New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-30

on motion to adjourn and resulted in vote of % yea
against . nays. So the Board adjourned to meet
Thursday next at 6P in the present place of meeting
SECOND MuNIcIPALITY CouNcn.--Thjs body
met at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning for the last to
Prescnt-Eleven members with Mr. Shields in the
message read from the Mayor stating that he hat
called meeting of the Council at the request Of Messrs
Brother Larason and Renshaw. Mr. Brother explained
the object Of the meeting to be to ry the sale 10y thu
uetioneers Of the municipality of two batturc lots
j. Peters and W Arthur which the Attorney of thu
Municipality considered necessary to the sale valid
the yeas and nays not having been taken the resou
ton ordering such sale
Mr. Brother offered the following resolution which WA
adopted:
Eeso,red That the sale and adjudication by Beard &
May to W Arthur Co. of lot No l. for eight thou
sand and fifty dollars: and of lot No 2, to Samuel j
Peters for thousand six hundred dollars both lots
being bounded by New Levee Canal Fulton and Common
streets per plan of j. A Beard & May and sur b.
Hugh Grant be and the hereby ratified and con
rned agreeable to the terms conditions Of said sale
and adjudication
The following was then offered by Mr. Hawthorn and
adopted:
Resolved That the clerk the Council be authorized to
collect and receive for the furnishing of certificates and
copies Of resolutions for emancpatng slaves fee of
dollars for each slave cmancipated
The Council then adjourned-toreucr.
DANGEROUS WOUNDING-A disturbance took
place yesterday at the Coee-house St. Charles Street
known as the Ruins in which named Stoner shot
twice at one named George Murphy, and wounded him
Mr. G. w Nelson pursued stoner up ST. Charles Street
to Common. along Common to Camp. and up Camp to
Gravier in which last street he found him lying the
pavement At the same time large crowd gathered
about the Ruins, when two men dragged person out.
and passed with him into Common st. Here. opposite
the store of Maunsell White Co., jim Gallagher, well
known bully of the city, came behind the man, and
struck him the back of the head with shoemaker
hammer The man fell from the effect of the blow and it
was thought that he killed but he partially
and was taken away Judge Larue caused Gallagher to
be arrested and sent to prison to await examination
before Recorder Caldwell.
THREE MoNTHs.-A brace of Levee rats
known as John Conner and james Phillips, yester.
day before Recorder Caldwell charged with stealing cot
ton from the Levee. Both sent to the workhousc
for three months.
lNQUEsT.-Coroner Wilkinson yesterday held
an inquest at 1852 Old Levee street the body Of Conrad
Rec Hter who found dead in his bed by his attend
ants The deceased physician. native of Ger
many and aged about As years He had served in Schle
wig Iolsein, during the with Denmark where two
years ago he received wound that induced chronic
affection OF the lungs. post-mortem examination
proved this affection to have been the cause of his death
and a verdict was rendered accordingly.
NECESSITIES Kean was Yesterday
charged before Recorder Caldwell with having stolen
wood from place in Julia street. and Thos Scott
what name to have such offence tackled twas
brought forward for having stolen whisky on the
Leyee The Recorder each caution not to do 50
again and discharged them condition of their furnish
ing bonds for future good conduct.
ALLEGED LARCENY.-Ann Payne was yester-
day charged before Recorder Caldwell with having stolen
$500 worth Of clothing from trunk belonging to Mary
Miller in house on Circus street. She will be examined
on Thursday next.
MURDER CAsE.-Recorder Caldwell yesterday
fixed the LIST April for the examination the slave Buck
for the murder Of Henry also slave board the steam
boat Nashville.
PLEA OF GUILTY.-Manuel Garcia, f. m c..
whose operations in obtaining goods on orders with the
of Madame v Forter forged thereon we have from
time chroncled yesterday pleaded guilty to two Of the
charges and was sentenced to three years Imprisonment
in the Penitentiary,
DsoRDERLY HousE.-Mary Miller was yes
terday fined IS, by Recorder Caldwell. for having dis
turbance in her house in Girod street
AccIDENT-William Pitt, a laboring man en-
poyed board the ship John Gardner was yesterday Sc
verey injured by falling through hatchway of the yes
sci Among his injuries was fracture of the thigh
FINEs.-Recorder Caldwell yesterday fined
George Robinson s.. and Timothy sullivan Patrick Nc
Dermott and John Bailey SO each for disturbance of the
peace on Sunday night
CLOTHING FOUND.-James McGinerty was az
rested on Sunday night having in his possession guam.
ty Of clothing that he could not James is in
the Calaboose and the clothing the High Constable's
office the former awaiting mittmus and the latter an
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