The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-07
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no SIGMA Of decressno IN interest or in the flow of
combustibIe yapor. The gas at knights place on
Graver street ia burning brighter than ever.
Numerous other wells have been and are being
sunk. and Invariably with the same result, and at
an average depth of forty.one feet One tube in
the vicinity of st. Mary's Market and another 10
the Shakespeare foundry on Girod street. give
flow producing clear brilliant flame. The latter,
when nrsf nj, shot up = lame 70 height o. Ten
or hileen leet., ilis matter Is Decomihs "orsnJ
OF suention.
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THE CRY CCRREscY PANIo.-In yesterdays
CRESCENT reference was made 10 printed poste 7
which was being circulated about the city on
Thursday, calculated to depreciate city currency.
The poster purpOrted TO be resolution Of butch
ers. vendors Of vegetables and other articles Of
food in the markets not 10 receive city money.
Ihe pubncston Delng anonym an assurance
We nau WA. 'ne Duecner nsa no CON
pneI'y "a we ~. ma,ser, inouceu Us 70 gsneso Una.
he opysct ol INC cIreusar was " m1nclously SUI
ssIse tne ol sPecuas VI,
,no rsscen'y mouu sooh p9 ue'eorTu auu Wy
lave snce iexIneo Una. aoou. zen o.c,ocA on .ne
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was ca,eu 'ne eA'ol.'ons VI = u,oAer, IN on sring
Ts mn. Guy 70 pc. yTs' JUS
COUNT. me COUNCIL WI, prooaoly meet TINS even.
ny 70 cons,oer INNS All impo''ahs quesuon' ou.
what remedy tney may propose Is not iof US 70
say
CoMxoTIoN on ST.. CHARLES SrREer.-Last
night about ten O'Clock an alteration occurredr
st. Charles street, near Common, between two in
dividuals named Dominick u lrns aud Ed Murohy.
during which blows were freely exchanged. Thew
had just been parted by some bystanders, when
one of the parties ran of "A though
he was under the Influence Of fear and
meeting gentleman about half way
across the street. seized him around the waist I'M
der his coat, and attempted to cover himself with
bis body; a loud report was then heard, which
proved 10 have been from the prema ture dis-
charge of a Deringer pistol in the hands of the
party running away the gentleman who was used
as q shield in this case narrowly escaping with
his life, the ball having perforated the back of
his vest and coat The notice arrived nrom ntIv
upon the spot and arrested the individual who
created the commotion.
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fOksulr or oorfoslrlrloUs bUkGLAR--A
irlena o. ours, VINO nves AZ respectable board
ing house On canp street, went nome, lew
nignis ago, 10 nno MS retner restricted Dacnelor
quarters alreaoy occupied py an individual VINO
nhd not YET recovered from the effects OF the les.
uvlues OF cafnlVai week: JOINT Occupation OF
we pIeIh as was ous OF 'ne quesuon, so our
room wherein 10 pass the rest Of the night. which
was then already advanced into the small hours.
Providing himself with A kew likely 10 At any
ordinary door.lock. and candle. he commenced
his search The door of a gallery room was frst
approached. and the kew inserted ia the lock. No
go Another trial on tn second floor with the sane
result. Mounting flight of stairs, he essayed
midway OF the lock by a kew within. Thereunon
our friend abandoned the pursuit OF repose in his
boarding house returned 10 his Office and spent
the remainder of the night upon a sofa and a
pillow Of newspapers. While he sept he WAS
unconscious of the fact that. having aroused the
occupants of one of the rooms by fumblinr at
their lock, the alarm had goue to other apart
ments In the vicinity that burglar with dark
lantern and a red or blue light was in the house.
The aroused dodgers were Immediately astir One
gentleman of a varlike turn armed himself with
a sword. another with poker. and while their
terrified wives, and the only offspring of one OF
them, STOOD pale and shivering groap-behind
the door, their lords advanced along passage
way and down stairs, in a skirmish line, to tue
back yard, deploying to the right and left OF the
cistern, and bringing up at the gate, which was
found 10 be uDfastened. This was proof as strong
as holy writ in the minds of the skirmishers that
burglar was or had been in the house. and the
search was continued upstairs and down until the
burglar hunters were fully persuaded that they
had by their valor driven the intruder from the
premises. 1hey then returned TO their anxious
wives, put up their weapons and retired to rest
r.. r,,.-,,s. 60 -, - -.
M. o.
t,,f..,. eH'eieu MUG P'VSS4"'In Tue
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weapon, viz: sword cane
VIM. Parker colOred, charged with woundinr
Dora Wade colored with a razor
John Landrigan, informed against for an assault
on Jerry Noonan.
Emma Brew, prosecuted for woundine James E.
BisselI, with rszor, and convicted Of assault aud
battery, was sentenced 10 paw fine Of s25
James Bannon tried on the I'd inst for wound.
ing Martin Vaughn with an ak. and found guilty..
with q recommendation TO the mercy of the court
was granted o new trial, pending which he was to-
day permitted TO plead guilty Of assault and bat
terry and upon that plea he was sentenced to pay
fine Of SIS or be imprisoned for TWENTY-FIVE days
Being unable 10 nav the fine he will undergo i'm .
1sonment.
Inc ora I Jury Iouho t,oe Oil against Arthur
SHrsngers zoe u1snger ana MRS; Granger, Tor tne
larceny OF gold watcn valued al $3.50, gold
cns'n valued q. gov SIX manulla valued at $50;
aho 'hlee Dotues OF whisky, the property OF
FRANCOIS Clay. his IS the case which RecOr-