New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-07
Local Intelligence.

| PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FIRST DISTRICT --The Board
Of Directors met last evening tho Superinte ndpnt
room minutes read and approved und reports Of com.
mittccs read.
The Superintendent directed to establish branche.
q the Night School in the Jefferson and Jackson school
houses
The Committee the Library read a letter from Prof
Agasil Offering to lecture before the Lycrum Members.
some time in March next at the rate Of 800 per lecture
and recommended further the employment of Mr. Thack-
cray II his services couldbe successfully negotiated for
Inc superintendent reported usual recommending
that every school should keep regular its
pense to be reported monthly aud stating the number
girls in the schools in the First District at 100 and II
boys at lsl3 total 352l-dstribured as follows Boys
High School IS jackson J24 Jefferson. Job Fisk sol
Marshall 4lj Paulding POS Night school 10 t;irl,.
High school 90 Franklin, 49: Washington $40 IeiF+r.
Notwithstanding and Cole
Marshalt-Shclds Cammerdea and Carroll
Jaeksou-Pi"rson. Arson and Lindsay
JeIerson-Crckarl Harris ami Ros-
Fisk-Cushug, Hart and Richardson
laulding-Buebo Savage end Hall
Leave OF absence was granted to Miss Margaret Efrays
per request.
1t was ordered that it shall be thu duty Of the Secretary
to make out the monthly pay roll for landlords and p1r
ter and that his salary be Increased Eve dollars per month
therefor.
proposition to reduce recitation. in q History
ana Arithmetic y two week in the Girls High
SchooI ana to suhslit. hing 81 %. referred To
Committee said - aud the Surerint sud.nt with
power to act
The Committee on Library empowered to employ
a porter for Library and Lyreum--tJ negotiate with
t's.r' InaeNeray AsaSsz and Ntaglor Ter series #
teetttr,s Ito have the words Second Municipality
shan5fl titst Di.trc: in he certificates Of life
membership anu to ISSUE crcutlrs inviting parents to
make their children sub aribers to the Library
Il was ordered that Miss Anastasia EGray receive the
same salary heretofore and be considered candidate
for the first racancy among FIRST Assistant
proposition was made 70 purchase BaTlows Plane
tarium fer The use Of the schools Of the First District BY
request Hon Chiffon Allan. Of Ky. explained the uses
and history OF the Pl5uearum The referred
e q committee q tve-Gammord.n Hall Baldwin Jen-
Mr. Carroll offered resolution rtnLin, .be t.s. Of the
Lycepm 70 the tree school Of the Christian Brother for
ln'r Semannual exhibition Considerable discussion
ehsed The yeas and uay' were called on the resolution
ltq,- Mess5s. Ax-on B"nta. Cole. garreH go1narl
cnniE9s Bouforl eammcrdrn Han Gushing AMI Bald
Nay-Me..r pr Cope Br liars Dr. laud.ay ao,.
Savage and Harris--G.
Or Lindsay offered resolution permitting ali iIeaotni-
u13ns to ue the Lyceum hereafter at the usual rates
Teas and called for motion to lay on table
le1s-Mes7rs Axson, Orchard Jennings and B7uford.
AaVs-Nlessrs Baldwin. Beebe Cammer1en Garrett
Cole Gushing Hall Hart. Harris Lindsay Ross savage
Dr. hi7d5ays original resolution then passed-Mr
Savage voting nay And the Board adjourned
INQrESr.-An inquest was held yesterday by
Deputy Coroner L1e the body Of HouoIa slave Mrs
Masaeron residing at q Cont street Verdict Died OF
Perltonltis caused by blows the abdomen The
ruulor Is hat the woman died from thu effects Of beat
ing inflicted BY colored man her husband
REcoRpER's Cornr-Fn,.r D!srRrcr.-U0rk-
tof individual rejoicing in tho ruphonious c0gno-
meouf iarseiy and the highly crrlitabl4 reputation
Of being the greatest sounded unhung yesterday
sent TO the hrrkh0uSs for three months charge Of
yagrincy Bridget lIager and Catherine Collins alias
Scotch Kate. committed for til rty and sixty days
each
FHUp.-The papers in the case Of the State.
