New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-05

bers effected and upon proceeding business
members including the President in their seats
1t was then moved that the Mayors message be taken
Which motion there tic vote The President
then recorded his vote in the negative and the motion
was lost Some confusion followed this result after which
the tax ordinance taken up and motion of r Col
lens. acted upon section by section.
Many amendments proposed and among those
carried the following
Tax Grogshops Taverns, etc, $3.50 instead of 5000
per annum.
Tax on Negro Traders, 800 per annum.
Tax Billiard Tables and Ten Pin Alleys, $50
Tax on lIawkers, pedders. etc. $40
Tax Drays Carts, ETC. p1S. with Soc for branding
and soc. for numbering.
Tax two horse Carriages, etc. $40 and ono Horse
Cabs, etc. $15 per
Tax on Oyster and Fruit Stands $40 per annum
FFrH DisrRIcT CorRr.-La'he,1ne Knight vs. The ~ D.
and Cd,roHion r. r. CO.-The petition in this case was
filed in April 1850 1t represented that petitioner
widow, owns four houses the Of Nayades and
Callope streets which houses brought her monthly rem
tai of $780, before certain changes made in the track
of the defendants railroad passing her doors Since the
expiration Of the leases this property then existing
had been unable to let the property consequently
loser to the amount of $3.50 per month upon which
says she depended for support herself and child The
proceedings have occupied much time and the
and testimony in the case voluminous Judge Blu
chanan, on Friday. rendered his decision follows:
The plaintiff claims damages from defendants said to be
caused by turnout made by them upon their rail
road at the of Nayades and Caope streets The
plaintiff four houses fronting upon Nayadcs street
at and above the corner of Caliope
The evidence show that the turnout in question over
reaches little on Calliope street beyond the limits Of
Nayades street This is not authorized by the charter
defendants but that is matter Of which the Municipal
authorities who the legal guardians Of the rights
public, have not complained
Tho evidence the subject of damage to plaintiff is
contradictory Since the trial have visited the premises
with the intention of ascerainng their condition
could not perceive that the houses plaintiff were dis
figured by the smoke of the locomotive.
Every railroad which passes through streets of city
must be or less of annoyance and of
danger to portion Of the inhabitants 1t not however
to be denied that there certain advantages to be de-
rived from the proximity of railroad which may more
than counterbalance its disadvantages Upon this sub
cct witnesses will necessarily differ they have differed
in the present At i'll events positive and unena-
bic specific damage should be brought home to the rail
road company to justify the Court in mulcting it at the
suit of an individual This cause does not present such
case
Judgment for defendants. as in case of nonsut with
costs
CHARITY HospTAL-Th following is the report of the
Charity Hospital for the week ending Saturday the ID
instant Admitted, $50 died 81 discharged 2S2 re.
naming, SOL
DREADFUL AFFAIR.--A woman named Nolan. on Satur
day fell in the fire in house the of st. John
and foydrs streets and burned in the shocking
1t is thought that she cannot live and if she
should she would be horribly disfgurcd for life She
said to have been intoxicated the the accident
DisNussED-The charge against Joseph Saiant, charged
with having obtained 81 so under false pretences was
yesterday dismissed after full examination by Recorder
Genois.
HEAVY RoBBERy,-John Rice yesterday charged Thomp.
f. III. with having stolen $500 from him. in small
lots since last June issued by Recorder
Genois.
SCicIpE.-1r L. Mooney. who wounded himself so Sc
verely on Wednesday morning died yesterday morning
His surgeons had been able to close the and was
in fair way of recovery but Thursday he took advan
tage Of the momenary absence of his the
bandages from his throat, and re-opened the wound in
such manner to render surgical skill useless None
of his friends able to account for the act.
TI-BLooMER.-A huge of the west. fresh FROM
Wisconsin took it into his head New Years night
have lark So he donned full suit womans clothes
and put himself upon the pavement The first Waterman
that he met discovered the ncongruty between big black
whskcrs and pair Of petticoas and arrested them with
their Recorder Caldwell fined the counterfeit
woman ten dollars.