The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-15

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On TIE EHELLs.-A drive on the shells to the
lake Is one Of the pleasantest recreatons, nov
that the weather has grown warm; aud II you are
happy enough in yonr drive to be invited by the
genial host Of the Halfway House, Gus Richards,
10 stop at his place and enjoy chowder, such a.
he makes them, washed with genuine Krug-nons
OF your imitations-your delight will have been
complete. The lake end Of the road Is crowded
with vehicles of every description In the evening.
Charley Hoyt still presides there and dispenses
his good things with more than his usual grace.
CHARGE OF EnBEzzLKMEsr.-Chief's aid, R. L.
Bradley, a few.days ago, entered an afidayit
street. charging him. from information received.
with having absconded from Lake Providence,
having in his custody the sum Of eight Thousand
dollars, the proceeds of cotton intrusted to him
for sale for account of Messrs. Geo. Hood, Adams
Cummings and others, to whom he has failed to
account for the said proceeds. Yesterday Mr..
Bradley succeeded in arresting the party accused
who, being arraigned before the recorder, was re-
quired TO furnish bonds in the sum Of $4,000 to an
sver for his appearance Tomorrow morning.
[, Suspicious CHARAcrER.-specia1 Officers A.
Pecora al Wr. Carr, esterday morning arrested
two youthful scamps who were suspiciously prow-
ifg around in brokers' shop on st. Charles street.
Their names are VIM. Kane and Robert Bell, At
least for the time being. They both bear the
manner. Recorder Neville pill. in all probability,
place them tomorrow where they will harm
nobody's purse for few weeks.
ISGENIous-we were shown yesterday the
working model Of a miniature steam engine, con-
siructed by Mr.. Chas. E. Whitm0re. o. 5. inspec-
tor Of boilers, and standing in the Office of that
gentleman, at the Custom House., The heat for
generating steam is furnished by a long lamp with
a dozen burners, which slides into the furnace
uLder the coppsr boiler. Tn latter is complctly
made, and VIII sustain pressure OF two hundred
pounds. The engine was pat in motion for the
6rst time yesterday, and we had the pleasure,
shortly after the heat was applied, of seeing the
tiny working beam commence its regular motions,
the crank turn, the wheels rev0lye, and the steam
phiZ- Z-phizziDg through the bents as naturally as in
The engine room of first class ocean steamer. 1t
was pretty sight, and as creditable as 1t was
pleasing TO the constructor.
DESPERATE DUEL.-A desperate duel took place
about I've O'Clock on Friday afternoon between
two gentleman, one Mr. NJ, of French origin,
connected with the financial department of one OF
our theaters, and the other Mr.. B., a creole Of
this city. The challenging party was the theater
gentleman, and Mr.. b. selected the French navy
broad sword as the weapon, which were shsrpened
10 very keen edge. The combat took place
back of the Orleans ballroom, in the new hall,
erected on portion of the site formerly occu.
pied by the burnt up Orleans rheater.
The parties were seconded by experts like
themselves in the art of self.defense, and it is
protaby owing to this fact that the duel did
not end fatally. The combat lasted q few
minutes, and concluded by Mr.. B. eating Mr.. n
deeply but not dangerously, directly over the
right temple Mr.. B. at the same time receiving a
serious wound 10 the left wrist in his successful
endeayor TO ward OF deadly blow Of his sdver
sary, aimed st his abdomen. The combat was
then arrested and the wounded parties received
the attention Of their physicians.
Mr.. BIS wound Is said to be of a severe char
acter and IL is feared that the main artery OF his
injured arm has been severed The Aooc upon
which this desperate duel took place was literally
covered with the blood, which flowed in great
profusion from the wounds Of both combatants.
The cause Of the duel was Of personal charac-
ter, and for wonder no lady was connected with
the affair.
