New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-21
City Intslliesnoe,


BOARD CT ASSISTANT Al pEpMEN -Th;a Roard
was called to order at halfast six o'cockten members
present After recess of fifteen minutes thirteen men,
bers answered to their further recess Of fifteen
minutes then taken after which, there being still no
quorum present-only ten members having answered-'
the Board adjourned to Tuesday next. s
Done WITH.-The case Of Henry Goteig,
charged before Recorder yaught with forgery in signing
the name Of VIZ Cotton to an imaginary marriage
notice. whereby very funny effort was made to hoax this
paper yesterday dismissed. This little literary
pade of Mr. Goteg gave rise to variety of interesting
proseeutons-one against Mr. Lawrence for kowaoping
said Goteig and against Mr. Cotton for shooting him
in the hand while the wngall of which believe
were dismissed ut the time. The hoaxer got off
cheap.
SIGNs OF HEALTH.-1n the last forty eight
hours Cup to last evening at eight o'clock in the Charity
Hospital where there are upwards of $50 patients there
has been but death Let Northern cities observe this
and make note Of It, =.
F1REs-There were two fires night before last,
besides the already noticed Circus street. One
took place about II O'clock in shed in the yard of
store kept by Mr. Moudn II Craps street. Third Dis
trict Not much damage The other broke out about
one O'Clock, on LAUREL between Washington and Sixth
streets, Fourth District. Damage not great.
KILLED A GoTH.-An affidavit was made yes
tsrday in the First District Police Office by Andrew Link
as follows
son the 9Th day of July inst in the port Of st. Louis
there on board the steamboat pawnee commanded
by Capt Langhorn, German whose name deponent does
not know and agreed to work his passage to NewOreans
to which port the steamboat Pawnee was destned and
that the 9th day Of July inst in the State Of Illinois
the aforesaid German unprovokedy assaulted and
severely beaten kicked in the abdomen and also beaten
when down with billet of wood by Can't LauphorD of
which beating deponent verify believes the aforesaid
German died on the 18th day of July, 1852, and was
buried the day Deponent charges said Captain
Langhorn with causing death of the aforesaid German
aciousy and with force and violence etc The accused
Is now commanding the steamer Pawnee in this port
Warrant issued
BIG STEAL.-Julius Lillenthall made oath
yesterday in the Second District Police Office that he
keeps ewery store at No. II Royal street. that
Monday night between ten and eleven O'Clock, a
named John B. Fitch. employed by him journey
and whom he left in charge of his store foniousy
absconded and carried away $65 in money bars gold
the value of about 500 and sundy articles of ewey such
watches rings, earrings, necklaces ETC., valued at
about $500. Warrant issued.
SENT UP.-J S. Freeman, on the charge of
assating and striking Hugh Kelly on the 26th June on
board the steamer Grenada in the First District was yes
terday sent for trial by Recorder Winter to the First Dis
trict Court.
Vagabonds innumerable were disposed of. '
KILL,-Capt. John. F. Mason, on a charge of
beating Daniel Williamson, with intent to kill is to be
examined in the First District on the Goth inst.
GEwGAw.--Mrs. Boey is to answer the com
plant Of Mrs Lucretia Contreras for OBTAINING diamond
ring worth $685. and wearing apparel worth slO the pro-
perty deponent Examination before Recorder yaught