New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-12
Ueh Orlea1s Dailp Grest&nt.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER II, 1861.
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FREE M-.REET.--Y Yesterday was the busiest day
yet at the Free Market, 1873 families calling for
supplies. The following quantities of provisions
were given out: 1925 loaves bread, beeYes SO
Dds meal, half do. vinegar do. rice, do. peas.
do. molasses, 8 sacks onions, bbIs.' mackerel,
6l3 cabbages 10 kits salmon, herrings, tongues
and sounds, 298 bunehes turnips, 40 bunehes car
rots, u baskets salad, 10 do. snap. beans, 100
buuches leeks, 100 do mustard green's AZ do. chel-
lots, 80 do. parsley, lG baskets okra, 400 pumpkins.
Everything went off smoothly and quietly, in spite
Of the crowd
Two SPLENDID COMPANIES OF TEXANs.-The
- Wan Confederates ~ and the Lubbock
Scouts are two splendid companies of cavalry
from Gonzalez and GuadaIoupe counties, Texas,
now IN the city, route for the seat of war in
Kentucky. These companies are composed of the
elite OF lhe men from their counties, are armed
with two Colts six shooters, double barrel gun
or rife, with sabre bayonet each, and are as
good horSemen as ever came from the Lone Star
State. Large and powerful men, Injured to the
hardshps and exposure Of frontier life, they will
no doubt prove a most formidable enemy to en-
counter on the field Of battle. Captain NJ. L.
Evans commands the Waul Confederates and Capt.
lsham G. Jones, the lubbock Scouts. Both
companies leave to-day on the Jackson Railroad
train for Nashville, where they will join the First
Battalion of Col. Terry's Regiment, and receive
their horses.
TAR AND FEATHERS. "A Mr. Chas Ellis was
tarred and teathered in. the Fourth District on
Wednesday night last, and he accuses several we'll
known citizens of that section of the city Of being
concerned in the affair. Mayor Monroe will
examine into the n after On Monday next, when ali
the facts will doubt be brought out in bold
relief Till then we thiRk it would be best for US
to refrain frem publishing the thousand and one
rumors in relation to it which are current.
"WHAT! WILL THE LINE STRETCH OUT TO THE
CRACK or DooM?'-That glorious crowd Of boys,
composing Jackson Fire Company No. Is, have
formed themselves into military body, and elect
| ed good men and true as their officers. The list
will be found elsewhere. If they prove as efficient
in their military 'eapacity-and we do not doubt
| it-as they have while battling with the fiery ee-
ment their names will become famous in the au-
mails Of time. Three cheers and tiger for the
" Rescue Guards u
| ROCKS IN POCKET AND BRICKS IN HAT.-A we'll
| known individual got on burst last night some
! where in the neighborhood, and was about taking
up his lodgings on the soft side of the stone flags
when police officer kindly arrested him and
| offered a free bed at TIE calaboose. When taker
| to the lookup and searched it was found that ht
was flush as California gold mine and Golconds
cave, for ne had on his person large sum o
money and many thousand dollars worth Of dia
monds and other iewelry. He is a lucky fellow
that he did not fall into the hands of the Phstines
| who would have cleaned him out.
| PI-pc G,Jl
Banngartner made an attempt to rob the house 0
Mr.. McCulloch, of the Gas Works, in most DARN
manner. Although he knew that the family wa
up, for it was only 81 O'Clock, he broke pane G
glass from one Of the lower windows, and efecte
| an entrance. The noise Of the glass -breakin
frightened Mrs McC., and she gave the alarm
The rogue at once took to his heels, which wer
by all means calculated for making good time; bu
the tates were against him. a gentleman who wa
riding out with LADY, seeing his precipitate fight
thought something was wrong as he hove in sight
srainng every nerve to rival the Bull Runners ant
therefore arrested him. He was locked up in tn
First District Station to await examination.
RECORDER EMERsON'S CoURT.-John Hulry tn
keeper of a grocery on the corner of Foucher ant
Delord streets, was tried upon charge of havin!
sold liquor to a slave, and honorahly acquitted.
The following parties were held in bail to appea
and stand examination:
| D. +. BoggAn, for attempting to pass cOuntGrtei
money upon John Todlsco.
Mrs. Bateman, the keeper of doggery on New
Levee street, for selling liquor without license.
James Marshall, VIM Butchen, Arthur Clark ant
Ambrose Sharp, accused of stealing lot OF um
Der from Thomas Lynch.
Robert Bone accused Of assault and batter,
upon Eliza Cummings.
Thos Biggy, for an indecent exposure of persol
on the First District ferry landing.
Mark Kelly, Peter Mcguire, VIM. Jones ALA
Sailor Ned, were sent to prison to await examina
ton into the charge that they all had very ba
characters and nothing to do.
Margaret McCabe, a Vagrant, was sent to III
Work-house for thirty days.
Pat Qunan, a juvenile vagrant, was sent to tn
House Of Refuge.
Several cases of chronic drunkenness wer
drops
RECORDER GASTINEI's CoURT.-Rosa Clark an
Liza Weaver each gave 5000 bail to appear an
explain why they abused Mr.. F. Beck
| Mrs. Barbe and Mrs. Wade have difficulty t
the eyes of the Recorder that he required Mrs.
to give bail in $500 that she would not fail to b
on hand when called
Nine Bertat, accused by Mime Piernat Of hay
ing insulted and abused her. had to give bail i
5000 to appear and explain.
Wilson Ford accused of having assaulted an
abused Fanny Taylor, gave bail in $500 to com
up when wanted.
The following parties, accused of breaches
the peace, were dismissed, no prosecutor appea
ing Emile, a slave girl belonging to Mr.. Switze
John Gomez Henry, and Rose Tessin.