New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-28
.N-EWiS OF TIE CITY.

/ HE PUBLIC SCHOOLst--A meeLlng OF the III
raetors of the four Public School Districts of this city
held last evening in the of the Assistant Alder
discuss the propriety Of appealing to the Common
Council and the Legislature against the consolidation
| the School Boards.
There about thirty members present, and Mr. Ell
more Of the First District called to the chair Gen
Davis and Mr.. DeWint appointed Secretaries.
The following resolutions offered by Judge Rawle
Resoivef That in the opinion Of the members of thu
Board Of Directors of the Public School Districts
sembled, the present organization Of the Public SCHOOL,
in New Orleans is beneficial and conducive to the interests
! Of education
RsSolred That the consolidation of the system and in
sttuton of Beard Of Directors for the whole city
nexpedient and will not promote improvement in til,
schools.
These resolutions ably supported by Messrs. Me
Knight Of the Fourth District Mr. Dufour the Secont
/ District, and others.
Col Emerson. of the Second District considered it o.
doubtful propriey members to eritice the reports
aud acts of members of the Common Council the sub
ect consolidation He said that the Board of School
Directors created by the Council and owed it
spect. He moved the appointment of committee to
consist OF two gentlemen from each District report
upon the subject at future meeting, most members
were uuprepared to act at this meeting.
Mr. Price spoke ut length the subject, and was in
favor of the motion to refer
Mr. Hahn, of the First District, said that gentlemen
had to the meeting not of the subject that
would be- submitted to their decision There me-
cessity for being in hurry and time should be allowed
to examine the matter fully He doubted the proprety
of any action the matter by the meeting The Boards
elected to manage the Schools to elect superntend
ents teachers etc and not to give their opinion for
against consolidation. E --1.
Messrs Jennings, Fillmore Macaulay and others advo-
Gated the motion of Colonel Emerson Mr. Mount CD.
posed it.
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Colonel Emerson then moved to adjourn until next
Wednesday.
Mr. Orchard wished the Of the various Boards
taken separately The President said that as no basis
voting had been adopted the meeting should vote as one
body. l"".+.
The resolutions of Judge Rawle then adopted and
the Secretaries ordered to transmit them to the Common
Council I# ~
The meeting then adjourned.
HOMICIDE. AN inquest was held yesterday
on the body Of an Englishman named Francis r. Williams
about 50 yearsof age found dead in house Rosaesu
between Jackson and Josephine streets verdict was
rendered that he to his death by tetanus caused by
injuries received on the evening Of the 25h inst from
some person or persons unknown
FIFTH DISTRICT CoURT--R Il. Fan Horn,
L acCrosky and Le,eis N Neal VS.. ~ c. 7tmpstpa and
Pt7d3h.This suit brought by plaintiffs to recover
dahages for unnecessary detention upon the thmus u
ring their passage from San Francisco this city They
MAD paid the price OF passage and reaching the 18TH
mus the steamship the Atlantic side failed to connect
and plaintiffs together with large number Of other pas
sengers were obliged to await of conveyance from
the lsthmU suffering in the meantime all the evils conse
qlent upon sush delay verdict rendered in favor
of plaintiffs, awarding the sum of $3.50 each
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT. Judge Robertson.-
The Grand Jury yesterday found d true bill aeainat
August eaus free man of color for harboring and con
cealing runaway slave.
ALSO against Israel Reeves for an assault 11non a man
named Watson, with intent to kill
RECORDER WINTERS CouRT. First District
steyedore named Alex Mcneil was yesterday sent be-
lore the First District Court for committing an assault
and battery upon James Malcolm Bond $500
SPURIOUS MoNEY-Gornelius Calico was arrairnea for
attempting to utter counterfeit or WORTHLESS. hank
note purporng to have been issued Yahoo bank
in Michigan it would probably under the general
head of Wild Cat Currency Accused was remanded
for future examination.
LARCENY Two named Adrien and Felicien were
brought up before this yesterday charged with ha
ing stolen lot of clothes from Ludwig Earhart for
Hearart, as Goekney would say). His examination
was fixed for the Both inst
DESTRUCTIVE THE Deputy Wharfinger of Che First |
District "a correct idea of the pronunciation of whose
name cannot be obtained from letters made yesterday
an affidavit against Thomas Flemmng charging him
With tearing up portion Of tho plank wharf probably
or the purpose Of using tas fuel He was required to
rive bond for good behavior go the Parish Prison
or 20 days.
FEMALE Row.ATiss Emily Heminway made affidavit |
hat one Mary Mnlgan into her room on Magazine
tree and threw bucket Of water upon her completely
aturang her clothes and leaving her much in the
on of drowned rat' She also states that she was
therwise assaulted and matreated beaten and dragged
bout the room by the hair Of the head Accused was
emit before the Criminal Court under bond