New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-17
NEWS or THE CITY.

A GRUMBLE R-We have received an anony-
nous communication from some individual who complains
that for the -truction Of plank road
Josephine street the Fourth District has not been
pleted notwithstanding the terms Of said contract
agreed upon long agoeven before the annexation OF
Lafayette Our correspondent acetiousy asks if it
be for the want Of men when. judging from the
poled at the last election have such hosts of
them in the city, He does not make allowance for the
fact that the small marched out under command Of
the has returned to its barracks after
ing special purpose
SURRENDERED HIMSELF. james Walsh sur
rendered himself yesterday at the First District Police
Court. knowing warrant to be out for his
charge Of perjury
INQUEST. inquest was held yesterday on
the body of white female infant child, found dead
the river at Third District Ferry Verdict Came
her death by being burned with vriol by person
persons unknown
FIRST DISTRICT coURT-Judge Laiue.-John
Horrcan yesterday tried before this Court
sations first Of assault with intent to kill second
saut with dangerous weapon Found guilty the
ond count.
LARcENIEs. the cases of Terrence Kava-
nagh charged with larceny and that of Antonio Char
les Arbos under similar charge, noe proseqta
tered
A noHe prosequi also was entered in the case
of Michael Henry, charged with assault and battery
THE INSTRUCTION MAN.-James Dyson, the
famous negro instruction brought by virtue of
writ of habeds corpus before Judge Larue who decided
that there just grounds for the application Of the
writ, made out commitment, and remanded Dyson
to prison to await his trial
RECORDER WINTER CoURT-First DISTRICT
B Contoula otherwise Lacont yesterday srragned
before this court charged by Ann Robinson with assault
ing with pan Of hot water and making threats OF
terrific character against her personal safety The
was fl ed for November IS,
A VIRAGO-Catherine Pettis entered an Aft
davt against Mary fully for assault and battery upon
herself and infant child at her house Vine street
Fixed for the 18Th.
ATTEMPT TO KuL.-Elizabeth Debert deposed
that her husband Frederick Debert assaulted and at
tempted to kill her Accused was remanded till to-day
GRAND Row.-Some time ago deposition
was made in this court, charging Burns who keeps
coffee house, grocery store at the Of Benjamin
st Thomas streets with assaultng cutting with
tumblers James McCsfrey in coffee-house at the
corner Of Aununcaton aud Gaiennis streets This little
piece Of it appears retorted last election
night by McCarey and his friends who in numbers
made assault in the of besegiDg army upon
Burnss aforesaid grocery store firing pistols and brick
bats and driving the inmates out Of the back doors
testified that he in the grocery the time and
that the crowd installing him for Burns about to
gobble him upn utterly, but that he saved himself by
making timely retreat receiving pistol bullet In the
back of his head through the top Of his hat he showed the
hole to prove it. On the charge made by MeCafrey
Burns before the FIRST District Court under bond
of $500 The affidavit of Burns in regard the attack
upon his grocery accused only three
and John McCaffrey and Patrick Clark John McCaTrey
49, Lir.t Z. a.. A.
of assault shooting-bond scotland the other
discharged
RECORDER RAMoss COURT--Second District.
Gaspard Cabourct entered deposition yesterday against
one Louis Faivre aud others for asssuug knocking him
down and beating him severely, st. Philip street At
FAINT declares bat for the assistance of Mr. Gros
Jean he would in all probability have been killed Faivre
was required give $500 security for his appearance and
warrants issued for the apprehension of the others
BREACH OF TRUsT.-Mr and Mrs Simon were
Yesterday examined charge OF eloniousy retaining
sum of money placed in their hands by member of the
Howard Association tor the benefit Of sick secu
rty was required for their appearance when notified