New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21
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FIRE.--A frame house on Constance street
between Clio and Erato partially destroyed by fire
about four o'clock yesterday morning The pr npt srr
val and action o the police and the amateur renen
saved it from being totally destroyed.
FIRST DISTRICT CoUEr-IHe NADER ana
Qunk Case-Th case was resumed yesterday morning
parties relative to the rejection Of certain
papers at the polls the day Of election to the
boxes, etc and some witnesses examined on tn.
same points with no result particularly favorable to the
prosecution. The case will be continued to-day.
The Ben and Hy Case.-Mr. Day, fcounsel for Majo,
Hufty yesterday asked Judge Robertson 10 do what bs
had neglected 10 do since the rendition Of the verdict IL
this case on Saturday night viz enter the udgmen,
Of the court on that verdict Judge Robertson complied
that entry vaueless by emitting to sign it. This was
conduct on his part and adds but another
link to the chain Of extraordinary things that he has
snce the beginning Of the election trials.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN --This body
met last evening pursuant to adjournment in order to
consider the Finance Committees ordinance flying the
taxation upon the business of the city for the year 1856
Mr. stith in the Chair and nineteen other members
cent.
The ordinance was read, debated at length, amended
and adopted, section at time We have room only to
give the amendments made, follows:
Section 5-Ta1 on race courses reduced from $500
to 5000 V'eN
Section 57-Tax distilleres reduced from $500 to
$500. WV "
& Section 58-Tax on brewers fixed at 5000.
Section o0-Tax on soda water makers fixed at $7b.
section 62Fxng tax of $50 on manufacturing estab-
enments employing twenty or operatives stricken
out. R@
Section 63-TaxiDg the same business on smaller scaIe
Section 75-Tax lawyers doctors and nnb,
raised from $40 to S25
Section s3--Tax on street musicians raised from $40
to SIS. e-- Wv
Section 9Penaty fred at s100 instead of not less
than five hundred nor than thousand dollars
me ordinance ~ being adopted BY section Mr. Wilt
This was voted upon and lost by 6 to TO- A motion
was then made to lay it to the meeting and
carried and the next meeting was fixed for Saturday
The Board then adjourned
SUICIDE. --Joseph Parody, spaniard, forty-
nine years Of committed suicide at his residence
Love street, between Frenchmen Eysian Fields on
WeSnesday night by cutting his throat from ear to
with Deputy Coroner Mitchell held an ipauest
on the body yesterday and rendered verdict that hs
perpetrated the act while in of insanity His in
sanity was brought on by grief for the death Of his
mother which occurred several months ago He was
wild during Wednesday and offered to kill his brother
with the razor with which be afterwards killed himself
He was cigar-mak by trade and was unmarried.
STABBTSG on THE RIVER A man named
Richard Toby Is lying dangerously Ill at the Charity Hos
ptal from stab he received board the steamer L
Kennett during her trip from st. Louis TO ts
Guy. De says he was stabbed by German Hopes Of
his recovery are entertained.
BRuTALLY BEaTES.-An Irishwoman, named
pe.
terday at her residence St. Louis street between
Claiborne and Derbigny; BY, as she says man nam
Ihonas Farrell She was taken to the hospital and was
considered IN critical condition last evening Farrell
was not arrested that we heard Of
AccIDENT.-Mi O'Neill was Yesterday
taken to the Charity Hospital from the effects of a,
into the hold of fatboat He very badly bruised hut
his life is not in danger.
RECORDER BRIGHT's CoURT-The examination
Of John hemsn for the murder of Patrick Hogan and
n. prN0 Will
and put over till to-day -
Gabriel Angelo Bass barkeeper on board the steamer
from George alias William Wilson, breast.uin and
hDgerrng, which we're part of the 1927 worth of lew
sry frauduenty obtained by Wilson from the stoee Of
McGregor T. Wilson, No Camp street. on the Both nit
with which jewery he succeeded in making his escane
Bass gave bail to appear for examination Wednesday
next.
John johnson. caught breaking into p Ma,,orv,s
arnoir at No 70 ua street arragned and ordered
70 furnish ba, for his appearance on the Cd proximo
drown herself and child in the New Canal was sent to
prison to await hearing She is supposed to be little
more insane than whisky usually renders people.
Juan Roubion was arraigned on a charge of stealing
from the cargo of the steamer Elephant and
to give bail for his appearance on the "a proxmo,
Some vagrants sent t the Work house and sone
amateurs were discharged.
VIOLENT DorNGs. Gilbert Strong was last
evening arrested by Lieut.. Fremeaux, on charge of
having entered the store of c. Gonski at No II Front
LeTee street and smashing property frightful rate
ae was also 1uftner charged with drawing knife and
threatening to kill Henry Bream, a clerk in the store
He offered violent resistance to Lieut. Fremeaux and
that founded third charge against him He will be
talked to this morning by Recorder Ramos
BUaGLARY.-Some nocturnal depredator made
attempt Wednesday night. to enter the residence
OF merchant on caope street, between Nayades and
Apollo by breaking pane of glass in front door put
ting his hand through and undong the fastenings inside
He would have entered and would doubtless have made
quite raise but that the breaking of the glass aroused
eepers in the house whose appearance put the villain
to flight The said villain was dscerned BY the light Of
the moon to be well-dressed white man
RECORDER RAMOS COURT. William Grumpy
and T. McKnsey were yesterday sent before the First
District Court for carrying concealed weapons Neither
could furnish bail so they sent to prison The
other business done is not worth detailing.
Mrs. Ann Rosett made affidavit that while she was ab
sent from her residences No. SO Main street between
eight and nine O'Clock in the morning, her room was
broken into four or five trunks broken open and some
two or three hundred dollars in cash taken therefrom
and that she had good suspect the robbers to be
.hree certain persons whose she could not tell
Warrants were issued