The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-28

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NEW ORLEANS:
MONDAY MORNING, MAY %, lS49.
THE CREvKssE.-Our latest news from the Crevasse is
rather favorable Capt Graut proceeding well with
his works. and thinks he will be able to close the breach this
week. We shall see.
THE OvERFLow-We sorry to say the con.
tinues to rise, though not fast The cutters
OVERLOOKING up to St Charles sckenng odor
arises from the water which should think be very
favorable to health.
Fireworks. There magnificent display of fire.
works last night in the Place Ames crowd of speeta
tors attended, and were of course delighted.
FIRE.on Saturday night fire took place in the mum
house adjoining bson Mr. Rigney Wsle Destroyed ss
Common large quantity OF lime stored in the warehouse
was destroyed.
SENTENCED TO DEArH-On Saturday Judge McHenry
o he s mug day the
stabbng Manuel Ducre m on the 9th of last Novem
Judge overrned the Motion and the appcaton Will be car
rled before the Supreme Court.
COMMITTED FOR MANsLAuGHTIER.-Iuan Romero, who
The coffee house of Madame Garcia St Philip
Conde street was on Saturday brought before Recorder
direct that he sent before the First District Court to be
tried for manslaughter.
SENTENCE OF CHANpLER;-On Saturday Judge McHenry
mansaughter. He sentenced to twenty years mprison-
menf s hne and to pay the costs Of Gon As the mH
be taken before the Supreme Court.
COMMITTEE MrErrNe.-The Joint Committee held its
usual daily meeting IL O'clock Saturday morning at
the Mayors Office when the following letter from Mr. Dun
bar read:
Hon f. .: Csossman CHAIRMAN Committee on Creoasse:
Gsn o ssenss sp s Of
to the Willow Point Immediately below the Crevasse,
Cant. Grant as fast as he made the fascines.
The owner of the plantation would not permit Mr. HsT
McDonogh to learn if / could procu1e a supply on his
ground and received word om hin that thing had
Upon the return Of M Harrison today dispatched him
to make The plantation NJ W. JoSnson
below the cywo load the steamer and dispatch
his force and keep the boats supplied Upon the
return of the Persian, there other towboas wooded
cent ofascnes the Crevasse for the oper
alton OF Stopping. Respectfully, ebedent
GEoGRE I. DUNBAR. Surveyor I'd Munlc'y.
a communication from Mr. Campbell was read which
contained nothing new. The Committee then adjourned
u S. DISTRICT CouRT-In the U. s. District Court on
Saturday. judgment rendered in the following cases
in each in favor of the plaintiff:
49, Joseph Grafton and wife u.s. the United States for
40,5601a arpents of the Bastrop Grant.
l42. Administrators of John NanconOw the United
States for 60 600 of the same grant
IA. Thomas I'll. Patterson.
20 Heirs and representatives of Samuel Davenport
g. VIM. Hart, guardian of Susan A. Davenport and
Others, claiming respectively against the United States
- Las Ormgas tracts in the parish ct Natchitoches
Al. John McDonOgh the United States for 2l00
pents less, Bayou Coye (vulgary modernized
as Bayou GO-to-Hell,) and the river Amite.
The following dismissed the of the petit
TONERS and Judgment entered for the United States
49, Heirs of Juan ala Us. the United States claim of
tract Of land on Bayou Sale. port of Attakapas.
80 Heirs of Dom BouIgny-ke claim.
1873 Andre Martin the United Sfates-clam of
of apents front and 100 deep Bayou Quene de Yorne
arpens on the river Amite and Rayou st. ROssae.
&c. John McDonOgh the oitsd States-caim of one
third of 10000 apents in West Fecana, The Tanchi-
paho and Tchetaneta rivers, granted TO Juan Delasze
a John NcDonogh the United Staes-claim of
200 arpents between the Amite Lake Mauepas the
Tickfaw river, and a line from river to river.
T. Heirs of c. and NJ. de Armas u.s. the United States
Felciana and St Helena m
g. Emily Saucer ct a. the United Etates-clan under
British grant of 5000 arpens Pearl river parish of St
Tammany.