The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-18
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FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 184o.
Correspondence of the Crescent.

xysr's Msssage-Board Of .aldermen-.4meriean Tract
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NEw YORK. May g. Is49
3D. Crescent: Our Mayor. in assuming the chair
yesterday inflicted message upon almost equal in length
ps last issued by the late President Polk Barring this
ausy of longitude it is good message. Its statistics
simpotsnt but few items may be transferred my letter
The psTmaaspt, City Debt is.s q go oss s-o.
Iss amount Of Stocks and Bonds, and Mon. soa7 AZ,
cages Sinking Fund, and cash on hand -o,01t,'.,
Leaves net amount of City Debt IL ,599 1862
There is hafa.mion dollars worth of real estate
bonds and mortgages, ETC.. belonging to the Sinking Fund
no, enumerated in the above The Water Rents for the
year amounted $255 053-an increase last year
oft48. The number of City Lamps below Forty second
anst 670 which burn oil, and 459 that burn eas-over
n0D in ALL The Fire Department consists OF 1900 men 8
fn class engines second class, and "a small There are
shook and ladder trucks IL four wheeled hose carriages 2
otwo wheels; and 0000 feet of hose His honor recon-
mnd the erection lin place of present Washington
Market which disgrace to the city-of and sub.
aana building, several stories in height the lower part to
s Market and the upper stories to be used for public pur
poses hired out to the advantage of the city revenue
He also recommends the abolition of the contract system of
cleaning streets.
In organizing the Board of Aldermen Mr. Hatfield dem.
ocaic member from The Eleventh Ward, in Mr.
Sherman wlg) protesting. and claiming the for him.
sf The Mayor gave his opinion that Mr.. Hatfield had
been duly elected and pronounced him member until the
Board should decide the which afterwards referred
ps select committee, consisting of two wings and dem.
oaic member In the Fourth Ward, also. there ones.
on Of title to seats, which referred to similar commit
TED. The two Boards now stand as follows: Aldermen Il
wings, democrats OwO contested seats) Assistants, 10
Wigs democrats Gone choice One democratic Assist
meected on the ffeeso ticket leaving only three regular
anocratic members of that Boad-no contested seats.
The twenty fourth annual meeting of the American Tract
Seisy is held To lay at the Taharnace T g Williams in
The chair From the reports rend by the Secretaries
e following items of interest touching the affairs of the
Society 1t has issued during the 1853 publications of
vhEh A5 are new, in English German. French aud other
nguage besides 1887 tracts in than hundred diff
nnt languages and dialects The circulation during the
s has been 73 664 volumes of books O3 $50 pubica
tons ga 600 900 pages Total since the Society formed
iSS5s2 volumes 1O40O00O0 publications. 22os 000 coo
pages. Issued grauitousy, At 600 pages The receipts
the year have been, in donations s94 08 for sales.
42ls Expenses for paper, printing. binding engraving
tansang and copyright slaS.677 coporage. s5S 1O6
mndry $i6733. The whole number Of copOreurs in
nsson 1853; number employed during the year. $780, They
hsve visited 3i 600 families sold ST. COO books and other
wise distributed than liz 600 volumes including Bibles
and Testsments.
In speech yesterday before the Anti. Slavery Society
the Tabernacle. Wendell Phillips told a story of
oporeur who arrested in New Orleans for giving
Bible to He says the Judge addressed the cuprt
IN The following language: =" Sir you should know that
there are here in New Orleans. domestic institutions which
wevane more than 10 the Gospel"
rafker Pibury Kissed of his TRADES against The
southern clergy. when he re:ored, That very appTo-
naie-eyery man in his own vernaeuar." fellow named
William Brown, who represents himself a runaway slave
rom Missouri made of the best speeches of last evening
siore the Society at the Minerva Rooms He has fair
aok OF wit and great readiness of eparee with which he
% his Heterogeneous auditory in a constant roar of
haghter Not so with Mr. Frederick Douglss who fou nd
hdcnt to attract any attention to his remarks Amongst
The speakers OF the day and evening Miss Lucreta Mott
I.uc neil If
maikab.,
Notwithstanding the announcement of yesterday morning.
Mr. Macready could be induced to continue his engage.
menl without fnt receiving guaranty that he will be
ansen second time fom the stage. Such guaranty
offered In the form OF note to him signed by about fifty of
our most prominent citizens amongst whom are Washing
ION Irving, Judge Kent Major Noah Cornelius Matthews.
and Simeon Draper. assuring him that the good and
respect Tor Order prevailing in this community, will sustain
MIN on The subsequent nights of his performances 1t
MAINS 10 be seen what reply Mr. NJ will think proper to make
TO this note
number Of our city papers speak Of the outrage Mac
ready a " disgrace to the city," and OF more,
disgrace the country Thsis fooishness those only
aeaced who have aided in the proceedings and support
e owdles concerned. and they form very contemptiby
mah portion OF our citizens
Inc body Of Mrs HardenbrOok wife of the Doctor of that
aame now on trial Rochester iofhe murder of Mr. Mott.
"@ some days since dsnterred St. Paul. churc yard for
summation and inquest was yesterday held over by the
o"e'' Nothng was discovered IN the examination or on
W inquest TO confirm the suspicious that size had been
pos'ohed by her husband-nor to the contrary.
oai weather rather pleasant today. but it feels
WY iatle like spring. Respectfully yours, INDICATOR.
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NAVAL Court MARTIAL.-The Naval General
Soari Martial, composed of the following officers
Sum. Stewart, President; Commodores Charles
PrOlris, John Downes, Lawrence kearny, Daniel
turner; Captains Chas. S. McCauley, Eli A. +.
i.Avaletle, Sllas H. Stringham, Isaac Mayo, James
ARMSTRONG, Samuel L. Breese, French Forrest
ST organized yesterday, at the Navy Yard. X.
o. FOX, OF Washington, Judge Advocate.
commodore Perry, who is here, was unable to
@ead IN consequence of indisposition A letter
vas read from DIR. billiard, U. S. Navy, certifying
s ma. Com. r. was too unwell to attend the Court
Yesterday
a., Ai'er the charges were read by the Judge Advo-
I i'e, the case of Com. Read was proceeded with.
W WI rrentlss was examined for the prosecution.
q, D. .. head, of Philadelphia, appeared as counsel
% ION. Read We understand that no charges
IN %ie B Deen preferred against Capt. Smoot.-Nor-
~" Beacon, Nays.
" FURIOUS BREACH OF PROMISE SuIT.-In the
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