New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-26
4otal Antelliael1te.

APpo1NTMENT.-Mr. John F. Rust has been ap-
pointed by the Mayor, Assistant Clerk in the Sur
veyors Office vice Mr.. Thos. A. Stephens, re-
signed.
EscAPE.-A lad named VIM. Leightly, about II
years of age, while lowering basket of tin pans
from the fourth story of the building No, III Poy
dras street, lost his balance and was precipitated
with basket and contents to the ground floor.
Strange to say, he escaped without other injury
than sprained ankles Leightly and Ell Nno Eddie
ought to travel together for both have had, during
the past week, remarkable escapes.
DARING OUTRAGE BY NEaRoEs.-An outrage,
daring, because there be doubt but that all
the perpetrators will be caught and properly pun
ished, was committed about three o'clock, on
Thursday morning last, at the residence of Gen. H.
G. Story, few miles below the city, in the parish
of St. Bernard. About the hour named the Cen
eral and other inmates of the mansion house were
aroused by the breaking of doors. Almost timme
dately after some dozen negroes and one white
man rushed into the building and commenced an
indiscriminate assault. One of the ladies, Madame
Darcantel was shot and fell to the ground and was
supposed at first to be mortally wounded. We are
gratifed to learn, however, that though injured
in a very serious manner, fatal result
is not apprehended. General Story when
he first heard the alarm seized small sword, but
he was dsarmed. and then severely bruised and
hurt by the black scoundrels. When he escaped
from his assaants he hurried To his quarters, and
| found that his servants had been fastened in. AS
soon as he liberated them, they promptly returned
to the house, upon which the gang inside scat
tered. Two negroes and white man, charged
with being of the party were arrested soon after,
and brought before justice of the peace, who
remanded the negroes to prison. and it is said, re-
| leased the white man. which is almost incredible,
if there was any ground for the accusation against
| him. The fellows who are in custody admit
that their object was plunder, as they heard that
General Story had large sum of money in his
residence. The fiendish purpose of numbering the
inmates, if necessary and then destroying the
place by fire, is stated to have been part of the
diabolical programme. We trust that every one
of the villains will be captured, and speedily re-
ceiye the punishment they 80 richly deserve.
THE City RAILRoADs.-At the last meeting of
the present city authorities the District Attorney
was instructed to communicate with the City Rail
road Company for the purpose of ascertaining if
they were prepared to carry out the specifications
of the contracts which they had made with the
Common Council of New Orleans. We were al
first led to believe, not having seen the contracts
for some years, that the company were bound te
make such radical changes as to introduce con
ductor besides the driver, on each car; that eact
car should accommodate thirty passengers, ant
perform other stipulations of not so important {
character.
We have since looked over the contracts, an'
find only three prominent specifications, 80 far
accommodation of the public is concerned. First
in regard to the material to be used in the con
, struction of the roads. Second, in regard to tn
size of the cars Third, relative to how man
Il times the cars shall run. We presume there is n
question between the parties as to the materia
The contract for the roads in Magazine, Camp
Prytania, Rampant and Dauphine streets, provd
that the Gears shall be of the same description q
). used insthe city of Philadelphia, and of sue
IL dimensions will seat thirty persons" but els'
s where, according to the contract, the company
not bound to run their oftener than every tel
J. minutes from daylight until ten o'clock M. an
u every thirty minutes from the latter hour until mic
l. night So that in reality in the city insisted
provision and the company chose to follow the othe
l. strictly the public would have less than one-ha
the accommodation now given. At the loves
the cars, as now built, seat twelve persons, an
e persons when they would only carry thirty, unde
n the other Interpretation of the contract {
course the company would lose in proportional
W manner, but that would be rather shadowy cons
lation for the great Inconvenience to which Gil
$, zens would be subjected
1t is urged that conductors should be placed {
b. the cars 1t is not at all probable that the cor
pany will adopt the suggestion, and we req
That fbary ho i11cf1U oil {
upon to do so. So far as receiving Il
b. fares, or for any other general acco1
mediation, we think they would be more j
convenient than otherwise to passengers. II
special purpose which, it is said, the appontme
d. would serve would be to protect ladies from insu
This is an offense so rare in this section that on
those who are bereft of every sense of proprie
in and manliness are guilty of, and its commissi
se would occur in any place or under almost any c
a cumstances. The Philadelphia street cars are Il
a provided with such employees, though that is no
it, gument against their introduction here. But
,oa fact that the companies there could afford it
much better, as they charge two cents each p
sepger more than in New Orleans, is solid reas
III that could be advanced by the New Orleans C
" poration against their undertaking an expense
;aa -" that kind
les ANOTHER OF THEM.-Mr. W. B. Smith, who kee
~ yigilant over the interests of the guests of {
lu friend Morse, of the City HOTEL yesterday arres
NY one. John Dorson, on suspicion of having brol
open trunk and stolen clothing therefrom.
W grounds of the accusation will be ventilated
'"e morning, in Recorder Kruebbes court, and
9" Smith is shrewd guardian, we expect he has g
" "i' cause for the course he took
hr+ WOMAN CUTTING.-Alice McKnapp and El
Chest, two of the fast frequenters of the Orle
tho ball room, had tiff about half past O'Clock
ond terday morning, which resulted in Eliza gett
49, wounded with pocket knife. Alice was ares
son by officer Evans, and is charged with cutting
tba intent to kill.
~ HOTEL ROBBERY AND ESCAPE OF THE AcCUs
NV Between half past six and seven o'clock yester
tior morning, officer O'Callaghan was notified that
,o,, services were needed at the Planters Hotel
rcd Magazine street. Upon arriving there, he
,h;,, directed to the barroom, where he found an
a. yidual behind the bar and gentleman nance
ouo G, Vail keeping careful guard over him, until
nou could hand him over to the police, on eharg
nnd stealing gold watch and chain. The semi-cap
h;,, whom we will call Bass, vigorously denied the
-. impeachment, and desired to be protected
- ss the Colonel-Mr. v, we believe, held that ran
now one of the armies. O'Callaghan, however, inv