New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-02
Local Intelligence.


FINE CAUIIFLowER.-We have received from
Solitude" plantation the Bayou Rapides. 1t is
monster vegetable and of the beautiful speci-
the best evidence of the horticultural enterprise Of the
proprietor OF the " Solitude " plantation.
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE CHARITY HOSPITAL.
Admissions, 30; discharged 200 deaths 20 number
remaining, COL, Monthly Reput-Admssions 972 dis
charged, Sg7 deaths. So.
lNoUEsT.-The Coroner yesterday held an in
guest the body of boy Fey found dead in the
Second District. Verdict, Died of ship feveru
BOARD or ALDERMEN.--This body held an adj
onrned meeting last nightseyen members present--Mr
W @. G. Caibornei ia the Chair.
with.
sy Of louisiana requesting the attendance the Board
at the next Commencement received and accepted
petition from Gideon Stevens, agent Nathan Ste
phen asking the payment OF $780, the amount reclaimed
from him failure complete contract for the PAVING
Of Levee street, was received.
resolution in accordance with the foregoing pettiop
and ordering the payment Of the $500 claimed (ess
800 ine) was adopted.
resolution to pay the Picayuue office $40 for one
mittee.
The Fire Committee to whom was referred the resolu
ton of the Assistant Board relative a telegraphc fire
alarm reported upon the matter unfavoraby long de-
bate followed the reading of this report motion to lay
on the table was lost call for the and nays and
The committee reported favorably upon the pro-
ect of purchasing hose for the different Fire Companies
The came committee reported unfayorabv ,1non tha ne
ttion of Yigant Fire Company No g. asking an appro-
pration for the building of brick engine house Adop
resolution from the Assistant Board to nav to Luisi
Fire Company No 10 eleven hundred dollars for
engine provided said engine be built in NewOreans
and nine hundred dollars If built elsewhere concur
red in
RESOLUTIONS oRDINAscEsA resolution to sell the
contract to construct railroad from Paisance street to
Washington avenue, thence along Magazine to Canal
street. thence to Rampant thence the Tobacco Ware
houses and to the river in the Third District taken
up The resolution provides that the cars on the road
shall be drawn by horses mules and shall from four
clock in the morning until twelve O'Clock at night The
entire pj is the same that heretofore published with
the exception that the resolution provides that the build
ing of the road shall be put up to public competition
stead of being granted to private company provided
in the previous ordinance The ordinance, whole,
was adopted.
resolution to appoint commissioners for the widening
Of Caope street at the of the railroad Is
from Howard to Galvez street. and so feet from Gapez
street to the upper boundaries Of the city adopted
resolution to pay $500 to L. Lurg for cutting canal
from Orleans street to the Metairie Ridge was adopted
message was received from the Assistant Board no.
ying this Board of their in certain resolu-
tons and ordinances and of their non-concurrence in
others.
PIcKPoOKET.-Henry Hughes was last night
arrested at about o'clock In front of the box Office of
the St. Charles Theatre for picking the pocket of
Taylor Of pocket book containing twenty dollar bill Of
the Canal Bank note OF hand for $1l00 and small
change The owner of the pocket book had taken it
for the purpose Of paying for ticket, when it was
manu- Dy some one In the crowd. Officer
Cochran being at hand arrested the the guilty
party.
AN OIn EInN,pptNc C,op- a IUls,a D., "A,
s,ar,, yestsrdsy hoy ahon, ,h,,aa, 800 90 80
pt, $3.50; = ny ~, ,s s Teen years vi Age' "
phis ;t ~ rp seYe ni n hane AZ rrnncscc
trt ana sf hst h. bnd lns
born of free parents claimed the protection of the law
MS appearance nacatea MN 70 De oil caucasian blood
ne mas been heia as slave Tor the last ye years
lie stated that he was native Of Paraguay and that his
father was an oheer IN the brazilian army About five
years ago ne was kidnapped by the captain Of vesse
blankets and concealed in the vessels hold His father
having missed him. obtained order of Government tt
search the vessel but he was closely concealed and ill.,
duced to remain silent by the threats the sailors to
his eyes out if he gave any alarm The search having
failed the vessel set sail and proceeded to the port of Bal