The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-07

| fty (seven thousand dollars per day) which he
| had promised to furnish 1t is said that he gives
for of his that it is bad policy to issue
| too much small change at once II Mr.. Schmidt
is the financial dictator Of the city we would like
to know it otherwise let hia fulfil his promises
We should say bis obligations.
WEEKLY MoRTUkRY REPoRT.--We are indebted
TO DR.. George Wm. Dirmeyer. secretary Of the
Board of Health, for the following report of the
interments occurring in this city during she week
ending on Sunday morning, at o'clock:
Total, l3l-of which ~ were persons who died
of cholera. 10 of consumption, Of infantie con-
WILSON'S, of feVers Of old age IL stillborn Of
iris nascentIum and 75 from other causes.
Males, 81; females, 65; not stated, A whites,
rs; blacks, so not stated. 3.
Died under year, 40; to 2. Z; 2t t05.7; S to
Is. 2; Is to 20 20 to IS, A; rs to 30, z; 80
to 4O 10; 40 to so. 10; so to 60, Is; co to 20,
20 to so, 5; so TO 90, 8 100 and upwards, I; ua-
known, 6-Total l3l.
fire engines, viz Five, Thirteen, Twelve, Twenty
one and Six, met accidentally at the Fair Grounds
On Sunday for the purpose Of testing the track,
in anticipation of the contest which is to take
place during the fair between hand ngnes Of the
city. An exciting race took place, which was
won by the Trad Ferry engine.
CHARGE OF FoRGERY.-E. j. Ribet, No. IA
Canal street, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of forgery. The complainant, Joseph
Dufsat, AYERS that he wrote letter to the accused
which the prisoner owed him, amounting to up
wards of "a o, and happening to leave
considerable space between the last line OF the
letter and tie signature Of his name, the prisoner
used that space to write therein a receipt for
1928 on account of the debt, which he now holds
as a yertabe voucher.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT r-.Tlsdge Hoace, Jan. g.
The grand jury was in session, but made no pre-.
sentiment, and were discharged until tomorrow,
Tuesday.
Hugh Timmons, accused Of rape, was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty.
Oliver Canton, indicted for manslaughter, was
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
Fanny Brown, Felicie, Fanny. Mainly and The
ress, all coored women, were tried upon an in
formation charging them with stealing wearing
apparel and jewelry valued at $3.50, from Annie
Lewis, and acquitted.
John Manning was tried and convicted of the
larceny of the sum of twenty-five dollars from
X. j. Duggan.
The district attorney entered ROUe proSeqJi in
the following cases:
Frank Perkins and George Williams, accused of
stealing skif end large quantity of canvas
from Chrisante Egse.
Robert Burke and Geo. Scott, charged with
stealing thousand feet of lead pipe, the property
of one Woodman.
Kitty Richardson, informed against for the lar
ceny of a number of valuable articles from the
residence of Benjamin Toledano.
RECORDER GAsTINEL's CoURT.-Isaac, colored,
tempting to rob the till in the grocery store of A..
Estein, at the corner of Cont and Marais street,
on the night of the 2Sth utimo, and the case was
sent before the First District Court.
Madame Desseaux, arrested for contempt of
court, in failing to attend witness, was drunk
when arrested, and being placed in a cell, broke
everything in 1t, was sentenced to the Workhouse
for ninety days.
John Duscal alias Alexis Giles, Geo. W. Wheeler
and Albert Pascsrt, arrested as dangerous and
suspicious characters" were sentenced to the
Workhouse for ninety days.
George Fay. Z. wellington and Johnny Lowery
have been arrested on q charge Of breaking into
house belonging to E. II. SamoDy, on Saturday
last, and stealing from the premises fixtures
valued at 5000.
The charge against Antonio Fernandez of steal
ing some valuables from trunk belonging to
Ferdinand Aime, was examined and dismissed for
want of proof, but the accused was sent to the
Workhouse for ninety days as vagrant.
RECORDER NEyJLLE's CoURT.-Geo. Hays and
Richard Murray, vagrants; P. Farrell and Oscar
| McMaile, suspicious characters; Henry Hartman,
| accused of robbery; John O'Brien, drunk and
disturbing the peace; William Richards thief
| Mary Griffin, an habitual drunkard, and Peter
Robinson, another thief, were all arraigned before
the recorder this morning and sent to the different
houses of correction. A couple were left the
Molly Moore and Adele Gnmau, coIored,
charged with stealing s23S. belonging TO James G.
Crogan were required 10 give bonds in the sum of
$1,000 each, to answer for their appearance on the
22d.
two breastpins and other articles from Bertha
Lewis, colored. Accused pleads guilty. Case
fixed for the 22d.
The case of Conrad Shredder, charged with en-
beZzng will be tried on the llth at one O'Clock.
Bail $4,000.