New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-15
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY Is, 1866.


and went up stairs. Saw him on the street before
he saw him upstairs. Witness does not know how |
the fire originated.
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRKoToRs.-A meeting of |
the board of school directors was held last even
ing in the of the board of assistant aldermen
Judge Augustin in the chair, and thirteen mem.
bers present.
The report of the finance committee was read
and adopted. We extract from the report the fol-
lowing payroll for the month of April: Salaries of
teachers, $l6,438 25; salaries of porters, s945
salaries of officers s68S 40 rents, S488 35 sup
pies for books, furniture, ETC., $500 OS. Total,
$4,000 GS being an excess of the appropriation /
drawn monthly of $50 08, and reducing the bal |
ance Of S6S 70 due on the 9th April, to IS 62.
The report of the committee on teachers was |
read, when Mr.. ViaVant, of the Third District, OBJ I
jected to certain clauses in the report and offered
an amendment which was not seconded. Becom-
ing dissatisfied the gentleman quilted the room
and left the meeting without quorum.
No action was taken on the report of the com
mittee on teachers, and the board was compelled |
to adjourn.
We were permitted to make the following ex-
tracts from the report of the superintendent, Mr.
w. o. Rogers, which was laid on The secretarys |
desk:
There have been 6s8 pupils admitted for the
month Of April-the number on the annual register
is 1871. The number on the roll was II $40 The
report exhibits unusually large increase for the
season of the year.
The overcrowded condition of the Chalmette
School has been relieved by removing all the girls
to the basement of the De soto which has been
reftted for their accommodation.
he 1I1y ~
and the classes are making satisfactory progress
The increase ofpopularity Of some Of the schools
is evident from the character and number of those
constantly applying for admission. The English
studies are uniform throughout the city.
1t will be necessary to determine upon the order
of the annual examination before the time for the
next regular meeting of the board
If the examination of candidates for admission
to the high school is deferred until after the sum
mer vacation, the third week could be given to the
high schools.
The following programme is submitted:
Monday, June Hancock, Mccarthy and
Washington.
Tuesday, June 5-Desoto and Chalmette.
Wednesday, June 6-Fillmore, Beauregard and
Pontchartrain.
Thursday, June 7-LeBreton, St. Philip, Bar
RACKS auu ots Ann.
Friday, June Claiborne, Bayou Road, Robert
son and Bienville.
| Monday, June l1-Basin, Rampant, Madison and
Fisk.
Tuesday, June 12-M Marshall, Franklin, Paulding
and Clio.
Wednesday, June 18-Jefferson, Webster and
| Magnolia.
Thursday, June 14-Jackson, Boys and Girls,
| Laurel.
Friday, June l5-McDonogh and Live Oak
Tuesday, June l9-Upper Boys High School,
Wednesday, June Follower Boys High School
Thursday. June 21-Upper Girls High School
Friday, June 22-Lower Girls High School,
Thursday, June 2S-General exercises and ex
hibition of the high schools.
REPORT OF CASES finally disposed of in the recor
ders court of the First District from the 29th day
of March, 1866, to the 18th day of May, 1866
Accessory to murder 4; assault and battery with
intent to kill and rob 8; assault and battery and
highway robbery 4; assault and battery with intent
| to kill 5; assault and battery l29; assault and
threats q; assault and false Imprisonment 3; bur
| gary 6; breach Of trust 2; contempt of court 10;
carrying concealed weapons 7; dangerous and
suspicious 81; drunk and disturbing the peace 80;
drunk 343; disorderly house /; embezzlement IL;
| fraud l5; fighting and disturbing the peace 12l;
fugitive from justice l. furious driving 4; gambling
Il horse stealing 6; highway robbery 10; habitual
drunkenness Z; homeless 8; insult and abuse %;
interfering with officers II; insane 7; juvenile
yagrants 6; larceny l49; lewd and abandoned 81;
murder i; manslaughter l; mayhem i; malicious
mischief Ii; obtaining money and goods under
false pretences IL; picking pockets 2; passing
countefeit money 6; buying and receiving stolen
property 25; receiving stolen cotton L rape l. rob
berry 7; rescuing prisoners 8; shooting 2; stabbmg
and wOunding s; stealing cotton IL; trespass IL;
yagrants III; violating ordinance 9l-Total num-
ber of cases disposed of, l347.
RECORDER AHERNs CouRr.-BulIy Emanuel
colored, who had in his possession some glass
goblets table knives, ETC., supposed to be stolen
was sent to the WOrkhouse for six months. as he
failed to show that he had possession Of then
honestly.
Robt. Jones, colored, was fined SIS for carrying
a concealed weapon.
Frank Dapremont, who assaulted his fellow
freedman, Win. White, with hatchet, was ordered
to pony up $40 or so to the workhouse for sixty
i, days
A large squad of other and minor offenders wer,
appropriately disposed of.
! RECORDER YERNARD's CoURT.-Harry Bride,
was committed for trial to the Criminal Court OF
charge of larceny. Bail fixed ut $500.
Henry Moral and J. Clarkson were arraigned
the former on a charge Of larceny, and the latte
on charge OF assault and battery, and both case
were continued for examination.
The other cases in this court were of a trivia
nature.
| NECORDER llTTEh 5 UOuAT.--ArJlur Banks, col
ored, was arraigped on a charge of assault AM
, battery committed on a latter.day and dark
skinned Eve. The case will be investigated on
future day.
Henry Johnson, colored, charged by Mr.. Wecker
/ ling with larceny, was committed to the w0rkhous
for three months.
James Saunders, colored, was charged by Jas
Long with larceny, and was held to answer.
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, GROW & Co.'s CHEMICAL soAP.-We invit
/ general attention to the advertisement of thi
valuable soap which appears elsewhere in GU
issue this morning. We believe that all who hav
made a trial of the Chemical Soap unite in il
praise both on account OF its accomplishing we
all that is required of it, and because it is so chea
and universal in its adaptability. 1t can be use
for washing clothes, cleanses wounds, and answer
for the toilet as well as the best article of Frenc
} manufacture We hope to see it well patronizet
for it is of home manufacture, and our peopl
should not lose sight of the fact that whatevC
they buy of home manufacture is adding to the
own prosperity, as the money comes back to the
again by another route.
, LARGE SALE OF Dry GooDs.-The attention
city and country buyers is called to the sale, th
day, 18th, Of one hundred and fifty cases and bal
and upwards of six hundred lots of foreign al
American dry goods, by Vincent & Co., at
O'Clock, at auction room, No. l6 Chartres stree
~ the most nv+ors;,,o