New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-26
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THE RAr>z. IN alternate sho7feTs and "ScJsen
nBts" fell all day yesterday, the water. logged
| atmosphere being more than usually chilly aad
raw The OPTION gains ground taat we are not 10,
have anything like clear weather during the prs''
sent moon. We lave now been !nsfe than week
without fair sight vt the face of tie sun. As for
the mud and water lying around Eeeae, and the
dismal condition Of the levee and the streets, don't
talk!
FGnE.-On Thursday night, at liz o'clock, an
alarm Of fire was created by some 5ed-clothes
burning in room in the second story Of house
at the corner of Exchange Alley and st. Louis
street, occupied in thefower floor as co9sehouse.
It was promptly extinguished without further
damage. A drunken bar-keeper named Losis Du-
caye, who is supposed to have set the clothes on
fire by trying to go to bed with lighted cnale in
his hand, was arrested.
4 : TN .'osaiLS CIVIC CuaBD.-The following is the
agreement uRl4r which the Fossils gentlemen
over 40 years of agetjaLa nov organizing them
selves into a. home protection company:
We, the unde,~Sned residents Of city OF
New Orleans, 40 yesra of age and over, DID, neTeny
pledge ourselves TO form volunteer corps, for~Is
defence of the city of New Orleans, and the pro-
lection of the lives and property Of its nhab!tans;
to obey the orders of such officers az may he elect
ed to command US and also, to be subject TO the
civil Authorities in of Esurrecton or invasion.
It is understood that, unless in case OF imminent
peril-to be judged of by our superior oficer5-We
shall not be required to do duty beyond the limits
of our respective districts and then only in obedi-
ence to the orders of superior oficers and in
no case shall we be required 80 beyond the city
! limits except as volunteer corps, and only, in
such case, with the consent Of the commanding
officer. ."
: TIE CouSTERFEITs ON TIE MERCHANTS BANB.
It seems that quite gang of Northern villains are
t travelling through the South, circulating the new
j. counterfeit tWenties on the Merchants Bank of
e this city. We have already mentioned the arrest
of two Of these chevaers here, Weed and Roach.
n Three more of the gang have been arrested in
Montgomery, Ala, as We find by the following,
taken from the Montgomery Advertiser of the ed
;, inst:
e Yesterday morning decidedly fancy,looking
3 individual, who gives his name as Richard Morgan
and sports beautiful goldh cane with cor
nelian setting, entered the hankng-house of John
Il Henley Co., Market street, for the purpose Of
Gc getting some gold for a twenty dollar bank bill
j The gentleman at the desk Immediately made the
u exchange, not taking the precaution to examine
, ooi the bill closely. A few minutes afterwards how
u ever it occurred to him that he would do SO, and
:e to bis surprise he found that he had been ineont
III nently sold that the bill was counterfeit on
- the Merchants Bank Of New Orleans.
ss es But scarcely had he recovered from the con
Is fusion incident thus being swindled, before an
a. other man, supposed confederate, giving his
s, name as Theodore Ankles, also entered the bank
" having $G20 of the same kind of money, for Wh!ct
T. lie, too, desired gold. The attempt to swlndle
. then, becoming more apparent than ever, the bank
e ers Informed Marshal Maxwell of the facts in thu
0 case and the guilty parties we're soon afterwards
arrested by him. When Morgan was carried Il
10 the Council Chamber, he threw the counterfeit
IL. bill which had been returned to him into the fire
al al circumstance which was considered suspicious
ch When tho two swinders were brought face +
d. face they of spoke to each ether as theug
as they were almost total strangers two uniOrtunat
RI gentlemen - that had been by chance thrown tC
~ getber the great highway of travel, athoug
Is the facts show that they took rooms together O
- | the Montgomery Hall, and one OF them reEistere
both names. They both tell very plausible sterie.
