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

9uT eH ROAD CoSyENroN-The NcwOrlcans and Opeou
I'D road Convention met on Saturday. and adj
Kkeil by James Robb and Randell Hunt. in powerful
meal in favor of immediate aud vigorous action the
{iedt of Railroads
>heI following resolution offered by Gen Decouet.
dutlanimously adopted
Yesd lsd That in the opinion of this Convention, it is
Mini ercst of Louisiana that all railroads projected with
lthI state. that are feasible and will conduce to the
aert prosperity and that of the city of NewOreans
ulf Immediately be put in progress and the Legislature
unqualified to enact all necessary laws to insure the
aid ton of companies and associations
Jndkse 0vcrton offered the following which also
..rriet by unanimous vote:
RsJlret That the thanks of this Convention hereby
tendet led to his Exceency the Governor of Texas and
the Of the Legislature for the liberal and oter
nal in which they received agent the Honorable
Buc}er H. Payne on his recent mission to the capital of
Rea1rcd That in the opinion Of this Convention addi-
tona energy will be given to the of the railroad
from New Orleans to the Sabine by the speedy passage
the oh arter recently introduced into the Legislature
Texas granting liberal appropriation of land by that
State while IL will be the means of fastening the
mencdme Of the road across that State to the Rio
:. Grande
Rese,ed That in the opinion of this Convention the
aforesaid charter and grant of lands will insure the
structon of the said railway the territory Texas
that 1t will be the means of concentrating the public
mind upon that route the great natural highway to the
Pacific and that it will determine the action of the Gene
raj Gd vernmen in continuing the road and constructing
Resi- red That the States of Louisiana and Texas being
equally interested in this great public enterprise ought
to hasten its progress and promote its early completion
Refoed That copy of these resolutions be transmitted
to h Excellency the Governor of Texas with request
that they be laid before the Senate and House Repre-
scntttivcs of the Legislature of the State.
vote of thanks passed Col II b. Payne for the
able manner in which he had discharged the duties nl-
posed upon him in June last by the Convention
Mr. Cohen moved that when the Convention adjourn it
would do so to meet at on Monday to meet and
welcome the delegates of the Southwestern Convention
resolution adopted after debate authoriz-
ing the Executive Committee to call meeting the Con-
vention whenever the committee should deem it desirable
AT the request of the Convention Mr. Richardson st
Mary delivered able address at the conclusion which
the Convention adjourned
DnEApFuL AcoIpENrJusta after the fire in Royal street
Saturday morning the upper part of wall of the
main building burnt way and buried with the ruins
several persons MO standing at the moment in the
alley way between the wall and Mr. Taylors store Two
nap and lad were terribly injured The former were
to the Charity Hospital with little hope of recov-
= = One named Thomas Mcdonald. and the other
g 0Snown.
The lad was lreadfully crushed His head was cut and
the scu fractured his right shoulder and
ken his back and side bruised and cut joints dis
located and his condition altogether most pitiabe Ev-
cry thing done for the little sufferer that could
suggested but without avail and he died yesterday
ing He was the Of Eugene Fuller Esq, of this city
sand aged about twelve years. He gentle boy the
beloved of all that knew him
GENERAL CouNcr~-This body met on Saturday even
ing in pursuance of call from the Mayor-Ten members
were present and Mr. Cucuu elected to the Chair
The message from the Mayor was read informing the
Council he returned without approval the resolution
passed at session aboishng taxes trades profess
sons lie assigned reason for his veto the nan
cal arrangement which would follow the operation OF
such abolsment
On motion of Mr. Collens. the message laid on the
table subject call by vote of six yeas against four
nays Upon the of this vote. Mcssrs Allan
Harris Tompkins and Waterman, left the Council.
Mr. Colens moved that the Sergeant at Arms be directed
to bring the absenees the Council Chamber. and his
motion was carried.
The Sergeant at Arms left and after returned with
the report that he unable to carry out orders with
cut additional force.
MIR, Payne offered resolution authorizing the Mayor
To request the Councils of the three municipalities to
cause their Engineers to examine the mouth of Bayou
faquemne with view of asceraining if State legisla
on be necessary regarding that Bayou to afford greater
security to the city OF New Orleans.
Mr. Payne stated that the city is in great danger from
the enlargement of the Bayou which threatens become
an outlet for the great body of the Mississippi river He
sad that the whole fall of the Mississippi for $50 miles
would by this Bayou be found in the short distance of IL
miles He thought that early should be taken
in the premises
MI Colens offered resolution declaring vacant the seats
OF Messrs Tompkins, Allan Waterman and Harris on ac-
count of having been absent chamber during three
consecutive meetings of the Council Withdrawn after
some debate and the Council took minutes
Dnnng the compromise with the absenng men,