The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-29
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look 10 see this ball of the Benevolent Italian
society taxing Its appropriate place at the head OF
cafnivsi amusements. The CRESCENT makes due
acknowledgement Of complimentary cards.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhsmel's, Ill Canal street.
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. was
as follows: At ga. Il. So degrees; IL n. 50; 8
pm. So; P. NJ. 81.
AN INTERESTING DEBATE, relative 10 the New
Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Com.
pany's application for an extension to November
Z4th, 1870, OF the time in which thay must CON-
| plete communication between this city and Mo.
| bile, will be found reported this morning in the
| proceedings of the lower board of the council
last evening. Nov. Gath, 1869, was the time orig
inally prescribed. M
The LAST MOVE OF TIE LRGIsLArURE-7 7Hey
| Want to Gust ShegiG MdIloeA.-The folio wing
Is verbatim copy OF joint resolution which was
yesterday introduced into the lower house of the
Legislature by mulstto named Harry Lott. 1t
Is very comprehensive document, and its peru
1 sal WILL doubtless cause our worthy sheriff to
quake IN his boots. Here It is in full
WHEREAs, Freedom OF suffrage aud the in
volability of the balot-box are the only basis of
republican government, and whereas, this great
palladium of American liberty has been over.
thrown snd trampled under foot at the late geae.
raj election held in New Orleans, on the 18th and
18th of April, 1865, whereby the free expression
OF the popular will has been Illegally suppressed
by one TLos. L. Maxwell, now civil sheriff of the
parish OF Orleans, who since said election has
arrogated to himself the power Of manipulating
through himself and friends the ballots of said
election, and who has connived at the abstraction
OF the ballots from the ballotboxes and their re-
movsl from the proper place of custody, TO an
obscure warehouse in said city. with view to
deprive one John M. Davis, contesting his elec.
ton as sheriff, to have the benefit of full and fair
count in said pending contest; and
WHEREAS, One George w. Avery, the prede.
cessor IN Office Of said Maxwell, did turn over
oVh rQlar - Cnf1 AToxr -.Tfs
boxes provided by law; and
WHEREAS. 1t was the duty of said Maxwell to
have carefully preserved the same, and
WHEREAS, The said Maxwell has willfuIly and
corruptly, and with view to deprive his con.
testant Davis of an honest count. permitted the
said ballots TO be taken from their proper
place OF deposit and placed in bags, as aforesaid
all OF which will appear by the testimony of said
Maxwell and other evidence, and
"W HEREAs, Articlel06 of the Constitution of
Louisiana declares that al civil officers shall be
removable by an address of two-thirds Of the
members elect 10 each house Of the General
Assembly, except those whose removal is other
therefore,
"Resolred, That Thomas L. Maxwell, the civil
sheriff Of the parish of Orleans, and commits
sioner as such by the governor Of Louisiana, be
snd is hereby removed from Office as such, two
thirds Of both houses concurring.
"Resolred, That this address be presented TO
the governor for his approval, and that this act
take effect from and after its passage"
The resolution was read once and lies over
until to-day.
IN THE SESATE. yesterday, during the debate
upon the bull repeating the outrageous printing
bill, br. Ray stated. in emphatic terms thatit was
an odous bill, and that he had TO bear his share of
the odnm OF the Republican party through the
Influences of which the bill was passed, still he
could not favor the repeal of act of the Legis-
lature which had pledged its faith by passing it.
Nr. Coupland entertained the same opinions. He
thought that the matter properly belonged to the
courts, and that the proprietor of the CRESCENT,
who claimed, as he understood, to be the State
printer, was the proper person to question the
right of the contractor to do the public printing
MT; BaGsman had I'd o&ecas9n & @ issy n his re-
operation of the bill. warrants to the amount OF
one hundred and ffty-hve thousand dollars had
already been drawn on the treasurer for public
printing. We cannot surmise what will be the |
result of Mr.. Blackman's repeating bill but hope |
that the Infamous printing bill willbe proved un-
constitutional in accordance with the report of |
the minority of the committee to which it was |
referred.
A PROPOSITION was yesterday made in the lower |
house TO change the time of the annual meeting |
of the General Assembly, from the first Monday OF
January in each year to the first Monday in April.
NO action was taken upon it.
TIE ALARM OF FIRE sounded at Las P. NJ, yes |
terday, was caused by fire at No. Peace street,
between Moreau and Casacalvo streets, originat- |
ing, il is supposed, 10 defective hue and result
ing in the destruction of kitchen building. The |
premises are owned and occupied by Harriet Ar. |
nouz, and are reported insured.
TIE ALARM OF FIRE at half-past ten o'clock last |
night came from the Ninth District, and was caused
by the burning Of q small frame house on Great. |
men street, near Port. The alarm came from the |
engine house Of Fire Company No. "a.
NoTwITHsTANDNG THE propositions made in
the council at its last regular meeting looking to
an extension to March lst, Of the prescribed time
for paying licenses the treasurer's Office yester-
day presented busy scene, quite large number /
Of license payers being present to deposit their /
greenbacks, and receive in return therefor the |
requisite document emitting them to do business
SPECIAL OFFICER MARKS reported yesterday
morning bis return from Vicksburg, whittier he |
departed on Monday evening last, reconducting |
to their homes two young ladies' of that city,
whom he had apprehended, in consequence of
dispatch received from the mother of one of them.
he states that about one O'Clock last Saturday |
afternoon the younger of the two, who is only
child. was missed by her mother. Ii was then |
also discovered that negro woman had previously |
'emoved elsewhere portion OF her clothing. II
eems that in company with a man about forty |
i've years of age, the two girls were seen depart |
Dg by the jackson train on that day. Arriving
Il jackson, they took three apartments, the pro-
)retor placing their male companion in the rear Of
he house, and taking steps to prevent any com.
nunication. On the following day the man re-
urned TO Vicksburg and the girls came TO this city,
Fhere, as stated, they were arrested.
ACTING COLLECTOR of Internal Revenue Moe
eized on Wednesday, ct a store on Leves street,
pon information received, twenty barrels con.
aiming twelve hundred carrots of perique to. |
'acco, and valued at about $4,000, the seizure
'eing made for alleged non-psyment Of tax under
ne provisions OF section 4S, act Of June 30, 1864.
he TOBACCO was yesterday libelled, a keeper
'laced in'chsrge Of it, and the seizure reported
o Washington.
FIVE BOYS, John Bruney, Thos. McGovern,
ienry Williams. John Cunt and John Lewis, were
Trested yesterday afternoon on Pile street, by
,Orporal Williams, charged with stealing havsr-
cks belonging to the United States government
tx Of which we're found in their possession.
SECOND LIEUT.. EUGENE A. WEIRMAH, 4th ar.
fery, arrived yesterday and has reported TO Gen. |
under orders from the war department.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-P. Gsllsger was
harged with having forged an order on the clerk