New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-23

An ordinance relative to Tonnage dues was referred "a
special COMMITTEES q Three with drections to report at
Ws %seS on the
An ordinance relative to Physcans' districts was re-
4 ferred to the Committee on Health
An ordinance relating to the Worxhouse and desunat
Ing 1t ss the City Workhouse," referred to the Cons
mttee Prisons and Warehouses; with directions to re-
An ordinance relative to the official printer and provd
ing that he give $4,000 security laid the table in
4 Mr. Stetson offered resolution recurring tho of;a
printer to furnish to this Board hundred copies weekly
the proceedings of the Board printed pamphlet
10 s. A'''0 call LOT 'he yeas ana nays by vote Of
On motion, the name Of Mr. Shaw was added to the
Committee on Tonnage Dues :.
The members having begun to thin out Mr.. Sykes
called the attention Of the Board tho rule which pro
vdes mat no member shall leave the without per-
mission.n
On the Joint Committee to decide what business should
nave before the Board the President appointed
did not hear. Ne ~ w.
Mr. Nixon moved to refer that portion of the MAYORS
Committee. Carried.
After some further desultory discussion the Board ad
journed. ~
| FRE.-Last night few minutes before eleven
O'clock fire broke out the of Live Oak and
Fourth streets Two large two story frame buildings
on 0ak street the property Of Mr. Mccu
| on Fourth street, belonging to Mr. Gordon was also
nurht 10 tne ground The ou-houses attached, Of
winch was used as manager for mch were con smed
with their contents Our remen from the old city were
promptly on the spot and prevented the further spread
Of the flames The losses estimated at about 5000
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT.-Judge Larue of this
court has been unable to attend to his duties for some
days past In the meanwhile the increases to an
alarming extent and instances of untred viainy daE
accumulate There twenty -four of murder
before the court and the Recorders of the different Dis
ricts are errtng out another precious batch that
long must seek the same venhoe for their punishment
or escape
The result Of this vast accumulation of business will be
delay IN the trial Of offenders whereby many will escape
again to try their the public One court
is not sufficient for the work
| FIFTH DISTRICT CoURT-Judge Buchanan.
Succession Of John McDonogh on Petition for the Sale of
Moras-The Executors of this estate yesterday filed
peton whereto was annexed statement of the debts
due by the succession, amounting to $21535 90 and
stating that creditors pressing petitioners their
horze the sale of the movabes said estate to paw the
aforesaid debts They ask that the be made by the
the same time when the sale of the property already
ordered to be sold shall take place Grvot Attorney
FIRST Observation-Disclosures Uinter-Sit-
ting Of fesfeddg-D'7mk- Lyons, for being drunk
contrary to law was discharged and advised that when
she next INDUCES in potheen to do it the law directs
ANoTHER-Ed. Hardiman. for getting on a promscuous
and chaotic drunk was brought up and tantazed by
recapuation Of his msdeeds. Ed had evidently seen
better days but dirt and and misery and drink had
bent his mortal corporation and efectuay wiped out
from his once fair features every wrinkle of Intelligence
obligations to the Recorder if he would find the money to
pay it with for the days of bank bills past with Ed
and report says that he has become so physically weak
that he couldn't raise !" five y for his life
BEATING NEGREss-F. A. Jump, charged by James
Grow with beating his slave Lucy who had been left in
examination
Mr. Grow testified that the woman was drunk when
whipped.
Col Field for the defence wished to know of Mr. Crow
he had known the medicine of the lash to be an
piled as remedy for drunkenness
Mr. Crow couldn't say He testified that the slaves
face was very badly bunged up and that she other
wise badly bruised and beaten.
Counsellor Gaennie for the prosecution aceouy re-
marked that he would not call the slave witness but
that he would produce her face in evidence The
Court overrued the proposition Counsellor Gaiennie
asked the Court to dispose of the according to law
The case was sent before the First District Court
BREAcH OF TRusr-Dr. Richard @. Anderson reported
few days being under for breach of trust
appeared for examination District Attorney REYNOLDS
conducted the prosecution.
Mr. Thos 3 Adams testified that the 9Th of August
delivered to certain persons in Arkansas and that the
prisoner promised to deliver It, Accused admitted that
ne went 70 Arkansas The money was not delivered and
no part of it was ever returned
The witness had not prisoner since the transaction
until last Sunday when he met him in Plaquemine
CROSSE xamined by Col Feld-The money was in gold
and silver 1t was not to the knowledge of witness de-
posted with the clerk Of the boat which the prisoner
left the city The money was delivered to Dr. Anderson
in person
Col Field asked for attachments for certain witnesses
Cross-examination continued-Accused told witness
that the money was deposited with the clerk the boat
and not re-deivered until they got Napoleon Arkan
sas Other unimportant revelations made
Moses Greenwood, sworn: The money was given by
Mr Adams to accused; was board the boat at the
time The package was banded to the clerk while was
on board by either the accused Mr. Adams, the cap
tain of the boat gave directions to the accused on
the boat about the money 1t very usual thing for
to leave valuables with the clerk that
accused resided in Arkansas at the time.
From other testimony it appeared that the money be-
onged to the house Of Moses Greenwood Co. and that
Mr. Adams who handed it to accused their clerk
The case was sent before the First District Court
BRuTAL AssAuLr-James Gallagher, charged with as
sauting and beating John Hoey the ed u appeared
for examination.
Mr.. Drummond. sworn said that he saw the man Gal
agher strike Hoey twice with stick and afterwards Jump
that he exposulated with Gallagher and that he Gaag
her threatened that he nerfered he would him In
inc sal; same manner Witness then left the ground
about the face He could not who inflicted the inju
The accused sent for trial before the First District
Court.
This Gallagher stood charged with also attempting
the head with hammer
The original affidavit made before Judge Larue by
Gamble charges that on the 29h Of March last between
and O'Clock NJ he was passing the coffeehouse on
St Charles street called The Ruins" where he saw
man followed by crowd and take refuge in the office
OF Mcdowell Mills Co.. No "a Gravier street The man
stoner who had thus sought refuge was brought out on
the street by two men. and while they walking by
referred to- stricken the back of the head by James
Gallagher, with shoemaker's hammer and the man so
StTuck Tell
Some important witnesses the part of the State be
ing absent, the case was continued indefinitely
ROBBERY AND PROBABLE MuRDER.-Thomas Thoms
made oath that he yesterday Charles Reynolds
at the request Of James Fleming who accused Reynolds
with having feloniously robbed him. and with having
thrown him from room in the third story of Be.ttys
Exchange, through window to the banquettc Fleming
was reported in dying condition The was re-
manded
SECOND DIsTRIoT-RecOrder Genois-Sn-
ing Of Pestsrddy-There unusual leanness in the
pp1i tharn
pears to have damped the ardor of the begerents and
peace, sobriety and quetude have had an almost unn-
terrupted reign
An exception to this state of things Manuel Rodri-
guez who was charged by John Brown with having
provokedly assaulted him with pistol designing cut
short the thread of his existence and shuttle him off
that bourne whence commercial traveller returns with
all his mperfections on his head unhouseled unaneaed
warrant was issued for the arrest of the becose Manuel
Two slaves Henry and Celestine. for being after
O'Clock ordered to be whipped The received
twenty stripes and the latter ten.
For disorderly conduct aziness yagabondism and
Gus living the following persons sent to the Work
house to wit Mary Mullen, for ten days, Henry Stew
art Ellen Willy Jacob Depre and Adam Buckhard for
thirty days each
nptJ ,o ,t.r64 Inrnuo Lad