CHARGE OF SHoorING.-Mr. V. G.. Bertsl has
entered an affidavit against Thomas Gleason,
charging him with having shot aud dangerously
wounded his brother, Henry Bertel, In his fathers
house, No. l22 Felicity Road. Gleason was ar
rested yesterday and will have 10 answer the
charge before Recorder Neville on Monday.
Four ALARMS OF FIRE IN ONE DAy.--About
o'clock Yesterday morning the bells rang for
Ere in the distillery Of Mr.. Michael Lacey, No. 65
Commerce street, which entirely consumed the
building and extended to Nos. 81, SO, 81 and 63 on
the same street, partially destroying those build
ngs. One of the last named buildings whisky
wsrehouse-was occupied by Mr.. z. Gallagher
and ewned by Mr.. Carl Kohn. The other build
ings were occupied by Mr.. James Druhan, Mr..
Patrick Harman, q dister, aud Mr.. Imholte.
cigar vendor. Mr.. Gallagher, in whose store the
FIRE originated, was insured for $1,000. One NJ.
Mclaughlin was arrested for setting fire to the
buildings.
h,use No. 367 Baronne street, caught fire from
the Goals in the chimney place but was extin-
gUisbed before any material damage was done.
The two alarms given after o'clock last night
were caused by a fire which originated in
the tobacco warehouse of T. X. Price, No. Al
Poey fare street. between Magazine and Foucher
streets. The whole building, which was used as
a tobacco packing establishment for the Mexican
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dealer OF Camp street, was entirely consumed.
The contents, between sixty and seventy hogs
heads and two hundred bales Of leaf tobacco,
were also destroyed with the exception
Of three or four hogshesds rescued from
the flames by the fremen and police.
The building and tobacco were insured. The
row Of four two story frame houses next to the
warehouse, and extending 10 the corner Of Foucher
street, owned by Mr.. John Davidson. and occu-
pied respectively by Mrs Norris Mrs. Crowley,
MIR. Black and Mrs. Fisk, were all more or less in
jared BY fire and water. These buildings ives
also insured, bufwe could not ascertain whether
the household furniture Of the occupants were
covered by insurance, except that of Mrs. Fisk,
who lived 10 the corner house, which was insured
for $3.50. The origin Of the fire is mystery. All
the workmen had long left the warehouse when
the fire broke out in the building. The cause
msy, therefore, be ascribed to the mischief OF an
incendiary. The loss may be estimated at fully
SIS COO.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT Judge 1lledrd.-The
| case of Horace NJ Jordan VS.. John Burke and
Robert Dalton, which has been pending for two
years in the Fourth District Court of this city, was
| terminated yesterday by the jury returning yer.
| diet for plaintiff in the sum OF $4,000 damages for
false imprisonment. The case was one OF great
interest not only TO the legal fraternity, but to
| the public generally, as involving the question
whether illegal and arbitrary arrests could be
msde With lmpuniiy.
The evidence adduced was to the effect that
| Mr.. Jordan, q resrectabe member Of the bar OF
| this city. in company with other counsel, was
| thrown into prison and coBfned for the space of
| two hours by John Burke, then chief, and Robert
| Dalton, lieutenant of police. During the term OF
confinement all hail for release offered by friends
Was rejected, and the prisoners treated with con-
/ iumely. All this done for no other reason
than that Mr. Jordan, in hfs professional capacity,
presumed to demonstrate against the arrest OF a
client without due legal process. One of the asso-
ciate counsel and sufferers at the time procured the
| Indictment and punishment Of Burke and Dalton
BY The grand jury and First District Court Of the
| parish but Mr.. Jordan wishing to test the matter
to its full extent instituted suit before the civil
courts laying his damages at $40 600. The case
! was ably argued BY Hon. 7. j. Semmes and Judge
| spofIord for plaintiff the defense being conducted
| BY Field and Shackleford. In his charge. to the
| Jury Judge Theard was particularly lucid upon
| the subject of exemplary damages. Ii is TO be