The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-29

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First Municipality Conncsl-There was
called meeting Of the Council last evening, owe
which Recorder Genois presided. Members pres
ent-Messrs. Fabre, Pecqust. Lsushlin, Derbes
Blake, Barthe, Richardson, Bonneval, and Hsgan.
The object for which the meeting was called
was shown by the Message Of the Mayor, read by
the Secretary It is stated that, in the Arst place
it was called for the purpose Of receiving the rspor
Of the Finsncs Committee. In the second, to con.
slider the necessity Of having the Nuisance Whas
placed on better footing than il il 1t present, il
having become one Of the greatest nuisances in III
Municipality.
The report Of the Finance COMMITTEES vss
brought up BY Alderman Laughlin. It stated tina,
the Committee were negotiating with the Ga,
Company to fund the debt due said Company,
amounting to nearly 500. 900, under an oct Of The
Legislature passed in 1s47. The settlement to be
made with the Gas Company, including = sum Of
about $37, 900, maturing in 1854, Of the bonds Of
the old Sinking Fund, held by ssid Company is this
The payments are to be made By he First NUM-
cipaliy under the act Of 1647, - above, to be in
bonds, at Is years. bearing 81 70 interest per an.
mum.
The following is = summary Of the resolutions
which were offered, with view to the carrying
out Of the above arrangement:
Resolved, That the Treasurer of Municipality
No. One, lodge in the Bank Of Louisiana on the
first Of every month, out Of the general resources
Of the Municipality, $4,000 for the express purpose
OF securing monthly payments to the Gas Com
pany, for furnishing light to the Municipality.
hssofved, That the Gas Company shall have
the right Of causing to be forfeited the contract
n ma ~ux,x - E..l0
same on the part Of the Council should warrant it,
The Committee then called the attention of the
Council to the fact that Alderman Emile Barth6
was about to visit New York on professional bust.
ness and that be offered to negotiate portion Of
the Municipality Bonds, having twenty 1--WE years
to run. MIR. Barthe's services were offered ON this
occasion gratuitously.
A resolution to this effect was offered; the sum
to be negotiated for being fixed 1t $500 600 bearing
interest at the rate of per cent per annum, pay.
able semi-annsally on the LIST May and 1st Novem-
Der Of each year, at the Office Of the Treasurer Of
the Municipality; bonds to be delivered to the
purchasers or their agents, payment the same.
The committee further recommended that the
Treasurer be authorized to pay on the warrant Of
the Mayor, to John L, Lewis, sheriff Of the parish
of Orleans, se7 IS for conveying lunadcs from the
Parish Prison to the Asylum at Jackson. To the
same individual for maintaining prisoners from LIST
April to Both June. 1851, $597 1871.
To several other persons, for hardware, repairs
done to the Vegetable Market, for cutting iron
plates for bridges, for sundries etc., $6s7 &c. With
the exception, of the sherff's account, the COM
mttee said they recommended the pay ment Of the
other accounts with much reluctance they were
extravagant although certified by the Surveyor,
who, though knowing that the WORK had been done,
knows the committee think as much about its value
as the committee themselves.
The COMMITTEES ask time to report on other &C.
counts, and exclaim against the manner in which
the Municipality has been mulcted ia transactions
which should be under its own immediate control
The several resolutions contained in the report
were passed ssriatins and the report adopted.
The second part of the Mayors message a. we
said before, referred to the horribly filthy state of
the Nuisance Wharf; and recommended an imme.
diate change as absolutely necessary.
The first resolution, to refer the matter to the
Surveyor, was not seconded; the second, to refer
it to the Improvement Committee, to report at next
meeting, passed.
After some other business being gone through,
in an unusually amicabe manner, the Council adj
journed.
Positive Reeousyy.-The I. v. c., csmill.
Spriggs, wounded in the neck from pistol shot
fired by Alexander, the slave Of - Walker. is
pronounced by her physician, DR.. Robert Nc.
Cracken, Gravier street. to be now entirely out Of
danger, except trifing debility, from low diet du.
ring her treatment
Esaminotion Of tie Szave.-The examination
Of the slave was proceeded with yesterday before
Acting Recorder Etter. Col. Field for the prose-
cuton-Enstis for the defence
Elizabeth Gillian, f. v. O., on being examined,
testified that she was walking with Camilla
Sprggs, on Common street. ON the day Of the &C.
currence that on turning the corner of Adeline
street, they were overtaken by the slave Alexan-
der, then prisoner in Court, who spoke to Camil-
Ia, to which she made no reply, wherein he fred
pistol at her. This caused her to run, but he
followed close, and firing second pistol at her,
wounded her in the neck. Alexander, on this,
went away, and Camilla soon after reached her
mothers house. As soon as he turned the corner
OF Adene or Gravier street. he commenced to run,
but was pursued by Messrs. Landy and Culliean,
overtaken and arrested by them.
The testimony Of - Spriggs, the mother of
the wounded girl corroborated the most part of the
above statement She said the girl was only 16
years Of age; that the prisoner had called two or
three times at her house understanding his inten-
tons to be the marrying Of her daughter, she for.
bads him the house her daughter did not like him
or encourage him. The prisoner used after this
frequently to pass her house, use scurrilous Ian
guage towards her, and threatened two or three
times to blow the brains out Of her. She com.
planned to his master Of this conduct, who promised
to have him whipped. She also complained to the
Recorder, who took her affidavit, and issued a
warrant for his arrest, but learning that he.hsd
been already punished, she did not proceed with
the information. She never encouraged the pris.
oner--neither did her daughter-they both disliked
him. Col. Field read the law from Ballard and
Curry touching the case, which provided death a.
the only expiation for such a crime. The Acting
Recorder sent the prisoner before the First Dis.
trict Court.
First District Court.-Harman Doane o.. Henry
A'obrook, Sumpter Turner. Lawrason and o,hsn,
Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company-In the
case OF writ of quo sOarranto, sued out by the
plaintiff in this case, the evidence, which was Of a
very lengthy character, was yesterday taken be.
fore Judge Larus. The case was continued over
70 III O'Clock this morning for argument
Charge Of Wounding Nth Intent to KILL C,
Mo'iey' charged by J. s. Thompson with wound.
ing MN with short sword, and Otherwise in
Jurlng him, by finsing brickbat at him on Sa,u,.