New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-06

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report of this Institution the days ending at
O'Clock on Saturday evening, 4th inst:
Discharged. .223 Admitted .......''.Naai
Died ......... So Died Of yellow fever.... 80
ANOTHER Posr-orrIcE EMsEzzLEMENT. - A
young man nsmed Richard A. Laponta, who has for
long time employed In the mailing department OF
City Post-oise was Saturday morning, arrested on
charge taking fnonsy (goJ coin from valuable let
ter--amount known He Is now IN tne custody ol
the United statea Msrsha and is held for examination
before Commissioner.
SwSDlING- s. Campbell was brought up |
before the of the First District yesterday on
charge Of having swndlod the firm Of Uriah Virgin
Co by purchasing lot OF -four, butter and lard In the
name OF said ARM without having been authorized, and
appropating the articles to his use After hearing
the evidence Recorder committed him for trial before
the First District Court under a bond Of $1,000,
He ia aso charged another affidavit with having
committed burglary by breathing into the store OF VIRGIN
Co the night after be was arrested and admttdt
bail on the above charge with intent to commit felony
On this accusation remanded to the Parish Prison
IN await an examination the l4ththe not being
baiiable.
INQUEST - The Coroner yesterday evening
held al inquest on the body Of unknown man sup
osed TO be found floating in the river Opposite
The First District Ferry Landing. Verdict, Found
drowpedn The deceased about rs Of age and
from his and appearance supposed to have been
boatman II Is thought he fell from the wharf while In
toxicated. on Friday night
Drowned "A negro belonging to Mr.. Albert
fl into tie Old Basin Friday night and drowned
His body had not been recovered up to last evening
Whsp the body found the Coroner will hold inquest
on it. and it will then be properly inferred at the expense
OF the master or the city. II
CoaiNG IT OVER COLLECTOR A collector
named MI. Giraud Friday called upon young
auanst whom he had bill of twenty dollars coiiec
ton He handed the gentleman the bill which
eeped latter put in his pocket and told the col
factor he would the payment Of it aud walked
off refusing the recepted bill although the COL
leotor demanded it Of him. The du2sd durBer deter
mined be done In this manner and accordingly had
the Young man whose real is John B Guenies
rested for swinding lie awaits an examination bsfors
Recorder Ramos
ROBBERY Catherine Connolly is under ar.
psst on a charge Of having robbed John J. Osborne
s25 In gold at No. l2i Tchoupitouias street. Osborne
rooms at this house On the night Of the 1t instant hi
room was hrolen his trunk containing his
,rv appsrel and the money carried into the bac
yard open ard the contents TAKEN The accuses
wss servant the house and Is strongly suspected
having D auned the robbery She awaits exsminatio
hsfore the Recorder Of the First District.
Pur1.Ep.--A notorious individual named J. c
Steward alias poek- marked Frank, pulled by OFF
Ger eotta yesterday morning St Charles street short
ly after he arrived the upoountry He is said to
an accomplished thief aad wintered here the last season
s daguerreotype was taken yesterday morning 10 IN
Chiefs ooe and he is retained for the action Of 1he RI
eerder
MALICIOUS CoNDUcr.-A slave named Jim, be
longing to Mr James Powers arrested yesterday
msliciousy driving bis dga5 against another dray drive
nv one John Hbride, knocking down and wonndug u
Iou. and ser!ouly endangeng the life Of Hilbride
Ia held for examination before Recorder Rsmos
CowAanIoE Lieut.. Webb on Saturday morn
;nv repor,s Ofictr Cruise for cowardice aud neglect
duty in being frightened from arresting prisoner vi
vas subsequently brought in by citizens and thea for
fuspg to a charge against the same prisoner.
awaits in suspense the action of the Police Board.
FNEp.-Johu Sehmanfer, who keeps DISC
derry sa At tho of E>panade aud Royal stree
and was nights since for creating distur
anoe resisting the Officers was examined yesterda
and fined S25 By Recorder Ramos
DISCHARGED. Joseph McLane, charged wit
having eomlnitted larceny By stealing trunk contai
inc various cooking utensils brought up for exam
nation yesterday but there being evidence, he was
charged by Recorder Ramos
DISMISSED Fedora Feber was yesterday e
anped on the charge preferred against her by Christi
Graf charging her with cruel treatment to slaves I
eydepce not proving charge, the cass was dismiss
by the Recorder of the First District
A GALLANT Observation-Disclosures Clark
reported by Lieut. Webb for neglect Of duty In sper
ing twenty minutes 10 walking one block wne escortl
woman to aud oyster saloon. aaliAntry Del
duty Watchy was right
STEALING CHICKENs.-Richard Brown wac O
rested Yesterday will be examined on the 9th in
on charge OF hsvIng gone into Isaac horrlss yNa
stolen lot OF chickens rherelfon
ConrsMpr OF COURT Pat. Moriarty, Y
uwurr In presence the Recorder of the Third Dittr
other oaths than down in the statutes was &C
nioted to jail twenyfour hours fer contempt OF Coaf