New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-08
eipai lighters, having to choke and beat them, be-
lore capturing them and taking them to the lookup.
The lateness o. the hour prevents our giving
further particulars.
NAccln,rE.vs

y Pieeipltated 10 the ground. Her face and breast
ieeelyeo The force Of the shock against the brick
aeehsnt O ths yard and It Is feared she has re-
cei.7 yea serious internal injuries.
CAs.-pHEaE ExPLosroH. or g. a4,rsa,, r,.s,,.,...
camphens' lamp exploded iii the kitchen III Mr.
george NJ I as,Fshces residence, at the corner sf
Jackson and Water streets, whilst hiz sau,i,,
assembled there, btafng Mr. Laurence Nh IL
child and brotser. Mrs. Laurence ii said u he
very seriously injured; TIE other membars II tt.e
! family received BIT slight INJURIES.
Boz RUN oyRR.-=A young lad named WIlIianz
Lightly was accidentally run over on Saturday
afternoon, ky the Hook and Ladder No. / truck
The accident happened on TchpnpitoGsas street,
whilst the frenen were running to the IRE on
board the Natchez. TIE lad was removed to his
mothers residence Annnnciatiom street, be-
tween st. Mary and Felicity. We c0zid not lsarr
how serious his injuries are.
MIscELLsNEo oJs ITEMS 4sss
THE FLooD BAcK OF THE cITY.-We are graf
fled to announce the continued s1bside Dse Of TIE
waters back Of Claiborne street. The further the
flood recedes, the more apparent s the min with
which it has visited houses, gardens and streets.
The damage is altogether incaIculsble. It VIII be
long before the submerged district RECEIVERS FROM
! this watery and most unfortunate visitation.
/ AhAI hEu vi A1EEfs<--nI. 1ulu idtS O4 sHC"
Third District, told as some time ago he fntenGbd
quitting the police to go into the brewery busines
and he has confirmed his assertion by sending Us
keg Of beer, labelled " Christian & Bray brewers,
Nos. I02 and lGl Moreau street, Third District.n
| We find the keg great thing to bring out the
muscle like the medical student with his barrel Of
ale, we lift it every day, and lift it easier each
time. Thanks for your acceptable present, fiend.
4 Tom! Ss
/ ARREST OF AN ALLEGED RoBnER AND MURDERER.
| On Saturday morning. at Milneburg, fellow giv-
/ ing his name as Frank Nixon was arrested bV
| officers Lopez and Moore at the request Of Mr..
! Diggp who charged him with having robbed him
Of gold watch and s45 in cash during the trip
over from Mobile the steamer California.
4 Assistant Recorder Magioni sent him to prison
to await examination Yesterday, Chief McCieI-
land received information upon which be proposes
to hold the prisoner much more serious
charge. This Frank Nixon, it is said is none
other than Frank Humphreys notorious charac-
ter and fugitive from justice in st. Louis where
he stands charged with the murder Of Bill Clifford
gambler; and it is further stated, that a reward
of $500 has been offered for his arrest Lieut..
Mazerat has fine gold watch, without chain,
which was found on Frank. 1t is numbered Is, ,346,
and has had the owners name scratched of the
back.
4 FIRE.-At quarter before o'clock ON Satur-
, Nday evening, when the Natchez had steam up and
was preparing to leave, negro deck hand upset
lamp in the hold, amidships which set fire to the
> eakings of o barrel of turpentine, causing it to
: explode and burn two negroes pretty badly. OF
course there great deal Of excitement on the
Ievee, in consequence of the smoke that rose from
N the hold, and the firemen came down with their
H. machines; but, by closing the matches and forcing
~s,.. l-4rr r.z.x
of two engines to bear, the fire was extingushed
in few hours, with no damage Of any consequence
a. to the boats hold, and but little freight damaged
in by water. The negro whose carelessness caused
III the fire was somewhat burnt. Whilst the fire last
d, ed there was little alarm around, account Of
r quantity Of powder which was said to be in the
n, hold
Us CULPABLE CARELEssNEss.-Capt. Jack Adams,
Sc going yesterday afternoon to his little back cabf
net in the Tattersalls stables, smelt fire. and soon
70 found it and put it out A stone furnace with 9
y charcoal fire and taors goose in it smoking
le away at the foot of stairway and vigorously,
d that the adjoining woodwork was in danger Of
10 catching fire. No person was about; had fire
started and got under headway it would have been
ie inexplicable and of attributed to incend
Oh arism. The furnace had been left there by Of
Il the ailors whose shops have their rears in the Tat
es tersalls Stables. 1t culpabe piece Of care
lessness to leave the fiery furnace in such place
81 with nobody about
"a THE RUINS ON CAMp sTREET.-W -Workmen were
Mt busy on Saturday in Strengthening and bracng that
re- portion of the Tulane building which still stands,
of in order to secure their safety in preparing
ee for its final demolition. The lofty ruin has caused
ds1 much apprehension among owners of property in
the rear. The work Of pulling down the walls will
he begin to-day.
ed THE LAKE BoRGNE MuRDERs.-We are indebted
he to Mr.. Bernos, of the New Orleans baE, for tht
SITS news that the grand jury of the parish St. Ber
err nard have found true bill for murder agains
are Victor Gulermino, Francisco Prieto and Antonio
Isl Madora implicated in the killing of the Manills
Mr.. fishermen at Proetoryille in August last They
la- will be tried soon
TREsrAss.-Mr. P. Irwin on Saturday made al
~, afidayitaganst Salvador Druicio, whom he charges
t with taking forcible possession of his premises OF
- Basin street, between Poydras and Perddo, an,
-, refusing to leave them, although duly ordered t
Nv do So Recorder Emerson will examine the case.
ma SIXTH DIsTRIcT CouRT-Judge Ho,ceQ-Suit wa
ty instituted Saturday in this court by Mr.. Ber
site nard Moore praying to be divorced from his wife
and Catharine Clifford, whom he married in Phiade
es pha in the fall of ls49. The main ground of til
and action as alleged in the petition is incompatible
ms of temper, which he alleges is of such aggrs
uch yated nature as to render their living together
supportable. P. H. o'Neal, Esq, counsel for th
and plaintiff.
and ,,
tall ehANoh VI A'V,DAs 3a1 :, -''l.'
,tor. ago, on charge of murder made against him
,ani. one Michael Walsh, was Saturday brought b
ming iofe heooiaei s.n,s,sun ssnelll. ~
Witness knew Cane, the deceased, for about nv
'ats- wears knows that Cane died in the Charity Ho
sary, pital IN the month of April 1859; heard sever
lents persons say that it Mike Burke VINO slapne
Aon' Eane. was told that Cane was stabbed at r ke
Rio Graade ae i FS
t+op Et anvae streets: never heard Mike Burke tai
i does not know wae Msep the psnrHs ~
,abhed Cane: he believes it was about three da,
after he heard that Cane was stabbed that Gai
n, at died. after the death of Cane witness did not 81
:. - - Burke as usual; witness had been in the habit
MAS seeing Burke frequently previous to the stabhl