New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-21
NEWS OF THE CIT Y.

nusl examination CT the Public Schools Of the First Dis
trict last Monday and will be brought to
close to day On Friday the pupils and teachers Of the
different schools will meet at the Lyceum Hail. whore orig
nal speeches will be delivered by the boys Of the High
School, and compositions read by pupils Of the Grs High
School, The order of exercises will be intsspersed with
music and singing, and the giving of diplomas to the
graduates will close the exhibition. O
SUDDEN DEATH.-An aged lady named Ellen
Griffith dropped down dead upon the pavement yesterday
at the Of Celeste aud Religious streets An inquest
held the body and verdict Of death from apo
peIy rendered.
| RECORDER WINTERS CouRT-Fyrst District.
Hyer emulous of the prowess and glory Of his two
prodgous namesakes attacked Julien Savaden night
before last in the peaceful region Of It, Marys Market
after promising to make him sights" and thrashed
him in most unmsrcful manner leaving his optics In
NO condition to anything Mr.. liver will have set
to with the Recorder on the ID Of next month.
| Ike Bsoxrs-Pat Collins was arrested at 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning Julia street. having been found by
the Waterman with his legs broken and the remain
der of his body glorously drunk Pat had got his leg
broken by making very loud noise and getting into
very big fght
LARcrsY-Mary Tracy for stealing from the house Of
g. Blakesly on Circus street. lot Of bed clothing
sent before the First District Court under bond Of $500
| SUSPICIOUS IsprvrpuAL-W Mcfarland was arraigned
charged with being suspicious character and
with carrying dangerous bulldog in bis pocket lie
was fined so and permitted to whistle" for his bull!
dog aforesaid
John Akyns and Michael Shields were yesterday placed
under bonds OF $500 each to appear and charge
preferred against them by Daniel Tony having stolen
his coat from room in the ST. Charles Hotel search
was issued No 10 Circus street. but the
missing garment was not found
LsvsE THrKyEs-Twe slaves, Adam and Litteton, were
yesterday sentenced to fifteen ashes each for generally
picking up small things about the Leyee and particularly
for stealing potatoes from the steamboat II D Bacon
| HuNAS MsERY-7he Spapn Of the Old WorM-A large
number of ragged and dirty creatures some of them
companisd by small children, were brought before Re-
corder Winter charges Of vagsncy and plferng pro-
the Levee The alternatives of voucher bond or
work placed before most Of them and prOba
bly, the most fortunate those who embraced the
| latter.
A TAO OF WILD CArs-Margaret Rerdon, and Mary
and Hopora Lynch were placed under heavy bonds for
attacking and severely beating Julia Gallagher Notrs
Dame street We learned that the whole peighbcrhood
by the shrieking squang and rumpus gene
rally
| GRAND RAsCALs.-An affidavit was made in
the police Office Of the Second District by Bonifaco
Munez, which proved instru mental in laying open
chapter of extensive rascality and bringing to light
number of the characters who figured in it. Munez
that the following Individuals Pedro Fernandez
Manuel Poads and Henriqu de Leon had obtained from
him. through false preences the sum OF s1Oo aud had
induced him by liberal promises to Mobile
when there had made to him the most startling prop
estons of crime upon his declining to enter into their
schemes they with him to this city threatening
however, murder him he revealed the object Of their
journey On Sunday last while the family of Mrs Debry
Barrack street. between Dauphue and Burgundy were
at church, two daring burglars entered the premises
seized the only person in the housean old negro woman
gagged and bound her hand and foot and then pro-
ceedod to ransack and plumber the house They did net
succeed, however in extensive degree They broke
open armoir wherein was quantity of plate and
money secured the latter and were about freez
ing to the former when they became alarmed by some
noise and decamped in great haste. When tho family
returned they found things in fine condition Shortly
after this operation to the of Capt Baldwin,
his suspicious fell upon Of the parties implica
ted the accusation made by Munez and others Of the
same gang, and they arrested upon his
affidavit the Captain had the negro Aforesaid
who had received sach delicate attentions at their hands
brought up the Second District police office when
she Immediately identified Pantesou Ocoer and Pedro
Ruiz (who, with another Spanish gentleman had been
arrested in company with the parties accused by Munez
burglars who had robbed the house of her mistress
OF they denied all knowledge of the affair,
asserted their innocence and general good characters
honest and industrious in the strongest terms 1t
did avail, however, they locked up to await
future examination before Recorder Ramos.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALpERNEN.--Ten of the
members Of this Board assembled evening pursuant
to adjournment and after waiting time in the hope
Of obtaining quorum, upon motion OF Mr.. Watkins
resolved upon of tea minutes, after which.
Mr. Stark asked permission appeal from the decision
of the Chair the previous evening" respecting the
Health Ordinance Mr. Watkins, who then filled the
Chair, having decided that the Ordinance lost in
consequence Of not having received majority Of the
whole Board only majority of those present voting for
it. The Chairman (Mr Dalton) expressed the opinion
that the only thing necessary the previous evening
to qualify the ordinance and render genuine the
taking of the yeasand nays.
motion then made and adopted sustaining the
decision of the Chair the previous evening the
last hope of the aromatic ordinance departed.
On notion the regular order of business was post
poned for the reading Of the Finance Committee.
Said committee reported in favor Of the payment of
sundry bills Of current expenses among Others from
the Gas Company Of $4,000.
The Committee submitted to the Board the following
letter from the City Surveyor which was read and on
motion ordered to be spread the minutes and the
report OF the Committee was then accepted:
[CorY
SURVEYORS DEPARTMENT, Cry HALL,
New Orleans Dec. 6, 1853 |
To The Honorable the Finance Committee
GENrLEMEs-I hand you, without my approval, two
pay rolls signed by the Superintendent of Carts and L
borers Mr. John Oarbory. My for not approving
these pay rolls is because the large number Of aborers
and carts returned on them not only not authorized
by me but. the contrary, expressly limited On the
30th of October last written order to Mr. Carbory
to employ the following force, viz 10 carts
carpenter, and 60 aborers force sufficiently large
all the purposes for which it needed and nothing
transpred during the month warrant its increase