New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-24
NUMBER l47.
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~, lHERE W4s SOME RAIN yesterday; but precious
little did it DO toward cooling the atmosphere.
3. Ihcre were some mosquitoes also. The wind of
ts previous cay waited into the city whole clouSs-
oI those terrible swamp mosquitoes: th0se big
mufson-headed and lion-hearted beasts which Ea}-
lay fellow in the street which light with suction
down and legs up in the attitude OF Philadelphia
tire engine; which pierce and suck soon as they
nnlinlber, and which utterly disregard danger ard
death, and are bound to die sncking. They were
bad enough the day before; last night they were
perfectly terrible.
DrEL.-We learn that duel was fought yester-
day afternoon between a steamboat captain and
Custom-house officer and that at the fourth FIRE the
captain was dangerously wounded. We obtained
no further particulars.
THE CARRoLLToS RAILROAD CoLLisroy.-Coro-
ner Beach is busily engaged gathering all possible
testimony bearing upon the late cupabie and tragic
collision of the two trains ON the Carrollton Rail
road. The investigation will probably take place
tomorrow.
EXTRAORDINARY JAZZ. DELIyERy.-An extraordi-
nary escapade Of more than hundred inmates of
the Parish Prison took place yesterday. During
the rain in the afternoon these prisoners effected
their descent to the street. in front of the prison.
BY means Of one of the water spouts which descend
from the roof to the banquette, but few feet dis
tant from the main entrance.
The turnkey and others were sitting out on the
ban4uette at the time but so thoroughly were
they overcome by the sensation OF this unlocked
or capture the descending multitude. Capt. FIRE.
maux, however, is never wanting in any emer-
gency. He at once had the dead bodies, dor all
who escaped were fonnd dead on the banquette,
seended) removed to the neutral ground opposite
the prison. No inquest had been held by the
Coroner when we were last at his Office
P. S.The attic of the prison is the greatest bat
roost in New Orleans. For long time the bats
had been bundering into the water-spout and
smothering and dying. Yesterday the rain water
being unable to descend for the gorge OF defunct
bats, the spout exploded, and the dead birds de-
sounded all over the neghborhood. The battery
Of the bats on the brick bats was something unpre
eedented. But the splash and battery of the bats
were nothing to the smell which followed. 1t was
entirely awful and perfectly terrible. Ugh
THE LAKE BoRGNE AFFAIR.-The Malays who
vent down on on Monday got warrants fTem , Judge
Toea and Sherif's officer, but up to Wednesday
evening had not found the Spanards who muir
dered the two Cinnamon the week before. 1t now
appears that the italian, Pablo, who was with the
the Spanards. The Third District police were yes
terday informed that Pablo had reached the city
secretly, with the view of emigrating and were
put on the lookout for him.
UNrATRIoTIo.- Three handsome looking sailors
in the costume Of the u. S. Navy deserted from
the U. S. sloop-of-war Pocahontas, anchored a
Algiers, day before yesterday. One of them Al
| exander McClearn was arrested in the Second Dis
trict, and boosed to wait the captains orders.
MIssING.-Augustus Boyens, clerk at the Stal
Cotton Press, is missing, with twelve or fifteen
hundred dollars of his employers money. Mr.
Penn offers handsome reward for his arrest.
BAD, IF NOT MAD DoGs.-There were two child
rem bitten yesterday morning by dog supposed
to be mad, belonging to the brewery at the cornel
of Annunciation and Delord streets. The mothers
of the children went to Recorder Emerson an(
made complaint. We presume the dogs days ar
numbered.
A FAST BoY.-Jack Robinson, aged IA, was yes
| terday arraigned, with very bloody hand, an
attended by very irate lady, before Reeorde
| Emerson.
| The lady, whose name is Mrs. Grassel, keeps
small shop at the corner of Gaiennie and Fouehe
streets. She stated that she caught the lad in tn
| act of robbing her till, and attempting to seiz
him, he drew a razor and tried to cut her, but Gu
| his own hand in the attempt Her cries brought
| police officer, who arrested him.
The lad, who gave his name as Jack Robinson
| has a yillainous cast of countenance; he lstene
unmoved to the charge, and preserved a stubborn
| silence as he was marched to a cell in the lookup
His bleeding hand had been tied up before he wa
| brought to the police office. One of the officer
| thought he recognized in the little villain bo,
| who escaped several months ago from the House o
| Refuge.
RECORDER EMERsoN's CoURF.--Wm Sullivan
| charged by g. w. Bausman with broaching tn
cargo of the steamboat Melnotte, was examine
yesterday before Recorder Emerson, and require
to furnish good voucher or go to the Work.hous
for 30 days.
William Griffin, alias Scotty, charged by til
| Chief of Police with stabbing and dangerousl
woundng man named John Williams, alias Joh
Wilson, in the Work-house, last night, was a.
raigned and remanded to await the result.
Alexander Palmer and James Morrison, ALA
Tom Morrisey, charged with being dangerous an
suspicious characters, were discharged after du
examination
August Hoffman was arraigned, charged by AT
gustus Schmele with robbing him on the 2lst inst
of $25. The case was fixed for examination on th
25th instant.