The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-26
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P.K. 80; 6 r. Il. 81.
TIE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES at this port
have been officially informed by those at Pensa-
sola that schooner, which recently cleared fcom
New Orleans, had excited suspicion by changing
her flag while in that harbor: The Pensacola
course they are to pursue in the matter. The re-
ply was made that proceedings, if any, must be
brought in the Alabama district, as the vesss il
beyond the Louisiana diatrict jurisdiction. The
rumor is that she was in come way connected with
the Cuban movement.
A COLLISION occurred on Wednesday night
about ten o'clock, at the corner Of Apollo and
Josephine streets, between Jefferson Steam Ea
gine No. %, which was hurrying down town to the
Ere, and one horse vehicle belonging to Mr.
Albert Stoltz. II resulted in the oapsizing and
breaking OF the letter.
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. yesterday morning,
Mr.. John P Guard was attacked at the corner Of
Peters and South Market streets by six men, who
knocked him down and stole from him the sum of
$l3l. Officer MeDermott subsequently arrested
six men, John McNamsra, Thomas Henry, James
Valentine. Thomas Quinlan, John Cooney and
John Doherty, charging them with the offense.
The complainant Guard was also locked mp az a
witness. When the parties were brought before
the recorder, yesterday morning, he remanded
them under bail.
MAN named Patrick McEvoy was garroted and
knocked down on the corner OF BienVile and
Basin streets, about 81 O'Clock Wednesday night,
and robbed of s2lO. The guilty parties have not
yet been detected.
ANOTHER GANE OF KENO was stopped last even
ing. Special officers BoullOsa and Diepsrt, at
O'Clock, made descent upon gambling saloon,
No. lO7 St. Charles street-seeond noor-where
they found quite number of people engaged in
the game. They arrested the prOprietors OF the
game, who gave their names as Harris Schroeder
and Jas. d. Knox, and who, after being taken to
the station, released to appear this morning.
The keno apparatus was deposited in the superin-
tendent's office.
TIE FIRE on Bienyille street, near 8arais, was
9 very disastrous one. Twelve families were
rendered houseless, and the damage in property
is estimated at fully $4,000. The fire was first
discovered in the Office Of DR.. Thele, on Bienvle
street, between IRENE and Marais on the lower
floor of a iWo.story frame house occupied by him,
and owned by Mrs. Gardner. Another two-story
| frame house in the same block Of two houses also
| owned and occupied by Mrs. Gardner, was, to-
| gether with that occupied by DR.. Thele, burned
| 10 the ground.
Two one story frame houses between these and
| Marais street were badly damaged, and one of
| them is almost total loss. The fire eommun
| Gated TO the next frame house toward Treme
| street, occupied by Henry Degro, turner, by a
| tailor and by several families. This was also
| burned 20 The ground Next to this was o story
| and half frame house occupied by Mr.. Lehieic
ner, who had furniture store on tie lower floor.
| This wGs leyeled to the ground.
The next building was block Of two three
story brick houses, belonging to the Casanave
| estate; one of these occupied by French or
| Creole lady as boarding house, was almost en-
| tirely burned out.
The next house, which formed the corner OF
| IRENE street, was damaged slightly.
Pat Jones. one Of Thirteen's boys, severely in
ured one Of his legs by slipping the root of enc
| of the partially destroyed cottages.
| All The kitchens Of these buildings we're de-
| stTOyed, extending half way up TO Customholse
street. Very little was saved from the burning
buildings.
| TIE WORK OF pEMoLIsHING THE WALLS and pul.
ling out the debris of the building, No. IS Camp
| street, destroyed by the fire Of Wednesday morn
| ing, was progressing yesterday quite actively,
| the workmen standing upon the adjoining roof
| of Armory Hall, and prickng away with points
and hooks at the rickety brick work, large
mass of which fell about one o'clock with roar
| like that of an earthquake. The work was going
| on, we understood, under the direction of the
underwriters, the condition Of the building having
| been declared unsafe.
( THE planning MILL of ]. Simpson & Co., at the
! corner of Euphrosine and Rampant streets, de.
stroyed by fire at late hour on Wednesday night,
| is reported as having been insured in the Mer-
chants Insurance Company for $4,000. During
! the fire MIR. Richard Mccarthy was badly injured
| by falling from a shed and was removed to his
| residence.
| avenno nv the jackson railroad Tor the purpose
OF being present at the Inauguration ceremonies in
| Washington on Thursday next.
Mr.. H. j. DUGAN, No. l67 Caronielet street,
reports that between midnight and daylight
| Yesterday morning his house was robbed by
a mulatto man of a quantity or wearing apparel
and a poeket.book containing $40 IN money.
4 julius Essex was re-arrested, on Wednesday
evening, by the police while in the Casino, corner
? OF Royal and Customhouse streets, on charge of
having given straw bail when released under the
/ charge of stealing $500 diamond pin from Mr.
Geo. f. Brott. His bondsman was, it appears
also arrested for having given the bail IN question
| and being yesterday brought before Recorder
Jackson, was, in default OF $4,000 bonds, sent to
the Parish Prison.
CORPORAL SULLIVAN last evening, about @
O'Clock, discovered two men at the cornor of New
| Levee and Lafayette street carrying between
| them q box, which, when hailed by him, they
dropped, then escaping. The box, which con-
tains tobacco, and is marked "a. Adams, Jasper
Texas" was brought by the corporal to the
station.
A CoLoRED MAN NAMED COLLINS MASSEY was
found and arrested by officer Mshoney IN the
! ward of house on Julia street, about 2 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. The circumstances being
| suspicious to say the least of it, Massey was re-
mAnded by the recorder for examination.
CORPORAL THOMAS FLANAGAN arrested, yester
| day morning, young coored man named Joseph
| Williams, aged twenty years, and by employment
| porter, who is charged with having committed
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on the morning of Wednesday, the 2lth inst. The
fire in question totally destroyed, it will be remem
bered, the grocery store and contents OF Martin
Dee.
NJ. HERYAYDyz was arrested by officer 0'Keefe
on Dryades street, at noon yesterday, charged bJ
Ann Williams with passing two counterfeit two
dollar greenbscks. Upon the person of accused
we're found a counterfeit two and two counterfeit
one dollar bills also q fifty cent piece OF tht
same kind. Hernandez, who is msmber OF the
police force, was remanded for examination.
SERGEANT CAMBIAs AND CORPORAL GREEN, o.
the river police, arrested yesterday on the levee
at Post No. p, First District, man named Pa
Gallagher, whom they charge with attempting 4
| defraud the United States government By snug
Cling cigars. In the skif with accused wer'
found two bags of Havana cigars, and two barrels
two half barrels, one box, and one package o
cigarettes, all Of which, together with the part.
arrested, were transferred to U. S. Commissione
Warren, by whom Gallagher was admitted to bal
in the amount of $500.
A LIGHr.FISaERED gentleman named julie
Essex was arrested few days ago on Roya
street, charged with stealing a diamond rim