New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-31

N&h ORLEANS 1ailp Grestent.
. TUESDAY MORNING. DECEM BER 81, 1861.
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FOREIGN MAIL BY THE SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS
CoNrANY.-Persons having foreign correspondents
will remember that the Southwestern Express
| Company will dispatch their next messenger, with
mail for the United States and Europe, on New
| Year morning. This will afford all who wish to
write to absent friends an opportunity for forward,
ing letters safely and speedily. Letters to parties
in the United States must be sent to the office open
as they must be examined by "a committee ap-
| pointed by the Governor.
| DUEL.-A couple of wellknown gentlemen of
this city had hostile meeting yesterday at Hop
kns' plantation, Metare ridge, with double barrel
| guns loaded with ball. The result was wound
in the hand of one of them, anda postponement Of
further action for the present.
| A SAVAGE DoG.- Yesterday morning, as Mr.
| Jules D'Hemecourt, Assistant City Surveyor, was
surveying on the levee over at Gretna, near the
| ruins of the Marine Hospital, Frenchman named
! Auguste Louvet came along, followed by a large
| dog. This dog no sooner saw Mr.. D'Hemecourt's
horse, which was standing near by, attached to
buggy, than he few at him and attacked the harm
less animal with the ferocity of tiger. Mr.
DHemecourt and bis assistants went to the horses
aid, out could not succeed in getting the dog
away without killing him, which they did, after
about half an hours fight with clubs. The horse
was bitten badly, and Mr.. D. was scratched and
bruised in several places. Louvet stood uncon-
cernedly by, and showed throughout a most crmi-
nal carelessness about the whole matter.
After killing the dog, Mr.. D'Hemecourt arrested
Louvet and brought him over to the Second Dis
trct police station, but was there told that as the
charge must be civil, not criminal one, nothing
could be done by the officer present without an
affidavit and warrant. This could not be got as
the Recorder was not there, nor would Louvet stay
to wait for him. Mr.. Hemecourt was naturally
very indignant, as his horse was badly injured and
Louvet to all appearance irresponsible and GER
tainly will not be found when he is wanted. Bat
as the officer did not make the laws he should not
be held responsible. The fact is, there entirely
too many dogs in the parish anyhow, and it is high
time that some course was taken to thin them out.
SMALL FIRE.-Yesterday morning house, occu.
pied by Mr.. Lanusse, at the corner of st. Anthony
and Goodehildren streets, caught fire, but thanks
to the early arrival of the fremen, little damage
was done. The house belongs to the ST. Marys
Orphan Asylum.
RECORDER EMERsoNs COURT The following
parties were arraigned and held in bail for eXami-
nation:
Charles J. Smith, accused of picking James
Goding's pocket Of wallet containing SIS in
money and sundry valuable papers; Pat. Lyons
charged with receiving stolen watch and chain,
knowing them to be stolen; Patrick Burk and
Thomas Perrin, charged with assaulting Ellen
Lynch; Dephine St. Clair, accused Of stabbing
with intent to kill D. H. Gallagher and Alfred
Huntington, for aiding and abetting her in the
same Mrs. Mary Forester, accused of insulting
and abusing Mrs. Ann Jones; Henry Richards,
in the discharge Of his duty; and Mrs. Mary Cary,
charged with striking Mrs Eliza Foltz with brick
bat.
The following choice cases of drunk and bellig-
erent were sent to the Work-house:
Sarah Grayback, thirty days. Ellen Callahan,
thirty days; Margaret McWiggin, thirty days
Mary Donohoe, thirty days Mary Burns, thirty
days; Sarah Prescott, sixty days; Mary Shay,
thirty days; and Dora Burnett, thirty days. Some
thirty or forty other drunks paid IS fine, and went
their way rejoicing.
RECORDER GAsT1NEL's CoURT.-John Kzee, for
insulting and abusing NJ. A. BriXee, was made
member of the peace society for ninety days.
Charles Wilson, driver of cab No. l47 charged
with stealing bundle of clothing left in his cab
by 6. II. Deval, was sent to the Parish Prison to
await examination.
Dorothy Bowen, accused of striking Ellen Davis
IN the back with an iron weight gave bail to come
up before the Recorder and explain whea, called
upon.
Jean Lorrain, free Niger, charged with assault
ing another free nigger named Julien Roche, gave
bail to appear for examination.
Joseph Auld, free nigger, E, Willard free nigger,
and Divide Dauphn, free Niger, charged with as
sauting and beating William Fitzgerald. a white
man, at the corner of Rampant and Hospital
streets on Sunday morning, were all held in bail
In the sum OF $500 to appear for examination. This
is the case we alluded to yesterday. Fitzgerald
was set upon by Aud, and aided and abetted by
the other two niggers, beat him shamefully. We
think the bail entirely too light for the offence and
that instead of being turned loose to assault more
white men, these black scoundrels should be
taught lesson of respect which would last them
all their lives. We know nothing of the facts nor
of Fitzgerald, but it seems to us that negroes
should not dare to strike white man under any
circumstances.