New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-19
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FREE MARKEr.-There were 1919 families sup
piled at this institution yesterday, and the follow
ing articles were given out :: 1860 loayes of bread,
bbls. pilot bread, II bbls. meal 10 bbls rice, 6
bbls. molasses, 3 bbls. maekereI, l Dbl. vinegar
bbls. peas, kits tongues, salmon, herrings, ETC..
beeves, q sacks salt, Is sacks onions, 40 sacks
potatoes, 800 punches leeks, $50 punches carrots
IS punches chellots, IS punches parsley, 120 do
turnp greens, 200 cabbages 463 pumpkins.
ASSUMPTION OF CoaNAND BY Gen. Lo, ELL.-
MajorGen. Mansfield Lowell arrived in the city last
Wednesday, and assumed command yesterday
morning. The following is copy of the order
issued by him on the occasion:
CosrEpEnA1g STATES OF AMERICA
Headquarters Department NO. Is
GENERAL ORDERS No. LIN compliance with
special orders NJ. l73, dated Adiutant Generals
office, Richmond, October 7, 1861, the undersigned
hereb% assumes command of this department.
Until further directed, existing orders will con-
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J*o. G. DEyEFhux, Lieut.. and A. A. A.G.
DUNCAN LIGHT NFASTRY.-At an election of this
company, held the 2Gth inst, the following gen
tlemen were elected as commissioned officers P.
Grandpre, Captain; Jno. F. Elliott, lst Lieutenant;
N. Holmes, I'd Lieutenant; J. Hutchn, Junior I'd
Lieutenant. AS regards the military efficiency of
these officers they have all seen active service and
life on the tented field. The Captain being mem
Der Of the Virginia Guards from this city, partici-
pated in the battles of Bull Run and Manassas.
The lst Lieutenant has, up to this time, been a
member Of the Orleans Cadets, Company A, Col.
Dreuxs Battalion, which was the first to leave this
city The I'd Lieutenant was private in the Car
ona Cadets, and saw active service at the fall of
Fort Sumter; and the Junior has recently been an
officer in the State service.
For MANAss As.-Capt. o. p Miller, OF the Old
Dominion Guards, Whea.'s Battalion, leaves here
for Manassas next Monday morning, and kindly
offers to take charge of letters or packages des-
tined Tor members of his battalion as well as
those of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Regiments Of Louisiana Volunteers, provided they
are left at this Office during to-day. He will also
give transportation to any persons who may wish
! to go on and Join his battalion.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-Judge Collins sent ,nced
the following parties yesterday:
Samuel lsaacks, convicted of assault and bat
terry $50 or 70 days in the Parish Prison.
Joseph Ramo, f. N. c., assault and battery, one
month in the Parish Prison.
Edmond Bastn f. m c., for harboring slave,
two years in the Parish Prison.
Louis Bartlett, for carrying concealed weapons,
SO or one week in the Parish Prison.
+. Barthe for assault and battery $50 or 20
days in the Parish Prison.
Mary Hynes, for larceny, one year in the Parish
| Prison.
| H. Hugh, for breach of trust, one year in the
Penitentary.
John Williams, alias Watson for burglary, IA
| years in the Pententiary.
Dan. Snyder, charged with assault with intent to
kill, was discharged on mol. pros.
RECORDER EMERsoN's CorRr-Adam Ruth, ac-
| Cused OF beating A. B, Mitchell, a police officer
while in the discharge of his duty, was committed
for trial before the First District Court, and was
released on giving bail in $500 to appear.
| S. Schwerin was held to answer on the 2lst inst
| to the accusation made by Edward Malone, to the
effect that he had disturbed the comfort and quiet
| OF the afiant
Mary O'Brien charged with brick batting Jo
| hanna Quincy, was also held to appear on the 5tE
| The following cases were dismissed: Adal
| Ruth. charged with insulting and abusing Ernest
Carl; ". Cragn, charged with assault and bat
| terry; Thos. Mackey, accused of being deserter
J Mary, slave of Henry Johnson, for insulting and
abusing Matilda Anderson; &. W. Place, charged
with assaulting and beating Charles Stewart.
Mary Kelly, drunken vagrant, was sent to the
| W Ork house for thirty days.
And four drunken loaters were fined five dollars
| each.
| RECORDER GASTINEL's CoURT.-The following
| parties were held to bail to appear and be exam
| ined, upon charges of violation of the city ordi
nances relating to the sale of bread:
| j. P Carrere, Barthelemy Broyer, l.. Rollins &
| Co. and H. SUMMER.
| Francisco Querinus, wife of Louis Cadouf was
| dismissed from prosecution upon the charge of in
| sultng and threatening her husband.
| Jose de Abrew, who keeps coffee-house on the
| corner of Cont and Rampant Streets was held il
| $500 bail to answer to the charge Of having sole
| liquor to slaves.
Albert Spiro, charged with having swindled P
| NJ. Tourne, in retaining heavy gold ring giver
him to make into pair of earrings and returning
to Mr. Tournt a pair of earrings valued at one
| dollar and half.
| RECORDER LoNG's CoURT.-Dan. Slattery, ac
| cused of entering the house of Henry Groner witt
intent to steal and also for threatening the family
was sent to the Parish Prison to await eXamina
ton.
Pat. McGraw, charged with entering the houst
OF Caroline Prothrow and carrying away lot o
| clothing, was sent to the Work house for three
| months
Catherine Schrimpes, accused of insulting ant
abusing Margaret Forbro, was discharged, as thu
| prosecutor did not appear
Catherine Lloyd, for emptying filth upon thu
| door steps of the residence of Mrs. Tingle. Ant
Mrs. Tingle, for insulting and abusing Cathern,
Lloyd, were both held in 500 bail to come up an,
have their quarrel settled.
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