The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
4ofal SntfQi9enre.

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ocrsts hold meetings nightly now in ali the sub
Wbe, and are as free from molestatio as their
RADICAL opponents have always been.- This is as
should be, and we trust the colored people will
see how much better ii is to behave quietly than
to listen TO and act under the incendiary appeals
| OF the soAlawsgs.
| TIE GOVERNOR has pardonsd Philip witte. who
| was recently convicted OF granddaughter aud con.
| demned 10 seven years in the penitentiary witte
and the man whom he killed were employed in q
sab factory near he Old Basin. They had a
qusrrel in the rear premises about politics. White
| espousing the Radical side and the deceased the
| Democratic. Deceased made an insulting remark
| to W1tte about amalgamation in his family when
Nitte shot him.
| WE ARE REQUESTED to state that match game
OF base ball was played Sunday last between the
second mines Of the Fearless and Pelican Tubs
| IN winch the former was victorious. The Fear.
less scored As runs TO the Peljcan's 81. Both
clubs return their sincere thanks TO Mr.. Frank
Leuen Tor bis strict impartslity while acting as
umpire. Time OF game, "a hours. 4 go
BILL JONES. a bootblsck. is up before the re.
corder, charged with embezzlement and breach
of trust whilst exercising his vocation. gentle.
man gave him pair OF boots and pair OF shoes
10 clean, but Bill changed his mind about return
ing them, thinking they were mere valuable than
the small fee due 10 postal currency.
The FOLLOWING NAMED policemen have been
appointed 10 full rank on the rolls. They are the
additional fifty lately appointed: Robert McGee,
Samuel Kendrick William Duperu, Thomas
j. Bill. John eraser Robert Mogel, W. E. Cruzan
Thomas Boswell, Thomas Malloy. Martin Flow.
eTs, samuel VaDdange, j. r. Foster, p. McMahan,
Philip Isylor, I. J. MsroDy, Edward Chase, Geo.
McMabon, Edward 1beZan, William Nichols Rich.
DelmoIe, J. G. POrthier, L. Weber, Johu Alta
way, +. Zenon, r. Malcolm. David Batter, c.
Planchard Benjamin Scott Antoine Lucieni Alf
Payne, Alexander KerTigan, Simeon Graves, Eu-
gene 0'Nesl, James Heatherton, Henry Kreno-
wich, M; Leproy, Scion Engel, ]. R. Common 4,
Ernest Peterson, Martin Schmidt, William Wall,
benjamin Mckernon, Ed. Graois, John Knox,
stephen aunbour, Nelson Woody, Peter Joseph,
3. Z. Srven, Samuel Gslbraith.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT Important 10 Land
t0r0S.-Judge beaumont gave a decision in the
Filth District Court yesterday, which will be con.
suited with interest by landlords as well as BY
tenants. suit was brought some time ago for
the recovery of rent due on certain property ia
this city under lease. The lessee, failing TO com.
ply with the terms he had subscribed and agreed
TO, was sued, and writ Of provisional seizure
Issued upon his property and effects, contained in
The premises. Defendants counsel offered bond
and plaintiff consented TO the bonding OF the
goods. The judge, however, when the case came
up for trial, decided as follows: II is useless for
the court TO decide the constitutionality of the
act of 1867, entitled anact TO amend an act
approved March 20. 1885," Il sufices for the
court to be convinced that that act does not
repeal, or IN any way modify, article 1856 1857
OF the Civil Code, which gives to the owner of
house the right TO take The effects themselves and
retain them until he be paid The above act
applies to all other cases of provisional seizure,
but not TO the cases of landlords arising under
article 1885, 10 those cases of pledges arising
under article SlS7, Civil Code. : ...8
PARISH OF ORLEANS, RIGHT BANK-Meeting
OF Police Jtny.-B. l.. Lynch, parish attorney
late attorney general OF the state, was declared,
at meeting OF the police jury, held on Monday
last, to have fulfilled unsatisfactory the duties
OF his Office; vhereupon his Office was declared
vacant.a The following parish officers we're then
declared duly elected: Z. w. Grant, parish at
torDey; W. b. Lshaghan, parish tax collector;
Thomas Kennefck, syndic; George Herbert.
parish treasurer; James Tyler, parish secretary
W. Ii. Seymour. parish notary; C. Uneas Lewis,
surveyor for all the right bank.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown BY the
thermometer at O. Duhamels, removed 10 Ill
Canal street, was as follows At ANTI de-
grees az N. "a; Pm. 81: P. NJ. sc.
MARY CURLEY was locked up yesterday at II
o'clock, charged by Corporal Sokolowski with
being an hsbitual drunkard. Mary will have TO
show cause this morning. -s .
GEORGE GELIE is charged by s. P. Austin with
embe zzlement The truth of the charge will be
investigated this morning.
OFFICER MARKS thinks that VIM. Richardson is
juvenile vagrant, and under that impression
locked him up last night
FIRST DISTRICT REooRDER's CouRr.-Emms
walker was, yesterday, accused by Francois Du.
csz with buueriEing him out of SAL. On being
confronted with Francois she asserted that that
occasion was the first time she had ever beheld
him. .-. H.r ..| Ill.
TIE BODY of an unknown colored man vas
found yesterday floating in the river opposite
Poydras street.
IHE PRoFRIEroHs OF "5sr and the Pavilion,
well known beer Saloons were tried yesterday
morning before Recorder Becker, charged with
keeping music hall without proper license.
They gave bonds to the amount of $500 to appear
again in week. f.-.
The ATTENTION of people interested is called
10 the action taken by the Assistant Board last
night in relation to free music halls. 4
JOHN RYAN, 1872 Liberty street, disguised with
penurious world. attempted suicide by stabbiHg
himself in the throat, on Monday evening. with a
pair OF scissors.
THE WEATHER yesterday was very bright, but
very warm. In the dog days the suns glowing
face in the heavens il not half so welcome as the
storm clouds.
Board OF ALDERMES.-Th board met at Ga
o'clock last night, President Msrkey in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Marley, PrsdOs, Kaiser, Brady,
0'Brien, Shields. Pessou and PoynOt
The minutes Of the previous regular meeting of
the board were read and approved as were also
those of the last called meeting.
message from the mayor sent up from the
lower board, in which he vetoed the resolution
authorizing the selliog of the revenues Of Dry.
AIDES market was read.
ceived announcing various appointments all OF |
which were referred 10 executive session. The |
report also asked for iustruc tons relative to the
publication IN book form Of the receipts and ex- |
pendiures up TO June 80. Report referred to |
finance committee. ......
On motion of Mr. Kaiser the board persisted in |
the resolution relative TO the selling Of the reVe-
nues Of Dryades market, either for one month or |
until the 3lst Of December next. The lower |
board has already passed il over the veto so the
resolution is now Law.
resolution authorizing the appointment of |
committee of three members OF the lower board /
to investigate the present system Of selling con-
tracts, and to look particularly into the building
Of tbs two culverts on the corner OF Canal street
and Exchange Alley, and into the paving of Es- |
planade end Bourbon streets.
resolution authorizing Jas. Buckley to war |
rant on the treasurer for SIS 20 amount due him |
for paving streets, on the rules being suspended |
was finally passed.
The board here amended the resolution from |
the lower board regarding the examination OF |
contract systems etc., by adding to the committee
Of he af har