New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-16
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IS, 1860.
Yutal SateIliQsnfs.

THE FIRE AT THE ST.. CHARLES HoTEL-E Eeath
of al The Men Btant.--Coroner Beach was cstled
yesterday morning to hold an inquest upon three
dead bodies at Charity Hospital, toyit: John Cos
kelly, native Of Ireland, II years Of age Robert
Smith, a native Of Scotland, 2e years of age and
Jerry Murphy, native Of New York l6 years of
age. Csskelly died shortly after his arrival at the
hospital, on Wednesday afternoon: Smith died in
the evening; the boy Murphy died at 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning; and all were the victims of
the fire in the store-room Of the ST. Charles Hotel
an account Of which we gave in yesterdays
Crescent. 5e. L &
The bodies were spectacles awful to behold and
the jurors sckened at the sight Of them The YER
dict rendered was that they died from the effects
of burns, received BY the explosion Of certain
gas apparatus IN the St. Charles Hotel. It being
shown that naptha was the substance which ig-
nited with a flash and set everything around ON
fire, and that this substance was used under some
new invention, in purifying the gas to an extra
extent and it further appearing that the gas-tters
and others VINO knew anything about it had de-
clared the arrangement very dangerous one, the
Coroner expressed his intention of taking testimony
in regard to it, to lay before the Grand Jury, as
something legitimately claiming their attention.
CASES FIxED.-The following new cases were
yesterday fixed for examination by Recorder
Summers:
Tim Harrigan, charged with cutting and beating
Edward Sweeney in the arm and head in a bloody
manner, on Julia street, on Wednesday night
Sweeney being sent to Charity Hospital. Sent to
prison in default OF $1,000 BAIL
Thomas Moran, charged with assaulting officer
Stanmeyer with intent to kill with cheese-kEife,
on Wednesday, at the corner Of Common and Lib
erty streets; Stanmeyer being at the time on his
way to Charity Hospital, with of the men burnt
at the st. Charles Hotel fire. Bail given to appear
on the 22d.
Mary Jewell, charged with knocking down and
threatening to Kill Johanna eastman, on Monday
last, at the corner of Lafayette and johnson
streets. Bail given to appear ON the 23d.
Elizabeth Stewart charged with picking $40 out
Of the pantaloons pocket Of Nicholas Cross in his
room at the corner Of Common and Rampant
streets Fixed for the Goth; bail $3.50.
Mrs. Towns, corner Of Poydras and Carondelet
streets, charged by James s. Mobiles with having
harbored the slave Jim Hodges, who ran away
FROM his master, w. L. Cozzens, in Pensacola, sew
eral weeks ago. Bail given to appear On the 22d
| WoRK-BoUsED FINED, ETc.-Recorder Long has
sent Juan Ramirez, alias Gutierrez, to the Work
house for six months. He stole silver watch
| from Henry Cook, and silver watch from Robert
Holland; one on board the ship Jas. Montgomery,
and the other on board the ship Arctic, where the
owners were working as cotton screwers.
| John Thompson yesterday paid $40 to Recorder
Summers for interfering with and abusing officer
Adams ON Gravier street. Jas. Raine paid SO for
abusing officer Huet on Basin street.
| Timothy McMahon was fined $40, and put under
bonds for six months, for raising muss in Mike
McGuire's house on Delord street.
Michael Hare, driver Of one of the St. Charles
street omnibuses was sent to prison for month in
| default Of paying $40 fine. He got drunk On
| Wednesday night; left Canal street, running his
| mules at top speed and slamming and banging the
omnibus from one side Of the street to the other,
to the great alarm Of his passengers finally drove
on the banquette at the City Hall, and then, jerk
ing his mules around put back for Canal street as
fast as he had come. The police chased, and caught
him at Common street. He had big stone in his
pocket, and one of the passengers said he had
been throwing stones in different directions as he
came up street. It is just probable that Mr.. Irwin
will not reinstate Mr.. Hare on the box when he
comes out of prison.
COMMITTED FOR TR1AL.-Recorder Summers yes
terday sent John Braden before the First District
i Court for stealing silver watch and chain from
Daniel Dunn, on Foucher street, on the 2Ist ult.
Mardigras. Bail, $3.50.
Recorder Long sent JohrfF Mohrman before the
First District Court, for an assault and battery OF
Mrs Click on Pety street, on the 18th ult. Mrs
&. resisted him violently in the discharge Of his duty
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threw her down. He gave bail.
Henry Blaise was sent before the same Court TO
double assault and battery; beating Franci
Lewis and his wife on the Sd inst, in their room
/ the corner Of Moreau and Marigny streets.
!, FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge H,a,t.-Julie Vol
sin was yesterday tried for assault and battery an
, acquitted. I=.s
John Reilly Jr, was tried for assault and batter
and found guilty.
Bias Sanchez was tried for cutting and wound
np with intent to KILL and found guilty of assaul
,, with dangerous weapon.
G. r. Carradine previously convicted Of assaul
with dangerous weapon, was dismissed by mol
proseoui. This was an unusual and altogethe
!, nnioue affair. Carradne assaulted and offered /
!, Kill a free colored woman, who harbored and cor
cealed her daughter, after said daughter had ra
7 away from Carradne's family, being indentured
; Mrs. Carradine. Carradne's fault was being
' little too rough when he went to the house of t
d mother to reclaim and forcibly take away the gi
! who was her daughter and his indentured servan
! Carradne, being convicted of assault, got his di
) charge upon releasing the colored girl from the
denture, or rather the agreement under which
= wife had taken the girl.
J. SHOT HIS BROTHER -N-LAw. The IiVmgsto
). Q.a.) Reporter of the 10th says:
F, Mr.. Joseph Hartman, of the Colyell country,
s. tbis narishi was wayaid and shot by his brethe
IS in-law. Mercer Pendarvis. Hartmanls dangerous
i, wounded, and Pendarys has fed
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q :, A SHOCKING AFFAIR-Three Children Bnned
T. Death.-The oskaloosa Qowa) Herald has the 70
E. lowing:
J, A painful and melancholy occurrence took pa,
q in Oxford in this county, on frday evening, y
Il I'd inst. The dwelling Of Mr.: spencer DeWl1
), took fire between seven and eight O'Clock IN u
1, evening. while he and his wife were absent
n: church. The house was burned to the ground, a.
:. three chidren-two girls, one aged nlne, the oth
n three. and boy aged five-perished IN the hame
4 II il supposed the fire originated from the sto
k fine. The wind was blowing furiously at the tlm
A No one reached the house until 1t was enyeiop
fs in Hames voice, supposed to pc that ot =
nj elder girl, was heard once crying :" mercy
c efforts to rescue the unfortunate emiafen we