New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-03
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR PRO TEa.--Tim-
othy Reddington Commssary of Claiborne Market.
Clement Ramos, Commissary Of the Vegetable {
Market, Second District.
c. Doating, day policeman, to be detailed as m p
terpreter for the office of Recorder OF the First
District. "".
D. Irving, day policeman, to be detailed for ser
vice in the same office. a.. g. -4.
John Brohn, Deputy Warden of the Workhouse. /
ArpoIaTMENTs BY THE STREET CoMMIssIoNEFK.-
T. B. O'Brien, assistant deputy street commas
sioner second ward, vice E. Flood, removed. "
j. E. Bostick, assistant deputy street commits ]
soner tenth ward, vice J. Morrison, removed.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE CITY TREASURER
Francis Mouney, assistant treasurer. ,
J. W. Davis, bookkeeper. s.s-e# 1 /,
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR. - Cyrus ".
Stauffer, Secretary of the Board of Currency.
Robert G. Martin Director of the Citizens Bank.
Dr. Peter B. McKelvey, Resident Physician at
the quarantine ground. 3D.. a
CHIEF OF PoL1cE.-Col Thos. E. Adams yes
terday entered upon the active discharge Of bis
duties as chief Of police. se l.
ACADEMY OF ScIENcEs.-An interesting meeting
of this association was held last evening, in the
| University building at the corner of Baronne and
| Common Streets DR.. J. S, Copes presiding.
| Mr.. A. S. Roessher presented to the Academy
| number of specimens of the geology OF Texas.
| Among them a specimen OF iron ore, found IN
| great abundance in Llano county, in that state,
containing nearly seventy-fve per cent. OF pure
ore much richer ore than that of the celebrated
Iron Mountain, in Missouri. MIR. ,Roessher stated
that the region of Texas where this ore is SO plen-
tiful, presents every facility for. manufacturing
lime stone and soap stone for building, and
hickory and other choice timbers for fuel. The |
other specimens presented by Mr.. Roessher, were
topics of interesting conversation between the |
members, but were more suggestive of scientific
speculation than practical utility. The thanks of the
Academy were voted to Mr.. Roessher for his cor
tributions.
A communication was read announcing that the
, Smithsonian Institution had forwarded contribu
, tions to the museum from the Imperial Academy
of Sciences at St. Petersburg, the Royal Society
of Sciences at Upsal, the Royal University Of Nor
e way and other European scientific societies.
: Mr.. Maunsell W. Chapman, fellow of the
s Academy having moved to Mississippi, was
e transferred from fellowship to corresponding
Q membership. .. .. iE
o An executive session was then held, at the
expiration of which the society adjourned.
THE MURDER OF CAPT. FRED. GRuBER.--The
grand jury of the parish yesterday in the criminal
10 court presented true bill in the Of the fol-
at lowing named parties indicted for the murder Of
70 j. f. Gruber. Prisoners indicted: Michael Nc
IN Gloughln, Richard Murphy, Stephen O'Donne
LIS and Dave Hennessy.
/ GERMAN MECHANICS SoC1ETY.-Ths association
,e celebrated their twelfth anniversary yesterday by
at public procession andby appropriate and genia
to arrangements afterwards. The association is
ck noble one in all its aspects and is most worthily rf
,od presented by the president, Mr.. F. Laure, and
rye its. secretary, tnrt 6. 11slilisR.
srs, Police AProrsgasNTs- There will be no poiit
tbs appointments made for the present. Before Il
cry force is reorganized the city council has to pass
es- ordinance in accordance with the State law. Tho
wishing office should send in their applications
oc- writing, with the recommendation OF those WI
asi- know them to be good and reliable men. Ar
red other mode is doubtless useless and unwise.
ARREsTs.-Robert Young, colored, was arreste
lar last evening by officer Williams Julia street.
nm a charge preferred against him by Archie Carte
ion colored, of cutting his son with a knife
Tho Charles Durant arrested last night by office
;a, Marshall on North street, a charge preferre
ine by Mr. s. T. Dreyfus with breaking the glass of h
the store and also charged by the officer with havln
,+s lot Of dry goods in his possession, supposed
;o+ be stolen. Recorder Ahern will attend to the
dos cases this morning.
not CRIMINAL CouRT-Judge AbeU.-Felix, colore
o,, who pleaded guilty to charge OF assault anu pa
terry, was fined $40.
ing Information was filed against the following pa
Con- ties: Against John Love, for assault and battery
| of against Robert West, John Lane John Merry, =
, at | Mcdonald Al. Foley, sam. murphy anu D. dill
49,, son, for larceny.
REcoRDER AHERN's COURT.-AleX. Washington
may colored, was committed to the workhouse for s
months as he betrayed an inclination to consld
i another persons property MS own.
ue- Tom OldWeil was charged SlO 1or someWn
tho Carl Driman was committed for trial to t
, ~ criminal court on charge of larceny.
ap Joseph Wynn, charged with cutting color
Ihls man named Neptune in the neck with poct
we'll knife was arraig igned, and the examination OF
: Co. case was fixed for the 9th inst
1t Sc RECORDER GAsr1NEL's CouRr.-Mrs. Frsby a
its Of Amanda Pitman, who were charged by the gu
10 ~ dams of the peace with making night hideous,
1or spectiyely on Dauphn and Toulouse streets, W
hole financially punished, the former to the extent
the sl5 and the other to the tune Of $50 each to tt
n+ thirty days of prison discipline if they cannot ct
n' ply with the other requirement.
those Mary, a colored woman, who was charged
whom Mr.. Fred Klutz with larceny, was discharged.
com VIM Parnby, charged with having a lot OF
-s,a nanas in his possession which he could not
count for satisfactorily. After hearing all all
ote OF him. the Recorder decided to send him to the
n Ca of Capt Frank Address, for the next ninety d
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committing an assault and battery on Leo'
Happo and was remanded to await examnat
,o.o,, Henry Cross, colored charged with drawn Tay
lesale revolver Oh his sable FRIEND Margaret John
l.. W. with intent to kill, was fined $40.
bares Joseph Francis and Eugene Roberts, cha
Dorios with fighting and disturbing the peace, '
Fai ieu mulctcd in the sum OF Sl0 each.
,: RECORDER VENNARD's CoURT.--Jacob Ii
o"s', was arraigned on a charge of stabbing Ch
legant Rosbecker, and the examination was fixed fo
taton 9th inst
runks W. j. Downs, accused by 0. Fl. Hanna OF OBJ
:: ~ ing goods under false pretences, was remande
; ID dill await examination on the 4th inst.
d, and Henry Wildson, who conceived the shoe
st. idea of threatening the llte of his better
Sarah, was fined Sl0 and required to give
to keep the peace, and, consequently, act
more connubial spirit for the next six months
fsaSA' IA RECORDER LETTEN's COURT. W. M.
Arnv charged with being dangerous and suspi
ortarS character, was required to give bonds to
:" para' good conduct for the ensuing on.
..+mant | Sarah Wood was examined on snndry cha
onamis and was honoraby relieved from all of them
'A''A'' E. Lenfant and George Browne, charged W
G Col. assault on II. kohlman, we're discharged,
nstars Kohman refused to prosecute. +
I'd from = '.
ieuten CorToN.-D. E. Morphy, auctioneer, cal
tantry attention of buyers to sixtyeight bales cott
Do oe be sold by him, this afternoon at five oclo
the new basin just above the first bridge.
m, CEDAR CAMpHoR FOR CLOTHES MoTHs.--S