New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-12
Citv Intelligence.

AUIuDICATIoNS BY THE COMMONWEALTH
Comptroller yesterday sold the following contrats for COM
plotting public works
for year Arthur Mitchell at the rate of two and
half cents per pound
That for laying round stone pavement on Rotignac
between New evee and Front streets to Thomas
Bell at fifty nine and half cents per yard
That for building the new guard house on Baronne
street, to Cruise and Boyd for s29,999.
FIRST DISTRICT COuRT--Judge Larue.--In |
this Court yesterday the Grand Jury eupanneed
charged.
The case of Daniel Adams free man of color charged
with stealing the 10th Of July last the desk of
Samuel Ewing $50 tried, and prisoner found guilty.
SIfe against Thomas Fostcr-Ths individual who was
in the peniteuary last winter for burglary and par
doned by Governor Walker yesterday put his triad
in this Court the charge of entering the dry goods store
No 20 Chartres street. the Goth of January last and
stealing theretrom certain dry goods the property OF b
Gowen of the value of 81 900. lie found guilty.
State against Iqmrs Mason-The accused was charged
with having the 18th of August last stolen gold
chain and three pair of shirt studs the property of Isaac
Depass He was found guilty
State against John Griffin for stealing lot of silver
spoons and forks the 18th of June last was found guilty
State against Hurry Bridge for stealing two barrels of
pork the 18th OF June last found guilty and re-
commended to the mercy of the Court.
In the of James Kelly, Mike Doyle, James Williams
and Louis Wagner each charged with larceny DIS
missed on the entry Of n0lie pfo9e2Ht,
The MURDER OF JEAN LEBLASC.--Three per-
sons have been arrested on suspicion of having
cGrned the late murder of Jean Leblanc Their
Joseph Litu Numas Bosquet free coored boy and
Francois Cauite mentioned Yesterday They were ex-
is'Spi'f
Ltu had offered him 81 so to leave open the back door Of
LeBanc house but subsequently said that he had been
told to make this statement There being sufficient tes
tmony against any of the parties they all discharged
None others have been arrested and the matter stands
at present
CHARGE OF SwINDfING. Joseph Fugenio was
yesterday charged before Acting Recorder Andrews by
John A. Roberts, of the firm of H. L. Stone Co with
having obtained from said firm six or seven hundred dol
lars worth Of groceries for which he refused to give his
note as agreed to. The accused was arrested.
CHARGE OF Observation-Disclosures Alder yester
day made oath in the Poce-oce of the Second District
charging unknown individual residing in Prieur
between St Ann and Main streets with having in the
night time in the month of March last broken into his
with stealing thererom $50 and dog Warrant assured
Standardization Joseph Gallibardi yester-
day made affidavit before Recorder Geno that, from in
formation received, one Michael Diard did on sunday
last stab one Andre praion and that Pradon confined
to his bed in consequence Of the wound Inflicted
rant was issued for the arrest of the accused
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.-Wm Brannan for
stealing cheese Of the value Of fifty cents from Francis
Gongley on the 9Th instant, and Thomas Kelly for
sautug Rhody Qunlan, yesterday examined before
Recorder Winter and sent for trial before the first Dis
trict Court.
BoNps. Catherine Mccain and Hester Gray,
for breach Of the peace, required to give $50
bonds by Recorder Winter, to be peaceable
BUYING STOLEN PROPERTY. Mary Ann Cat
finger Ann Murphy and Norah Quinn to be examined
tie 4th inst before Recorder Winter the charge
of buying stolen property.
DEAD CnlID.--The body of a child, about three
ace Office having been found floating in the Broai-
tay Canal The child is supposed have been murdered
STEALING \ VEsT.-Charles Smith yesterday
charged Charles Wood with stealing vest from him from
tho Vegetable Market Wood re:nanded to prison.
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THc FLoA1IrG PALAcE.-Mr Van orden one of the pro-
rrietors of this establishment and Mr. Garland
the gentemany agent have been in town days
and all preparations have been made for brilliant en-
tree of the Floating Palace We have ithograph
the interior the if
exaggerate than one-haf the Palace is indeed
splendid affair.
AS will be by the advertisement in another column
performance will be given at Carroton Saturday
next at Lafayette the following day after which we
may expect the Palace the foot of Canal street
PuLLte REFORM LEAGuE.-This Association, will be
by advertisement in another column makes call
for grand meeting of the friends Of the
at the Lyceum Hall night 1t announced that the
meeting will addressed by the Rev Theodore Clapp
Christian Roseus Henry St PAM and several other dis
tinguishel speakers.
ST. CHARLES Tns,TRr-The St Louis rntelligencer says
the following the principal members of Messrs Lud
low II Smiths stock company, engaged for the opening
reason OF the St Charles Theatre
Mrs. Estcle Potter, leading actress Mrs Malone Ray
mond Mrs. Ben DeBsr, (Mmlle H. Vallee) Mrs Melville
MesSrs. llenryO Linn heavy tragcdan j. Il Nagle Mr.
Potter Ben Dollar, Mark Smith, kembe Lewellen. D. X
Alien, and many others.
New TEIEGRAHre InsrRuMEsr-We take from the Bos
Journal the following notice of Geographic in
srument which Mr. Ttcomb OF Morse's Southern Office
in this city has been exhibiting at the North We belev
Mr. T. has been perfectly successful in demonstrating
the value Of his invention and has obtained patent:
The time has arrived when any improvement in tele
graphic apparatus for the transmission of will b.
hailed with pleasure. We have recently seen self
adjusting relay magnet invented by Thomas S. Titcoml
of NewOreans which bids fair to be of essential service
1t well known that the electric current varies in tn
transmission of intelligence the wires and that tn
machinery needs continual adjustment The invention
Mr. litcoub overcomes the difficulty 1t is simple in it
aud thus far has fulfilled the expectations
the We would call the attention of the sle
graphic fraternity to the article and let them judge of it
luerits.n
SAILING OF THE sARA,Ao-The steamer Saranac sale
from Philadelphia for Brazil the 4th inst She carrie
out Chcvaer rerera de Lodro and family late Charg
dArares from Brazil who had been superseded by Com
InanIer Moriera, as Minister Plenipotentary.
JUpGE CoNKIlN.-Judge Conkn, the newly apponte
Minister to Mexico left NewYork for Washington on tn
1t inst. lie will sail either from Norfolk or Pensacola
SWAMI LAvps.-The Baton Rouge Comet has the follow
ing in reference to swamp lands
We have been informed by the Register of the Ian
Office of Louisiana, that the department at Washngto
City had decided all sales locations by the Officer
of the United States of swamp lands since the passage
the act of Congress I'd OF March 1919 illegal and
though Patents have been issued parties holding the
directed to return the same The sale or locsto
being illegal subsequent act make it good Thu
instead of the United States paying the cash cash
the State she cancels her sales and gives the lands.
there are many persons largely interested tn
statement hoping contemporaries will notice it, tn,