The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-01

rose sIih solemn grandeur. :" aIm Paced and
slow" until be reached the gangway
Pa P,sSs sSsA ISs 70. 6:s re-, SgrS. SS2. ,S 4:
weight Of half dozen hogshsads Of Sngar. be
pressed his bnk gradually upon Il. Tae plank
bent couple Of ioehcs ns1er the pressure I;
vberer pom the elerhant stepped back, meekly
but absolutely. and refused 10 bulge until the
plank was removed and q solid passage way
made Of blocks, Afforded him q safe transit. The
elephant being Of s6sa huge Dimensions,
necessarily sees more Of the world than his Eel.
low csptives. What tales might not this indi.
dividual one communicate TO the elephant world,
IL he were liberated. saa restored 70 his native
Afian villas We ransmber an old gentleman,
now long saiheIed TO his fathers, who lived
on highway leading 70 Nashville, about ten
miles from that city. He had a favorite
sAddle-horse. which he kept apart from the
rest, In a box, close by the road. The door was
generally kept fastened, but small window gave
light Gnd air. One morning. - the nag was
munehing his feed, q mesagere passed along.
The elephant. attracted by the smell Of proyender.
stopped and reached bis trunk In at the window.
The thing was done so quietly that the horse
Was only aware Of the approach OF anybody
when he noticed the darksning Of his window.
Turning his head, he was appalled, at the sight OF
the hinge beast which had never been drealos Of sn
his philosophy: The elephant passed svAy from
the stable window, bat not from the horses
memory. That fayorite charger was never more
Of any earthly account. The old gent vainy
tried to cure him Of the remembrancs.
His feed would go untouched for
hours; be dwindled away and often. whilst being
ridden. would reour TO the dread meeting, turn
his head as II TO see the awful apparitiOn. and
shake. as with the palsy, for an hour at time.
One day. whilst the old gent was watering hin in
a creek, the III came upon him. when he shook so
hard as TO shuek bis rider into the water. This
decided his fate, and he was sold In Nashville
without guarantee 10 a trader.
TERRIBLE AcCIDENT AND Loss " LuE.-AbOut
III A. NJ. yesterday, a short time after the ar
rival Of the steamboat Henry Ames, at the foot
OF Lafayette street, while the crew were engaged
in nnlesa;sS :1ss vessel. 1o,h ner larb0ard aud
s'arboard guards gave way carrying with them
a large number OF men Of both color, and precipi-
tating them into the river.
Darn or rHE NEGRO SHOT on THE CALUMxr.
Morris, the negro wounded on the steamer Cau
met, by another negro named Harris, on Sunday
morning, died Of the wound, which was q frac-
tuTe Of the skull, Ia the Marine Hospital, and an
ioquest is held in the case yesterday resulted In
verdict that the homicide was Committed by
Harris.
RECORDER NEvLLE's CoURT.-P. Sheridan was
arrested on Monday. on the affidavit Of Michel
Baumgarten, who charges him and Dave Hutch
ings with sssaultng and beating him with tum.
bier, loosenng three teeth in his mouth. Sheri-
dan appeared before the recorder and waived q
preliminary examination, asking TO be sent for
trial before the First District Court. The case
will be inquired into on the 10th Of January.
Bonds $1,000.
Thos. Flynnis accused by Mr.. ]. P. Benton of
stealing coat from the hat.rack in the ladies'
Office Of the City Hotel. Case fixed for January
II. Bonds $3.50
Jim Wilson will be tried on the same day for
stealing coat and some promissory notes.
John Ideiffe, for assault and battery with intent
to kill on H Dickson, was sent to the Workhouse
for sixty days.
Henry HoviDg, an habitual drunkard, Samuel
Wilson, suspicious character, Henry Harris
colored drunkard, Joe Frazer, accnsed of stealing
box of hats, were each sent to houses of correc.
ton for periods varying from thirty to ninety
days.
RECORDER GAsTINEL's COURT. - Yesterday
police officer Octave Foy appeared to answer
charge of being the party who attempted to vio-
late woman in the lock up, on the night of the
18th ultimo, and the woman who had complained
of the indgnity not appearing, the case was dis
missed.
j. 7. Nicholson alias Nickerson. accused of
asssulting W. II. Chappell with intent to kill, was
discharged, the prosecution having been with
drawn.
Israel Meter, coored was examined on the
charge of killing Jerry Hill, colored, by shooting
him, and was dismissed, the shooting being
accidental.