New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-03
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE GoyERsoR-The follow
ing Appointments by Governor Wells. were ar
nounced yesterday:
John Prendernagel of New Orleans, notary pub
lie for the parish of Orleans.
Thomas P. Higgins, assessor for the parish of
Franklin. ESQ
j. c. Hobert, constable for the First Ward
parish of Terrebonne.
l.. A. Roussel, justice of the peace and notary
public for the Eleventh Ward, parish of st. Mary.
EXECUTION OF A CoI.oREn So1n1ER Postponed
The execution of Fortune WRIGHT. the colored
soldier who killed DR., Trezeyaut some months ago
in Carrollton, and who was found guilty. of murder
by a court martial, which was to have taken place
YESTERDAY, was postponed until the 9th instant by
the General commanding this department, This is
the third time that Wright has had reprieye.
petition has been forwarded to Washington for
communication of the sentence of the military court,
founded, we believe, on circumstances brought out
since the trial. and which are said to mitigate in
some measure the shocking crime Of which the
man was convicted by his superior officers.
POLICE APPo1sTMENr.-Mr. VIM, j, Furniss. who
has been for some time past assistant clerk of Re-
corder Kruebbe,s Court, received yesterday the
appointment of clerk in the Office of Lieut. Collins,
of the First District police Mr.. Furniss is an in
tellgent officer and whenever his services merit
favorable notice we shall take pleasure in Civ.
; ing it,
Tu, ru,nn n,Sre rum rrnnv +, o,r not;oo ~
tho adiud;ca+;on Of tho oon+roct for r,nr;nn +be
forrvboots from, conoI otroot 10 No;ors ond fron
tho Third District ~ .Ioiors Tho bds for r,nn;no
Tho latter forrvhoot varo inoduartont,n on,,taJ
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annum for the ten vears The ,e.se ia to run
according to the ordinance Mr. v 7 Wood
offered $3.50 per annum for the same privilege.
The contract for running this ferryboat was
awarded to Mr.. Prather, for the same reasons we
published yesterday for giving it to him in the
matter of the Canal street ferry. Mr.. v. J. Wood
offered $3.50 per annum for the privilege,
but its rejection, as a matter of course, leaves
room for question as to the Judgment displayed in
accepting the contract.
THE CONTRACT FOR REpA1R1sG THE SHE'LL
RoAns The contract for renairing the sbe,,
roads of the citv the various nronosals for which
we publshed Yesterday morning will he piyen. we
understand. in accordance with the advice of the
Bureau of Finance, to Mr.. Henry McGuipu,
! The contract is for three years, and the bids
, range from 10000 to $780, 900 per annum for th.
ROADS ABOVE canal StreeJ, anu from Sll, ,UUu u
) 100000 for those below Canal street. Mr.. Nc
Quinn offers to do the work above Canal street TO
$4,000 per annum, and that below Canal stree
for sl2,000
e The reasons assigned for awarding the contrac
to Mr. McGunn, are that his facilities for fulfilling
a the contracts superior to the other gentlemen
t who have made bids. He has an extensive shel
y BANK over the lake, mas schooners TO bfng the ma
terlals to the city ana well provided with trans
portahon, SO that he can at once commence tn
WORK OF putung the sheh ROADS IN proper ordei
q A YOUNG BosToNIAN GONE HoME.--A youn
: Bostonian named Henry c. Brooks, who, som
time ago, was employed as clerk in the Bosto
house of Shepherd & Robertson, who it is charged
/ cashed severe checks of the firm one fine mornin
and didn't return with the proceeds, who mad
e his way to New Orleans, and who was arreste
e here for a misdeed of the same character, lei
town yesterday in charge of police officer fro1
Boston, who had reuuisition for him from IL,
l. Governor of Massachusetts, Young Brooks. it a,
n pears, had taste for uxuries, but took bad wa
}, to obtain means to crafty it, Some hard work
It the wears to come, will improve the Young fello
u morally and physically.
y VERDICT REcoNsIDERED.-We published yeste
;, day morning the evidence given before the Cor,
II ner and jury of inquest relative to the ST. Charl,
: street homicide. The jury, as we stated, rendere
Is a verdict simply that Thomas O'Hea died of
IS wound inflicted by Patrick Frizzell. The verdi,
. was reconsidered yesterday, and the jury of il