New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-04
NEWS OF THE CITY,.

| FIRST DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD An ad.
ourned meeting of this Board held last evening The
minutes OF the two preceding meetings read and
report from the Committee Lyceum and Library was
read and resolution passed directing the Librarian
close the Lyceum at O'Clock each day till further
notice.
letter from Professor Dimtry was read inviting thu
members Of the Board to attend his series of lectures
The Superintendent report read in regard to the
cenuon OF the several schools and resolution
ed requiring the Committee Teachers investigate the
Of teachers reported against by the Super
intendent.
The following visiting Committees were appointed for
the month of February
Fianklin schOol-Messrs. Kennedy Jennings and Rib.
!dGrshaA-Messrs. Baldwin, Richardson and Lusk
pGshtngton -Messrs Price, Emcre and Matthews.
Pd1dihs-Messrs: Bonford, Ogden and Sullivan.
.jackson.-Messrs. Hahn and Orchard
JcterSon-Messrs. Beebe, Bloomfield and Macauley
ESSk-nessrs. Arson, Simpson and Delcsuernier
Inc Board soon after adjourned.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY-This document
is rather longer than usual and has important feat
ures as will be seen by the following synopsis:
The report commences by recommending that certain
ordinances against furious driving through the streets
negro cabarets and the keeping of drinking houses open
70 late hour at night be rigidly enforced The
Jury consider the police of the city inefficient and declare
tney also censure the careesess with which the affairs
OF the committing magistrates have been conducted
through which they say offenders have frequently escap
ca unshment they also exclam against the practice
taxing worthless or straw bail which permits raacaty
and crime to thrive in the very halls of justice The po
nee ONCE OF the Third District reported to be too small
and in other respects unfit for its purposes and it is
commended that the jail and office aforesaid removed
to the Third Municipality workhouse.
The interior of the Parish Prison was found to need
some repairs the Insane Department in good con-
delom and the management was generally well spoken
OF. The House was found to be well conducted and
some unimportant improvements recommended,
The House of Refuge for boys reported unsfe and
altogether too small and it is recommended that more
suitable building be erected The Girls House of Refuge
declared to be in bad condition. but the management
and cleanliness of the establishment spoken of AZ ire
proachable
The Charity Hospital considered to be Satisfactorily
but repairs are to the building
trict "a widows and So children for whose accommoda
ton new building is nearly completed.
In the St Mary's Boys Asylum 276 orphans were
found This Institution has also new building nearly
completed. N1'
Poydras Asylum contains 119 orphan grs-the building
requires repairs
Camp Street Asylum contains $50 girls who are well
and kindly cared for 49,
The Boys Orphan Asylum in the Fourth District has
number OF inmates, who seemingly comfortable and
contented. S
The Orphans Home, Fourth District, contains 90 or
phans OF both building for their sccommo
dation will soon be erected
RECORDER WINTERS CoURT--Ffrst District
slave named Tom arragned before this court YES
serday charged with having under Of night bur
glarously entered the henroost of Mr. John Walsh on
ampart street. and flonousy abstracted one or more m
the teathered inhabitants thereof charge not being
altogether established against him he was remanse6 tS
await the call of his master.
BOND FoKFEITED. Charles Wilson was arrested some
tlme ago on charge Of having broken open trunk in
and
saken therefrom watch and chain belonging to man
named Anthony His examination was fixed for yestpr
lay but when the case called Mr. Wilson was mt
forthcoming his bond Of $500 was accordingly declared
forfeited and the papers the crimnalco
hlchael Kelly was his security.
MATRIMONIAL Row.-IIenry IIorget was arraioned vac
terday upon affidavit charging him with dsnrbng tba
peace IN MS own house. 1t appears something went
wrong in Henrys household affairs and he thereupan 4nf
domestic tempest commencing by chasttisng his wife
anu uPseting and smashing his furniture and ending NV
oeing trunded off to the calaboose with the
lst oil Waterman upon his collar He was required To
ve BOND for future good behavior go to the Parish
Prs on for ten days.
LAReENY.-Ann Murphy yesterday sent before the
First District Court under bond to answer charge of
having stolen meat in POydras Market
An AMoRous PoLcE5IAN.-A neatly dressed and good /
ookng servant girl brought before this court yete
lay upon an affidavit made by Joseph Saunders watch
nan OF the First District charging her with being idle
M worthless lewd and abandoned From the testimony
one witness it appeared that the girl who bears the
ather euphonlous appeaHon of Nina 0zamoyer had lost
er situation or place. and seeking for the
light, when she kindly taken in charge by witness
nd Saunders, and furnished with comfortab room in
brothel witness however, that was not aware
the character of the house. and that he took the Vr
here by the direction and through the o
aunders he twitness being impeted thereto by purely
hartabe motive The dsinerested kindness Of the po
entlemen is no doubt worthy of much communication
aunders was afterwards foed in his ATTEMPT upon the
hastily OF the young lady either through the yigslnce
ms competitor or else, perhaps because was incom
etent to properly conduct affair of love and was
ling but Adons in person He then made the afi,ds
1t against her, as above and she arrested Jpon an
Of the facts however the Recorder dismissed
er honorably, and administered rehuke to the watch
IAN. We should regret exceedingly to say ANYTHING
sanst Mr. Saunders, but we certainly may be allowed
recommend young ladies in search Of nights lodging
apply to somebody else