New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.



ment by g portion Of the city press, OF their
reporters, who seem disposed to make a
mountain out of a molehill. Attorney
General Lynch and the husband and wife
had an interview yesterday morning with
Recorder Gastinel, when the husband and
vile expressed the opinion that the recorder
was actuated by charitable motives in thus
disposing of the case, instead of sending the
parties to the criminal court for trial. The
grand jury VIII investigate the matter and
determine whether the recorder had au-
thority to punish the parties by imprison-
ment, or to release them from Imprisonment
before their term of commitment expired.
Jealous and perhaps injudicious reporters
have spilled good deal of ink on the case.
1t has been suggested that the principal mo-
tive for the virtnous indignation expended
against the recorder by certain newspaper
editors and reporters of the obstruction
fraternity is that the parties punished for
larceny are white, while the prosecutor
happened to be colored. The intimation of
one of these papers that Attorney General
Lynch has been making inquiries into the
matter because Recorder Gastinel was ap-
pointed by General Hancock is an insult to
the attorney general too gross to be re-
PEELED.
Boald of Police COmmIssIOners.
McKenna. who was dismissed from the
force several weeks ago in consequence Of
serious charges made against him by Julia
Arbuckle, since acquitted by a Jury, asked
to be reinstated. Case txed for next week.
Some twenty supernumeraries petitiOned
for protection. Not being subject to the
jurisdiction of this board, their prayer was
finally referred to the city attorney.
T. B. Dixon, second district, was charged
with neglect of duty and holding unneces-
sary conversation.
Petition of Charles Bateman was tabled.
j. II. Finch, first district, charged with
leaving his beat and entering a coffeehouse.
Charge dismissed.
G. Erhard, second district, accused of
holding unnecessary conversations, and of
being drunk and neglecting his duty. Con-
tinued.
The board decided to have an officer de.
tailed, whose duty it shall be to deliver to
accused and witnesses subp@nas.
Hereafter, when an officer falls sick, un-
lees lie so reports within two days, he lays
himself liable to dismissal.
The accusation against Policeman Fred.
ericks was withdrawn.
The case of Mr.. Lane was postponed until
next Wednesday.
Ab. .traetIng Cotton Permits.
James II. White and Frederick Lott,
clerks in the office of the internal revenue
collector, have been arrested and taken be-
fore United States commissioner, charged
with fraudulently abstracting cotton per
niits. 1t is supposed that several thousand
dollars have been derived from the sale ol
these permits. White, quite young man,
turned informer in the matter, and made un
affidavit against Lott.
II is alleged that the permits were alb
stracted by young White and some Other
party interested, who were employed in the
office, and whose business 1t was to cancel
them as they were received from time tc
time, and handed over to Lott, who disposed
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of $4,000, was committed to prison. White
has been placed under bond TO appear as a
witness. A warrant was issued for the ar
rest of one other clerk in the collectors
office. As yet Lott has refused to give any
definite account of the manner in which he
disposed of the abstracted permits.
a Sad Termination. .t.
Infirmy decrepit with age. homeless, with
out money or friends, sick at heart, and al
most weary of life, Tom Smith yesterday
morning asked of Recorder Gastinel that he
be sent to the workhouse, that he might bet
\ ter his condition in life. Some who read
this paragraph may think their own condi
| tion extremely unfortunate, but just com
pare notes with poor old Tom, and b,
thankful that you possess more than he
/ Tom has seen prosperous days, and oncI
was one of the jolliest boys that hoated OF
the Mississippi river. The judge granted
the request, and the feeble old man rode il
| the Black Maria with the scum Of the city
Under Trial.
Harvey Gibbs was yesterday on his tria
/ for the murder of O man named jenkins, II
April, 1866, on a flatboat at the head o
Julia street. Deceased and accused werI
both Western men, and had been here Only
a few days. jenkins was terribly cut abou
the head with a hatchet on o tlatboat
When taken to the hospital, Jenkins, Whill
| in very low state, asserted that Gibbs wa
the man who had committed the deed. Thi
testimony was somewhat conflicting, ant
the jury, up to ten o'clock, had failed Il
arrive at verdict.
AlmOst Disaster.
The tine propeller Lizzie, Captain Fletcher
running between this mort and Pensacola
last week while on her way to this port il
some manner became unmanageable, o.
sone mistake was made, and she grounded
near Pass Christian. Her passengers wer
transferred to the Mobile boat, and br0ugh
here. The Lizzie has a full cargo, and vii
probably be in the new basin to-day or tc
morrow.
GlSomy Faces.
The Picayane says Office seekers at tn
City hall wear gloomy faces, and that it ha
been discovered that honesty and goo
record are of more avail in the street com
missioner's department than the usual in
ducements held out. This means, perhaps
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not appreciated.
Paying she Police.
The city treasurer viii pay the So, 900 du
to the police for the last month on Frida,
and Saturday. The first and fourth distric
pulice will be paid on Friday; the seconl
and third on Saturday. The whole amoun
will be paid in notes below five dollars.
Up the River.
Governor Baker and some other stat
officials representing the levee boar
started Tuesday on the steamer Ella Mors
to examine the Grand leVee work, cor
tract for repairing which has been taken b,
certain parties.
Repairing the Levees.
The city surveyor, Mr.. Bell, is pushin
ahead the work Of repairing the levees an
bulkheads 10 the vicinity Of Poland street
and will complete the work in thirty day
more Of favorable weather.
Orleans RaIIroad Iran.
The iron for the track of the Orlean
street railroad is daily expected to arriY
here on the ship Yore from Antwerp.
First Dlssrset Reeordersa Coart.
| f. Frigou, of steamboat Southerner,
accused BY PeYd street firm with havin
obtained S400 from them under false pr,
lenses, Case liked for the 18th.
j. Murphy, L. Simmons, and Jim HenrI
little thieves parish prison.
Three months work house George Wasl
ington, Wiliiam Smith, ]. Tranch0ne, job
Scott, John Kelly, and George Smith,
EonreA Daasriet Recorders Court
Clara Anne, charged with beiDl
an habitual orunkard, was sent 70 the WORK
house for sixty days. James Gtroy, 10
being drunk and disturbing the peace, va
hned SO, or ten days ia the psfisn PRISON
Dennis Robinson, charged Win va
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