The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-31
NUMBER III.

the party Of three who attempted to break open
The door Of his residence, No. 800 Dauphius
street.. Before the would be burglars gained an
entrance Mr.. Croure was awakened by the noise.
ana nred shot at them. which did not take
ehect. On the person of Peterson was found Q
jimmy" and razor.
1HE BOARD OF METROPOLITAN Police have bees
gro sy negiecuui Of their promise to appoint no
more negroes on the police. The citizens are
lnoigpant at the etationing Of negro captain OF
the squad at IRENE post. These grievances must
end. sooner or later.
TIE NEGRO arrested, charged with the murder
OF the cardriver and his son, fortnight ago
near the Unitad States Barracks, has been acquit.
ted by Massicott, recorder of the Third District.
AN UNKNOWN MAN was discovered in the resi-
dence of Mr.. Rousseau, No. 4l6 Camp street,
about eight O'Clock Tuesday night, by SER
want girl, who promptly gave the alarm. Sergeant
Foster, Of the police, responded thereto, but
when he entered, the thief had gone. taking no.
thing with him, however.
A SLIGHT FIRE occurred in the grocery store OF
Mr.. c. 81. Thompson, corner Of. Moreau and
Louisa Streets about nine O'Clock on Tuesday
evening, being caused by lighted candle falling
the inmates without any serious damage being
done.
cart on New Levee street, near Felicity. On
1usstay, and was seriously injured. He Was rs-
moved to the residence of his parents.
An ORDERLY eERGKASr Of the United States
army. from yicksburg, has applied to Superin-
tendent Cam for the arrest of citizen of Natchez,
Mr.. w. j. Hewitt, who, 1t is alleged, assaulted
Mississippi member Of Congress on board OF the
steamer Il. E. Lee, few days since. The SER
eeant is acting under instructions from General
Dudley, commanding the post at Nstchez.
0pFIcKR MURPHY RsPoRrED last night. that
ODr NH,
woman named Margaret Welmer. living on Dryades
street, between Josephine and Jackson Streets
was badly cut in the face by her husband in
drunken quarrel. She wss conveyed to the hos.
pits, and the husband was arrested. a
OFFICER SHEPARD, of the Jefferson City police,
reports that he shot in the thigh a colored man
named VIM. Tucker, whom he was arresting upon
a charge made against him In that precinct. The
wounded nan was brought to the Fourth District
station Tuesday morning. and was thence sent to
lie Charity Hospital.
u. s. COMMISSIONER wARREY's CoURT.-Private
VIM. Bell, company X. 39th infantry, has been
brought before the commissioner upon q charge
preferred against him by Lieut.. Bogel, command
ing his company, of having. at Fort Pike, on the
9Th inst, stolen from fellow soldier q pocket.
book containing s92 so. The case was originally
forwarded by Lieut.. Col. Lawson, commanding
the post TO the headquarters district of Louisiana
with request that the accused be tried by court
martial, but the application was returned, in
dOrsed as follows: +" Respectfully returned, etc.
Asa conviction by general court mar; Al would not
result in the recovery of the stolen money, it is
directed that tie case be first tried before the civil
authorities, who alone have the power to order
restitution. After that has been done the matter
can be brought before general court martial on
these charges and the culprit dismissed the ser
vice.
Subsequently Lieut. Col. lawson returned the
stolen meney has been recovered. and there being
no civil authorities nearer than New Orleans 70
turn the within named soldier over to. ! would re-
spectfuly request that he be brought before q
general court martial for trialn
To this second application the following reply
was returned: "The fact that the most of the
stolen money has been recovered does not de-
tract from the offense. Therefore, as this man is
not fit for the SERVICE and as conviction before
the civil authorities is more desirable than mill
tsry, this case will be sent before United States
commissioners in this city, Fort Pike being on a
Several charges of assault and battery. either
the high under the civil rights bill. have
teen made aud fixed for examination.
The DISTRICT COURTS having adjourned during
THE present week, there is nothing from them to
report.
RECORDER BECKER's CoURr.-The examination
into the charge of rape preferred against Henry
Meyers by Vim. Winkelman, was concluded yes
teTcay. The recorder announced that he would
reserve bis decision until Saturday at 10 A. N.
A. j. Shepard. arrested on Tuesday night by
officer etspleton at the corner of Basin and Poy-
dras streets, charged with picking q drunken
mans pocket, was sent before the FIRST District
Court for trial, bonds of $500 being required.
JOHN THOMPSON was sent by Judge Gastinei to
the Parish Prison, to be tried in the First District
Court on the charge of stealing a clock, valued
at SIS, from the store Of g. Z. Schmidt, so Bien-
vile street.
There wss nothing further of any importance
before Recorder Gastipei, his time being occupied
during the greater part Of the forenoon with set
ting petty squabbes among neighboring market
hucksters and old women. One Of these squsb-
bes was very amusing, the prosecutor being q
butcher who had caused one Of his patrons to be
arrested for ordering steak TO be cut from q
quarter of beef, and then refusing to pay for or
take il.
These tTifiing qusrrels among people about the
markets and leyee cause q good deal of embar-
rsstment 10 the worthy recorder and of unneess-
sary work to his officials. .rls
MrLrTABY.-Brevet Msjor MArston, first infan.
try has been ordered 10 report TO headquarters
department of Louisiana for temporary special
duty.
The special order directing Acting ssistant
Surgeon Barbour to relieve Acting Assistant Sur
geon Auerbsck from duty at Monroe, Ia. has been
revoked. Surgeon Barbour has been directed to
report to the medical director for annulment Of
contract