New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-27

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An ordinance then introduced " to establish an
uniform rate Of taxes and licences professions caugs
and other business and carriages, hacks, drsys aud
other vehicles" On motion the confederation Of the
same was postponed to this coming evening
Two messages were read from the Upper Board aforra
ing this Board OF their concurrence in certain resolutions
and asking the this Board in ,undry rs.o
lutions
lsrgs number Of petitions aud claims read and
appropriately referred.
resolution adopted removing the Sixth District
Court to the present occupied by the First District
Court and removing the latter to the Old City Hall aud
also directing the Surveyor to make the alterations
sary to such arrangement.
communication read from the farmer Of the
Vegetable Market Of the Second District suggesting eel.
tain repairs in said market Referred the Committee
Streets and Landings
No further business Of Importance was transacted and
the Board soon after adjourned.
AccIDETAL DEATH.-A negro man named
Fielding and his wfe-bstb found dead yes
terday morning in room at N 231 vlsrs street 1t sp-
pears they went to sleep with tho and windows
their room closed and coal fire burning and persisted
before morning from asphyxa An inquest held and
proper verdict rendered.
An inquest ass was held the body Of Mary Monroe.
native Of Ireland aged 40 years found dead the
of Common and Gslvez streets Deceased laid down
effects Of cold. Verdict accordingly.
CUTTNG.-John Forley and Jerry Crowley
arrested last night for using the kae-the former
for cutting severely board skip Creole til.
latter for dangerously wounding named LauYhlin
who lives on Girod street. Both loohDi up.
RECORDER WINTERS CoURr-First District
Patrick Gray by Recorder Winter yesterday
fore the criminal court to be punished for assautpg
knocking down and kicking individual with
prououpcable which must Sound like a
bucket Of Stops dashed sganst WALTZ
TRIAL BY JURY.-John Thompson, who was
charged before this with being dangerous and
pcious idle and worthless and without visible Of
subsistence demanded trial by jury and according
ly sent before the First District Court under bond
A VAGRANT VIRAGo.-Oficer Barrett depossd
that in arrs.tng Ann Duncan vagrant he grossly
insued and erociousy assaulted by the prisoner who
the time made great noise and created much
ds Ann required to give bond go to the parish
prison.
BURGLARY,-A slave Of Mr.. Regan was ar
rested for breaking the bakery of Mr. Rice lie
locked up for future examination.
MORE Theatrical RowDIEs james Poole
aud Michael Qeeen fined IS eash yesterday for get
ting up performance Of their in the st. Charles
theatre.
SusPIcIoUs.-An individual calling himself
George Watson will be sxsmned to-day for being susp
cous character and having small gold watch in his pos
session. which is hrewdy supposed to have been stolen
A SAVAGE MAsTER.-A runaway negro man,
calling himself Lewis, was brought before Recorder
Winter yesterday. lie was q mort wretehsd looking
dkey and his miserable appearances attsstsd the truth
of his story Of hard treatment and barbarons severity
he had but hand his head tied up in
quence Of recent hurt and his face was
audw hepn male He stated that
he belonged to . named Lynch, who had plantation
the river and that he had away in cense-
quence Of his master frequently beating him without
cause and with the utmost severity he declared that
Lynch had shot at him twice. and had repeatedly threat
ensd to kill him and that being apprshsssivs he might
carry his threats into execution he had away and
to the city to claim the protection Of the auhori-
ties He had been bought, it appears in Kentucky by
his present master and his former had lately
deavored to re-purohase him. and because Lynch ubso
luey refused to sell him at any price, some have been
uusharitabs enough infer that he retained him
object upon which to exercise his cruelty.
FrsHrR's PAINTING OF THE BATTLE OF New OnLEANs-
or this painting representative of the memorable en-
gsgsment of the sth of January 1915, which is now on
exhibition at Washington, the Globe says;
The painting is remarkable for accuracy and minute
detail The contending forces from tho
river in battle array and in action In the foreground
Of the picture is the 93i Regiment of Uighlandsrs adj
vanclng along the brlpk OF the river, ana suHerng
severely from the fire of the American batteries and
left is the American camp with this line of breastwok
the Rodriguez canal and the Tennessee and Kentucky
troops in close engagement with the enemy and each
figure represented with such surprising precision that
magnfyibg glass of considerable power is required to
obtain full and complete view Of the stirring
This is the only painting of the battle of Nav Orleans,
Of any note, which has ever been executed. 1t cost
many years patient labor and is undoubtedly worthy
Of being placed by the side Of the paintings Of various
revolutionary scenes which adorn the rotunda of the
Capitol
MELANCHOLY AccIpINr.-hicbael N Mayfsld, a lad
about, 9" years of age, met with his death Mon
day Bayou Sara Ledger of the Gath, in the
following singular 1t appears that he and another
young man at end of a capstan, "a mule being
attached other end drawing log for the purpose Of
working up into shingles when the ropeattsched to the
mule broke and the opposite end immedistey few around