New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-31

that on account Of the high prices of the neces-
| sares of life, they will, and after the 5th of
February ncxs require four dollars per day.
REPAIRING.-2ecorder GastineIs Court, which
was no ornament, materially speaking, to the iu-
dcial institutions Of the city, is undergoing pro-
cess of renovation, and it needed it badly No
cases will be investigated there until the improve
ments are completed, except those that need
prompt recognition.
WELL known ESTABLISHMENT SOLD OuT.-
The contents of the establishment on st. Charles
street. Of the late well known citizens Thomas +.
Guion, who died suddenly short time ago, is being
sold out by auction by popular friend Gardner
Smith The deceased always kept on hand stock
| of fancy goods and articles of vertu of the most
recherche and valuable character. His atore was
one Of the landmarks of St. Charles street.
A KEEN SCEHr.-- Our we'll known fellow citizen
Mr. Joseph Santni learned a dey two ago,
that he has been made the victim Of q practical
| joke or previously knFaah trick. Having friend
| in France, who has the game weakness that the
great Napoleon had, for snuff, he put up package
manufactured from that exquisite specimen Of the
weed, Perique, and consigned it arefully for the
domniOns of the astute and clear headed Louis N.
Santini has just given up any reliance he had in
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friend the water, that instead of finding the
delicate article intended to delight him, he found
that the package confined nothing bat straw A
| keen scenting customer, reconstructed" " that
consignment.
| A NEUTRAL GROUND 1SvADED.-The neutral
ground of Canal street, between Magazine and
New Levee, has been invaded by the forces of Mr.
David McCoard who will work on that line ~
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road track until he accomplshes his object The
laying Of this city railroad is progressing well.
A FULL ATrESDAHcE,-The attendance at Re-
corder Kruebbe's Court yesterday Of those who
were pressingly invited there, in fact, had no
choice about the matter, showed that small
vices - practised to considerable extent
during the preceding twenty -four hours The
majority Of the cases that were before him need
no menten. jeremiah Cronan, charged with
being ill-telnpe.ed enough as to assault David Cor
coran with a dangerous weapon, was required to
give bond that he would cultivate quiet disposl-
ton for the ensuing six months. Jesse Felix, Geo.
Moore, JEFF Lewis and Adam Welson, colored indi-
yituals, whom some people of strange notions be-
lieye know all their rights, but who were charged
with ignorance of other persons right in the way
Of small articles Of property, sent to the
1 was before the Recorder is mentioned elsewhere
ALLEGED CuTTIHG.-A Mrs. Ferro was arrested
yesterday by officer Mcintyre, on Madison street
upon information received, that she had cut &
woman named Lamenda. No particulars were
forthcoming when We vote this paragraph las
, night
| ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL. J. johnson
was arragned yesterday in Recorder Gastinel'
) Court on a charge Of committing an assault aI.t
| battery on Joseph Alexander with intent to kill
The accused gave bond to appear for examination
when called upon.
PETTY CAsEs-Recordcr Gastinel Yesterday dii
J fposed Of number Of petty cases, none of which
i we found were of sufficient in terest to point
e moral or adorn tale. IndisCretions that are tn
result of errors OF the heart and not of the heaC
g and that show malice, do not merit the odium
publicity, and shall not receive it in the CRESCENT
d for we look upon silence in such Cascs as NOR
: just and charitable.
{ PROVOST CovRr-Judge Beneiict.-The Unite
d States vs.. A, MeretO, for assault and battery
J. Fined SIS.
The other cases before the court were continued
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COuRr-Jud j8 DuTeu
i The United States VS.. the effects of Il. Mott
The pardon of the President having been exhibited
all costs in the case, except the District Attorneys
d were ordered to be RENTED
Robert Anderson VS.. the steamer Dixie. In thi
case Judgment was ordered to be entered by de
q iaut.
a The United States ys. schooner Partheni
i jacques. This case, after hearing evidence an
q peadings, was taken into consideration.
! CRIMINAL CouRr-Jt4dge AbeU.-Chas. A. Duffy
for the murder of Mary Rich alias Mary Duffy
j. on the 8th Of July last, was brought to court 10
II trial, but account of the absence OF Witnesses
d the case was continued indefinitely.