New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-22

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" FsEEa MARKET. Tie committee did q very good
business yesterday, supplying 1927 families, and
giving out the following 1000 paves OF
bread Lac bushels corn meal H. bbs. sugar All
bbls. .niolasses,1 bbl. mess beef, bbisyinegar,
rhalfbbs. srnackerel, Z beeves,s I box Goldfish, IS
sacks sweet potatoes, 30 sacks SrDips, 1000 cab. !
,bages, 460 bunches leeks, 100 pumpkinsta ssSisf
sfGuTrINa AFFAiRs. Two men were seriously 4
stabbed On tie 1evee yesterday. The first wasta
man named Dominique Casteneto who iwasdan.
geFousy cut in the back by aman named Franz
cisco sansco. Casteneto was sent to Ibis residence
onsSt Philippe street, between RoyaF and Char
tres, and Sansco was arrested. jfgsarasie ,sfs
a. The other case was that of Jimmy White, who
was dangerously stabbed H the left side by an nm
known man, who succeeded in making his escape
White was sent home " the police ssTsa 1a.ts
CLOSED Or, The many gambling zhouses5of the
city were all closed up on Monday night by order
of Mayor Monroe. Some Of the wealthiest and
most influential keepers Of these hells, If was RI
smored yesterday, we're debating the policy of de-
flying the Mayor, and keeping openinspit Of him
but we hope that they will not do anything rash,
as people can i'll afford to quarrel among them
selves just at this time. '"---t-" ~ .
BOARD Of ALDERMEN " This Board met last,
night, Mr.. DeLabarre in the chair a and q quoram
present. - 49, ~ {" ~ ~ as.E5ss S5y .s.
A The reading Of the minutes was dispensed with.
The city Treasurer reported that the issue of
small bills to date was $4,000.
The Board of Assistants, by message, asked
concurrence IN the following:
Aresolution granting permission to Bradbury d
Nautre to erect steam,engine on their premises,
on Julia street Referred TO Committee on Streets
A resolution granting an extension Of time to R.
Morris on his contractf for cleaning Broad street
eanal. Referred, to Committee On Streets! and
resolution 81; approving the adjudication Of con
| tract to 2. Mooney for cleaning Melpomene Canal
from Camp street to sDryades street, Concurred
/ A resolution appropriating for the payment Of
sundry bills ConcurTed in. %7 = -. ass eR8t
a resolution authorizing the Comptrollerto to sell.
the old iron, etc, in the depot corner Of Orleans
| and Claiborne streets. Concurred in. ~ s@E
resolution authorizing the Street Commissioner
I to I'LL holes on the leVee Referredt TO Committee
on Streets and Landings. 18 ~ go A-' s'' ~;
Several petitions were read and appropriately
The Secretary of the Executive Committee of
the State Normal School, by communication. trans
mtted a report Of the committee which was
Mr. DeLabarre offered a resolution granting per.
mission to CommodoE Hollins to use the square
bounded BY ST. John Baptist, Vaudeville Spain and
1 airod streets for Confederate States boratory
in place Of the one now used ~ the Navy Depart
Committee on Streets and Landings; Also reso-'
| luton for placing several wooden crossings On
Washington avenue. Referred TO Committee son
Tie COMMITTEES on Streets and Landings pre-
scented their report, which was read and adopted.
| II recommended adoption Of 9 resolution granting
permission to Achille Gajac to exhibit his flying
Free Market fifty dollars per month. Adopted.
Mr.. DeLabarfe gave notice that he would ask for
reconsideration at next meeting, and RECON-
| mended the rejection Of a resolution abolishing
| the office of Superintendent of Bridges in; the
Street Commissioners Department. Laid over.
The Board then went into executive session,
after which they adjourned to meet the Board of
Assistants in joint session, as per previous resou-
| tions, and then adjourned ~ AZ .1ss,a.y, ~"
1 BOARD oFs ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,- N,-This branch
the City Council met in regular session yester
day evening, nine members present and Mr. Beggs
in the chair. a. a,g D, lsan. }E ykg-,ls; I "a,
l 4 The Treasurer reported a balance on hand for
the week ending the 18th inst Of s52,662, and the
1 Teport from the School Superintendent Of the
First District was referred to the proper commit m
!. "A lettef from the City Attorney, giving. an opin-
ion in favor Of the legality Of paying for the SER
i vices of Assistant Recorders the amounts to be
4 deducted from the salaries Of the Recorders, was
I read and laid on the table, suject to call. ,
The Board Of Aldermen asked concurrence in a
resolution requiring tile City Surveyor to construct
certain bridges, to enable the military companies
reach their drill ground in the rear of the Third
District. Concurred IN.
f. a number Of petitions were read by title and
referred to the proper committees. ~ -
Mr.. Beggs offered a resolution, authorizing the
Mayor to confirm donation made by the. city Of
lafayette in ls47, of lots for cemetery for JEFF
4 ferson Fire Company No22 Referred to the City
A resolution, authorizing the digging of bitches
in the rear Of the Third District, was referred TO
d the Committee on Streets and Landings. W.. ~
The Finance Committee reported unfavorably
upon a petition from boss draymen for reduction
Of their rates of license. A motion to refer this
back to the committee was adopted. r..ts g5i'
The committee reported resolution to reht the
Mayor' s parlor. In the discussion which followed;
it appeared that the work had been completed two
or three months ago, and that the resolution was
only representation Of the bill for payment. Mr.
Dupre objected to- it; and declared emphatically
that resolution to reft the parlor had been pre-.
sented and defeated two or three times, and that
the Council had never authorized the performance
of the work. The Secretary informed the Board
that he had not been furnished with the original
resolution and the matter was referred back to the
committee for further investigation. ~ 4HDi
THE Board of Aldermen entered for the spur-
I pose of eecting an Assistant Recorder fer the
second District. Mr.,Jules BENT, being the only
nominee, was elected by acclamation. -'; H'5e
u The Committee on Streets and Landings reported
a resolution authorizing repairs to Claiborne
Market, which was adopted. y, W., s,sSE 1st,
The. Committee recommended that the Board
recede from its amendment to the ordinance regu-
Hating the sale and weight Of bread, and concur in
the ordinance as it came from the Upper Board,
4 which wss agreed to, and, ,on motion, the ordi-
4 nance was concurred ln. ~ LsN '-s.,t
The special committee appointed to Investigate
charge against the late Sexton of a cemetery IN
the Fourth District, Philip Harty, deceased, OF
having removed q body to Potter's. Field and re-
sold the vault reported that according to the tes.
tmony a gross error had been committed, but that
there was evidences of Intentional guilt on the
part of accused. The sexton had, it appeared,
ordered the removal of a body from vault which
4 had not been paid for and his assistant had mis-:
taken the number, ,and removed one from: a, vault
which had been paid for. The report was ordered
to be published, and the Board adjourned. NJ
4 FIRST DrsrR1cr COURT. Snaffer was tried
and found guilty Of. being a dangerous and suspi
| clans character: ass7n S---------. ~
ESHGA. Il. Steele, charged with obtaining money un
der false pretences, was tried and convicted. ~
REcoRpER EMERsoN's CouRT, Thomas ,Ardley
charged by Henry Bell with threatening TO shoe
q him was initiated member Of the peace society
ti Mira Casey was served in the same way rival
| ionpa Eliza Paltz, and Robert Warren, who was
found with silver spoon il bis pocket, which has
1 somebody else's name upon It, was required =