New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-18


all handed In to the Secretary Of the Of Health n
time for the usual Monday report Those returns which
were received however, chow the public health
cellent,
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-Ths court was not
open yesterday nor will 1t open to-day On Wednes.
day it will open for the trial Of the case OF NADER vs.
eurk involving the Constableshp of the Second Justices
Court.
THEY STILL L1vE-Crescent Fire Company
No "a out yesterday in full force nd full unfor
TO bury deceased member The appearance Of old
hre volunteers in the streets attracts attention now
than it did q few weeks ago.
CONTROLLERS SALES. following adiu-
dicaon OF contracts was made yesterday by the Comp
troler
Branding Carts and Drrys ..""y
FIRST District, to Edmund keDdig 10 cents each.
Second District to Dominique Meunier, at Sc each
Third District. to Joseph Schools, at 10c. each,
fourth District to A. Watterston at 21c each.
Cleaning Streets
First Ward, to John B. Fitch, at SIS 900 per aDnum
Seventh Ward. to P. Hartman and r. Finn at SIS eUo
Eight and Ninth Wards, to 3, Dougart at $3.50.
Repairing and Paving Streets.
Third Section to Il. u. White at $4,000,
Fourth Section to b. Dougsrt at $3.50.
Fifth Section, to the same, at s210
sixth Section, to the same at 81 $50. -.. ..
FUEL MARKET.-The demand for fuel con-
tnues brisk Wood in small lots is freely taken up at
planks disappear with than wontsd alscrity The
largest transaction Of the past week of ten cart
loads Of British camel coal taken from VIM Prehn
II.
geant Morrill, has intimsted VIM Stewart with John
Ryan and - Laughn as hackers. But it seems the
coal was mot properly negotiated for and the parties
were yesterday In consultation with P Seuzeneau ESQ
as to what should be done in the matter The police and
the parish prison are mixed in the matter somehow
RECORDER BRIGHr's CoURT--A perfect host
Of John Barleycorns followers filed the dock yesterday
morning The amateurs were discharged az rsual ana
the old stagers either fined work housed Among
the old stagers We may mention Richard Brown. alias
Fly who sent out for attempting to nick The
O md dTuh MAJ md
teurs may mention John Richards who was fined SIS
for going along Perdido street. and colang every man
he met and slammng every window shutter lust for the
fun of it,
George Carson and Richard Williams arrested nv off,
GERS Mayhem and Ross dangerous and Suspicious char
actera were sent to the They be
the same who recently robbed old man of $3.50 on
board the steamer Empress, shortly after leaving this
city for which they ynched and ashore near the
Red Church
Jones Glover: arrested for raising fuss in the St.
Charles Theater on Saturday night, uuucky enough
to have bowekne beneath his vest and for s he was
sent before tie First District Court
Ramon Martinez keeper of the grocery at the
Camp and Girod streets before the Frat DiE
trct Court for trsckiug with slaves On direct charge
of selling liquor to slave he also examined but ac
quilted.
John Nolan. of Melpomene street was mn on CHARGE
Of having bru.ay beaten his wife Ellen with club on
Sunday forenoon He was required furnish bail OF
$500 for his appearance the 18th
Thomas Kibrde keeper Of grocery at the corner of
Rampant and Girod streets, up charge having
dragged Mary Reilly into his said grocery, Monday
night the 10Th inst took from her her shawl apron
HANDKERCHIEF and kicked her into the street again
all which Mary considered an assault and battery and
robbery. He gave bail to appear the 2sth.
Robert Durand was charge of backing the eve
Of Elizabeth Graves of Perdo street He wss not able
to give bail to appear on the 26th.
benjamin 7. Houghto up on charge of yillifyng
Rachel Avsrenga, in her yard at No 90 Carondelet
street He gave bail to appear on the 2Sth.
Four boys, named Frederick Smith Daniel Wagner
Patrick Tooe and Christian Herr were up on charge Of
cutting coffee sacks the evee and stealing coffee
therefrom They were sent to prison. be examined on
the 2sth.
Lowenstein and Henry SHINES were sent to the In.
sane Asylum.
RECORDER RAMos's Court After the empty-
ing Of the dock yesterdsy-and it fol-
lowing complaints listened by the Recorder and
warrants issued for the accused parties
By John Peters, charging John Roberts with stealing
two gold wateh-ke5s and silk from his at
the Louisiana cofeehouse Hospital street By means
Of his Peters) keys which had been previously s,oen
for the purpose
BY WIN Turner, charging Richard Hssk;p with steal.
ing rock coat worth $40 from board the ship Detroit
on Sunday evening.
By S. N. Hte, charging James Wallace with breach
Of trust in keeping $50 which had entrusted to him
for the purchase OF fstboat.
By Henry Gugel of No 50 Toulouse street, charging B.
simon with taking possession of his effects while absent
and then Shaping his face when he back.
by John johnson, charging Charles wildwood with Civ
ing him tanning.
By Louis Mountfort charging Henry Werz with irving
By Salvador Valencia, charging Joaquin Fidelo with
giving him a larnbasting.
COULDN'T MEET.-It is common occurrence,
in crowded aud busting city like this two persons
to look for each other and be bssd by each others
movements particularly if the parties Of the restless
kind and ayerse to sitting down and waiting awhile We
have had several such little bothers ourself but the
worst thing Of the kind rather the best we heard
Of In long time was experienced week before last by
friend of ours.
Oar friend A. il an outdoor clerk of Camp street
house, and his friend B citizen Mobile who came
over to attend the On Tuesday B. left note at
AIS Office, telling him he was to be found at the ST
Charles Hotel a called at the hotel that evening and
next morning but B. WAS out each time. then went
on with his business and during the day B. called twca
at his othce A being out each time. On Thursdsy
morning, A. called at the hotel not finding in left
him note stating that be had called half dozen times
On returning to his Office he found note from B who
had just left informing him that he had made his tenth
call That evening A. called at the hotel and waited an
hour but in vain On Friday morning he called again
and waited another hour, with better success On re-
turning to his office he found another note from b. tell
ing him to be 10 call at the hotel the evening
he intended to leave the day. A. unfortunately had
engagement for Friday evening that he couldn't mt
Off ne didn't call but determined to make up for it
by devoting all of Saturday morning bis friend On
Saturday morning he called at the hotel earlier than
usual; but B. had just gone cut. A. then instituted
thorough search for him. He looked into all the neigh
boring coffeehouses, billiard rooms barber etc
stood about the corners returned to the hotel went
to Bis room sat down and read the store bills and
show bills in the sitting room went down the bar.
room and lunched With friend he didn't wish to see
secured the neighborhood time and returned
the hotel third time. But once did he catch
glimpse of b. although he occasionally heard that he
just been seen, in one place in another He then
penned the following note aud it to BIS room:
Dear b, the devil is between US belieye-beeu |
here all morning and havnt you yet-but must see
you before you leave You say you leave this evening
To make miss this time. will be the mail boat-w
go down in the four O'Clock train, Yours, Az
A vent down according to notice but nothing of
b He then concluded to give up tbs hunt, composed
his mind and in the evening oafed around as usual On
Sunday morning when he went to his Office he found the
following ual note from B. which through bunder
had not been given him on the previous evening:
Dear a, believe the devil is between U.S. sure
r nDtp iS'rtu I
going back to Mobile. an going to Louisville MY
baggage is now on the Empress and when you get this
come down instanter. Yours, ever, BIZ
OF course, this ,.settled the agony The thing was
Ill owing to the parties being the roundabout kind
aud never thinking to fix hour of meeting in the be-
lief that they would certainly meet later. A.
ays he will always fix hour for his calls hereafter