New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-02
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 2, 1861.

Dr. Dowler, of the Special Committee to report
rules, presented report signed by all the mem,
bers OF the committee, recommending adoption OF
former rules, with the following exceptions, all OF
which, were unanimously agreed to:
Time of election Of Superintendent changed from
July to November. Committee on School Fund
substituted for Finance Committee. Minimum age
for admission into the High School, changed from
13 years to II years.
Five hundred copies were ordered to be printed.
On motion of DR.. Dowler, the Committee on
High School were instructed to inquire into the
expediency of Introducing military instruction
into the Boys High School,
A resolution, offered by Dr. Dowler, that the
recent election Of Superintendent shall take effect
and date from lst Of December next, the former
incumbent holding over up to that time, was unan-
iInnusiy adopted.
The President announced the following Visiting
Committees for August, September and October
Laurel School, MesSrs. Holmes and Fash; MIC
Donoch School, Messrs. Swain ard Phelps; Live
Oak School. Messrs. Phillips and Campbell; Mag
nolia School, including Chestnut School, hessrs
| Glenn and McLearn.
The rules, as adopted, creating an additional
standing committee, viz; Committee on School
! Fund, the President appointed on said committee
Messrs. Phelps, Glenn aud McLearn. ..,
We should have stated that the Committee on
School Houses reported that the eChOCi-house
on Laurel street Is nearly completed, and sqg:,
gested that it be called the " McDonogh School
This suggestion was approved of, and the name
adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
RECORDER EMERsoN's CorET.-P. Burke, charg
| ed with selling lcuOr without license George W
| LYON, charged with wound.ng George Maxwell
| with an iron hook Mike Ba rtson, charged with
striking john Barnes; v. J. Le.i charged viii
stealing twelve packages OF coffee, OF one pount
each from the quarters of the Dugue Guards; antt
John Floris, charged with stealing So and watci
from John Champy, were q discharged yesterday
some Of the prosecutors being absent and other
forgiTinG.
l. G. WesterGed, for disturbing tie peace 0
Dryades street. and resisting Cfcer Saxon, wa
fned SO and put uuder peace bonds,
Norris 6 Brcu, for beating Severino Vidal wit
q stick, at the corner OF AnnnnciatiOn and c'alnnl
streets was sent before the First District Court.
J Tic following cases we're fixed:
Lewis Croizslles, charged with slaTping, an
choking y. E0senberg's sou Jacob, years old.
Dryades street. near DryaGes market. Bail giver
Elizabeth McGrath. alias EGzy leese. charge
with stealing S35 in gold from Wm. ". Hodge
whilst he was asleep in her house on Ferdid
: street.-the last house on that street, and the Ia!
l house for an unsophisiicated man to s.eep il
= | Sent to prison in default OF Ea
James S. Carradine, charged with Ledting Jon
Murphy and drawing dirk upon him with threa
to kiln in his own house at the corner OF again
s and Richard streets. Bail given.
n Joseph Faner, charged with abusing AuGus
a Triga at her residence, No. Lamp art stree
o Sent down.
Caroline Rizar charged with abusing Catherir
: | Haber; at No. 3Gl Thaa street. Eail given.