The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-31
REVIEW OF The w".

REVIEW OF TIE WXEK.
CITY CoUNcIL.-The Finance Committee
of the Board of Assistant Aldermen have
made report respecting discrepancy OK
listing between the accounts of the Treas
urer and Comptroller. The action taken
was the appointment of experts to institute
q rigid examination of the books IF both
these functionaries.
The Finance Committee of the Common
Council asked for further time to examine
into the scheme of Mr.. Avegno, to retire
the city currency. So that matter lies over
another week.
Inc committee appointed by the upper
Board to investigate the charge made by
DIR. Kellogg of brokerage being paid for
paying city taxes, reports that the charge
was we'll founded, as facts were developed
bringing the matter home to the Comptrol-
ler's department..
committee of both Boards was appointed
to wait ON Gen. Buchanan with q request
that he would issue orders for the collection
of taxes due in 1861, 1862, 1868, 1854 and
le65-suspended by act of the Legislature.
John A. Roberts, Secretary Of the Finance
Committee, has officially notified Sheriff
Avery to receive city money in payment of
taxes
SCHOOL BoARD.-At a special meeting of
this Board, held on Wednesday night, the
committee appointed to investigate the
charge against Mrs. Bigot, of admitting col
ored children into the Bayou Road School,
reported, the concluding portion of which
only is material, and we therefore give it,
in substance, as follows, viz: That Mrs.
Bigot has not violated the rules of the
Board, and no evidence has been adduced
to show that any children of color were ad-
mitted into the Bayou Road School.
CITY NoTEs.-Over half million of city
notes were burned by the city authorities
on Wednesday last. 1t would be no great
calamity if incendiarism took this form more
frequently.
Mr.. John Breen has been appointed by
Gen. Buchanan member of the Board of
Assistant Aldermen for the Eleventh Ward.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr-The case of the
abductors of Jacob Barker was before this
court on Friday. The names of the accused
are John B. Fitzpatrick, Thomas Digby,
James Cunningham, and - O'Neill. Diff
ferent charges were made against the sew
eral prisoners-assault with intent to rob,
kidnapping, and assault and battery. The
amount of Mr.. Barker's complaint is, that
he was seized by the parties above named,
as he was returning from a BARRIERS, forced
into cab, driven to the woods in the rear
of the parish of jefferson, where he was
| threatened with hanging unless he gave an
| order for moneys deposited in his bank. Mr..
Barker says his remonstrances had the effect
! of changing the purposes of his assailants,
who were all laboring men, each having
deposited several hundred dollars-Fitz-
patrick 81 ,47O. The result was, that all
designs against Mr.. Barker were relin-
pushed, and he was permitted to return
home. The accused proved themselves to
be men of good character, and all having
families. The prosecutors was the only testi-
mony against them. Mr.. Barker, in the
course of the trial, acknowledged that he
pledged himself to secrecy but as subse-
quent attempts might be Tor were) made,
he thought proper to institute the present
proceedings. ALI were acquitted of the
charge of attempt to rob, and of assault
and battery, but found guilty of kidnap-
ping-except Digby.
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