New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-08

Committee, showing s6095 of this years appropria.
tlon remaining in the treasury for the use of the
next Board, and $4,000 in bank for the payment of
existing contracts
MIR. Gillingham presented the report of the Com.
mittee on School Houses. Amount expended in
building and improving school houses during the
year, SIT ,404.
Mr.. Lusher read the report of the Committee on
School Teachers. 1t recommended the election of
Misses Suter and Cable to third assistantshps in the
Fisk School, they having passed the required three
months, probation with honor. The young ladies
were subsequently elected by acclamation. The re.
port treated at some length the matter of raising
the salaries of tried teachers and OF remtting to
them deductions made from their salaries for absence
from sicknes or other cause. The Committee were
strongly in favor of both projects; but under the
restriction of Council as to monthly appropriations
it would be impossible now to do such thing It
was hoped that the Council might be induced to
make an appropriation hereafter for the desired OBJ
ject. The report concluded with some high compIi-
ments to teachers OF different schools
The different Visiting Committees reported favor.
ably upon the different schools, and complimentary
to the teachers.
Mr.. Lusher reported verbally upon the Normal
School. stating the attendance last month to have
been 81 +; everything progressing finely, and great
Improvement in the singing; Mrs Fisher to continue
| vacation.
Mr.. Rogers, the Superintendent, read his annual
report in regard to the schools The report was able
and concise, and gave 30l5 as the average number
Council in making their next annual appropriation
The report treated the High School subject at lengths
advocating more rigid test OF admission and graudu
ation in justice to the system now in use and to the
teachers. In order to discover whether the High
Schools here would compare fav0raby with those of
Northern cities, printed copies of questions pro.
pounded at the last annual examinations had been
forwarded to distant Superntendents, with request
to send in return similar copies of their questions
By the replies received the standard in New Orleans
was not exceeded by any. The report mentioned the
fact of the third course in the Boys High School
being remarkably eager in the study of national
science, and advised the purchase Of a sun.dal,
barometer, and water gauge, for their use. The
| report concluded with numerous suggestions as to
the plan of education in the primary schools.
The report was unanimously adopted and ordered
| to be printed
Mr.. Lusher suggested the propriety and expediency
of approprating $500 to Mr.. Rogers, to enable him
to go North and visit schools, with the view of OBJ.
serving whatever may be advantageously introduced
| into the schools here.
Mr.. Wharton offered resolution for authorizing
Mr. Rogers to take the proposed trip, to visit the
scholastic institutions, and in particular to obtain
whatever is needu in the philosophical apparatus OF
the Boys and Girls High Schools, at an expense not
exceeding $500. After discussion, the resolution
laid for the consideration of the new Board
Mr.. Lusher read his plan of organization and in,
struction in the proposed union of the First and
Fourth District High Schools his object being to in
| duce reflection on the subject
Mr.. Lusher read letter from DR.. Lindsey, the
President, bidding farewell to the Board, and author
| izing Mr. L. to sign for him at the present meeting
The Board adjourned sine die.
| RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT-James Rice, white
| and Albert, slave of Swami, were up yesterday on
Il charge of having celebrated the Fourth by going
around with PISTOLS and Rice charged with firing his
pistol near Mrs Sheey, at the of Julia and
Roman Streets that her husband swore she was shot
| 1t proved to be otherwise, however so Rice was
fined $40, and the darkey was ordered to receive ten
lashes.
John Baehni, charged with larceny Mrs. Jane A
Sinclair, charged with insult and abuse Margaret
McGinn and Alice Jones, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences and Selma Ross +. W.
c., charged with assault and battery, were all dis
charged
Caleb Leonard and James Strong, alias Robert
Madison, examined Oh charge of having stolen
$4,000 worth of watches and jewelry from the store
Of P. F. l.. Frank in Shreveport, in February last
the recovery of some OF the jewelry in ts CITY b,
Lieut. Dryden, duplicating them. The examination
resulted in the dismissal of Leonard; Strong was
committed for trial in the First District Court and
in default OF $1,000 bail, renlanded to prison.
The following parties were arraigned and docketei
for future examination
James Devine, charged with battering Elizabeth
O'Rely with wooden BENCH on St. Joseph street
between Magazine and Foucher. Fixed for the 18th
bail not given.
John Nyland, charged with being one of party o
three who knocked down and violently beat ant
kicked Wm. Fl. Titus on the night of the 4th, in hi
own cotfee.house at the corner Of Howard and Eu
|
Charles Chardin, charged with keeping disorder
ly coGeehouse at the corner of Claiborne and Com
mon streets. Bail given to appear on the 18th.
RECORDER LoNG's CouRr.-Lonis Keppis an,
Ewald Faust were yesterday fined S. each and pu
under peace bonds, for the comfort of Bernard Kra
mer residing at the corner Of Bartholomew and Jose
pbne streets
Victor schwager complained of by bis wife Mar
garet, as n drunken and worthless vagabond and al
having smashed her furniture. besides continual,
beating her, was sent to the Work House for three
months.
Mrs. Poppe gave bail to answer to the charge O
, having wckedly popped Fred Kohler several times
, at the corner of Vaudeville and Levee streets.
Thomas Gale and his mistress, Mrs. Margaret Mu
ply were sent after on charge of having cruel
beaten Margaret's lawful husband, John Murphy, Q
the evening of the Glorious Fourth, at his residence
corner of Eplanade aid Prieur streets; Gale beatip
him over the head with a club, and Mrs. Murph
aiding and abetting. The female is Young aud prett,
and to desert her husband and bring paiamei
back to the house to give him Clubbing, shows b.
to be female of admirable spirit ard Independence
George Swindle was sent after, charged wi,
swindling Madeline Wasseimer out of her peace
mind and furnitnre destroying the one with his 10
language, and smashing the other by force Of arms