New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-13
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40 years Of years Of age found dead Il hev mon, ~
Erato street, between Constance and Annunc;a,;or
Verdict, apoplexy, caused by intemperance. A. the
woman had been badly beaten, some time previou,,,
by Catherine Higgins the latter, who was yesterday
to have been examined for the assault and battery
was sent to prison to await the Coroners investiea
tion She will doubtless be discharged to-day.
A FLArBoAr loaded with lime, and moored at the
foot OF Washington street, took fire Monday morning
from leak and combustion of the lime. A towboat
took the burning fat ont to the middle Of the river
where it sunk We learn that Mr.. Stokes, owner ol
the fat intends to sue the job boat which landed bis
boat on Saturday last, on the ground that awkward
management in landing caused the leak.
A MAN named John Higgins was taken to the
Charity Hospital on Sunday night; having been ser
ousy but not dangerously stabbed in his posterior al
the corner of Poydras and Liberty streets, by one
Hugh Clarke. We did not hear that Clarke was ar
rested.
SPECIAL OFFICERS Smith lsard' and Mike Farrell
left Monday evening upriQer steamer for tour
OF police inspection through the Western and Worth
ern and Eastern cities. The trip will doabtless re-
suit well, in the early spottng aud pulling Of new
| thieves, upon their arrival here next winter.
| SECOND DISTRICT scHooL BoAED:-A preliminary
meeting Of this Board for the purposes of organza
tion, was held on Monday evening.
A motion to appoint committee to examine the
credentials led to lengthy debate thequestion being
whether School Directors were to take the consttu-
tional oath, as city officers. committee being APP
pointed to settle this question, reporsed that the
oath must be taken.
The Board then adjourned, without electing Of
| icers.
| THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOL BoARD-Ths Board met
to organize, on Monday evening. ~
MIR. q. F. Secshnaydre was elected President, and
Mr.. Louis Lombard reelected Superintendent.
| The various standing committees were filed out,
and then the Board adjourned. -s@s
The CLAIBORNE STREET Boys SCHOOL was ex
amined yesterday. The school at present numbers
upwards of 300 pupils, though the attendance is con
sderably larger at other of the year and is
governed by that experienced and accomplished
teacher, Mr.. B. De la Bretonne. The examination
resulted satisfactorily to those whose bus o.
to crtcise, and with honor to the school. Some Of
the boys appeared to be rather back ward and little
mulish; but on the whole they gave good account
of themselves. The first French cass, under Mr.. De
la Bretonne, and the first English class, under Miss
Whitby (both classes being composed for the most
part of the same boys) were excellent in both Ian
guages, but particularly SO in English. Whilst we
were present, we did not hear one boy make blum.
der, in the English ordeal
| After the examination came number of recita.
tons and dialogues in French and English, which
were bashfuy but still well rendered. Masters F.
Jernigau, G. Reutenaur and L. Dougherty recited in
English, and Masters I. Kennedy, A. Roux, A. Pey-
roux, w. Bayh, A. Carrerre, F. Levasseur, A. Ser
res, B. Garlic, @. Reubenaux, L. Serres A. Wiltz and
A. Lott recited in French. The pieces were well se-
lected, and afforded full entertainment to the spec.
tators.
| The awards were distributed as follows
First French Cldss.-Mr. B. de Ia Bretonne
teacher Prizes to Bernardo Garlic and al. Serres
Honorable mentions to Ch. Delpit, II. Molaison, N
i Rees, L. Serres.
/ First English Class.-Miss Agnes whitby, teacher
Prizes to Bernardo Garlic and Ad. Yogt teacher
prizes to Ch. Depit and Oh. Reutenaur. Honorabl,
mentions to II. Moaison, 7. Braneos, al. Serres,
| Rees.
Second French Ciass.-Miss s. Delery, teacher
Prizes to Ad Voight and F. Levasseur. Honorabl,
| T. Kennedy. eaftsss
Second English Class.-Miss Honora Wood teach
err: Prizes to E. Lefau and F. Jerngan. Honorary
mentions to 7. Ward, A. Maureau, al. Peyroux, Oh
DDnlon.
Third French Class.-Miss L. Dewint, teacher
tons to G. Chijoi, P. Peraoteau, A. Rehaut N. Du
doussat.
Third English Ciass.-Mrs r. Bernard, teacher
Prizes to Thomas lynn and Gabriel Lansingham
| Honorable mentions to Il. Target, G. Spoggen,
Yrle, A. Taume.
Prize medal for good conduct, awarded to Bernard,
GARLIC. 4..
The boy last named, who carried off the first prize
in French and English and the medal for conduct ii
about fifteen years old, and native of Cuba His
triumph is fine one, for lad whose native tongue
is Spanish.
The Girls School, on Rampant street, between st
Louis aud Toulouse, is to be examined to-day.
FOURTH DISTRICT SCHOOL BoARD.-At the or
ganzation of the new Board, held on Monday eve
ming, the following officers for the coming year wer,
unanimously elected:
VIM. S. Mount, President.
Jno. G. Parham. Jr., Superintendent.
John Ries, Sergeant at-Arms
The appointment of the several committees wa
postponed till the regular meeting, Tuesday, 26t
instant.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-Catherine Higgins
TO have been examined yesterday the charge Q
having severely wounded Mary Maelone, on the cot
ut., on Erato street, between Constance and Annun
citation, had her case postponed, to await the resu
of an examination of Mary's body, she having died
In the affidavit which Mary made on the 9th inst
she charged Catherine with wounding her in the lef
leg with lump OF coal in the right shoulder with
brick, and between the shoulders with an ak.
George Washington, slave of Caier for givin
timothy Coyle blow in the mouth and splitting hi
lip, the TIN inst, at the steamboat landing, wa
sent before the First District Court. His master fu
; nished bail of $500 for his appearance.
Alexander r. Hutchinson, charged with danger
oGsly stabhng John Cameron, Girod street, o
Monday afternoon, was sent to prison to await tn
result Of the stabbing.
Patrick Lagan, charged with biting piece out
, Jerry Qunlans lip, on Sunday, had the good luck
be discharged, Qunlan falling to appear to pro
ecnte.
, John Lynch was arraigned on the affidavit
Deputy Coroner Weysham, charging him with IL
murder of James Manning 1t will be remembers
that the two had bloody fight with knives on Il
night of the 9th ult., in front of their house
Q | Franklin street, between Lafayette and Girod AZ
that Manning, who received a stab in the abdome
died at the Charity Hospital. Lynch who also W
0 badly wounded in his breast and face, looked We
0 feeble when arraigned, and had his head bandage
and patch on his right eye, which he said he hi
> forever lost the OF. The Recorder fixed his e
i animation for the l4th instant, and remanded him
i prison.
i Charles Chardin, keeper of coffee.house at t
n corner of Common and Claiborne streets, was d
. missed from the charge of keeping disorder
y house.
e John Dean, for insulting and abusing the wife
Peter Brown, Julia street. and assautipg Broy
himself with a knife. was asked to give $25 or ia
o thirty days retirement at the Hotel de Ffemeau
,s He hadn't the dbs. and had to go down.
=. Thomas oilham, Henry Gilman and Martiu Ho
van, for depositing shavngs and burnt gubny ba