The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-13

Of patronage, and the entertainments richly deserve it, The
OH Tor to night is varied and excellent and we expect TO
fine attendance For full particulars we would refer 10 the
advertisement ia another column.
AMusEMENTsA variety of entertainments ae offered at
me uerent places OF amusement tonight which canno fail
to please the most iasudiOus. The advertisements are in
another column.
METAGRIE COuRsE-The pacing race yesterday was won
win ease by Joe HRsOH beating Roanoke in three straight
heats; both horses admirably hanied-neher of them
making slip break in the race. The ira * was in splen
did oer and the attendance better than at any previous
meeting this year. Albert COnkln Of New York handled
Joe AsOn and Mr. J. Eu OF St Louis held the ribbons
over Roanoke. This had created considerable excite
ment among urimen Roanoke having been brought here
from NewN Ork expressly beat .JDe {sga and M TO
within aw minutes Of starting the avOrite at two 10
one-Th3n the odds suddenly turned and Ines friends came
up with 100 to 70 him. In ch heat they got fl side aud
side. winch position they maintained until striking the head
OF the Stretch when Joe pulled out leading down the back
stretch and CO ming home ell in hand We append sum
mary:
AlbRr5 Conkins b. g Joe HIlsoa. ..............
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The RUSSIA CAsE-Fourth District Court,-Tbe ease
OF Paradise Lawrason & Co. The Sun Mutual Orleans
and Nashville Insurance Companie7 is sill going nm in the
Fourth District Court The plaintiffs bring suit for the recoy
Of $3l Co., being the value of the ship Russia and cargo
which were destroyed by fire. will be recoleced near s
Southwest Pass about year since. Upwards ola hundred
witnesses have been summoned the ease, andtr0mses to
be a very tedious
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a EENArIoUS NATTER - The assessment roll OF the
been denosited with the Recorder md the vii, YET
much yexaton aud probably litigation The lave recni
the rolls he completed and placed in the hands of
the Recorder by the first Monday in November, AMI hiatt
the usual time for corrections cannot be given the tax
| may refuse 10 lay their taxes.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-5lcS DaiarUe.-The rule
taken the District Attorney by Arthur Saucie counse
io the accused. citing him to show cause why DaIarue
should not be admitted to BAH, came up yesterday for trial
proved that earne acted in self defence in shooting
the man hl"y MANS Dr. Neddsrsrand who called
on the part Of tie state testified that Williams was lying
@ scsi tt II o,i n ana .e court
soper 10 bai " pr
Pierre Cr,lei was tried and t,r,l ,,i. Of ,1; , l,
watch and a pair o(pist9ls from, G, p nrysI 7'''
a H0SSs broSf2H was entered in the Gaze OF j. Nunes
charged WIN s"indInE
St,ro,n Trsgp1c,r, ,o,-B.r, -. - -, r
~. ,y,5 C5n-t ~ Tr Al, Cl ~ Jump mt
LJ,, D. E-r,,j, rI ;,; s it," " ~. A'o'l' az"
son bv trade md he Wa, sr, o. t -'aSs 'l,"
" ~ '' "'" ne was engaged Oh uls ne" cathedral, I'M
@ u ,,s CohLacior' hn%n' at the time the
i - ~ i9 "si y! ",rcnI u, was yer! severe
- J Ts. u Pp's IoI ne ne now brings SUIT
the hundred and fifty dollars being tor medical attendance
and loss OF time while he was confined his he'd. Pet
TONER through his Counsel, Messrs. Charles Cavalier and
CypHen Du'oaf aYes that the falling of the by which
he was injured was IN consequences of defects the plan of
building and Of negligence on the pert of Kiryyn The ease
came for tnai yesterday, but was not concluded and it
viii probably last several days.
