The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-31
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lubeIntl revenue laws.
Twelve lamps are reported as having been ont
all night, in the Third District.
Officer Fostrick, Of the First District reports
having found steel safe key st. Charles street.
opposite Millers Saloon.
The inclement and severe weather Of the past
few Jays, has increased the number Of absentees
from roll call at the different police stations.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer 1t G. Duhamel's, corner Bienville and
Chartres streets, was as follows: At 6 A. NJ, %
degrees at IL NJ, 80; at P. NJ, 81; at s
p. NJ, 3S.
The Olympic Thester, while under the manage
ment OF the indefatigable Beamer, weathered sue.
cessfully the adversities and dulness Of the sum-
mer and epidemic seasons, has been closed for
the last two nights. Rumor says it has succumbed
to the bard times. We can offer sympathy, and
regret that perseverance has failed, in this case
TO meet its reward.
Manager Grau informs us that the sale CT tickets
for single nights for the German opera season
will commence on Saturday morning. at the box
Office Of the National Tbeater. The opera troupe
is now singing in Memphis.
Our new city one dollar notes are engraved with
fine view OF New York harbor, Governors
Island and Fort Williams.
Dan Bryant, formerly of Bryant's Miustrels but
more rt Gently famous at Wallscks and else where
as an Irish comedian, will shortly (on Monday
evening, it is said) commence an engagement at
the st. Charles.
The coroner was called upon last evening to
hold an inquest an case of supposed infanti-
eide on the part Of 9 white female servant in
the house Of Alderman Graham, on Thalia street.
As reported, the circumstances strong against
tie unfortunate woman. She was delivered on
Tuesday, and concealed the birth until Mr. Ora
ham discovered proof of the fact, when she sd-
mitted il, but prevaricated as % the disposition
she had made OF the infant, which was at last
found dead under her pillow.
Thomas Brennan has been arrested for stealing
q demijohn Of whisky.
L. Lawson, coloIed, is charged with being &C.
cessoTy TO the stealing Of two mules.
VIM. Robinson, cOlored, is charged by Mrs.
Goldsmith with stealing her pocketbOOk.
Great icicles were pendant yesterday morning
from the roofs of houses, and as we write this,
late at night, the temperature is several degrees
below the freezing point.
The mercury at the City Hall yesterday morn
ing, at O'Clock, had contracted to "a degrees
above zero at / o'clock it was up to freezing
point; at O'Clock in the afternoon it had risen
TO 3s degrees, and at IL P. NJ. went down to &c
degrees.
Five hundred and one drsy licenses have been
issued this year, against eleven hundred and two
up to the same period last year and only eighty.
four cofeehouse licences have been taken out,
while four hundred and thirty were taken out at
this time last year. This should admonish the
Council that reasonable license taxes are better
for the government as well as the people.
SUIT AGAINST THE CIrY.-Mr. John Weber,
farmer of the Beef Market, at the sale made on
December last, has sued the city for $500, the
amount paid for his first installment of the pur-
chase price Of the market for one year, besides
$500 damages, interest and costs, on the grounds
that the city is about reseing the farming Of the
revenues of said market because he has refused
TO sign the contract for the same. His reason
for refusing TO sign the contract is that the ban
quettes along the sides of the market, and the
tagging at the end of the same, is occupied by
vendors Of variety Of articles who are not
compelled by the city to observe the ordinances
requiring them TO pay for their stalls and benches
to the great prejudice and loss of the farmer.
A writ of sequestration has been issued in the
case against the city notary for the $500, in de-
fault Of which 10 show cause why he should not
comply with the writ.
BALL OF THE Young MEMS SocIABLE GLEE
CLUB.-This club will accept our thanks for their
kind attention 10 inviting the CRESCENT to be re-
presented at their grand fancy dress and masked
ball, which is 20 take place on Saturday evening,
February lst at the Deutsche Company Hall, cor.
ner Of Exchange Alley and Bienville streets.
NETTING OF THE CoFFEEuoUsE KEEPERs.-An
adjourned meeting of the cOheehouse keepers
was held last evening at the National Hail. on
Poydras street, and sCme three or four hundred
were present, Mr.. III. F. Sturcken in the chair.
OF those present. about eighty subscribed their
names to the permanent organization. The re-
suit OF the meeting was general determination
not to pay the license at the rate now fixed. The
president earnestly exhorted the association to
resist the collection Of the license unless the tax
is reduced. The association will meet again on
consisting of Mr. Sturcken, and Messrs. ]. T..
Kathman, Louis D. Bauer Peter Green, James
Henry hcGOwan. II. Wax and Auguste SchWenk
was appointed to confer with the council.
BURNED DANGERoUsLY.-Miss Hattie Hartman,
one of the interesting inmates of the Jewish
Widows and Orphans Home, who appeared as q
performer at the late anniversary of the Home
vhile visiting friend yesterday at the corner of
Philip and Annunciation Streets sat so near the
stove that her dress took fire, and she rushed into
the street, with her garments blazing. Mr.. p.
Monaghan and another gentleman caught her and
fmotLered the flames by throwing a shawl and
Overcost about her. This assistance did not come
timely enough to prevent her from being ba1ly
burned in the body, and her condition was re-
garded as critical last night.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-,Judge Ho1ce-.Jan. 80.
Richard alias Ned Butler, negro, was put on
trial for stealing quantity of clothing, pro-
visions and other articles from the grocery store
of James Clairis, at the corner of Urquhsrt and
Vaudeville streets; on the night of the 2jth June
last. The store was broken into and no trace was
had Of the thief. until last month, when another
theft was charged against the prisoner, and then
several things IstOlen lfrOm Mr. Clairis were
found in his possession. The judge charged the
jury that possession OF stolen property, imme-
ciately or soon after theft was committed was
strong presumptive evidence that the party hav-
ing it had committed the larceny, but this pre-
sumption became weaker and weaker as time
passed. Under this charge the jury brought in
huuer nOl guilty.
Butler was next tried upon an information
charging him with breaking into the dwelling of
Mrs. F. f. Walker, No. 2O3 Margny street, on the
night Cf the 20th of last month and stealing there
from quantity of clothing, some plated spoons
and forks, and other articles, valued at $3.50. |
When the burglary was discovered next morning, |
Mrs. Walker notified the police, and information |
was extracted from niece Of Buffers, employed |
by Mrs. Walker as q servant, which fixed sus- |
picion on him. A search warrant was taken out,
and everything stolen was recovered, part of the |
property being found concealed in the premises |
be occupied, and the rest obtaine from parties |
TO whom lie had sold it. The information con- |
tanned two counts, one for burglary and one for
larceny, but the district attorney only asked a |
verdict the last mentioned count, and the jlry,
without leaving their seats, found the prisoner |
guilty OF larceny.
James Austin, q negro, was tried for woun1ing |
James c. Clark with dangerous weapon. Mr. |
Clark is clerk in the grocery store of W. II. |
Henning & Co. The prisoner was stealing half /
sack of coffee from the store when Mr.. Clark ar.
rested him. The negro resisted, aud drawing |
dirk knife, stabbed Mr.. Clark in the arm twice. |
The jury without leaving their seats, found the
prisoner guilty.