~ and, according to their own statements, are nnt
Aat cent. They said they had q witness by the nam
10 ~ Of Mr.. c. Clark, by whom they could establish th
iaN fact; but to the astonishment of the officers,
:, too, when arrested, had about $lOO of counterfe
A. money on his person, so " thereby hangs a tale.
e Justice Nettes therefore, not only required bone
70 70 of $1,000 each for the appearance Of the former
~ defant of which they were remanded to prison
al but $500 of the latter.
In Ankles carpet.bag was found what is ealle
gu, by sporting men 80 chuckuiuck layout" upo
~ which the significant motto " Nothing ,Vei
IN. IN. tured nothing, made' We are decidedly OF u
~, opinion that they will find that they have "ve
7 7eu tnred - too much, and became cnsnared WheI
-! they little expected it,
THE MURDER OF hErLINGER.-The inquest
The this case came off yesterday. The following te
80 timouy was taken:
to Dr. >. Lockwood, sworn-Ou Tuesday, jan %
at about u O'Clock, was going down Baronl
oV street, when my attention was attracted by IL
sound of a pistol, which at first supposed was
de- fire cracker. looked in the direction of the SCUM
and saw a standing on the pavement, OF
de- step from the door of Mr. Barkcr's shop. so
the the man leaning to one sdc the pistol sho
hat were repeated in quick succession, and the ms
,hc staggered some twelve feet and fell. went il
mediately to the door of the shop, and saw MI
of standing lust inside the door of the shop, whom
tn he the nrcuScO | asked him IL
ad- question, Who shot that man? He answered, dl
and if you are an officer | am willing to go vi
you. At that instant, IN officer, or two ctticel
nm. took him prisoner. / then turned to the body
,sn- the deceased he was yet breathing, but seem
'' to be in the agonies Of death. Bis son came ov
70 and asked for doctor. told him did not belle
there any need tor DOCTOR as supposed
father had five balls in him.
Cros5-examined-I had seen the accused in Nj
Barker's shop, but had no acquaintance with hi
ay, He had o defective eye, and | knew him by TIL
m ! am not positive, but think his left eye was
ght defective one ] did not see the act Of siootin
I was in such position that could not see W
OF fired but it came from the door of Mr.. Barke
end shop. When I went to the door, saw no one
ohh the accused ia the shop. was on the same s
j., of the street when the shooting took place, abb
the twelve feet from the door. When l went to {
the accused about the shooting, | saw no WeaI
| III in his hand.
,oei pe Il P. WilnlaAh sworn-On Tuesday, betwe
10 IL aud II o'clock, as | should judge, '
,ai Wang@ I5 @ a9waPv JRahEeeBHnfc fc6thhfs hb W
Sts meeting raised my head to speak 10 MN Jus
oe that instant man came up to the door OF I
SHOP the door next the little fruit stand, ana Il
a pistol of, almost in front OF my face; Inc Il
am- that was shot was walking along pretty much
ster was, think win ms minus III ms ppoAo'e ~
head down. The shooting surprised me, and
Fort not think it was shooting in reality; suppose
was some one merely dischargng ms pistol ="
out firing ut anybody. turned my eye first TO
gentleman who was shot, and saw him staSger
sent then turned my eye to the person who was ste
lling inn in the door shooting. | saw that wa
clio close to his pistol, and SO much in danger, II
stepped back AS far as the door OF the 1rult 81
M, which was only few feet from the door IN W
zen zen he was standing and firing. The firing was
Con rapid and quickly over. When the firing eeSs
saw the deceased fall, and at the same time
the man who did the firing step back from ms
on of into the shop. This man had no coat on; not
hTee n blemish in of his eyes, Tor StRtneuidtelS
the stepping back into the shop, he returned to
door He had no pistol in his hand, that
scus. when he returned to the door. When he GAN
until the door, l heard DR.. Lockwood eXcalm'
shot that man?n and he answered, . did.
Crosse examined-I was the nearest man to
South shooting when it took place, except the acc
al ar and the deceased; nearer than the dece
for he was little outside of me, just as were
ing each other. I cannot say how many
o, were fired. The deceased and the accuse'
gia. asH vas sn near that should Certainly
1ia,,i daraasp6 when met him, hi