New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-02

street. Dan was too late to offer himself in propre
vsoaR at the feast; bit he sent to the merr
p. three baskets Of &c Charles Heidsieck,' wit
ones. wing characteristic note
'ne ioiio'' 1OJl r NJ, Christmas Eve, go J
Please accept the accompanyIu
tn n. coa>t. remembrance and esteem of a
e,nression Of I, Re 7ober of your ancient'order::
old an honorable nele emore pleasure than to
Nothing would q + 4 the fatigue Oh ousineSs Pr
with you to night; bh ,on yo, -
vents me from calling W >ecominss egntis1n, that
have fed the hungry, clotheL read. ssn you
a time myself chewed hard b. wsas e cav p J.
night, q and remembering my vo. 'rn: and 90, II
that none of YOU looked Naked hung. VI IN an
respect distressful, I concluded to seno 'ou with
my best and lasting regards, something :" wet
your whistles with before you part, this ChrisIhas
Eve.
Gentlemen and Brothers of the I. o. S. M, please
receive this expression CT my good wishes, and ex-
cuse my absence.
remain most truly yours, ,,,cr,
We need not undertake to describe how this
token of remembrance was received. Cheer after
cheer was given for Dan Rice; and after the
cheers had subsided, the G. T. J. A. mounted the
pegasus and offered the following toast
Dan Rice-the manager, the Jester, the gentle
| man and the Son of Malta: May he ever ride his
horses with ease and safety, and respond when his
country cals and may his wit be ever as spark
ling and bright the wine which he has sent US.
Dr. Zones, of the Dan Rice constellation respond
ed handsomely to this; Dan ]. Ricardo (the vener.
able) followed, with speech full Of good things;
anc%th8sre was good and glorious time generally
| to the '' wee sdlfaII!! hours ayant the twal.n
| FIRE.--At about O'Clock on Monday morning
| fire broke out in the one.story frame premises
used grocery store, at The southeast corner Of
| Baronre street AMI Triton Walk. man named
| Frank occupies the premises, which are owned by
| Mr.. Fassman. The stock and interior OF tho build
ing were destroyed, There is very little doubt
but that some set the place On fire. but whether
that some will be dsG0Fered or no it is hardly
| possible to tell. The new steam fire engine in
charge of Volunteer Fire Company No. !, did ex-
cellent service at this fire. e.- .
JusT1F1ABLE HOMICIDE. - The verdict Of the
Coroner's jury in the case of the killing of Victor
Marot by John Fathers, on Monday, (the partcu-
lars Of which we published yesterday was that Of
iustifable homicide. The Coroner accordingly or.
dered the release of MIR. Fathers.
| INDEPENDENT LoAFERs.-For several nights past
| the number of applicants for lodgings at the First
| District lookup has been nearly 100. Yesterday
morning prominent street contractor went and
| offered the gang, when they were discharged by
the Recorder, as much work as they could stand
up to at dollar day. The dirty rascals turned
up their at this offer, saying they would not
| work for less than dollar and half day.
| ACcIDENTs.---A female slave child, about four
years old, belonging to Mr.. Marionneaux, in the
Second District, was SO badly burned on Monday,
by its dress accidentally taking fire, that its life
was despaired Of.
A little daughter of Mr.. W. S. Pettingil, about
years of age, was burned on Monday evening SO
dreadfuy that her life is despared of. 1t resulted
from her dress accidentally catching fire in Mr.
Pettngill's house on Annunciation street. We have
since learned that the child died.
Yesterday forenoon boy named Henry Crash
residing on St. Mary street, in the Fourth District
shot off one of his fingers whilst firing New Yeal
salutes with his pistol.
Frank Dubois (not Boyce as reported) was tht
name of the poor fellow who fell through the new
building on Royal street. Saturday night and who
lay there, it turns out fatally injured and in tho
bitter cold, until 10 O'Clock on Sunday morning
when lie was accidentally discovered. He was re
moved to the Charity Hospital, as we have already
stated, but he was mortally hurt, and expired OF
Monday. He was but Is years of age.
STABDING AFFA1Rs.-A young man named David
Luspie was stabbed and most probably mortally
wounded on Monday night, in the Fulton exchange
corner of Front and Girod streets. He was cut sc
badly in the abdomen that his bowels protruded il
a shocking manner. Three men were arrested BY
officers Brennan and Flynn-Bernard Moran as
principal, John MCkewn as accessory, and James
Collins as witness. Moran says he knows moth
ing Of the cutting, and Collins says he had nothing
to do with it. McKewn is stubborn and independ
ent, aud wont say anything. Collins states that he
and McKewn had fight (both their faces are
scratched and battered) and that friend OF Nc
Kewn's cut at him but didn't hurt him, and then
without any provocation, cut Luspie. The fellow
who it is alleged used the knife, whom Collins doc
not know by name, escaped
New Years day was blottad with blood in sov
eral parts Of the city. At six o'clock yesterday
morning, in the Fourth District, Henry Heffner wa
arrested on the charge of having dangerousl,
stabbed Philip Brock. Officer Duhurst made TIL
arrest. In the same District a few hours after
ward, Frank AIcShane was arrested on the eharg
of having dangerously cut man whose name wa
not reported; officer Farrell making the charge.
Last evening, officers Kennedy and Allen sen
to the hospital man named Christopher White
who had been stabbed five times in the breast ant
dangerously wounded, by some person Or person
unknown, in q cofeehouse on Front street, be
tween Lafayette and Poydras
| Hugh Henry former president of the Vernon