The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-10
NUMBER 256.

ment of the city currency. and signed by Msssrs.
Joubert Kearny and Mary.
The following minority report, signed by Messrs.
Burbank and Sullivan, was also offered:
FINANCE COMMITTEES RooM.l
City Hall, June Q, 1868. 4
With reference TO the plan proposed BY Mr..
Avegno, for the payment Of the currency debt of
the City by means of lottery, the undersigned,
being unable 10 concur with the majority OF your
committee, beg leave to submit the following mi
nority report:
We believe that lotteries are not promotivs Of
good, and that they are very ready mode OF pro-
curing money from the poor and the adventurous.
The whole civilized world, through their govern
ments, with few exceptions, have established lot
teries as State institution and we do not believe
it true policy for the city of New Orleans, at this
time, to attempt to vie with Baden Baden or the
valleys of the Black Forest.
Our city, with its wealth and favorable position
for commerce. can pay its debts in legitimate
manner, and we think its citizens do not desire to
stain her credit at home and abroad, which the
proposed "lottery plan," in our opinion, will do.
The proposed adventure will keep a cloud over
the credit of the city for ten years, and should the
city desire 30 into the market 70 sell its bonds,
fnanciers would see, in the adoption of such q
scheme, little save pecunisry necessities, which
must have rendered our city well nigh despioabIe.
The scheme Is not only unwise, but Is unlawful.
The statutes Of 1888 and lS4l see revised statutes,
PIP. l49 and 1907 forbid not only lottery, but
me vending OF tickets of lotteries legally estab
lished elsewhere and 1t becomes the duty Of the
criminal judge to call the attention of the Grand
Jury 10 tie act at each term Of the court.
In 1866, (see acts of legislature p. 80, chap al,
an act was passed permitting the vending of
tickets by paying license fee of ten thousand
dollars. The argument used In this case was.
that tickets In the Havana and other lotteries
secretly and unlawfully sold, and that IL tue
State put on heavy license fee the result would
be to either drive the business out of the State.
or, in case one or two parties should pay the
| Hnap foa fbau he tn fkou
10 prevent others from engaging in vending lot
terry tickets.
BY the eleventh section of said act the legisla-
tuTe says:
"NoihiDg contained in the provisions Of this act
shall be construed TO authorize the establishment
of any lottery in this State"
Thus it win be seen that II the city Of New Or
leans enter into the proposed lottery, they not
only violating the principles of morality and ex-
pediency but the statutes of our State and, in
cur opinion, every citizen openly engaged in this
affair is liable 10 an indictment by the Grand Jury
We are therefore of the opinion that the plan
proposed by Mr.. Avegno should not be adopted.
The name Of Mr.. Burbank mot q member Of
the board) having been erased, the report was
filed.
A resolution inviting the Board of Aldermen to
joint session, fer the purpose Of eecting thir-
teen commissioners of the House of Refuge, was
offered by Mr.. Sullivan.
Mr.. Shields opposed the resolution as involving
procedure beyond the authority of the board.
The resolution being adopted, Mr.. Shields gave
notice of q reconsideration at the next meeting.
The chair decided Mr.. Shields out Of order,
vbereupon the latter appealed from the decision.
The appeal was not sustained.
The plan offered by Mr.. Avegno, embodied In an
ordinance submitted by the finance committee,
next came up for discussion. While il was being
read by the secretary, enter THE honorable
Board of Aldermen" and the council thereupon
went into joint session.
Mr.. Sullivan then moved the election of thir.
4aav nfousn of kho - Dafr
Mr.. Shields protested upon legal grounds
against such election.
Mr.. Sullivan thought that this council was as
competent to undertake it, although appointed
| by military authority, as any that had ever sat in
this hall, and renewed his motion. which was car
ried, and the council went into the election-Mr.
| Shields declining to vote.
The following candidates were declared elected
commissioners Of the House Of Refuge. VIZ:
]. II. 0glesby, 7. w. Bothick, T. Howard
Miilspaugh, W. b. Armstrong, VIM. McDaf, Ro-
| bert Watson, Edward Thompson, A. Deb.
Hughes, Louis Banks, Robert Bowie, J. s. Maun-
sell, ID. B. McCsrtley and 7. MGR Dunn.
The Board OF Aldermen then withdrew, and
the Assistant Board having deferred discussion
OF the finance question, adjourned.
REcoRDKR GAsrNEL's CoURr.-The case of
Philip Vita, for the killing Of 8. G. Sorensen,
continued from Monday, came up again yester.
day, before Recorder Gastinel. DR.. Stone, the
younger, made the post mortem examination Of
tne deceased. round nVe wounds, all Qun-shOt.
three Of them flesh wounds. and two that pene-
trsted the BODY. The shot holes were about tho
size that would be made by the pistol shown In
cOurt-s very small revolving pistol, everything
except the lock and tube being of white metal.
The weapon has seven chambers, all Of which
fave been discharged except two. DR.. Stone
saw the deceased in the Charity Hospital about
fifteen minutes after the shooting. 1t was about
O'Clock in the morning. I'd June. Made the post
mortem examination about that evening. The
KOun6 W carilv fata
that IN the abdomen was, as it penetrated the in
tesrines.
Michael Young slcOrn.-Works in the mill and
sash factory where the catastrophe occurred, cor
ner IRENE and Toulouse streets. Was working
there the morning of June I'd. Saw accused going
up stairs IN hurry, walk TO his Clothes which
we're hanging on the wall, fifteen or twenty feet
from the stairs. Accused took his revolver from
bis coat and walked to the bench where deceased
was sitting. Witness was five or six feet from ac-
cused. Accused then fred four shots at deceased
without saying word to him. Neither did tho
latter speak word. Deceased was on one side
Of the bench, and accused on the other. Witness,
if anything had been spoken between the parties.
would have heard il.
The prisoner was remanded to prison, without
benefit OF bail, to be tried before the First Dis
Jict Court on the charge Of murder.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-The case Of 7. Au-
dTeWs, charged with wounding cOlored Robert
Gibson with q dangerous weapon, was tried be-
fore jury. yesterday. Gibson swears that on
the LIST Of January last, about 10 A. NJ, he was
sitting on bridge over Galvez street canal, oppo-
site his dwelling, and, whilst quietly sitting there.
accused came up 10 him, and after exchanging
few friendly words, witness advanced and was
about ofiering friendly shake of his hand. when
accused struck him under the jaw. knocking him
of the bridge. Accused then drew q Bovis
knife and rushed on top of witness. Witness
seized the naked blade 10 avoid being stabbed
His hand, in the struggle, was badly lacersted.
Believes accused would have killed hun IL coored
Thomas Green had not interpo5ed, and by main
force taken accused of. Witness gave accused
10 cause or prOvocation.
James Brennan was tried and a verdict rendered
Of not guilty, ON the charge of killing Patrick
CsughA, al the corner Of Camp aud ThAlia
streets.
Israel Temple was found guilty of manslaughter
in killing Charles Smith, ana remanded for SEN
tence.
SECOND DISTRICT POLICE STATION Monday
evening, about bsfpast eight, an old gentleman,
named Craft, was accidentally thrown from his
buggy, at the corner of Claiborne and st. Anne
streets, and very severely injured by the wheel
passing over his body. He was taken 20 his resi-
dence, corner of Poydras aud Roman streets.