New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-07

1873 she married, in this city, by cure of st.
Mary's church. to said Joseph Madden, and that
said husband had not been legally divorced from q
previous wife, whose first name Mary Ryan does
not know, and therefore said Mary Ryan claims
protection of the Court, and charges Joseph Mad
den with bigamy. ...r,
RECORDER BLAoHE's CoURT.-John Hues. charged
by John Henry with horse stealing was discharged
yesterday, the case being Of civil nature.
John Iuch, charged with passing counterfeit,
was discharged for want Of evidence.
lot of dangerous and suspicious characters and
yagrants were sent to the Work-house for long
terms.
Susan Jones' +. W. c., charged with stealing sl4
worth of clothing out of the armoir Of Elizabeth
Clark f. W. g, or Trem6 street, was sent to prison
in default of bail.
Mary Duffy, charged with clapper. elawing Philip
pima Lewis, in Pat Dufy's house, on Barracks
street, gave bail to appear.
RECORDER LoNGs CoURr.-One Bonsefgneur, f.
m. g., was yesterday sent after on the complaint
OF Louis Lombard, who declared that Just little
while before, as he was driving in his buggy down
| to Doriocourt's plantation, he met Bonseigneur
driving cart loaded with wood, and that as they
met he refused to keep to the right, and thereby
came in collision with and damaged the buggy, and
afterWard Insultingy said that it was the carts
fault, not his. When caught it Is to be hoped that
the impudent darkey may be taught thing or two.
Juan serpas gave bail to answer the charge of
having assaulted and beaten special officer James
Brooks, without provocation, yesterday morning,
in cotfeehouse on the levee and he then made an
affidavit Of insult and abuse against Brooks, who
also gave bail
Mrs. Josephine Rudderday was put under bonds
for the peace and comfort of Anna Maria, at the
| corner of Marigny and Prosper streets.
Hugh Thomas, for taking possession of Mrs.
| Mary l.. Copps house at Milneburg, yesterday
morning, was fined SIS.
| FIRST DISTRICT SeHooI BoARD.-The monthly
meeting of this body was held last evening, DR..
Lindsay in the chair, and fifteen members present.
Mr. Campbell read the report of the Committee
on the Girls High School. Number of girls on the
roll, ll6; average attendance, 81
| Mr.. Lusher presented the report of the Com
naittee on the Boys High School, Number Of
| pupils attending, u The report alluded to the
/ excellent progress of the Third Course, and, in
franklin Literary Society" composed of the
| young gentlemen of the school,
| Mr.. Lusher read the report of the Committee on
| Teachers, stating what teachers had lately been
| elected and promoted by the committee asking
| thai these appointments be confirmed, and refus-
| ing to allow pay to the principal Of school who
| asked pay for period of twenty-eight days, he
ssbaing absent from sickness.
As recommended by the committee teachers
were elected to posts held on probation, as fol
| lows: Mr.. ]. o.. Garretson, first assistant of the
Marshall School; Mrs E. V. Alright, third assist
| ant Of the juvenile department of the Paulding
/ School for boys; and Mrs. E. Matthews, tutor Of
/ the special forenoon department fer young children
OF both sexes, in the Jefferson School.
| The committee announced the following as the
iS,.
! the 18th of November.
Jacksons School, for males-G. w. Hardy, Princi.
pal; r. J Evans, Assistant. Marshall School, for
males-J. B. Garter, Principal; J. E. Garretson,
Assistant. Jefferson School, for males W. n.
Mead Principal; Fl. A.. Morse, Assistant. Fisk
School, for males-Alfred Shaw, Principal G. S.
Dickinson. Assistant. Washington School, for
| females E. B. Clarke, Principal. Franklin
School, for females-Mrs. G. b. Leonard Webster
School, for females-Afrs, q. Curtis. Fisk School
| for femaies-Mrs. S. s. Fowler.
| The reports of the other standing committees
embraced nothing of particular interest
| The various visiting committees made their re-
ports showing the schools in general to be well at
tended and going ahead prosperousy
I One of the committees reported upon breeze
\ which had been raised by citizen in consequence
1 Of lady teacher sending home two Of his child
rem because, as she complained, they were dirty
4 and not decently dressed. motion to send the
| children to some other teacher was opposed by
Mr.. Lusher, who maintained that children should
| come clean to school or else stay at home. The
offended teacher, the bothered Superintendent, the
| perplexed committee and the incensed parent of
the children were all in more or less trouble about
/ the matter One member suggested that little
soap and water might settle the difficulty to
which member of the Finance Committee res
I ponded that the committee had not money to buy
| soap. The subject Of the dirty children and their
| expulsion WAS referred back to the committee,
with instructions to report more fully at the next
meeting.
| The Special Committee appointed to consdertbe
crowded condition Of Franklin School, reported
the necessity of two extra rooms, and recommended
J that the basement Of the Methodist Church, on
Carondelet street, be used until better accommo-
dation could be provided the said basement being
obtaaable with the services of the sexton, at 500
per month"; The two rooms in the Franklin School
so much crowded now contain, the one 100 child
ren, and the other 1923. Mr.. Salemon moved that
the necessary expenses OF this expansion be in
| cluded in the budget for next year Agreed to.
| The further consideration of the report was post.
poned.
The order Of the evening, towit: an amendment
to the rules, offered by Mr.. Andrews that any
member of the Board not attending the regular
meetings within twenty minutes Of the fixed hour,
shall be fined S5, and SO if he does not attend at
all, the money to go to the benefit of the Lyceum
and Library; provided, the member in default shall
not be able to give good excuse for his absence
to the President. After some rather humorous
debate, the amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Lnsher gave notice of his intention to offer
at the next meeting, an amendment to the rules,
making seven members of the Board quorum, in
stead of majority lD as at present
/ The rules being suspended, Mr.. IIusher's amend
ment was not permitted to lie over, but was taken
up and adopted. So, seven will constitute a quo,
rum hereafter.
/ The Board then adjourned.