The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-19
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Judge Walker retOrted by saying that the
parties discharged were as good witnesses for the
prosecution as those employed at present."
We should have added, 1were good witnesses
for the Defense"
The horses Of the Black Maria, of the First
District station have been in the hands of q con-
stable for seven weeks. The finance committee
of the council should take steps to release them
as their necessity is daily felt
Nessrs. Cooley, Ludeling, Crawford Wander
grif, NAPLES, McMillen, Barrett and Ferguson,
all delegates to the convention now in session at
Mechanics Institute, occupied stage box at the
Academy last evening, and enjoyed heartily, 10
all appearance, the travestis upon the body in
question.
Gen. Hancock will postpone until some time
next week his contemplated trip TO Galveston and
Austin.
Remember the dress ball to be given by Quit
man Lodge No. 76, F. and A. NJ, on the evening
OF the 29th inst, at Masonic Hall. The beautiful
ceremony OF q Masonic baptism will precede the
That man is truly an object of pity who, oc.
| cupying seat at the st. Charles Thester and
hearing Iago whisper poisoned words in OthellO's
ear, laughs outright. as if it were q good joke.
To mourn the d. mise Of such person would be
United States Commissioner Shannon has com.
mitted for trial Marie Deherbe, who is accused of
drawing the bounty due Charles Rednight, a sol
der, who died in the federal service during the
late war; by falsely representing herself to be the
mother OF the deceased and his Immediate heir.
Our readers will find it worth while to peruse
the report of yesterdays proceedings of that
! honorable body the reconstruction convention
| published elsewhere. 1t has come to a dead stand
still until the sergeantat arms shall have hunted
! up all the absent delegates, sick well, in town
| or out of town, and brought them up on the floor
TO vote on an important question pending for four
! days past.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
! thermometer at G. Duhamel's. corner Benville
| and Cbartres streets, as follows: At GAM,
Al degrees; at IL NJ, 45; at P. NJ, 46; at 6
| P. NJ, AZ. -r-- .....
! THE BAZAAR CAsE.-Sometmea ago the Common
Council passed an ordinance TO authorize the con-
| troler to sell the farming of the Bazaar between
the two French markets. Mr.. W. II. Wells, who
claims to be the lessee of the Bazaar,
| instituted proceedings against the city in the
Sixth District Court, and caused an Injunction to
issue against the city and others, enjOining the
corporation from collecting any revenues of the
! said market. In due course of law the injunction
was dissolved and the claims of the plaintiff dis
missed. On Friday Mr.. Wells filed a motion in
the same court asking for a suspensve appeal.
returnable TO the Supreme Court on the second
Monday in February, on the ground that there is
error to his prejudice in the order of the court
which does not require any security from the de-
| PENDANTS, and that evenif they had been required
so to do, the order inhicts an irreparable in
! jury to the mover.
! EXTENSIVE FIRE.-About 45,o' o'clock A. NJ. yester-
| day FIRE broke out in the shed of a house at the
| corner of Front and Constance streets, and soon
communicated to the main building, which was
| etlrely consumed. Ine Dulldlng was owned Dy
| Mr. Nash, and occupied by Mr.. Cypher. fresh
wind was blowing at the time and the flames then
| communicated to twostory house, owned by
| Mr.. John Brien thence TO a two-story frame
house, owned by Mr.. McCulloch. and occupied by
Messrs. Gallagher and Jourdan thence to the
property and residence of Mr.. sykes, all of which
| were destroyed. The extent of the loss has not
been sscertained. Mr.. Brien is partly insured for
| $4,000. The fire was doubtless the work of an
| incendiary.
L A. . 49,
| unknown man came to her house on Rampant
street, near st. Louis street, and while she was
| absent from her room, decamped with two brace
let's, watch, two gold chains and lot of small
jewery-the whole valued at $500.
| The Office of DR.. Taney, corner Of Custcmheuse
and Dauphin streets, was entered by some un-
known person, on Friday, between and O'Clock
P. NJ, and robbed of clothing to the amount OF
sixty dollars.
About o'clock on Friday night, the store No.
| so Royal street, was entered by q robber who
| capped without taking away anything, the inmates
of the house being in the rear OF the store, hav.
log been aroused by the noise made by the intru-
der No clue has been obtained Of any Of the
| robbers.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-The following sen.
/ tences were passed by Judge Howe yesterday:
| Charles Dupree, alias "Stone House jack" for
larceny, six months in the Pententisry.
| Leon johnson, colored, for larceny, three
months in the Parish Prison.
Edward Walter, for larceny, one year in the
| Penitentiary.
George Fay and Johnny Lowrey, boys, for lar
ceny, six months in the House Of Refuge.
Palmyre, colored, for larceny, two months in
| the Parish Prison.
Henry Williams and Lafayette Robinson negroes,
for larceny six months in the Penitentisry.
4 Paul Francois, alias Polite Francois Batteau,
\ colored, for wounding with dangerous weapon,
| one year in the Penitentisry.
| John Action, for larceny ak months in the
| House of Refuge.
Jean Lesca, for larceny, six months in the Peni
! tentiary.
Augustin Onie, for assault and battery, fined ten
dollars.
Lubin johnson. negro, for larceny, six months
in the Parish Prison.
RECORDER NEyILLEs CoURr.-J. GOff was sent
to the Parish Prison for twenty days for stealing
| mackerel.
Phil. Thomas, coored, a suspicious character
was sent for thirty days.
John McCubings and Mike Saunders Of the same
stripe, were sent to the WorkhOuse for ninety
days. They are considered dangerous, besides
Stallion (!) Price and Toney, two colored
thieves were sent to the Parish Prison for thirty
days each.
Mary Ford, q poor insane woman, was sent to
\ the Insane Asylum.
Thomas Norton, drunkard, was sent for six
months to the Workhouse.
RECORDER GAsTNEL,s CoURr.-Joseph Meyer
residing at No. 1T Rampant street. was arrested
yesterday, and gave bond to appear TO answer
complaint made by police officer w. Sears who
accuses him of allowing to run at large two fe-
| rocious dogs, which attacked the officer, about
two o'clock yesterday morning, on Customhouse
| street.
Clara Fisher. who keeps bagnio at the corner
| of Customhonse and Villere streets, has been ar
rested on charge Of assaulting Louisa Wallace
and robbipg her of cloak worth thirty dollars.
Clara gave bail for her appearance.
Officer J. King, OF the police has been arrested
on a charge Of assaultng Sergeant Douglas, Of
the Second District, with poker, about O'Clock
| yesterday morning, with intent to kill. Sergeant
Douglas was badly bruised and cut, and is con-
fined TO his room, but the injuries are not
dangerous.
Jean Montane, the negro voudou doctor, so
well known in the lower part of the city, has
been required 70 give bail for his appearance on
charge Of collecting from Antonio Cordero the
sum of sl35, for services rendered to one Vidal
who died. The accusation is that Montsne pre-
tended TO be licensed physician when attending
Vidal; and having collected his fees as physi-
clan, he is charged with obtaining money under
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