The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-27
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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE were to hold {
| meeting, last evening, at their rooms on Common
street, on business of the utmost importance Il
the interests of New Orleans. By request of Mr.
| Fosdick, vice president, the subject matter fol
consideration was postponed to Monday evening
| next.
following contracts. viz:
Ninth Street Market Farming of revenues) to
Dec. 81, 1863, to o. III. Redon, security Bazile Du.
| bat price $l2 200.
AND for repairing and Keeping in repair for one
year, the paved streets of the following wards
| Fourth Ward, Dennis Cronan, Jr.; security Den.
| mis- Cronan, ST.; price $3.50.
Fifth Ward, same parties; price $3.50.
Seventh Ward, j. Croly; security Andrew Hol-
| loway; price $50.
Eighth Ward, same parties; price $500.
| Ninth Ward, same parties; price $500.
| In OUR REPORT of the lower boards proceed
| ings last evening will be found some matters of
interest to those who have to pay city licenses as
also some interesting illusions to the proposed
| New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
| Company, from which. by the way, the public
| would like to hear, as proposals for the roads
| construction were 10 have been opened on the
10th inst. at their office in this city.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown By the
| thermometer at G. Duhamel's, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. was
Pm. SO; P. NJ. 81.
The MILITARY BAND, now stationed at the
post of New Orleans, have made themselves
very popular among our citizens. Our readers
will regret to learn that Koenig, the leader of
this excellent band, has been hcisted by court
martial for neglect of duty and willful disObe-
dience of orders.
THREE GENTLEMEN, recently from Havana,
Messrs. Ysidore Sanchez, Miguel Arizona and To-
mas Saaredra, called at Superintendent Gains
Office on Monday night. at a late hour, TO com
plain that between the hours of and III on that
evening $500 in Spanish gold had been stolen from
an armoir, in room occupied by them for six
days past, on Rampart street. near Canal. They
had been out during the hours mentioned and It
was during their absence that the robbery occur
red, the entrance being effected through door
opening upon an adjoining room. The matter is
now being investigated by special officers O'Con-
nell and st. Clair.
CHARLES FRBDERIcHs was arrested at O'Clock
yesterday at the steamboat landing, by officer
Robinson and Corporal Green, charged with cut
ting negro who was also retained as q witness.
The officers arrested him 10 the water, under the
wharf, where he had jumped to avoid them.
BEFORE THE CoRoNER of the Second and Third
Districts, yesterday, there were only two in
quests, one of child six years old, and the other
of grown person, in poverty, who had died natu.
rally. but had nobody to bury the corpse.
THE CASE OF MARTIN, instead of being continued
from Monday to Tuesday, as erroneously stated in
the CRESCENT, yesterday, was postponed to Fri
day morning.
A DISCHARGED NEGRO SOLDIER was beautifully
taken in and done for, it seems, day or two
since, by party of very particular friends of his
own color. One darky bet him a hundred dollars
he could not tell the first woman he, the disciple
OF Mars had ever kissed. "No, you can't do itn
said the latter. "Wby you mudder, you fool"
This didn't bring the money. Then they tried the
patent tobaccob box dodge, but again in vain, until
finally they got their victim seated at game OF
cards. Then open war was declared. and without
further ceremony the friends" I" grabbed his
money, three hundred dollars, changed coats and
hats and disappeared
A CUTTING AFFRAY occurred on Gravier street,
near Carondelet street, about seven O'Clock in
which man named John T. Mccormick was cut
and dangerously wounded in the arm by a negro
named Robert Merritt. The assailant was arrest
ed and confined for examination.
CHARLES SMITH. colored, went into the shoe
store of David Stern, on Rampant street, about
nine O'Clock last evening, and seiZing pair of
CATERS, ran of. he was pursued, overtaken and
arrested by Officer Page, and now awaits an in
terview with the recorder.
Mr.; BURNS, master of the schooner Emeline
Amelia, lying in the Old Basin, near Claiborne
street, reports that his cabin was entered between
seven and ten O'Clock on Mondayinigbt and robbed
Of double-barrelled gun marked &" New York;
and with dent at the left muzzle) and variety
Of wearing apparel, valued all at $50.
MILITARY PERsoNALs.-Brevet Lieut.. Colonel
Gaines Lawson. captain 39th infantry, arrived in
town on Monday night, in accordance with spe-
cial order No. l64, district of Louisiana.
General Mower, who takes command by Sc
niority of rank, of the district of Louisiana, va.
Gated by Gen. Buchanan, arrived from Ship Island
IN Monday, and yesterday assumed command.
SIXTH DISTRICT CoURr.-The case of the in
fant heirs of Mr.. and Mrs. Knight against the
Pontchsrtrain Railroad Company has been going on
in the Sixth District Court for the last two days.
Two gentlemen have been employed as phonO-
grsphers in the case and as they take down both
question and answer as fast as the witnesses can
speak, the local reporter Acknowledges himself
beat, and unable to keep pace with them. Judge
Cooley postponed the case yesterday at O'Clock
Gin order not to use up the members Of the jQry)
until to-day at the usual hour Of session.
The case is a very complicated one, and the
lawyers on either side are men of the first legal
reputation. We hope Judge Cooley will put his
opinion in writing, for the damages are laid at so
large an amount-S60 00O-and the points involved
are so important, that everybody will be anxious
TO learn the views of q man who stands at the
head of bis profession in the State Of Louisiana.
SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT.-State Va. A,
Cassard.-Judge COlens yesterday rendered iujg.
ment in this case as follows:
F.C. Mahan, State tax cole tor, First District,
alleges that defendant is indsh Ted in State tax
for $3.50 during 1868, and that IN his capacity as
TAX collector he has the right TO make immediate
seizure Of defeDdsnps property therefor; but be-
lieving defendant would enjOin him. he prays
Judgment condemning defendant to pay the
amount.
Defendant admits bis liability for the tax, but
ers that the State is indebted to him in certain
warrants accepted by the State treasurer, and |
drawn by the State auditor in favor Of third |
party. who has transferred them 10 him by in
dorsement. Also that the State is further in
debted TO him for the amount of 9 certain number
of I" certificates of indebtedness.r These he |
pleads in compensation.
After long and lucid argument on sll the |
points embraced in the prosecution and the de- |
fense, Judge Collens concludes: " Il is the duty |
of every citizen, first Of all, to support the gov
ernment, and for that purpose to pay bis lawful /