Year: 1859

YESTERDAY was pleasant enough. The morning
was right hot; but cloud and breeze came to the
rescue pentifully enough to render life not only en-.
durable but agreeable. Our namesake, the celestial
crescent, went down after the sun, enveloped in
white beautyveil, from which judge that the dust
in the streets had better make the best Of it's time.


TIE LOUISIANA BASE BALL CLUB have done the
Crescent local the honor to elect him one Of their
honorary members. The local returns his acknowl.
edgments and promises that (unless accidents inter-
fere) he will never be base enough to be absent from
the balls Of the Club.


THE FIRE BELLS rang last evening" The alarm
was false, and the remen had their run for nothing


The fire bells rang again last night. Again the
alarm was false, and the fire boys had second rum
free-gratis for nothing.


At a late hour last night third alarm was given,
and the fremen had final run for something. A
poor insignificant Kitchen which had for years kept
quietly bid behind cottage on Chippewa street. near
First made its first and last appearance on the stage
OF public life by too successful attempt at 6ercide
A two'story frame residence adjoining was somewhat
scorched bother damage.


The fremen had benefit last night and, like all
other benefcares they made their last act their best


The AcCELERATING RIFLE CANNON was tried at
the lake yesterday. We were present. and we're much
interested but our particular report of the affair
necessarily deferred till tomorrow.


GREAT OUTRAGE was perpetrated by slave, in
the Third District, Tuesday an outrage for which
the slave will probably hang. The slave is named
Ned Jones, belongs to Mr.. Fermin Levasseur, and
entered the house Of Eloise st. Amant, W. Co. at the
corner Of France and Morales streets. Madame
Eoise was absent OF market and the only person in
the house was slave boy in her employ, named An.
tome, belonging to Mr.. Theodule Bachemn. Ned
entered the house stealthiy with brick in bis hand
and springing up behind Antoine, seized him and
battered him over the head with the brick till be fell
to the floor, bleeding and senseless He then broke
open an armoir in the room and took from it $l6O in
silver, belonging to Madame Eloise, after which he
left. Antoine was dreadfully injured, and yesterday
his recovery was considered doubtful. he returned
to consciousness sufficiently to enable him to describe
the outrage and its perpetrator The villain Ned was
arrested yesterday morning in the Second District
and transferred to the Third District Madame
Eoise made affidavit, charging Ned with assault and
battery with intent to murder, and robbng, and An.
toine's owner, Mr.. Bachemin, also made afidavit
charging the black fend with assault and battery
with intent to murder.


A MELANCHOLY DRAMA in actual life transpired
on Tuesday and yesterday, in the Third District. An
Irishwoman, living on Marigny street, had child
very sick with its teething. On Tuesday believing
it about to de she took it in her arms to the Cath
olic Church. for prestly Offices and whilst there the
baby died.


The little corpse was carried home and duly laid
out and at night wake was held, numbers Of
people attending. As is 80 unhappily the custom at
Irish wakes, strong drink was introduced; and
amongst those who first became intoxicated were the
mother of the child, and her brother; and what
made things worse, they two got to quarreling.
The brother tried to have her arrested, but as she
had lost her child, no one would accommodate him.
She in her turn sent for the police to arrest him. and
he was arrested and locked up.


Early yesterday morning, the police were again
sent for, by other partes to take charge of the
mother, who they represented being beastly drunk
and unfit to remain with her child's corpse. Officer
Carroll went round, and found the woman wallowipa
about the floor her person shamefully exposed ani
still worse in her rolling and kicking about she had
upset the table on which the little corpse was laid
out; the corpse being all awry, from its fall aud
knocking about The officer lugged the woman te
the lookup and put her in cell; no charge being
made against her.


When the Court opened the brother was rraigned
and fined two dollars and half for drunkenness and
breach Of the peace. He had no money, and was
about to be locked up in default when he piteousy
asked forgiveness and stated that he wanted to &c
and get coffin for his sisters child, no coffin having
yet been procured. Hssister being drunk in one oi
the cells, the Recorder considered the request rea
sonable, and annued the fine upon which the pen
tent drunkard started off to attend to the funeral
AT about IL o'clock the drunken mother began ia
recover from the fumes of the whisky, and finding