New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-15
City Intelligence,

| BOARD OF ASSISTANT MISUNDERSTANDING
Eretng. September 1.-THE board met at half past 81,
O'Clock fifteen members present In the absence of thu
President Mr. John A. Watkins called to the chair
An Executive message received, congratulating
the Board on the happy condition of the public finances
the progress of railroad enterprises etc. and
ing various works for the Improvement of the sanitary
condition Of the city The message called the attention
OF the Board to the necessity of establishing house
the SUI table accommodation of lunatcs, the number Of
which, now in the city put down at thrty-o the
condition of the Workhouse and House of Refuge and
to the fact of the limited supply of water for public
The different recommendations Of the message were
ferred to appropriate committees
communication was received from the Board of Al.
dermen informing this Board their concurrence in GER
tain resolutions The amended resolution of the Board
OF Aldermen providing for the opening of jackson Square
until ten o'clock from the first of May to the first Of
November in each year, coucurred in,
RESOLUTIONS FROM Board ALDERMEN --For the
payment of sundry claims Adopted
Authorizing Thomas B. Leefe to erect a yerauda in
front of his property. Adopted.
Granting permission to the Pontchartrain Railroad
Company to erect veranda Elysian Fields street
between Victory and Moreau streets. Adopted
There being quorum, the Board then adjourned to
this evening at six O'Clock
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-A very destructive fire
broke out yesterday about noon Greatmen street be-
tween History and Espanade streets 1t was first oh.
served in kitchen belonging to Mrs Demeran and had
advanced very far before the alarm was given The
flames spread among number of one story brick and
frame buildings about eleven of which were totally de
stroyed The occupants mostly people in moderate
circumstances and gratied to state their furn
ture generally saved. The most of the buildings
were very old. and the long continued dry weather
caused the flames to spread with great rapidty The
following persons were the of the burnt property
viz; Messrs Gerard, Dordent, W c. c. Claiborne Deme
rem Mrs. Zala Mr.. Lei and Mr. Brugier We have not
ascertaned whether the fire wilful or accidental
FIRE,-There was an alarm of fire yesterday
about o'clock The fire at wharf at the foo,
of Lafayette street. and is supposed have been comu
ncated by sparks from the furnace of hay inspector
The engines were quickly the spot and the fire was
soon subdued The damage to the wharf estimated at
one hundred dollars
NEARLY A DUEI.-Oficer Joseph Gallibardy
yesterday made oath before Recorder Genois that from
information received he had to believe and verify
did believe that Joseph Taylor Manuel Daunoy were
about to commit breach of the peace by fighting duel
Warrants issued for the arrest of the suspected
parties
SUICIDE.-On the night before last O man
named Hover applied at the Charity Hospital complain
ing that he was sick. When he was about to be adj
mitted he ran of, and was not until yesterday
morning when he found lying on the pavement in
the vicinity of the Hospital with eight wounds inflicted
on his chest and neck several of them mortal knife
picked up beside him and recognized as his own and
his right hand was bloody lie had sxtyseyen dollars
his person. He is supposed to have inflicted the
wounds with his own hands
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUIcIDE.--On the night
before last named Hopper while laboring under
fit of deirum tremsn attempted to commit suicide by
wit knife Ha toha fotb
Hospital 1t is thought that he will die of his wounds
INTENT TO KILL-The examination of Caspar
Assar charged with assault and an attempt to kill ia
to be examined therefor before Recorder Winter on the
Goth inst.
HABEAs CORPUS CAsE.-The case of Charles
Mooney came up for trial yesterday writ of habeas
corpus, in which he asked to be discharged from the
Work on the accusation of vagrancy The testi-
mony as TO his vagrancy being strong against him he
was committed to the Parish Prison. to await trial by
jury.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.--M G. LeBarron,
charged with threatening to shoot Waterman Morgan on
Claiborne street. while in the discharge of his duty was
yesterday required by Recorder Genos to give bonds for
his appearance before the First District Court to be tried
therefor.
SENT FOR TRIAL.-James Chapman, charged
with having stolen twentysx dollars from Catherine Nc
uoic oH fhlpa street, on Monday was yesterday sent
for trial by Recorder Winter before the First District
Court
The SUPPOSED HoMGCIDE-In Monday morn
ings issue notice made of the death of man named
Laurent Corroan who found in state of inseusbii.
ty in the meat Market of the Second District early on
Saturday morning lie had confusion over the
left eye and died the evening of the same day on being
about to be removed to the Charity Hospital The YER
dct OF the Coroners jury before stated was That he
came to his death from the left eve
inflicted with blunt instruments in the hands of some
person or persons unknown Inquiry into the cause of
his death was Immediately instituted by Capt Mcoyern
Oh the second District Police the following facts were
ascertained The deceased native of this city
cabinet maker by trade and had been habituay ntoxi-
Gated Tor number of before his death On Friday
hght ast he became stupidity drunk and while in the
vegetable Market fell striking his head heavily against
curosone and received by the fall the wound above his
eye. "
He was taken in charge by officer Laferandie who took
n TO the drug store of Dr. Lido Condo street. and
au his wound dressed He appeared to be not much in
ured by the fall, and walked without any apparent diff
'uy The Doctor did not consider the wound dangerous
nd Carrojon said that he did not experience any pain
rom It, At his own request, he then released ap
bearing to be quite sober AMI Immediately went cab
'fet where he again got stupidity drunk He did not go
lome but went to sleep in the Meat Market From this
was taken to the caaboose where he sept till near
'venng Later in the afternoon as he was being con-
'yed to the Hospital he died.