The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-21
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child, two years old, named James Conley.
was run over on Chippewa street, between st.
Mary and Felicity streets, on Thursday, one wheel
passing over his body.
has been withdrawn from the Customhouse for
transfer in bond to Peoria, Ills, which city has
recently been made port OF delivery. The iron
is TO be used in constructing the Toledo, Peois
and Warsaw Railroad.
girl twelve years Of age, named Mary Stokes,
and man named Ponize, aged forty, are reported
missing since day before yesterday at The Central
station
Mrs. Rieder, No. 62 Rousseau street, met with
a serious accident yesterday, while engaged In
hanging up clothes on a shed, by falling from the
shed TO the ground. She was considerably bruised
about the body and on the left leg. v-
An old shanty on Coliseum street, occupied by
H. Bayard, caught fire from defect in the stove
The fre was extiDguished by the policeman on
the beat. No alarm was given.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. DuhamePs, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets, was as follows: At A.
NJ, SO degrees; at II NJ, &C; at 8 P. NJ, So; at
6 p. NJ, 6S. .s.a 5lIIr4
House rents are still on the decline. Small cot
tsges, until recently renting for thirty 1--WE and
forty dollars, can now be bad at twenty-five and
thirty. We have heard of one two-ssory store on
Canal street. this side Of Rampant, which Is rented
at fifty dollars month. Board is offered at some
places with ROOM at eight dollars per week.
Numbers of people daily inspect the flame Of
natural gas burning at No. 10 Gravier street. side
by side with a jet Of the ordinary coal gas:
Among others, We are told, the superintendents Of
gas works in Philadelphia and Mobile have visited
the spot.
The funeral Of Frank j. Read late clerk at the
Central Police Station, wss numerously at
tended yesterday by his friends and the nem
bers Of Howard Lodge and Wildey Encanpment
l. o. o. F. The remains were inferred In Odd
Fellows Rest.
The SALE OF MARKET srALLs.-Mayor Heath,
he sio m
dDance providing for the sale of all the stalls in
the city markets for period Of ten years. Cen
troller Mandell gives notice, in pursuance OF its
provisions that the adjudication will commence at
noon ON Tuesday, the 3lst instant, commencing az
the beef market. The aggregate number of stalls
TO be adjudicated amounts to over three thousand.
The MILITARY ExcuRsIoSIsrs. is now
eighteen days since the excursion party from
headquarters left this city, for pleasant trip TO
the Rio Gfande, on the beautiful steamship
Josephine. since aground upon Brazos bar. Atlass
accounts they were all at Brownsville. making the
best of their unt0ward luck, and awaiting depart
ure for this city by some yesselof the Morgan iae
HEAVY FNE.-GeOrge Hannel was arraigued
before Recorder Neville Thursday morning on
charge of posting bills on lamp-posts on Common
street, in violation of city ordinances. Hsnnel
plead ignorance Of the law, he being a stranger
in this city. The recorder, as 10 duty bound, did
not entertain the plea, and fined the accused hfsy
dollars. The ordinances relating TO this ofiense
may be fouud in Leovy's Digest, and are num-
bered respectively 674 and 736. The latter pro-
vides against posting or painting advertisements
on any private or public wall or ience curbstones,
Tagging, gutter stones gateways, telegraph posts
fire plogs, wooden or on ratings OF the public
grounds or buildings, without written permis-
sion from the mayor, tor q time TO be therein
specified. The minimum of the penalty Is fifty
dollars, the fine TO be doubled for subsequent
onenses.
ACCIDENTAL SHOorINs.-Oficer James Me-
Manus, cOxswain of the river police, whlle max
| ing a roBad about half-past six O'Clock Thursday
morning, in boat No. 3, was accidentally shot
| through the arm--the ball afterwards lodging in
| his gfoin-with a Smith & Wesson's revolver ia
| the hands Of officer Henry Campbell. McManls's
wound ia, happily, not considered dangerous.
sHooTIss AND srABBne AFFRAY.-About half
past sick O'Clock Wednesday stternoon difficulty
/ occurred at the corner OF Royal and Hospital
streets, between two individuals, named Galigny
and Laresche. The former slapped the latter
| in the face, and GaligDy was slightly cut ia re
| turn. Galigny thereuDOn ran into the drug
store at the corner and procured pistol, with
which he shot Laresche in the left and slightly
injured the right side Of his head. Laresche
whose wounds are painful, bat not considered dan
geFous, refuses TO make an affidavit agains
Galigny.
RuNAwAYs.-About midnight on Thursday, th,
horses attached to carriage No. took fright, AM
ran of, throwing the driver, Michael Kerns, iron
bis seat on TO the pavement the corner of Delor
and Annunciation streets, and niur ng him seri
ousy. He was taken to his residence on Maya
zine street, between Thalia and Melpomenc streets
CHARGE or PERJURY AGAINST STREET Con-
| MISSIONER BAKER.-1he following affidavit ha
been made by Mr.. II. X. Nixon, of this city
| before Governor j. B. Weller, U. s. commiss soner
charging William Baker. the present street com
missioner, with perjury:
| United States of America, Eastern District 0
Louisiana, CITY Of Neec Orleans-Be it know
that on the 20tn day of March. in the year OF ou
| Lord one thousand eight hundred and sky eight
, | and the ninety-second year OF the independenc
| of the Unit ed States of America, personally cam
and appeared before me,J. B. Weller, Unite
States commissioner, duly commissioned an
| sworn In and for the district of Louisiana, ii.
Louisiana who, being duly sworn. says: That b
is citizen Of tie United States; that WlluaI
| Baker, who resides in the city OF New Orlean
and who holds the Office of street commissione
Gid on or about the llth day of april, A. D., ls6
| commit wilu and deliberate perjury in the takin
| certain oath before +. B. Vinot, deputy clerk
the United States Circuit Court, contrary to the az
| of Congress of the United States in such ca,
made and provided, and against the peace an
: dignity of the same that the oath sworn to an
: subscribed by the said Baker before the said.
| B. Vinot, deputy clerk of the United States Vi
, | cut Court, Is as follows:
II, William Baker, do solemny swear that
: have never voluntarily borne arms against Il
Unl ed States since have been citizen thereo
; that have voluntarily given no aid, countenanc
| counsel or encourae cement 10 persons engaged
armed hostility thereto; that Ihave neither sOug'
nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the fun
. | tons Of any office whatever under any authort
or pretended authority, in hostility to the Unit
States. That have not yielded voluntary su
port to any pretended government, auth orit
! power or Constitution within the United Stat
hostile or inimical thereto. And l do furth
swear that to the best of my knowledge Al
ability, will support aud defend the Constitute
OF the United States against all enemies, f1reil
ard domestic; that take this obligation freei
with. ut any mental reservation or purpose
evasion, and that | will well and faithfully d
charge the duties OF register of voters for {
First District of the city of New Orleans,
!, which | have been appointed, and on which a
about t. enter. SO help me God.
i 1 '(signed) WILLIAM bAhEh
o "sWoIn to and subscribed at New OrleaI
}, this. lIih day OF April, A. D.; 1861.
y ''(signed) ViHoI. Deputy Cierk
That the said VIM. Baker, in the taking sa
!, | oath, did commit the crime OF willful and deli
:. | crate perjury and did feloniously swear false
in this, to-wit That before the taking OF the Sd
a OATH and in and about the months Of APP
e March, February and January, A. ID. 1861. :
said Nm. Baker was voluntarily engaged in givi
p | aid countenance and encouragement TO pers0
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