New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-14
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TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY Il, 1862.
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..MoEEtRA,s.-Ye Yesterday began with fog, and
ended-withthe same. During the day there was
slight variations of rain. Mud was plenty as
usual, and umbrellas scarce. Shall we never have
week Of good weather again2 ~
THE FIRE YESTERDAY MoRNISG.--There was a.
narrow escape from an extensive conhagration
yesterday morning, on Chartres street. The board
ing-house of Mrs. Schoenecke o. lag, caught fire
about 33 O'Clock, and notwithstanding the strenn
Gus exertions of the fremen, it ceuldnot be extin
guished before it had consumed the entire build.
ing and part of the next one to It. 1t seems
almost miracle that the entire block did not
share the same fate, as the buildings are all old
and of very infammable material. "S 81
officers Kingston and Phillips arrested four women
in a low den on Philippa street, near Grayier,
kept by an old hag named Betsy, who belongs to d
Mr.. Matthews, whom they charge with being en-.
gagged in the practice Of the dark mysteries Of the
voudoos. Their names are Mary Fuller, white
woman Maria st. Gernaine, +. W. c.; Margaret,
slave Of Kincaid and Martha, Of Labarre. Mary
Fuller says that the charge of her praeticing
voudooism is not true, that she went into the
house to avoid the rain, and accounts for her COM
panionship with the negroes by saying that she
was sent after Martha by her mistress, Madam
Labarre. She seemed to be in great grief at her
arrest and disgrace. We felt sorry for her, and
were more than half disposed to believe her
story but then she acknowledges an acquaintance
with Betsy, which alone is sufficient to throw
suspicion upon her character. 7,S
ARRESTED AT LAsr.-Thomas .McIvoy, one of the
of
officer Lafayette, on the sugar landing one night
about two weeks ago, was arrested by officer
Boullosa on Sunday night. McIvoy attempted to
resist and drew knife but the active officer soon
knocked the knife from his hand and secured him.
SrADBING AFFAIR.-A man named Morris 0 Brien
was arrested on the Leyee yesterday afternoon,
about O'Clock, uponthe charge Of having stabbed
Felix, slave of Mr.. John Ermon. O'Brien was
locked up to await an examination.
tried upcn charge Of assault and battery, and
acquitted. ' '' <sf'
Hannah Mitchell and Mary Shrover, charged
with assault and battery, were tried and found
guilty. rE
In the case of-A S. Withers, charged with mur-
der, a, new trial YVES ordered.
RECORDER E1ERsoN's CouRr.-Andrew Sterling,
f. m. c., and York, negro slave of Mrs. Whiehan,
were arraigned on charge Of having attempted
to steal six bags of coffee from Mr. Tournes ware
house, and remanded to the Parish Prison to await
examination, a 4 ~
Fritz Bureh.and his wife, charged with assault
ing two children of Mrs. Mary Haley, were held in
| $3.50 bail to appear for examination. g
| Annie Farrell, accused of stealing brooch from
Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbel, was also held to answer.
| Ellen Mahoney, charged with stealing a gold
| watch and key from William switzer, also gave
| bail to come up.
Peter Blue, charged with stealing meat from a
stall in the Claiborne market, was sent to the
Workhouse for thirty days. 81