New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-25

a trial by jury, and was remanded to prison to
await trial in the First District Court.
Recorder Wilt sent Philippine Louis before the
First District Court, for robbfng a man Of s100
whilst he was in her crib on Cont street, between
Dauphine and Burgundy, on the night Of the 18th
inst. Philippine gave bail to appear before Judge
Hunt, and explain to him and jury how she came
to levy 50 heavy "philopena = upon her unstls-
pecting customer.
BREACH OF Tgusr.-Tlis charge was yesterday
entered against Jacob Estilman before Recorder
Long; all for his failure to account for sls, pro-
eeeds of meat sold in Port Market for account Of
Andreas Frei. A warrant was issued
PASSING A CouNTERFEIT-Reeorder Long yester-
day issued his warrant for the arrest of James
Baldin and wife, they being charged with passing
upon Gabriel Lienhart, at No. 60 Front Levee
street, go counterfeit on the Louisiana State
Bank.
PUGSAcIous THIEF.-The Third District police
are looking about for one Antoine Toular II being
charged against him that on the 22d inst. he stole
pair of shoes from Frank Pietz, on Front Levee
street, between France and Mazant, and that, upon
Pietz pursuing him, he turned upon him and gave
him an awful thrashing.
SAUcY WRscHEs.-Mary, slave of Rouson, and
Margaret, slave of Taylor, were arrested on Dry
AIDES street on Monday night for drunkenness, and
using lond and foul language, and insulting and
yillifying all the white people they met. Re-
corder Summers yesterday sent them down to DR..
blanchard, of the Orleans street Infirmary, with
prescriptions for twenty-five drachms of hickory
oil for each
NANCE MAyFIELD AGAIN.-The rip-roaring Anna
| zon Of Dryades street was before Recorder Sum-
mers yesterday. John B. Wills, who hands out
street, complained that on the evening Of the 20h
Nancy paid him visit, smashed the glass in the
door, seized him by the shirt dragged him out into
the street. and severely scratched and wounded
him in the face. The drunken tigress was sent to
prison, to be examined on the lst prox
RAscALLY BoY.-A lad named Hunter, II or IA
| years old, WAS yesterday bitterly complained of
to Recorder Summers, by Mr. A. Marmion, residing
at No. 236 Magazine street. The trouble was, that
the young rascal had maliciously stopped his sup
ply Of hydrant water, by perforating the lead pipe
in several places with piece Of iron thereby caus-
ing the water all to waste before reaching the
cock. Master Hunter will soon be called upon to
give the reason Of his mischief.
SHE WANTED SOME CURTAINS. Ann Callaghan
was yesterday before Recorder Summers, on the
complaint Of George Moore, of the City Hotel, who
ayerred that in September last she stole out of the
| hotel set of window curtains valued at s25 Ann
furnished bail to appear on the Sd prox.
FINED.-Mr. D. Penn, proprietor of the Texas
Cotton Press, was yesterday fined twenty-five dol
lars, by Recorder Summers, for violation Of the
wharf ordinances, in leaving large quantities Of
cotton piled the wharyes at Posts "a and 49, ant
| in falling to remove the same when notified By
Assistant Wharfnger Mitchell, the said cotton beinf
a great obstruction to the active commerce of thu
wharves.
Joseph Stofel, keeper Of cofeehouse on Dryade
street, was fined ten dollars for keeping his houss
/ open after hours and permitting rowdyism in it.
John Carroll, charged with slapping Ada Patter
son, and threatening to whittle her with a pocke
knife, on Gravier street, got off ut the low price o
five hundred dollars.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT.-Judge H,ent.-Thoma.
| J. Semmes yesterday presented his commission
from Gov. Wickiffe, as Attorney-Genera of the
State elect. and Judge Hunt administered to hin
the oath of office, and introduced him to his desl
and chair in court, as prosecuting officer of the
State.
James McManus, charged with larceny, with
drew his former plea of not guilty, offered the plef
of guilty, and was Temanded to await sentence.
Bartholomew Collins, charged with murder was
dismissed by none prosef,i-there having been two
mistrials in the case, and the Attorney Genera
suggesting that there was not sufficient cause fol
another trial. Collins it will be remembered, hat
a fight with Major Fox on Felicity street, long
time ago, and blew his brains out with shotgun
Joseph Grieb was tried for larceny, and fount
guilty, and sentenced to one months imprison
ment. -l..z5
The following partieswere dismissed for want o
the papers from the committing Recorder: III
johnson, alias Hamilton, charged with obtaining
nth October last. John Nolan, charged with lar
ceny: in prison since the 10th October last. Lafay
ette Marsh, James Smith, and William Smith, al
charged with larceny, and all in prison since tn
18th November last. The District Attorney state
, that all had been committed by the First Dstrc
Recorder, and that he had called repeatedly at th
office to get the papers, but failed to find them,
this explanation was spresd upon the minutes.
FIFTH DISTRICT, CouRT-.Judge Eggleston.-l
case interesting to towboatmen is progressing i
this Court. The Towboat Association, consisting
of the Good Intent, Star and Crescent Lines su
George Kimbal for $4,000. upon allegation that h
bound himself to them, in the sum named, not t
, sell the steamer S. w. Downs for towage purposes
and holding himself still liable should any futnr
owner or owners put the boat III the towing trade
the suit being brought because the boat has sine
gone into the trade. Defendant answers, that tn
boat being up at Sheriff7s sale he was induced t
bind himself in that way. by promise of the plain
j tiffs that they would not bid at the sale; that
4 he did not buy the boat, the agreement was nu
and void and that, being in violation OF law an
public policy, the contract cannot be considere
binding in any way. Upon this latter clause Q
e defendants answer chiefly hinges the issue. Nh
\ M. M. Cohen is counsel for plaintiffs and Mr.. G
{ more for defendant.
e PeLITIcAL WRITER Nor PosTED.-In the las
: number of that valuable and sagacious I Journa
of Civilization Harpefs Weekly, the editor VIII
. does the politics has article on the Speakershi
= contest in Congress. He is greatly exercised ]
:; mind upon the sad condition Of things at Washing
: ton and among other lugubrious lamentations, b
. indulges in the following remarks:
l. eMore than one of the three months of the shol
J, session of Congress has elapsed, and no organiza
d ton has been effected. Less than fifty workin
: DAYS remain during which all the appropriate
bills of this session, and the Post-ofiee appropriate
2 bills of last session must be passed, Kansas mus
be admitted, and whatever measures are take
with regard to Mexico must be adopted. 1t is a
most doubtful whether the business can be 81
n through in the time that is left.H
IN This is a delightful example OF the profound po
;s itical learning which distinguishes the journal
- Civilization above all other literary journals
!, the country The peculiar wisdom of the abos
IS consists in its assertion that this is the closing Sc
st sion of Congress- and is to terminate on the 4th
March next! Should not the country be gratefl
to the Harperian Editor for this valuable and o.
er ginal discovery? 1t displays degree of yerda
RS ignorance of our politics that IS positively reres
II; ing. Here is a man, an editor, too, who does
Z know what the whole newspaper press of the cou
Id try have been crammed with for two months, vi
~ that new Congress is just being organized.
re does not even know that a new Speaker is n
- elected at each session. and he thinks that we a