rs Drlk" : Co. Tor refusing make any return to W
bite Of goods sold by them on his account were
yesterday sent before the Criminal Court
The Tarttrs were in court Oh Wednesday,. when com
plainaut stated his willingness to accent Of settle
ment on the statement Of the accused himself although
paiutih lid wish to BE- understood ms therhy uc-
kn2Wsdn- the correctness Of their derOunt To this
the accused gnlfed his willing ASSENT saying would
settle thu account yesterday whcreupon the WAS
left open unt that time. but upon calling the case
acsn1e4 W. hoI present. and complainant stating
that no settlement had been made th papers
down
SrtHEtNG.-Elizabcth AIulhollanI made afi-
laYit yHtrlPy that the n inst. Michael Medon
aided by Laurence Campbell with fclluias intent to
murder assaulted aud ,eyrey slsbbnd her husband Pat
rick NulhallEd in TN groin with knit rht txuini-
nation viii 'me up on Wednesday the 9Th Instant
ASsarET AND BHArNG.-lon Duyla Ann
Doyle Nichatl Ielly. Mrs. Nelly and Mary Cenar
atratgned yesterday ga an aiItloyl Of Mrs Kneciue
charging accused with entering her premises in the frst
District on The -ih ut aud tlnu aud tlrrt with
iron Tar au1 hEikha5 he3tu hrni'ing and wounltnF
'ihtan hitand aud child Examination on the 18th.
FNHD.-ltepry Eaton, for disturbing the peace
Of - Thomas etr"rt while under the ntue8cr Of
spirits On wednesday night. was fined -
LARCENi.-Johu Koran was examined yester-
day on charge Of stealing undry small articles from the
Lcytc valued dsar aud the case being sufficient
ly ma te our, was sent to the Fist District Court
FORGERY AND LARCENY.-Thomqs johnson
ia Tracy nNam!nal before Recorder inter yr.t r.
day. In the larceny Of the contents letter addressed
to Mcdowell Mills Co and the forgery OF their en-
dorrmrnt upon check iur l60o upon banking house
Of j. ". Clark y Co. Boston which h. obtained the
money at the counter 81 Il Macmurlo n c.. u this
city whore the said cheek made payable
Mr. Macmurdo caltd-Statpi, that the 2jgh or 2lst
December while acting paying teller his own house,
accused handed the check 60 him Tor payment he told
accused whom he supposed to he the clerk the
obtain their endorsement upon it, that being absent
some time accused returned with endorsement urr-
porting 10 BE- that Of Mcdowell. Mills X Co. upon which
after cur,ory glance he paid the money Is very certain
that accused the who presented the check first
and aftcrFarts received the money but owing the
Der OF persons claiming his attention at the did
pay particular attention To his appearance only that
he unmarked that it gcnteel Therefore could
more positively that 1t WAS the prisoner.
Mr. Mcdowell being sworn, testified to the signature Of
his irn being forgery
Ar Payne of the fru cf rrris s. Morgan ssato1 that
accused bad entered the en'pey 81 the house second
clerk of the STEAMSHIP Mezrn the 9Th ot De-
ceuIhcr. from which situation h. DISCHARGED 'h
list OF the month
person whe acts in the cargcity or Porter 10 the firm
Of Armst ~org Harris Co Fed the prisoner Lriur
he person Who presented rrft 500 pay
ment At their counter, at hapast three clock the
18th Goth ut December which draft e refused leave
saying it endorsed and he would lose 800 Il he left
Il The draft was drawn by kinney. Of Gcrpu. Christi
and rsr Of the contents ot the letter previously
tir"r Th'- Njirp-s positively 70 Of the
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