New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-14
NEWS OF THE CITY,.

FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT--- PandelYgs Uft q
This suit which has bean conducted without regard
eSpsnse or tne anu whicn mas employed some OF the
highest legal talent Of city has at length bsen de-
cded the jury after occupying about hours
in their deliberations having rendered verdict in favor
Of plaintiff without damages costs to be paid by defend
ant This doubt will be considered by the majority of
people full and fair investigation and settlement of the
states of Mr. Pandely We trust it settles the matter
forever.
FIRST DISTRICT COuRT-Rtdge Robertson =
Thomas Carol George Wetering triad before
this Court yesterday separate charges Of assault
battery they were found guilty and recommended to the
mercy Of the Court
Bridget Coffee tried an information for larceny was
found not guilty
Note proeQui entered in the case Patrick Hickey
charged with the same ofsnse.
RECORDER WINTERS CouRT.-FFrst District,
Charles Jenkins was iarragned before this court yes
terday for aRsaulting ana striking with briGkbat one
Sarah Bremen. His examination was fixed for the 10th
inst.
ARses.-Jaek Robinson, slave Of Mr. Sherman la aa-
der arretn this Fifth District charged with having the
might OF the 9th inst set fire to building situated
the OF st, Charles snd Union streets 1t win be
remembered tha the fire extiuguished before doing
much damage: The building owned by Mr.. aasquet
and that portisn whore the fire broke occupied
by Mr. Sherman The case will be- examined the
10th inst
BLowrR.-Heury Bath was arraigned yesterday.
charged with driving profitable business witbnHt Tst
obtaining permission from the city authorities 1t an
pears he had established himself Poydras street with
curious mechanical csnriyance Demonstrated in vulgar
phraseaogy Blower, with which he calculated to
nicely The capacity Of lung Of such verdan individuals
might choose to pay him dime each for the privilege
cracking their cheeks and turning very red in the
1t entered into the wise noddie of policeman the other
night, that this wholesale process OF blowing, was
fraud upon the system of taxation by license
and hreach of the peace because collected
gether crowd Of who ought to be mindng
own business He accordingly laid his official hand upon
the operator and his machine, and they yesterday
morning brought before the Recorder Mr.. Bath made
quite windy speech in his behalf proving thereby
ais own strength Of lung about as efsotusy as any
could He wAs ard will
probably RENEW his experiments Tonight
AssAuLr-Charles Rhinuker yesterday sent before
the Criminal Court for orcbly entering the house Of Mrs
schrupper and severely beating that individual.
sWIapLING Francis Mitchell was arrested yesterday
upon affidavit made against hiEi by Horace Baksaey
charging him with having obtained from deponents son
in Bayou Sara the SUM of about 800 by false
and fraudulent representations Accused is in custody
the First District and will probably be sent to Bayou Sara
to answer the charge.
GoLoREn IrsoLENcE.-A slave woman named Ella was
arrested Sunday night in Dryadss street for being in
condition of spirusus elevation bodily prostration
altogether unbecoming in even coored lady she was
also charged with using indecent and insulting language
to passerBby decreed that abe be favored with
teen lashes.
slave named Henry also sentenced to fifteen
ashes for stealing bag of cotton from Mr.. Thomas Nc
Garthy.
ROBBERY AssAuLT.-Gementine, free woman of
color was yesterday aent before the First District Court
to answer charge of assault and battery upon Mrs
puonrmente and forciby taking from her articles
OF female dress.
RECORDER RAMosB COMMISSIONED District
Robert Dean yesterday sent by Recorder Ramos
fore the First District Court under bond of $780,
charge of having assaulted and wounded one Ludwig
Haneker at the corner of Roman street and Bayou road
Two other persons whose unknown are charged
with having participated in this affair.
ARsos-Edwarda Cabessa filed an s1dayitn this Court
yesterday against Manuel Obrigon charging him with
having 1rad restaurant Main street, between Conde
and Leyee traets the night of the t inst Deponant
states that Obrigon and himself bad joint interest
establishment and that days before the fire occur
red accused effected an insurance the property
1900 in the Merchants Insurance Company he
the policy to aiant and proposed that they burn
the establishment and pocket the money Aiant yirtl-
onsly refused to become party dishonest transact
ton and few nights after he awoka find the house
flames he narrowly escaped with his life and charges
Oregon with having fire to the establishment with the
intention Ito his words1 Of burning him and
thus destroying his evidence i'll the matter obegon
committed to prison to await further investigation,
LAHcEHYs-John Palmer deposed yesterday that his
trunk in house No 50 Condo street, had been opsned
and package of gold dust worth about eighty dollars
stolen therefrom, and he charges individual named
Charles with the larceny,
RoARp OF ASSISTANT ALpERnkS.-rhis Board mot last
evening Dr. Dalton in the chair and A quorum prasant
On notion the reading OF the minutes dispensed
with and communication from tho Mayor was read,
calling the attention the Board thu condition of the
wharf in of tho Powder Magazine was STATED
by memhertha TIM contract for the necessary repairs
had been already sold, and that the work then in
progress
communication WAS read from the City Surveyor In
forming the Board that the contract for supplying the
city with sand and sheis had expired Referred to COM
mittee Streets and Landings.
A communication read from the Upper Board, in
forming this body that sundry resolutions inating
here, had been concurred in
read from the Comptroller, informing the
Board Of Adjudication Of various contracts Appronr-
ately referred.
second message from the Upper Board read ask
ing concurrence number OF resolutions among 9TH
approrriatng to the State lot of ground
condition that the Of government be removed
city and the House be built upon the aforesaid lot
Referred to the special committee previously appointed
Also, resolution having in view the annexation of
A1gpfs. This movement probably had its origin among
some of cur French et2ens and must be intended
humble imitation Of the grand operations carried on
against Of the Rarhary States few years ago. Re-
erred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Finance Committee submitted lengthy repnrt,
embodying the following estimates Of the receipts and
expenditures for the year 1851;
ordinary expenditures S1lhnff9 81
Expenditure other than ordinary. d39220 Is
IotAl 1huutVp W
ordinary receipts. :5hQIa 90
Other than ordinary 5o2oS2 70
1etai l2soiluf %
Amount Of proposed tax OF s per cent On
real estate aud slaves, less the amount
Tor arrears 3IaleT 10
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Total -. S1bl6sl4 4a
The following resolution from the Finance Committee
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