New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-31
4oral 9ntelliqenfe.

! Commissioner of Deeds for the State Of Texas.
Fernest Martin, of Lafayette, Clerk Of the
Eighth Judicial District
Emile Lauyc, Justice Of the Peace, Tenth Ward,
parish Of Assumption.
II. W. Scroggins, Police Juror and Justice Of the
Peace for Eighth Ward and A. r. Mitchell, Police
Juror for Third Ward, parish Of Sabine.
S. l.. Holland, Assessor for the parish of Sabine.
V. A. Montgomery, Sheriff for Sabine parish.
Wm. McNeaIly, of Sabine, Clerk Of the Ninth
Judicial District Court.
Isaiah Kirk, Justice of the Peace for First Ward,
Harmon Carter for Third Ward, Hugh Kennedy
for Eighth Ward, parish Of Sabine.
John j. Bies, Surveyor for the parish of Sabine.
]. F. Smith, Notary Public for the parish Of St4-
bne.
J. B. Rutland Notary Public for First Ward,
parish of De Soto.
The CITY ELECTION BILl.-That interesting
document, the City Election Bill, which unani-
} mously passed the Senate of the General Assembly
Of louisiana and was only opposed in the House
| ofRepresentatives by few members, was received
at the Governors Office yesterday We presume
it will be approved to-day by Governor Wells, and
returned to the Legislature. The State, by pro
clamaton Of the Governor, under the authority
vested in him, recently elected its high officials and
popular representatives, and Of course the
Executive i8 too Just to deny to the city
privilege that has been enjoyed by the
State at large. In the cyurse of local ranb
ngs yesterday, we heard one single individual
gentleman give it a8 his opinion, that the bill would
be vetoed. Having some apprehension that duty
to his family would compel US to make charge
against him Of being unable to take care Of him
self we didn't remain long enough to learn by
,vla Kind of Innate of SOninr he al
lowed himself to entertain such idea.
THE CITY RAILRoADs.-Some controversy has
arisen in regard to the respective rights OF the par
tics to whom has been granted the right of way to
construct city railroads. The question involved
will probably be submitted for judicial arbitration.
Tic Mayor yesterday authorized by the Ba,
reaus Of Finance and Streets and Landings to take
any action he deemed necessary in order to proec.
MeSsrs David McCoard and Nicholson i Co. III the
pryilcgcs they have acquired as lessecs of the
e right Of way to construct the New Loyce and Tol
cdano street read the St. Charles street road, and
the road to connect the dcpot5 Of the POntchar
, train and jackson railroads,
TIE BEDs CAGED.-A few days ago we gave
some particulars Of trick that was cunningIy
plalud at the st. Charlcs Hotel. One Of the
visitors, a gentleman named Albert r. Thompson
r.
q good cause. with two or three parties who haC
=. been strangers to him previously. On FRIDAY
night last, after participating in cnjoymcnt
r around town, Thompson's companions advised
him to deposit in the Office Of the hotel his golc
y watch aud the money he then had with him, abou
II one hundred and seventy-tive dollars. Next morn
ing Mr.. Thompson ascertained that his propert.
had been gwen to another party, who hat
T. des aribed it so accurately to the clerk OF tn
p hotel, that he had suspicion but that tn
-, effects really belonged to the person requesting
: the return Of the deposit The swindle SO far wa
{ complete, but its thorough success has been mare
through the eXertions of Petre, the keen and indc
f!tigaDlc sergeant of the First District police. II
f has arrested H. s. Dubois, alias G.. D. Wilson, ant
,r charges him with being the individual who oh
I tanned by means of false representations, til
II. watch and money from the clerk Of the hotel
This gentleman upon being confronted yesterda!
with the prisoner, instantly identified him as thu
,e party who deceived him and feloniously deprive
Is the hotel guest of his property.
o Dubois at first put considerable airs ofinjure
/ innocence, when Petrie, happened in on him in
room on Dauphne street, and ntmated his bus
ness there His pretentions, however, have sine
to subsided below mention.
5, Two others, named Josiah Davenport alias Chas
5. or c. L. Davenport and Vim. Schulz, have bee
p picked up by Sergeant Petre, and are charge
with being accessories to the crime alleged agans
Dubois It is said that these two fellows were Nj
Thompson's chaperons, and posted Dubois so pre-
cscy in regard to the deposit of the watch an
! money, that he enabled to assert and sho'
: himself to be the owner with considerable ease
eie Dubois was unprepared for a visit from tl
ol police that he had not taken the precaution {
Al, nb A nr1o
We 6rraigned before Recorder kruebbe, and remande
as to prison to await examination on Friday next.
at THE MoREsQUE BuILD1NGs.-Mr. John Gauch
lay the late purchaser of the magnificent though s
Isl unfinished iron structure, opposite Lafayct
nr square, and known as the MoreSque Buildings,
rk making rapid progress in his work of putting the
cry in order for business purposes His request to Il
''' authorities to be allowed to widen the sidewalk
M, which are extremely narrow North and S
Z Francis streets, has been granted, He will
la allowed the privilege Of extending these bal
AZ u" quotes two feet, condition that he regrades tt
lhr streets in front of them. We shall hail vii
we'll pleasure the completion of the Moresque Bull
we'd ings, because they will be an ornament to Il
) "' Crescent City and monument to the enterpr:
nv and spirit of some of its large min1e and enc
r, is grtC citizens
49,, COUNSEL on BEHALF OF THE CITY.-lhe Ho
yn Pierre SoulG has been engaged IA counsel to i
the fcnd the interests of New Orleans in the case
cnt the City vs.. johnson & Lawrence. This suit is
ere regard to lands in the parish Of piaqucmioc
w has grown out of tie McD1nogh estate gutio
IA, a 4 Involves some seventy thousand dollars.
=, DrII.--A duel was fought last SvHday at Pa
o.. cal Ouln between wclI,knOwn resident OF u
00f Red River country and a wealthy citizen former
on Of Nat"hc2. The gentleman from Red Riv
,fs was severely and painfully bu: not dangerous!
ucs wounded in the right arm, the ball having pen
tratcd near the wrist and lodged above the elbo'
lay after fattening itself against the bone.
ime APOLLO STREET.-Thc residents of this sire
fay, are to have city railroad in due time, and Y
ierS presume that they and their neghbors adjOni
t tho oughfares will be glad accordingly when Il
OBJ design is carried out The city authorities yeste
by day accepted the proposal of the lessees of VIII
and is known as the ST. Charles street road to constru
q" a branch of it Apollo street. The st. Charl
dis street track commences on Canal street, goes
dis st. Charles to Deluid, thence to Baronne, up i
to rome and Philip to Eighth str" ct, and returns
'H way of Harmony, St. Denis and Philip to Dryads
of down Dryades to st. Andrew, down St. Andrew
as Pomnort down Ramnart to Canal and mn Canal