New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-31

sides IN the house, wrapped his coat around
the burning girl, and another inmate of the
house threw a blastket around her, Her
injuries are very serious, and her recovery
is doubtful. The girl residea near Bfr.
Cohen's, and only came there few minutes
before the unfortunate accident occurred.
The name OF the girl is Hattie Hartman, an
street.
Sent to the W0rkhouse.
Frank O'Brien, arrested on Barracks street
aS an idle person, having nc honest or yisi-
bic means of support being without employ
ment and unable to give good account Of
himself, was sent by Recorder Gsstinel to
the Workhouse for ninety days.
John Martin, colored, arrested in Tegeta-
Die market, charged with having a sack of
chickens in his possession supposed to be
stolen, was sent to the workhOuse for ninety
days. What subsequently became Of the
SIX live chickens and two dead ones is not
recorded.
Transferred 10 First Recorders Court.
George Plummer and Alfred Merritt,
colored, have been transferred from the
second to the first district recorders court,
for examination on the affidavit of Henry
Marks that on Tuesday morning, January
Il, about four o'clock deponent's premises,
No. 3l3 Magazine street, were burgariously
entered by some person or persons to him
unknown and the following property be.
longing to him, to wit: One lot Of private
papers, one Madrid lottery ticket of the
value Of S25, seven dollars in city currency,
was then feloniously taken, stolen, and
carried away. Affiant further says that by
virtue of search warrant the stolen prop.
erty was found in possession of the ac-
eused and by them kept concealed, knowing
the same to be stolen property.
sult against the city.
Cyprian Dufour, counsel for John Weber,
purchaser OF the beef market, has instituted
in the fifth district court SUIT against the
city of New Orleans and the city notary be-
cause certain part of the premises is occu-
pied by dry goods dealers and sausage
venders over which he claims but can not
obtain control. The market was adiudi-
Gated to Weber for S54, goo, and he has paid
$4,000. The writ is returnable in ten days
after the 2sth instant.
Mass Meeting.
a mass meeting was held at the city
treasury yesterday on the occasion of pay.
ing the employees of the city surveyor the
sum of S22, 900, all in notes below the denom-
ination of S..
Work for the People.
There are hundreds of unemployed peo.
pie in this city, white and colored, Amer
lean and foreign born, who are willing and
anxious to work if they can find anything
to do. In the city surveyors department
there are now only hundred men employ
ed, while there is work enough for three or
four hundred. The canals are reeking with
filth, and are obstructed to such degree
that the waters are stagnant, while the
canals are nearly bank full.
A resolution is now pending before the
council authorizing proposals for contracts
to cieAn the canals and throw out all the
obstructive aocumulations Of the past five
or six years. The health of the city requires
that the canals should be purified as early
in the season as possible, and befDre the
miasma arising from them shall ditfuse dis
ease and death among the community.
Prompt action should be taken by the city
council for this reason, and to give employ
ment to four or five hundred people who
are out of work.
Perseverance in BurgIariOus Operations
A house in the fourth district which is
not on any police beat has been four times
besieged by burglars, who as often left the
scene Of operations without success. The
last attempt was made on Wednesday night
last. The occupants of the house have at
last become as desperate as the burglars and
have taken an oath to shoot somebody the
next time the thing is attempted.
Frozen Fruit and Vegetables.
In the markets on Wednesday night fruit
and vegetables were frozen, and bananas
and radishes in that condition were sold at
reduced prices.
Meeting of the Liquor Dealers
A well-attended meeting of the coffee
house keepers was held at National hall,
Poydras street, last night for the purpose
of taking measures to induce the city coun.
Gil to reduce the rate of their licenses. The
usual style of logic was INDUCED in, and a
committee appointed to send a memorial or
address to the council on the subject.l y
The time has been, in the good old days of
Democratic rule, when the liquor sellers
welded an immense influence Just before an
important election. But they have not
been able to obtain such hold upon the
new class of voters as to render them formid-
able under the present arrangement. We
heard no arguments in favor of a reduction
ofthe tax that did not apply with equal force
for an advance.
A handsome sum Of money was subscribed
and paid in. The appearances indicate that
energetic efforts win be made to effect re-
duetion.
Licenses Issued.
Only 81 coffeehouse licenses have been
issued thus far this year against 430 last