New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-18
Z NEVIS OF THE CITY.

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terday morning under staircase in house No CONNER
by Perseverance Fire Co No. 49, 1t thought have
been the work OF an incendiary,
MORE OF THE PANDELY sE.--F0urth Dis
t7ct Conrt--Pandely Wilton motion Of Messrs
Micou Dutour Counsel for defendant it yesterday
ordered by this court that plaintiff do show cause
Thursday the 23d instant, why the judgment rendered
by the court for against defendant be amended
on the following grounds, viz
LIST, That the being for damages exclusively
the verdict of the jury is in favor of defendant.
% That there being verdict in favor of plaintiffs
petition no charge can be made against the defendant
for costs,
Sd That the charge against defendant is err
roneous and illegal.
The GAMBLING AFFAIR.-We gave full ac-
count day or two since of pending in the First
District Police Court wherein Mr. George Gregor
another individual named Nelson charged with having
figured upcounry individual out OF the of $1,000
by virtue of their astonishing dexterity cards
OF poker in particular The examination of case
up yesterday and resulted ia Mr. Grepor being sent
before the Criminal Court under bond Of $1,000 Nelson
who was implicated in the charge has arrested
we believe the police having mistaken for him gentleman
named w Anthony, who has since been released.
A CLOSE SHAvE.-A dead man, named VIM
Featherly while being shaved robbed Of ring Two
free men of color James Bigger and Page Patterson,
police Jail charged with having taken the ornament from
his finger.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.---A meeting of this
Board called by the Mayor evening Mr. Caldwell
in the Chair and quorum present On motion the read
ing Of the minutes dispensed with, and message
from the Mayor was read informing the Board that be
had called the meeting for the purpose of transaetng
whatever business might arise.
Reports were called for from the various standing and
special committees all of whom replied No report.n
resolution oncrease the salary Of the Superintendent
OF the Insane Asylum was referred to the Committee
Court Houses and Prisons
resolution passed giving to Louisiana Hose Co
and to the Crescent Fire Co the amount of their regular
appropriations the paid to other fire companies
and also granting to the former 500 additional feet
hose and to the latter 800.
resolution empowering the school boards to invest
unexpended moneys in school houses laid over to
next meeting,
resolution to petition the Legislature to extend the
time of collecting the city taxes to the LIST of June
resolution tor the sale of contract for lighting all
the lamps of the city for indefinite period was re-
terred to the Committee on Streets and Landings
resolution disappearing the adjudication made by the
Comptroller of the to supplyhe corporation with
fuel and providing for the resale of the
Cured in.
resolution the sale of contract for supplying oil
to the several police stations was adopted
message was read from the lower Board, inviting
concurrence in number of resolutions.
The Board soon after adjourned.
RECORDER WINTERS CouRr-First Distr,ct--
charge was made in this Court yesterday against John
Wilson, John Collins and several others whose names
were unknown of having the night previous assaulted
and dangerously stabbed man named John Eagan
Delord street Eagan was conveyed to the Charity Hos
pital in critical condition. Wilson and Collins have
been arrested and remanded for examination
CHARGE OF PERIuRY.-Jonn Earls has filed an affidavit
in this Court charging one Philip Hammer with having
committed perjury in a deposition made before Justice
dalennie IN SUIT instituted by Charlotte Hammer against
Hammer to recover the rent of house he examination
of the case was deferred until such time the aforesaid
suit should be decided.
ANOTHER srABBISG CAsr--A Written was arraigned on
charge of having the previous night assaulted VIM
Barger and stabbed him in the thigh with knife the
wound penetrating to the bone. Written placed
der bond OF S5uO to appear on the 10th for examination
SENT Do.S-FernandezD equeneo yesterday sent be-
fore the Criminal Court for having Thursday night last
made hostile demonstrations towards police officer.
tempting to strike him with stone drawing pistol etc
Ram tn he to ate+ haf
this gentleman pckedup in the street bylaw lehman
night before last in nsensbe condition having
CATION and foundered on the homewrad voyage He
fined five dollars and admonshed not to be found afoas
again in unmanageable condition.
ASSAULT AND RoBBERY-James Blake was arraiened on
charge of having knocked down and robbed of dollars
man named Henry Sample, St Joseph street night
before last He was remanded for future examination
MORE IysANirY.-Whem IIeydeman was sent to the In
sane Asylum yesterday for having lost what many
possessed-reason
DEsTRUcrryE INpwlpuALs,Three persons, Jas Mullins
Bernard Goyle and Edward Hewitt, were arragned yes
terday at the instance of Mr.. John MeKenna, who
charges them with having come to his oyster saloon
113 New LeYee the day previous and commit
ted assault and battery upon him. besides break
ing and destroying considerable quantity of furniture
and other property in the saloon Examination fixed for
the 9th
CONSEQUENCE THE GoLp WEArHER.-A boy was
arrested the New Basin yesterday for stealing wood
probably considering the price of fuel altogether high
to admit the idea of obaiuing it of purchase He
was locked up.
ROOFING THE ScKThree slaves have been arrested on
charge having stolen from the Circus street Hospital
lot Of knives and forks, bed clothing etc. valued at
$3.50. They await examination.
RECORDER RAMOS COURT Second District
Matthew Modal made affidavit before this court yesterday
that he had different times entrusted to Chevenette
suudry lots of cigars with instructions to sell the
that said cigars have been sold aud that said Chavenets
refuses negect to render any account thereof
rant was issued for the arrest of the detauter.
GoUNrtRFF1r MoNEY-Pierre Mayer was yesterday sent
before the Criminal under bond of S5G0
charge of having passed counterfeit twenty dollar
upon an unsupecting individual named FRANCOIS Noynes