The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-02
Correspondence of the Cresrent.

Aldermen and Supervisors Troub Indictment Of the
ard .fnrdcraGen Iaytors Cabinet and Mr.. Clay
Municipal .7bases-Bdnks
New YORK. February 18th. 1913.
Eds. Creseent-There seems to be general declared
against the authorizes in these paris and if the disposition
continues the Boards of Aldermen Supervisors. of the
cities of New York and Brooklyn will be obliged to
hold their sessions in the jails of their respective districts.
have before mentioned the fact that whole Board of Super
vis0rs had been fined in the of hundred and fifty
dollars for each member and another Set including the May
Aldermen. Assistant Aldermen, and Supervisors,
threatened with early prosecution by convention of
tractors held Friday night last and adjourned for legal
counsel and definite action be fully reported upon
night have also previously mentioned the Indictment
by the Grand Jury of Kings County of the Brooklyn auho
rites. for granting licences to sell spuous liquors to i'm
The last week brought before the
Court of Oyer and Terminer and decision been rem
dered declaring the indictment well founded. Whether the
prosecution will be carried be seem but
it is supposed that it will not be.
la Queens county Also the Grand Jury has presented the
Courthouse of that county nuisance and recommend
indictment of the Supervisors unless they promise build
decent one forthwith.
The of fire and loss of life at Hampstead which
mentioned few days since, is yet under inveg aon and
the suspicious that then ntimated confirmed upon
closer examination Mrs. Mers skull is found have been
fractured, and two large wounds the head and
other circumstances go to prove that She and the Children
murdered before the house was fired
great load taken from the public mind by the SETTLE
ment of General Tay9r's Cabinet question We were YES
teday made of his choice of Secretary of State and
we have now Geographic dispatch from Mr. Greedy an.
nouncing Mr. Crttenden acceptance of the Attorney Gen
ealshp There but little doubt that the other members of
the Cabinet properly Indicated Peyton King Evans
and Smith (Caeb B y but this small matte-the
change of name two in the list will effect change in
the public expectation to the policy of the Administration
The original Taylor men here look askance at Mr. CLAY
and stand ready to him they
the from the chief performers One of the bright ge-
muses. connected with the Mirror has struck upon policy
of banhing him to France but think the general senti
of the faction avors that of throwing him overheard
without such ceremony. The writer the Mirror to
whom referred, says " His tMr. Clay 81 patriotism would
but there is unfortunately such thing human nature
and might be difficult for him accommodate himself to
the order of things which has arisen his departure from
the Senate
At the regular session of the Common Council last
the subject OF abuses of city patronage again for
ward in two three forms. long series of charges against
the Superintendent OF wharves piers and Slips
sented by the Mayor and they well substanated
the official was at removed The removal of Mr. Acker
Keeper of the Pententary, consummated, con-
of doubt to the regularity of proceedings here
tofore had the subject but there is little doubt of
his early dismission from the office that he has abused
signally. The Commissioner of the Aims House, Mr.
Moses G. Leonard. also in for share of the newly
awakened suspicion of our authorities. Evidently foreeeing
the result of the investigation commencing, Mr. Leon
ard has attached himself to "a California Mining Company
and suppose by the time that all the facts regarding his
official conduct developed he will be far his way to
the land of promise.
The Herald of this morning contains list of the banks of
this State with the in their leading departments
The details sum M thus