New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
weekly workhouse statistics.

male foreigners s, colofed male natives 23.
colored female natives 6, white
female; female natives J, white female for
eigners 7--Total So. Foreigners natural
lied 8; 35 of the prisoners can reither read
nor write, lS are drunkards. 33 have no oc-
cupauons, is are married. of the foreigners
~ are from Ireland. from Germany, / from
scotland, from Canada, from Valparaiso.
John Smith ia Peril.
John Smith was arraigned before Re
corder Gastinel on the charge of committing
burglary with dangerous weapon upon
tne premises of Mrs. Courvertie, at No, 3l4
St. Peter street. between Rampant and Bur
gundy streets. The evidence of the lady of
the house was that she heard some one at
tne door OF her room and gave the alarm.
rhe burglar fed, but was subsequently, cap
tured with the dangerous weapons as he
was escaping from the house. The fasten-
ings OF the latter he had forced, and at the
time OF his capture he was found with a
dangerous weapon. The crime by law is
| punishable with death. He was sent to the
first district court.
Arrested for Burglary.
johnny Sh@tfer, alias Snapper, and Tom
Pool have been arrested in the first district,
charged with being concerned in the bur-
| glary committed at the corner Of st. Andrew
and St. Charles streets. The men were seen
watching the house the day previous to the
| burglary, and the inmates were warned
that two thieves were lurking near the
| premises.
breaking "a Plate Glass.
| About halfpast siv o'clock yesterday
morning the splendid large plate glass in
the door of the Crescent billiard saloon was
smashed by some unknown party. Personal
enmity toward the proprietor is supposed to
| have been the cause of the act.
A Few local Items.
The rain that fell yesterday about noon
appeared as if but lately converted from
snow into water, SO very cold was it.
solemn high mass will tomorrow
morning be celebrated at the church of
| Immaculate Conception, Baronne street, for
| those who fell in defense of the holy father
in the late BATTLES near Rome. Rossinis
| grand requiem will be chanted.
person who gave his name as William
Jones was last evening gathered in by
| Specials Munday and Pecora on the charge
OF passing counterfeit money. On MIN were
| found two spurious coins.
laying The Corner Stone.
| The copper box taken from the corner
| stone of old Odd Fellows hall was yester-
day deposited by the committee of the hall
association at the new building in process
of erection. The original contents which
| were deposited in 1850 are in an excellent
state of preservation. The additions are g.
new silver plate inscribed as follows: "0dd
| Fellows Hall Association
NEW ORLEANS, January 25, 1868.
| NJ. L. Wilson, NJ. Worthy Grand Master.
Board of directors-E. NJ. Rpsha, p. g. P.
Rep. w. Grand Lodge; George Dirmeyer, p.
P. G. b.; A. Wallace Hunter, P. G. N. B,
w. 9. L.; Luther Homes, P. G.. NJ; Ber-
nard Cohen, P. D. G. b.; George w. Roper,
P. G.; s. G. Dunlap, p. G.. NJ; Eugene p. Bru-
ger, 2. G.; Gardner smith, P. G. NJ; Howard
millspaugh, P. G. NJ. Josiah Folger, secre-
taryi William Thiel, architect; Pile & Muir
ray, builders.
Proceedings of the R. W. Grand Lodge of
| Louisiana.
United States currency, from five cents.
Coins of the United States. City currency,
and the following daily papers:
PicdJune, Crescent, Times, BulLelit,. Bee,
German Gazette. REPUBLICAN, Tribune,
Christian AdUooate, Mercury.
Items of the safe Robbery.
The man who blew open the safe of Fer
nandez & Villa had been released from the
parish prison only two days previous to the
transaction.
A cigar box about onefourth full of small
specie is claimed by TOuro as his own prop
erty. Lieutenant Madden has the box, seal
ed. and the sum is yet unknown.
One package found in Touro's safe bears
the postmark of some city in Spain, and il
said to contain $1,000 in confederate bills
Evidently it has never been opened since
taken from the pOstOfhce.
Currency amounting to S21s rs is claimed
by Touro, also small lot of trifing jewelry
Several large silver forks are clumsiiy
marked NJ. b., and enc silver fork and spoon
+. P. There is also lot Of new knives and
forks, some of them in manufacturers
packages.
The tools the fellcTss worked with in go
ing through the walls and safe are the bes
kind, and are in possession of Lieutenant
| MaHHan WIN fhiOka hn hos nnarlV oil n
them.
A benevolent Association.
Last evening meeting was held in ont
of the st. Charles hotel parlors of a rem
n&nt of the Washington artillery, who
gathered together for the purpose of resoly
2 ing themselves into benevolent associa
tion, for the purpose of extending materia
aid 60 members in distress. A petition will
be forwarded to General Hancock, askins
permission to form the association.
VIII be Tried To-Day.
The following named persons will TO-DAY
be arralgned before Judge Gastinel, second
district, on the charge Of having been con
eerned in the burglary aud safe robbing O
the cigar store corner Royal and Custom
house streets: Paul Touro, Pierre Berth
Theophile Larue George Foster, Jean Cap
deville, and Nat Hogan. Affidavit against
each one was made by Mr.. E. Villa. Pau
Touro is charged with having some of the
stolen property in his possessionj knowing
the same to have been stolen. John f. Mo
liere, forperly of the police department
claims to have been instrumental in prOcur
ing information that led to the arrest of the
parties.
first District Reeorder's Court
Frank Marseilles, when arrested for dis
turbing the peace Of Magazine street car
tried the I" oificern dodge, which pretensior
cost him $25.
Dick johnson was picked up on Poydras
street in close communion with demiiohl
Of whisky, and the circumstance being some
what suspicious he was given the choice Of
producing some citizens to voueh for him ol
20 to the workhouse. He went.
Jo Fagot WAS in want of q black coat. and
to obtain one he resorted to theft, not think
ing the little joke would send him to the
parish prison.
John Grimes disturbed the peace of MARY
Grimes's furniture ON Delord street. Parish
prison one month.
Ed. Lexe was not content with breaking
into the house of Adeline Jones, but hl
threatened her seriously, which outragei
have forced him into the parish prison.
George Wright was wrong when he plant
ed his left mauley readily into @. Ready't
peppers with intent to kill. The eouri
thought it about right to fine him $40 and
place him under peace bonds.
Second Dlstrlet Recorders Court.
Hugh Kennedy and Charles Fortinier,
the latter for stealing sheet and towel,
were given three month workhouse.
Charles Martin, jail bird, flew into a
passion when told that he might retire to
the Workhouse for the space Of three
months. He stole three shoes, which made
him an odd fellow.
Bernardo appetite inclined to beet, and II