New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-02
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his hearers the advice to "go easy. boys,' to go
easy for there was time enough to blow" 1
After soms ether business being transacted,
such as making arrangements to start club in
every ward-swsaring, of course, as they did last
night 10 keep mann the members present ad
iourned.
PEACE Musr RRrGr m wAssAw.-so the En-
pefef Of Russia said more than once. And we
mat peace mustseign in Eew Orleans, IL we
may !aoge from the number Of policemen recently
| appointed There were only fourteen appointed
day eeIore yesterday, and shout score Of guar
dians of the peace added to the .cca,seryatisu. -
| of the city yesterday. The sity is exceedingly
quiet just now, but, as Mrs Tcsdles says, Y te.y
might be handy to have in the hSnse!"
THE FAIR GROUNDS JOCKEY CsuB.--A meeting
of the gentlemen interested in NJ Fair Grounds
Jockey Club was held last night in the ST. Charles
Hotel. Mr.. J. o. Nixon was called to The chair
and Walter H. Peters, Esq, .appointsd' Secrcasy
The following gentlemen were unanim0u8.
elected officers of the club: ls =
Ex-Governor P. o. Hebert, President
Harry T. Hays, First Vice President.
George 8. Vaudeville, Second Vice President.
Walter Fl. Peters, Secretary. &
J. NJ. Relf, Treasurer. 5gg 3ls
Ladies Invitation Committee. O. Nixsm. F. j
Heron, A. Q. Kennett, John Orchard, W. r
Wright and A. C. Graham.
Stewards-H. D. Ogden, W. Minor, B. S-Story
l. Szymansk J. Nellgan and E. T. Parker.
Timers-C. H. Slocomb, James McCIosET and
Stephen Minor. EE2
D1sM1ssED.-The charge of false and malicious
prosecution made by Henry Stamm againss H
Bernstein was dismissed, yesterday, by Recorder
| Kruebbe, as the affidavit was informal.
| RESIGNATION OF MAYOR KENNEDY.-We heafd
last night that Acting Mayor Hu. Kennedy had ssn
dered his resignation to the Governor. This iss q
graceful act of DR.. Kennedy, and we presume
that Governor Wells will consider it, and accept i
in that light.
MORE HEADS CUT OFF.-Mr. J. D. Norris was
yesterday appointed, by the Acting Mayor, Assist
ant Deputy Street Commissioner, vice Mr.. B. A.
McDonough.
Mr. Alexander Weems was appointed to posi-
ton in the Boys House of Refuge, vice Mr..
Canning.
| OUR GALLANT FIREMEN.-The insurance offices
of Montreal have given each member of the
volunteer fire department of that city free policy
of life insurance for one thousand dollars for this
Il year. 1a
No firemen in the world are more disinterested
adventurous, daring or laborous than those Of the
Crescent City. We feel assured that if the in
surance offices of New Orleans can reasonably
afford it, they will not be backward in extending
the same encouragement to "our gallant fremen.
, UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRT.-The. Unitet
States vs. $500 cigars 1t appearing from th
marshal's return that the proceeds of the libeet
property arelsllsO 25 ordered that, after deductn
costs $IG3 10, and one fourth OF the net proceeds
f for the informants c. Benoist and Moses Fox, SO.
r $254 %, the balance be paid over to the Coecto
of the Customs for distribution, the United State
:, being entitled to one-half and hecolleetor, nava
officer and surveyor of the port to the other hall