The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-15

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RoBBKKrEs.-The residence of Mrs. Roe, No.
i57 Barcune street, was entered between the
house 0f IL and IL A. NJ. on Sunday
and robbed OF one gold watch and chain,
goid necklace,. two cameo bracelets,
valued at $3.50. A colored man, named John
Bush alias Brown, was subsequently, arrested
snd locked up, charged with being the criminal
party.
: The warehouse of Louis Siebert, on New Levee.
betwe cen Sorsparu and First streets was burglari
ously entered on Saturday, at midnight by
thieves, who forced open back door and stole
twenty hams, ten sides each of bacon and
c-ied beef. a barrel of sugar and keg Of gun
powder. They were discovered conveying the
stolen property TO o skif at the wharf but sue
ceeded in escaping, leaving the keg of powder be-
hind them under the wharf.
About ii O'Clock on the same night some burg
lars were discovered by servant on tue front
gallery of the residence OF Mr. Thomas, on Philip,
between Coliseum and Chestnut streets. They
escaped by the rear entrance, taking nothing on
but themselves.
Louis, No. 277 Carondelet street, on Sunday
night, snc stole quantity OF gentlemen's wear
ing apparel. Being discovered and pursued by
the inmates, one of the fugitives turned and fred
shot, which, however, did not take effect. They
left behind them a double barreled saotRu7 and
a small crowbar, having effected entrance
through the back door.
SCme buDgling rogues made an unsuccessful
eLOIt on SUNDAY night 10 enter lLc uTy-gOOuS
store OF Mr.. n. st. Armand, corner of Ursulines
and CharIes streets, by boring augur holes around
the door lock. similar attempt, also unsuccess-
full, was made upon the store No. 26 Charities
street.
A RUNAwAY.-Yesterdsy about half past one
o'clock horse ran away, having attached
to him a wagon which contained several
barrels of soft soap. While the Carondelet and
BaroDDe street car was nearing Caliiope street,
the occupants, principally ladies, were startled
by the cry oh, look there ~ and in the rear was
seen the runaway making a straight line for the
car. Grest nervousness was perceptible for
moment. relieved only by the horse diverging to
the right and proceeding on its breaknee speed,
to be hailed only at the corner of Clio by fall.
:he shafts of the wagon holding the horse firmly
to the ground. It was raining very hard a the
tine. and we did not stop 10 see whether the horse
was injured or not.
A CURIOSITY OF THE 0LDES TME.-0ur es-
teemed and able confrere Of the press. Henry D.
Thompson. ESQ.,, has in his possession a singular
and valuable relic of a former age. 1t is silver
watch, elaborately chased and embossed, and as
round, almost, as an egg. The arms engraved
upon the inner portion represent crown, with
cypher which we could not make out, and stag
rampant underneath. What q series OF vicisstudes
may let this curious time piece be connected
with! IL was made in London, 1871. IL might
have been worn by Marlborough, in his old age
Addison, or Pope, or Swift, may have owned it
or even George the First, or the Prince of Wales,
his son, may have carried it in the royal belt. How
this watch could have been put up for sale in the
show-viBdow of New Orleans jeweler is ques-
ton which, if correctly answered, might produce
a story unsurpassed in romance. 1t might, indeed,
have been the property Of Gen. Braddock, who
was killed in 1856 or 1857, taken from his body By
the Indians, aud descended from father to son,
until purchased by 90 i.inerant trader.
The PuLPIr of Trinity Episcopal Church, Jack.
son street. was filed on Sunday by Rev. Mr..
Pratt, now of Louisville, Ky., but formerly of
Petersburg, Va, who visits our city by invitation
of the congregation Of Trinity. His discourses,
both morning and evening. are spoken OF as hav-
ing been extremely able and instructive.
AMAN NAMED GEINTAs, who was shot on St.
Philip street. near Chartres, last week, is re-
ported as having died from his wound on Saturday
evening.
A MILITARY MUSICIAN from New Iberia was ar
rested yesterday at the Jackson Railroad depot
by officers Carr and Marks, by virtue of tele-
gram announcing charge of forgery against him.
THE PoP-CoRN MAN, James Nugent, desires it
to be distinctly understood that he is no Radical,
but Simon Pure Democratic lrshman, who in
tends TO vote for Seymour and Blair.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
obseTvauons Of A. i. GriswOld Co., corner
Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: AT
6 A. Nj. 81 degrees; IL N. sSi P. N. s. (; 6P.
M.s2.
SOME BOYS while playing with lot of torches at
the corner Of Sc. Mary and Fulton streets. belong
ing TO The Tenth Ward Club. came near setting
FIRE 10 The building by the accidental explosion of
ore Of the plsythlngs. Bot slight damage re-
suited.
A SHOOTING AFFAIR occurred about O'Clock on
Sunday nOiniDg IN the cofee-Aouse No 55S Maya
zine street., among party of men who had been
drinking together. The police report states that
one hr. Dunn was assaulted by three men-Ja axe
Heigle, W. Campbell and q. Thornton, and badly
TIn rafta al fr hfa 1af hvG rfnrro
revolver, wouDding Heige in the arm, and was
subsequently, arrested.
TIE CLOTHING of person who had evidently
gone into the river TO battle. was found about one
O'Clock Saturday. st post No. 80 FIRST District,
| by citizen David Rauscb. II was subsequently
| ascertsined that it belonged TO yonng man
named John Unger, aged twenty years, residing az
| No. l37 Chippewa street, who had left home
| about an hour before the discovery of his gar
| ments and had not since returned. He was unable
| TO swim. and bad imprudenlly ventured into the
| river. sister Of deceased fully identified the
| clothing as that worn by her brother. body,
| supposed 20 be that Of the missing youth, was
| yesterday discovered at the foot of Canal street
A LosT CoLoRED Boy, eight wears old named
/ Joe Tapen. bare headed and shOeless, dressed IN
| a brown slip and a white shirt may, if found, be
returned TO his parents corner Of st. Thomas and
l Thalia streets.
| FIcHAHD BELL, eolored. was arrested yes,er
/ Cay, on Constance street. Dy OMcer Meree
charged by cOlored Becky Johnson with asssulting
her son with dangerous weapon, viz, a bowie
| knife.
A CoLoRFD MAN named Leon Desdunes, living
4 on Burgundy street between st. Philip and Nam
was stabbed in the left hip, the back and the Tigh
| ara, by some unknown person, on Dauphin street
alter the Radical procession had passed on Sstur
| day night. he was taken home and cared for.
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| FROM ST. Manufacturing TO the Banner
which is red hot y itself. polite ally. the Demo
erais are very lively and active in the parish o.
| ST. Nary.
Last week the people Of Franklin were favored
with several sermons from Rev. Doctors Paine
and H. n. Smith, Of New Orlesns. The piou
Banner commends their eloquent "efforts 70 strk'
the center of the most stony hearts Of the deades
people, in a religions point of view, on the fac'
| u The earth.'
The following cheering paragraphs are from
the Banner:
The cane crop in the parish Of st. Mary is mag
nihcent. The weather, almost through the entir'
season, from planting till the present time, ha'
been such as the planters would have wished i
TO be had they been allowed 70 have il made q
order.