into trouble; and holding out his
hand, demanded 81 so for wharfage. The boy
paid the money; and then, being questioned, and
stating that he wanted to go to the railroad and the
Mobile boat, he was ordered to get into cab, and
to put his baggage "a carpet-bag and a small tin
bucket, which he had in his hands,) into baggage
wagon that stood near. He did as ordered the
cab and baggage-wagon went as far down as the
French market; there the young greeny was made
to disgorge SIS for his ride, and fifty cents for his
baggage in the wagon; and after being thus rob-
bed, he was told to run down to the railroad, and
to run fast, else the would leave him! He ran
found the depot; and whilst laundering around in
quiring for the cars, the police found him, and got
his story from him. The police are taking care of
the boy in the hope of catching the rascally cab
man with his aid. .-.a
GoRoNERs INoUEsTs.-Coroner Beach yesterday
held an inquest on the body of Louis Rost, child
8 years old, found drowned in well on the prem
ises of his parents, on Josephine street, between
Howard and Jacob, Fourth District. Verdict
Accidental drowning.
Deputy Coroner Soraparu held an inquest on the
body of Robert Hands, a boy seven years old,
native of this city, found in the river opposite
Adele street, Fourth District. Verdict: "Acci-
dental drowning"
DONG CLoTHIER.-Several men on Saturday
morning went into the clothing store of Mr.. La
clottes, on Old Levee street. between the Markets,
and all appeared to be anxious to buy something.
After being in the store some time, Of the men
found a coat that suited him but not having
money enough to pay for it, he asked the clerk to
t lay it aside till he should return with the money
After the party left it was discovered that slO0 had
} been distracted from the money drawer. One
John Snaffer was afterwards arrested on suspicion
of being one of the thieves.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-0wen Gallagher was ar.
rested on Tchoupitoulas street, at quarter to
three o'clock yesterday morning, by Officer Fee
Michael Ryan charging him with highway robbery
. The particulars will come out before Recorder
: Summers.
POCKET PIoKING.-Thomas Harrington was ar
rested on Saturday night on Tchoupitoulas street
on the charge Of having flched $40 from Tilt
;. pocket of Barney Sheridan. Recorder Summers
: will talk to him about it to-day.
q The SNATCH GAaE.-Major Talbot, of the Fourtl
District, had about 5000 snatched out of his hant
. on Friday, whilst standing in cofeehouse at til,
corner Of Third and Water streets. The daring ON
n who snatched the money was recognized at ths
= moment as one Charles Palmer, whose goed leg
9 enabled him to escape.
a A SHARP DARKEY.-A slave boy Is years old,
d family pet belonging to wellknown gentlema
of this city, made most ingenious attempt, seI
Q eral days ago. to rob his master and make hi
r escape to the North. Though his plans were WEI
e laid and boldly executed, he was doomed to find
as many sharp one has found out heretofore, tina
1.-THE plans Of men and mice aft gang aglee.a Gu
eonfrere of the Delta thus tells the story in yester
II days issue: @
i The boy had been engaged in the diningroon
and about the house, where there were seyera
more servants, and was universally liked for hi
3 good behavior and ceYerness Several little thing
= occurred quite recently about the house whic
" caused some blame to be attached to the boy bn
his subsequent actions soon caused them to be for
d gotten. A few days ago, his master having gon
m down to his business and his mistress having gon
= out shopping, the boy went into the bathroom, an
II after washing and dressing himself nicely, packe
lie some of his best clothes in carpet sack and lei
ID the house in the presence of some Of the femaI
ia servants. z@5.59 W s
:. After leaving the house he pulled out the pas
book used by the family at the grocers, near b,
and walking into the store in question, said to th
b proprietor, whom the boy knew had had a Ion
il business connection with his master, that his ma
a. ter had been suddenly called away from home upo
'e business, and he wanted him (the grocery to Ter
N him one hundred and fifty dollars, and enter ii
L =