The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-16
xofal Sntelliaenfe.

REPoRToRIAL BREvIrEs.-Vincent NELLY has
been appointed commissary of the Beef Market in
the place of Thomas Wynne. resigned.
The tax collectors have already turned into the
State treasury thirty dollars collected by them Of
the assessment made to pay the convention, yet
the convention is so impatient, in pocket, they
must, forsooth, send q committee to Gen. Han.
cock. who they ought 10 know, has repeatedly
said the civil law is supreme, and If anybody owes
anybody anything. anybody has the right to sue
anybody, and the convention, like any other body,
can sue and -.
The proceedings of the Mechanics Institute
convention yesterday. embodying the report of a
special committee appointed to wait upA Gen.
Hancock and ascertain his views Of the conven-
tons financial situation, will be found elsewhere,
and are worthy Of notice.
Two ladies' who. during the performance of
Rip Van Winkle," got TO chatting very busily
together, had the misfortune to find when the
confsb was concluded that the ornamental flowers
in their respective hats had become so closely
intertwined during the conversation that to sepa-
rate was for the time next to impossible. The
contretemps, so embarrassing to the fair ones,
was excessively amusing to those who wit
messed il.
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
and Cbartres streets was as follows: At A. NJ,
54 degrees; at II NJ, So; at M, 81; at 6
p. NJ, 5O3.
There was lively set-to yesterday on Car
tween two well known gentlemen of this city.
The result will probably be pistols Cor swords)
and coffee for two.
The towboat Ike Hamitt arrived at our Ievee
yesterday from Dubuque, Iowa, with a large
tow Of barges and new floating elevator, be-
longing to G. Il. Merry, Esq, who also has in the
same tow barge containing over 1900 bushels
bulk wheat.
Exhibitors at the Fair Grounds, had better not
give newspaper reporters samples Of inferior ar
tices. They speak badly against the former.
The public school teachers will probably be
paid on Saturday.
flag of the pavement in front Of the store of
Col. S. n. Moody, near the curb, requires the at
tention of the street commissioner.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Jtdge Ho,ce, presiding,
Jan. l5-Lubin johnson, colored. was tried for
embezzling trunk and its contents, which Anto.
MO Pons intrusted to him to carry from one place
TO another, and he was found guilty of larceny.
In the case Of D. DeHaven, accused of assault
and battery on Daniel Regan the district attorney
entered nOVe prosequi.
Jean Lesca, informed against for the larceny of
a valuable diamond ring and other articles of jew
elry, the property OF Louis Clair, was arraigned
and pleaded guilty.
A.Alvarez, tried for burglariously entering the
store of b. Wullmeyer and stealing therefrom q
VIM. johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of
having committed an assault and battery on Au-
gust Conrad.
James Adams wss convicted of the larceny of
$l00 from Joseph Klein.
George Fay and Johnny Lowrey, informed
sganst for burglsriously entering the dwelling of
Ernest II. Samone and stealing therefrom three
globes and several other articles, were arraigned
and allowed to plead guilty of larceny.
John Carrigan pleaded guilty to charge OF
having committed an assault ana battery on police
officer d. Rcou, and was sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment.
The case of John Watson and ]. H. Davis, &C.
cused of breaking into Lenthalis establishment,
on Canal street, and robbng 1t of large quantity
of iewery, was continued until the 2sth inst, on
the affidavit of their attorney, Mr.. Atochs, that
the delay was necessary to procure the attend
ance Of material witnesses for the defense.
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECToRs.-Kt g special
meeting of the board, held last evening, Mr..
Philips offered the following preamble and reso-
lution
WHEREAS, The time which can be devoted to
instruction in French, in the grammar depart
mtnts, is SO limited as compared with the number
of pupils to be taught, that very little progress
be made In acquiring knowledge Of the language;
a1d
the adoption of fheS Ies-,ation npon lhs T Subject
has clearly shown that the good results OF the
public schools of the Fourth District are not sufi-
cient to justify the additional expense to the city
therefore be it
" Resotred, That from and after the LIST Febru-
ary proxmo the instruction OF the French Ian
gusge be discontinued in the grammar depart
men,s of the public schools OF the Fourth
District"
After lengthy discussion the resolution was
adopted, with an amendment to drop the teaching
of French in the grammar schools OF the First
District. and giving the right to parents in the
Second and Third Districts, having children In the
grammar departments. to say whether they shall
be taught French or not; and also giving parents
in the First and Fourth Districts, desirous that
their children shall learn French, the right OF
sending them to the schools in the Second and
Third Districts.
Mr.. Watkins in the chair, q resolution was
adopted unanimously, thanking Mr.. Mount for the
faithful and impartial manner in which he had DIS
charged the duties Of president OF the board.
kessTs. Stickney and Massicot tendsrea their
designations as members of the board, because
their private business did not allow them sufficient
leisure to perform the duties Of directors TO their
own satisfaction. The designations were accepted
The board adjourned shortly after. The meet
ng was called for the purpose Of reorganzing the
board by the election OF new officers and COM
mtsees, but the proposition was indefinitely post
poned it being held that the reorganization which
took place in August last was for year.
ADDITIONS TO TIE DEMOCRATIC ConMrrrEE.-At
a meeting of the Democratic Central Committee,
held on Tuesday evening, January Ia, the follow
ing gentlemen were added to the committee as
| members:
VIII. C. King, W. ]. Seymour, A. N. Holbrook,
| Jno. 7. Dafour Louis st. Martin, 7. f. Thieneman,
! P. n. Peterson Jno. B. Robertson, Jno. q. Huey,