New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-24

Court for trial.
SENT FOR TRIAL.-Recorder Becker this
morning sent William s. Foley, one of the
parties arrested under the forty.frst section
of the Metropolitan Police Law, to the First
District Court for trial. He made some
timely and well considered remarks in ref
erence to the duty ofsustaining the law and
Furnishing criminals.
PARAGRAPHs.-The "steam man." after
being stuck on the bar, is expected to be at
No. "a st. Charles street tomorrow. Other
men steam it at the bar.
Professor Seaman, of the High School,
had his pocket picked of a watch and chain
on Canal street, while stopping to look at
dwarf.
Thomas Haynes was robbed of pocket
book containing $3.50, Tuesday night, on
Rampant street.
At a late hour Tuesday night, as gentle
man named Granger was returning home
along st. Charles street, he was assailed
near the corner Of St. Mary street by two
unknown men, who knocked him down and
robbed him of gold watch and small
sum of money.
The colored man, William White, who, on
Monday, got his leg caught in machinery
and who was terribly mangled, died yester-
day morning at seven o'clock. He had been
taken to the Charity Hospital, where his
leg was amputated close up to the thigh.
About eight o'clock Tuesday evening,
while Mrs. Corps, IN her house on Derbigny
street, between Bagatelle and St. Anthony,
was, with lighted candle in her hand,
filling coal oil lamp it exploded seriously
injuring an infant child, who is not ex-
pected to recover.
An affidavit has been made before Re.
corder Gastinel, charging G. Ferrand with
obtaining goods under false pretences. He
went to the store of Mr.. James Pleasant on
St. Louis street, and by assuring the clerk
that he had arranged everything with the
proprietor, induced the young man to let
him have three casks of wine. Ferrand
has not been seen since, unless very lately.
The business of the First District Court
was unimportant yesterday, except that
the Grand Jury presented a report of the
usual routine character, concerning the
Parish Prison and various city institutions.
They complain that the records of the First
District Court are scattered about the Court
building-and recommend that they be COL
lected together and deposited properly in
some place devoted to the purpose.
John Rizzoti, an old resident of the Third
District, left his home Tuesday morning at
six o'clock and has not been heard of since.
1t is feared that he has committed suicide
by drowning, as he intimsted as much to
his friends several days before his disap-
pearance. He has been in failing health
for several years. When he left his home
Tuesday morning he bid his wife, who is
sick in bed, goodbye. He also took solemn
leave Of his son, but stated as he started off
that he was going to church.
Captain Schneider reported last evening
that colored man named Major Todd was
assaulted and beaten with pine knot, in
the rear of the premises No. so st. Thomas
street, on Monday night about twelve
o'clock, by some person or persons I'M
known. The injured man, after remaining
there for the balance of the night, was car
ried to his residence on Race street, near
Annunciation, where he died about four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Special Off
GERS Cummings and Monaghan have ar
rested two colored men named Elias Hutch
inson and Edward Norman as accessories to
the killing of deceased.
Jose Centenos was arraigned before the
Third Recorders Court on the charge of
numbering Frank Myers, his employer, at
the corner of St. Anthony and Goodchildren
streets, on the thirtieth November last.
Both were engaged painting house, quar-.
rel ensued, and the deceased was stabbed.
According to the testimony of Corporal
Icks and Policeman Sedgewick, the deceas-
ed on the night of the homicide identified
the accused as the party who stabbed him.
Centenos was then taken to prison and
blood was found on his shirt sleeve. Re-
corder Masicot sent the case before the
Criminal Court.
Sergeant Gibney reports fire this morn
ing at half-past ten o'clock, originating in a
tar roofing establishment, No. 800 Gravier
street, of Paige & Co. The fire was caused
by the overflow Of the retort. Damage slight.
The office of the firm is on Camp street.
Michael Butler was arrested little
before twelve O'Clock last night by Corporal
Creagh, for drawing a revolver on st.
Charles street, and threatening to shoot ].
Usher or some other man.
The fire this morning at quarter past
eight O'Clock was at No. AZ Soraparu street.
Damage slights Cause a defective chimney.
One of the wheels Of No. 22's steamer was
twisted off on First street by getting caught
in rail.
Henry Meyers and Fritz Bendez were ar
rested last evening on Old Levee street for
assault and battery with intent to kill.
Patrolman Garfield carried to the Fifth
Precinct Station, at two o'clock yesterday,
q new anvil, which he found in a yard on
Frenchmen street, left there, it is supposed,
by party who stole it. In 1868 two German
soldiers carried an anvil on the march two
or three days in one of the many campaigns
Of the army of the Potomac, on the route to
and from Bull Run. Mr.. Garfield is ahead.