The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-23
EOtal Sntelli9ente.

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in maintaining an insane asylum in the Third Dis
tIict, the establishment of which was rendered
necessary by military occupation of the depart
pent set apart for that purpose in the Parish
| Prison II ia also proposed to offer q claim OF
$lOO 600, for the re-erection of the Touro In
Urinary, destroyed by fire while in possession OF
| the troops
The further examination of the charges pre-
ferred against A. S. Mansfield by Vim. NJ Hall
was TO have been held yesterday, but owing to the
absence of the counsel and the fact that Commis.
sioner WeLer's presence was required else where
was postponed until this morning at half.past nine
| o'clock.
Somebody two or three nights since left on the
| doorstep OF house on Villere street large beel
| heart, bound with black Grape and stuffed with
tacks and variety Of herbs. 1t is supposed to
have been the work Of voudou art.
| The store of Henry Weiger, corner Of Custom.
| mouse and GAlvez streets, was entered on Thurs.
day, night and robbed Of some jewelry and
| clothing.
The ubiquitous John schnapper was yesterday
sent before the First District Court by Recorder
Neville under bonds Of $lOOO for trial on charge
| of burglary.
dale Gardens on the line of the Carrollton Rail
road, has rendered to Protector Fire Company
| No. 2 of Jefferson City, complimentary benefit
| in the shape of pic.nio to take place upon his
! grounds to morrow. We are under obligations
| for a complimentary ticket of invitation to par
| ticipate in the festivities of the occasion.
neat hand engine has just been completed for
| that gallant fire company Perseverance No. I3,
| by Mr.. 4. Bakesly, on Magazine street, between
| ST. Joseph and Julia streets. We took look at
the machine yesterday, and found it admirable,
| both in workmanship aud finish. Its entire weight
is about 23OO pounds and the running gear is par
ticularly noticeable, as combining lightness and
strength: The eolorng and gliding are also very
credtable to the skill and taste of Mr.. David
Siser, who had charge of that portion of the
work.
The pupils Of the Paulding School have kindly
remembered US in an invitation to attend their
picnic, 10 be given to-day at the City Park II
will afford US much pleasure TO respond thereto.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhameps, corner Bienvile
and Charities streets, was as follows: At A. NJ.
72 degrees; IL NJ. rs; Pm. so; P. NJ. 70.
In the window of the establishment of Messrs
E. Girsrd COuteuX, corner of Customhouse aud
CbaItres streets, there is now on exhibition a
beautiful and very elaborate chart, giving q com.
Rete record OF that time. e.honored organization,
Eagle Fire Co. MOI
The arbitratOrs appointed to assess the damage
TO the interests of the Carondeet Canal Com.
pany, by the drainage of the city into the canal,
have agreed upon $25 900 as the sum. Ii is un-
derstood that The city attorney regards the as.
sessment as excessive, and will ask for authority
to contest it in the courts.
CoURT ENGLIsH.-Q Queer English is constantly
heard in the courts. For instance, there is a
statute to punish the Obtainment of property by
false pretenses," as If pretenses could be any
arrest OF dangerous and suspicious eharac-
ters" IS authorized meaning of course danger
GUS and suspected characters. Again, indict-
ments for murder aver that the slayer did "kill
and murder the deceased, suggesting the posi-.
bility that man might be murdered without be.
ing killed, and " the perfection of reasOnr ignor-
ing its own axiom that the major offense includes
the minor. But the most stunning ex.
ample Of court English we have ever
known came under our observation in one
of the downtown recorders courts a few
days ago. We were perusing the testimony in
case OF burglary, written by the clerk, who, by
the way, is OF Gallo origin, and in the evidence
of one of the witnesses, describing the appear.
ance of the store broken into when he entered il,
We read: 81 found that htgge1' on the hoor.h
Reluctant to eshow ignorance of the signif.
absurd connection, we thought long az
to what it might possibly mean, but gave it Iup
at last and addressed MIR. Clerk: What the
ID is hugger!" "YOu don't know" he re.
piled, Z" what hugger ~" Upon receiving a
negative response, he very deliberately raised the
cover of his desk, took out and held I'D 10 our
astonished gaze an suger, rather sneeringly re.
pestng; You don't know what hugger is "
BUReLARY.-The rssidence of Mr.. A. Pallet,
No: l5S History street, was entered on Thursday
night, during the faniys absence, by thieves, who
stole ten silver spoons, ten silver forks and a va.
riety OF other valuable articles.
ANOTHER STREET RAnRoLp.-Tbe controIIer
will sell to-day at noon, at his Office in the Citv
Hall, the right OF way for twenty years fer a new
city railroad, commencing at the corner Of Canal
and Rampant streets and running as folloys:
Dow Rampant to st. Philip, down st. Philip 10
Msrsis, ,wn barsis and Morales to Union, down
Union 10 Humanity, up Humanity to Gentilly Road,
I'd Gently Road to Bayou Road, up Heavou Road
TO Espl&nace, up Esplansde to Robertson, 10
Robertson to Bienyille, up Bienvle TO Rampant
and thence back to the starting point on Canal
street.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE PosTeFFICE RoBBERIEs
Tie four young men whose arrest on suspicion of
having perpetrated recent robberies st the Post.
ofhce was mentioned in our edition of yesterday
we're arraigned for examination before United
iStates Commissioner Weller at the United States
Court room. Col. Field appeared as counsel for
Newman, while the other three were unrepre-
sented. The following testimony was taken:
X. i. Bradley slrOrTl-Am aid to the chief OF
police, and made the affidavit on which the &C.
cused were arrsigned. About two months ago a
young man informed me that a draft drawn on
Wood, Low Ludwigsen in favor of Webster &
Co., for $500, had been passed with a forged in.
dOrsement. He called upon Wood, Low & Lud-
Wigsen, and inquired whether they had honored
such draft. They informed me that they had
not, but that they had paid one for 1925. Web.
ster Co. were then called upon, and it was
ascertained that they had received no such draft
but that they expected one from Columbus, Ca,
for that amount (s225.) The draft had been paid
by check on the Mechanics and Traders Bank.
of March he had received q letter from his Co.
lumbus, Ca, correspondent, purporting TO en-
close draft for s225, but postscript stated the
draft could not be sent for a day or two. After
my visit, he wrote to his correspondent stating
that the draft had not come to hand, and asking |
that in case it had been sent to send duplicate.
The duplicate was sent, and came safely to hand,
and was honored. The original was in the hands |
of Wood, Low Ludwgsen, bearing the forged |
Endorsement Of the firm. The signature was |
written across the top of the back of the draft |
where, Mr.. Webster said. he would not have
placed it, The POstofice box Of the firm at the |
time was glass box, No. 81, which was too high |
to admit of the possibility of letters being ab. |
stracted from the outside. There was 10 one in |
particular about Webster & Co.'s to send to the |
Postofice. Sometimes one Of the firm went and |
sometimes one of the clerks
Mr.. Ludlcigsen SlcOrH-The draft produced /
was presented on the l7Ih Of March, by young /
man who asked that the check be drawn pays. |
bic TO bearer as be wished to deposit the amount |
Mr.. l.. refused, telling the young man that if the
check was drawn to the order of Webster 4 Co. |
it would answer just as well for deposit. The |
young man took the check and said no more /
He thought that Little was the party who pre-