New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-12

discount on city money, will be paid on
Saturday next the fourteenth instant. The
pay rolls will embrace June, July, August
and September, and the amounts thus to
be received by the teachers will help them
along wonderfully.
PARAGRAPHs.-The city library OF New
Orleans received last month the sum of
$43 so in subscriptions.
Jules Perrenaud, native of Switzerland,
forty years old, and a matchmaker by
trade, shot himself in the mouth with
revolver, yesterday, at his residence, No.
65 Royal street.
Two sailors of the ship Marco Polo,
lying at Post No. 20, Third District, who
were paid off yesterday, stole one pocket
book containing thirty dollars, another
containing sixty dollars, and lot of
clo;hing.
A man whose name was unknown was
taken in intoxicated to the station from
st. Charles street, last evening, by officers
Seigler and Scoot, and locked up to protect
him from robbery. He had upon bis per-
son S57 IS and a gold watch and chain.
Mr.. 7. L. Macon President of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, has
resigned.
We are indebted to Captain W. vigers,
Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, for neatly printed copy of the Off
cial journal of the proceedings Of the House
of Representatives.
E. S. Wurzburger prayed for and OBJ
tained writ of mandamus from the Fifth
District Court, Judge Leaumont, command
ing william S. Mount, City Treasurer 10
pay him the amount of S6879, the face of
warrant, due him for services 10 his capacity
as Criminal Sheriff of the parish of Or
leans.
An affidavit has been made by Captain
Pendleton, before the Third Recorders
Court. against John Collens and Pat.
Brown. charging them with having stabbed
Wm. Kesler, mate of the bark Thomas
Fletcher.
A duel took place yesterday in the
neighborhood Of the Opelousas depot, be-
tween Louis E. Moussier and L. S. Payne.
1t was fought with sabres The last named
of the parties is supposed to have received
a slight scratch.
The police officer in command of each
| precinct is, under the regulations estab-
| lished by Captain Cain, the new Superin-
tendent, required to report at midnight the
exact condition of each precinct.
signed by J. B. Cunningham was declared
| forfeited, he having failed to make an ap-
pearauce in the First District Court. No
| opposition was made by his counsel. This
was the case where Cunningham was ac-
cused of forging the names Of committee
men Of the Council to an order for the pay
ment of money.
| Last night an attempt was made to rob
the residence OF Mr.. A. j. Tardy, on ST.
Andrew street, near the Magazine Market.
The door was opened by means of a jimmy.
Mr.. Tardy's son, hearing noise, imme-
diately fred from his revolver three times
at the would-be burglars. 1t is thought
one of them was wounded. They made a
hasty retreat.
Andrew Mosby was arrested by Police
man Kavanaugh on the charge of having
robbed drunken man on Basin street oi
a sum of money and check for S546 on
the Canal Bank.
John L. Brown and William Harris ap'
peared yesterday before Recorder Becker
on the affidavit of William Little, charging
them with having shot and killed Mr.. Lit
ties step-father the late Cornelius Sulli
van, the night of the twenty-ifth of Octo
ber. during the recent riotous disturbances
in the city. The case was continued.
The place where the property stoler
from the house of Ada Brummell is de
posted has been discovered and warran
issued for the arrest of the thief. Among
other articles stolen were a gold watch anG
chain, some diamond jewelry, and quite {
quantity of jewelry.
While riding along Canal street, nea
Claiborne, yesterday, Mr.. Charles Porter
) an old citizen, was thrown from his buggy
by his horse becoming frightened at a pill
of shells and wheeling suddenly aroun'
and overturning the vehicle. His heat
coming in contact with the stones, he wa
severely injured. He was taken to hi
residence and his wounds carefully al
, tended to.
Yesterday afternoon, little girl name
, Honora Sairs, residing with her parents, o
Elysian Fields street, while playing on tn
, gallery of the second-stoIy Of the houst
: fell to the banquette, breaking her hip an
iniuring her spine 80 severely that it
l believed she will remain cripple for lif'
Several physicians were called.in, but notl
ing could be done to relieve her intens
sufferings.
l W. ii. Manning, formerly Lieutenant {
g the Second District police, has received froI
the Police Board special commission q
officer for the cotton presses.
Special Officer Malone, heretofore i
u charge of a precinct of the Second Distri(
u as acting captain, has been made sergean
About noon to-day a lively scene oc
Cured in the corridor of the police build
ing corner of st. Charles and Lafayett
; streets. A special officer was conversin
u with a frequenter of the calaboose and tn
i, corridor, who exhibited an ugly temper an
= | assnmed a defiant position.
Instantly he became belligerent No
i withstanding he was cripple in one Les
: it required the combined pursuasion
three athletic officers to induce him to 6
J into cell. But he went
Last night about ten o'clock patro
i man, evidently more than half seas oVe
). brought prisoner to the main statio
g whom he had arrested for disturbing th
peace. He had previously conducte
another prisoner to the came statlol
"a Captain Robinson deprived the patrolma
= of his baton and rattle and sent him hom
= The Captain proposed to release the Sc
y ond prisoner. but he was insolent and be
= = ligerently inclined, and he stayed in Il
y cell till morning No man should be tol
J % rated on the police who gets intoxicate
!, No matter what excuse he may offer,
n should be dismissed by the Metropolis
- = Police Commissioners for the first often!
"a of drunkenness, whatever may be his MEL
"A in other respects. They should be lnne
ible.