New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-27

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| COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Recorder summess yes
terday sent James Mahar before the Eisst bsstsset
Court, to be tried for receiving from negro 4
plate Of copper worth ss 40, stolen from WI
Blakeny.
Recorder Benit sent Pat Dawson before the ssne
Court for stabbing man named Brennan with m
tent to kill, in one Of the evee cosee houses some
account of which we have heretofore given.
CASES FxED.-John Blake, charged by Deputy
Street Commissioner Trinchard with violation Of
the ordinances, in dumping filth on Basin street,
near Clio, is to appear before Recorder Summers
on the sth prox-
D. Mitchell and WIN. Ahern. groceTs, are under
bond to appear for trial by the Recorder and uries
Of Shareholders, the very serious charge af sell
ing liquor to slaves in their respective groceries,
Godulphe Switzer and Lawrence Mendel, charged
with breaking open G. +. Roberts trunk and TAX
ing therefrom s61 and lot of cigars were booked
for hearing on the sth prox.
lently beating Dr.. Matthews atthe Hallway house,
were put under bonds of $500 each to appear for
| examination.
| Narcisse Frechaw, lessee of Poydras market,
had P. Bertrand up on the charge Of refnsing I'd
pay dues for the stall occupied By him. Case ixed
/ for the 4th prox.
/ BuRGLARY.-Two rascaIs invaded the residence
Of Mr. Reese, on jackson street, near Apollo,
night before last, and made off with nine silver
spoons. They we're seen just as they effected their
escape.
WoRK-HorsED.-John Kearns yesterday morn
ing stole pair Of shoes from John Bransch; for
i which little afoopaw'' Recorder Summers sent
1 him to the Work-house for two months.
i DISMISSED. George Simmons, charged with sa-
rously injuring J. e. Guillottes slave boy Joe by
throwing coil of rope on him, was examined yes
terday by Recorder Summers and dismissed.
| FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-Judge Huzit. Wesley
Harris was to have been tried for murder yester-
day, but the case was continued.
4 Lee, alias Roberts, once tried for murder, bnt
the jury not agreeing, was brought up for his
second trial. This time he offered the plea Of
guilty Of manslaughter the plea was accepted,
and he was remanded to prison, to await sem
tence.
: | SuLPHuRoUs.--A yerdant Irish girl Just arrived
was sent to an intelligence office BY the Commits
sioner of Emigration, to find place at service.
She was sent to a restaurant where st0nt help
was wanted, and while in conversation with the
, proprietor he took occasion to light his cigar by
, igniting locofoco match on the sole Of his boot
As soon as she saw this she ran away half fright
ened to death, and when she reached the office
was almost out of breath,
"Why what is the matter with you?n said the
proprietor, seeing her rush in with such confusion.
"Och, shure, sur, but yes stint me to the old
! Nick himself in human form.
What DO You mean.has ne dared a 70 insult 2
Eyes, sur returned the girl He's the old
Nck.'
for it, said he, quite exasperated.
why, sur, whilst was talking TO him about
the wages he turned up the bottom of his fut, and
wild splinter in his finger, sur he just gave one
stroke and the fire flew out of his fut and burned
the stick, and he lighted its cigar with it, right
afore my own face He's the old Nick, shure, sir y
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The steamer S.. commanded by Captain S., ex-
4 pIoded several years ago with terrible effect, and
burned to the waters edge. Captain 8. was blown
into the air, alighting floating cotton bale,
t upon which he hoated uninjured, but much black
0 ened and mudded. Arrived at. Q village several
miles below, to which news Of the disaster had pre-
ceded him, he accosted by the editor Of the
village paper, with whom he was we'll acquninted4
: and eager for an item: -
I " Isay: boy, is the s. blown up ~
4 aWas Captain S. kieds'
"No, am Captain s.
! "The thunder you are! How high were yot
blownW
e ever did in my life before came down.
d The editor started on run for his oiice the
e paper was about going to press, and not Wishing
to omit the item of intelligence for the next issue
r two weeks off, wrote as follows: a M
Ih 1.-THE steamer S. has burst her boiler, we learn
from Captain s., who says he was up long enongn I'D
b. to think of every thing he ever did in bis LIE
n before he lit We suppose he was up about three
e. months"
The indianapolis Sentinel vouches for the follow
ing: e A young gentleman from the city went
Sc down to Southport yesterday on coHec.hg .onI.
i'll Having business at farmhouse some e. us a,iat
ad and where there resided pair OF Wltcnng niack
eyes, he fastened his horse at the gate and entered
III the enclosure. He pulled. up his collar as Ae
I'D neared the house. for there was nttering Of RIB
Id bons at the window Just as he raised his foot 10
re touch the portico ram, that had eyed him fbr
some moments, pitched forward, and striking hlnI
r. on the softest part about him, except his head,
of threw him about five feet sprawling. There was
he pretty little inside, and in an instant after
ed the torn breeches, the bruised elbows, and the
as melodramie that followed his rising. II Is
ly thought he will recover.
,u- How TO STop A Runaway HoRsE.--A gentleman
ad in this city who takes an occasional drive with ni
or family, always goes provided with the power
It'll and ball to shoot his horse in the event OF run
ns away. This is singular, but certainly very Rlse
,n preeaution. He got the idea from L.
cid siding few miles out OF New iora Mao, ~
ma home one night last summer. with his Wlfe AL tWo
the children in The carriage. placed IN innnsns M
at danger BY an nnmanageable horse Wach naa
In taken fright ait lantern on the roadslaS II 10
an, tenntna fo hoH the aErighed aniinaI the I'es
broke The horse dashed 0 t e., %
ppf af a revolver in his Side pocket. end draTing
Il shot the horse through the head. The aaiihal
mot staggered and fell The occupants q ths sasTge
ms MS jury. Lafayette Courier.
he THE OLDEsr PAINTIsG IN THE WoRlp.-Nh
e.r Napoleon asked painter for what he was paint
lie, ing. he replied:
me aFor Immortality, sire T! y
hy, Bnt how long will a painting lastssi inquiries
lie, the Emperor.
die "Three or four hundred years, II preserved wit
care and no accidents happen.n
"And that is what you call imnaortalitY = sal
n q the Emperor, bitterly. ~ = q +
he We were reminded of this the other day nn se,
re Ing the statement that the oldest painting II Il
was world Ia a Madonna and child, painted A. pA So
The oldest In En- land Is said 10 be the portrait
n n