The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-17
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REPoRToRIAL BREvITIEs.-A blind man yester
day astonshed q gaping crowd, on Lafayette
Square, by walking slack wire.
Some audaci0us rogue with more enterprise
than discrimination, entered the banking house o:
Pike, Lspeyre & Brother. on Tuesday in broad
daylight, and cutting the cord by which was sus-
pended case containing samples of counterfeit
United States currency and treasury notes, made
oil with the whole concern. He was not detected
in the act but has doubtless, this, discovered
that he risked his precious liberty for bauble.
=, The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets, was as follows: At An,
4e degrees; Sat II NJ, SO; at iP. NJ, 553; at
P. NJ, IS.
MIR, James Moran was robbed yesterday morn.
ing OF $500 in city money. The money was in
package In the outside breastpocket OF his coat,
and was stolen between the corner of Canal and
ST. Charles streets and the Office of Mr.. Rulef on
GraVier street, near Camp.
The GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL Con-
oEKT.-The concert last evening at the National
Iheater, for the benefit of the Southern Soldiers
Widows and Orphans Asylum, was well at
tended. Mile Romey conducted the concert and
welded the baton with the grace of q queen and
the air of Maretzek or a Strakosch. The violin
solos of young Kaiser were fne for one SO young,
and brought rounds of applause. The scene Of
60 many young and beautiful ladies on the stage
was supeTlshyely fascinating, and the whole affair
passed of successfully. This reporter would sug.
eest, however, more melody and less symphony
1t is more acceptable to the mass.
SOUTHwEsTERN LODGE, /. o. o. F.-The four.
teeDth anniversary of Southwestern Lodge No.
40, i. o. o. F., was celebrated last evening at
Masonic Hall by grand fancy dress, mask and
Iegala ball. which was literally attended aud
duly enjoyed. There were some beautiful wo-
men ard brave men, and brightly the lights
sbone oer a festive company. Mr.. Gibney showed
Us the attention requisite TO gaining the necessary
information, and we enjoyed, as much ss.specsa-
tors could, a scene enjoyable in the extreme by
DartlclDAnta. rua
not be an odd feller!
THE BAKER INVESTIGATION CoMHrrrEE.-This
committee held another meeting last evening.
Mr.. JoubeTt in the chair, and Messrs Sterry
Straight, Mary and Gauche were present.
A communication from the committees on
streets and landings and finance of the council
giving list of the certificates approved in favor
OF Frank Marquee, as contractor.
w. @. Kinseltd StCOTT-Is assistant deputy
street Commissioner of the ninth ward anu has
been since June last; has collected contributions
from men employed under him for the benefit of
the executive central committee Of the radical
party; In August and September he collected
25 cents from each man and so cents from each
foreman; there was flying gang" of men
working in his ward; the shell roads were in a
miserable condition in the ninth ward; gave
orders TO Mr.. Marquee to repair the Louisa street
road; Marquee complied with few in part, the
rest he neglected; knows Barney Lafey, who
used TO work in the street commissioners depart.
ment; he told witness that he was discharged be-
cause he did not receive negroes in his gang;
D'Bomergue told him that he must have six
whites and six blacks; knows Louis Butler, who
had a cart in witnesses ward in November last a
eolOred man drove the cart; his name was Aleck.
Cross erGmlhed- Witness had twelve men un
der bis supervision, in one gang; the other men
were uncer the immediate control of D'Homergue;
this latter was the flying gang" the foreman
was Bernhard, he thinks, but is not certain; that
gaug was employed in ditching and grading dir
ferent streets, wherever necessary. The foreman
of the other gang was ADson besides the gang
urder Hsrtz, there was one under Reed, and he
thinks another under Berringen. There might
have been four gangs, including the flying gang;
the foIemen we're, he thinks, Bermere Anson
HaTtz ard Reed. Reed's.men were paving; they
numbered six or more; can'ttell exactly. Hartz's
or BerTingens were also paving and grading;
does not know how many there were in the gang.
Reeds gang were paving; he had six or more
men. Anson had at one time ten and at another
twelve in his gang. Knows two men by the name
of Williams; one is steamboat man and the other
policeman. Does nOtknoW Mr.. Sullivan; knowsa
a man named Sullivan. Neither the Williamses
nor tie Sullivan witness refers to had anything
TO do with the street commissioner department
Does not know Joseph Smith or Hannah by name;
might know them if he saw them. Does not know
J. Hare by name. Witness had about four round
stoned peved streets in his ward. There is only
one shell road in witnesses ward; there are three
squares Of cutters and five squares of she'll road.
Never has had cart in his or any other persons
name in the employ Of the corporation received
pay once for October, be believes, for a cart, by
authority from the owner, who is John Kaisella,
witnesses father.
DR.. Perry s11orn-Ssys he is, and has been, a
practicing physician and health officer OF
The Second District since the first Of July.
The streets, as far as the cleanliness was
concerned we're very bad. Witness reads extracts
from bis journal favorable to the good condition
Of the streets of the Second District during three
months Of epidemic. The extracts are offered in
evidence. Is demonstrator of anatomy in the
medical college. Witness does not know st.
Philip nor Nam streets; does not live in the
Second District; is more familiar with the First
District. Knows the street upon which Mr.. Fuen-
tes lives, main street) Never reported the fill
ing of these streets with Offal to the board Of
health. The excuse given to witness for throwing
the Cfal on Broad street was that the offal boats
were not in readiness TO receive them. Had q
desk in the street commissioners Office.
Question by Judge COllens-While in that Office
have You NOT, in the presence of Mr.. Bouny and
others, said that Mr.. D'Homergue could not pay
the expenses that he was incurring upon his
salary Of $50?
Aasaca'-Witness said that he knew that Mr.,
D'Homergue was spending more money than his
saleTy that he was paying debts to the amount
of 500; said this in the course of converse.
tion.
joseph De FuenteS Stcorn-Is employed in the
house Of A. +. Jones, cotton broker. Has resided
on Main, between Salsedo and Dupre, for the last
four years. Owns property in that neighborhood.
able streets leading to witnesses home repaired,
and the request was complied with. The street
on which witness lives was perfect swamp, and
il has been filled with Ofal during d 'Homergue's
administration. Other localities in the neighbor-
hood have also been filed during Mr.. D'Homer.
gues administration. These localities were per-
feet qusgmires. Witness never gave any money
or grstuity to Mr.. d Homergue, who never asked
him for snything. Witness says it would have
cost $1,000 to the city to fix st. ann street. Canal
street an Broad street roads in splendid con-
dtiOn.
Judge Walker now rose to announce to the
committee that important testimony, in favor of
the prosecution, could be derived from three
whom they would present before the
committee. Acceded to by the committee.
Mr.. HdpletOn slCOrIl-Is an alderman; is a hat |
merchant. Has seen the streets in good and bad |
condition. Visited Frenchmen street on or about |
the 9th December. The shell road was in an un- |
1T condition, and which should not be put before
this committee as a shell road. In general way |
he other shell roads which he visited were much !
better than the one alluded to above.
Gross eIdmined-lt was the first time that he |
visited FTenchmen street; drove about three or /
four squares; visited il since.
The defense now called for the names OF the /
III ee witnesses for the prosecution, which were /
named as fOllOws: Recorder Vennard. Mr.. Stokea