New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-25

DCELISTIC lNTELLIGESCE.-Men'5 blood appears
to be up to the fighting point as is usual during the
hot season. We hear OF more duels and rumors Of
duels than we can conveniently follow up.
In our allnsion yesterday to the duel between
steamboat Captain and a Custom-house officer we
erred in stating that the former was shot. 1t was
the Custom-house man who suffered
The same day (Thursday) two young men OF the
Second District had meeting with pistols, grow
ing, as we heard, out of dispute about Lottery
ticket Shots were exchanged, but no one hurt.
We have heard also that there was a third duel
on Thursday.
There is man down town who has a coHhide in
soak, and has been looking around with the eX-
pectation of using said cowhide upon friend who
sent him challenge the other day. We have
heard of numerous other little breezes which are
blowing, and are expected to result one way or
another.
He HAS DEPARTED. William Unckles, Esq, at o
very early hour yesterday morning disappeared
from the Lafayette hotel, and as it IS well known
he had large amount Of drafts in his posses
sion, the proprietor, together with his many
friends, have strong suspicion of something
foul.i Description: Mfr. Unckles is about 80 years
of age five feet eight inches high, gray hair, stout
and registered himself as from Mobile. The pro-
prietor to whom he owes his board and his numer-
Gus friends from whom he borrowed money until
he could get his drafts y cashed, and which
money he has not returned, will pay an immense
reward upon the recovery Of his body at the office
of the hotel.
| On, WHAT 4 WoLF THAT meanest of beasts
the wolf is nsulted, slandered, outraged, by the
| existence Of human being under his name. We
| allude to George Wolff, a fellow who has become
| notorious for his many acts of meanness, and who
| has Just capped the climax of all his meanness.
Wolff is the same who was implicated in thu
murder of young Hyams, but was acquitted
whilst Hughes was hanged. It is generally be
| leved that Wolff should have swung with Hughes
his acquittal being one of those freaks whicl
sometimes characterize juries. His father, well
known and respectable lawyer, was killed by th
disaster to the steamer St. James, in 1852, on Lak
Pontchartrain. The body, being recovered wa
entombed in the Girod street cemetery.
On Thursday this miserable Wolff Of whom WI
speak, sold the vault in the cemetery, removed
the bones of his father to the Cypress Grove Gene
for trife, and then went on grand splurge witt
his illgotten money. He bought revolver, go
/ drunk and bosterous, was arrested, and yesterday
/ Recorder Emerson sent him before the First Dis
/ tret Courtt for carrying the pistol.
We think it may be safely pronounced that this
Wolff is the greatest libel upon humanity, the
most contemplate wretch that exists in the South
ATTEMPTED SuuclDE.-James Moth on Thursda,
evening plunged into the river, in the Third Dis
l trict, with suicidal intent but was ished out
handed over to the police and induced to recon
| slider the subject of life. Family jars, it is said
drove him TO the mad attempt.
| BLOODY AFrRAY.-One man was badly stabbed
| and another slightly, in fight they had yesterday
i morning on Royal street, between st. Louis anG
| Toulouse. They were taken away Immediately in
| cabs, leaving us powerless to find out who they
were or what they fought about.
| THE RECORDERS CouRTs.-Recorder Emerson
| yesterday fixed the examination of James Reed,
| alias Reedy, charged with the murder Of John
| King for the 2lst prox. Anthony Barrett, alias
Jack Robinson, arrested for trying to cut lady
with a razor, she pursued him for stealing some,
thing, was sent to the House of Refuge. John
Marks, charged with attacking Thss Gallagher
with knife and cutting Pat Doran, had his exami.
nation fixed for the Goth prox. Manuel Sarres, for
attempting to enter A. i. Pieton's house on Terp.
schore street, and otherwise annoying Mr.. p, was
! fined $40 and put under peace bonds. Mike Cum
mings, for fancying himself better than officer Dix
! on, was required to pay SIS or disappear from so
| ciety. George Wolff as elsewhere stated, was sent
| before the First District Court fer carrying con
| cealed weapons. Old soakers anu yags were dis
| posed of as usual.
Recorder Blache had but little mentionable busi
ness before him. The chief case was that OF George
Samuels, arrested by officers Peccora and Brady
| for going on board the steamer H. d. Miller ant
| fobbing somebody's watch. The coyey attempted
to dodge the officers by plungng into the river ant
swimming for it; but he had to land, and then th
officers procured him. He gave bail to appear 70
| examination.
Recorder Long had few petty cases of assaul
and breach of the peace before him. Among TIL
prisoners was Paul Molinary, hard-looking Gus
TONER arrested on the charge of having had hant
in the late murder of the two Cinnamon at Proctor
vile. He was sent down to the authorities of st
Bernard parish.