New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-11
city Intelligence.

referred to Committee on Streets and Landings
A communication read from =. H Fosdck asking
| an appropriation for Fire Engine Co No. 10.
Recorder Caldwell took the chair.
A petition was read from Commanders of Fire Compa-
| MES respecting an alarm bell .=t
petition from Charles Windle complaining of arrest
and imprisonment was referred the Police Committee
communication from Naunsel White, respecting
tain land illegally claimed and used by the Second NUM-
cipalty was referred to the Committee Streets and
| Landings.
TREAsuRERs MONTHLY REPORT
On hand per last report 500 81
Received since 1928 IL
| s2ooOs2 SO
Discussed same time 1856 973 So
Balance hand, Feb S411s 81
| H. Grant Surveyor received leave of absence for five
days during which time he to examine the condition
| of Bayou Plaquemine.
! petition from Yeatman, Woods Co. asking for the
of 200 feet of the batture referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr. Brother on the part of the Finance Committee
ported favorbly on several bills which ordered
be paid
Mr. Brother also offered resolution aboshng the rule
of the Council prohibiting action matters not embraced
in the call. in special meetings The resolution was
adopted.
Mr. Renshaw, on the par of the Committee Streets
Landings reported in favor of paving Cypress and
Annuncation sreetsthe latter with squake blocks and
| authorizing the Mayor to make the contracts
The same committee offered resolution accepting
Dennis Cronans bid for paving Tchouptoulas street with
square blocksthe Supreme Court having made such
ceptanee obligatory upon the Council All of which
| adopted
Resolutions ordering Napoleon Avenue to be ditched
| and cleared were adopted,
The Police Committee reported progress the subject
| of n Market house in the Seventh Ward
Mr. Lawrason reported that the share Of the Second
Municipality Of the expenses OF the Southwestern Con-
| vention was over 500. which was referred.
Mr. Yancey Of the Police Committee reported in favor
granting $135 to the widow of Mr. seiber Waterman
who was killed time since in the discharge Of his
duty in favor of paying Mr. Dullo for certain injuries
| received. ua
Mr. Brugniens offered resolution to grant Fire Com
pany No. 10 $1,000
Mr.. Etter offered resolution making appropriations
| for the Worl-house
| A communication read from J. II. Maddox res
pecng account due him for printing After debate
| a resolution ordering the payment Of the account,
amounting to s571. adopted
A communication from s. G. Risk and J. O. Person
referring to accompanying statements relative to coec
ton taxes read and referred to the Finance
| mittee.
| A communication received from Mr. Grant, the Sur
| veyor of the Municipality. the subject Of Bayou
Plaquenine read in part and referred to the Com
| mttee Internal Improvements, From the portion
that we heard read understood Mr. Grant conclude
that there danger to be apprehended from this
bayou He states that the in the bayou without
current and shallow and the river passing very deep
that there has for along time. been percepble
change in the width of the bayou.
After some further unmportant business the Council
proceeded to the election Of Board of School Directors
which resulted in the choice of the following gentlemen
Rawle Goodin, Carey. Harris, LINDSAY, Copes. Cam
merden jennings Shaw. Pierson, Reese, Richardson
Byrne, Hart Dix and Akin.
Mr.. Shields offered resolution respecting alarm
bell and referring the subject to the early consideration
of the City Council
Mr.. Renshaw offered preambles and resolutions ex
pressing the of the Council the subject of
ing Lafayette to the city of NewOrens and protesting
against all efforts exclude Lafayette Adopted unani
mously.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT.-another Gold Dust case.-Nope
decision I'm this court yesterday the indictment came OIL
for trial against John Denny and JAIN principals
and VIM Spencer, accessory for ehe 2lst o
January last to swinde returned Californian out of 81
worth of gold dust. When the called. Dem,
represented to be too unwe to attend and Warne
had fed to parts unknown 1t afterwards appeared tina
Denny, instead of being sick had incoutnenty vamose,
the rancho - The bail of the absent defendants de
clared forfeited The absent defendants neverthe
lest, put upon trial and under the 10th Article of tn
Constitution which declares that the accused shall hav
the right unless he has fled from Justice, of meeting tn
witnesses facet the Court ruled that the defendant
should be tried, if they in Mr. Vandalism
the Defence pleaded the provision of the u S. Consti
tuition. but the Court overruled his objection
Richard Walsh testified. in substance. that on the 2s
of January last he went into the Office of the
Common street. with % of gold dust by Min
weight Warner offered SIT 60 per for the gold
on Weighing it it amounted to % 16 devts only
Walsh fearing that there had been cheating around tn
board refused to sell at such weights demanded hi
gold back Defendant agreed to give it back taking
funnel proceeded to pour the gold back into witness
purse through the funnel It appeared that the funne
had false tube and that of the dust about tw
fell into it, An officer then called and defer
dants arrested Gold dust then and there shaken
of the false tube At the Recorders office about So wort
of the dust discovered to be in the false tube of TIL
| funnel
Spencer charged with being accessory ably defende
by Col A. p Field, Cnl. Field said that he would no
attempt the defence of the absent accused
) show there was error in the proceedings. The iur
brought in verdict of guilty against John Denny
james Warner. and not gully against VIM. Spencer.
THIRD DISTRICT CouRr-A petition was yesterday file
in this Court by VIM B. Partee syndc of the creditor
of VIM B. Partee & Co.. representing that between tn
of August 1851 and the 30h September of that yea
VIM D. Partee & Co. borrowed large of money fror
| J. Corning g. Co., which promssory notes, bills
exchange due bills bonds and other colaterals wer
given portion of these coatera the petitioner
applied to their by Corning & Co. they thus rea
lizng undue share of the property of w b. Partee
Co. who nsolvent and obtaining preference owe
other creditors The petitioner claims repayment til
amount of $4,000.
# Foul MuRDER-Oscar de Nescma declares on oath be
fore Recorder Genois that about the 18th of August
1851. Rouson halter residing in Exchange ALE,
disappeared in this city and he informed that soul
a rib hat, and certain quantity OF hair, found
Lake Pontchartran which he believes to be the remain
the said Rouson whom he believes to have been mu,
dered by Charles Duree partner in business Rou
and by certain the wife of the said Du
The woman Duree arrested, and is now in prs
awaiting examination the charge. Her HUSBAND
! at a late hour yesterday was still at large
SrABsING-Recorder Geuois yesterday sent the case
John Trustnan for trial before the First District Court
Trutman is charged with having the 9th of Januar
last, stabbed colored named Emeine Gibso
d in the breast wounding her very seriously.
1seuEsr.-A coroners inquest was yesterday held ut
house in St John street. between Gravier and Perdd
streets on the body of the well known Eliza Harris W.
who died from inflammation of the stomach which the ur
decided to have been caused by ntemperancc Eliza