New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-20
Coolest Days during tie Last -Four Years

ADJUDICATION BY THE MAYoR-Mayor Crossman yester-
day sold the for making the plank road in Fell
city Apollo Howard street Peter Keyser
at 81 05 per running foot.
CovARpLY scouspREL-A fellow at a distance has
taken upon himself to insult the kind hearted Recorder
of the Second Municipality, by writing and forwarding
to him the following letter. by mail
We have doubt that injustice has been done by the
Recorder in this fellows case but the injury consisted in
having shut him up in the calaboose for six months
instead of ten days,
'CARRoLL1oN. Mo, Dec. q, 1851.
Recorder Cal1peH-You $3.50 old rascal, are you not
ashamed of yourself keep poor fellow in the caaboose
to be food for mosquitoes for ten days because he had not
five dollars to pay his ne If had you here now should
take the pains of having carried TO the ice pond cut
hole through the ice and dip you head and ears Some
time during next year shall visit NewOrleans and
should fall into your clutches please show the usual
courteses But the probability is it will be of your
power to do as hope the Recorders office will be more
worthiy filed Yours, ad tnti1ttum, VIM CRAWFORD"
THIRTY DAys-Mr. James Cronan, the young gentle
who stole the planks from the Levee, Saturday
night yesterday provided by Recorder Caldwell with
accommodations in the Workhouse for thirty days,
LARGE DAM.eEs-The case of Charles Black rs. the
NewOrleans and Carrolton Railroad Company, in the
First District Court yesterday given to the jury
which, after short deliberation, rendered verdict,
giving the plaintiff damages the of $4,000 1t
will be remembered by readers that this suit
brought by Mr.. Black to damages for injuries
sustained by his the of the defendants the
accident being attributed to the negligence of their
agents The amount claimed $4,000.
MORE COPPER THIEvEs,-Four young rascas yes
terday brought before Recorder Caldwell charged with
having stolen quantity of copper from the Triangle
Buildings. The Recorder sent them all to the Work
House.
SrABBISG-James Brien stabbed in Tchoupitouas
street Sunday night by Bernard Dunn and taken to
the Charity Hospital in dangerous condition. Dunn
arrested and Recorder Caldwell yesterday committed
him toprison to await the result of o Brens wounds.
FlsEs-Davd Whitmore was yesterday fined s25 by
Recorder Caldwell for carrying concealed weapons, he
having held revolver to the head of person whom
he pretended to be about to shoot The magistrate
also fined Michael Hamlin and James Foy S. each. for
disturbing the peace and mutually attempting to demo
ish their respective countenances.
ASSAULT AND RoBBERY.-Wm Budd will have the plea
tomorrow to be examined the charge of having
struck Mr. William Penny and robbed him in the high
way of watch worth $50.
ISeUEsT-A Coroners inquest held yesterday at
the house of Justin Vairin the body of mulatto
named Charles aged q years belonging to Margaret
Varn. The testimony showed that the deceased had
been aborng under great depression account of having
been sold to owner that he disiked, and he conse
quenty committed suicide by hanging himself in the
kitchen Of Mr. vairin's house.
FINED.-M NJ. Trabault yesterday fined $50 for
grossly assauting Mrs Pauline Bernanger in Exchange
Place, The money not being forthcoming Mr. Trabault
was sent to prison for month
LARcEsY.-Wm Shay yesterday committed for
trial before the First District Court charge Of having
stolen pair of stockings from the door of the store
No. IA Old Levee.
BREACH OF TRusTLewis s. Fredlander states that. on
The 18th instant he left trunk for safe keeping in
charge Of Jean b. Ducret No IA St Louis street and
when he called for it yesterday Dncret denied having
,eived it, The of the trunk valued at 1925
The accused arrested and gave bonds for his APP
oearance to answer before Recorder Genois