New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-01
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at "a 0per superficial yard of square block paw
ing; sl 80 per superficial foot Of curbstone, fur
nshed and laid: 81 per running foot of eurbstone,
taken up and reIaid; 81 rs per superficial foot Of
crossing stones: So so per running foot Of tagging
of the sidewalks, furnished and laid 81 60 per
running foot of Tagging of the sidewalks, taken up
and relaid; and 1925 per iron bridge top furnished
and laid complete.
i For paving Dauphine street, from Canal to Es-
Il plaDade with square granite blocks, to Nicholson
Co., at "a 40 per superficial yard Of square block
paving5 IS cents per superficial foot of curbstone
furnished and laid; IS cents per running foot Of
curbstoney taken up and relaid; 81 per superficial
foot of crossing stonesf So 50 per running foot Of
tagging of the sidewalks furnished and laid 81 80
per running foot Of tagging Of the sidewalks, taken
ap and relsit- and 800 per iron bridge top, fur
nialied and laid complete.
For laying brick sidewalks, with curbstone and
wooden guttersr on both sides of Laurent street,
fronrSt Andrew to Jackson, to Patrick Lane, at
81 So per running foot Of sidewalk.
For paving GoodchiIdren street, from Esplanade
to st. Bernard, and st. Bernard street from Good
children to Claiborne, with round stones, to E. D.
White at u IS per superficial yard Of round stone
paving, and so cents per superficial foot of curb
and gutter stones.
The contract for laying brick sidewalks on Third
street, from Dryades to David, not sold, owing
to an injunction from the Third District Court.
CRESCENT CRY CRICKET CLUB.-The single and
married elevens of this Club did not play their re-
turn match yesterday, as had been announced.
Those of the members, however, who assembled at
the Delaehase Ground, bucked to and had pleas
ant exercise, without regard to their status as
bachelors or benedicts.
THE KILLING OF DANIEL CuNNNGHAM.-We yes
terday mentioned that Daniel Cunningham was
shot and killed on Saturday night by George Wey-
man, in Cooks grocery, at the corner of Annunci-
alton and St. Thomas streets
DR.. Hart held the post mortem examination.
The bullet had entered the brain through the left
temple, causing death almost instantaneous ly.
The deceased was buried on Sunday evening with
military honors by the Louisiana Greys of which
company he was member. Coroner Beach fixed
the examination of witnesses for tomorrow (Wed
nesday) morning.
Weyman, who escaped after the homicide, ant
could not be found by the police, appeared yester
day and surrendered himself, alleging that he hat
8 shot Cunningham in sef-defense not drawing hi
e pistol until after Cunningham had given him two
blows with his fist and drawn knife upon him. Re
. corder Summers sent him to prison, to await the
action OF the coroner.
BLOODY AFFRAY AT ST. MARY's MARKEr.-In q
u miscellaneous plug-mnss which occurred at st
Mary's market last evening, Bernard Leonard got
badly stabbed; dangerously, it was said. He was
taken to Charity Hospital Officer Delaney or
rested Fritz Schudeefer and John Warn two o
the principal actors in the affray. Schudeefer hat
! a knife.
IL BADLY STABBED. Daniel Wrightson danger
n ousy stabbed John Moxall on Sunday night, in
dancehouse on Gallatin street, cutting him four Q
five times with a pocket knife, and also euttin
i'd one or two other men who interfered. The tw
d, were sailors, who lately came from New York 9
the ship Niagara and Wrightson attacked Moxa
10 without quarrel or warning. He had previousl
a been heard to utter threats against Moxall, for
10 beating received at his hands whilst at sea. TIL
n wounded man was sent to the Charity Hospita
Wrightson was arrested Immediately after th
III cutting, by officer Morrison, and yesterday til
Y Recorder sent him to prison, to await Moxall
III death or recovery.
ATTEMPTED SuICIDE.--An insane man name
Charles Champagne shot himself in the mouth, o
20 Vaudeville street, on Sunday. His head or FAC
es was not shattered; he used double barrel pis
is tol, in the undischarged barrel of which wa
ne found load consisting of two buckshot and
oo little or no powder; and as he was splitting bloc
er very freely when found, it was presumed that
I'd had discharged q similar load in his throa
e. Officers Ruiz and Borge took charge of the POI
s. unfortunate, and sent him to the Charity Hospta
y ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wilson, free colort
seaman, belonging to the ship VIM. Libby, la
from one of the Eastern cities, has been arreste
and is now in prison. for being in the State in CO.
ef traventon of law He brought out with him
70 rather good-looking young Irishwoman, who is h
n lawfully welded life. He is very proud Of b
III wife and she under the infatuation common
white women in such cases, is equally proud Of h
sooty lord and master, whom she soon expects
lis call father of u little mnlatto cherub. A swe
es couple, truly.
VIOLENT AssAULTs.-John Conns and Micha
at Burns, were yesterday before Recorder Summer
ON the charge of having knocked down al
p, violently beaten Michael Gordon with intent
kill. on the I'D ut. They were held for heari
at on the 18th inst
W John Paul gave bail to answer to the charge
having violently beaten, knocked down and kick
slA VIM 'Hern, on the 24th ut., at the corner Of
;, Charles street and Commercial Place.
on R1rs OvER.-A woman named Mrs. Harlan W
ow run over by dray and badly injured last eVenir
on the steamboat landing. The drayman was /
six arrested The woman was taken to Charity H
pital.
A BtT an ANCIENT HlsToRY.-In nothing is M
. Orleans more distinguished than in the origin
ace fanciful historical, NEUROLOGICAL and genera
,rly poetical nomenclature of her streets,
at In the ancient and first part Of the city, tnow
Second District) the names Of the streets testify
son the French and Catholic, nature of the early s