New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-25
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| ADMINISTRATIONS. Higgins was arrested, charged
by Julia Conlon with assault and battery.
| VIM. Murray was arrested, charged with being
drunk and disturbing the peace.
| Polk Kennedy was arrested, charged with being
| an habtual drunkard. sl
| Thos. Morrisey was arrested at the St. Charles
Hotel, charged with being drunk.
| Henry Ross was arrested at the corner Of Pry-
tania and st. Andrew streets, charged by Charles
Edwards with robbery.
! Chas. Dugan was arrested on Tchoupitoulas
street, charged by John Nugent with committing
assault and battery, with intent to kill, on Hugh
McTague, on the night of the 23d inst.
| F. Young and T. Newcombe were arrested,
| charged with fighting and disturbing the peace.
| KILLED.-A colored man, name unknown, was
unfortunately killed at No. 5s South Market street
by an oven falling on him.
THE CRICKET MATCH YEsrERDAY.-Our report
of the cricket match played yesterday on the
Delachaise Ground is unavoidedly left outin this
mornings paper. The single men beat the Bene-
diets very handsomely, but the return match may
probably turn the tables.
| FIREs-A fire broke out yesterday about
o'clock A. NJ, in two-story frame kitchen,
in rear of the house corner IF Magazine and Cali
ope streets, and extended to the two adjoining
houses on Calliope street, all of which were COM
pletely destroyed. The property belonged to
VIM. Briscoe, colored, and was occupied by several
families, both white and colored. The property
was fully insured.
| About IL O'clock yesterday fire broke out
in the roof of the kitchen No. $50 Washington
street. The fire was caused from sparks alightinq
on the roof from the stove pipe. The house was
occupied by NJ. D. Simpson and the damage was
slight. .a...s Ea
A MAN OF DISTINCTION AccUsED.-Mr. Atocha
came here, we are informed, with Genera
Banks, and by the favor of that distinguished
General, became provost judge. Mr.. Alexander
Walker has made the following affidavit agains
Mr.. Atocha, who has given bail in the sum
$4,000 to answer the charge preferred agains
, him. a.r. - .... -
That A. A. Atocha, an attorney at-law, who hal
his office No. IA Carondelet street, in the city o
New Orleans did, on or about the first day of De
cemher, A. d. 1865, receive in this city, as thu
agent of Mrs. Evelina Hale. born Mcfarland, nov
OF Norfolk, Virginia, the sum of eighteen hundred
dollars, being the proceeds of the sale of certain
lots belonging to Mrs. Hale. and sold for her ac
count by the said A. A. Atocha, which money th
said Atocha appropriated to his own use an,
> wrongfuy used, disposed Of, or embezzled
And atliant further charges and depose
!
January of the present year, 1866, the said 4. A
Atocha did sell and dispose of as agent of th
said Mrs. Evalina Hale three lots in this city t.
her belonging for six thousand dollars, whic
money he wrongfuiy used disposed of. concealed
2 or embezzted; that he concealed the receipt 0
the sums Of money aforesaid from Mrs. Hale; tina
he has admitted to affiant and to others his re
ceipt thereof; that though repeatedly directe
and requested and directed to remit the same to til
3 owner, he has evaded, equivocated and failed t
pay to the agent and attorney of the said Mrs
Hale, all Of which he has done with the intent t
defraud the said Mrs. Hale, etc, etc.
: MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERxEx.-Th
board of aldermen met in their room last eveu,n
in regular session, Alderman Clark presiding.
The following gentlemen, members of the boart
responded to their names McCloskey, Boswortl
r Wohey, Smith, Whitney, White.
The minutes of the last meeting were read an
approved.
A communication was received from tn
recorder of the First District, requesting the cor
f tirmation of the appointment of W. H. Keaghey a
+ an additional clerk in his office. The appointment
on notion was confirmed.
Several communications were received from
G. Mohan, city controller, which were refere
to the appropriate committees.
Il A resolution offered, to annul the contract er
, tered into between the city Of New Orleans an
Mr.. II. T. robson, was referred to the Commute
on Streets and Landings.
| A resolution was offered, that the street com
missioner be, and he is hereby authorized to ap
, pensation shall be fixed at the rate Of $l00 pc
month.
On motion Of Mr.. Whitney it was referred to tn
Finance Committee.
An amendment to previous resolution Wa
offered allowing the Second District Recorder
Court an additional clerk.
Mr.. McCloskey saw no reason why the othe
3 district courts should have an addition to thei
present clerical force. 1t was patent to every on
that the business of the First District far exceede
that of the other recorders courts and although
' additional clerk had been allowed that court, h
g saw no just grounds for increasing the force Q
the others. The resolution as amended wa
, adopted.
A lengthy petition was received from the pror
erty owners Of the Third District and vicinity
. objectng to the proposed change of the origina
railroad route along New Levee street.
On motion it was referred to the Committee o
Streets and landings.
petition was read asking that certain indivi6
, nails who were commissioned as policemen by es
/. Mayor Kennedy, be paid for their services frol
+ March 18th to the I'd day OF April, at which tim
: they were discharged.
l Referred to Finance Committee.
s Mr. Whitney offered resolution looking to tn
erection of new bridges in various lOcalitie
f throughout the city. An amendment was otfere
and rejected.
After considerable debate, the resolution wa
I, adopted.
, Mr.. Whitney offered the following:
Resolced, That the surveyor is hereby autho
lied to purchase paving materia! for the r.,pair
the streets on which the st. Joseph street railroa
: passes, after said road shall have been removed
the military authorities, the paving to be done b
aAd at the expense of the United States under d
i recton of the city surveyor.
Referred to the Committee on Streets and LAM
s Jugs.
:, a resolution was offered authorizing the city
a employ counsel to defend its interests in the gu
brought against it by the New York Mail Steam
ship Company, before the U. s. circuit cuur
:, Adopted.
resolution was offered that all the small pc
a patients thrown on charge of the city be sent
. Dr.. 0. Antoux's hospital on Eiysan Fields stree
d An amendment to substitute Nuremberg hospit
q was offered, and the matter disposed uf by reie
r | eneG to the Finance Committee.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Smith reques
ing that The common council and the members
the legislature their endeavors 10 have udoptt
= lngomar's machine for the prevention of crevasse
Il Referred to Committee un Streets and Landings
d A resolution was offered that joint eommitt
e be appointed to revise the salaries Of all city of
GERS. Adopted
The board then proceeded. on invitation, to Il
lower board, and went into joint session.
>, Upun the return of the buard, the reports
q committees were called for.
The Finance Committee reported favorably on
,e number of bills
i'd The resolution to pay certain claims preseatt
u against the city WIS read and adopted.
" An ordinance 10 appoint leVee inspectors W
d, read end concurrcd in
T. Iha report Of the Finance Committee was til
a. adopted.
t. The Committee on Streets and Landings
q Tt.,, e p.pYt