The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03
Goral Sntelligenre.

largely Instrumental in bringing the department
into efficient organization has been selected by
Influential iremen their candidate for the chief
eDgineeIship at the election which is to take place
| on Monday next.
The convention to nominate candidates for State
| officers, under the Constitution which is being
framed at the Mechanics Institute met last night
again, and adjourned to Monday, the 18th inst,
without deciding who the nominees shall be.
Lieut.. W. II. Manning, Of the First District
police force, has found watch, which the lucky
owner can claim by applying at the First District
Station and proving property.
wagon on the POntchartrain Railroad, loaded
with bacon, of the track yesterday afternoon
| While the train was on its way TO the lake. A
hurt
We are indebted to Mr.. c. Duhamel, the cele.
brated optician, corner of Benville and Chartres
streets, for the following report of the tempe
rature: At A. NJ, 63 degrees; at IL NJ, Sc at
sP. M, 20; and p. NJ, 90.
DIR. Geo. VIM Drmeyer, secretary of the Board
Of Health, is engaged in compiling the yearly
mortqary report OF this city, which will be pub
lshed IN the CRESCENT as soon as completed.
Mayor Heath intends submitting the contro-
versy between the Board of Police and Larry
0DOnnell, claiming 10 be lieutenant of police of
the Second District, to Judge A. NJ. Buchanan,
city attorney, for his legal opinion.
The testimony in the local columns Of the CREs-
CENT, in the case of impeachment of Street Com
missicne- Baker and others. is quite interesting,
and should be read by everybody.
twelve years old, whose parents live on Harmony,
between Magazine and Constance streets, is miss
ing SINCE Sunday.
The Baker investigation committee meet again
this evening, at balfpast five o'clock.
man named VIM. Manly, who was locked up
in the Third District station on Wednesday night
managed to escape by means Of knife which the
porter Of the lookup had carelessy left within his
reach. he was recaptured about ten minutes
afterwards.
man named Thos McCarten, who was picked
up in sick and destitute condition on board the
steamer Legal Tender, lying at the foot Of Poy-
dras street, on Wednesday evening, died the same
night.
The young man who was stabbed in an ARRAY
near the Crescent Hall, on Wednesday night, is
reported out Of danger; the terrible instrument
known as gimlet knife, With which the wound
was inflicted, not having penetrated as deeply as
was at first supposed.
CoNCERT OF NINE PErIPAs.-This talented
singer and pianist will give another grand concert
at the Masonic Hail. on Friday, January 3D. with
the assistance of Messrs. II. Page, G. Smith and
August Davis. The programme embraces soma
Of the finest selections Of vocal ana instrumental
music, among which we notice the cava,ina of
Semiramide." a grand aria from I" Trova
tore" and a song from | Lombardi" to be
sung by Nine. Petipas, and the Feu EOHet to be
executed on the piano, by the same lady, who has
occupied the position of prma donna of the Italian
Opera Of Rio JaneirO. We thank Nine. Petipas
for her attention in sending us tickets to be pres
ent al this grand concert, and wish her all the sue
cess that she deserves.
The price of admission is fixed at one dollar and
a balf. The concert will commence at "a O'Clock
p. NJ.
MONTHLY MoRTUARY REPoRT-We are indebted
10 DR.. George VIM. Dirmeyer, secretary OF the
Board OF Health for the following report of the
interments occurring in this city during the month
of December:
Total, 720-of which 2IO were persons who died
of cholera 26 of vellow faVpr of anonIavv
IA Of cholera infantum, 10 of cholera morbus
of congestion of the brain, Sc of consumption
IL of debility, Of chronic diarrhea 81 of other
ieVers than yellow fever, 10 Of CASTRO enteritis
10 of heart disease, killed accidentally, 5
drowned, ! murdered. IL of infantile marasmus,
u of pneumonia, 81 still-born, and 2S Of tris
Dascentium.
