The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-04

This pays all the debts of the board up to
date.
The report was on motion received.
The committee on library reported as follows:
DuIing The month of February the circulation has
been 1889 volumes. The receipts for the same
period have been s47, and, with the cash on hand,
amount TO SAG.
The report was on motion received.
The snperDtendent's report was read and re-
ceived.
Mr.. Cronan, in order to carry out the sugges-
tiOns in the superintendents report, offered
res o'ution al d asked for its aioI ii n.
Mr. McCull0eh moved that it be referred to the
delegation from the First District, as it encroached
upon II.
Mr Cronan stated tha. the subject had nothing
TO do with the matter.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. MeCullocb then moved that It be referred
TO the First District delegation, but was not Sec
oDded.
Mr. Cronan offered a resolution in relation to
certain rules heretofore enforced in the schools.
Referred to committee on rules and regulations.
Mr. Cronan offered q Iesolu ion to rent certain
buildings on Bayou Road for school purposes.
Adopted.
Mr Rodgers ofereda resolution abolishing cor
poral punishment in the public schools.
DR. Zehender objected, stating that in'the Fourth
District some days ago, nine boys committed an
ofense for which they were punished, aud their
peTenis sanctioned it. He was swsre that when
u new teacher appeared in The school particularly
boys, they were ept TO &C. improperly if not
restrained by fear OF punishment.
Br. SaDbola was in favor Of the resolution,
stating that one of our eminent lawyers was
brought before the Criminal Court for punshing a
boy while he was q teacher.
The resolution was finally laid on the table, the
yeas and nays being II to 5.
The chair appointed the standing committees.
On motion the first name on the committee is to
act as chairman.
On motion the board adjourned.
A M.N nap,od Irusn Euaps ma d;sooyarad hu
Corporal Gerard on Tuesday night, a. late hour,
desperately struggling TO save himself from
drowning in the Galvez Canal, near the Common
street crossing, By tie corpoTars assistance the
exhausted man was exTicated from his precarious
predcament and taken to the residenceEof Mrs.
Burke, on Common street, whence, after care had
been afforded him, he was removed TO his resi-
dence, corner Of GravieT and johnson streets.
THERE WAS NAUGHr of public interest. yester-
day, before the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth or
Sixth District Courts, or before Coroner Avils, Of
the Second and Third Districts.
DR.. EspNoLA, the excellent deputy coroner,
showed the local of the CRESCENT, q day or two
ego, the skin of huge tiger cat, which he shot
ard killed, recently, near the English Turn, about
tW elve miles below the city. This fierce and dan
geTons animal must have stood, during life, two
feet high, and its length was fully four feet, from
tip to tip. 1t seemed to have been in the sere and
yellow leaf, or in the autumn Of its age, Tor its
fsDgs are worn and its claws are blunted. The
0Oc[Cr nteIcs 70 stun Inc skln anu preserve u a3
6 trophy Of his skill and daring as huntsman.
ABOUT HALF.PAsT II O'Clock Wednesday an
attempt was made by unknown thieves to bur-
glariously enter the house Mr.. A. D. Phillip, on
Esplsnsde street, near Prieur. They were fred
upon by Mr. Phillip and pursued by officer II. F.
Hezesu, but all succeeded in escaping.
ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK Wednesday a pair OF
horses attached to a carriage belonging to DR..
Elliott, ran away near the IRENE Market, throw.
iug Mr.. Carney, and a lady riding with him out.
OF tie city, and finally went into the Claiborne
canal. They were taken out By the owner. No
one was seriously hurt. t
Mr.. Jos. BoYLAY, while in the Napoleon House,
Royal street, lost q valuable diamond pin. There
was quite crowd in the place at the time, and
several dIsoTderly characters, but Mr.. a. does not
know whether the jewel dropped out Of his shirt
bosom. or was taken out by a thief.