New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-03
NEWS OF THE CIT 7.

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DEMOCRATIC NoMiNATioSs.-A sorI OF mass
meeting was heia y tne democrats !as1 nlgnt
e LOUISE IN srie d. "n10I p
81 III the noni1naeiohs VI D. MY, = ~. nay
burn and Samuel Jameson Tor Aldermen o. me
rlrse DlstflGG' 10 supply tne SEATS ueeiareo va
cant IN she upper Doara'
FIRE.-A fire occurred night before last, pc
tween the hours Of | ! and II o'clock, in Gretna,
which lasted several hours, and entirely con-
sumed the Phoenix Foundry
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Eight diff
ferent bills of indictment were yesterday found
against VIM H. Wilder and Philip Prendergast,
for uttering and publishing eight forged appli-
cations for bounty lands, purporting to be made
by individuals who had served in Morgan's Re-
giment Of Louisiana Militia called out in the
war of 1872 The parties were arrested, and
security was required of Wilder in the sum OF
$1,000 and of Prendergast in the sum of $10,-
000 in default of which they were committed to
prison Prendergast is o notary public, and
Wilder is a member of the bar of this city.
Rrcopnpps CouRr oR THE FrRsr DrsrR1cr
Josse Stenbans u,aa arraioned hefore tb;s conrt
On a cbarge Of having stabbed a man named
sheridan ut the corner of Pacanier and Market
streets His examination Is fixed for Friday
naxt and hond wass ,eonired for HIS annearance
Tbeotr;coI Disturbance. Joseph Madere
was vc,terclav fined dis for causing a GREAT row
| a r m n Plnn1nn'g Theatre
IN tba nirbt nray;ons
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W n .ha 1oSor Roord far tbe nnrnose of electine
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hI me o na ,,h,,;+.oa ror,ors.ro,,oo
me mayor also sapl n.,e aeiauns'fanoe
rom ene oaAeis NV, =. so III
G pn Sttao VI INC " 'e
V my oonl,nls. ~. - A. of
lna' par. - sio $500 y. ~ ~ ~ ~
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NJ S.I psS,s pa,osa " ofaread ~ ~ rnro
va n,saiS.
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eom1nleaelon was ree ny 1po r5 Sn E our,
hoysas nd refa,ad To- tba Commttae IN F;ra
aao4bar ,,a.+io1 If tbe coma rslativa n Tho
noler S f VI t ta w
and gos refarrsd 10 the Conmittes on Streets
~ "a Tand;nas
an, 1attan fnon, or;tor+s of pr;o,r streot
q - rafarrad ~ ~
paIlao - " "s0
/ 4 lono letter was read from Mr. Carbe,ry in
| which he endeayored to screen himself from the
| imputation of electioneering made against him
| nv the City SURVEYOR, and at the same time max
inc serions charges against that officer. The
| letter was referred TO a Joint Select Committee
and Messrs. Brand, Gordon and Bailey were
/ appointed
! A resolution from the Lower Board abolish
ing certain offices, and also the chain.gang,
/ was concurred in.
4 Messrs Irwin. PRIDE Thayer and Lueenbuhl
| were annointed n Committee ON the Artesian
! Well
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, it was agreed that
I a Joint Committee be appointed to superintend
/ the McDonogh Beouest. and other charities.
II was resolved that all officers elected by the
Common Council continue in Office until their
i successors shall be appointed and qualified.
1 A resolution from the Lower Board, recurring
all bidders for contracts for CITY work to deposit
4 IOper cent. of the estimated amount was laid
on the table,
l Several other resolutions of little Importance
| were either concurred in or appropriately re-
ferred.
motion was made by Mr. Gilmore to meet
the Tower Roard5at o'clock this night % in
order to elect city officers, Lost, 6 to 3.
| motion was then made by Mr. Durel to
meet the Lower Board for such purpose on
| Thursday, 18th inst Carried, 6 to 3.
4 po.,n or Aos,Sr. >,r Arnrp,,pN This Poord
/ met last nipht. the President. Mr.. Campbell. in
tha chair and a nnorpm nresent The minntes
Of the nrevi i meetina were read and annroyed
and n message from the Mayor was read, enclo.
sing a re remonstranee from sundry bakers agains
the s bread ordinanee also communication
from the Chairman IF n meeting held in Rator
Rouge, for the purpose of considering the prac
!. ticibibility of constructing a railroad between
Nov s1o nrlsans and that eity and INVITING III,
| Mavor and common Council to attend an ad
;onrned meetine to be held in this eity on tn,
18th inst for the purpose Of acting upon the mat
fer The Invitation was accented, and the 9th
err portions of the message were appropriately re
ferred.
A letter was read from the Street Commission
er. stating that Mr.. Cronan had resigned hi
contract for repairing streets in the Second Dis
+. trict. Referred to the Police Committee.
A communication from the Treasurer wa
read. and the matters to which it referred wer
laid on the table subject to call
communication from the Clerk of tn
First District Recorder was read. together will
n renort of the amount of fines collected since tn
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