New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-19
NUMBER 22O.
ZstaI SnteIiiasnte.

CRY MoRTALTTY.-DnrDg the past week the
number of deaths in the city exclusive of the New
ST. Louis Cemetery, Of which there ia no mention,
amounted to 81. Of these, 10 were eolored, aud
one whose status not stated. The leading dis
eases were consumption, disease of the heart, in
fantiie conyulsons, still born tris-nascentum, ty
phoid fever and old age. Thirty y-foGs were under
10 years of age.
A LINooLSTTE~-8ome days ago the city authoF
ties arrested man named George Steeffer, upon
the accusation Of being Lincoln spy and cor
respondent of the enemies of the South After a
preliminary examination, he was turaed over to
the military authorities, who, it is Supposed are
most likely to give him benefit according to his
deserts.
FATAL FALL.-A little girl named Josephine La
poue fell from the balcony Of Madame Vincents
house, Royal street., Saturday afternoon last,
and was killed. She was the adopted child Of Mr.
and Mrs. Vincent, and her death has thrown that
amable family in the deepest Distress
ANOTHER BURGLARY.-Some rogue broke into
the shop Of Mr.. Gary, at the corner of Bagatelle
and Love streets, on Sunday morning, and stole
lot of groceries. At about O'Clock, the same
night, the drug store of Mr.. Laplace, corner of
Elysian Fields and Victory streets, was also en-
| tered, and the drawer cleaned out Of the little
! small change that it contained. No arrests have
yet been made.
| BAD CHARACTER.-A fellow named Aleek Lees,
whose very bad character-or, in fact, total want
| of character-has for some time rendered him a
suspicious person in the estimation of the police
was arrested last night about 9 o'clock, upon the
supposition that be must be thief or friend and
| abettor Of thieves. He was locked up in the Gala
| boose and to-day perhaps, will be given chance
to prove lis innocence. If he does not, residence
| will be furnished him, gratis in the Hotel de la Rue
| Lafayette.
| MORE JUVENILE observation-disclosures Sheean and
Jolly, of the Fourth District Police, yesterday ap-
pretended three boys named Jim and Toney o.
| Rourke and Mike Larhen, who are charged with
having entered and robbed the store of Michael
Smith, at the corner of Rousseau and Soraparu
streets, of two dollars worth of tickets and
other shinplasters They are also charged with
having robbed a huefster in the Magazine market.
These precocous rasoals were taken up, much to
the discomfort of old Mrs O'Rourke, who under
took to rescue her sons but got calaboosed herself
for her pains Recorder Adams viii no doubt give
them the benefit of trial before the First Disric
Court.
An Observation-Disclosures johnson, though
wedsposed and peaceable fellow enough Whe!
sober, is very bad customer VIXEN he has bee
indulging too freely in bald face. His conduct las
night was exactly in accordance with this charac
ter, for, being drunk, he declared his intention tt
exterminate at least half of the population of La
fayette street, and drawing an immense Arkansa
tooth pick, he about to put his threats into ex
3 ecution when interrupted and ealaboosed by tn
t police. Edward should do better.
It THIRD DISTRICT School BoAgD-.SNing Of Tues
n day, Nor. II, lS6l.-This Board met in regua
session-A. Robert in the chair.
) The roll being called, the following member
| answered to their names:
Messrs A. Robert, I. A. Boulet, J. F. Barthele
j. my, Dr.. Cantrell, M. Dodard, ] Lombard, N. Ii
| rose, S. Maspereau and D. Stickney.
- The minutes of the last meeting were read an
Mr.. Stickney, Chairman of the Finance Commi
| tee, presented his report, which was approve
| and entered on the minutes.
S. Maspereau, Chairman of the Committees @
School houses and Buildings, presented his report
e which read and approved
Mr.. Stickney presented claim from Louis Ion
bard, which, on motion of Mr.. Boulet, was refere
to the Finance Committee.
- The Board having gone into the election OF
te teacher to fill the post of second assistant OF Il
Mccarthy School, Miss NJ. Poursine was elected {
the tirst ballot.
o4I The Superintendent's monthly report was th
a. read, and referred to the Committee on Teacher
Mr.. Maspereau offered the following resolution
ResOLred, That hereafter no candidate shall
he eligible to the offices of Superintendent and Seer
tary of the schools of the Third District unless
~ versant with the French and English languages
~ Adopted.
The same member presented the following res
luton, which was adopted:
~ Resolred, That the Secretary be authorized
80 report to the City Council any member of tt
p Board who shall fail to attend three suGsessi
tn meetings, unless prevented by sickness, OF SOC
IS other good cause assigned.
q, The unfinished business of the sitting of the lC
September was then taken up. aud, on Aotion
no Mr.. Lombard, the minutes of that day were reS
IS, The same member then offered to amend t
second chapter of the rules, SO as to read
| follows
; "The scholastic year shall be divaed into t
'hI terms the first to commence on ths first day
September, and to contnae to the a4th septe
es ber and the second to commence on the seco
on day of January, and to continue until the fl
~, Saturday in July.'
'0A Adopted.
On motion, the Board ad djourneG.