New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-21
NEWS OF THE CITY.

Board of assistant .dideYmen---Th body
met last evening in regular session, Mr.. Wat
kins in the chair, and a quorum present.
A letter from DIR. Dalton was read. excusing
his absence by stating that he had met with an
accident on board the steamer Harry Hill by
which he was severely injured
A communication was read from the Council
of Charleston, inviting this Board to attend the
adjourned meeting of the Memphis Commercial
Convention to be held soon in that city. Ac-
cepted, and Mayor requested to appoint dele
cation to represent the Board in the convention.
Messages were received from the Upper Board
requesting concurrence in sundry resolutions
and ordinances, among which the following we're
concurred in:
A resolution for the purchase of ballast to re-
pair the wharves of the Second District.
I'd A resolution providing appropriations Of mo-
ney and hose to Crescent Fire Co. and Louisiana
Hose Company.
A resolution for building a bridge across
Craps street, between Clouet and Louisa.
resolution disappearing the adjudication Of
the contract for furnishing the Corporation with
fuel, and providing for the sale Of the same.
a resolution authorizing the Surveyor to i'm
mediately repair the Levee in the Second Dis
triot, if the same be not already done by the
contractors,
An ordinance organizing the treasury de-
partment was made the special order of the day
for the next meeting.
An ordinance relative to the City Attorney
and Assistant Attorney was also made the order
of the day Immediately after the above.
Numerous petitions were then read and ap-
propriately disposed of,
A resolution ordering the keeper of the Nuis-
ance Wharf of the First District to receive all
offal delivered at that place.
A resolution to appoint a committee to inquire
into the conduct of the officials at the Third
District lookup, in regard to their treatment Of
prisoners, was adopted, and the committee ap-
pointed.
The Board soon after adjourned.
Dead, 1.-The woman 50 badly beaten by her
husband, Frank Smith, on Sunday night last,
died few hours after being conveyed to the
Charity Hospital. The brutal husband was
arraigned before Recorder Winter yesterday
morning, and his examination fixed for the 23d
inst.
RECORDER WINTERS CouRr-Flrst District
Roaodyism and Drunkenness. Michael McCue
was arraigned before this court yesterday for
assaulting a man on Tchoupitoulas street with
q knife and attempting to slice him into small
pieces He was fined IS and required to give
bond for future good behavior.
Numerous other small fines were imposed for
breaches Of the peace and all sorts of offences
in the way of blackguardsm, drunkenness and
rowdyism
To be WAipped,--A slave man named Beverly
was sentenced to receive rs lashes yesterday
for stealing two sacks of cotton.
Charge of .4ssauit-John Lewis, free
man of color, was yesterday sent before the
First District Court to answer o charge of hay
ing assaulted o small boy with dirk knife
probably with view to brighten him. He Is
also charged with being in the State in contra
veption to law, and was required to give bond
for his appearance on the LIST Of March.
i
named Grengong stand charged by Charles
Black with having obtained from him lease of
the Missouri Hotel, by virtue Of having falsely
represented that said Henry was the owner Of
the Constitution Coffee house, on Old Levee
street MIR. Black deposes that accused failed
to pay their rent, and that he thereupon seized
the aforesaid cotfee-hou and then learned that
Mr.. Henry had no interest nor ownership what
ever in the concern, The examination of the
case is fixed for the LIST of March.
Charge of Perjury. Andre Lohaus, a tailor,
was arraigned on charge of having committed
the crime Of perjury in an affidavit made by
him before Justice Jonte. The examination
will come up on the 23d inst
Robbiag the Dead james Bigger, free
man of color, was yesterday sent before the
Criminal Court under bond to answer charge
of having stolen gold ring from the finger of a
dead man whom he had been employed to shave
The ring had been delivered by him to the Off
Ger who arrested him
Dangerous-Patrick 2OAlaley was arraign-
ed upon an affidavit made hy John Farrell,
charging him with having assaulted deponent
at the corner of Edward and ST. Thomas streets,
with oyster shells, and finally cut him with q
knife in the neck, in a manner that argued a
murderous intention Fixed for the sd,
RECORDER RAMos's CouRT-Second District.
A warrant was yesterday issued by Recorder
Ramos for the arrest of an individual named
Jack Elliott, charged with having entered the
residence of two ladies, Madeline and Elizabeth
shener, and, after abusing and grossly insult
ing them, committed an assault and battery
upon them,
Colored Easolence.-Eteune Bonnet a free
man of color, was fined S25 for insulting and
abusing white woman named Annah Duffy.
Sirindhng .-Louis Arnouil discharging
clerk on the levee, deposed in this Court yestere
day that some days ago he employed one James
Werner to assist him, and that James has taken
advantage of the opportunity afforded him and