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dark rsI ,vo a It.y evening last, little after
ualNr '%0S' WINE waking through St. Marys Market,
was AnotNen Gown by some rnl1r and robbed of pair Of
-'-'']7 VI" FauAie sha" The earrings We're torn from
9 anu 1 WI an e'CapGd before assistance came to
MAUI. ne "ase was one OF the most bold ones have
ever h'u o. ana 1t surprising to us, that in pubic
as lne centre Of the Market the perperatOr
u' 0',S 10 III" Oh uIsFes, nut II seems that the most
e' III Io"g uue IL needs only the sttct enforce
men OF Inc EagraHt law IN all the Municipalities clear all
gu" ana we nope at the police will arrest every dangerous
a'o suspicious character they meet with
AFFRA y-Ar aflav oocDr.d ON IyT,I--,.-,.
b,tween two men named Domninpe Ra ~ N N aT
Balestrero employed in the Four Se,sons Rezt, ~
Main bauere was wounded in the thigh with nif
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HAbLAs |uEfLs CAsE.-IHomas Fnnsgan, who was
Io'.,,U 10 'e 1sn liisoa on charge OF larceny,
~ "'ous"' ueAots Judge LaFue OF the tus District
Court on writ OF aGbeas c0yaS praying for his discharge
' On e GROUND mat the commitment was illegal; I'd, that
mere was no speeAc charge and 3D. that he had been
sNThlIgu
Inc court gave written opinion OF considerable length
reviewing al me grounds, and deciding against tie petition
nc was fshaAued Tor trial.
General CoUycIL.-The r,rplar ,nonf-Iy ,,ss,i, Of
this boiy was held last evapin, Eia - . "
Bfenveaue wa, caI,ei IN The ril,ir '7' P'e' WI
A p,essfr,a. y,rs .,sraiysJ r,, +l NJ, . Il,
sale of the c9ntre,. FIR arin the - - 3 e
was s.,Tr1yaf ' 7A'e
Another MESSAGE ,gas rec .vgr from Lie Hon, ,-
The propre:v Of adopurg sune measures Tor The b.rnn
Of Inc sth 5 January he also called attention 10 The nec
7ly OF appointing Commissioner for an eatior IN he a4
the Sixth Ward, Second N00IgfnaIify far nm sIiers
ia place Of Samuel shakespear, deceased,
A committee of three, Messs Caldwell Cnc,II,. aud Ia,
VS. was appointed to evisg measures f,r tIo
he glorious Sb and on notion the Mavor was r,sd bai
man Of said committee
Mr.. j. b. Walsh was appointed Con,p,issio,sr f , ,
lion in the Sixth Ward, Second Municipality.
A petition was received from, 3, r,r,L sr 81 .,..,
ret keepers, asking reduction ote taxes from 500 10 s
'S HTr ~ ne psIon was iai4 on the table
orta Connc @ It'll ECU IA ms tss4na'on as member
PasoIni1ns f,r tI, .. w. ''.opNISI accepted
- " i 9 p"' ''5,N Oh 5u"Hry OHi5 We're adopted,
ray oriooce on me & "I was an amendment to the
,voz tn nm le tl,. NV ny ~ 11 H. the amendment
An amendment tn tIs ar 'a. u 10 as formerly.
A' 10 ,l'7 "neno mert was carried, making the
Mr. Fompka7 oifred an ordinance regulating the wharf
age ana Leyee dues on ships An ordinance was passed Mt
the last meeting making the Wharfage payable by the dav
ana the present ordinance wa intended bring the matter
back precisely Us 1t was last Considerable discussion
ensueu' ana several amendments Offered but they were
all rejected and the vote taken the ordinance Iyas
adopted by yoe Of 8, but
Mr.. Lugenbuhl then gave notice that he sborId ,o,o W.
consideration OF the the next meeting but the Chair
decided that such notice wgs out of order
Mr. H. appealed from the decision Of the Chair and there
was a " large talk . on the subject.
Inc Council decided that the gentleman had right TO have
MS notice placed on the minutes.
Mr. JARVIS offered resolution requesting the Mayor to sse
his proclamation ordering election for member of the
Council in place OF Mr. Nandergr, Third Auncpatv and
appointing Commissioners and Clerks. Adopted,