New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-09
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PHEASANT hlong bhfouph tae mid -hOUF3.
The DEATH OF Miss O'RErILy.-Wc gave on
Tuesday the particulars Of the death OF Miss Ele-
onora NJ. OReiy, and of the suspicion that she
had died of poison, administered by her own or
the hands of her Spanish lover, Joseph Galceran,
as also Of the exhumation Of the hody for exami.
nation.
The stomach and other portions of the body de- |
tached by DR.. Hart for chemical analysis have |
been by the Coroner submitted to DR.. Crawcour, |
one Of our best chemists, who thinks he will be |
able to report in about two weeks. Many and
different processes have to be used in the search
for different posons, and the Doctor may make his
report in less time than be states, or he may find
it necessary to take twice as much time
Dr. H. sionnet, the physician who gave his Ger
titicate that Miss O'Reily died of apoplexy, has
been arrested at the instance of Coroner Beach, |
who charges him with being accessory after the
fact to murder. The Doctor was yesterday ad-
mitted to bail by Assistant Recorder BENT.
The DAGuERREoTYpE SALOON AFFRAY.-Samuel
w. Williams was yesterday examined before As
sistant Recorder BENT, acting in place of Record
er Wiltz) on the charge Of having stabbed John
Brunner on the 30th ut., in Constants daguerreo-
type saloon, at the corner Of Hospital and Old
Levee streets, in which saloon Drummer was en-
ployed. It appeared that Williams and three other
boatmen went in to have their pictures taken, all
at his expense; that the pictures didn't suit, and
he refused to pay for them; that he had quarrel
with Constant, and then fight with Brunner; the
latter using stick upon him. and he using his knife
in return giving Brunner three stabs, in the neck,
arm and side. He was committed to the First Dis
trct Court for stabbing with intent to murder, and
remanded to prison.
THREATS REsPEcTED.--George Davis, an inmate
ol the Nork-honse, whose term expires to-day,
was yesterday brought before Recorder Summers
on the charge Of having, some three months since,
threatened to kill Frederick Deckeng, so soon as
he should get out of the Work-house Deckeng
making his complaint on Tuesday in view of Davis
early release, which he considered as something
dangerous to his existence. The case will be
looked into in few days.
| You LET MY MOTHER AND SISTERS ALONE This
was what Thomas Byrnes yesterday signifed to
Ann Mcfarland, by legal process which brought
that lady before Recorder Summers. Thomas COM
| planned that Ann had become too much addicted
! to the habit of abusing and foully villifying his
mother and sisters, at their residence on Perdido
street, between Adeline and St. Jane. Miss Ann
was put under bonds to keep her tongue still for
several months y..
/ STABBED IN THE B4cK.- James Poirdau was
found on Hospital street, yesterday morning, with
a stab in his back. He said he had been in a row,
and received the stab from some one unknown to
him. He was transferred from Hospital street
to Charity Hospital.
4 FAULTS on Born Satisfactorily we men
1 toned that on the preceding day Recorder Sum
mers fined Felix Comerford $40 for thrashing
his wife Mary, at their residence on New Levee
street, and that he paid the fine and went his way
rejoicing. Yesterday it was Mrs. Mary's turn, for
Felix had her up on the charge of being in the
constant habit of insulting abusing and annoying
him, and was required to pay fine of SO, and
furnish bonds to keep the peace for three months
Not meeting either requirement, she was sent tc
prison for a month.
DESPERATE DARKEY.-A negro giving his name
as Wilson, and his masters name Stewart, was
found on Tuesday night, by Policeman Brindley
lying on the street, badly wounded; having beer
shot three times, in his back, thigh and leg. HI
could not tell who shot him.
Yesterday morning, onearmed man namet
l Charles Cayanac, employed as watchman at tha
new Marine Hospital, out Common street. yolun
tarily appeared before the Chief of Police ant
stated that he had shot the negro. His story was
q that between and 10 o'clock whilst he was o.
0 watch negro passed him with his hat pulled owe
his eyes, and ran into the hospital grounds and hi
himself among some tmbers. He followed til
negro, who deserted the tmbers, ran into the ada
cent canal or ditch and from that into an outbuild
y ing which had been used as an Office. He a
tempted to follow the negro, but could not for th
IL water.
+ Having found, among the timbers where til
negro had at first concealed himself, chunk
: beef and bottle or two of brandy and wine, b
went to the nearest groceries to inquire if anythn
;. had been stolen Not finding this to be the cas-
q he got three men to accompany him back to I'll
Z hospital. Making his way to the outbuilding
s which he had left the negro the latter started Of
! and again took to the water. He pursued an
,s caught up. The negro then seized stick of woe
! and raised it to strike when he drew his revov
!, and fired. The negro exclaimed that he might
well die there as anywhere, and still advanced npt
3 him to strike. Retreating, he fired at the neg
10 again, and seeing that he was wounded, callt
,f upon him to surrender, and the demand was
"a fused. Being unable to take him by force with
- one hand, he started after the three men whom
= had left behind and whilst he was gone, the neg
"a fed The crowd chased him. and saw him or son
n one stop to talk with negro woman on GalF
Sc street. Seeing them, this person left the Won't
4 and disappeared. The woman, being interrogate
n stated that the man who had stopped totalk to h
, was a negro covered with blood
The Chief of Police dismissed Cavanac upon |
own recognizance to appear, should he be requir
,f to answer hereafter.
J. J. Yesterday forenoon, the negro died of
II wounds. DR.. Hart City Physician, examined
y body at the Hospital. In addition to the woun
If which caused death, the Doctor found in the bo
II a number of buckshot, which the deceased h
e received long time previously, whilst out on sol
+, nocturnal maraudng expedition, in the swaf
a precincts of the city; there being information
:, hand to account for the said buekshot.
e. The Coroner's investigation will probably ia
'e place to-day.
g. CLIMATE OF THE UNITED STATEs.-Prof. Jose
! Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, has maps i'll
a tratng the climate of the United States. I
7 isothermal lines follow the lines of latitude VI
nearly, except in passing over the great ranges
4 the Rocky Mountains, which occupy about (
third Of the space between the Atlantic and
cifc coasts. There the line curves to the north
in degrees, and by another curve meets the Pac
ID curve at the same degree it started with
ID cause OF this increase of temperature upon til
e. mountains he ascribes to the prevailing weste
O. winds. These come from the Pacific, charged W