New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-30
DAILY CRESCENT.
Local Intelligence.

81 ROw."-Under this caption, or some |
similar appssredthe first item in the columns
bar the St Charles Hotel The person referred
to flash gentleman" is anything else lie is well
known respectable and voluntarily has gone forward to
offer himself to the authorities The whole matter was
uuimportant and the article written upon incorrect rep
resentations
CHARITY HOSPITAL The report Of this insti- |
tuition for the last week shows Admissions, 234 dis
/. charged, III deaths, 10 patients remaining 500
INQrEsT.-An inquest was held on Saturday |
by Deputy Coroner Terrell the body Of Infant nine
months old. named William, found dead in house on
Toulouse street Verdict died in Of neglect
and of attention the part Of its mother who is
chambermaid on board Of a stee mboat,
FfREs-About o'clock on Saturday after
fire took place in cotton pickery, Esplanade
street between Robertson and Where streets The pick
cry aud five small dwelling houses destroyed. A
large quantity Of damaged cotton was in the piekery
which. with the building We understand was insured
The whole establishment belonged to r. Murphy,
About O'Clock yesterday morning another fire broke
cut in small frame dwelling In the lover psrt u the
Third District
Rror.-During the fire of yesterday morning
parties who happened to be ia attendance got into
n musiF' in which named Moses severely
wounded in the side Of the head by blow from
bar Several others who took part in the ahAy were
more or less injured report had it that several
wounded daugerousy-this lest however needs conf ma
ton Moses last accounts little delrious from
tine effects o his wound but was not considered in very
critical condition
A RrM CUSTOMER The other day, certain
parties who had fend. confined in the Police Ja-for
Keeper furnish them with refreshments amongst which
vac yely l4rse loaf Of bread The bread and
having Iergone inspection the keeper opinion
that rather too weighty for Ag bread and pro-
cerieI t. break the loaf open Within he found to his
surprise that Il contained bottle Of very fine de de-
or coEuac intended the thirsty souls within the
Is needless say that the bottle Of brandy shared tie
fate Of all contrat4nl articles aud was forfeited to the
ruling powers
FIRST DISTRICT COURT- Sentences The fol-
lowing sentences pronounced in this Court sat
.arday
Nus sentenced to impronme Mt ut hard labor in the
InentaTy for life The prisoner on being asked what
lie had say why sentence should not be pronounced
against him answered that when be killed Yost he
r. drunk THAT he did moi know what he dong
John Bell convicted q having committed Extensive
robbery in the parish prison was sent for seven years in
Tho peuiteutiary.
william clifton and Sandy Moore. found guilty Of
having robbed lady % gold watch public street IN
day time were each sent to the Tenontiary FOX fese
q aries MGR convicted Of larceny, to the pen
itcutary for one year.
SECOND DISTRICT CocRT- State Treasurer
W The Is1s D D. Pop4a4 Judge Lea has given iud J.
iu this in favor Of claimant TOR So 0a b,
Ing ten per cent OF the value q the estate left in th
state 10y the late Benjamin Poydras. The suit was
brought under the act Of 1872 which sTies tax OF ten
Per cent on ell estates situated in Louisiana, ami bs
IuratheI to person' citizens Of the United States
The question turned the citizeu1hp Of poydms. and
the consequent citizenship Of the number Of his house
hold who named his heirs. He TO Louisiana
N 1900 from Franco after the cession Of Lcusi
by the United States In 1922 he purchas
el an estate In France and in 1885 married there Hi
yf resided upon the estate had purchased and h
resided there alter his marriage until the time Of hi
death in 1851 In lSil he made visit Of months q
louisiana children all born at his residence il
Trance aud neither his wife nor children visited tn
United states Judge Lea Of opinion that the inheri
fluea the children subject u the tax claimed an
accordingly gave judgment as above.
SyHdic of PtttE C0Hrcg against "ihe Lam
,. Ioasaa1 This has been decided by Judge Lea
The plaintiff Alexander Brother is the syndie Of Pete
Coureys creditors aud brought this suit II set aside a
pc Of mortgage by which Conrey hyputhecAted certal
M the Bank Of Louisiana TO secure the payen
Il an alleged loan Of SIS 600 for which he bis prom
tsorv This loan 1t alleged not bona de bu
sas given on Of Conreys previous indebtedness
10 the Bank that at tho time the mortgage was ex
rut.d Conrey nsolveut 10 the knowedge Of the Dlrc
tors Of the Bank It alleged that the mortgag
A executed fraud Of the rights of tue general cred
.r- and in order to give the Bank preference.
IL was shown that the time Of this Transaction Cor
rev bills discount Of fifty per cent Conrey WI
heavily indebted to the Bank and required facilities
The extent Of $4,000 lie was then insolyent The ehe
Of this mortgage the bank pronounced valid wou
he TO abstract the Of Conreys assets propel
Of the value If SIS 600 which should have been applied
=. the claims of all the creditors proportonatey.
Judge Lea to the conclusion that the transacti'
Ag not what appeared to be its face. IL appear
that the money temporarily loaned, and was apr
Urated only to the extingushment OF Gonrey III
turel obligations to the Bank but also to the payment
the Obligations not matured the extent Of $4,000
far as the proceeds appropriated TO the payment
immature obligations the act should be set aside L
defendants should informed themselves OF the CON
ton of Conreys affairs from his books. The credItC
should not suffer from their mistakes
The Court Therefore Judgment in favor OF the ~
die aunuing the act OF mortgage as to ITS effect agar
tL creditors Courey far it secures the payne
of $4,000 with discount thereon reservipg the rights
the Bank ordinary creditor.