New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-06
NEWS OF The CIT Y.

RAILROAD MEETING. meeting last night
at the American Theatre, in behalf of the Mis-
sissippi and Red River Railroad, was rather thin
in consequence of the bad weather, and the fact
probably, that sufficient publicity was not given
to the meeting and its purposes.
Major Beard addressed the persons assembled,
and informed them that in consideration of the
above reasons the meeting would be postponed
until Tuesday night next, but that it had been
deemed expedient to organize Immediately.
The following officers were then announced:
President--S W. Oakley.
USce Presidents-Charles Phillips, s, O. Nell
son, A. Glenn, H. Frellsen, Fl. NJ Wright, R.
McIlhenny, A. G. Bradley, B. M. Lowe, A. L.
Gaines ....
Secretaries--J. W. Glenn, G. s. Lee, Charles
Callahan, NJ. L. Bigney.
The President then briefly addressed the
meeting, giving general explanation OF the
enterprise and making some remarks upon the
probabilities of its success and the consequences
that would result therefrom.
| He was followed by Col. Johu Doekerty, who
was very happy in his remarks, and told an
extremely good story remarkably we'll.
| A call was then made for Mayor A. A. Stith
Ca cousin of one of our most active couneilmen),
who arose and stated that he had understood
! the meeting was to adjourn al the close OF Mr..
| Dockerty's remarks; that he was from Arkan-
sas, O country which every body knew was famed
for its hunters, and that as his gun was sim
GLE barreled one he did not wish to let it off
until the proper time He therefore moved an
adjournment, which was carried with loud
cheers for the speaker, and the meeting &C
coraingIy adjourned till Tuesday evening next.
! RECORDERS Court OF THE FIRST DISTRICT.
| Discharged. -Rosina Steinfedt, who had pre-
ferred charge of burglary and larceny against
Samuel Wolf, yesterday Withdrew the prosecu-
ton, and Wolff was discharged
More Neutrality-suspicious. Bene was, night be-
fore last, arrested wandering about the Mobile
| Landing, and behaving in manner which led
| to the belief that she had lost the use of her
reason. She was yesterday sent to the Insane
Asylum.
Assault and Battery-Marshau Jeeters was
yesterday sent before the First District Court,
under bond of $1,000, for trial on charge Of
having assaulted and beaten one Peter Cordey,
Obseenity-Peter Stagers was yesterday
fined 1875 for berating and shamefully abusing
one John Saparie in St. Mary's Market, and
applying to him, with loud voice, the most
injurious and indecent epithets. The defence
set up by counsel for the accused did great
credit to his ingenuity. He commended that
between persons Of the class, character, breed
ing and standing of the litigants, language o
the sort exchanged between them was familiar
to their tongues as household words, and that tt
be called liar, a thlef, q scoundrels or tnt
progeny of canine quadruped, was usually
looked upon as a sort of complimentary plea
santry, not at all uncivl. The Recorder, i
appears, didn't think SO.
REcoRDERs COURT OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
Recorder Ramos yesterday issued warrant fo
, the arrest of o colored man named Antoine
charged by one Patrick Kennedy with having
stolen tarpaulin.
Epistolary.-The following unique epistl
was received by Recorder Ramos yesterday
We give it as it was written, with the exception
of names, and it tells its own story:
To the Honorable Recorder of the I'd District
City of New Orleans, .z..@=
Sir-The Bearer of this note Mr. -- ha
come to me and requests of me to liberat
him thro his sickness in Jail. He he's pledge
himself to Reform and take the pledge. An
as his wife in satisfied to try him again espe
cially he been sick have no objections,
Respectfully your obt servt -
| fl .Nep Way to Pay Old Debts--NIarti
, Ruiz deposed before this court yesterday that
, few hours previous he had gone to the office c
. Wettie s. Edwards, on Old Levee street, to col
, lect a small bill due him from said firm, bu
that, instead of meeting his demand in prope
manner, Wettie violently assaulted and knock
f ed him down. Accused was required to Civ
security for his appearance.