New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-02

PARAGRAPHs.-Three hundred petit jurors
names have been drawn from the jury-box
and are summoned to appear in the First
District Court on Monday morning next.
The receipts of internal revenue in this
(Firstl District of Louisiana during the
month of November past amounted to $780,.
704 so.
About two o'clock yesterday afternoon a
colored man, named Joseph Batter, fell from
the second story of a house on Dauphin
street, which he was painting. He was
very seriously injured, and was taken to his
home in the Third District.
The Finance Committee of the Board Of
Aldermen have recommended retrenchment
in the city's expenses and stoppage of
further contracts.
The steamer Magenta, Captain Hicks, ar
rived yesterday from Memphis with 4O2s
bales of cotton, the largest load of the
fleecy staple brought to this port this season
and the largest since the war.
About six o'clock last evening, cabman,
number of cab unknown, drove over boy
ten years old, named Michael Cal penter.
The boy was taken to his residence, No. Is
St. Ferdinand street, near where it happen.
ed. The driver was not arrested and we are
not advised as to the extent of the boys in.
juries.
Jackson Railroad passenger trains now
leave the depot, foot of Calhope street, at
A. NJ. and 81 P. NJ, and arrive at 6 A. N.
and l:55 p. N. Travellers and persons ex-
pecting the arrival of friends will note this.
Yesterday officer Metz arrested Joseph
Roy, on warrant from the Recorders
court, charged by William B. Eatau with
having set fire to a vacant tenement house
belonging to him, on the night OF the tenth
instant. He was supposed to have been in
cited to the act by revenge, having been put
out of the house in default of rent.
The residence of Mr.. II. ]. Aston, on
Tonti street, near the corner of Canal, was
entered Monday night by some unknown
persons and robbed of quantity of wear
ing apparel, some silver plate and gold
watch. An entrance was effected through
the front door by means of an outsider, and
an escape made in the same way.
Only two offers for exchange of bonds
were made up to yesterday, as advertised
for by the Board of Commissioners of the
consolidated debts of New Orleans. One of
the offers was to exchange four bonds of
$1,000 each, for consolidated bonds at $3.50
per bond. The other to exchange for three
consolidated bonds of $1,000. The offers
were rejected by the Board. se
The Board of Aldermen have adopted
resolution instructing the Surveyor to place
In perfect condition, at oEce, all the levees
and wharves the whole city front. Some
OF the wharves are said to be slipping into
the river. The Surveyor estimates that the
work will cost SIC, 900.
A difficulty occurred on the schooner
FREELY yesterday between two sailors,
named Thomas Oats and John GRAY, which
resulted in the latter being dangerouslyif
not mortslly wounded by knife in The
hands of the former. As soon as the stall.
bling was done the assailant leaped ashore
and succeeded in making his escape, while
the wounded man was taken to the hospital
aud his injuries cared for by physician.
Andrew Grove, a German, took lodging at
No. l6 st. Philip street, between Levee and
Charities. He had with him Sl75 in green
backs, and this upon retiring Monday night
he placed under his pillow. His roommate,
Henry Rosenblack, was the only man Grove
states that knew whore the money was
placed At any rate in the morning the
money was gone Rosenblack meanwhile
had arisen and gone out, but was subse-
quently met by Grove at the PostofIi