New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
Eoral 9ntelliqence.


the door was wrenehed from the safe,
thrown across the room, smashing everything In |
its progress and making hole in the wall
The explosion was heard for squares around, and |
at the Irene police station, but failed to excite
suspicion as it was supposed to be the firing of
gun by a steamship. The burglary was not dis
covered until Mr.. Louis Gagnet went to the once
at the usual hour in the morning.
The robbers must have been greatly deceived in
their expectations All they got twere some circu-
lating notes issued by the company early in the
war, but which having been redeemed the sigma
lures were erased; some unsigned notes of the
same description, and several promissory notes
without Endorsement, which are described in our
advertising columns.
Mr.. Gagnet was about to pay 100000 for the
lease of the canal, and the supposton is that the
burglars were aware of that fact, and expected to
find the money in the safe.
ARREsrs.-John Burns was arrested, charged
with lying drunk on the banquette.
Frank Morris was arrested, charged by the pro
vost marshal of the 8lst colored infantry with
insulting and accusing sentinel while on duty.
Moses Young, Co. E, Goth eoiored infantry, was
arrested at the CarrOllton Railroad depot, charged
with disturbing tile peace.
Sam. D. Fitch was arrested, charged with in
suting and abusing an officer in the discharge of
his duty.
John Simpson and Adolph Fisher were arrested
on ST. Charles street, charged with fighting and
disturbing the peace.
VIM. Smith, Thomas Crimmer and W. L. Bennett
were arrested on a similar charge.
A. Jean, colored was arrested, charged by
Michael Frame, colored, with stealing his pocket
book containing s35
John 0yille, colored, was arrested, charged with
having sack of oats in his possession, supposed
to have been stolen.
Tom Fox was arrested at st. Mary's Market,
charged with being drunk and lying on the ban
quette.
BODY RECOVERED The body Of the son of Mr.
David Hailon who was unfortunately drowned on
the 27th ut., was recovered yesterday in the river
between Harmony and Ninth streets.
SUIcDE.-A man named Jean Fontelcu commit
ted suicide yesterday morning on st. Louis street,
between Dauphine and Burgundy streets, by shoot
ing himself in the head with derringer pistol
There is no cause assigned for the act. An inquest
was held on the body Of the deceased, and yer
dict rendered in accordance with the facts
RECORDER LETrEE's CoURT.-Mary AllweIl was
arragned charged by Margaret Jones with dis
turbing the peace. She was released on bail
Sophia Simmons, colored, charged with being
destitute and without a home, was sent to thu
" treedmens bureau
Catherine Sallas was arraigned charged by W
J Velden with larceny, and committed to the work
house for thirty days.
Louis Deniasiliere, colored, charged by EliZabet
Mack, colored with assault and battery, was re
leased on paying SIS fine.
James O'Hara, charged with sleeping aroun
S loose in vacant lots, was discharged on conditio
that he would secure quarters in lodging house
John Silk, charged with being Pagrant, wa
discharged
4, jacob Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell, charge
with fighting and disturbing the peace, were inet
the former $40, twenty days in the parish prison
and the latter $5 or ten days in the parish prison
: John Brady, charged with assault and battery
d was held in $l0O bonds to keep the peace.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-This board was in specia
+ session last evening and passed aresolution whic
will be found in the proceedings of the assistan
board, in relation to certain mortgage bonds he'll
i by the city on the jackson railroad.
e BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. boar
o met in special session last evening.
A AS General Beauregard is about to proceed t
= Europe, the resolution granting to him and Others
u as essees of the Carrollton railroad, the privileg
/ of laying double track on the present line OF tn
Il road from Canal street to st. Charles street, wit
view of enabling the lesseesto run the road upo
the system of the other city railroads, with horse
cars, and under like regulations and restrictions
= was taken up on its second reading, passed, an
= sent to the board of aldermen for concurrence.
T. The resolution amending the specifications tC
J. another railroad to the Third District from Cana
q street, running part of the way the levee, ais
~ passed second reading and was sent to the uppe
- board.
The chair announced the following as the con
F. mittee ordered at the last sitting to ascertai
ia upon what terms the gas company will extend il
lighting Of the streets, in those parts of the fol
districts needing illumination, but at present witt
Id out light viz: First District, Kaiser and hrant2
tv Second District Moore and Lurges Third Distrc
q Prados and Montamat ;lFourth District, Paisley al
: Goldman. -
r. a recess was then taken and the members weI
I'd into private conference at the expiration of wht
e the following resolution was received from tn
a. board of aldermen, and the rules having been su
y pended, was read first and second time and CO
5u CURED in unanimously:
be ResolUed, That the mayor be and he is herel
&c authorized to return to the board of directors
~ the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northe
~ Railroad, FIVE hundred and seventy-three l57
r. second mortgage bonds, held by the city of Ne
* Orleans as collateral for the payment of S67,522
or paid by the city in 1862 for the redemption OF
-, circulating notes of said company.
llu ReSolUed further That for the bonds to be 81
p- rendered to the New Orleans, jackson and Gre
ire Northern Railroad Company said company SD
furnish to the city of New Orleans their notes
IL $l6,8 $50 g. each maturing respectively at IL
Ue "a and SO months, bearing interest at the rate
dl- six per cent, per annum.
led The assistant board then adjourned.
5he RECORDER yENNARD,'s CoURT-c9llins Mil
; colored was arraigned, charged with keeping
D." vicious dog He was fined S.
vas Owen Carraher, charged with being drunk v
fined $40 or the alternative of ten days In
ost workhouse.
Jas Kainer was arraigned, charged with bel
40 a dangerous and suspicious character Case
lso tnued.
Mr., Mrs. and Eliza Murphy were arraign
of charged with insulting and abusing Peter Hopk
,,;u Case continued.
,ni RECORDER GAsTINEL's CoURF,-James Peter
hHl was arraigned, charged by Mr.. Denis Fernahd
of paving teller Bank of America with forging
me- signature of the firm of Messrs. ForstaI Sp
,on to check drawn for the sum of Sl409 GA, and
~. peating the forgery for the amount OF Sl75O
AK The first check was honOred on presentation,
on presentation of the second check, the accu
was apprehended and committed to prison
asG await an examination. In default of bail, the
me corder remanded him to await trial before
the First District Court.
Ill Francis Lasses and John Sullivan, charged '
Nh fighting, were fined $40 each or ten days in
Ahe parish prison.
Thompson, colored, female, charged with
4,a decency, was fined $40 OF ten days in the pa
@ @teu prison.
The JAS Higgins. charged with assaulting Pat. I
all gan, was fined $40 or ten daysin the parish prl
ions Bill Roman, alias James Jones, charged with
saulting with intent to kill one Frank johnson
a dangerous Weapon was held to bail to ans
tho before the First District Court.
~ Nose Johnson cOlored, charged with steal
'srs. was sent to prison to await hearing.