New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-23

limits there being an ordinance Of some six months
standing, limiting the speed within the said limits to
four miles an hour, and there having been some talk
in Council lately about the railroad company not
needing the ordinance. His Honor found that the
speed was at the rate OF at least eight miles per hour;
consequently, when the train arrived al the TivoIi
Circle depot the Mayor arrested both the conductor
and engineer Of the train, John BeVan and VIM. Sui
hvans and took them before Recorder Summers
Court, charging them with violation Of the ordi-
nance regulating the speed Of their cars this side Of
Louisiana avenue The Recorder booked them for ex.
animation, releasing them on bail Of 81 900 each
There was something Of an excitement afterwards,
at the Carroton horsecar depot On Baronne street.
gentleman of small size getting out of the car,
denounced the conductor for everything be could
think Of for wanton insult he had received from
him in the cars while coming down and finally ban
tered the conductor, who was a much larger man
than himself to step into some retired place and fight
it out with him. The conductor accepted at once and
selected the Office Of the depot as the place. Both
went 10, the little man peeled there was lively
hgbt and the conductor came ont whipped, with his
lace awfully battered up. Just then a policeman,
getting wind Of the Affair." arrived on the spot. met
the bruised conductor, and asked him who did it,
The conductor replied, that it was mere nothing
that he had insulted man il the cars that the man
had licked him for it, that be was satisfied and that
he did not wish to have the man arrested. Upon
winch the policeman went about his business. The
little hstana man, should state, went away With.
out any perceptibe marks Of damage
| UP AND Dows TBws-Beyond tie usual numter
of drinkers and loafers, who were settled with after
the ancient fashion, there was nothing worth notice
yesterday, before the Recorders Of either the Third or
Fourth Districts
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-This Court opened YES
terday for regular business, having been fitted M
with new furniture, drugget on the floor, a good
stove proper c0nVenienGes in the Judges room and
the other things needfgl to the deliberate and impair
tial administration Of justice in cold weather
Matthew Mahsr, who shot and killed the boy Mat
thew Callahan, in the Fourth District was arraigued
for murder. He pleaded not guilty, and was re-
manded to await trial.
Wm. Berkeustuck the youth who killed WIN. WI
son in Poydras Market arraigned for manslaugh-
ter. He also pleaded not guilty, and was remanded
to await his trial
Michael Duffy also pleaded not guilty to an fndict
ment for manslanghter, and was notified to appear
for trial, he being at large on bail.
Several parties charged with minor offenses like.
wise entered pleas of innocence and were remanded.
The following were dismissed, on motion of the
District Attorney, there being no further cause for
their prosecution ]. Christnen and Frank Donahy,
and N. Ferguson, charged with assault ard battery
Judge Hunt ordered draft Of three hundred Jurors
to serve during the month of December proxfuio.
James Farrely, alias Rooster, was dismissed by
nole prosequi from charge of assault and battery.
VIM. Wilson was tried for larceny and acquitted
Francis Miller was to have been tried for assault
and battery, and jury was empanneled but before
proceeding trial. the District Attorney stated that
he had been msled by the affidavit in the case, and
entered nolle prosequi; and the same time putting
the accused under peace bonds for six months
John Morel was tried for larceny but, the jury
not being able to agree, they were discharged and he
remanded to await another trial
| The District Attorney filed twenty.seven infoFua-
tons against parties for fourth and fifth rate 0ffenses
and then the Court adjourned
| RECORDER SUMMERS COURT.-The weekly review of
the Saturday and Sunday blues, yesterday was large
and well attended The different members of the bat
tallioh we're called up one by in single le and
inspected after the usual fashion, the Recorder say
ing to a few g discharged Y to good maDy tt FIVE
dollars or twenty days, and to the great mass g two
dollars and ahalf or ten days in the Parish Prison =
and to few Of the regular old hard '1ns he said
Work-honse' The following was the roll
Jacob Stanton Tom Madden, Dave Corners Bill
Quinlan, Pete Powell, Pierre E. Tiersolen Denis
Keefe, Pat ATulhern. Ben Lewis John Roberts H.
Nelson, Bob Long, Mary Burke, John Macasel Pat
Murteang and slave Eliza {amalgamatonists), Chas.
Pattison, Mike Gallagher, Mary Harvey, Tom Bryer
Matt Lagan, Joe Schneider, John FL. Flowers slave
| Jim, G. Nesbit John Donovan John DIVER Tom
ksttey, Dick Fahey, slave Jennie, Ellen Cashman
slave John, John o 0Shaughnessy, Martin 0'Gonnell
slave George, slave William, slave Green, slave Ed
ward, Martin McNulty, John Kearney, slave Julien
| slave Cornelius, slave woman Afuiuet driver Of
wagon No. $50, Maria Murphy Mrs. Reilly. Maggie
| Herney, Mary Ann Kearns, slave George James
Harmless, jim Wallace, Geo. Esterbrook, Joe Brad.
ley A. Renalde, and three respeGtables whose names
we are requested to leave out. Total 81 g black
spirits and white, blue spirits and grey" merTier
assemolage than eVerthe MaCbethian witches Thought
Of an army more ragged and forlorn than that of old
talstaf, and an army more wicked and profane than