The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-04

The Nrw SHERIFF. Mr.. James P. Frsre, yesterday
upon the duties of his Office and made the following
appointments; a
First District Court. L.. Fabre, +. Provost N. Ire
pagner and E. @. Hancks
Second District Court.-Francois Auyost.
Third District COurt.-G. w. Heyl.
Fourth District Coart.-RObert SWAIN ~
Fifth District Court.-Theodore s. Lewis.
Supreme Courts II. Turner.
Deputics-Thomas Wilson, Sampson Blossman, ]. l..
Theeu A. Dreux, NJ. de Armss Edward Frsre, Charles
Kilshsw and E. Sampson.
Bookkeeper.-N. Beauregard
Keeper of the Ctr Pyison.-N. F. Secshnaydre.
The following displaced from office: saml. Powers
J. Sanparu, A. Santignau Edward segart, j. T. Wilson,
w a. James, John Sullivan T. A. Watson, A. Trepagnsr,
John Dallman, A. d. Guesnon. T. Anderson and +. M.
jacobs.
Firth DISTRICT CoURT-Costich VS.. BarbaroUch-
9pp from Fourth Justice of the Peuee-Plan brought
suit for malicious prosecution, laying his damages at $780,
The Court below gave Judgment for SIS and COSTS and
PENDANT appealed.
The defendant offered exception that the suit wa,
the prosecution complained of having
decided.
The evidence in the case showed on the 18th of Octo
be, last The made affidavit before he Recorder
IN, First Municipality declaring that he had been grossly
suled and abused in the Vegetable Market by who's
nam. bs did not know, but whom he would point
warrant was Issued the plaintiff arrested the mornn.
Of the 18th of October and locked until the Recorder
Office opensd-ssy three hours Upon appearing answer
the Recorder required bond for $500 to keep the
nch bond was given. As the bond executed
plaintiff instituted the present action for damages for mali
c;ons nyoseouon TIE defendant took the citation which
had received from the Justices Court to the Recorder VIII
sent for the plaintiff and required Of him another bond
pear for further examination This bond well the first
was dated October 10. The defendant. by COUNSEL fiji tn
in this suit day On the 18th, the RI
corder discharged Costch from custody and dismissed tn
case.
Judge buchanan THINKS that the prosecution of Cosc
was mated by the bonds that he keep the
on the 18th of October He had of action again
Bsrbarovich for having made The charge To sanction
proceeding would lead to the greatest anomalies. 1t woul
be- in fact TO give Justice of the Peace and Dc
Court an appellate jurisdiction from the decisions of the RI
co,ders tngs OF the peace, and Grimm,
| magistrates.
The proceedings before Recorder, subsequent to tn
nstu lion Of the present action doubt, had reference
Of that magistrate sending Costch for trial beior
some other tribunal upon the charge made the 10Th o.
ober. Upon mature Investigation however, he az
peared to asceained that the only on
surety of the peace, satisfied with the bond the Record.
dismissed the Interior proceedings At all events says tn
Judge the defendant Barbarovich, manner respor
be for uerior eings, which were not made
instance and the exception observes were
| to the institution of the present action.
The judgment of tina Court below therefore reversed
and judgmen is rendered in favor OF defendant with costs
| n both cases.
SERIOUS JoKrR.-Jsmss Rogers was yesterday brou oh
before Recorder CALDWELL charged with vagrancy and wit
having his possession known a. Cali foni
ball alias Little Joker He also had in his pockets gu it
of spurious bank such generally used by
OF the joking profession in making bets and change Til
California bal very useful instrument in showing h
fashions to verdant strangers The modus ope, andi
Its teachings somewhat foows The operator spots
fnsnd-sat'es himself of depth of his geennsss
shows him the curious workmanship of the ball, which
tans cavity in which picayun piece be conceas
without suspicion. To show how neatly this be DONE
pcayune placed in the cavity and the ball closed ookir
as smooth as AT this Juncture a confedera general
walks up as Stranger and the shows him the bal
telling him that notwi,ha smoobness the ball
be taken apart, and tina, actually contains picayun
This the confederate Processes doubt, and turning his bac
to the OPERATOR but shat his proceedings be by II
one, he opens the ball and abstracts the coin. The
closing the ball. he expresses disbelief OF the story tt
offers bet any that the coin in the bal
Tbs confederate takes the bst but remembers that he has
funds. The green one that it is " open and sh
game and willing risk \, if very sang uin
perhaps Fifty dollar bill The last the saks holds