New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-25
CITY Intelligence.

having stolen keg of lard from the steamboat St. James
and in that regard he will have to Recorder Genos at
q convenient season.
FIRE-John Walsh the other evening found such de-
gree Of heat about his coporosy that he felt sure that
the world fire and bawled Justify to that effect
that he found himself surrounded by fire engines and
police officers He did not discover the whole extent of
his mistake until he found himself freezing in the watch
house He explained the circumstance satisfactorily to
Recorder Caldwell on Saturday morning, and was dis
charged with caution
GoLD DUST CAsE-John Derry. James Warner and Jas
Spencer will be examined this morning before Recorder
Caldwell Il charge of having swndled Richard Walsh
out of quantity of gold dust at their Office in Common
street.
Observation-Disclosures Caldwell on Saturday committed
William Carson for examination charge of having
stolen sunry coats from store in Julia street One of
the coats worn by Carson when arrested.
BEATING WoMAN-James Chapman and Edmund
Burke mot he of the Patent office and Bundecund celeb
rty were brought before Recorder Caldwell Saturday
to answer charge of having beaten woman named
Mary Ann Warner. The plea entered by the accused
was that Mary had abused and insulted them The Re-
corder ordered them to produce friends of sufficient
responsibility to give bonds for thousand dollars to
ensure the peace to females in general and Mary Ann
Warner in particular
THE MURDER CHARGE-The case of Henry Clinton,
charged with the murder of A. J. Kathman up
again Saturday before Recorder Caldwell The widow
of Mr. Kathman who made the charge. present but
expressed ndisposon to prosecute the case Two or
three witnesses examined and shown that the
deceased receiving the wonud had been engaged
short time in his regular business This fact however
only proved his anxiety provide his family tor he
found himself unable work and returned to his home
and his bed only to die He had been confined to his bed
some eight days previous to making this effort and lin
gered sixteen days afterwarc before his death
The Recorder directed that the body of Kaufman should
be exhumed examined and allowed the accused to
go on bail until the should be again brought up
with the result of the postmortem examination.
MISUNDERSTANDING Mathew Saturday got up a
revolution proceeded to erect barrcade in Magazine
street behind which she entrenched herself for the de-
of her rights against the designs of numerous jul
yenle Louis Napoleons whose demonstrations of a
loud and vexatous nature Bricks and paving stones in
regular Partisan style. filed the air for time and Mary
was fast driving her enemies from the field when they
received reinforcement the police The force
delayed only moment, to take survey of the ground,
and then by mastery movement the chief succeeded in
turning Mary's flank and throwing large body in the
rear The result the entire Of the allied forces
and the capture of the heroine She borne in
triumph wheel barrow to the Office of the High Con
stable of the Second Municipality thence to the high
of Recorder Caldwell who provided the fair captive
with an asylum the expense of the Municipality for
one month.
CHARITY HosrlTAL--The following are the returns of
the Charity Hospital for the week ending Saturday
evening Admitted 296; died 80 discharged, 2S4 re-
naming 94S
HIGHWAY ROBBERY Patrick Curdy and Daniel Cochan
will be examined this morning before Recorder Caldwell
on charge of having inveiged Patrick Walsh to the
skirts of the city and robbng him of $3.50,
ANNEXATION City Council of Lafayette on Friday
evening passed resolution requesting the Senators and
Representatives interested in the parish of Jefferson
to any law for the consolidation of the three NUM-
CAPABILITIES of this city unless Lafayette should be included
in the scheme copy of the resolution ordered
be forwarded each member of the Legislature from JEFF
ferson parish.
LAFAYETTE FISAscEs-The annual statement of the
Comptroller of LAFAYETTE for the year just closed exhibits
the following facts
The actual debt of the city is....... S47S720 90
To be added for new Market ....,..... $4,000 90
s526
Mostly in bonds and notes at g. 7, andS ''V 90
est There are obligations past duo rei ..ns tN.,i
sum of sl51, 497 80 W '
The revenue for the yea , ,,oo. ooo. an
And the expenaiturr uas 1871 o20 90 90
es'.'....''.'' l%4.z9o OF
III excess of revenue of. ,S15,41S OIL
49,. Nv ~ 's debts of the year unpaid, amounting tt
p.'', So, which make deficiency of revenue of So,
40 So.
The assets of the city the 31st Dec, 1851,
| follow
| Bills receivable. Observation-Disclosures. 1864 o.
| Real estate and slave tax bills in
the hands of the Tax Collector S54 Gil 5s
Bills against proprietors for open
I ing streets, in the hands of Tax
Collector Observation-Disclosures. 1876 IL
Arrear tax and other bills in the
hands of City Atty, mostly in
| suit .......................... 4977 SO 6O470 o
Professional tax and other bills to
| be disposed Observation-Disclosures. sos 90
| Open account in favor Of the city T9l Z
| Cash, balance in the Treasury. pa rs
| Cash. balance in the sinking fund IA ~
Cash. balance in the interest fund l 90 24O S
Real estate for the of the pub
lie schools and Fire Department 10000 0
Total assets, S92 667 Q