New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


100 pounds of tobacco were seized at No. q
Elysian Fields street, and the proprietor of
the establishment, Fernando D. Guiberez,
together with his employees, Joseph Frank,
Joseph Blandin, John Perez, Pedro Blanco,
and Charles LaWperez, for making cigars
without internal revenue license.
The officers of the revenue department
also seized still on the line of the Pont-
chartrain railroad about mile and quar-
ter from the city. The still is on the prem
ises of Ferdinand Commagere, but the
property of Charles NJ. Greene and Charles
Devaux. A barrel of spirits, sundry bar
rels OF fermentation, water tubs, pumps,
etc., were also seized.
Got Up n Head of Steam.
The driver of Magazine street car No. 27
yesterday morning let loose his brakes, and
put on heavy head of steam, driving at
such furious rate as to endanger both pas
sengers and car, not to mention vehicles
and pedestrians in the street. Little Pat
Kenny, passenger, by the violence of the
motion was thrown against window, the
fragments of which wounded him. The
soon driver is under arrest.
As near as we can learn little or no blame
Can be attached to the car driver as he was
making necessary haste to clear the road for
fire engine that was rushing along and
about to traverse the route of the car, and
in fact,we hear really committed the damage
wonder is that more like collisions do not
occur, as drivers of all kinds of vehicles
appear TO try how near they can come to q
dead smash up and miss.
Sent to the Fsrst District Court.
Recorder Gastinel sent yesterday morning
to the first district court Marie and Ernest,
both colored, for larceny of articles of
wearing apparel, from the residence of P.
Aldige, No. l5l Cont street, where they
pr1oulOVp1 % Tho Nralun ~
the stolen property is estimated at about
500.
julie Baliron, for stealing watch and
chain from under the pillow OF Bertrand
Conneeges, which he pswned to Edward
| Meyer, was sent to the first district court.
Accused and the prosecuting witness board
ed at the same house.
q Few Arrests.
just after the investigating committee ad-
journed last evening, 7. J. Stokes, one of the
principal witnesses, was arrested in the City
hall under the accusation of carrying con.
Cealed weapons, small fourbarreled re-
volver about three inches long. j. j. 0'Hara,
j. Hanaon, and ]. Heoid were at the same
time taken in aud locked up, charged with
interfering with the officers who arrested
Stokes. The parties were somewhat belli'
gerent, and before the turnkey could secure
them slight scrimmage ensued. Nobody
hurt.
Levees In the Thlrd District.
City Surveyor Bell, on authority of his
| honor Mayor Heath, yesterday commenced
/ the needed labor of repairing the levees in
| the lower limit of our city. 1t is well that
some action has been taken, for q delay OF
an hour might have resulted in terrible, ir
/ retrieVable disaster. Mr.. Bell thinks he
can accomplish the necessary repairs within
| the space of five days. It is supposed the
council will fully approve the action oi
| Mayor Heath.
City Notes.
| No city notes of denominations above
| three dollars are now paid out by the city
| treasurer to the officers, contractors, and
employees of the city. For licenses and other
| dues no notes smaller than fiyes are paid
/ into the city treasury. As no large notes
are reissued, all that come into the treasury
/ will be destroyed in the presence of certain
city officers at the furnace of the gas works
Another burning will take place soon.
First District Recorders Court.
Thomas Harrigan, unable to control hi:
tongue and keep that unruly member withiT
the bounds of decency toward John Walshe
was peremptorily fined $40.
Theresa Rebull, Julia Gearin, and Bridge
Gearin, each charged with embeZzlement
was discharged insufficient proof bein!
produced to prove crime.
Domestic InfelIcIty.
Adolph Canes, French, and Susan Frey
German, though unmarried undertook t,
live together as husband and wife. Blu
they had quarrel yesterday morning, ant
were both arrested. They were both dis
missed by Recorder Gastinel. Adolph prom
ised to remove his effects from the hous
they occupied, and leave the domain.
Under Bonds.
Casimir Romeo, for assaulting and beatin
NJ. J. Cantrello, was required to give bond
in tho sum of 500 to keep the peace for 81
months.
Anderson Bonner, colored, for assaultin
Samuel Phillips, colored, was required
give bonds in the sum of $500 to keep tn
peace six months by Recorder Gastinel.
sndden Deaths Up Town.
During the past two or three days sewers
sudden deaths occurred in the first an
fourth districts, but the coroner did nc
learn that there was any cause of suspicio
that the deaths proceeded from violence {
poisoning. Disease terminated the lives
the parties.
Property Stolen While in Prison.
Julia Young, colored, was sent to priso
for some offense while since, and left ce
tain articles, sheets, etc, in her room whic
she alleges her landlord John Snapper stol
: There being no proof of this Mr.. Snapper,
J respectable elderly gentleman, was di
; charged.
Night before last an infant only five or 81
months old, child of Mrs. McPhelin, cornC
of Foucher and st. Joseph streets, was Vi
fortunately smothered to death in the be
clothing. The mothers feelings must
acute and agoaizlng.
. A German shoemaker named Mart
Metscar committed suicide by hanging hiT
! | self Thursday night at his residence, corn
! of st. Ann and Chartres streets.
Fire Thursday Night.
, The wood work in q room over the grocer
store of P. Eagan, corner of Customhou
and Villere streets. took tre Thursday nigh
+; but it was extinguished without gener
< alarm.
The grocery corner of Jackson and Fran
p lin streets was entered by burglar Thur
! day night, and the rascal is richer by cas-
box and $50, which he stole.
seut to the VVOrkhOuse.
]. D. Nelson, colored, arrested on st. Al
street, charged by F. Fontaine with 70
: berry, was sent to the workhouse for nine
i days by Recorder Gastinel.
, A Few Items.
The Mississippi river In the Crescent
i seven feet six inches below high wat
mark.
4 a grocery on New Levee street, ne
S jackson square, has on sale edible snails
f. the pannier.
II Only two steamboats, at the landing abo
! Canal street yesterday.
st. Charles street devotee of heath'
!, god has departed this life and become ban
u rupt.
Orange trees have been quite serious
} damaged by two nights Of freeTing Weatht
So have the growing Japan plums.
YenisoR and several kinds OF WHO gu