New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-03
Netu OxIeaus Datlp Crtses1t.
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1861.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Yesterday about Ii o. clock,
James Wilson, a member Of the Twig Rf.es, a
company now in process Of organization at the
Pelican Cotton Press, attempted to kill himself by
emitting his throat with & razor. He made a very
ugly and dangerous wound in his neck, and only
desisted from further cutting on account Of great
weakness He taken to the CLARITY Hospital,
where his wound was dressed but he Lies in a very
critical situation. We could not learn anEthing,n
regard to the causes which led to his making this
attempt.
MORTALITY or TIE PAsT WEEK. Turing the
week ending Oh the morning Of the ist inst, there
were 104 deaths in the city, Of these, 56 were
children under years Of age. No case Of yellow
is mentioned among them.
ROBBERY ASD ATrEMYTED MURDER. -- About 5
o'clock Sunday morning, officer White, Of the night
police, while making his rOuf.ds alone on the levee,
| at the head Of CustOmhGuse street, saw two men
engaged il tampefing with sugar hogshead. He
| approached quietly and before they saw lin,
| seized one Of them. The captured man calling to
| his companion for assistance, Of Ger White loosed
| his hold Immediately and knocked him down with
his club, but he had hardly time to do this before
| he was himself attacked by the other rufan and
| stabbed on the back Of the head with such force
to fell him to the ground and render him insens-
| be for some time. When he recovered. he founG
that the rogues had fed leaving their basket partly
| filled from ore Of the hogsieads, the head Of which
| they had knocked out White at first thought that
he had been knocked down by club or siung shot,
| but when be went TO a drug store to have the
| wound dressed, its true nature became apparent.
The knife had evidently been aimed with the purl
| pose of severing bis jugular, but had struck too
high and had entered Just back Of his ear near the
| base Of his skull. The wound made was OF such
| dangerous appearance, that the druggist advised
! that he would 70 at once TO a more experienced
person. and he went TO the ChGrity Hospital So
far. there is no other cue to the identity OF tx
assailants than the basket but it is presumed that
| they belong to that gang Of river thieves who III
fest the leyees wherever there is anything upon
them worth stealing. White is doing well
| FIRE YESTERDAY MORNINQ. - The California,
COfsehouse, On the corner Of Congress and Levee
streets, was burned yesterday morning at early
1 hour, together with almost its entire contents.
The building two-st0ry brick one, owned ly
| Mrs. Widow Beebe. We 0id not learn whether
there was any insurance OF not upon the building
or furniture
LETTERS FROM VIRGINIA for the following named
parties may be had by applying in person or by
by written address at this Office
H. V. Augibonst. Jno. Adams Jno. L. Albright.
Miss s. BelcIer, Messrs. Brown y George, Jno. N.
Beatty, Jno. H. Behan Miss 5. Barker, Z. Bigot,
Jno. B. Brown, 4. Bohne, 3. Byrnes, Mrs II. 4.
Besancon. W. Banks, j.. Burchtorf1, Mis- Mary
Barry, Chs. E. Cummings, Henry 5. Carnahan
. Mrs. Lucy Curley, DR.. Castellanos. Mrs. Clark
Mrs. H. J. Coffey, Miss Annie n. Carman, Francis
Cook, Mrs. Jno. Croue, Thos B. Chase. Miss Ellen
Conners, Roger Casewell, A. Cain, ". H. Clark
Miss A. DiIker, ". pelony, Robt. DAILY, John R
Dillon, Miss Nansey Donaley, E. Deacy (2), il,
Dick, Miss @ j. Elliott, Chas. H. Eastman, Joh1
R. Elliott, Miss R. German, Mrs. Z. NJ. Fauchiel
(2), H. Ferrio P. E, Filberg, Miss Emma Golding
d S. B. Gill, Mrs. E. Gill (2} J. J. Goldng, c. r
Gillian, Mrs. n. NJ: Gray, Miss L: J. Gray, James
