New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-01

under the management Of Benjamin Bloom
field, for the establishment of paper manu-
factory IN this city. The stock is Rzsd al
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The United States District Court was
again engaged yesterday in the case of ].
F. Tucker and others VS.. the New Orleans
and opelousas Railroad. Messrs. John B.
Robertson and Miles Taylor arguing for the
defense, Mr., Taylor orepsrticularly in the
interest Of Mr.. Charles Morgan. Mr.. Billings
speaks to-day on the side of the petitioners.
John ConroyI and Samuel Thompson,
against whom the United States Grand Jury
on Saturday found true bills of indictment
for the murder ofCaptain Lord and Willard
L. Mccall, respectively, on the ships Polar
Star and st. James, have been srraigned,
and, pleading mot guilty" were remsnded
for trial. The Court assigned to Colonel
Field the duty of acting as counsel for
Conroy.
Some days ago Emma Nicholson, a little
colored girl aged eleven years, while playing
en- the sidewalk in front of her fathers
house, No. LAG Josephine street, fell down
at full length on the bricks. On Sunday
her internal injuries then received proved
fatal, An inquest was held by Coroner
Roche, and a verdict in accordance with the
above facts rendered.
The next Annual State Fair will take place
in April. The Directors of the Mechanics
and Agricultural Fair Association have
adopted a resolution giving owners of ten
shares of the stock of the Association the
privilege of admission with their families to
the Fair Grounds at all times.
Charles Ehrenberg, who keeps the eating
saloon in the Sazarac coffehouse, charged,
before Recorder Gastinel, one Henry, col
ored, servant, with having stolen from his
said establishment twenty-five .pounds of
rice, one side bacon, beeisteaks, ducks,
turkeys, fishes, butter, and about fifteen
loaves of bread. search warrant was
issued, and the stolen property recovered by
Officer Saas, in house on Girod street. No.
94, between Carondelet and Baronne.
"A man was arrested yesterday charged
with attempting to dispose ola valuable gold
watch and chain, knowing the same
to be stolen property. The ac-
cused stated that it. had been
intrusted to him by a woman anxious to
dispose of it, and that rendezvous was sp-
pointed on St. Charles street which she
failed to keep. The time piece is supposed
to be the property of Mr.. James Mcconnell,
though of this Superintendent Cain is not
positive.
few days ago information of forgery of
drafts fer $4,000 on a New Orleans mer-
chant had been sold in New York reached
the Chief of Police, since which time the
information has been verified by the re
ceipts here Of the forged drafts. A par
suspected of this bold game, has played sim
liar tricks in this city, and was exposed at
the time. He has not yet been arrested.
The examination Of the charge of murder
against Sergeant A. j. Whittier, of the
Metropolitan Police, who, while on duty in
the Second (Pecanler). Precinct, gon Satur>
day night, the twenty.frst ultimo, is alleged
to have shot and killed Cornelius Gleason,
on st. Thomas street, was concluded yester.
day in the First District Recorders Court,
before Assistant Alderman Shields, to whom
Recorder Becker had temporarily relin.
pushed the bench. The testimony of the
witnesses was of a nature so positive as to
the circumstances of the affair, that the &C.
cused was sent without bail for trial upon
charge of murder before the First District
Court.
Nap Hyte, driver of cab, was arrested
on st. Charles street charged by R. Gilbert
with swindling.
Katie Wilson, whose occupation is record
ed as that of prostitute" was arrested
on Old Levee street for stealing gold watch
and chain.
Albert Fatzen was arrested on Burgundy
street by officers Hennessy and Benedict,
charged with being accessory to a robbery.
The five men arrested on the jackson
Railroad, known in the police reports as the
Chicago thieves, were arraigned this morn.
ing before Recorder Becker and the ex-
postponed till December 81. IL
the Governor Of Illinois is not then heard
from the case will be again continued.
An adroit thief succeeded in stealing
some articles of silver ware from the resi-
dence of General Rousseau. He explains
to-day to Recorder Becker why he did it.
BELLE OF TIE OLYMPIC. Bell and
Ann Mccain, two of the graceful and
pleasant young ladies who are known as
pretty waiter girls" one of whom is re
garded as ''the belle of the Olympic" were
arrested in Poydras Market about midnight
last night, for improper and abusive Ian
gusge to Officer John Chosen, who asked
them where they were going at that time.
This morning they were defended by Mr..
and Recorder Becker dis
charged them with salutsry admonition.
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