New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-13
City intelligence.

Council had been convened to appoint inspectors etc.
an election for Alderman to be held in the Third u
ncipality.
second message was read calling the attention of the
Council to the condition of the Bayou Road and appoint
ing as Directors Of the Draining Machine Messrs Gu
cullu Serrgi, Jules BENT and J. B. Walton
The appointments were accepted by the Council
Mr. Tompkins presented certain bills which refer
red to the Committee Claims.
Mr. Coens presented petition from certain citizens
complaining of nuisance alleged to be connected with
the Gas Factory the water from which said to be
offensive at points of escape especially in the neigh
borhood of the Bayou St. John into which it flows
Mr.. Allen stated that the offensive eluva complained
of does not arise from the Gas Works but from the Drain
| ing Machines, He said that the water from the Gas
Works was beneficial, rather than injurious
proposed ordinance the subject nuisances of the
character complained Of was read and Mr. Cocns offered
| an amendment, allowing pumps to be used along the
streets. with which to clear the gas pipes of water
The ordinance was proposed in June 1850 by Mr. Benit
and came as EVENING" as the order of the day The
question being taken the passage the ordinance was
| adopted by six yeas against two nays.
Mr. Tompkins presented bill for expenses the Rail
distributed pro rata among the three Municipalities
Mr. Lugenbuh presented three preambles and resoln
ton designed expression of the of the Council
on the subject of consolidating the three Municipalities
| and annexing Lafayette.
In these the annexation of Lafayette referred MS
injurious and arbitrary and they other
wise echoes of the resolutions heretofore passed by the
Councils of the First and Third municipalities and BY the
meeting at the United States Cofee-house
Mr. Tompkns objected to their introduction. He was
decidedly he would say ephaicay in favor of including
Lafayette in the plan Of Consolidation he believed the
measure good and just At all events. no good
would arise from passing the resolution learned
that Geographic dispatch had been received announcing
the at half past two o'clock of the Consolidation
bill. and stating that the supplemental bill annexing
Lafayette, would be passed tomorrow (to-day) lie
called for the yeas and nays on the motion to dispense
with the rules.
The rules suspended by five yeas against two nays
the Chairman, Mr. Harris, not voting.
The yeas and nays called the adoption of the
preambes and resolution and resulted in six yeas 1.-THE
Chair voting) and two nays-thc latter being Messrs
| Allen and Tompkins. The Council then adjourned
| DREADFUL Academia poor girl servant in the
family residing at the of Poydras and Philppa
streets yesterday fell from the balcony Of those premises
and crushed in such to render her re-
covery almost impossible 1t appears that in the per-
tormance of her domestic duties she was emptying a
bucket from the gallery when the railing gave way and
she fell the brick pavement head FOREMOST distance
of twenty five feet The teeth of her comb was driven
through skin of her head and the skull was supposed
| to be badly fractured.
| MIXED Up-Jean Molineaux yesterday made affidavit
before Recorder Caldwell charging Terence Keenan, and
John Ferris with having endeavored exort money from
him and his friend james Cameo who were engaged with
their regular business bringing picke from the
rear of the Second Municipality, on the Common street
Shell Road. Keenan, Ferris and three other men stopped
them demanded toll which they refused to pay and
then Ferris seized gun belonging to Cameo which he
carried off
Ferris states that he took the gun away because it
pointed at him Keenan,, and he afraid that some
one might be injured with it. The matter to be nvcs
tigated tomorrow Saturday morning,
4 ALLEGED LARcESy-Michael Dogherty, who NAV be a
vagrant but who has the appearance of aborin.
man, yesterday examined before Recorder Caldwell
charge of having taken pair fshoes from the door
of shoe shop and walking in offered to sell them to the
shop-keeper Dougherty that he intoxicated at
the time and could not speak inteigbly but instead of
wanting sell the shoes he wanted to buy them and took
them into the shop to ask the price The defence
plausible but unfortunately Doughery could produce no
friend to corroborae his story the Recorder sent him
to the work-house for ninety days.
BEATING AWrFE.-AIrs. Charlotte sspey good lookin.
young yesterday appeared before Recorder Cad
we'll charging her husband James with beating her and
complaining of general treament from him. especially
he gets intoxicated The Recorder ordered Aspey
to find bondsman in the of $500 to insure better
conduct for the future,
| HIGHWAY RoBBERY-George Goodwin and his wife were
yesterday arrested warrant issued by Acting Re-
corler Richardson charged with robbng Margaret Mayes
of 81 IS The robbery alleged to have been committed
between 10 and O'Clock yesterday morning in Barrack
street.
CnAMpAexG-John Burns is like Robert Burns in one re-
having stolen basket of champagne from the ship Min
nesota The suspicion will be investigated by Recorder
Caldwell on Saturday Tomorrow.
| Acknowledgements Caldwell yesterday committed Mar
tin Fay future examination charge of assauting
| John Conway in Philippa street,
FoRcIBIE PossEsssoN,-We understand from Mr. Green
hill to whose alluded under this caption in Tues
day mornings Crescent, that the charge made against
him by Thomas Mccann dismissed in consequence of
the non-appearance of the complainant or his witnesses
and that he Greenhi holds possession of the office
of which he charged to have taken illegal possession
| ISQuEsr,-A Coroners Inquest held yesterday on
board the schooner Ceestin lying at the lake of the
canal the body of George r. Niles, native of Ar
kansas aged 80 years Verdict Died of inflammation of
| the stomach. produced by intemperencer
SUPREME CouRr-This Court yesterday rendered the
| following decision:
Sharpy Owl. fppelee VS. .4ierander Boyd Corey Hood
Gmnishee appellant .4ppsal from CmroR-SIIDEL. Judge
The judgment being against Hood for $500 with interest
from judicial demand this Court is without jurisdiction
Annual Reports 1893 and there cited Constitution
Article 60 Appeal dismissed.
| ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MuRpER--Thc Coroner was yer
terday called to hold inquest body of white
man. apparently about As years of age who had been
found dead in the water Mt the lake end of the new
The deceased appeared to have been the water seye
raj days His hands tied together with yellow silk
handkerchief and upon examination wound found
in the neck, by which the wndppe had been completely
| severed.
! Nothing found to give clue the name of the
unfortunate man. His pockets all empty and those
of his pantaoons turned inside out lie had on
when found black cloth frock overcoat light brown
cloth pantaloons undershir nett worsted and
of dark flannel, and white cotton shirt His hair
dark and he had large whskers which also dark
The coat and pantoons which taken from his body
and the handkerchief with which his hands tied
at the Coroners Office where they may be examined by all
! persons interested
man answering his description Saturday
afternoon at the lake shore to which he taken by cab
ALL from his boarding house in this city in company with
three other persons lie had arrived here in the steamer
Philadelphia. from California and there is doubt that
he had considerable amount of money about his person
When last he somewhat intoxicated. and said
that he waiting for the cab that brought him take
him back to the city.
PROFESSOR GLiDBON dYD M.iBIME tDOLPH
M. EorPlense indulge offended prejndged
humble attempt defend herself false though nntenona
nttions. From paragraph your last Wednesdays paper ap
that Professor Gon properly and doubt
lueny denounced the sciences of Asoogy Alchemy
humbug which isn perfect accordance with opinion he
anles to humble self paccns such erroneous
constrained he hbo under publicly, all
circulars advertise supernatural practice
ton of Omee telling Others, who pretend practice
ogy Pmistry, have gained feeble fame reputation
Europe America divine the lending
lives