The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-26

stored large quantity of coal oil and other in
hanmable merchandise.
In the bonded warehouses Of Messrs. c. Mat.
teson q Co., there were stored over $500 barrels
Of whisky, some of which was worth five dollars
snd half per gallon. The total loss cannot be
far from $500, 900, and it may possibly be more.
Inc property was insured to large extent, If
not totally covered by insurance, but to what ex.
tent II will take several days to determine. The
fire wss, beyond doubt, the work Of an incendiary
me Henry Clay House, at the corner of La
fayete and New Devee, and the buildings on the
same street, opposite the fire, caught fire several
times, but were extinguished with slight damage.
The FRE,fENs' RACE To-Day. There will
be great excitement this afternoon at the
Fair Grounds. The great fremens' race for the
Tyler special premium, consisting of beautiful
solid silver model Of steam fire engine, will take
place. The race is for one mile, each company
to run hand engine by hand one mile with thirty
men, and take water in the shortest time. The
entries, as far as possible, will be given in our
morning edition.
FIRST DISTRICT Court Judge Hotre-Jan. IS.
On motion of the attorney general, nolle prosequi
was entered in the case of Reuben Thompson
and Frederick Washington. negroes, indicted for
the murder of Alfred Brooks, colored, on the 4th
June last. The corpus delicti was never estab
hshed. Brooks disappeared, aud the prisoners
had been heard to make some threats in regard to
him. person reported having found the body,
but upon the police going to the place where il
was said to have been seen it was not there. SO
it is not known whether Brooks is living or dead.
Judge Howe passed the following sentences:
John Williame, coOred. for stealing twelve
boxes OF tobacco, the property of Sothern, Cal
lowsy Co., two months Imprisonment in the
Parish Prison.
Klllito. colored, for stealing horse belonging
to John Henry, six months at hard labor in the
Penitentiary.
Gustave Eordelois, for stealing gold watch
and six hundred and five dollars in money, from
The cofeehouse of Cynacco Moratni, three
months at hard labor in the Penitentiary.
Aleck Blade, for stealing eighty pounds of
coffee, the property of John ]. Adams & Co., six
months AT hard labor in the Pententiary.
A. Alvarez, for stealing articles valued at $40
from the store Of b. Wemeyer, three months at
hard labor in the Penitentisry.
Dave, cOlored, for woundDg ALA Semmes, with
razor, six months at hard labor in the Peniten.
tiary.
Thomas Flynn, for stealing coat belonging to
]. p. Benton, three months at hard labor in the
Penitentiary.
Jacob Sherman. alias Thompson, for stealing a
gold watch, thousand dollars la money, pistol
and some clething from the house of NJ.
eishemer. Three months at hard labor in the
PenlteDtiary.
RECORDER NEvnLE's CoURT.-Patsy Hines and
John CoOney, charged With stealing ninety dol
lars from Mrs. Ann Martin, were sent to the First
District COnrt ON $3.50 bonds each.
Thomas Eagan was also sent for trial before the
First District Court on $3.50 bonds, TO answer a
Court, made against him by Mr.. James N. Brickell.
John Frazier, accused of felOniously entering
the premises OF Mrs. Mary King with intent TO
seal, was sent 10 the WorkhOuse for ninety days.
The following individuals were sentenced to the
WOlkhOUse Henry Clark, cOored, and Ed.
Williams, charged with stealing geese, for ninety
days each Pat Austin and Nathan Mccall, col
oTed vagrants, for thirty days; Catherine Cahill,
a drunkard, for the same length of time Denis
DOrsn, druDBsrd, for sixty days.
Antoine Murphy and Bridget CosgrOve. fight
lists, ninety days to Murphy and $40 fine to
Bridget.
W. l.. Russell, suspicious character, was re-
Quired TO furnish vouchers or go to the Work
house.
Louis Antoine, colored, charged with having in
lis possession pair of pantaloOns supposed 10
have been stolen, was condemned to go to the
Workhouse for thirty days unless he furnishes
vouchers.
Simon Houssnt was sentenced to pay fine of
SIS for driving his dray over the wharf.
David Hogan and James Lsrkin, charged with
stealing five barrels of saurkrout aud barrel Of
pork from the steamboat landing, the property of
Messrs. Chenoweth, Casey IL Co., were sent to the
First District Court for trial.
RECORDER G GAsTINEL' IS sCoURT.-George Bashford
and Joseph King, who came here with RObinson's
circus, and remained after it left, were arrested
ters," have been sent to the Workhouse fer six
months.
Upwards Of forty working men, nearly al white,
who are unable to obtain employment, and were
out of moIey, were lodged at the Jackson Square
station on Friday night. They were brought be-
fore the recorder this morning and were dis
charged.