New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-05

grants the plaintiff the administration of her
paraphernal estate; but that the Judgment for
separation of property be reversed and the in
junction inhibiting defendant from disposil Of
the effects belonging to the community of &C.
quests be dissolved. And it is further decreed
that the Judgment upon the intervention be af-
irmed, without prejudice to the rights OF Inter
venors and defendant
B. Haynes, Gquidator, appellant, us. w. d.
Carter, ct al. appellees. Buchanan, .Ap-
peal from the Seventh District Court of East
Feiciana Judgment of the District Court re-
versed, exceptions filed by defendants overruled,
and the cause remanded to be proceeded in ac-
cording to law.
Sarah II. Wood, appellee, Us. Alfred Hennen,
ct al, appellants. Ogden, ] ....Appeal from
the Eight District Court of st. Tammany
Judgment affirmed with costs.
Jas. Nelson, tutor; appellant u.s. Thos r..
Diamond, appellee. Campbell, J....Appeal
from the Seventh District Cou.t of East Fell
ciana Judgment affirmed,
Board OF ALDERMEN. Board met in
regular session last evening, Mr.. Caldwell in
the chair and eight members present.
On motion, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with, and a
communication from the Comptroller was read,
informing the Board Of the adjudication Of sun
dry contracts The communication was re-
/
ings
The France Committee reported:
A resolution authorizing the payment of $3.50
for rent and repairs to q sehool-house in the
Second District--adopted.
Also, resolution from the Lower Board for
the payment to John c. Thorn Of $1700 for
drainage-co in. The Committee re-
| ported upon various other small matters, which
were disposed Of.
A resolution was passed that the names Of
John Adams, Michael Boyle and John w,
Haines, whe lost their lives in the discharge of
their duties as fremen, be placed upon the
monument to be erected to the memory of Wood
ruff and Mcleod.
An ordinance regulating the bakery business
and defining sundry duties of the bakers, was
then taken up and adopted, section by section.
The order Of the day, the ordinance granting
| to the New Orleans and 0pelousas Railroad
Company the privilege of establishing a ferry
opposite Canal street, and leasing portion OF
the Levee at that point for the space Of 25 years,
for the purpose of building depot thereon, was
| then taken up, and after some un;mportant
| amendments, adopted.
| A message was read from the Lower Board,
| transmitting sundry ordinances and resolutions
| for the concurrence of this Board. The ordi-
| nance providing for the subscription by the city
of $s2 000, 900 stock to the New Orleans, jackson
| and Great Northern Railroad was taken up for
concurrence. Asubstitute, embracing few tri-
fling alterations, was presentedan adopted The
ordinance providing for the subscription of III
100000 stock to the New Orleans, 0pelousas and
Great Western Railroad was also. eoncurred in,
after great deal of discussion and a few slight
alterations.
The Board then proceeded to appoint inspect
ors and designate the places of holding the POLLS
for the contemplated election to decide upon the
above subscriptions Of stock. 1t is worthy d
remark that, with one or two exceptions, the
polls were upon this occasion located in engine
houses--a consequence, probably, of the reform
| triumph.
| The Board soon after adjourned.
Mr. Editor of The Crescent There is repors in your val
liable this morning of inquest being held by
Coroner the body of Peter Rohrbacher in which it il
said that he was injured by the Or .oon Railroad
that he insane that he lying the track Now
sir was not lying the track he was not insane MOI
there inquest held his body for he is yc
l dead His Brothers. AND RoeHRBAcAER.
New Orleans April Sd, 10 o'cl, A Nj, 1854
The Coroner assures us that Mr.. Peter Rochr.
| bacher is not only a dead man, but that an in.
quest has in fact been held upon his body W.
| conclude, therefore, that the above may be SCI
down upon the list of sc Roorbach'' ISLANDERS upor
| honest men.
| RECORDER WINTERS CoURT--First District
Samuel Banks was yesterday sent before til,
| First District Court, under bond of $500, tx
| answer a charge of savage assault and battery
upon George W. Beeler.
4 A .Aep Ofence.--W Wilson and Viii
liam Pagan were arrested by officer Mcfarland
and brought before this court yesterday, under
a charge of sleeping in an old building at the
corner of Natchez and Camp streets The Re-
| corder, not having hitherto been aware tina
| sleeping in an old building" was an offence
against either statute or ordinance, discharged
| the prisoners.
| Larceny.--Robert Campbell was arraigneC
| yesterday, charged with having broken open d
trunk belonging to John Thompson, at the
Green Tree Coffee house, and stolen therefrom 6
quantity of clothing His case was fixed fol
examination on the l4th inst.--bond $500
Out of Place--Emma White, a free woman
of color, was arrested by officer Busby anC
brought up yesterday, under a charge of thiev
ing and of being in the State contrary to law
She was required to give security in the sum o
$500 for her appearance before the First Dis
triet Court.
Al, Mcendiary.--A deposition was made in
this court yesterday by Mr. H. w. Smith
charging a free man of color named Peter Tho
roughgood with having set fire to the steamboa
Glendy Burke. Peter is suspected of rot being
so thoroughly excellent and moral as his nam
would seem to indicate. He is to be examine
uH tle a1u III 3tdut
| Domestic Happiness, James Kearney ha
filed an affidavit in this court against his wifi
Mary, charging her with habitual drunkenness
and with a tendency while on her sprees t,
smash things up, make an immense amount o
noise, to disturb every body about her, and t.
kick up all sorts of row generally Mary
case will be examined ON the 9th inst
ATTEMPT TO PoIsoN.-A young girl nance
Louisa Dick is under arrest in the FOURTH
District, on charge preferred by Mr. Jacol
| Fckerson of having attempted to poison him
self and his family. We have not learned he
reason for undertaking so dreadful crime
but it will probably appear upon the examina
| ton.
ROBBERY. George Foster made affidavit
yesterday, before Recorder Ramos that on tn
previous night, while in the house of one Mrs
| Fink, on tiallatin street, he was assaulted
knocked down, and robbed of his hat ant
| about twenty dollars, by an individual VIII
appeared to be employed in the house, and VIII
received aid and comfort in the operation from
seveval persons unknown to deponent A maj
named Nicholas Barkman has been arrested a
the ringleader in this affair, and placed unde
bond for his appearance
A CURIOUS CAsE.--The Conneaut (0hio) Re
| porter mentions the re-marriage, at that place