Males, 399; females, 297; not stated, q: whites
4G6; blacks, III; mulattOes, 81. not stated. Is.
Ndt,oRdtuies-Austria, 8; British America, l;
Belgium, /; Canada, 2; England, II; France, %;
Germany, 80; Ireland, 90; Italy, 5; Poland, 1;
Prussia, 5; Russia, 2; Scotland, 8 South America
,; switzerland, 8; United States, 4O2; Unknown,
2; West Indies, 5; not stated, l4-Total 72O.
Died under year, l49; to 2. 81; 2 to 5, As; to
TO- SO 10 to 10, 49, 10 10 20, %; 20 to Is, 40; 25
TO 30 SO; 30 to 40 81; 40 to so, IS; so to CO. 80;
GO to 40, 49, 20 to So Is; so to 80, A. 30 to lOO o.
100 and upwards, 2; unknown, 22.
THE GREAT LARCENY AT TIE PosToFFICE.-It
will be remembered that some months ago. as
Mr.. Lapeyre, OF the banking house Of Pike, La
peyre Brother, was at the pOstOfice, mailing
TWO packages OF money, each containing twenty
thousand dollars, person standing near him, at
one CT the apeTtures through which the clerks
communicate with the public, told him that he
had dropped something pointing TO a dollar bill
on the floor, which Mr.. Lapeyre stopped to pick
up, and while engaged in the act, one of the
twenty thousand dollar packages was taken, and
by the time Mr.. Lspeyre had discovered che theft,
the man who had called his attention to the dollar
bill had disappeared.
One John Lee, lately arrested on suspicion of
being concerned in the theft was examined yes
teIday before Recorder Gastuel. Mr.. Lapeyre
having been sworn, expressed a strong belief
that Lee was the person who called his attention
TO the dollar note, which he had not dropped, and
which had obviously been put at his feet for the
purpose Of drawing his attention from the pack
ages and facilitating the larceny. Mr.. Lapeyre
would not swear, certainly, that Lee was the
man. He believed him to be the man, but said
he might be mistaken. Mr. Farrell, aid to the
chief Of police, and other police officers, were
on the stand also. They knew nothing of Lee,
but had seen hun frequently in the company of
professional thieves, and he was with one when
he was arrested.
cient to hold Lee for The larceny, and dismissed
that charge, but required him 10 give security in
the sum Of two thousand dollars for his good cha.
Vior, ia default Of which he wss sentenced to Elk
months in the Workhouse as vagraht.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER BAKER hIPEAcH.
MINT CASE The committee appointed TO investi-
gate the charges against Mr.. VIM. Baker, street
commissioner and S. II. Brown and L. G.
D'HOmergue, his deputies, met according 70
adjournment, in the City Hall, last evening. Mr.
Joubert in the chair, and Messrs. Gauche, Straight
Mary and Sterry present. The testimony for the
prosecution resumed.
Henry NcGUthH StcOrn-Never had any con-
tract with the city, nor was ever employed in the
street commissioners department. Represents his
sOn-.n-law, A McCullOch, in a contract to shell
the roads of the First and Fourth Districts; Is in
teTestfd in the contract. Witness generally paws
out monies. The delivery of his certificates has
teen delayed. sometimes two or three months.
cUeStiOn-DOes it ever cost yOn or Me- McCui-
loch anything to obtain the certificates?
AHSlreT'-Am | a witness or a prosecutor
Witness declines TO answer the question, on the
grounds that he il only witness IN the case. Has
ad converse ions with Mr.. Baker within the past
three four days. 1t is not at the request of Mr..
Baker OF Mr. d D'Homergue that he declines to an-
sver the question. The last certificate that wit |
ness got was two or three weeks ago. Got an.
other on the 18th November, in the controllers |
Office. The one he got three weeks ago was up |
TO the 18th Of October. and is not paid yet |
Never told Mr.. Butler or Dennis CrOnan that he |