New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-25
City ITEM 6.

MoRTUARY.-Th total interments in the city
cemeteries for the week ending sunday morning H.
In come Of the cemeteries there were no nterments
CoMPTRoLLER's aALEs--The following con-
tracts adjndicated by the Comptroller yesterday
Paving Leonnrd street, in the Third District with
stone Thomas Buckley for SO cents per
yard for paving and cents foot for laying curb and
gutter stones.
Cleaning the streets of the Fourth and Eleventh Wards
and repairing the uppaved streets Fourth Ward taken
by Edmund O'Brien for $4,000, and Eleventh Ward by
John B. Fitch for SO 900.
Attending the nuisance boats and wharves, taken by
John Lahey for S2G50
WILTz vs.. DEHBEs.--The Supreme Court yes
terday decided against the sppea of Mr. Deres clerk
the Second District Court against the mnndamus
by Judge Morgan ordering him to vacse his Office
for Mr. Wz, the clerk elect This decision Of course,
places Mr. Witt in immediate possession of the office
FIRST DISTRICT COURT The Sheriff Con-
test Decidtd I'm this Court yesterday, Judge
Robertson heard the argument of Mr. Bradford upon his
motion for trial Of the Bell and Hufty case. Ram
appeal to the Court. Mr. Hunt, however put the case
plainly and irresistible tbat alternative left
Judge Robertson but to sign Judgment for Hnfy This
he did and Of the prolonged and unusual CONTEXT
is settled in favor of Col Hufty
RECORDER RAMOS CouRT-There was great
excitement in darkeydom In the Second District yester
day On Sunday night, Lieut.. Fremeaux and posse Of
his made descent upon the Globe Ball Room, where
Jean Forregaus giving Niger mssk ball. The dar
keys a mixed crowd of and women, slave snd
free aud made terrible stampede when police
tered the room them escaping by jumping from
the gallery to the street below The police however
turad crowd of them large that the fines they paid
yesterday amounted to the Of six hundred dol
lars Some few of the slaves who hadn't money to pay
their fines out to be fosged. Many of the
elegant in their dress and quite pretentous in
their manner,
v Garcia and Michael Heavy examined and sent
before the First District Court for selling liquor to slaves
in their respective groceries.
There were numerous affdays Of assault and battery
breach of the peace lodged before the Recorder but
not Of an i'm portapce to justify specification
Inca he
carrying toothpick" nearly two feet long.
RECORDER BRTGHT's CoURT.-The dock was
crowded in msnner yesterday showing
large part Of the community had commenced their
Christmas rather prenaturely. The dis
charged, while whole raft of the old uns were sent t.
the Work house Among the latter was man calling
himself William Christy supposed to have been concerned
In the burglary at the Uncle Sam coffee house. Amass
Wood suspected of stealing busne and half OF oat
bundle Of clothes from Charles Henry Robinson apt
Mary Smith Dyades street fraty accused OF robbing
customer of So.
John Brown, suspected of having had hand in tn
murder Joseph Steiner at the Delta coffee house thu
| 24th of October. arraigued and remanded wthou
| bail for examination on the 9th.
Charles F. Barry of No SO St. Charles street, was ar
ragned on charge of assauting his wife Emma. ant
threatening her life with knife and pistol No 245 Cana
street. Sunday, He gave bail to appear on the 9th
| January.
Peter De Gruy was arraigued on charge of strikin
the head of policeman Pencil with stick Melpomen
street Saturday night. He was held for examina
| ton the 9Th Of January.
Luke Dillon examined charge of selling liquor
! to a slave, and aischsrgea
Phillip Gill suspected deserter from the q. 8. Army
1 was arragned and rsmauded for further hearing
I. W, Young was arraigned upon suspicion Of bavin
been concerned in the burglary the Uncle Sam Coffee
house Saturday night. 1t is known that he en-
gagged watch lot Of freight dozen yards from tn
house broken into. He remanded without bs for
hearing on the 9TH Robert Mcdaniel, arrested
pieon of participating in the burglary, also
manded whilst Samuel Taroum third suspected party
| was discharged.
John Travis not he Of pstolic celebrity was arraier
ed charge of carrying barrelled pistol.
will BE- examined on the Goth
Nicholas Laugdon, well-dressed customer, al
raigned charge of being dangerous and suspicion
ounger about St Charles and roper-n Of verdar
countrymen. He sent to the workhouse for month
| John Donahos, alias John Jacobs, arraigned
charge OF being fugitive from justice in Napoleon Arb
where he was accused of numbering man named Yor
alias John B White, board the steamer Judah Tour
After examination, which showed him to be the
fugitive beyond doubt he to prison to await
Iequisition from the Governor of Arkansas.