New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-26
VOLUME XIV.

authority to levy fees those Vess els passing the
Rigolettes. On motion of DR.. Foster, they, to-
gether with the attorney generals communication,
were laid on the table subject TO call; and the
president was requested to see the attorney gen
eral to obtain from him more definite opinion
| that prevailing with many members Of the board
being that both he and Mr.. LeOvy had overlooked
some provisions Of the law, and some facts which
would alter their opinion.
DR.. Austin laid before the board the ordinance
which the joint committee had adopted and re-
commended. The ordinance, with one or two
amendments, was read and adopted, ard the pre-
sdent was requested to forward it at once TO the
mayor and council for their action on it,
Then the board adjourned to 7P. N. on Wednes-
day next.
| HomoIDE.-At late hour last night two men
named Jean Genois and Andrew Druckenbrod had
difficulty in q coheehouse on Chartres street, BE-
tween Main and st. Philip, which resulted in Genois
being cut SO badly that he died soon after The
circumstances attending this homicide will be OBJ
tanned this morning.
| FATALLY WouEDED.-Uoroner Delery held an
inquest yesterday on the body of Thomas Hall,
aged thirty-iye years, and native of
Dublin Ireland, who vas wounded about
| Two weeks ago The post n,ortem examination
showed that death resulted from pneumonia, caused
| by an inoissd wound between the fifth and sixth
ribs, on the right side of the chest The invest.
cation failed to elicit any information in regard to
the person who stabbed Hall. 1t is said that the
! deceased was man of violent character.
| SArG Blown OPzN.-Oficer Hearsey reports
that he found on Washington avenue, between
Claiborne canal and the Jackson railroad depot,
q safe which vas blown open Papers were found
in the safe addressed to Capt. Armstrong, which
indicated that it was used by one Of the govern
nent officers.
| THIRD DISTRICT CoURT- W. H0UeA Robinson
0s. Michael De Courcy.--This suit, tried before
the Third District Court, Judge Fellows presiding,
| by jury, has resulted in verdict Of $3.50 for
plaintiff.
In 1864, defendant, as sergeantatarms Of the
constitutional convention which assembled that
year under military authority, drew from the
United States large SUMS Of money for liquors
cigars, ice, stationary, labor, etc., procured by
him for the convention, and he was charged before
2 military commission with defrauding the gov.
ernment ont Of several thousands Of dollars, false
! ly pretended to have been expended Tor the ar
tioles and purposes stated. This charge was
dismissed BY the commission for the want Of juris
diction, and bill of indictment emDodying the
same charges was found against defendant in The
First District Court, where it il still pending.
Plaintiff was counsel for the defendant before
the military commission. lie received $3.50, and
! alleged that he was to have received $1,000 more
FOR the recovery Of which the suit vas instituted
It was in evidence that lir. George S. Lacey, tol
acting as counsel in the case, received $500, aut
was to have received $500 more, and that Mr.. R
King Cutler was the recipient Of another $500 from
| DeCouCey, Tor his aid in extricatDg the gentle
| man from the meshes Of the law
Considering that the prosecution is still pending
it must be confessed that the liberal purveyor fol
the convention has bled rather freely for his little
inadYertances about quantities and prices, and tha
bis legal friends made heavy set at the profits o.
the sergeahtat-arms Of the body, which AIr. Rnfus
King Cutler, in the course of his speech in defend
iug this suit, declared, was sanctioned by tht
Great Almighty, and approved by the governmen
Of the United states" sach climax is rare anC
refreshing.
Defendant has applied FOR a new trial, and in his
trbplatons and trials illustrates the patience ant
resignation Of patriot suffering fer bleeding
country.
RECORDERS C0URTs.-There were no cases yes
terday Of any Importance IN the recorders courts
The worbhouse, as usual, received large con
tingent of offenders who were not thought worthy
Of being sent to the parish prison.