New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-06

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to an information for assault and battery on the
person of John Hogg, and entering plea OF
guilty, he was sentenced to pay fine of twenty
five dollars, or be confined in the Parish Prison
one month.
In the case of Richard johnson, negro, accused
of stealing watch, chain, and gold button, all
valued at aOout five dollars, from Alexander
Washington colored, the district attorney entered
a nolle prosequi, the accused having died in
prison.
The following parties arraigned, pleaded guilty,
and were renanded for sentence:
George HASKELL for stealing dry goods of the
value of nine dollars and half, from Augustus
McMahon.
Ned Edwards, colored, for stealing watch and
je*elry, worth one hundred and three dollars,
from c. stubenrauch. .-.-..
Frank Fulton, for stealing cane valued at
twenty-five dollars, from F. NJ. Fish, and on sec
ond charge of stealing a hat belonging to D. P.
Buckner.
John McAlister and Martin Gaager for stealing
two bales of twine, worth ffteen dollars, the prop
erty Of John Moylan.
Wm. H. sparkman, for stealing dozen pairs Of
gaiter shoes from JoimDe.
William shultz, for stealing twenty collars wogtl
of clothing from James Burroughs.
Michael Houlahan was tried for an assault and
battery on Richard Downing and acquitted.
Michael Woods and Henry Woods, tried for an
assault and battery on Arthur O'Neil were also
acquitted.
3 Paragraph for Classic Drinhers Only.
1t is rather late in the day to say anything about
mint iuleps, but it was the last rose Of summer,
and not the first or the one in the middle, or all
of the balance of roses put together that awak-
ened Tom Moores fancy. What we have to say
now upon the former subject has been suggested
to us by first consideration which we prefer to
keep back from the reader our second reason is
that a new floral work has just been published,
which has something to say about mint. For tue
benefit rather of those that prefer whisky as q
standby to flowers, we eondense little mytho
logical scandal in reference to this plant:
Every reader who has studied Latin little
knows that Proserpine, sort Of flower girl
very long time ago, was seized while she wa
making bouquet in the woods and carried Of
down to the realms below, by the - himself
II (His classic name was PLUTO. Proserpine car
ried with her certain sweet scented waiting
maid of the name of Ninthe, the perfume 0
whose breath surpassed that Of patchou kiss- the
quick, or the night blooming cereus. Pr0serpil
: ITO give the Devil lis due) became the wife q
! Pluto, but also became extremely Jealous (no
g without reason) Of Mnthe, and one day discover
ing her pressed to the lips Of Pluto, was so trans
=. ported with anger as to transform her rival int
? the fragrant plant known to as mint. AS sh
=, happened to have on at the time of her metamo
:. phosis one Of those summer prints Of green
= color then as much in vogue as twas last spring
the plant has ever since bore its present yerdal
= hue. But as for Pluto, who was inconsolable ft
~ his loss, he continued to carry the fragrant Mintl
!, as often to his lips as when she existed in mort
shape and his friends and worshippers, by addin
or a little brandy or whisky to the herb, have in
tated his example ever since. In course of tin
10 the practice has crept in with some Of imbibir
~ the liquor without the mint but the act is co
strued in its true spirit by Pluto so that whit
-, anybody is supposed to be on his way to the -
~ it makes but little difference whether, in the
stirrup-cups, they drink their liquor with or wit
~ out the green's
10 There appears to be but little connection
tween flowers and spirits" at first blush, b
g. when it is remembered that frequent drinkers a
~ apt to carry bouquet of brandy blossoms in th
nose, the relation will perhaps become more e
, =, dent
It may perhaps appear proper to add that t
United States Mint, on EspIanade street, Il
nothing whatever to do with this history.