The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-26

recorder yesterday morning, and was remande e
without bail to await examination.
ABOUT HALF-PAsr IL O'Clock yesterday mornin,
the resiot nee of Mrs. w. h. McDean, on Espls
made street, between IRENE and st. Claude wa
burglariously entered through back door b,
means ofIan outsider" The thieves opened al
the doors: but when they attempted to euter th
room of Mrs. Mclean, that lady awoke and CAV,
the alarm. The parties fled, leaving their booty
behind them.
THERE WERE FIFTY LODGBRs at the First Dis
triet ststion on Sunday night-forty nine MALE
| and one female.
A ooLoRED BOY named William bennett, while
| passing along on his way to church in Jefferson
| City, about III O'Clock on Sunday morning, wa:
| shot at from behind fence at the corner of Gen
| Taylor and st. Charles streets, the ball taking
effect in his head behind the ear infiicting a dan
| geTous wound. He was taken in a critical condi
tion to his parents house on Toledano street, be
tween Drysdes and Baronne.
A MAN NAMED PATRICK HuGHEs was knocked
down ard seriously injured, by slung shot in the
hands OF some unknown asssilant, while standing
at the corner of jackson and Levee streets, on
sunday night. DIR. Mckay tended him, and had
| him removed to his home on Front street. near
Erato.
CORONER ROCHE has held an inquest upon the
body OF Richard Pierce, who died on Sunday eve.
ming at the Charity Hospital. where he had been
lying for nearly two months with crashed leg.
The accident happened when the steamer Celeste
was landing.
BAKERS CART, with white horse attached.
has been stolen from the United States bakery.
Fifteen dollars worth of the staff of life went
with It.
RoBBERIEs.-0ficer Fitzsimmons has arrested
on Perdido street Annie Smith. charged by N.
scbnoetZel with having appropriated his pocket
book, containing fifteen dollars.
An attempt was made by burglars on Saturday
a 70 anfa he 49,. l..
at the corner of Canal and Rampant streets, bat
fortunately tie thieves were discovered in time
by the officers on duty in the vicinity They made
their escape, however.
AT HALFPAsT IL O'Clock Sunday night a diff.
Guilty occurred in house of i'll fame on IRENE
sueet between two colored men. John Fletcher
and Joe Carter. The sffray resulted in the former
being stabbed in the forehead and dangerously
wounded. Fletcher was taken to the Charity
HOspiIsl, and Carter (srrested by Corporal Hus.
sey) was locked up at TTeme Station.
AN UNKNOWN MAN was asssiIed By garroters on
Front street, between Barracks and Esplanade
streets, and robbed. IL appears that he resisted
to the utmost and was 80 severely beaten in re.
turn that he was left inssnsbe.
FIFTH DISTRICT CoUKr.-w. G. James pravs
Judge Leaumont, of the Fifth District Court
for mases@us against j. o. Landry, controller,
and w. 5. Mount, the city treasurer, as follows
Mr.. James il holder and owner of ten certificates
DUTY amounting to s498, for which the city is in.
debted to him as transferee. Amicable demand
was made on the controller for warrants accord
mgly, bur refused, although the treasurer had
sufficient funds on band to pay the amount. Man
dsmus granted, retuTnable Thursday the 2Sth inst
at 10 o'clock.
SIXTH DISTRICT CoUKr-Henry f. witherspoon
institutes suit against the Orleans Railroad Co. for
$500, as follows: Petitioner is owner of a sorrel
mule which was taken away from him in June,
1867. without his authority or consent. That be
found bis n Gle IN possession of the said COMPANY
and identified the animal as his property That
the company. though amiea bly, REQ uested, refused
10 return the mule or its value, and he therefore
prsys for judgment.
Sister Margaret Haaghery, so we'll and so esti'
mebly known all over New Orleans for her Judi
cious aid generous charities, Institutes suit
against q well known architect for non fulfllment
OF contract. She AYERS that the contract was that
defendant should erect two story brick building
for bakery, fronting on New Levee and Com.
neTce streets, between POydras and LAFAYETTE
That she paid all the instaments due, and that de-
fenoant performed bis work until after the roofs
bad been completed, when he failed and neglected
to finish his contract. She therefore charges that
defendant has forfeited to her $50 day from No.
vember 9Th TO January 18th, when the building
Was completed, making S2l90, which she is en-.
titled to retain as liquidaied damages out of auy
moneys oHe. That defendant unable to pay his
woIkmeD or his sub-contractors, abandoned the
work, leaving il incomplete and unfinished. and
refused TO proceed further. That, though she no.
nded TO said defendant and his surety, they neg
lected her notice and she was obliged to EN-
pioy other woTkmen. That the money she
as obliged to expend with these latter exceeds
the balance in her hands by s247 IS. She there
lore prays judgment for S274 so, and for an order
on the recorder of mortgages to rescind the n-
scription of the contract recorded on his books.
L. q J. A. Gilmore for plaintiff.
MILITARY PERsoNALs.-Brevet Major General
j. J. Reynolds passed through this city from Gal.
weston, on Saturday, en- route for Washington,
whittier he is under orders to proceed.
Brevet Brigsdier General Judson d. Bingham.
OF the quartermsster's department. has arriye'. on
his way to Texas, where he will make an inspec
uon OF sll matters pertaining TO bis department.
capt a, a. Hanback,, 10th infantry, has re.
.urncsa from an absence on leave, and reported to
Gen. Buchanan.
Second Lieutenant D. Lynch, Jr.. 4th cavalry.
has reached here from Texas with guard and
tqnsd o, pri oners under charges.
Capt. w. II. Stirling, first infantry. has been re-
nsVeo OF ouy at headquarters and s ordered to
report with his company at Jackson Barracks.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel E. J. Sra1g has been
assigned to duty as depot quartermastsr in this
city, the transfer of property and stores being
ordered for the Slst inst
METROPOLITAN POLICE BoARD-The following
cases were disposed of Yesterday:
Petrolman Geo. Scanlan-Charge, uuofficerllke
conduct. Case dismissed.
OOOInhh W. ptOut-Charge, dls0bedience of /
1TdeTs, Case dismissed.
Doorman j. P. Champsgne-Charge disobe- |
Hence of orders. Case dismissed with repri- |
nand.
Doormsn J. N. sievenson-Charge. disobe.
'ience of orders. Case dismissed with repri.
nand.
Special Pstrolmsn D. N. Warren Charge,
eglect Of duty. Case dismissed with repri.
naDd.
Special PatIOlman T. S. S,spletou-Csse con.
iIUed.
specisi PstrOlmsn J. S. Spencer - Charge,
eglect Of duty. Case dismissed with repri.
lsnd.
Special Patrolmsn W. Dietrich-Charge. neglect
{ duty. Case dismissed with rep imand.
Special PatfOlmeD j. Buckley, I. Boswell, ].
!. Fernandez, J. 7. Hill, T. Ewsn, ]. WeIck, ].
Frederick. Il. Nichols, W. Hawkins VIM. H.
ohnson-Negect of duty, forfeit five days pay
sch.
PatrOlman J. Lacey Neglect of duty, ten days
ay.
Patrolman H. Fuentes-Neglect of duty, case
ismissed.
Psuolnsu D. Butler-Neglect of duty, dismiss.
from force
Pstromsn J. Falkenstein-Neglect of duty. five
ays pay.