New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-18


adopted, and sent to the upper board for
concurrence.
The board then adjourned.
TIE OPERA HOUSE DIAMONDS REcov.
BRED.-lllle. Antoinette LIE Grande, men,
Der of the French opera, who was a few
days ago robbed OF pair of diamond car
rings valued at five thousand francs (gold),
has at length recovered her jewels. AT the
time it was suspected that q servant named
Eyeline had stolen them, and she at one
time admitted the theft, but afterward
changed her mind. Eveline was then re.
leased, but officer Dapass Swallowed her, and
some acquaintance tried the voudoo
dodge on her, and ere the incarnation had
been completed Eveline admitted that she
mad committed the theft and given the dia.
mOnds TO her sister Aurelia for keeping.
without letting Aurelia into tho secret,
Judge Gastinel visited her, while he left
Eveline in prison, and informed her that all
was known, an6 Aurelia at once delivered
the valuables to the recorder, who has them
in his strong box. The servant will to-day
be tried or the accusation. Mile. Le Grande
fally identified her property, and is of the
opinion that the police of New Orleans
know and perform their duties.
LOST Hrs MONEY AND HIS CoAT.-Francis
Brown, just arrived from Mobile, sought
come ancient female acquaintance on
Dauphine street where he intended spending
his money free. He had not been long with
the women before they discovered that in
his coat pocket he carried aboul one hund.
red green dollars. These they were bound
TO have, and so one of the women slipped
of with both coat and money. Brown, a
member of the Diego persuasion, made
complaint to the second district station,
and an officer was sent after Miss Hamilton.
WEEKLY WoRKHoUsE STATISTICS. Number
of prisoners sent to the workhouse during
the week ending Saturday, March II, 1868 !:
White male natives, G; white male foreign
ers, II; cOlored male natives, Is; colcred
female natives, 0; white female natives, TO-;
white female foreigners, 8; total IL; foreign
ers naturalized, c. 81 can neither read nor
write, Il are drunkards, 81 have no occupa-
tions, % are married. OF the foreigners .
are from Ireland, 5 from Germany, from
France, from England, from Mexico.
FIRST DISTRICT REcoRDER's Court BUILD
ING.-The contract for erecting building
on Lafayette street, near the corner of Dry.
AIDES, for a recorders court, police station,
and lookup, was yesterday adjudicated by
the controller to Mr.. Daniel Mulliga1, for
the sum Of s26, 900. The plans and specif.
cations have been published in detail in the
REPUBLICAN,. Mr.. Mulligan is the agreeable
gentleman who so wrought upon the sym
pathies of Mr.. Mouney, the assistant city
treasurer, last December. as to induce the
latter to give him small city notes, such as
used to be in circulation, for q $40 city note.
Mr. Mulligsn then wrote model letter,
which we Published. It is pressaea tina:
he is model builder. Two gentlemen, who
gave bonds for the faithful performance of
his contract, assured the city that he is.
FIRsP DISTRICT REcoRDER's CoURr.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Regain were sent before the
criminal court for trial, on charge of as
Fault and battery by John McDermott.
NJ. E. Slack was sent before the criminal
court for trial, on an accusation of assault
and battery on P. H. Cummings The
charge embraces an attempt to kill.
James Wood goes before the criminal
court for a hearing, on a charge of assault
and battery on F. Coed.
Savannah goes to the same tribunal &C.
cused of stealing iewelry from ]. R. Hamil.
ton, Melpomene street.
Leo Lee will be examined on the 25th, on
the charge of having in his possession, know
ingly, gold watch that had been stolen.
ALL TATrERED AND ToRE.-The furniture