Fl. He0nd, Mrs. c. Hanlon (2l, Mrs. Mary
4 Hale, Miss Agnes Henderson, Mrs. E. Harter
John R. Jones, Mrs. G. Jones, Patrick Kinney, Mrs
Mary kallaea Mrs. 2. G. Labatt, Juo. I.aFimone
J. S. Layton Mrs. A. Fl. Miller, John Marshall, Mrs
Mary P. Myers Mrs. B. Miller, Miss Alice Martin
Miss J. Marchalld, P. Marks. Alf Miller. Miss An
Martin, Miss Alice Mcdonnell, Miss P. NJ, Pierre
Michel Mrs. McMellen, Miss A. Mcdonnell S. C
Manning, ". A. Mackie. Jos. Miles, T. Moran
Miss 7. Moore Mrs. Miles Miss Mary Nesbt
John Pearce, Andrew Pratt. Joseph Queyrou
e. Rennyson. Mrs, Ryan, Mrs. A. Rivotfe, Jno
Richardson (2(, W. Roberts, Doc Rolling, Carroll
ton, La Lymon G. Reed. ?. D. Richards, Mrs. NJ
Riey, Mrs. John N. Raum, Jos. Shaw. P. sauve
:
f. Sommers, f. sherry, Miss Y. St. Dn2er. E
Stark, H. Schmidt, John Stringer, Owen Sheyd, I
(2), Mrs. j. A. Trott, E. H. Tooley, A. W. Trifts
Mrs. Thompson, W. Thannon, Miss G. A. William
son, L. B. Wells, Miss Jane Wise, Master c. A
Wellington, L. A. Wellington. Rev. r. l.. Walker
Il. Weber, v, Wakefield, Miss Amanda Walker
jAo. oung, JOS. AardeT.
RFroRnER EAERsoH's CoURT.-Wiliarl Bruce
alias Billy Brown. was before the Recorder agaiI
yesterday ana examined upon Two charge thai
nf ONT luar A { /. as. nrt ctr
ing diamond breast-pin, gold watch, a purst
containing considerable sum OF money, and seV
eral other articles: &nd that of breaking into thu
house of Mrs John Richardson, corner Of Coliseum
and Felicity streets, ana carrying oil lot OF rew
elfy and a silk umbrella. Z SCI eral of the above
named articles were found il the possession 0
Bruce when he was arrested, it did not tale lons
| for the Recorder to make up his mind what cOIrsi
| to pursue in regard to him. so ne was committee
for trial before The First District Court the tw
| counts as above,
. Tom Killright, whose arrest we mentioned yes
n erday morning accused OF stealing lot Of provi
D. sions from the hickory Guards. vas sent to til
" Work-house to be put to hard labor for the Ion
s, term of one hundred and twenty days.
Al John Clifford WIS he'd to answer on the 12t
u inst, TO the accusation of having stolen Jon
Of Shannons dog which was found in his possession
IL Mike Brady, Alexander Mchahon, and severf
slaves, were also held to answer to the charge
having stolen lumber.
Edward ConUers and Pat Harmon, wko are az
= cused of stealing a gold-headed walking cane Wi
Id be examined to-day.
IL Mike Mclaughlin, accused Of having inflicted
$ dangerous wound upon Richard Murphy on Delor
street, sent to prison to await the result OF sal
wound
- Thomas G. Armstrong was held to bail to appea
R. and answer to the charge of having stolen gol
or watch from Mr.. James Goodwin, while the latte
I'd was asleep in Odd Fellows Hall, last Saturda
night
RECORDER GAsTINEL's COURT.-Henry Poyn
for committing breach of the peace upon Josep
n Thouder Stephen Ciolina for like offence upo
j. Blumenbrol and Lima Miller, Tor grossly insul
ing and abusing Mary Lawrence, were all held t
bail in the sum of $500 to appear for examination
J. B. Pgnola gave $500 bail to appefr and star
examination for splitting in the face and oth6rwis
assaulting Joseph Villio in the beef market yeste
day morning.
The case Of Mrs. s. NJ. Taylor, accused of pu
fishing and circulating libel against Mrs. Lou
Wright was examined into at length yesterda
,s The result of the examination was that it WI
g, pretty clearly proved by several witnesses, tn
70 Mrs. Taylor had stuck her foot in it pretty det
10 when she published the document. She was Sc
to the First District Court for trial. and admitted
- bail in the sum of $500.
RECORDER LoNG's Court. - Mrs. Kinsee
charged with insulting Mary Dorsey, was sent atle
that she might explain herself.