New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-02

hlr. Cunningham also urged the claims were
nohest. These men were old soldiers, members
OF MS party and ought to be paid.
Mr.. Paisley characterized the affair as an infa-
nous electiOneering fraud.
After some further debate, the subject was re-
1erfed to the Finance Committee.
resolution authorizing the surveyor to have
repaired the old Bayou st. John bridge, so as to be
passaple BY foot passengers, was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
resolution directing the surveyor to cooper
ate Win the military authorities in taking up the
military railroad on the leyee and St. Joseph
street, was adopted
resolution authorizing the repair of danger
Gus places in the wharyes, was adopted.
Resolutions were reported by the Committee on
streets and Landings, and disposed of as follows
resolution authorizing sale of contracts for
three years to keep in repair the paved streets of
the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth wards and the
unpaved streets of the eighth and ninth wards was
adopted on first reading.
A resolution authorizing the resale of the lease
on first reading.
A resolution authorizing Gen. Beauregard and
others, lessees of the CarrOllton Railroad to lay
double track on the route of the road from Canal
street to st. Charles street and prohibiting the use
of steam cars within the city limits, was adopted
on first reading.
A resolution establishing fiat boat landing in
the First District, with front of five hundred feet,
at the head of Julia street. adopted first read
ing, and Mr.. Kaiser gave notice that he would at
the next meeting move reconsideration.
A resolution allowing $50 per month to the la
borers employed by wharfngers adopted first
reading.
A resolution confirming the lease of the Fourth
Districtferry to Philip Drum, and authorizing him
to erect a shed for freight on the landing, adopted
on first reading.
IA resolution to take up the plank road on part
DIST Andrew street and substitute ballast, adopted
first reading.
resolution confirming the adjudication of
another city railroad line tn the Third of
double track, from Canal street deBn the leyee,
Esplanade, Casacalyo and Morea1 streets, was
adopted on its first reading.
resolution from the board of aldermen, re-
questing the United States to release from conis-
cation the building belonging to the city at the
corner of Hevia and ST. Charles streets, and used
as police office, was concurred in.
The special committee to whom was referred
the division OF the city into urban and suburban
properties, with view Of distinguishing in taxa
ton, in accordance with the act of the
legislature, reported, and the report was as
follows:
First District-Urban, from the river back to
Claiborne street until that street meets the New
Canal, and thenceforth back to Broad street
suburban, the remainder of the district.
Second District-Urban, from the river to Broad
street: suburban, the remainder of the district
Third Dstrict--Urban, all that section com
prised between the river in front Esplanade street
from the river to Bayou st. John, along the Bayou
St. John to Aubry street, down Aubry street to
Florida to swamp thence to Lepage, thence to
Broad, down Broad to Columbus, following Co.
lumbus to Claiborne, thence along Poland down to
Claiborne street, down Poland street to the Mis-.
sissppi river; suburban, remainder of the dis.
tTict.
Fourth District-Urban, between the river in
front, Claiborne street in the rear the upper limit
Of the city on one side, and Felicity Road on the
other; suburban, the remainder of the district.
Aresolution authorizing the delegation from the
Third District to confer with the gas company and
report upon what terms the urban portion of that
district will be lit with gas, adopted, with an
amendment embracing the other districts of the
city.
After disposing of some other matters of minor
Importance, the board adjourned, to meet on
Thursday evening next, at 6 O'Clock, to take some
action with the Jackson Railroad Company in re-
lation to sending commissioners to Europe to
defeat the plans of Mfr. Robb and others, relative
to the road
ARREsTs.-R. Williams and Wm. Lowe, both
colored, were arrested, charged with stealing
government cotton on the levee.
Isaac Henry, coored, was arrested on Julia
street, charged with assault and battery.
Octavia Sullivan, colored, was arrested, charged
by Belle French with assault and threats
Vim. 0'Donnell aud Sam Scott, colored, were
arrested, charged with fighting and disturbing the
peace the latter was also charged with carrying
concealed weapons
Jas. Corke was arrested, charged by VIM. Hig.
gins with assault and battery.
Alex Jones, colored, was arrested, charged
with assaulting Hen Clay, colored, with intent to
kill. .a---
Jno. Mcclure was arrested, charged by his wife
with committing an assault and battery on her
with intent to kill.
Mrs. Butler was arrested, charged by Mrs. Bird
with assault and threats.
Jas. Hughes was arrested last evening on the
leyee charged with stabbng a man named VIM.
0Brien with intent to kill
THE CASE OF 0'BRIEN, CONVICTED OF MURDER.
In the case of Charles OBrien, convicted before
the First District of the crime of murder,
without capital punishment for killing his wife
in December last, an application made for new
trial was argued before Judge Abel yesterday,
who took the matter under advisement.
FIFTH DISTRICT CoURT.-In the case of Mcneil
vs. Knapp, Judge Duplantier yesterday rendered
his decision. The matter of condensation was
lease given by Mrs. Mcneil to defendant of house
on Canal street, one of the row known as the
" Three Sisters" which lease expires next year
Plaintiff sought to have the lease annued because
defendant had sub-let the lower portion of the
building for a millinery shop, and to make it suit.
able for that purpose, certain alterations in the
construction Of the building had b. made of
such character as to unfit the ,e for a
dwelling which it was intended fc ecause it
was leased to defendant to be used dental
establishment and dwelling and becaf e its occu-
patton as q millinery establishment increased the
cost of insurance The judge decided for defend
ant, holding that as he paid the additional in
upon HIM as to the use he should make of the
building, and imposed no penalty for altering or
making any particular use of the building there
was no ground for annulling the contract.
RECORDER AHERNs CoURT.-Sam Scott and
Thos. Lindsay, colored, were arraigned, charged
by A. L, Steele with burglary. They were
required to enter bail to the amount of $1,000 each
for a further hearing.
Ann Cullen was arraigned, charged with being
drunk and disturbing the peace, but on account Of
sjckunSs the discontinued and tba
accused sent to the Charity Hospital
J. Harrington and ]. Hamilton were arraigued
charged with having property in their possession
supposed to have been stolen. For want of
evidence the case was dismissed.
FrancIs Dorsey charged with being dangerous
and suspicious character, was discharged.
Geo. Holden was arTaigned, charged with lar
ceny. He was held in $3.50 bail for his appearance
on the Sth inst
Baize Letzer charged with larceny, was held
in $1,000 bail for his appearance on the l4th inst.
Carman Westead was arraigned charged with
stealing between two and three hundred dollars in
currency, on the 25th ult. He was held in $1,000
bail for his appearance before the First District
Court.
Geo. Silvernagel was arraigned, charged by
Henry Roge with assault and battery He was held
in $500 bail for his appearance before. the First
District Court.
W. Martin alias W. Hayes was arraigned,
charged with breaking into the Crystal Palace
cofeehouse and robbing the drawer of about $50.
He was held in $1,000 bail for his appearance
before First District Court.
RECORDER GAsTrNRL's CoURT.-Antoine Usamoz
hu 81.