The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-10

| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HCLStuSllll0 was Yesterday
morning brought before the Recorder ofthe Second
Municipality on the charge of having stolen fifty
six sacks Of corn from S. 0. Brown He was re-
manded.
| CHARGE OF RoBBERY.--A man by the name OF
John Donahoe was. yesterday brought before Re-
corder Baldwin on the charge of having purloined
the sum of one dollar and seventy five cents from
the till of +. Mckenzie who keeps at the corner OF
| Natchez and New Levee streets. The prosecutor
states that he has to believe that the sum of
| 5000, which he has missed from his drawer at DIFF
ferent times, had been taken by the prisoner Dom
ahoe was sent to the First District Court.
| -LUcKY.-Mr. Jimmy Tallech, who halls from
| Texas, found early yesterday morning sleeping
in an old shanty near Lafayette street. He had
some $l40O on his person. Luckily for him he was
not discovered by any of the light fingered gentry
AN .AMAzoN.-Mary Delany was yesterday ar
rested on the charge of having attempted to let
loose the stream of life from the bosom of gentle
man with the romantic name of jeremiah O'Keefe.
Miss Delany was not only nsulted but drew a
knife with the intention, the deponent verify be-
lleses Of cutting his Weasand, perforating some
more valuable part of his physical composition.
Mary, although she had tears in her eyes big as
gooscberries, was ordered to give security in the
| sum of $500 for her appearance before the First
District Court, or else go to the Parish Prison for
| four months. Mary went the way of the wicked
| down, down, down Hevia street, until she arrived
| at the guard-house.
| ELENA Nmiddle-aged lass by the name Of
| Ellen Blake was yesterday brought to the watch
house by her husband. Nelly was accused by her
| in fact, of having been remarkably drunk. She
was sent dove to $ cool' for few'days.
SECOND MUNICIPALITY CoyNCIL.-This body
met last evening for the usual weekly transaction
| of business.
Balance on hand last report. 467 IS
Amount received since T20 70
Total $l6 1oS %
Discussed since. 1856 o.
Balance on hand ........................ 1852 "a
The securities of the corporate officers recently
elected, were submitted and approved.
| A petition was read from sundry property holders
in the vicinity of Constance and Magazine Streets
complaining of the project to erect lard oil manu-
| factory. Referred to the Police Committee.
| Mr. Peters, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
presented report, with resolutions appended, d-
rectng the payment of bills for current expenses.
Adopted.
A report from the Finance Committee, approving
of an offer made by Mr.. J. w. Breedove, a former
| treasurer, was submitted and adopted. A resolu-
| ton founded thereon was passed, directing the
treasurer to receive from Mr. Breedove S., l07 49,
! as a final djusment of his account with the NUM-
cpality.
k A resolution offered by Mr.. Peters, establishing
! the salary of Mr. G. Funk, porter at the Municipal
lily Hall, at $75 per month, to commence from the
| LIST instant, was adopted.
A resolution submitted by Mr.. Golding, from the
Police Committee, was passed, authorizing the pur
chase of thirty hats and thirty rattles, for the
use of the night watch.
The Committee on Police reported that the char
ges preferred against Watchman Smith, by Mr..
BeckWith, editor of the German Courier, had not
been sustained by evidence Report adopted.
The of $l5 was directed 10 be returned to
Messrs. Toby & Bogert, for excess of tonnage paid
by them.
The sum of $500 was appropriated to the use of
the workhouse for the present month of May.
School Directors.-School Directors were then
balloted for, when the following gentlemen We're
declared duly elected :-Messrs. Maybin, Picton,
Mcpherson, Carey, Garland, Lea, Harrall Goodin,
Clark, Jennings, Quarles, Harris, Rawle, Crockett,
and Pierson.
Messrs. Maybin, Picton, Matthews, McPher-
were duly elected Directors of this institution
son, Saul, Goodrich, Goodin, and j. P. Freret.
A resolution was passed interdicting cabs, and
other public vehicles from standing opposite the ST.
Charles Hotel, and other establishments
The Cham Gdng.-Mr. Smith presented a reso-.
luton to take off the chains now on the runaway
slaves, in the hire of the Municipality, and subst
tnte for them party coored clothing. He said that
the effect would be to relieve the city from foul
eyesore, and as security was the object arrived at
in Stacking them, party colored clothing would
meet the exigency much more effectually. Besides,
the slaves would BE- capable of doing more labor
Mr.. Smith said that the spectacle of these slaves
i'm chains was a bad commentary on the spirit of
republicansm and as long as he had seat in the
Council he would bring the subject forward, as
often as the rules allowed. 1t was an offence
against the spirit of the age, and drew the most I'M
pleasant remarks from vlslters coming hlther from
distant parts of the country. If punishment was
the object, the slaves in chains should be kept be-
yond the eye of the public. to which they We're
of offence.
Mr.. Peters was unwilling TO legslate on the sub
iect: the practice had existed from time mmemo-
rial 1t was also the affair Of the whole city. and
properly Law within the exclusive control OF the
General Council. He moved to lay on the table:
After a little discussion it was laid over until
next week.
Mr.. Smith presented resolution, which was
passed, directing the Surveyor to Intimate to the
Canal Company, that the wants of the Seventh and
Fourth Wards, required new bridge over the Ca
nal, Claiborne street, for carriages as we'll as
foot passengers. Adjourned.
LAFAYETTE CITY CoUNCIL.-Present last eve
ming, Mayor Bouligny in the chair and Alderman
Devices, Forance, Garcia, Huyghe, Keene, King,
Lamb, Ruehle, and Mount.
The journal of the last sitting was approved, af.
ter which the Treasurer's report was read
BY balance on hand at last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1912
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 476e29
Discussed during the week ............ 37s515
Balance on hand. lO3,14
The tax roll for the present year was presented
by the Assessors, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
A resolution introduced by the Committee on Ed
ucation, instructing the Surveyor to advertise for
proposals for building school house on Apollo
street, between Philip and Jackson streets. This
was adopted.
A resolution nstructing the City Attorney to take
the necessary steps to stop all further proceedings in
the matter of the city appropriatng the square of
ground bounded by Third, Fourth, Jersey and Chip
pewa streets, as public square. Adopted
The Council then adjourned.
o. In Riga, N Y, recently, man named John
Dhrap fell into kettle of strong ley while he was
making potash, on Tuesday evening last He was