New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-30

the usual manner--the young yellow demon hay
ing held her and done the mischief with his hand,
and only released her on account Of her screams,
just he was preparing for the final consummation
of the outrage. He was committed for trial, as
charged, and remanded to prison without beneht
Of bail The little villain is said to have long been
in the habit of prosecuting and offending little
white girls. His neck was probably created Tor
the rope.
Samuel Sullivan was sent before the First Dis
trct Court for an assault and battery upon
woman.
SECOND DISTRICT ScHooL BoARD-This Boardmet
last night the President, Mr.. Hyde, in the chair,
and Messrs. Beach, Dolhonde, Dupre, Duplessis
Frobus and MaXent present.
Mr. Durel was appointed Secretary pro tenn,
Mr. Cassard being absent from the city.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The Committee on Teachers reported that they |
had met for the purpose of examining certain |
applicant for leadership; but as the applicant
did not appear, there was no examination.
Mr.. Beach, of the same committee, presented
minority report to the effect that one applicant ior
a leadership had made her appearance, but on
finding that the examination was to be conducted
by the Superintendent, refused to be examined. |
As she had been teacher for several years, and
had undergone four examinations, the minority
deemed her competent, and recommended her
election. a=...m. -~.8@.
Mr. Dolhonde moved to lay both reports on the
table, subject to CALI which motion was seconded, |
and although considerable debate sprung up, was |
finally adopted.
MI. Dupr6 informed the Board that he had found
several volumes belonging to the library Of this
District in an old book store, in Exchange Place,
and had ordered that they be sent to the library,
which had been done, but q bill had been sent
with them. The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Library. m5
Mr.. Maxent, the Treasurer, reported as to the
financial affairs of the Board, which showed
balance on hand Of S2l53 %.
Several bills were read, and referred to the n
nance Committee.
Several communications were read and appro-
priately referred. .MM0 #a 5m .@z.
Miss Ellen MCCarty was elected supernumefary
teacher.
A communication was read from committee OF
ball association, asking the privilege of holding
series Of balls iii the ST. Philip street schoolroom
Laid on the table, subject to call.
Mime. Farnet asked the privilege OF exchanging
schools with Miss LaCroiX, as the exchange would
add greatly to the convenience Of both parties,
while the interests of the schools would not sutel.
Rejected. ..z. J.. a5
The resignation Of Miss Flora 3. White as a
teacher in the school was received and accepted.
Mr.. Frobus moved that the Committee on Teach
ers and the Superintendent be authorized 10 eN-
anime the pupils of the High School, and select q
pupil to be sent to the State Seminary at Alexan-
dria, according to an act Of the last Legislature.
Adopted.
The same gentleman also offered resolution au-
thorzing the Secretary Of this Board to cores
pond with the Hon. j. Z. Bouligny, upon the posi-
bility Of his appointing cadet to West FONT ana
one to the Naval School at Annapolis from the
public schools of this district. Adopted.
Mr.. Dolhonde offered a resolution for holding an
examination OF applicants for the snpernumeTary
teacherships. Adopted ard an advertisement or
dered to be put in the Crescent, giving notice that
this examination with be held on the 9Th prox.
| Miss Wagner was elected a teacher in the public
| schools, vice Miss White resigned
Mr.. Frobus moved that the Board proceed to
elect second assistant teacher for the Girls High
| School. Laid over.
Mr. Beach called up the minority report Of the
| Committee on Teachers, which had been lald on
/ table Sublnct
4 was laid over.
| The following gentlemen were appointed on the
Visiting Committee for the ensuing month ;
Girls High School, A. Dupre and Dir. Beach
ST. Ann street School, j. Dolhonde; Robertson
and BienyiIle street schools, j. H. Frobus; Ram
part and Basin street schools, F. p1plessls; , HOS
pial and Barracks street schools, j. Cassard Clal
borne street school, F. Maxent; Bayou Road ane
/ Bayou Bridge schools l.. Charvet.
| The Board then adjourned to Monday evening
next.
Col. FoRBEs-This notorious person of Kansas
and John Brown memory, has turned up Leading
spirit in Garibaldis Sieiian revolution. Forbe
may be good soldier bnt he must be totally hn
fitted for so important position as has been as
signed him, if the late intelligence from Europe
correct. 1t is as follows:
In the meantime, had a long conference witt
Col. Forbes, an old comrade of Garibadis, wilt
served with him throughout the campaign of lS4S
and for whom he entertains high opinion. Ih'
Colonel has been appointed commandant of The
be converted into fortress of great strength, anC
established as the depot of the expedition, its ma
tural advantages for this purpose being of the iirs
character: indeed, this was the object to which i
was devoted by the British. when in the early par
of this century they besieged and took it from th
French, feat that took them six months OF storm
work. The Commandant is commissioned with TIL
organization of the establishment, a difficult pro
cess at any time, but more especially so when tn
only resources at the disposal of the organizer ar
those derived from himself. He is also engaged
forming regiment OF Bitsh volunteers, Whos
head quarters will be at Meazzo An officer Q
Col. Dnnne's regiment left two days ago for Eng
land, whittier he has gone to collect volunteers TO
the ranks of Italy's liherators, cause in whic
the natives of Britain may well enlist their actly
sympathies.
FATAL RAILROAD AcCIDESTs.-A train on tn
, Louisville and Nashville Railroad came in eolllslo
with a man on horseback near the Bardstow
junction on Tuesday night Owing to the darE
ness the officers of the train were ignorant Of tn
occurrence. When discovered the following mo
ming the horse was quite dead and the man was
J diving condition, and survived bat few minute
The name of the deceased, who was native
Ireland, is not known.
g A passenger by the road informs us that a your
: German woman was run over by the express tra
on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Raj
" road, about seven miles this side Of Michigan Gil
Y on Thursday, and almost instantly killed. In cor
. pany with another female she was crossing
bridge and when the train came along the sour
a of the whistle frightened her so that, instead
J, stepping of the bridge as her companion did, y
ing but few feet from the end she stepped upt
J, the track and fell, when the entire train PAST
n over her, crushing the body into shapeless mas
y louisville journal.
ALLIGATOR HuNTING.-A New Orleans corrt
pondent of the Natchez Courier tells of hunting
n fgators on rail cars and shooting from the wi
), dows. Exchange.
n We have been witnesses of this kind of sport a
y tried our hand at it. Take ride any day auri
s. the alligator season on the cars between New {
o leans and Berwicls Bay, and you will see at lei
y fifty frst.rate specimens-gfeat huge fellows sey
y or eight feet long, baskng within few feet OF
u track and caring more for the laundering loo
motive than if they supposed they could swallow
49, as they would dog or a nigger OF course I
~ | sportsman, who shoots at them whiled bel
~ ~ whirled along at the rate of twenty-five miles
N N hour, exercises his skill at very decided dist
~ ~ vantage, but you may see occasionally de
'' monster along the route, popped no doubt
II; somebody in the eye or behind the fefe-leg
~ u, Lou. journal
or Travellers on Louisiana railroads can youch
he the truth of the above.
lis THE LOUISVILLE JOURNALS 0g1NIoN OF VANCE
n, spEEcH.-Tke Louisville journal says of Vance
=. speech;
a5 g Mr. Yancoy's speech is really nothing more t.
- ~ a third or tourtll-rate one. 1t has neither
70 10 humor logic, nor eoquenee. Ii is not even ell
nr cal or correct in its language It is weak, dlu