New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


communication WAS received from mill.
tary headquarters by the mayor yesterday
morning u reference to the proposed joint
session of the city council to elect a recorder
in place of Recorder Gastinel, who, BY a
late decision of the supreme court. was not
at the time of his election of the age to
which that officer must arrive before he is
qualified for the proper performance of his
duties. Captain Chandler, assistant secre.
tary of civil affairs, thus addresses the
mayor;
1.-THE attention of the major general com.
msnding having been called to resolution
of the board of assistant aldermen of the
city of New Orleans, adopted on the 2lst
instant, relative to an election of recorder
of the second district, am directed by him
to invite your attention to the provisions
contained in the first and second sections of
the supplementary reconstruction act of
congress, passed July 10, 1867, and to para.
graph two of special orders No. 7, from
these headquarters, dated March %, 1867,
copies of which are herein inclosed."
The following is a ccDy of the special or
ders referred to, Issued by Ger eral Sherids sn
NEW ORLEANS, March %, 1867
PARAGRAPH 2. 1t is hereby announced ,r
the information and guidance Of all con
cerned that no elections for state parish
municipal, or judicial offices will be held in
the state of Louisiana until the provisions
of the laws Of congress, entitled ian act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel states" and of the act supplc.
mental thereto, shall have been complied
with. Until elections are held in accord.
ance with those acts the law of the state Of
Louisiana, approved March Is, 1867. which
provides for the continuance in the per.
formance of their duties of those persons
whose terms of Office would otherwise have
expired, Will govern all laws except those
which may be specially acted upon at these
headquarters.
1t will follow that the recorder will be re.
tanned until an election is held by the peo.
pie under the new constitution.
Proposed Recorders Court and New
Roitee station,
The city surveyor Mr.. W. II. Bell, is
preparing a plan for the new police station
and recorders courtroom proposed tc be
built on Lafayette street, between Dryades
and Baronne. The lot is thirty.two feet
front and one hundred and sixty feet in
depth. There will be ia fact three separate
and distinct buildings, according to this
plan, one of which. in front will be thirty
two by siXty-two feet and two stories or
forty four feet high. On the lower floor of
this building will be the office of the
lieutenant OF police, the clerks office, the
roll-call room, and the "piundern room.
The entrances to this floor will be by two
doors, one on each side Of the ample steps
ascending to the recorders courtroom on
the second floor. This room will be thirty
by sixty feet in the clear and twenty-five
feet ceilMg. 1t will be neatly finished with
cornice and pilasters. 1t viii be lighted in
front and rear by cNpola ten feet in
diameter on the centre Of the roof.
In the middle building, also two stories in
height, will be the recorders private office
on the second floor, ana the porter's quar-
ters on the lower floor.
The cell building il the rear will lie tWen-
E...a - Ia IL
spacious cells, six on each floor, aud CORR.
dor; to the dock in the recorders court
room there will be communication from the
cells by means of gallery.
The front elevation of the main building
will present very creditable appearance.
Pilasters, cornices, stuCco work, and two
large windows will add to the beauty of the
front Of the edifce.
All the buildings are to be OF brick. and
are sufficiently separated 20 secure light
and ventilation.
seat to the VFOsIkhOuse.
Maria Albert and Katy Jones, arrested on
Cont street for lighting and disturbing the
peace were sentenced to thirty days work
house or SIS fine each. The money pres
sure will compel them to work it out.
Emma Banks and Josephine Foster, col.
ored, arrested on Bienville street for viola.
ting city ordinance No. 40i were sent to the
workhouse for thirty days unless they pay
SIS each. Kate Holmes, arrested on Ben-
vile street, for violating ordinance No. 553
was sentenced in like manner.
George Wilson, August Bachus and Ernest
Polier, all colored, arrested at the vegetable
market, charged by Charles Douglas, color
by Officer Morrissey with being suspicious
characters, were sent to the workhouse for
ninety days by Recorder Gastinel
Charles Brown, arrested at the vegetable
market with tour bars of pig iron in his pos
session, supposed TO be stolen, was sent to
the workhouse for thirty days.
N Williams, arrested on Front Levee as a
vagrant, was sent to the workholse for thir
ty days.
Pinkey Mitchell, colored, arrested on
Franklin street for violating city ordinance
No. 55s, was sentenced to thirty days work
house or SIS fine.
Rosa Gillett, colored, arrested on Frank
lin street for violating the same ordinance,
had the same sentence.
George Barker, arrested on st. Joseph
street as Q vagrant, was sent to the work
house for thirty days By Recorder Neville,
Margaret Allen, arrested on Tchoupitoulas
street drunk, was sent to the workhonse Tor
six months.
William Gallagher, alias Buck Gallagher,
and George Powers, arrested on CailiOpe
street charged by John r. Elliot with at
tempt at highway robbery and murder,
were sent to the workhouse by Recorder
Neville for six months each.
Thomas Mason, arrested on Camp street
charged by F. Higgins with being found in
the City hotel under suspicious cireum-
stances, was sent to the workhouse for six
months.
Third District Recorders Court.
The following parties were arraigned BE-
fore Recorder j. A. Letten yesterday:
George Weary, charged by E, Benjamin
with robbery, also that accused is a vagrant
following no honest occupation to earn a
living, and James Gustave by Peter Creten
with petty larceny, also to be vagrant
with no honest means to earn living, were
both committed siS months to the work
house.
Mrs. Daniels surrendered on a warrant,
charged by Mary Mccarthy with violation
of city ordinance $50, was released on bond
for trial.
August Brooks, arrested by Sergeant
Moore on suspicion of being implicated in
the burglary committed on the 23d instant
IN the house OF Mre. Fuchs, was remanded
to jail in default Of bail for trial.
= Mary Bermudez, arrested at Milneburg,
charged by Henrietta johnson with larceny,
was respectfully sent before the second dis
trict recorders court.
Louis st. Clair, arrested by Officer Cler
mont, corner Laharpe and Derbigny streets,
charged by him with being a chicken thief,
also vagrant following no honest occupa-
ton to earn a living, was committed thirty
days TO the workhouse. Had sack con
tanning twelve chickens when arrested.
Charles Green, alias Oliver, and Laura
Green, arrested on Broad street, charged
by Augustine Dsvron with stealing chick
ems, also that they are vsgrants following
no honest occupation to earn their living,
were committed thirty days TO the work
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