The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
Tural Sntelligente.

of war arrived in the city on Monday evening
and is stopping at the st. James.
We beg to return our thanks to the commits.
sioners Of election of the Tenth and Eleventh
Wards for their courtesies In furnishing rs with
the official returns in those wards.
The death of the well-known VIM. Roderick,
otherwise known as Scotch Billy. is announced.
The deceased had for years past kept a cigar
stand on st. Charles street, at rsttersals so that
almost everybody knew him. He had lived in
New Orleans over thirty years, and was aged
slxty-seven at the time of his death.
The tally sheet Of the recent elections at Poll
No. /, Tenth Ward, is. as large as a good-sized
table CLOTH and, as an instance of laborious COM
putatiOn, is remarkable.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamels corner Bienyille
and Chartres streets, was as follows At 6 A. N.
50 degrees IL N. IL ; 3P.N.72; 6P.M.7 IL.
There were crowds of negroes yesterday about
the Warmoth headquarters, looking as if they
were expecting compensation for their services
pehpatetic politicians and itinerant voters.
The Jury of inquest in the case of Sophia Meyer,
who poisoned herself with landanum, say in their
verdict that the druggist from whom she obtained
the laudanum. "Ought TO be punished for selling
two bottles of laudanum TO the girl without an
order from a physician" He has not been ar.
rested, and the coroner desires a suppression Of
his name for the present.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-At the meeting last
night a communication was received from the
mayor, recommending that the amount necessary
city and on the bonds issued to railroad oOmpa.
nies be collected exclusively in national currency.
The message was referred to the city attorney for
his Opinion-the mayor also recommending in it
repeal of the ordinance suspending the collection
Of taxes for 1861, 1862 and 1868.
The ordinance from the Assistant Board to sell
the right of way for a railroad on Magnolia, Free
ret, jackson and Claiborne streets, in connection
with the Common and Claiborne streets Railroad,
was concurred in on nrst reading.
The resolution to pay A. D. Grief sl200 money
laid out by him in procuring provisions for the
people OF New Orleans from Red River, in 1862,
was referred to the finance committee.
A resolution authorizing the Crescent City Rail-
road Company to build single track from the
present terminus of its road in the neutral ground
intersection OF Magazine and Old Leyee and Canal
streets through the east side of the paved street
OF Canal street to Chsrtres street. thence to cross
TO the west side Of Canal street. for the use OF the
TchouDitouss street cars, and to build a single
track from the intersection of Chartres and Canal
streets TO Royal street. thence to cross the west
side Of Canal street, for the use Of the Annuncia-
tion street cars, ETC., etc., was laid over until the
next meeting.
A petition from one hundred aud twenty pro-
perty holders in the rear of the Fourth District,
in favor of the proposed extension Of the Canal
and aibOrne streets railroad across and above the
New Canal, was referred to the committee on
streets and landings.
resolution, setting apart tie landing between
Race and Robin streets, exclusively for a coal
boat landing, was adopted.
The resolution prohibiting the city treasurer
from paying any claim exceeding one hundred
dollars in city money, and requiring him to pay
every claim exceeding one hundred dollars IN
certificates Of indebtedness, was amended so that
all debts, large or small, shall be paid IN certn-
Gates of Indebtedness, and no more city money
shall be paid out, was adopted as amended and
passed both readings.
An ordinance from the Assistant Board grant
ing TO the New Orleans Grain Elevator and Ware
IL Of ubarf in
front of their premises, and other privileges, for
period or fifteen years. was concurred in on a
first reading.
The board then adjourned to meet the Assistant
Board in joint session.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN President
Hepp in the CbGd'.-The treasurer'srepOrtsh showed
balance of Sle9 S02 20, viz City notes, twos
and tbrees $l09, ,l25; cut fves, 1892 50 old issue,
S297 IS fractional S3c.; legal tender $4l IL.
petition from the Canal and Claiborne Streets
Railroad Company, asking permission to build an
extension on Canal street, from Rampant to Mag
azine streets, was referred
resolution paying $4,000 to Alexander Walker
for professional services, was adopted.
petition from the president of TIE st. Charles
Street Railroad Company, asking permission to
extend the track from the south side of Canal and
| st. Charles street TO the river, was referred.
resolution forbidding the issue of city notes
except TO parties holding claims less than 500,
and making it optional with these TO receive either
money or certificates being amended by striking
out the "optional' provision, was laid on the table
| subject to call.
The grain elevator ordinance amended from
"tenu TO " fifteen" years, and also by striking
| out the word merchandise, !" was passed on its
| second reading, and sent to the Board Of Alder
| men for concurrence.
The adjudication of the iron building at the
head of Canal street, TO John Henderson, Jr., was
| disapproved.
The Board of Aldermen here entered, and the
| council went into joint session. IL was subse
quently ascertained by the visiting aldermen thai
| no formal invitation had been sent, whereupor
| they withdrew.
An ordinance selling for a term of ten years
the revenues of certain markets, providing the
same be sold for a sum not less than 81 100000
| was passed on two readings.
The board then adjourned.
| HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-A colored man, named
| Louis Rose, was arrested on Howard street, las
| evening charged with having knocked dowl
| another colOred man named White and robbed
| him Of twenty-three dollars. IL appeared tina
| White, in making purchase in neighborins
| store, had got change for twenty dollar bill
Meanwhile, Rose had been watching the opera
| ton and at the first convenient opportunity
| pounced upon him. But an officer happened {,
| hear the Tumpus which ensued, and Rose vii
| have an opportunity this morning Of explaining
his conduct TO the recorder.
STABBING AFFAIR.-A colored man named San
Houston was dangerously stabbed, during an at
| tack mace upon Dlm on CustOmnOuse sueet, DC
tween Franklin and TTeme, by three unknown
negroes on Monday night. BE was taken to hi
| home few squares off, and his assailants tenn
| porarily escaped, but later in the evening thre'
| men, named johnson, Alexander and Murphy
were arrested, charged with the crime.
New ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT NoRTHER'
| RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The following gentlemen
have been chosen directors of the Jackson Rail
road Company for the ensuing year:
| From IOuisidnd-Messrs. G. ]. Beauregard
G. Feuowes, VIM. Henderson, Williamson Smith
]. J. Warren, VIM. A. Gordon, Q. j. Leeds, A
Schreiber, E. ]. Forstsll, W. E. Seymour, job
Armstrong. Alfred Moulton.
From Mississippi Writ Adams, R. ID. Brown
B. L. HATCH B. b. Barker, A. NJ. Carothers, l..
Montgomery.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT Judge Hotce-Apr
2l.-John Jackson, tried for entering the store o
W. G. LYON & Co., and stealing therefrom
chest of tea, was found guilty OF burglary an
larceny.
| toruey in the following cases: