New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-20
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1866.
To erect bridge over the new canal at the in.

To erect bridge over the new canal at the in.
tersection of Liberty street.
{ To purchase the site of the Carrollton Railroad
depot, in front Of Poydras market, for the city.
10 authorize the opening Of Chartres and several
other streets in the Third District.
A resolution from the board of aldermen to hold
joint session on Thrsday evening next for the
election of commissioners for the House Of Refuge
was cOncurred in.
\ Mr. Cunningham offered a resolution, which was
! referred TO the Committee on Streets and Land
Jugs, TO construct bridge over Carondelet canal
at GalVez t'tfeet.
The resoh ttion requiring the Opelousaa Railroad
company to ),erfOrm all their contracts with the
city relative 10 ferries, within thirty days, was
passed on its Sc cond reading
The resolution to exempt from taxation the
property of the E5isters Of the Good Shepherd
was passed on its second reading.
| The resolution TO restore the former LeBrcton
market now used aN a school house. TO its former
use as market, passed on its second reading.
The resolution to sell q contract for another
| city railroad, from Canal street to the Bayou ST.
John, through Chartres to Dumalne down Du
maine to the bayou, ard returning by another
route, was passed on its second reading.
The resolution to sell contract for lighting and
Keeping in repair the oil lamps Of the city was
passed on its second reading.
The resolution authorizing the mayor to detail
/ Two special policemen TO preserTe order at the
| City Park passed second reading.
Tie ordinance 10 repeal the contract wish Philip
| Dunn for the Fourth District ferry WAS laid over
| Mr.. Kaiser offered resolution TO cgutract with
certain parties, whose names we did NOT clearly
hear for the privilege of slaughter houses one
| above Canal street and one below, for eighteen
hours. Referred to the Committee on Streets aud
| Landings
"a message having been received from tie hoard
! OF aldermen, that they refused to concur IL the
an endments Of this board 10 the ordinance liking
the salaries Of subordinate city Officers the secre
! tary was directed to request the hoard Of alder
tto,!! '''- INN '0''1 "--''' ny opJs',.'
The resolution to amend the Third District ferry
contract with Mr Randolph passed IA SECOND
reading.
The board then adjourned.
FIRST DISTRICT CorRT-In this court Yesterday
one OF the many prosecutions against Pau Nelson,
Henry Pummcr and Edward Devices, fyr burglary
was tried, Judge bell presiding, and resulted IN
the acqulttal of the prisoners. The oHspsc for
n which they were tried was breaking into the house
(. Of MIR. John Hefgar on the night Of the 18th De.
cember last. Police officers whose testimony was
necessary to complete the chain of evidence
N having left the city, the could not he made
out. For a like reason the prosecution kaG 20 hni
abandoned in four other indictments for burglary
against the prisoners and the district attorney en-
tered 2oNe proseqai in each case.
I George Henderson, John johnson ani Henri
LOuige pleaded guilty to a charge OF larceny and
were remanded toawait trial.
Wm. Brown pleaded guilty to assault and bat
terry and was sentenced To imprisonment for one
hour. as he has been some time in iai
Margaret Gaines pleaded guilty to the same
charge and was sentenced to one days itnF ison-
ment.
Wm- Wirner was tried for assault and a..ery
and was acquitted.
RECORDER AHERN's CouRT.-3Faftin ConnoEg
and others were arragned on the affidavit Of officer
McGoey, charging them with assault aud battery
with intent to Kill. They gave bail 70 apPear for
examination on the 2Gth
Edward Murphy gave bond to answer On the
Goth, charge of assault and battery made arGinst
him by Joseph Alexander, l96 Basin street. lie
alleges that he was violently assaulted and severely
n n py 4.t
the 18th.
The charge Of breach of trust and embazzInmeut
; made ag2igst James Dusno by Madam S2AOl borg
which has beer cfAtinued snseIai tin =, is AIN
set down for eNap'inatien on tbn z2d.
Madison Harrison, cOored, was arrajgae6 o9 2
charge of shooting and wouEd'uF, with intent to
murder. John Weaver, the prosecutor, af Ms that
on the evening Of the 18th, Melpomena stl eet,
f Harrison unprovokedy, shot at twice and 5G,;dJed
defendent on the right side Of the forehead with
telOnious view and intent to commit nurf T. The
negro was reg,aT.leG In rrfsar r1'ti To-, yv5an
! he win be again brought before the recorder,
> The following cases were dismissed:
| Charge OF assault and battery against Edward
/ Murphy, made by special officer Dryden.
The charge against w. KOeriT of having mule
I in his possession, supposed to be stolen.
Z The charge made by Edward Marks against
S property.
: The charge against Andrew Holloway and Fran
t els Gray OF knowingly having stolen property in
their possession.
W. Farrell, charged with being accessory to the
d wounding of Thos. McGary.
,i -, a-GnAeeH1 9eu Will larceny ny Ae'''uo
Il rISnGuIa, eHS, GTlot ~ Gu. , ~, j.,
= ~ tIlIi ot" seu pJ o5lcei Suu'u Mltu
i. eiai Peaialng witnout license; ana carrying con
y Cealfu i Teapon, "as Goiiilteo lot Ilai ~ ~ ~
i F On eG Ia''er Charge ana Aieo %
h '0i M ny PsrIi,ns NY @ nnaIL' ..,. r. =,
u DAVID MCLenan, coOred, was committed tNr trla
10 'e GliLna' Gourt On chitSe ot oftehS, s{shl @
ny q 5ns VI thuaI Il Ho tne S,G, 1 S3 'E
o n 'oo GoiloR 1ol1et' bai lV4''t eu P-g,
+ was dismissed and the prosecutor fined SO.
l. j. NJ. Carter for getting drunk and Threatening
u his wife, was fined $50
Is J0hn Banks and jim White, c0lored, on CHFrgi
OF vagrancy preferred against them by Lieurenau
t, six months
u RECORDER GAsTINEL' s CoqRT;- Douglas
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